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F. Adler and H. von Halban, jun., discuss the energy liberation of a nuclear reaction chain, consisting of successive fissions of the uraniumnucleus by slow neutrons, and maintaining itself by the neutrons liberated in the fissions. The addition of a small quantity of cadmium to the system provides the possibility of controlling the energy liberation. Thesystem will become stable at a temperature which is characteristic for the chemical composition and the dimensions of the system.
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Points from Foregoing Letters. Nature 143, 811–812 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143811b0
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