Activation cross section for 85Rb(n,2n)84mRb and 85Rb(n,p)85mKr reactions with uncertainty propagation and covariance analysis
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2024-09-05
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Mehta, M.
Singh, N.L.
Singh, R.K.
Makwana, R.
Subhash, P.V.
Chauhan, Rakesh
Suryanarayana, S.V.
Katovský, Karel
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0000-0001-9335-8199Advisor
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Mark
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Springer
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The cross section of Rb-85(n,2n)Rb-84m and Rb-85(n,p)Kr-85m reactions were measured at neutron energy range 12-20 MeV using activation analysis followed by off-line gamma-ray spectroscopic technique. The quasi mono-energetic neutrons were produced through Li-7(p,n)Be-7 reaction. The measurements were done relative to Al-27(n,alpha)Na-24 reference monitor reaction cross section. The detailed uncertainty propagation from the attributes present in measurements was performed using covariance analysis. The gamma-ray self-attenuation and background low neutron energy corrections were performed in the measurement studies. Theoretical calculations were performed by TALYS-1.96 nuclear code. The comparison of measured values with the available data in EXFOR database and evaluated data from JENDL-5 and EAF-2010 shows the measured cross section values of Rb-85(n,p)Kr-85m reaction were slightly higher than the published values, evaluated data and theoretical data while for Rb-85(n,2n)Rb-84m, the measured values were consistent with the published data.
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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (elektronická verze). 2024, vol. 333, issue 10, p. 5231-5241.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10967-024-09682-5
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10967-024-09682-5
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en