Determination of Westcott g-factors for the assay of non-1/v nuclides using k0-NAA

IF 1.6 3区工程技术 Q3 CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR

Applied Radiation and Isotopes Pub Date : 2025-01-04 DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2025.111666

Manish Chand , Subhrojit Bagchi , Bilal Hassan Khan

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of the Westcott g-factor on the concentration of elements like In, Ir, Re, Yb, Eu and Lu, measured using neutron capture reactions (n,γ), specifically focusing on those reactions, whose thermal neutron capture cross-sections (σ _(n,γ)) deviate from the conventional '1/v' behaviour. These measurements are quantified using k₀-based neutron activation analysis. The Westcott g-factor for the non-1/v nuclides was calculated using the characterized neutron temperature (T_n) at PFTS irradiation channel of KAMINI reactor. This computation involved establishing a correlation between g(T_n) Vs T_n, spanning a range from 0 to 100 °C, derived from the latest ENDF/B-VIII.0 nuclear data library. NJOY21 code package modules like RECONR (Resonance Reconstruction) and BROADR (Doppler Broadening) were used to process the neutron capture cross-section at different temperatures. The impact of g(T_n) on the Lu concentration was found to be highest at 81% and least for the Re at 0.2% using ¹⁸⁵Re isotope.

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k0-NAA法测定非1/v核素中Westcott g因子。

本研究考察了Westcott g因子对In， Ir, Re, Yb， Eu和Lu等元素浓度的影响，使用中子俘获反应（n,γ）测量，特别关注那些热中子俘获截面（σ (n,γ)）偏离传统“1/v”行为的反应。这些测量使用基于k 0的中子活化分析进行量化。利用KAMINI反应堆PFTS辐照通道的特征中子温度（Tn）计算了非1/v核素的Westcott g因子。该计算涉及建立g(Tn) Vs Tn之间的相关性，跨越0到100°C的范围，来自最新的ENDF/B-VIII。0核数据库。采用RECONR （Resonance Reconstruction）和BROADR （Doppler broadband）等NJOY21码包模块对不同温度下的中子俘获截面进行处理。利用185Re同位素，发现g（Tn）对Lu浓度的影响最大（81%），对Re浓度的影响最小（0.2%）。

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Applied Radiation and Isotopes 工程技术-核科学技术

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3.00

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12.50%

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406

审稿时长

13.5 months

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