Neutron capture and total cross section of thorium-232 from 0. 006 to 18 eV

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6570328

Little, R C; Block, R C; Harris, D R; Slovacek, R E; Carlson, O N

The neutron total cross section and the shape of the neutron capture cross section of /sup 232/Th have been measured in the energy range from 0.006 to 18 eV at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gaerttner Linac Laboratory. The neutron total cross section was obtained from transmission measurements using metallic /sup 232/Th samples and a /sup 6/Li glass neutron detector. The first goal of this work is to determine the total cross section to an accuracy of a few percent. The second goal is to measure the shape of the low-energy capture cross section and to resolve the rather large discrepancy between the results of the two previous measurements. 23 refs.

• Research Organization: Rensselaer Polytech Inst, Troy, NY, USA
• OSTI ID: 6570328
• Journal Information: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 79:2; ISSN NSENA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BARYON REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
HADRON REACTIONS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
TARGETS
THORIUM 232 TARGET
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS