Open AccessCu(n,x$gamma$) reaction cross section for incident neutron energies between 0.2 and 20.0 MeV
Author(s) -
G. T. Chapman
Publication year - 1976
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4031142
Subject(s) - neutron , nuclear physics , physics , neutron temperature , neutron cross section , gamma ray , spectrometer , cross section (physics) , yield (engineering) , atomic physics , optics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Differential cross sections for the neutron-induced gamma-ray production from copper have been measured for incident neutron energies between 0.2 and 20.0 MeV. The Oak Ridge Linear Accelerator (ORELA) was used to provide the neutrons and a NaI spectrometer to detect the gamma rays at 125$sup 0$. The data presented are the doubly differential cross section, d$sup 2$sigma/d$Omega$dE, for gamma-ray energies between 0.3 and 10.6 MeV for coarse intervals in incident neutron energy. The integrated yield of gamma rays of energies greater than 300 keV with higher resolution in the neutron energy is also presented. The experimental results are compared with previous measurements made at ORELA and with the Evaluated Neutron Data File (ENDF/B-IV, MAT 1295). 41 figures, cross section tables. (auth