NONELASTIC SCATTERING CROSS SECTION FOR 8-20 Mev NEUTRONS

Journal Article · Sat Feb 14 23:00:00 EST 1959 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.113.1088· OSTI ID:4243605

Bonner, T W; Slattery, J C

Measurements of the nonelastic scattering cross section for neutrons with energies of 8.2, 9.8, 15.5, Pb, and Bi. Cross sections were determined from transmissions through spherical shells. Neutrons of 8.2 and 9.8 Mev were obtained from the reaction reaction T/sup 3/(d,n)He/sup 4/. Biased scintillation detectors were used so that lower energy neutrons were not counted. The results show that the nonelastic cross sections decrease slowly with increasing neutron energy, in contrast to the cross sections for elastic scattering which show broad maxima at 7, 13, 13, 18, and 18 Mev, respectively, for Cu, Ag, Sn, Pb, and Bi. The ratio of the nonelastic cross sections to the elastic cross sections vary from a maximum value of 1.05 sintering time 0.05 to a minimum value of 0.71 sintering time 0.05 in the energy range which was covered. (auth)

• Research Organization: Rice Inst., Houston, Tex.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-012133
• OSTI ID: 4243605
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 113; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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