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Title: Neutron cross section measurements at WNR

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OSTI ID:5283286

The Weapons Neutron Research Facility has been used to obtain moderate-resolution total neutron cross section data for H, C, /sup 208/Pb, /sup 232/Th, /sup 238/U, and /sup 242/Pu over the energy range 5 to 200 MeV. Neutrons were produced by bombarding a 2.5-cm diam by 15-cm long Ta target with an 800 MeV pulsed proton beam from LAMPF. A 10.2-cm diam by 15.2-cm thick NE110 proton recoil detector was used at a flight path of 32 meters, giving a time-of-flight resolution of 60 ps/m. The total cross section results are compared to ENDF/BV evaluations and to previous data where possible.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5283286
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-80-1591; CONF-800551-13; TRN: 80-013108
Resource Relation:
Conference: Symposium on neutron cross sections from 10 - 50 MeV, Upton, NY, USA, 12 May 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English