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THE B$sup 11$$($$alpha$,n)N$sup 14$ REACTION (thesis)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4244450
He/sup +/ ions from the large Los Alamos electrostatic accelerator were used to bombard thin B/sup 11/ targets, and the resulting neutron spectra were measured by a timeof-flight method. The absolute zero-degree differential cross section was obtained for the B/sup 11/( alpha ,n/sub 0/)N/sup 14/ rcaction for the alpha-particle energy range from 1.9 to 6.9 Mev, the B/sup 11/( alpha ,n/sub 2/)N/sup 14*/ reaction from 3.5 to 6.9 Mev, and the B/sup 11/( alpha ,n/sub 2/)N/ sup 14*/ reaction from 5.3 to 6.9 Mev. Resonances were found in thi; zero degree cross section curves at excitation energies in N/sup 15/ corresponding to 12.51, 12.90, l3.14, 13.17, 13.36, 13.60, 13.71, 13.85, 14.08, 14.l6, obtained for the neutrons associated with the ground state transition for the alpha-particle energy range from 1.92 to 5.72 Mev and for the first excited state from 3.73 to 4.74 Mev. From the angular distributions, values for the total reaction cross section were obtained for the B/sup 11/( alpha ,n/sub 0/)N/sup 14/ reaction for the energy region from 1.92 to 5.72 Mev. The angular distributions for alphaparticle energies above 2.05 Mev were found to exhibit asymmetry about 90 in the center-of-mass system while the angular distribution at 2.05 Mev was symmetric about 90 . A theoretical analysis of the 12.50-Mev state in N/sup 15/ led to a spin and parity assignment of 5+/2. Qualitative arguments are used to show that the 12.90Mev state in N/sup 15/ is not a pure state. (auth)
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
NSA Number:
NSA-13-014781
OSTI ID:
4244450
Report Number(s):
AECU-4126
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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