(65)Cu isomeric cross sections for (n,α) reaction using approximately 14MeV neutrons.
In this paper, activation cross-section measurements for the (65)Cu(n,α)(62m)Co (T1/2=13.86min.) reaction at six different neutron energies ranging from 13.6 and 14.9MeV are presented. The fast neutrons were produced via (3)H(d, n)(4)He reactions from an SAMES T-400 neutron generator. An activation technique was used to measure induced gamma activities. A high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer with a high-purity germanium (HpGe) detector was used to acquire the data. The measured cross section data were corrected for gamma-ray attenuations, pulse pile-up effects, dead time, variations in neutron flux, and contributions from scattered low-energy neutrons. The measured cross sections were compared with statistical model calculations (TALYS 1.6 code), the experimental data available in the literature and the data obtained from TENDL.
Yildiz Technical University, Department of Physics, Davutpasa Campus, Topkapi, 34210 Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: durusoy@yildiz.edu.tr.
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Durusoy
Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute, Ayazaga Campus, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey.
Iskender Atilla
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Reyhancan
Yildiz Technical University, Department of Physics, Davutpasa Campus, Topkapi, 34210 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Activation technique; Copper; Gamma-ray spectrometer; Neutron cross section; Statistical model calculation