Basic Info

n-XS summary


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Information about Plutonium-240:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 291.1 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 265.2 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.890 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 7.723 b
  • g-factor = 1.0279
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 1.642 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 1.527 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.716 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 4.319 b
  • g-factor = 1.0494
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 432.6 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.950 b
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 373.1 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 3.547 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 113.5 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 14.86 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 58.77 mb
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 53.41 mb
  • Resonance integral = 8.938 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.253 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.357 b
  • g-factor = 1.0254
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.006280 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 289.4 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 263.6 b
  • Resonance integral = 8103 b
  • at 14 MeV = 800.0 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 93.28 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0278
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI