Neutron Capture Experiments Using the DANCE Array at Los Alamos

Journal Article · Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3122260· OSTI ID:21293520

Dashdorj, D ^[1]; Mitchell, G E ^[1]; Baramsai, B; Chyzh, A; Walker, C ^[1]; Agvaanluvsan, U ^[2]; Becker, J A; Parker, W; Sleaford, B; Wu, C Y ^[3]; Bredeweg, T A; Couture, A; Haight, R C; Jandel, M; Rundberg, R S; Ullmann, J L; Vieira, D J; Wouters, J M ^[4]; Krticka, M; Becvar, F ^[5]

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1. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 (United States)
2. MonAme Scientific Research Center, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 9455 (United States)
4. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
5. Charles University in Prague, CZ-180 00 Prague 8 (Czech Republic)

The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) is designed for neutron capture measurements on very small and/or radioactive targets. The DANCE array of 160 BaF{sub 2} scintillation detectors is located at the Lujan Center at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). Accurate measurements of neutron capture data are important for many current applications as well as for basic understanding of neutron capture. The gamma rays following neutron capture reactions have been studied by the time-of-flight technique using the DANCE array. The high granularity of the array allows measurements of the gamma-ray multiplicity. The gamma-ray multiplicities and energy spectra for different multiplicities can be measured and analyzed for spin and parity determination of the resolved resonances.

• OSTI ID: 21293520
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1109, Issue 1; Conference: 1. Ulaanbaatar conference on nuclear physics and applications, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 8-11 Sep 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3122260; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BARIUM FLUORIDES
CAPTURE
ENERGY LEVELS
GAMMA RADIATION
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
GIANT RESONANCE
LOS ALAMOS
MULTIPLICITY
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
PARITY
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
SPIN
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD