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Measurement and covariance analysis of 100 Mo (n, 2n) 99 Mo and 96 Mo (n, p) 96 Nb reaction cross sections at the incident neutron energy of 14.54 MeV

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The 100Mo (n, 2n) 99Mo and 96Mo (n,p) 96Nb reactions have been studied relative to the 197Au (n, 2n) 196Au monitor reaction, at the neutron energy of 14.54 MeV, based on an experiment performed using Purnima neutron generator. Extended unscented transformation technique has been applied for computing the contribution of uncertainty of each attribute, which is then propagated, for the measurement and covariance analysis of the cross section of 100Mo (n, 2n) 99Mo and 96Mo (n, p) 96Nb reactions. The results obtained agree closely with the experimental data, model data and data in various evaluated nuclear data libraries.

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Acknowledgements

The first author would like to express her thanks to the entire members of staff of Purnima neutron facility at BARC, for providing the requisite permission and support in performing the nuclear experiment, during April 2019 and also thankful to Mr. Imran Pasha of Bangalore University, for providing the sample molybdenum and monitor gold for the experimental study.

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  1. Department of Instrumentation, V.E.S. Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 400074, India

    Sangeetha Prasanna Ram & Jayalekshmi Nair

  2. Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Saraswatula Venkata Suryanarayana & Laxman Singh Danu

  3. Neutron and X-ray Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Saroj Bishnoi

  4. Radio Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Haladhara Naik

  5. Former Raja Ramanna Fellow of the DAE, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Srinivasan Ganesan

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Ram, S.P., Nair, J., Suryanarayana, S.V. et al. Measurement and covariance analysis of 100 Mo (n, 2n) 99 Mo and 96 Mo (n, p) 96 Nb reaction cross sections at the incident neutron energy of 14.54 MeV . J Radioanal Nucl Chem 325, 831–840 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07213-6

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