CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENTS OF THE $sup 58$Ni(n,p)$sup 58$Co AND $sup 29$Si(n,$alpha$$)$$sup 26$Mg REACTIONS IN THE ENERGY RANGE 2.2 TO 3.8 Mev

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1963 · Nuclear Physics (Netherlands) Divided into Nucl. Phys. A and Nucl. Phys. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-5582(63)90156-1· OSTI ID:4106026

Konijn, J; Lauber, A

The Si/sup 29/ (n, alpha )Mg/sup 26/ and Ni/sup 58/(n,p)Co/sup 58/ reaction cross sections were measured using a surface barrier solid state detector to record the charged particles. Absolute measurements of the neutron flux were made, recording the proton recoils from a thin polyethylene radiator with the solid state detector. Both reaction cross sections show strong fluctuations as a function of energy, which may be due to the statistical fluctuation of the level densities. Estimations of the level densities of the intermediate nuclei from the relative fluctuations of the cross section curves are in good agreement with those expected on theoi etical grounds. The agreement with earlier measurements on the nickel reaction is good, while absolute values for the cross sections of the silicon reaction were not reported before in this energy region. (auth)

• Research Organization: Aktiebolaget Atomenergi, Studsvik, Sweden
• NSA Number: NSA-18-007731
• OSTI ID: 4106026
• Journal Information: Nuclear Physics (Netherlands) Divided into Nucl. Phys. A and Nucl. Phys. B, Vol. Vol: 48; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

PHYSICS
ALPHA PARTICLES
CHARGED PARTICLES
COBALT 58
CONFIGURATION
CROSS SECTIONS
CRYSTAL COUNTERS
ENERGY
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
MAGNESIUM 26
MEASURED VALUES
MEV RANGE
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON FLUX
NICKEL 58
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
POLYETHYLENES
PROTONS
RECOILS
SEMICONDUCTORS
SILICON 29
STATISTICS
VARIATIONS