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Measurement of spectrum-averaged cross sections of the (n,p) and (n,n′) reactions on strontium by fast neutrons of a TRIGA reactor: comparison with integrated data from excitation functions of various data libraries

  • M. Shuza Uddin EMAIL logo , M. Mezbah Uddin , Rahat Khan , M. Mehedi Hasan , M. Asad Shariff , M. Obaidur Rahman and Syed M. Qaim
Published/Copyright: July 3, 2023
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 111 Issue 9

Abstract

Integral cross sections of the reactions 84Sr(n,p)84Rb, 86Sr(n,p)86Rb and 87Sr(n,n′)87mSr, over the fast neutron spectrum of a TRIGA reactor above 0.5 MeV, were measured for the first time. The results were used for integral tests of the evaluated excitation functions in the data libraries, ENDF/B-VIII.0, ROSFOND-2010, JEFF-3.3, JENDL-5 and TENDL-2021. The integral measurements are generally consistent with the integrated values within 12 %, except for a few cases. The two data libraries ENDF/B-VIII.0 and ROSFOND-2010 appear to need some improvement with regard to the reactions investigated in this work.

Keywords: fast neutron spectrum; integral test of differential data; nuclear reaction; spectrum-averaged cross section; TRIGA Mark II reactor
Corresponding author: M. Shuza Uddin, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, E-mail:

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the operation crew of the TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor, Savar, Dhaka, for their help in performing irradiations of samples. M.S. Uddin wants to thank the head of ENRPD for permission to use gamma-ray counting system.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2023-04-06
Accepted: 2023-06-14
Published Online: 2023-07-03
Published in Print: 2023-09-26

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Keywords for this article
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