Measurement of reaction rates for different neutron induced reactions in 27Al

Appl Radiat Isot. 2016 Dec:118:277-280. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Oct 4.

Abstract

The presented paper aims to compare various measured neutron induced reaction rates in Aluminium with computed ones in different nuclear data libraries. A 252Cf neutron source with emission rate of 9.53E8 n/s was used. Reactions involved in the study were 27Al(n,g), 27Al (n,p) and 27Al (n,α).

Keywords: (252)Cf; Aluminium; Reaction rates.