Input interpretation
silicon | neutron cross-section
Result
0.166 b (barns)
Unit conversions
166 mb (millibarns) (unit officially deprecated)
16.6 fm^2 (square femtometers)
1.66×10^-29 m^2 (square meters)
Comparisons as cross sectional area
≈ ( 0.18 ≈ 1/6 ) × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )
≈ ( 0.25 ≈ 1/4 ) × Thomson cross section ( ≈ 6.7×10^-29 m^2 )