Input interpretation
noble gases | neutron cross-section
Summary
median | 0.7 b highest | 25 b (krypton and xenon) lowest | 0.007 b (helium) | (based on 6 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
oganesson
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 6 | helium | | 3×10^-4 | 1 5 | neon | | 0.002 | 6 4 | argon | | 0.026 | 90 3 | radon | | 0.03 | 100 2 | krypton | | 1 | 4000 1 | xenon | | 1 | 4000
Neutron cross-section rankings
1 | helium | 0.007 b 2 | neon | 0.04 b 3 | radon | 0.7 b 4 | argon | 0.65 b 5 | xenon | 25 b 6 | krypton | 25 b (based on 6 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median neutron cross-section 0.7 b
≈ 700 mb (millibarns)
≈ 70 fm^2 (square femtometers)
≈ 7×10^-29 m^2 (square meters)
Comparisons for median neutron cross-section 0.7 b
≈ 0.73 × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )
≈ Thomson cross section ( ≈ 6.7×10^-29 m^2 )