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Measurement of Energy Dependent Neutron Capture Cross Sections of $^{197}Au$ in Energy Region from 0.1 eV to 10 keV using a Lead Slowing-down Spectrometer

  • Received : 2010.09.25
  • Accepted : 2010.12.13
  • Published : 2010.12.31

Abstract

The neutron capture cross section of $^{197}Au$ has been measured relative to the $^{10}B(n,{\gamma})$ standard cross section by the neutron time-of-flight(TOF) method using a 46-MeV electron linear accelerator(linac) at the Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University(KURRI). In order to experimentally prove the result obtained, the supplementary cross section measurement has been made from 0.1 eV to 10 keV using the Kyoto University Lead slowing-down spectrometer (KULS) coupling to the linac. The relative measurement by the TOF method has been normalized to the reference value(24.5 b) at 1 eV. The evaluated capture cross sections in JENDL/D-99 Dosimetry have been compared with the current measurements by the KULS experiments.

본 연구는 교토대학 원자로실험소의 46-MeV전자선형가속기에서 발생된 전자선을 Ta표적에 충돌시켜 발생된 중성자를 이용하였다. 발생된 중성자는 납감속측정장치(LSDS:Lead Slowing-down Spectrometer))속에서 감속되었고 중성자비행시간법(TOF:Time-of-Flight)을 이용하여서 중성자에너지를 선별하여 $^{197}Au$의 중성자포획단면적을 중성자에너지 0.1 eV에서 10 keV범위에 걸쳐 측정하였다. 발생된 중성자속을 측정하기 위하여 $BF_3$검출기속의 $^{10}B(n,{\gamma})$반응을 이용하였고 이것을 이용하여 중성자 반응 단면적을 상대적으로 얻었다. TOF방법으로 얻어진 결과는 1 eV에서의 결과(24.5 b)에 규격화되었다. 기존의 실험결과들과 평가결과들인 JENDL/D-99 Dosimetry File과 비교하였다.

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