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Measurement of cross-sections for 89Y(n,xn) reaction at average neutron energies of 15–36 MeV

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We measured neutron-induced reaction cross-sections for 89Y(n,2n)88Y, 89Y(n,3n)87Y, and 89Y(n,4n)86Y reactions with the average neutron energy region from 15.9 to 36.3 MeV by using an activation and off-line γ-ray spectrometric technique. High energy neutrons were produced from the 9Be(p,n) reaction with 25-, 35- and 45-MeV proton beam from the MC-50 Cyclotron at Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS). The neutron-induced reaction cross-sections of 89Y as a function of neutron energy were calculated using the TALYS 1.6. The flux-weighted average cross-sections for 89Y(n,xn; x = 2–4) reactions are also calculated from the TALYS values based on mono-energetic neutron and by using the neutron spectrum from MCNPX 2.6.0 code. The present results for 89Y(n,xn; x = 2–4) reactions are compared with the flux-weighted values of TALYS and are found to be in good agreement.

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The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to the staff of the MC-50 Cyclotron in the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences for the excellent operation and their support during the experiment. This research was partly supported by the Institutional Activity Program of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, by the National Research Foundation of Korea through a grant provided by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NRF-2013R1A2A2A01067340), and by the National R&D Program through the Dong-nam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (50491-2014).

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    Muhammad Zaman, Guinyun Kim, Haladhara Naik, Kwangsoo Kim & Muhammad Shahid

  2. Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 40085, India

    Haladhara Naik

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Zaman, M., Kim, G., Naik, H. et al. Measurement of cross-sections for 89Y(n,xn) reaction at average neutron energies of 15–36 MeV. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 815–820 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3380-y

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