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Precision Measurements of the Neutron Total Cross Section of U235

A. Saplakoglu

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 11 / Number 3 / November 1961 / Pages 312-317

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE61-A26009

A careful measurement has been made of the total cross section of U235 as a function of neutron energy for neutrons within the energy range 0.004 to 0.4 ev. The cross section at an energy of 0.0253 ev has been found to be 694 ± 1.5 barns.