Calculated Thermal (<i>n,</i> &alpha;) Cross Section for Nickel-59

G. J. Kirouac

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE71-A22382

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 46 / Number 3

Calculated Thermal (n, α) Cross Section for Nickel-59

G. J. Kirouac

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 46 / Number 3 / December 1971 / Pages 427-428

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE71-A22382

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The (n, α) cross section of ⁵⁹Ni for thermal neutrons has been calculated by the Hauser-Feshbach formalism to be ≈30 b, which is in substantial agreement with the value of 11b required to produce the helium concentration observed by Weitman et al. in samples of nickel irradiated by neutrons.