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Second referee's report by James Chadwick, on a paper 'Excitation function measurements for disintegrations produced by deuterons in the heavy elements' by R S Krishnan and E A Nahum

Reference number: RR/68/98

Date: 1941

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Sectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Some misprints and re-arrangement required.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

No received date.

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RR/68/98
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1941
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Standardised form (type E)
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Chadwick, Second referee's report by James Chadwick, on a paper 'Excitation function measurements for disintegrations produced by deuterons in the heavy elements' by R S Krishnan and E A Nahum, 1941, RR/68/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_98/second-referees-report-by-james-chadwick-on-a-paper-excitation-function-measurements-for-disintegrations-produced-by-deuterons-in-the-heavy-elements-by-r-s-krishnan-and-e-a-nahum, accessed on 13 December 2025

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