102Pd(n, {gamma}) Cross Section Measurement Using DANCE

Journal Article · Mon Mar 13 00:00:00 EST 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2187871· OSTI ID:20798301

Hatarik, R; Alpizar-Vicente, A M ^[1]; Bredeweg, T A; Esch, E -I; Haight, R C; O'Donnell, J M; Reifarth, R; Rundberg, R S; Ullmann, J L; Vieira, D J; Wouters, J M ^[2]; Greife, U ^[1]

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1. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)

The neutron capture cross section of the proton rich nucleus 102Pd was measured with the Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. The target was a 2 mg Pd foil with 78% enriched 102Pd. It was held by a 0.9 {mu}m thick Mylar bag which was selected after comparing different thicknesses of Kapton and Mylar for their scattering background. To identify the contribution of the other Pd isotopes the data of a natural Pd sample was compared to the data of the 102Pd enriched sample. A 12C sample was used to determine the scattering background. The 102Pd(n, {gamma}) rate is of importance for the p-process nucleosynthesis.

• OSTI ID: 20798301
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 819, Issue 1; Conference: 12. international symposium on capture gamma-ray spectroscopy and related topics, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 4-9 Sep 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2187871; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CAPTURE
CARBON 12
CROSS SECTIONS
FOILS
LOS ALAMOS
MYLAR
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PALLADIUM 102 TARGET
PROTONS
SCATTERING
THICKNESS