Basic Info

n-XS summary


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Information about Curium-248:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 9.464 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 9.128 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.826 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.033 b
  • g-factor = 1.0883
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 6.514 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 6.511 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.760 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 5.314 b
  • g-factor = 1.1279
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 109.6 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.403 b
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 147.9 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.202 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 235.6 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 36.75 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 370.0 mb
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 328.3 mb
  • Resonance integral = 17.51 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.680 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.253 b
  • g-factor = 1.0011
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.006733 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2.570 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 2.284 b
  • Resonance integral = 260.1 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.001047 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 53.89 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0025
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI