Neutron induced inelastic cross-sections of 150Sm for En = 1–35 MeV
✍ Scribed by D. Dashdorj; G.E. Mitchell; T. Kawano; J.A. Becker; U. Agvaanluvsan; M.B. Chadwick; J.R. Cooper; M. Devlin; N. Fotiades; P.E. Garrett; R.O. Nelson; C.Y. Wu; W. Younes
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 261
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
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✦ Synopsis
Cross-section measurements were made of prompt c-ray production as a function of incident neutron energy (E n = 1-35 MeV) on an enriched (95.6%) l50 Sm sample. Energetic neutrons were delivered by the Los Alamos National Laboratory spallation neutron source located at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) facility. The prompt-reaction c-rays were detected with the large-scale Compton-suppressed germanium array for neutron induced excitations (GEANIE). Neutron energies were determined by the timeof-flight technique. The c-ray excitation functions were converted to partial c-ray cross-sections taking into account the dead-time correction, target thickness, detector efficiency and neutron flux (monitored with an in-line fission chamber). Partial c-ray cross-sections were predicted using the Hauser-Feshbach statistical reaction code GNASH. Above E n $ 8 MeV, the pre-equilibrium reaction process dominates the inelastic reaction. The spin-distribution transferred in pre-equilibrium neutron induced reactions was calculated using the quantum mechanical theory of Feshbach, Kerman and Koonin (FKK). These pre-equilibrium spin distributions were incorporated into a new version of GNASH and the c-ray production cross-sections were calculated and compared with experimental data. The difference in the partial c-ray cross-sections using spin-distributions with and without pre-equilibrium effects is discussed.
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