Abstract
The total cross section of for neutrons has been measured for neutron energies from 0.035 to 4.2 Mev. A resonance was observed with its maximum at 0.255±0.010 Mev, which corresponds to 7.46-Mev excitation energy in . The observed width of the resonance at half-maximum is 100 kev. It is interpreted according to the nuclear dispersion theory as resulting from neutrons forming a state of total angular momentum . The cross section rises gradually in the region from 1.5 Mev to 4.2 Mev.
- Received 13 August 1954
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.96.985
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