Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Cobalt-59:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 43.19 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 38.98 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.653 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 3.678 b
  • g-factor = 1.0184
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 6.018 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 6.018 b
  • at 14 MeV = 1.265 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 3.015 b
  • g-factor = 1.1284
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 542.3 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 655.5 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 690.0 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 180.0 micro barn
(n, na) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 1.765 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.5588 micro barn
(n, np) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 61.93 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 56.52 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 37.18 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 32.96 b
  • Resonance integral = 75.51 b
  • at 14 MeV = 1.121 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 5.704 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0005
(n, p) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 53.00 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.484 mb
(n, d) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 5.673 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 2.480 micro barn
(n, alpha) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 32.20 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 165.1 micro barn
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI