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View SchemaRadioactivity Induced by Neutrons: a Thermodynamic Approach to Radiative Capture
| Authors | Alberto De Gregorio |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0508049 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0508049 |
| DOI | 10.1119/1.2198884 |
| Journal | Am. J. Phys., 74, 7 (2006), pp. 614-620 |
Abstract
When Enrico Fermi discovered slow neutrons, he accounted for their great efficiency in inducing radioactivity by merely mentioning the well-known scattering cross-section between neutrons and protons. He did not refer to capture cross-section, at that early stage. It is put forward that a thermodynamic approach to neutron-proton radiative capture then widely debated might underlie his early accounts. Fermi had already met with a similar approach, and repeatedly used it.
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