Talk:Neutron cross section

message: The definitions are unclear, the statements are misleading. I would remove the contents and redirect to a more general article, like nuclear data.
:Agree. Truly bad. I'm for removal. If there is anything useful in there, it should be transfered to the nuclear cross section stub.
: As wonderful and deep a topic neutron cross sections are (no joking), I have to agree here.  The decay information does not belong on this page, and any mechanisms of specific behavior of the cross sections is better presented in the nuclear cross section article, critical mass article, etc. ... How do you move/merge/delete pages?  THaskin (talk) 06:01, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There may be a case of merging some content elsewhere, however the subject of this article is a topic in its own right relevant, for example, in neutron scattering science which forms a very significant field of condensed matter research. Polyamorph (talk) 19:53, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  very bad article 

message: I think what is needed here is a table of neutron cross sections.  In particular zirconium, and other nuclear structural materials should be discussed.  -G (talk) 14:11, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. A couple of sources are given at the end of the article, but there are better ones, especially for non-thermal neutrons. --JWB (talk) 21:14, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is needed 

message: Hi, unfortunately I have had to remove the table of neutron cross-sections. This is because the source http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/crosssection.html clearly states that the information cannot be reproduced with the following notice: NOTICE: While linking to articles is encouraged, OUR ARTICLES MAY NOT BE COPIED TO OR REPUBLISHED ON ANOTHER WEBSITE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
I think it is very useful to provide a table of neutron scattering cross sections but obviously we cannot use this source because that would be a clear copyright violation. However, we could use a different source. Sears V.F. Neutron News 3 (1992) 26-37 for example is a commonly used reference in the neutron scattering community. It also provides error values on the scattering lengths / cross sections which the previous table did not. Polyamorph (talk) 19:49, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table of neutron cross sections 

message: I tried to compile all the remarks and added some new sections recently. it results in a major change (and I hope improvement) of the article. Belromain (talk) 07:45, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Great job, thanks! Polyamorph (talk) 07:55, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major improvement 

message: Remove "Common light element moderators, reflectors and absorbers.svg" picture for inaccuracy. Looks like its supposed to be two graphs but half the information is missing (Legend confusing). Shjacks45 (talk) 15:12, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove "Common light element moderators, reflectors and absorbers.svg" picture 

message: It seems that the right name is nuclide, while people are more used to isotope.  I suggest using nuclide throughout the article, with an explanation at the top explaining the difference. Gah4 (talk) 21:16, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nuclides vs. isotopes. 

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message: There is mention in the article, and recent edit summary, about macroscopic cross section. It is usual for cross section to be an area, and what is called macroscopic cross section sounds more like Attenuation coefficient. There are complications in both cases, when they depend on energy, but other than that ... Gah4 (talk) 02:06, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Attenuation coefficient]] 

message: There is discussion in Nuclear weapon design on U-233, how well it might work, and whether any bombs were designed or built. Knowing the cross sections would be nice, but they aren't here. Especially the fast neutron cross section. Gah4 (talk) 22:56, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Nuclear weapon design]]