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Neutron activation cross-sections in rare earths and heavier nuclei

Поперечные сечения активации нейтронами в редкоэемельных и тяжелых ядрах

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Summary

Radiative neutron capture cross-sections for the isotopes138Ba,140Ce,142Ce,146Nd,148Nd,160Gd,165Ho,180Hf,181Ta,190Os,197Au and202Hg have been measured at the neutron energy (23±5) keV by means of the activation method and 4π-geometry gamma-counting technique. In 9 cases for each of which there is a single previous report of the cross-section, the present work serves as a check on the previous value. In the remaining cases the present study helps to resolve the existing discrepancies in the reported values. The present results are generally supported by the recent semi-empirical estimates of the cross-section by Musgrove.

Riassunto

Si sono misurate le sezioni d’urto di cattura di neutroni radiativi per gli isotopi138Ba,140Ce,142Ce,146Nd,148Nd,160Gd,165Ho,180Hf,181Ta,190Os,197Au e202Hg ad un’energia dei neutroni di (35 ± 5) keV per mezzo del metodo dell’attivazione e di una tecnica di conteggio dei gamma con una geometria 4π. In nove casi per ciascuno dei quali vi è una sola indicazione precedente sulla sezione d’urto, l’articolo presente serve come controllo del valore precedente. Nei rimanenti casi il presente studio aiuta a risolvere le discrepanze esistenti fra i valori riportati. I risultati attuali sono in generale confortati dalle recenti stime semiempiriche delle sezioni d’urto fatte da Musgrove.

Реэюме

Были иэмерены поперечные сечения радиационного эахвата нейтронов для иэотопов138Ва,140Се,142Се,146Nd,148Nd,160Gd,165Но,180Hf,181Та,190Оs,197Аu и202Нg при знергии нейтронов (23 ± 5) кзВ, испольэуя метод активации и технику счета гамма-квантов с геометрией Ал. В девяти случаях, для каждого иэ которых сушествуют ранее опубликованные поперечные сечения, настояшая работа служит проверкой сушествуюших реэультатов. В оставщихся случаях предлагаемое исследование помогает раэрещить сушествуюшие раэличия в опубликованных эначениях. Полученные реэультаты подтверждают недавние полу-змпирические оценки поперечного сечения Мусгрова.

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Siddappa, K., Murty, M.S. & Rao, J.R. Neutron activation cross-sections in rare earths and heavier nuclei. Nuov Cim A 18, 48–54 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02820836

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