Basic Info

n-XS summary


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Information about Neptunium-238:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2533 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 2251 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.871 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 7.782 b
  • g-factor = 1.0029
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 12.41 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 12.41 b
  • at 14 MeV = 3.141 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 5.111 b
  • g-factor = 1.1284
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 10.12 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.126 b
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 252.9 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.266 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 229.6 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 27.55 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2070 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 1835 b
  • Resonance integral = 940.2 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.236 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.421 b
  • g-factor = 1.0004
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 450.1 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 398.9 b
  • Resonance integral = 201.1 b
  • at 14 MeV = 1.000 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 113.5 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0000
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI