Cross sections for the {sup 17}O(n,p){sup 17}N and {sup 17}O(n,d){sup 16}N reactions at 14 MeV
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720 (United States)
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, K0J 1J0 (CANADA)
We measured the cross sections for the {sup 17}O(n,p){sup 17}N and {sup 17}O(n,d){sup 16}N reactions at a neutron bombarding energy of 14 MeV. A small DT generator was used to produce 14 MeV neutrons which irradiated known mixtures of {sup 16}O and {sup 17}O. The resulting {sup 16}N and {sup 17}N activities were transported to a remote counting station where a germanium detector was used to measure the characteristic gamma rays emitted in the beta decays of these isotopes. By using the cross section for the {sup 16}O(n,p) reaction as a reference, we determined the cross sections for the {sup 17}O(n,p) and {sup 17}O(n,d) reactions to be 27.4{plus_minus}6.1 and 5.6{plus_minus}1.9 mb, respectively. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 627574
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 57; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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