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Total MACS at 30keV:

2.4

±

0.6*

mb

Cross sections do not include stellar enhancement factors!
* only theoretical data available

Version	Total MACS [mb]	Partial to gs [mb]	Partial to isomer [mb]
1.0	2.4 ± 0.6*	-	-

(Version 0.0 corresponds to Bao et al.)

New dataset. No experimental data. New rec. value is from JEFF-3.0/A. Assuming 25% uncertainty. The TENDL predictions seem to high by one order of magnitude (similar behaviour seen in 39Ar). However, this recommended value is lower than its even-N neighbors, which is unusual. More investigation needed.
Last review: April 2016

original	renorm.	year	type	Comment	Ref
25.7		2015	t	TENDL-2015 using the TALYS code	tendl15
23.1		2014	t	JEFF-3.2 using TENDL-2012	jeff32
2.39		2004	t	JEFF-3.0/A	jeff30A
6.7		2000	t	NON-SMOKER	RaT99

Original:MACS [<σ v>/v_T] (mb) for kT=30 keV, based on the published cross sections except where indicated otherwise.
Renorm:MACS [<σ v>/v_T] (mb) for kT=30 keV for which the reference or standard cross section was meanwhile improved.
Type: The letters and numbers in the column labelled 'type' give information on how the cross section has been obtained:

t	Theoretical value

Energy	5keV	8keV	10keV	15keV	20keV	25keV	30keV	40keV	50keV	60keV	80keV	100keV
MACS	4.5	-	4.2	3.5	3.1	2.7	2.4 ± 0.6	2.0	1.7	1.5	1.2	1.0
Xfactor	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
SEF	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Rate	2.69	-	3.55	3.63	3.71	3.61	3.52	3.39	3.22	3.11	2.87	2.68

MACS:
Reference: jeff30A
Procedure: 't' (The MACS from kT=5 keV to 100 keV are obtained from theoretical calculations with corresponding uncertainties between 25 and 50% in most cases.)
Year: 2016

X-factor:
Reference: Rau12
Year: 2012

SEF (Stellar enhancement factor):
Reference: Rau09
Year: 2009
Comment:

Rate:
Reaction rate N_A<σv> given in 10⁵ cm³/mole/s, including SEF

	41Ca 102.01 ka 30 mb, β+ 42Ca 0.647 15.6 mb 43Ca 0.135 51 mb 44Ca 2.09 9.4 mb 45Ca 162.62 d 17.5 mb, β- 40K 1.25x109 y 31 mb, β- 41K 6.7302 22 mb 42K 12.32 h β- 43K 22.30 h β- 44K 22.13 m β- 39Ar 269.01 a 8 mb, β- 40Ar 99.6003 2.6 mb 41Ar 1.83 h β- 42Ar 32.90 a β- 43Ar 5.37 m β- 38Cl 37.24 m β- 39Cl 55.60 m β- 40Cl 1.35 m β- 41Cl 38.40 s β- 42Cl 6.80 s β- 37S 5.05 m β- 38S 2.84 h β- 39S 11.50 s β- 40S 8.80 s β- 41S 1.99 s β-

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