Neutron cross-section measurements in the Th-U cycle by the activation method

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作者
Karamanis, D [1 ]
Andriamonje, S
Assimakopoulos, PA
Doukellis, G
Karademos, DA
Karydas, A
Kokkoris, M
Kossionides, S
Nicholis, NG
Papachristodoulou, C
Papadopoulos, CT
Patronis, N
Pavlopoulos, P
Perdikakis, G
Vlastou, R
机构
[1] Univ Ioannina, Dept Phys, Phys Nucl Lab, Ioannina 45110, Greece
[2] AstroParticle Consortium, Ioannina 45110, Greece
[3] DAPNIA, CEA, DSM, Saclay, France
[4] Inst Tech Educ, Athens 11745, Greece
[5] NCSR Demokritos, Inst Phys Nucl, Aghia Paraskevi 15310, Greece
[6] Natl Tech Univ Athens, GR-15773 Athens, Greece
[7] Pole Univ Leonardo da Vinci, F-92916 Paris, France
来源
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2003年 / 505卷 / 1-2期
关键词
thorium neutron interaction; Th-U cycle; activation;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01102-1
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The Th-212(n,2n)Th-231 reaction cross-section was measured relative to the Fe-56(n,p)Mn-56 and Al-27(n,a)Na-24 reaction cross-sections with the activation method for neutron energies up to 11 MeV. Neutrons were produced by the H-2(d,n) reaction in the 5.5 MV Tandem accelerator of the NCSR "Demokritos". The characteristic gamma lines of the product nuclei Th-231 (25.646 keV) and Mn-56 (846.771 keV) or Na-24 (1368 keV) were measured with an 80 mm(2) Si(Li) and a 20% reverse-electrode coaxial germanium detector, respectively. The results indicate that our values are in agreement with the JEF2 and BROND2 database values up to 9 MeV and slightly higher than those from all the libraries for higher energies. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:381 / 384
页数:4
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