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Measurement of the thermal neutron cross section and resonance integral of the 187Re(n,γ)188Re reaction

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We measured the thermal neutron capture cross sections (σ0) and resonance integral (I0) of the 187Re(n,γ)188Re reaction relative to that of the 197Au(n,γ)198Au monitor reaction using neutron activation with the Cd ratio method. The investigated samples and monitors were irradiated with and without a 0.5-mm-thick Cd cover for the pulsed neutron source based on the 100-MeV electron linac at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL). The induced activities for the reaction products were measured using a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. In order to improve the accuracy of the experimental results, the necessary corrections were made. The thermal neutron capture cross sections and resonance integral of the 187Re(n,γ)188Re reaction were determined relative to reference values of σo,Au = 98.65 ± 0.09 barn and Io,Au = 1550 ± 28 barn from the 197Au(n,γ)198Au reaction, respectively. The corresponding values for the 187Re(n,γ)188Re reaction were determined to be σ0,Re = 75.6 ± 3.4 barn and I0,Re = 317 ± 22 barn, respectively. The obtained results are compared with the literature data and discussed.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment: All data used in this paper are deposited in the EXFOR library and the data generated during this study will be deposited in the same library].

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the staff of the electron linac at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Korea, for the excellent operation of the electron linac and their support during the experiment. This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea through a grant provided by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03030484, NRF-2013M7A1A1075764), by the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care - Greater Manchester (GB) (NRF-2018R1A6A1A06024970), and by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant No. 103.04-2018.314.

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    Thi Hien Nguyen & Guinyun Kim

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    Van Do Nguyen

  3. Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 10 Dao Tan, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Thi Hien Nguyen & Van Do Nguyen

  4. Department of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea

    Yong-uk Kye, Sung-Gyun Shin & Moo-Hyun Cho

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Nguyen, T.H., Do Nguyen, V., Kim, G. et al. Measurement of the thermal neutron cross section and resonance integral of the 187Re(n,γ)188Re reaction. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 135, 384 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00406-8

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