Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions

Excitation functions for the natW(3He, x)184m,gRe nuclear reactions were measured from respective thresholds up to 55 MeV by using a conventional stacked-foil activation technique combined with HPGe γ-ray spectroscopy. Individual cross-section values for the production of 184mRe and 184gRe were sepa...

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Main Authors: Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *, Chakraborty, Animesh Kumer, Nagatsu, K., Minegishi, Zhang, M. R.
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author Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *
Chakraborty, Animesh Kumer
Nagatsu, K.
Minegishi,
Zhang, M. R.
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Chakraborty, Animesh Kumer
Nagatsu, K.
Minegishi,
Zhang, M. R.
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description Excitation functions for the natW(3He, x)184m,gRe nuclear reactions were measured from respective thresholds up to 55 MeV by using a conventional stacked-foil activation technique combined with HPGe γ-ray spectroscopy. Individual cross-section values for the production of 184mRe and 184gRe were separated using a proper mathematical method based on their interference-free characteristic gamma lines and the data are reported here for the first time. The default parameters of recently developed nuclear model code TALYS-1.96 were found to be unable to reproduce the excitation functions, hence cannot provide 184mRe/184gRe isomeric cross-section ratios consistent with the experimental results. However, the adjustment of the level density model and optical model potentials together with some other parameters, such as the spin cut-off parameter, were found to be effective to reproduce the measured excitation functions. A similar parameter adjustment may be useful to reproduce the excitation functions of like unusual isomeric pairs, especially when the metastable state is longer-lived than the ground state. The reported cross-sections and the model calculation show interesting in the understanding of the nuclear reaction mechanisms as well as for the improvement of nuclear model codes for accurate prediction of nuclear reaction cross-sections where the experimental data are scarce, or an expensive experiment is required to obtain experimental data.
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spelling sunway-22402023-06-15T01:33:55Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2240/ Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin * Chakraborty, Animesh Kumer Nagatsu, K. Minegishi, Zhang, M. R. QC Physics Excitation functions for the natW(3He, x)184m,gRe nuclear reactions were measured from respective thresholds up to 55 MeV by using a conventional stacked-foil activation technique combined with HPGe γ-ray spectroscopy. Individual cross-section values for the production of 184mRe and 184gRe were separated using a proper mathematical method based on their interference-free characteristic gamma lines and the data are reported here for the first time. The default parameters of recently developed nuclear model code TALYS-1.96 were found to be unable to reproduce the excitation functions, hence cannot provide 184mRe/184gRe isomeric cross-section ratios consistent with the experimental results. However, the adjustment of the level density model and optical model potentials together with some other parameters, such as the spin cut-off parameter, were found to be effective to reproduce the measured excitation functions. A similar parameter adjustment may be useful to reproduce the excitation functions of like unusual isomeric pairs, especially when the metastable state is longer-lived than the ground state. The reported cross-sections and the model calculation show interesting in the understanding of the nuclear reaction mechanisms as well as for the improvement of nuclear model codes for accurate prediction of nuclear reaction cross-sections where the experimental data are scarce, or an expensive experiment is required to obtain experimental data. Elsevier 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin * and Chakraborty, Animesh Kumer and Nagatsu, K. and Minegishi, and Zhang, M. R. (2023) Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 536. pp. 11-17. ISSN 0168-583X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2022.12.018 10.1016/j.nimb.2022.12.018
spellingShingle QC Physics
Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *
Chakraborty, Animesh Kumer
Nagatsu, K.
Minegishi,
Zhang, M. R.
Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions
title Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions
title_full Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions
title_fullStr Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions
title_full_unstemmed Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions
title_short Measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natW (3He, x)184m,gRe reactions
title_sort measurement and calculation of isomeric cross section ratios for the natw (3he, x)184m,gre reactions
topic QC Physics
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2240/
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