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Measurement of cross sections of Zr-isotopes with the fast neutrons based on the \(^9\)Be(p, n) reaction

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The cross sections of the \(^{\mathrm {96}}\hbox {Zr}(\hbox {n},\ 2\hbox {n})^{\mathrm {95}}\hbox {Zr}\), \(^{\mathrm {90}}\hbox {Zr}(\hbox {n},\ 2\hbox {n})^{\mathrm {89}}\hbox {Zr}\), and \(^{\mathrm {90}}\hbox {Zr}\)(n, 3n)\(^{\mathrm {88}}\hbox {Zr}\) reactions with the average neutron energies of 13.8–31.33 MeV were measured by using the activation and an off-line \(\upgamma \)-ray spectrometric technique. The cross sections for the \(^{\mathrm {96}}\hbox {Zr}(\hbox {n},\ 2\hbox {n})^{\mathrm {95}}\hbox {Zr}\) reaction at the average neutron energies of 18.91 MeV and 25.81 MeV, for the \(^{\mathrm {90}}\hbox {Zr}(\hbox {n},\ 2\hbox {n})^{\mathrm {89}}\hbox {Zr}\) reaction at 28.74 MeV as well as for the \(^{\mathrm {90}}\hbox {Zr}(\mathrm{n},\ 3\mathrm{n})^{\mathrm {88}}\hbox {Zr}\) reaction in the average energies of 27.37 MeV and 31.33 MeV are the first time measurements. The fast neutrons were generated by using the \(^{\mathrm {9}}\)Be(p, n) reaction with the proton energies of 25-, 35- and 45-MeV from the MC-50 Cyclotron at the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS). The neutron spectra were simulated by using the computer code MCNPX 2.6., whereas the experimental neutron fluxes were monitored based on the \(^{\mathrm {27}}\hbox {Al}(\hbox {n},\ \upalpha )^{\mathrm {24}}\hbox {Na}\) reaction. The cross sections for the \(^{\mathrm {96}}\hbox {Zr}(\hbox {n},\ 2\hbox {n})^{\mathrm {95}}\hbox {Zr}\), \(^{\mathrm {90}}\hbox {Zr}(\hbox {n},\ 2\hbox {n})^{\mathrm {89}}\hbox {Zr}\), and \(^{\mathrm {90}}\hbox {Zr}\)(n, 3n)\(^{\mathrm {88}}\hbox {Zr}\) reactions induced by mono-energetic neutrons were also calculated by using the TALYS 1.9 code. The present results are compared with the literature data and the theoretical values, and are found to be in good agreement.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Author’s comment: All data used in this paper are deposited in the EXFOR data library and TENDL–2019 data library, and the data produced during this study will be deposited in the EXFOR data library.]

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Acknowledgements

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 (KIRAMS) for the excellent operation and their support during the experiment. This research was partly supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea through a grant provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03030484, NRF-2013M7A1A1075764, NRF-2018R1A6A1A06024970, and NRF-2019H1D3A2A01102637).

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Naik, H., Kim, G., Kim, K. et al. Measurement of cross sections of Zr-isotopes with the fast neutrons based on the \(^9\)Be(p, n) reaction. Eur. Phys. J. A 57, 267 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00568-8

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