Gamma intensities for the β-decay of 97Zr

To determine the neutron flux in activation experiments, a commonly used monitor is zirconium and in particular the stable isotopes 94,96Zr. 96Zr is very sensitive to epithermal neutrons. Despite its widespread application, most gamma intensities of the radioactive neutron capture product, 97Zr, yield large uncertainties. With the help of a new γ spectroscopy setup and GEANT simulations, we succeeded in determining a new set of γ-ray intensities with significantly reduced uncertainties.

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Author:	Mario Weigand ORCiD GND, Sophia Florence Dellmann ORCiD GND, Benjamin Brückner ORCiD GND, Philipp Erbacher ORCiD GND, Klaus Eberhardt GND, Christopher Geppert GND, Tanja Heftrich ORCiD GND, Timo Kisselbach ORCiD, Cem Deniz Kurtulgil GND, Markus Reich ORCiD GND, René Reifarth ORCiD GND, Meiko Volknandt ORCiD GND
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-787805
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167891
ISSN:	0168-9002
Parent Title (English):	Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment
Publisher:	Elsevier
Place of publication:	Amsterdam
Document Type:	Article
Language:	English
Date of Publication (online):	2022/12/13
Date of first Publication:	2022/12/13
Publishing Institution:	Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:	2023/11/24
Tag:	Activation; Beta decay; Gamma intensity; Zr
Volume:	1048
Issue:	167891
Article Number:	167891
Page Number:	5
HeBIS-PPN:	516753150
Institutes:	Physik
Dewey Decimal Classification:	5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Sammlungen:	Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):	Creative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International

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