This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

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Archived Versions

Study Materials

These materials from previous years are useful for reference and also used in some of the problem sets.

Chapters (2004)

Chapter 1: Overview: Interactions, Distributions, Cross Sections, Applications (PDF)

Chapter 2: Neutron Sources (PDF)

Chapter 3: Neutron Detection (PDF)

Chapter 4: Cross Section Calculation: Method of Phase Shift (PDF)

Chapter 5: Neutron-Proton Scattering (PDF)

Chapter 6: Energy Transfer Kernel F(E-E') (PDF)

Chapter 7: Neutron Elastic Scattering: Thermal Motions and Chemical Binding Effects (PDF)

Lectures (2003)

Lecture 2: Neutron Reaction Systematics: Energy Variations of Cross Sections and Nuclear Data (PDF)

Lecture 3: Kinematics of Nuclear Reactions and the Q-Equation (PDF)