{sup 241}Am(n,{gamma}) cross section in the neutron energy region between 0.02 eV and 300 keV
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545 (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, 94550 (United States)
The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) was used for a neutron capture cross section measurement on {sup 241}Am. The high granularity of the DANCE array (160 BaF2 detectors in a 4{pi} geometry) enables an efficient detection of prompt gamma rays following neutron capture. The preliminary results on the {sup 241}Am(n,{gamma}) cross section are presented from 0.02 eV to 300 keV. The cross section at thermal energy E{sub n} = 0.0253 eV was determined to be 665{+-}33 barns. Resonance parameters were obtained using the SAMMY7 fit to the measured cross section in the resonance region. Significant discrepancies were found between our results and data evaluations for the first three lowest lying resonances. The cross section for neutrons with E{sub n}>l keV agrees well with the ENDF/B-VII.0 and JENDL-3.3 evaluations.
- OSTI ID:
- 21143159
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1005, Issue 1; Conference: CNR 2007: 2007 international workshop on compound-nuclear reactions and related topics, Yosemite National Park, CA (United States), 22-26 Oct 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2920739; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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