Estimation of gross-structure parameters of giant dipole resonance: 1. A method

Available data on photonuclear cross-sections, both measured experimentally and obtained on the basis of theoretical models, are characterized sometimes by a considerable spread. In work, a simple method for the estimation of width (FWHM) and maximum (σ_max) of excitation function of a reaction with dominant giant dipole resonance, is given. An analytical model is developed for the description of isotope production in an X-ray beam. It is shown, that the established yield of the reaction in a thin target, overlapping completely the beam with known end-point photon energy makes it possible to estimate the σ_max and FWHM values. The possibilities of new approach are demonstrated by a numerical experiment on the reference reactions. (author)