Neutron Elastic and Inelastic Scattering Cross Sections on $^{Nat}$Fe and $^{23}$Na
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Abstract
Neutron elastic and inelastic scattering angular distributions from $^{Nat}$Fe and $^{23}$Na at incident neutron energies of 3.57 and 3.81 MeV have been measured at the University of Kentucky 7 MV Van de Graaff laboratory using neutron time-of-flight techniques. The neutron beam was produced using the $^{3}$H(p,n)He$^{3}$reaction. The scattered neutrons were detected at angles between 20\r{ } and 150\r{ } in 10\r{ } intervals with a hexafluorbenzene detector located approximately 3 m from the scattering samples. Neutron scattering differential cross sections were deduced. These cross sections and their uncertainties are important for understanding neutron-induced reactions in fission reactors and are important for fission reactor criticality calculations.
*This research was funded through the Department of Energy through the Nuclear Energy University Program and by the Cowan Physics Fund at the University of Dallas.
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