Cross sections for the 54Fe(n, n′) 54Fe and 54Fe(n, p′) 54Mn reactions deduced from the detection of de-excitation γ rays

Hicks S. F.; Pecha R. L.; Howard T. J.; French A. J.; Santonil Z. C.; Vanhoy J. R.; Ramirez A. P. D.; Peters E. E.; Liu S. H.; Prados-Estevez F. M.; Ross T.J.; Crider B. P.; Yates S. W.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/202532905001

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Cross sections for the 54Fe(n, n′) 54Fe and 54Fe(n, p′) 54Mn reactions deduced from the detection of de-excitation γ rays

Hicks S. F.,
Pecha R. L.,
Howard T. J.,
French A. J.,
Santonil Z. C.,
Vanhoy J. R.,
Ramirez A. P. D.,
Peters E. E.,
Liu S. H.,
Prados-Estevez F. M.,
Ross T.J.,
Crider B. P.,
Yates S. W.

Affiliations

Hicks S. F.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Pecha R. L.: Department of Physics, University of Dallas
Howard T. J.: Department of Physics, University of Dallas
French A. J.: Department of Chemistry, University of Dallas
Santonil Z. C.: Department of Physics, University of Dallas
Vanhoy J. R.: Department of Physics, United States Naval Academy
Ramirez A. P. D.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Peters E. E.: Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky
Liu S. H.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Prados-Estevez F. M.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Ross T.J.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Crider B. P.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Yates S. W.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202532905001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 329
p. 05001

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γ-ray production cross sections have been deduced for reactions with incident neutrons having energies from 1.5 - 4.7 MeV. Similar measurements were made on a natural Ti sample to establish an absolute normalization. The resulting γ-ray production cross sections are compared to TENDL and TALYS calculations, as well as data from previous measurements. The models are found to describe the production cross sections for most γ rays observed from 54Mn and 54Fe rather well.

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