Published October 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Excitation function for 63Cu(n,p)63Ni reaction in neutron energy range up to 15 MeV

  • 1. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494 (Japan)
  • 2. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0801 (Japan)
  • 3. National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-0017 (Japan)
  • 4. Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 5. Radioisotope Center, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032 (Japan)
  • 6. Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8578 (Japan)

Description

The excitation function for the 63Cu(n,p)63Ni reaction has been measured by activation method using the 4.5 MV Dynamitron accelerator of the Fast Neutron Laboratory of Tohoku University. Copper plates and hollow spherical copper shells were irradiated by neutrons of various energy up to 14.9 MeV produced by the T(p,n), D(d,n), and T(d,n) reactions. The 63Ni produced in the irradiated copper target was chemically separated. The β-rays emitted from the extracted 63Ni were measured by a liquid scintillation method. The cross sections obtained were compared with the evaluated data files of JENDL-3.3, ENDF/B-VI and FENDL/A-2.0. Consequently, it is found that FENDL/A-2.0 is consistent with our experimental data in the energy range studied in this work. The effect of proton shell appeared in the excitation function obtained is also discussed

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.03.011

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DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.03.011;
PII
S0969-8043(08)00152-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1321-1324
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

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