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    Type Alias NuclearNeutronCapture

    Parameters governing the interaction of the nuclide with neutrons.

    type NuclearNeutronCapture = {
        crossSection?: {
            alpha?: NumberValue<"area">;
            capture?: NumberValue<"area">;
            elastic?: NumberValue<"area">;
            fission?: NumberValue<"area">;
            maxwellianCapture?: NumberValue<"area">;
            proton?: NumberValue<"area">;
        };
        macs30?: NumberValue<"area">;
        radius?: NumberValue<"length">;
        resonance?: {
            averageSpacing?: NumberValue<"energy">;
            pWave?: NumberValue<"energy">;
            sWave?: NumberValue<"energy">;
        };
        resonanceIntegrals?: {
            absorption?: NumberValue<"area">;
            alpha?: NumberValue<"area">;
            capture?: NumberValue<"area">;
            fission?: NumberValue<"area">;
            proton?: NumberValue<"area">;
        };
        spinParity?: Spin;
    }
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    crossSection? macs30? radius? resonance? resonanceIntegrals? spinParity?

    Properties

    crossSection?: {
        alpha?: NumberValue<"area">;
        capture?: NumberValue<"area">;
        elastic?: NumberValue<"area">;
        fission?: NumberValue<"area">;
        maxwellianCapture?: NumberValue<"area">;
        proton?: NumberValue<"area">;
    }

    Effective area representing the probability of a specific reaction.

    Type Declaration

    • Optionalalpha?: NumberValue<"area">

      Probability of neutron-induced alpha emission.

    • Optionalcapture?: NumberValue<"area">

      Total radiative capture cross-section.

    • Optionalelastic?: NumberValue<"area">

      Probability of elastic neutron scattering.

    • Optionalfission?: NumberValue<"area">

      Probability of neutron-induced fission.

    • OptionalmaxwellianCapture?: NumberValue<"area">

      Capture cross-section for a Maxwellian neutron distribution.

    • Optionalproton?: NumberValue<"area">

      Probability of neutron-induced proton emission.

    macs30?: NumberValue<"area">

    Maxwellian-averaged capture cross-section at kT = 30 keV.

    radius?: NumberValue<"length">

    Potential scattering radius of the nucleus.

    resonance?: {
        averageSpacing?: NumberValue<"energy">;
        pWave?: NumberValue<"energy">;
        sWave?: NumberValue<"energy">;
    }

    Parameters of the nuclear resonance structure.

    Type Declaration

    • OptionalaverageSpacing?: NumberValue<"energy">

      Average energy spacing between resonances.

    • OptionalpWave?: NumberValue<"energy">

      Reduced neutron width for p-wave neutrons.

    • OptionalsWave?: NumberValue<"energy">

      Reduced neutron width for s-wave neutrons.

    resonanceIntegrals?: {
        absorption?: NumberValue<"area">;
        alpha?: NumberValue<"area">;
        capture?: NumberValue<"area">;
        fission?: NumberValue<"area">;
        proton?: NumberValue<"area">;
    }

    Cross-section integrated over a 1/E neutron spectrum.

    Type Declaration

    • Optionalabsorption?: NumberValue<"area">

      Integral for total neutron absorption.

    • Optionalalpha?: NumberValue<"area">

      Integral for alpha emission.

    • Optionalcapture?: NumberValue<"area">

      Integral for radiative capture.

    • Optionalfission?: NumberValue<"area">

      Integral for neutron-induced fission.

    • Optionalproton?: NumberValue<"area">

      Integral for proton emission.

    spinParity?: Spin

    Spin and parity of the capturing state.

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