title: Neutron capture cross-section measurement for the 186W(n,gamma)187W reaction at 0.0536eV energy.
abstract: The thermal neutron-induced activation cross section for the (186)W(n,gamma)(187)W reaction was measured at 0.0536eV neutron energy using TRIGA Mark-II research reactor, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The (197)Au(n,gamma)(198)Au monitor reaction induced in a high-purity gold foil was used to determine the effective neutron beam intensity. The activities induced in sample and monitor foils were measured nondestructively by a high-resolution HPGe gamma-ray detector. The present experimental cross-section value is the first one at 0.0536eV. The obtained new cross section that amounts to 26.6+/-1.6b is 2% higher than the recently reported data in ENDF/B-VII and 5% lower than that of JENDL-3.3.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. shuza88@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Uddin
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authors.lastname: Chowdhury
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authors.lastname: Hossain
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authors.lastname: Latif
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authors.lastname: Hafiz
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authors.lastname: Islam
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