Elastic and Inelastic neutrons scattering

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Elastic and Inelastic neutrons scattering..!

How I can find the energy lost by the neutron in elastic scattering and inelastic scattering, if we assumed its isotropic scattering in the center of mass?

 

[JeffKoch]

How I can find the energy lost by the neutron in elastic scattering and inelastic scattering, if we assumed its isotropic scattering in the center of mass?

Your question does not make sense. Elastic scattering is just sophomore-physics billiard-ball scattering, and inelastic scattering depends on what mechanisms of internal excitation are involved. Are you asking for a cross-section database with branching ratios, or...?

 

[raining Pete]

There are a few different ways you can approach this problem. One method is to use the conservation of energy and momentum equations.

In elastic scattering, the energy lost by the neutron can be found by subtracting the final kinetic energy from the initial kinetic energy. The final kinetic energy can be calculated using the final velocity, which can be found using the conservation of momentum equation. The initial kinetic energy can be calculated using the initial velocity and mass of the neutron.

In inelastic scattering, the energy lost by the neutron can also be found using the conservation of energy equation. However, in this case, the final kinetic energy will be different from the initial kinetic energy due to the transfer of energy to the target particle. The final velocity and kinetic energy can be calculated using the conservation of momentum equation, but the initial kinetic energy will need to be calculated using the initial velocity and mass of the neutron and the final kinetic energy of the target particle.

Another approach is to use the scattering cross section, which is a measure of the probability of a neutron scattering off a target particle. The energy loss can be calculated by multiplying the cross section by the energy of the incident neutron.

Keep in mind that these calculations assume isotropic scattering in the center of mass. In reality, the scattering may not be perfectly isotropic and the exact amount of energy lost may vary.