Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Americium-243:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 86.10 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 78.00 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.759 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 7.854 b
  • g-factor = 1.0222
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 7.480 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 7.428 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.728 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 4.824 b
  • g-factor = 1.1205
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 308.5 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.754 b
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 360.5 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 3.728 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 221.1 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 33.16 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 116.1 mb
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 103.3 mb
  • Resonance integral = 7.585 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.140 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.080 b
  • g-factor = 1.0042
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.002068 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 78.50 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 70.46 b
  • Resonance integral = 1823 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.2307 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 189.4 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0128
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI