Neutron capture cross section of 102Pd -: art. no. 054322

The cross sections for radiative neutron capture by Pd-102 have been deduced from a measurement of the gamma rays emitted by 17.0-d Pd-103. The thermal cross section has been determined to be sigma=1.82 +/- 0.20 b, and the effective resonance integral is I=23 +/- 4 b. We also report thermal and resonance capture cross sections for Pd-108 and note possible inconsistencies with the presently accepted values of the Pd-110 cross sections.