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ENERGY SPECTRA OF PHOTONEUTRONS FROM THE REACTIONS O$sup 16$$($$gamma$,n), S$sup 32$$($$gamma$,n) AND Ca$sup 40$$($$gamma$,n)

Journal Article · · Nuclear Physics (Netherlands) Divided into Nucl. Phys. A and Nucl. Phys. B
The energy spectra ot photoneutrons from the reactions /sup 16/0( gamma ,n), /sup 32/S( gamma ,n), and /sup 40/Ca( gamma ,n) were measured using th e Harwell 33 Mev electron linear accelerator and associated nanosecond neutron time- of-flight spectrometer. The energy resolution is 4 kev for a 1 Mev neutron increasing to 100 kev at 9 Mev. Detailed fine structure is observed throughout the giant dipole resonance regions or the nuclei studied. Measurements are made at several different values of the bremsstrahlung end point in an attempt to establish ground state neutron transitions. Good agreement is found between the present results and-recent (p, gamma /sub 0/) data for the energies and relative widths of levels in /sup 16/O, /sup 32/S, and /sup 40/Ca. Shell-model calculations, including single particle-hole interactions, which predict the energies and strengths of 1/sup -/ states in /sup 16/O do not account for the structure observed in these measurements. A recent suggestion by Boeker, that a 1/sup -/ particle-hole excitation may occur coupled with a 0/sup +/ or 2/sup +/ surface vibration, predicts a splitting of each major particle-hole state; this prediction is more in accord with the observed /sup 16/O data. (auth)
Research Organization:
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, Eng.
NSA Number:
NSA-18-021257
OSTI ID:
4004114
Journal Information:
Nuclear Physics (Netherlands) Divided into Nucl. Phys. A and Nucl. Phys. B, Journal Name: Nuclear Physics (Netherlands) Divided into Nucl. Phys. A and Nucl. Phys. B Vol. Vol: 52; ISSN NUPHA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English

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