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The 11 pages that link to Neutron cross section, each with the reason it gives.

• Nuclear fissionRelated: It helps determine whether neutrons are absorbed, cause fission, or escape the chain reaction.

• Nuclear reactorRelated: Cross sections determine how fuel, moderators, and absorbers affect reactor behavior.

• Uranium-235Related: Its large thermal-neutron fission cross section helps uranium-235 sustain reactor reactions.

• Critical massRelated: Interaction probabilities govern how many neutrons cause further fissions rather than being lost.

• Fissile materialRelated: It quantifies how likely fissile nuclei are to capture neutrons or fission.

• Neutron activationRelated: The capture cross section governs how readily a target becomes activated.

• GadoliniumRelated: Gadolinium isotopes have exceptionally high neutron-capture cross sections.

• Neutron moderationRelated: The energy-dependent interaction probabilities determine how scattering and absorption compete during moderation.

• Neutron radiationRelated: Cross sections determine how likely scattering, capture, or other nuclear reactions are.

• Neutron imagingRelated: Cross sections explain why neighboring elements can have very different image contrast.

• Isotopes of uraniumRelated: Isotope-specific cross sections help determine uranium’s response in a neutron field.