Dipole radiative strength functions from resonance neutron capture

Abstract
Photon strength functions have been derived from discrete neutron resonance data for electric and magnetic dipole radiation using the methods of slow neutron time-of-flight spectroscopy. The data cluster reasonably well around strengths of b(E1)0.04 Weisskopf units/MeV and b(M1)=1.4 Weisskopf units/MeV, respectively.