Fast-neutron interaction with collective cadmium nuclei

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6708787· OSTI ID:6708787

Smith, A B; Guenther, P T

Differential neutron elastic-scattering cross sections of elemental cadmium are measured from [approx] 1.5 to 10 MeV. From [approx] 1.5 to 3.0 MeV the measurements are made at [approx] 100 keV incident-neutron energy intervals and at 10 scattering angles distributed between [approx] 200 and 160[degree]. From 3 to 4 MeV the measurements are made at [approx] 200 MeV intervals and at 20 angles. Above 4 MeV the incident-energy interval is [approx] 0.5 MeV with [ge] 40 differential values at each incident energy, distributed between [approx] 18 and 160[degree]. Concurrently, differential cross sections for the excitation of observed levels'' at 0.589 [plus minus] 0.047, 1.291 [plus minus] 0.066 and 1.839 [plus minus] 0.57 MeV are determined, with attention to the direct excitation of the yrast 2[sup +] levels of the even isotopes ([approx] 75% abundant) and of the 3/2[sup +] and 5/2[sup +] levels of the odd isotopes ([approx] 75% abundant). Optical-statistical, dispersive-optical and coupled-channels interpretations are carried out and comparisons made with regional'' and global'' parameters. Consideration is given to the fundamental nature of the real potential in the vicinity of the Fermi Surface with implications on the equation of state and the reduced mass, in the context of the dispersive optical model.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6708787
• Report Number(s): ANL/NDM-127; ON: DE93008929
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CADMIUM
NEUTRON REACTIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INELASTIC SCATTERING
OPTICAL MODELS
YRAST STATES
BARYON REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
HADRON REACTIONS
INFORMATION
METALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
SCATTERING
663430* - Nucleon-Induced Reactions & Scattering- (1992-)
663560 - Nuclear Mass Ranges- A=90-149- (1992-)