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Determination of thermal neutron absorption and scattering cross-section of rare gases

  • 1. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires

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The EL-2 reactor crystal spectrometer was used to measure the total cross-sections of rare gases as a function of neutron energy. in a range between about 10-3 eV and about 10-2 eV. For such elements the law of total cross-section variation observed can easily be interpreted and permits the determination of absorption and scattering cross-sections. The accuracy of the procedure is discussed and the results obtained are submitted. (authors)

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Abstract (French)

On a mesure, au spectrometre a cristal de la pile EL-2, la section efficace totale de gaz rares en fonction de l'energie des neutrons, dans un domaine allant de 10-3 eV environ a 10-2 eV environ. Pour de tels elements, la loi observee de la variation de la section efficace totale peut etre facilement interpretee; elle permet la determination des sections efficaces d'absorption et de diffusion. Les auteurs discutent la precision de la methode et presentent les resultats obtenus. (auteurs)

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Original title (French)
Determination des sections efficaces d'absorption et de diffusion des gaz rares pour les neutrons thermiques

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8 p.
Report number
CEA-R--2170

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