Neutron scattering from elemental silver

Differential neutron elastic-scattering cross sections of elemental silver were measured from 1.5 to 10 MeV at scattering angles distributed between ∼17 circle and 160 circle. Cross sections for ten inelastically scattered neutron groups were determined, corresponding to observed excitations of 328±13, 419±50, 748±25, 908±26, 1150±38, 1286±25, 1507±20, 1623±30, 1835±20, and 1944±26 keV, all of which were composites of contributions from the two isotopes 107Ag and 109Ag. The experimental results were interpreted in terms of the spherical-optical and rotational and vibrational coupled-channels models. (orig.)