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Determination Of (N, 2n) Reaction Isomeric Cross Section For 87rb, 112cd, 138bz, And 186w Using 14 Mev Neutrons, Hsiao-Chueh Kao Aug 1973

Determination Of (N, 2n) Reaction Isomeric Cross Section For 87rb, 112cd, 138bz, And 186w Using 14 Mev Neutrons, Hsiao-Chueh Kao

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The purpose of this investigation was to measure the cross section for each of the reactions 87Rb(n, 2n) 86mRb, 112Cd(n, 2n)111mCd, 138Ba(n, 2n) 137mBa and 186W(n, 2n) 185mW at 14.7 ± 0.03 MeV incident neutron energy. The incident neutron flux was determined during each irradiation from the activity produced in copper or aluminum disks between which the isotopically enriched sample was sandwiched. The 63Cu(n, 2n)62Cu and 27Al(n, p)27Mg reaction cross sections were assumed to be 593 ± 45 mb and 73 ± 5 …