Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Californium-254:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 17.10 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 16.44 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.870 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.257 b
  • g-factor = 1.0848
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 10.60 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 10.60 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.766 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 5.203 b
  • g-factor = 1.1284
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 4.908 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 878.2 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 96.56 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 6.948 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 342.7 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 66.98 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2.000 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 1.772 b
  • Resonance integral = 24.34 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.659 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 2.160 b
  • g-factor = 1.0000
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.06457 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 4.500 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 3.988 b
  • Resonance integral = 6.510 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.002335 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 6.437 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0000
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI