Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV
The 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar neutron capture cross section has been measured between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV neutron energy using the activation technique. The data are important for estimating backgrounds in argon-based neutrino and dark-matter detectors and in the neutrino-less double-beta decay search GERDA, whic...
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| description | The 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar neutron capture cross section has been measured between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV neutron energy using the activation technique. The data are important for estimating backgrounds in argon-based neutrino and dark-matter detectors and in the neutrino-less double-beta decay search GERDA, which uses liquid argon as cooling and shielding medium. For the first time the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar cross section has been measured for neutron energies above 1 MeV. Our results are compared to the evaluation ENDF/B-VII.1 and the calculated prediction TENDL-2013. The latter agrees very well with the present results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c9ca3d3283e4bff990976d339e69a612022-12-21T23:51:41ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26931873-24452014-09-01736C36136410.1016/j.physletb.2014.07.044Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeVMegha Bhike0B. Fallin1W. Tornow2Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USADepartment of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USADepartment of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USAThe 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar neutron capture cross section has been measured between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV neutron energy using the activation technique. The data are important for estimating backgrounds in argon-based neutrino and dark-matter detectors and in the neutrino-less double-beta decay search GERDA, which uses liquid argon as cooling and shielding medium. For the first time the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar cross section has been measured for neutron energies above 1 MeV. Our results are compared to the evaluation ENDF/B-VII.1 and the calculated prediction TENDL-2013. The latter agrees very well with the present results.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269314005462Neutron radiative captureNeutron induced backgroundNeutrino detectorsDouble-beta decay detectorsDark matter detectors |
| spellingShingle | Megha Bhike B. Fallin W. Tornow Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV Physics Letters B Neutron radiative capture Neutron induced background Neutrino detectors Double-beta decay detectors Dark matter detectors |
| title | Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV |
| title_full | Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV |
| title_fullStr | Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV |
| title_short | Measurements of the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar radiative-capture cross section between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV |
| title_sort | measurements of the 40ar n γ 41ar radiative capture cross section between 0 4 and 14 8 mev |
| topic | Neutron radiative capture Neutron induced background Neutrino detectors Double-beta decay detectors Dark matter detectors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269314005462 |
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