Basic Info

n-XS summary


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Information about Plutonium-238:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 586.7 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 501.1 b
  • at 14 MeV = 6.876 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 8.829 b
  • g-factor = 0.9636
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 28.54 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 27.85 b
  • at 14 MeV = 3.584 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 6.014 b
  • g-factor = 1.1008
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 1.155 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 716.6 mb
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 514.7 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 3.669 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 54.45 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 13.71 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 17.89 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 15.18 b
  • Resonance integral = 32.69 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.721 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.994 b
  • g-factor = 0.9574
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 540.3 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 458.0 b
  • Resonance integral = 153.6 b
  • at 14 MeV = 0.005861 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 99.30 mb
  • g-factor = 0.9565
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI