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A. Smith, P. Guenther, D. Smith, J. Whalen
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 72 | Number 3 | December 1979 | Pages 293-303
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A20386
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Neutron total cross sections of 60Ni were measured with broad resolutions from ∼0.5 to 5.0 MeV at intervals of ≲50 keV. Differential elastic neutron scattering cross sections were measured from 1.5 to 4.0 MeV at intervals of ≲50 keV over the scattered neutron angular range from ∼20 to 160 deg. Differential cross sections for the inelastic neutron excitation of states at 1.342 ± 0.013, 2.168 ± 0.010, 2.304 ± 0.026, 2.509 ± 0.022, 2.636 ± 0.019, and 3.164 ± 0.041 MeV were also measured. The experimental results are interpreted in terms of optical-statistical and coupled-channel models, including consideration of compound nucleus fluctuations and direct-vibrational processes.