Basic Info

n-XS summary


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Information about Curium-242:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 32.57 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 30.07 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.750 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 7.817 b
  • g-factor = 1.0418
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 11.61 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 11.60 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.725 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 4.914 b
  • g-factor = 1.1273
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 9.919 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 983.5 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 101.0 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.727 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 7.389 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 4.660 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 5.064 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 4.470 b
  • Resonance integral = 19.94 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.907 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.844 b
  • g-factor = 0.9962
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 15.90 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 14.00 b
  • Resonance integral = 108.5 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.05343 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 71.65 mb
  • g-factor = 0.9938
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI