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M. Sugimoto, P. T. Guenther, J. E. Lynn, A. B. Smith, J. F. Whalen
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 103 | Number 1 | September 1989 | Pages 37-45
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE89-A23658
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Neutron total cross sections of elemental beryllium are measured from 1 to 10 MeV with good precision. Differential neutron elastic scattering cross sections are measured from 4.5 to 10 MeV at intervals of ≈0.5 MeV and at ≈100 angular steps distributed between ≈18 and 160 deg at each incident energy. Concurrently, differential cross sections for the emission of a discrete inelastic neutron group corresponding to an excited level at (2.43 ± 0.06) MeV are determined over the same incident energy and angular range. Angle-integrated elastic scattering cross sections are deduced from the observed differential values to accuracies of ≈2.5%, and angle-integrated inelastic scattering cross sections to accuracies of ≈10%. The experimental results are compared with values given in ENDF/B-V, with attention to discrepancies and implications. Qualitative reaction mechanisms are suggested.