Design, Construction, and Modeling of a <sup>252</sup>Cf Neutron Irradiator

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Half-life (effective: <i>α</i> and SF)</td><td class="align_center">2.645 y</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Half-life (spontaneous fission)</td><td class="align_center">85.5 y</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Decay mode</td><td class="align_center"><i>α</i> (96.91%), SF (3.09%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alpha energies</td><td class="align_center">6.076 and 6.118 MeV</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 2: Design, Construction, and Modeling of a <sup>252</sup>Cf Neutron Irradiator 

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Design, Construction, and Modeling of a 252Cf Neutron Irradiator

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Design, Construction, and Modeling of a ²⁵²Cf Neutron Irradiator