title: Neutron activation cross-sections for Ytterbium isotopes at (14.6±0.3)MeV.
abstract: The cross-sections of (nat)Yb (n,x)(172,173) Tm, (174)Yb(n,p) (174) Tm, (174)Yb (n,α) (171)Er, (176)Yb(n,p) (176) Tm, (176)Yb(n,α)(173) Er, and (176) Yb(n,n')(176m)Yb have been measured at 14.6±0.3MeV neutron energy, among them two cross-sections (nat)Yb (n,x)(172,173)Tm are reported for the first time. These experimental cross-sections are compared with experimental data found in the literature, with evaluated nuclear data in JENDL-4.0 and TENDL-2010 libraries and with theoretically calculated values based on nuclear reaction modular codes EMPIRE-3.0 and TALYS-1.2.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar 263145, India. Electronic address: bhawna.16p@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bhawna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar 263145, India.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pepelnik
keywords: Hauser-Feshbach statistical model; Neutron activation Cross-sections; Nuclear reaction modular code-EMPIRE; TALYS; Ytterbium isotopes