High resolution measurement of neutron inelastic scattering and (n, 2 n) cross-sections for 209Bi

Nuclear Physics A

Volumn 799, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 1-29

  Mihailescu, L C ^a,b   Borcea, C ^a,b   Koning, A J ^c   Pavlik, A ^d   Plompen, A J M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b HORIA HULUBEI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING   (Romania)

^c Nuclear Research Group   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

(n, 2 n ); Compared results to existing data and to model calculations.; E = Spectrum; E gamma; E neutron; I gamma; I neutron; inelastic gamma production cross sections; Measured; Nuclear reactions 209Bi(n, n )

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649102487     PISSN: 03759474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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