Correction of the thermal neutron capture cross section of ²⁴¹Am obtained by the Westcott convention

Improving nuclear data accuracy of 241Am and 237Np capture cross sections

“…This method was used e.g., by Nakamura [9]. An independent study [11], based on analytical corrections to the Westcott formalism due to deviation of the neutron spectrum from idealized shape, yields similar correction factors for 241 Am(n,γ ) cross section at 25.3 meV as the above described numerical method. The results of both studies applied to activation measurements on 241 Am are summarized in Table 7.…”

“…The MC correction relies on JEFF-3.2 library, while the corrections in Ref. [11] rely on JENDL-4.0 library.…”