Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Californium-250:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 1951 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 1737 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.827 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.109 b
  • g-factor = 1.0047
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 167.5 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 163.4 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.751 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 5.220 b
  • g-factor = 1.1005
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 9.554 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 891.1 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 224.9 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.700 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 131.7 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 15.47 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 4.090 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 3.609 b
  • Resonance integral = 27.82 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.710 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.895 b
  • g-factor = 0.9956
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 1779 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 1570 b
  • Resonance integral = 8416 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.4966 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 97.13 mb
  • g-factor = 0.9956
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI