# Bias Effects on g- and s-Factors in Westcott Convention
## 3 Results and Discussions
### s-Factors for \({}^{241}\)Am and \({}^{151}\)Eu for Sample Temperatures of 300 and 1000 K
However, the differences among \({}^{80}_{2}\), \({}^{80}_{4}\), and \({}^{8H}_{4}\) are more notable compared to those for \({}^{197}\)Au, as shown in Figure 10c,d. The deviation of \({}^{80}_{4}\) and \({}^{8H}_{4}\) from \({}^{80}_{2}\) increases from 0% to about 30% as neutron temperature increases from 0 K to 1600 K. A prominent deviation is observed in the case of \({}^{80}_{4}\) for a neutron temperature less than about 1100 K. The deviation is about 7% at a neutron temperature of 300 K. Considering the large size of the s-factor of \({}^{103}\)Rh, a bias induced by a joining function ambiguity exceeds 3%, even in the case of epithermal neutron index r = 0.1. Figure 9: (**a**) Westcott g-factor for \({}^{59}\)Co as a function of neutron temperature \(T_{n}\); (**b**) Expanded figure of (**a**); (**c**) s-factors, \({}^{8V}_{2}\) (solid line), \({}^{8V}_{4}\) (dotted line), \({}^{8H}_{4}\) (dashed line) for \({}^{59}\)Co as a function of neutron temperature \(T_{n}\); (**d**) Expanded figure of (**c**); (**e**) Ratios of s-factors, \({}^{8W}_{4}\)/\({}^{8W}_{2}\) (dotted line) and \({}^{8H}_{4}\)/\({}^{8W}_{2}\) (dashed line) for \({}^{59}\)Co; (**f**) Expanded figure of (**e**). Figure 11a-f shows the results for \({}^{115}\)In. There is a huge resonance at 1.46 eV in \({}^{115}\)In. The neutron temperature dependence of the g- and s-factor is close to that observed for \({}^{103}\)Rh. At the neutron temperature of 300 K, the bias induced by a joining function ambiguity reaches also about 3% in the case of epithermal neutron index r = 0.1. Figure 12a-f shows the results for \({}^{177}\)Hf. There are huge resonances at 1.10 eV and 2.39 eV in \({}^{177}\)Hf. The neutron temperature dependence of the g- and s-factors is similar to those for \({}^{103}\)Rh and \({}^{115}\)In. At the neutron temperature of 300 K, the bias induced by a joining function ambiguity exceeds 3% as for \({}^{103}\)Rh and \({}^{115}\)In. Figure 11: (**a**) Westcott g-factor for \({}^{115}\)In as a function of neutron temperature \(T_{n}\); (**b**) Expanded figure of (**a**); (**c**) s-factors, \(s_{2}^{W}\) (solid line), \(s_{4}^{W}\) (dotted line), \(s_{4}^{H}\) (dashed line) for \({}^{115}\)In as a function of neutron temperature \(T_{n}\); (**d**) Expanded figure of (**c**); (**e**) Ratios of s-factors, \(s_{4}^{W}/s_{2}^{W}\) (dotted line) and \(s_{4}^{H}/s_{2}^{W}\) (dashed line) for \({}^{115}\)In; (**f**) Expanded figure of (**e**). Figure 13a-f shows the results for \({}^{226}\)Ra. There is a huge resonance at 0.54 eV in \({}^{226}\)Ra. The neutron temperature dependence of the g-factor is similar to that for \({}^{241}\)Am, although the absolute value for \({}^{226}\)Ra increases more rapidly as neutron temperature increases. On the other hand, the neutron temperature dependence of the s-factor is similar to that for \({}^{151}\)Eu. The differences among s\({}_{2}^{W}\), s\({}_{4}^{W}\), and s\({}_{4}^{H}\) are more notable compared to those for \({}^{103}\)Rh, \({}^{115}\)In, and \({}^{177}\)Hf at the neutron temperature of 300 K, as shown in Figure 13e,f. Therefore, a huge bias effect originating in a joining function ambiguity is expected at the neutron temperature at 300 K.