Some properties of the width fluctuation factor
Some properties of the width fluctuation factor
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DOI:
10.13182/nse77-a15219
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发表时间:
1977-04
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
H. Gruppelaar;G. Reffo
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作者:
H. Gruppelaar;G. Reffo
The subject of width fluctuation correction to average compound-nucleus cross sections is reviewed, with special emphasis on neutron capture and scattering cross sections. Recent statistical model theories on the calculation of cross sections offer a new approach to the calculation of this correction factor. For low energies, the classical integration method gives the best description. At higher energies, the approximation of Tepel et al. with a semi-empirical relation for the elastic enhancement parameter is recommended for practical calculations. In the discussion about properties of the width fluctuation factor (WFF), the concept of a lumped channel with an effective number of degrees of freedom, v/sub eff/, has proven to be helpful. A new definition of v/sub eff/ is given. Under certain conditions, the WFF for nonelastic processes can become larger than unity. Some other examples of width fluctuation effects are given for neutron elastic and inelastic scattering.