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Measurement of reaction cross-sections for 64Ni(n, γ) 65Ni at E n  = 0.025 eV and 58Ni(n, p) 58Co at E n  = 3.7 MeV

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The reaction cross-sections for 64Ni(n, γ) 65Ni at E n  = 0.025 eV and 58Ni (n, p) 58Co at E n  = 3.7 MeV have been experimentally determined using activation and off-line γ-ray spectrometric technique. The thermal neutron flux used is from the thermal Column of the reactor APSARA at BARC, Mumbai, whereas the neutron energy of 3.7 MeV is from the 7Li(p, n) reaction at Pelletron facility, TIFR, Mumbai. The 64Ni(n, γ) 65Ni and 58Ni(n, p) 58Co reactions cross-sections from present work are compared with the available literature data and found to be in good agreement. The 58Ni(n, p) 58Co reaction as a function of neutron energy is also calculated theoretically using TALYS computer code version 1.2 and found to be higher than the experimental data.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the staff of APSARA reactor and TIFR-BARC Pelletron facility for their kind co-operation during experiment. We are also thankful to Mr. Ajit Mahadakar and Mrs. Dipa Thapa from target laboratory of Pelletron facility at TIFR, Mumbai for providing us the Li and Ta targets. One of the author Mr. B.S. Shivashankar gratefully acknowledge DAE-BRNS, Mumbai for the financial support.

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  1. Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, 576104, India

    B. S. Shivashankar

  2. Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    H. Naik & A. Goswami

  3. Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    S. V. Suryanarayana

  4. M S University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, India

    P. M. Prajapati

  5. Department of Physics, University of Pune, 411 007, Pune, India

    V. K. Mulik

  6. Radiopharmaceutical Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    K. C. Jagadeesan & S. V. Thakare

  7. Reactor Physics Design Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    S. Ganesan

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Shivashankar, B.S., Naik, H., Suryanarayana, S.V. et al. Measurement of reaction cross-sections for 64Ni(n, γ) 65Ni at E n  = 0.025 eV and 58Ni(n, p) 58Co at E n  = 3.7 MeV. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 292, 745–750 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-1646-9

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