Neutron cross sections of sup 122 Te, sup 123 Te, and sup 124 Te between 1 and 60 keV

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.45.2487· OSTI ID:7235198

Xia, Y; Gerstenhoefer, T W; Jaag, S; Kaeppeler, F; Wisshak, K ^[1]

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1. Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Kernphysik, D-7500 Karlsruhe (Germany)

The currently favored {ital s} process scenario of helium shell burning in low mass stars involves a range of thermal energies from {ital kT}=12 to 25 keV with most of the neutron exposure taking place at low temperatures. Therefore, differential cross sections are required down to the region of resolved resonances for the reliable determination of the Maxwellian-averaged cross sections typical of the stellar plasma. This work deals with the neutron capture cross sections of the important {ital s} only isotopes {sup 122}Te, {sup 123}Te, and {sup 124}Te, which were measured between 1 and 60 keV neutron energy with a setup of Moxon-Rae detectors. The systematic uncertainties achieved in this experiment are {similar to}5%, but statistical uncertainties are smaller than 2%. In addition to the Moxon-Rae detectors, the setup includes a {sup 6}Li glass detector which could be used to determine the total neutron cross sections simultaneously. These results represent the first set of experimental data in this energy range.

• OSTI ID: 7235198
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States), Vol. 45:5; ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
S PROCESS
TELLURIUM 122 TARGET
TELLURIUM 123 TARGET
TELLURIUM 124 TARGET
CAPTURE
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
KEV RANGE 01-10
KEV RANGE 10-100
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
BARYON REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DATA
ENERGY RANGE
HADRON REACTIONS
INFORMATION
KEV RANGE
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
STAR EVOLUTION
SYNTHESIS
TARGETS
663430* - Nucleon-Induced Reactions & Scattering- (1992-)
663560 - Nuclear Mass Ranges- A=90-149- (1992-)