Measurement of fast neutron induced (n,γ) reaction cross-section of 152Sm, 154Sm and 150Nd in the energy range of 0.8 to 2 MeV

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作者：
Tawade, N. S. [1 ,2 ]
Tripathi, R. [1 ,2 ]
Nag, T. N. [1 ,2 ]
Patra, S. [2 ]
Datrik, C. S. [3 ]
Pujari, P. K. [1 ,2 ]
Thomas, R. G. [1 ,4 ]
Mishra, G. [1 ,4 ]
Kumar, A. [4 ]
De, S. [1 ,4 ]
Kumawat, H. [1 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Homi Bhabha Natl Inst, Mumbai 400094, India
[2] Radiochem Div, Mumbai, India
[3] Prod Dev Div, Mumbai, India
[4] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Nucl Phys Div, Mumbai 400085, India
来源：
NUCLEAR PHYSICS A | 2024年 / 1042卷
关键词：
Neutron induced reaction; Fast neutron capture cross-section; Flux monitor; Neutron flux mapping; TRANSMUTATION; SPECTRUM; TARGETS; PROTONS; YIELDS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122805
中图分类号：
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号：
070202 ;
摘要：
The (n,gamma) reaction cross-section of rare earth stable fission products, such as Sm-152, Sm-154 and Nd-150, in the neutron energy range of 0.8 to 2 MeV, obtained from Li-7(p,n)Be-7 reaction, was measured by neutron activation followed by off-line gamma-ray spectrometry. Natural strontium (Sr-nat) has been established as a fast neutron flux monitor in this work, by measuring the Sr-nat(n,gamma+n,n ')Sr-87(m) reaction cross-section using I-127(n,gamma)I-128 as monitor reaction. The cross-section for Sr-86(n,gamma)Sr-87(m) has been determined for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The excellent decay properties of Sr-87(m) and opposite energy dependence of Sr-86(n,gamma)Sr-87(m) and Sr-87(n,n ')Sr-87(m) reactions makes Sr-nat an excellent candidate for neutron flux monitor for wide neutron energy range. The measured (n,gamma) cross-section data from the present study has been compared with the literature data, which is very limited along with large scatter in the energy range of 1-2 MeV for these nuclei. The results from the present study, clearly show a need for fresh cross-section evaluations for Sm-152(n,gamma)Sm-153. For, Sm-154(n,gamma)Sm-155 and Nd-150(n,gamma)Nd-151 reactions, the present data align with one of the data groups among the two which can be broadly identified having difference of about more than similar to 50%. The present experimental data has been compared with TALYS 1.96 theoretical model calculations based on Fermi gas level density prescriptions which shows that the cross section values are close to the experimental data at some of the neutron energies. A comparison of the data on fast neutron capture cross-section for N = 90 isotones from the present study and from the literature showed a systematic decrease in the cross-section value with increasing neutron richness of the target nucleus. The cross-section data could be scaled with neutron-proton asymmetry parameter to show a nearly linear behaviour on a logarithmic scale. The data for Sm-154 (N = 92) was also observed to follow the same trend.
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