Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Potassium-39:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 4.164 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 3.927 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.012 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 2.815 b
  • g-factor = 1.0641
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2.062 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 2.062 b
  • at 14 MeV = 955.3 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 2.605 b
  • g-factor = 1.1284
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 102.8 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 52.07 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 1.631 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.4926 micro barn
(n, na) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 75.52 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 22.26 micro barn
(n, np) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 235.3 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 775.4 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2.098 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 1.860 b
  • Resonance integral = 1.080 b
  • at 14 MeV = 7.418 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 2.679 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0003
(n, p) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 385.4 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 113.3 mb
(n, alpha) Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 4.300 mb
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 3.854 mb
  • Resonance integral = 463.8 mb
  • at 14 MeV = 256.5 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 41.06 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0113
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI