Input interpretation
germanium | neutron cross-section
Result
2.2 b (barns)
Unit conversions
220 fm^2 (square femtometers)
2.2×10^-28 m^2 (square meters)
Comparisons as cross sectional area
≈ 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 )