CAPTURE CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENTS OF SOME MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-WEIGHT NUCLEI IN KEV REGION

The radiative neutron capture cross sections of Nb, Mo, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Cs, Hf, Ta, W and Re were measured relative to that of Au in the energy range form 10 to 150 keV by the time-of-flight method. A large liquid scintillator was used as detector. The capture cross section of Au was determined from measurements performed relative to the 10B(n, α)7Li* and 6Li(n, α)3H reactions and relative to a flat-response neutron monitor; these three measurements were normalized at 30 keV. The data were analysed for p- and d-wave strength functions. © 1969.