TOTAL CROSS-SECTION OF LEAD AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FUNDAMENTAL NEUTRON INTERACTIONS

Authors
GRANADA JR BONETTO C HAYASHI SA KOBAYASHI K YAMAMOTO S FUJITA Y KIMURA I
Citation
Jr. Granada et al., TOTAL CROSS-SECTION OF LEAD AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FUNDAMENTAL NEUTRON INTERACTIONS, Physica. B, Condensed matter, 190(2-3), 1993, pp. 259-266
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physica. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09214526
Volume
190
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
259 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(1993)190:2-3<259:TCOLAC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The total cross section of natural lead was measured for neutron energ ies between 1 eV and 900 eV, in a time-of-flight transmission experime nt at the KURRI Electron Linear Accelerator pulsed neutron source. The measured data were used to determine the neutron electrical polarizab ility, after a careful analysis of the different contributions to the neutron-atom scattering length. The result obtained, alpha = (2.4 +/- 1.5) x 10(-3) fm3, is consistent with the most recent and accurate val ues, while at the same time it emphasizes the need of better statistic s and the use of isotopically enriched samples to improve its precisio n.