Basic Info

n-XS summary


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Information about Plutonium-242:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 27.11 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 25.12 b
  • at 14 MeV = 5.954 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 7.934 b
  • g-factor = 1.0455
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 8.318 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 8.294 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.921 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 4.810 b
  • g-factor = 1.1252
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 279.0 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.900 b
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 433.3 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 6.667 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 289.2 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 43.45 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 2.557 mb
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 2.279 mb
  • Resonance integral = 5.577 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.027 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.127 b
  • g-factor = 1.0059
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.1331 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 18.79 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 16.82 b
  • Resonance integral = 1130 b
  • at 14 MeV = 800.0 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 87.87 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0100
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI