Input interpretation
semiconductors | neutron cross-section
Results
germanium | 2.2 b (barns) silicon | 0.166 b (barns) tellurium | 5.4 b (barns)
semiconductors | neutron cross-section | 2.2 b (barns) (median)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | silicon | | 0.031 | 1 2 | germanium | | 0.41 | 13 1 | tellurium | | 1 | 33
Unit conversions for median neutron cross-section 2.2 b
220 fm^2 (square femtometers)
2.2×10^-28 m^2 (square meters)
Comparisons for median neutron cross-section 2.2 b
≈ 2.4 × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )
≈ 3.3 × Thomson cross section ( ≈ 6.7×10^-29 m^2 )