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Neutron-capture Studies on ^(235)U and ^(238)U via AMS
A. Wallner,K. Buczak,F. Quinto,P. Steier,T. Belgya,L. Szentmiklosi,M. Bichler,I. Dillmann,F. Kappeler,A. Mengoni 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
Major nuclear data libraries exhibit some discrepancies for the neutron capture reactions ^(235)U(n,γ) and ^(238)</SUP>U(n,γ) at keV energies. These differences reflect also the scatter of experimental data that are primarily based on time-of-flight measurements (TOF) with detection of prompt γ-rays. We report here on an independent approach for studying such reactions: Neutron activations with subsequent accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurement represent an independent technique, where interference from fission is completely excluded. Activations of natural uranium samples were performed with cold neutrons (Budapest), thermal (Vienna) and with neutrons of 25 and 500 keV (Karlsruhe) for the measurement of ^(235)U(n,γ) and ^(238)U(n,γ). The produced long-lived ^(236)U and the decay product of ^(239)U, ^(239)Pu, respectively, were subsequently counted by AMS at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator. This method for measuring the neutron capture cross section has the advantage that the involved systematic uncertainties are in no way correlated with those inherent to the TOF technique. Preliminary data for these neutron energies indicate good agreement with evaluations and seem to support in the keV energy range the reported lower cross-section values for both capture reactions.
A. Wallner,K. Buczak,C. Lederer,H. Vonach,T. Faestermann,G. Korschinek,M. Poutivtsev,G. Rugel,A. Klix,K. Seidel,A. Plompen,V. Semkova 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
In a fusion reactor and also in future advanced reactor types, long-lived activation products may lead to significant long-term waste disposals and radiation damage. Many of these production cross sections are not well-known, making it difficult to calculate concentration limits. Some prominent long-lived activation products comprise ^(10)Be, ^(14)C, and ^(26)Al; in the medium-mass range the radionuclides ^(53)Mn, ^(55;60)Fe, ^(59;63)Ni; and for heavier isotopes ^(202m)Pb, ^(210m)Bi. Since a few years the technique of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has been applied at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) facility for the detection of long-lived radionuclides for such studies. In this respect, samples were irradiated with quasi-monoenergetic neutrons at TU Dresden's 14-MeV neutron generator and the van de Graaff accelerator at IRMM. After the activations the samples were prepared for isotope ratio measurements via AMS. Production of long-lived ^(53)Mn and ^(59)Ni was measured via AMS utilizing the 14-MV tandem of the Maier-Leibnitz- laboratory, TU Munich. Radionuclides ^(10)Be, ^(14)C, ^(26)Al, ^(55)Fe, ^(210m)Bi, and ^(202g)Pb are measured at the VERA facility.