Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Californium-251:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 7889 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 6712 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.838 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.148 b
  • g-factor = 0.9600
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 76.09 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 70.15 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.754 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 4.814 b
  • g-factor = 1.0402
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 10.20 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 862.9 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 268.1 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 12.34 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 325.2 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 44.33 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 4935 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 4196 b
  • Resonance integral = 2774 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.478 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 2.430 b
  • g-factor = 0.9592
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.05929 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2878 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 2446 b
  • Resonance integral = 1604 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.01111 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 27.45 mb
  • g-factor = 0.9592
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI