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As a result of the discovery of the fission of the uranium nucleus after absorption of a neutron, we have made experiments to see if other neutrons are emitted in the process, and to measure their number. The results are comparable with those recently published by Joliot1 and others.
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MICHIELS, J., PARRY, G. & THOMSON, G. Production of Neutrons by the Fission of Uranium. Nature 143, 760 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143760a0
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