Hughes / Charpie / Dunworth Neutron Cross Sections

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8275-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Web PDF

Neutron Cross Sections presents the principles of cross-section measurement and use, as well as sufficient theory so that the general behavior of cross sections is made understandable. This compilation is a direct result of experiences connected with the collection and evaluation of cross-section data during the past eight years at ''Sigma Centre'', Brookhaven National Laboratory. Here, experimental results received from laboratories throughout the world are carefully evaluated and compiled in the curves and tables of the large volume Neutron Cross Sections, The most recent version of the compilation, known as BNL 325, appeared 1 July 1955, and Supplement 1 to BNL 325 was published on 1 January 1957. The compilation itself consists almost completely of cross sections at specific energies, shown in the form of curves or tables, with only brief explanatory texts. The text opens with discussions of the general properties of cross sections and principles of nuclear structure that are important to the understanding of cross-section behavior. Separate chapters follow that describe specific techniques for measuring cross sections along with experimental results involving fast neutrons, resonance neutrons, resonances in fissionable materials, and thermal neutrons.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, Donald J.

Charpie, R. A.

Dunworth, J. V.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Neutron Cross Sections;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;PREFACE;10
7;CHAPTER 1. TYPES OF CROSS SECTIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT;12
7.1;SIMPLE DEFINITION OF CROSS SECTION AS NUCLEAR AREA;13
7.2;CROSS-SECTION NOMENCLATURE;16
7.3;GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENT;21
7.4;SURVEY OF EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS;24
7.5;BASIC APPLICATIONS OF CROSS SECTIONS;34
7.6;REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;38
8;CHAPTER 2. CROSS SECTIONS AND NUCLEAR STRUCTURE;39
8.1;RADII AND MASSES OF NUCLEI;40
8.2;THE COMPOUND NUCLEUS;45
8.3;QUANTUM-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF CROSS SECTIONS;50
8.4;NUCLEAR MODELS;53
8.5;THE BLACK NUCLEUS;54
8.6;THE CLOUDY CRYSTAL BALL;59
8.7;REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;63
9;CHAPTER 3. FAST NEUTRONS;64
9.1;SOURCES OF FAST NEUTRONS;65
9.2;TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS — EXPERIMENTAL;69
9.3;TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS AND THE CLOUDY CRYSTAL BALL;78
9.4;NONELASTIC CROSS SECTIONS;86
9.5;INELASTIC SCATTERING;90
9.6;REACTION CROSS SECTIONS;93
9.7;ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS;100
9.8;CROSS SECTIONS FOR FISSION NEUTRONS;102
9.9;REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;105
10;CHAPTER 4. NEUTRON RESONANCES;106
10.1;THE BREIT-WIGNER FORMULA;106
10.2;RESONANCE NEUTRON SOURCES;109
10.3;DETERMINATION OF RESONANCE PARAMETERS;115
10.4;RESULTS OF RESONANCE ANALYSIS;118
10.5;APPLICATIONS OF RESONANCE PARAMETER DATA;130
10.6;REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;133
11;CHAPTER 5. RESONANCES IN FISSIONABLE NUCLIDES;134
11.1;TECHNIQUES FOR FISSION MEASUREMENTS;135
11.2;PARAMETERS OF FISSIONABLE NUCLIDES;139
11.3;APPLICATIONS OF FISSION PARAMETERS;151
11.4;REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;154
12;CHAPTER 6. THERMAL NEUTRONS;156
12.1;OPTICS OF SLOW NEUTRON SCATTERING;157
12.2;SOURCES OF THERMAL NEUTRONS;162
12.3;MEASUREMENTS WITH MAXWELL DISTRIBUTION;167
12.4;THERMAL CROSS SECTIONS OF FISSIONABLE NUCLIDES;174
12.5;LATTICE VIBRATION SCATTERING;181
12.6;REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;182
13;APPENDIX 1: CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS;183
14;APPENDIX 2: ATOMIC MASSES OF LIGHT NUCLIDES;184
15;APPENDIX 3: REFERENCES FOR CROSS-SECTION CURVES;187
16;INDEX;190