Abstract
Cross sections were measured at neutron energies from 13.6 to 14.9 MeV for the reaction 97Mo(n,p)97mNb leading to isomer of Niobium-97 isotope. The production of relatively short-lived isomer activity and the spectra accumulation have been carried out by cyclic activation method. Corrections were made for the effects of gamma ray attenuation, random coincidence summing (pulse pileup), dead time, neutron flux fluctuations and scattered low energy neutron contribution. Statistical model calculations for which the pre-equilibrium emission effects are taken into consideration were also performed for the investigated reaction between 13.0 and 15.0 MeV neutron energy range.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1821-1828 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Annals of Nuclear Energy |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by the Research Fund of the University of Istanbul, project number: 1591/30042001 and the International Atomic Agency, Vienna, under Research Contract number 9506/RO. The Authors wish to thank to Mr. G. Tarcan for his excellent drive of Neutron Generator during irradiations and also to Mr. Y. Özbir for his technical assistance during the whole experiment.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| University of Istanbul | 1591/30042001 |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | 9506/RO |