A detailed study of the d + 10B system, for nuclear reaction analysis – Part B: The 10B(d,α0)8Be reaction in the energy region Ed,lab = 900–2000 keV

✍ Scribed by M. Kokkoris; V. Foteinou; G. Provatas; C.T. Papadopoulos; R. Vlastou; P. Misaelides; A. Lagoyannis; S. Harissopulos

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 204 KB
• Volume: 263
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0168-583X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.07.002

✦ Synopsis

The differential cross-sections of the 10 B(d,a 0 ) reaction, for the determination of the depth distribution of boron in near-surface layers of materials, have been determined in the projectile energy region E d,lab = 900-2000 keV. The experiment was carried out in energy steps of 25 keV and for eight detector angles between 135°and 170°(in steps of 5°). The obtained experimental data are suitable for nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) studies. The various aspects of the 10 B(d,a) reaction, namely the absence of the a 1 transition from the experimental spectra, the induced background from three-body kinematics and the 8 Be breakup are discussed and analyzed. The results are compared to the ones already existing in the literature and an attempt is made to explain the occurring similarities and differences. A qualitative description of the observed cross-section variations through the influence of overlapping resonances in the d+ 10 B system is also attempted.