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Title: Analysis of (n,2n) cross-section measurements for nuclei up to mass 238

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4033090· OSTI ID:4033090

All suitable measurements of the energy dependence of (n,2n) cross sections of all isotopes up to mass 238 have been analyzed. The objectives were to display the quality of the measured data for each isotope and to examine the systematic dependence of the (n,2n) cross section upon N, Z, and A. Graphs and tables are presented of the ratio of the asymptotic (n,2n) and nonelastic cross section to the neutron-asymmetry parameter (N--Z)/A. Similar data are presented for the derived nuclear temperature, T, and level-density parameter, $alpha$, as a function of N, Z, and A. This analysis of the results of over 145 experiments on 61 isotopes is essentially a complete review of the current status of (n,2n) cross-section measurements. (auth)

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
NSA Number:
NSA-33-024635
OSTI ID:
4033090
Report Number(s):
ANL-75-34
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English