(65)Cu isomeric cross sections for (n,α) reaction using approximately 14MeV neutrons

Ayşe Durusoy; Iskender Atilla Reyhancan; Özgür Akçalı

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.02.013

(65)Cu isomeric cross sections for (n,α) reaction using approximately 14MeV neutrons

Appl Radiat Isot. 2015 May:99:86-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.02.013. Epub 2015 Feb 18.

Authors

Ayşe Durusoy¹, Iskender Atilla Reyhancan², Özgür Akçalı³

Affiliations

¹ Yildiz Technical University, Department of Physics, Davutpasa Campus, Topkapi, 34210 Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: durusoy@yildiz.edu.tr.
² Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute, Ayazaga Campus, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Yildiz Technical University, Department of Physics, Davutpasa Campus, Topkapi, 34210 Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 25728005
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.02.013

Abstract

In this paper, activation cross-section measurements for the (65)Cu(n,α)(62m)Co (T1/2=13.86min.) reaction at six different neutron energies ranging from 13.6 and 14.9MeV are presented. The fast neutrons were produced via (3)H(d, n)(4)He reactions from an SAMES T-400 neutron generator. An activation technique was used to measure induced gamma activities. A high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer with a high-purity germanium (HpGe) detector was used to acquire the data. The measured cross section data were corrected for gamma-ray attenuations, pulse pile-up effects, dead time, variations in neutron flux, and contributions from scattered low-energy neutrons. The measured cross sections were compared with statistical model calculations (TALYS 1.6 code), the experimental data available in the literature and the data obtained from TENDL.

Keywords: Activation technique; Copper; Gamma-ray spectrometer; Neutron cross section; Statistical model calculation.