Experimental cross section of the 164Dy(n,γ)165Dy reaction at the neutron energy of 0.0372 eV using Neutron Diffraction Facility
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Naima Belouadah
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Fatiha Kadem
Abstract
The neutron capture cross section for the 164Dy(n,γ)165Dy reaction at 0.0372 eV energy was measured using the horizontal channel (Neutron Diffraction Facility) of Es-Salam nuclear research reactor in Birine-Algeria. The Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) technique using 197Au(n,γ)198Au as reference reaction was adopted. The γ ray spectra for the Dy2O3 target powder and two thin gold foil were detected for the Germanium Hyper Pure coupled in the Genie 2000 data acquisition software. A resulting σ-value (2198.5 ± 94) b was measured for the thermal neutron cross section after correcting the thermal neutron self-shielding and γ attenuation effects. The measured value was then compared to the evaluated cross sections reported in two different libraries of neutron databases ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JEFF-3.3. The measured data at 0.0372 eV has been extrapolated to the energy of 0.0253 eV assuming 1/ν dependence in the thermal energy region and the result was compared with the fully measured values reported in the literature.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the El-Salam nuclear research reactor group in Birine-Algeria. The authors are also grateful to Dr. R. Brahimi (LSVER, USTHB), Dr. K. Boukeffousa from CRNA and Dr. T. Seguini from CRND.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Papers
- Experimental cross section of the 164Dy(n,γ)165Dy reaction at the neutron energy of 0.0372 eV using Neutron Diffraction Facility
- Is octavalent plutonium really formed during oxidation in alkaline aqueous solutions?
- A comparison of the extraction behaviour of tris(2-methylbutyl) phosphate and tri-n-alkyl phosphates for the separation of metal ions for U–Zr and U–Pu–Zr systems by cross-current mode
- Investigating diffusion mechanism for HTO and Se(IV)/Se(VI) in compacted Tamusu clay rock with different column lengths
- Preparation and radiolabeling of Iranian Androctonus crassicauda scorpion venom with technetium-99m as a new agent for cancer diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
- Fabrication and application of nanosized stannic oxide for sorption of some hazardous metal ions from aqueous solutions
