https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202532905001
Cross sections for the 54Fe(n, n′) 54Fe and 54Fe(n, p′) 54Mn reactions deduced from the detection of de-excitation γ rays
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0055, USA
2 Department of Physics, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, 75062-4736, USA
3 Department of Chemistry, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, 75062-4736, USA
4 Department of Physics, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 21402-1300, USA
5 Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0055, USA
* e-mail: hicks@udallas.edu
Published online: 25 June 2025
γ-ray production cross sections have been deduced for reactions with incident neutrons having energies from 1.5 - 4.7 MeV. Similar measurements were made on a natural Ti sample to establish an absolute normalization. The resulting γ-ray production cross sections are compared to TENDL and TALYS calculations, as well as data from previous measurements. The models are found to describe the production cross sections for most γ rays observed from 54Mn and 54Fe rather well.
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