The ^232Th(n,γ)^233Th neutron capture reaction cross sections were measured at average neutron energies of 14.1 MeV and 14.8 MeV using the activation method.The neutron flux was determined using the monitor reactio...The ^232Th(n,γ)^233Th neutron capture reaction cross sections were measured at average neutron energies of 14.1 MeV and 14.8 MeV using the activation method.The neutron flux was determined using the monitor reaction^27Al(n,α)^24Na.The induced gamma-ray activities were measured using a low background gamma ray spectrometer equipped with a high resolution HPGe detector.The experimentally determined cross sections were compared with the data in the literature,and the evaluated data of ENDF/B-Ⅶ.1,JENDL-4.0u+,and CENDL-3.1.The excitation functions of the ^232Th(n,γ)^233Th reaction were also calculated theoretically using the TALYS1.6 computer code.展开更多
基金Supported by Chinese TMSR Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Project-The Th-U Fuel Physics Term(XDA02010100)National Natural Science Foundation of China(11205076,21327801)
文摘The ^232Th(n,γ)^233Th neutron capture reaction cross sections were measured at average neutron energies of 14.1 MeV and 14.8 MeV using the activation method.The neutron flux was determined using the monitor reaction^27Al(n,α)^24Na.The induced gamma-ray activities were measured using a low background gamma ray spectrometer equipped with a high resolution HPGe detector.The experimentally determined cross sections were compared with the data in the literature,and the evaluated data of ENDF/B-Ⅶ.1,JENDL-4.0u+,and CENDL-3.1.The excitation functions of the ^232Th(n,γ)^233Th reaction were also calculated theoretically using the TALYS1.6 computer code.