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The Scattering of Fast Neutrons by Lead

Henry F. Dunlai* and Robert N. Little

  • Rice Institute, Houston, Texas

  • *At present at Carnegie Institute, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Washington, D. C.

Phys. Rev. 60, 693 – Published 15 November, 1941

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.60.693

Abstract

The scattering of D-D neutrons by lead has been investigated with a cloud chamber. The energy distribution of the inelastically scattered neutrons has been determined from 0.6 to 2.0 Mev, and it has been found that the distribution does not agree with the theoretical predictions of Weisskopf, and of Weisskopf and Ewing. The cross section for inelastic scattering has been determined, and is 1.31±0.53×1024 cm2. It has been shown that elastic scattering is not spherically symmetric, and is very small for angles greater than about 50°.

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