Published December 2007 | Version v1
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Measurement of the thermal neutron capture cross section of 180W

Creators

  • 1. Physics Department, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Department of Science Education, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul 120-750 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We measured the thermal neutron capture cross section for the 180W nucleus. There is only one previous measurement with regard to this cross section, and it yielded a value of 30 -100%+300% b. To determine whether 181W is an appropriate low energy neutrino source, the thermal neutron capture cross section should be measured more precisely to estimate the production rate of 181W inside a nuclear reactor. We measured the cross section of 180W using a natural tungsten foil and obtained a value of 22.6±1.7 b

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.76.067602;
arXiv
arXiv:0704.3042v2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 067602-067602.4
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39082093
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CAPTURE; CROSS SECTIONS; FOILS; NEUTRINOS; NEUTRON REACTIONS; THERMAL NEUTRONS; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN 180; TUNGSTEN 180 TARGET; TUNGSTEN 181
Descriptors DEC
BARYON REACTIONS; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; METALS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; RADIOISOTOPES; REFRACTORY METALS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TARGETS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; TUNGSTEN ISOTOPES

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