Medida da secção de choque térmica e da integral de ressonância da reação 41K(n,)42K / Thermal cross-section and resonance integral of the 41K(n,g)42K(n,g)43K reaction measurement

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Pellets of potassium nitrate were irradiated in the IPEN/CNEN-SP (Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Comissao de Energia Nuclear, Sao Paulo, SP) IEAR1m reactor core operating at 2 MW power in order to determine the 41K(n,g)42K reaction thermal cross-section and resonance integral. The neutron flux was monitored by Au-Al alloy foils, and the Westcott formalism was applied. Neutron self-shielding, flux depression and gamma-ray self-absorption in the relatively large samples, as well as the gamma-ray detection efficiency correction factor, were determined by simulation with MCNP code. The data reduction statistical methods included the determination of the covariances between the obtained results and the standard cross-sections used (Au). The results were compared to those already published. The observation of the consecutive neutron capture reaction leading to 43K was tried.

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integral de ressônancia westcott formalism formalismo de westcott seçção de choque termica monte carlo simulation thermal flux fluxo térmico resonance integral thermal neutron cross-section potássio potassium. simulação de monte carlo

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