Input interpretation
poor metals | neutron cross-section
Summary
median | 0.63 b highest | 194 b (indium) lowest | 0.034 b (bismuth) | (based on 7 values; 4 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
nihonium | flerovium | moscovium | livermorium (total: 4)
Neutron cross-section rankings
1 | bismuth | 0.034 b 2 | lead | 0.171 b 3 | aluminum | 0.233 b 4 | tin | 0.63 b 5 | gallium | 2.9 b 6 | thallium | 3.4 b 7 | indium | 194 b (based on 7 values; 4 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median neutron cross-section 0.63 b
630 mb (millibarns) (unit officially deprecated)
63 fm^2 (square femtometers)
6.3×10^-29 m^2 (square meters)
Comparisons for median neutron cross-section 0.63 b
≈ 0.68 × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )
≈ 0.95 × Thomson cross section ( ≈ 6.7×10^-29 m^2 )