Basic Info

n-XS summary


element
Information about Thorium-229:

WikipediaNeutron Cross SectionsX-Ray TransitionsX-Ray Attenuation

Total Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 104.1 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 96.24 b
  • at 14 MeV = 6.192 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 7.604 b
  • g-factor = 1.0434
Elastic Scattering Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 9.932 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 9.875 b
  • at 14 MeV = 3.144 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 5.127 b
  • g-factor = 1.1220
Total Inelastic Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 584.7 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 1.738 b
(n, 2n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 302.6 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 48.79 mb
(n, 3n) Cross Section
  • at 14 MeV = 110.2 mb
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 20.66 micro barn
Total Fission Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 30.81 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 27.78 b
  • Resonance integral = 443.7 b
  • at 14 MeV = 2.050 b
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 479.9 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0174
(n, 4n) Cross Section
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 0.04169 micro barn
Radiative Capture Cross Section
  • at 0.0253 eV = 63.34 b
  • Maxwell avg. at 0.0253 eV = 58.58 b
  • Resonance integral = 1236 b
  • at 14 MeV = 7.848 micro barn
  • Fission spectrum avg. = 204.6 mb
  • g-factor = 1.0436
XS averaged from JENDL3.2 , Courtesy of T.Nakagawa at JAERI