Measurements of activation cross-sections for the 96Ru(n,d*) 95gTc reaction for neutrons with energies between 13.3 and 15.0 MeV

Abstract

In this study, activation cross-sections were measured for the 9 6Ru(n,d*) 95gTc reaction at three different neutron energies from 13.5 to 14.8 MeV. The fast neutrons were produced via the 3H(d,n) 4He reaction on a K-400 neutron generator. Induced gamma activities were measured by a high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer with a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. Measurements were corrected for gamma-ray attenuations, random coincidence (pile-up), dead time and fluctuation of neutron flux. The data for 9 6Ru(n,d*) 95gTc reaction cross-sections are reported to be 196±18, 253±22 and 298±22 mb at 13.5±0.2, 14.1±0.1 and 14.8±0.2 MeV incident neutron energies, respectively. Results were compared with the previous works.