Measurement of isomeric yield ratios for 104m,gAg and 106m,gAg isotopes using bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 45–75 MeV

Abstract

In this study, the isomeric yield ratio (IR) values of 104m,gAg and 106m,gAg in an natAg(γ,xn) reaction at the bremsstrahlung end-point energies (Ee) of 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, and 75 MeV were measured using an off-line gamma-ray spectrometric technique. The IR values at different bremsstrahlung end-point energies were also calculated from the cross-section data available in the TENDL-2019 library, and they were found to exhibit a similar trend with some differences in the magnitude. Herein, the IR values of 104m,gAg and 106m,gAg with the bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 70 and 75 MeV were measured for the first time. The present data were compared with those from the literature for 107,109,natAg(γ,xn), natAg(n,xn), natPd(p,xn), and 103Rh(α,xn) reactions to examine the role of the excitation energy and input angular momentum.