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Neutron resonance capture in $sup 138$Ba

Journal Article · · Nucl. Phys., A, v. 252, no. 2, pp. 301-314
OSTI ID:4100253
The neutron capture cross section of $sup 138$Ba has been measured with high resolution to 100 keV, and resonance parameters have been extracted. A number of new levels are observed. The s-wave radiative width is found to be six times the p-wave radiative width, and is also considerably larger than for other nuclei in this mass region. Valence capture and enhanced decay to single- particle final states could account for the large s-wave radiative strength. A large positive correlation between GAMMA/sub n/$sup 0$ and GAMMA/sub $gamma$/ for ten s-wave levels was found (rho = 0.67). The following average resonance parameters were deduced: [D] = 7.5 +- 1.5 keV, S$sub 0$ = (0.9 +- 0.4) x 10$sup - 4$, S$sub 1$ approximately equal to 0.5 x 10$sup -4$; [GAMMA/sub $gamma$/]/sub s/ = 310 +- 25 MeV and [GAMMA/sub $gamma$/]/sub p/ = 47 +- 5 MeV. Evidence for a predominant direct capture mechanism for thermal capture is presented. (NL)
Research Organization:
Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment, Lucas Heights); (Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)
NSA Number:
NSA-33-019047
OSTI ID:
4100253
Journal Information:
Nucl. Phys., A, v. 252, no. 2, pp. 301-314, Journal Name: Nucl. Phys., A, v. 252, no. 2, pp. 301-314; ISSN NUPAB
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English