We describe the measurement studies of a third harmonic undulator.The harmonic undulator is fabricated by placing shims at suitable locations along the length of a table-top six-period planar undulator.The undulator f...We describe the measurement studies of a third harmonic undulator.The harmonic undulator is fabricated by placing shims at suitable locations along the length of a table-top six-period planar undulator.The undulator field is measured with a Hall probe and pulsed wire bench.The pulsed wire data show good agreement with the Hall probe data.展开更多
The excitation function of the 58Ni(n,p)58Co reaction was measured using the well-established neutron activation technique andγ-ray spectroscopy.Neutrons in the energy range of 1.7 to 2.7 MeV were generated using the...The excitation function of the 58Ni(n,p)58Co reaction was measured using the well-established neutron activation technique andγ-ray spectroscopy.Neutrons in the energy range of 1.7 to 2.7 MeV were generated using the 7Li(p,n)reaction.The neutron flux was measured using the standard 115In(n,n’)115mIn monitor reaction.The results of the neutron spectrum averaged cross-section of 58Ni(n,p)58Co reactions were compared with existing cross-section data available in the EXFOR data library as well as with various evaluated data libraries such as ENDF/B-VIII.0,JEFF-3.3,JENDL-4.0,and CENDL-3.2.Theoretical calculations were performed using the nuclear reaction code TALYS.Various nuclear level density(NLD)models were tested,and their results were compared with the present findings.Realistic NLDs were also obtained through the spectral distribution method(SDM).The cross-section results,along with the absolute errors,were obtained by investigating the uncertainty propagation and using the covariance technique.Corrections forγ-ray true coincidence summing,low-energy background neutrons,andγ-ray self attenuation were performed.The experimental cross-section obtained in the present study is consistent with previously published experimental data,evaluated libraries,and theoretical calculations carried out using the TALYS code.展开更多
基金Supported by DST,Delhi,IndiaCSIR,Delhi,India and DRDO,Delhi India.
文摘We describe the measurement studies of a third harmonic undulator.The harmonic undulator is fabricated by placing shims at suitable locations along the length of a table-top six-period planar undulator.The undulator field is measured with a Hall probe and pulsed wire bench.The pulsed wire data show good agreement with the Hall probe data.
基金One of the authors(A.H.)sincerely acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology(DST),Government of Indiafor the INSPIRE Fellowship award(No.DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2019/IF190924)+1 种基金partial support from the SERBwith grants No.SIR/2022/000566 and CRG/2021/000101,respectively。
文摘The excitation function of the 58Ni(n,p)58Co reaction was measured using the well-established neutron activation technique andγ-ray spectroscopy.Neutrons in the energy range of 1.7 to 2.7 MeV were generated using the 7Li(p,n)reaction.The neutron flux was measured using the standard 115In(n,n’)115mIn monitor reaction.The results of the neutron spectrum averaged cross-section of 58Ni(n,p)58Co reactions were compared with existing cross-section data available in the EXFOR data library as well as with various evaluated data libraries such as ENDF/B-VIII.0,JEFF-3.3,JENDL-4.0,and CENDL-3.2.Theoretical calculations were performed using the nuclear reaction code TALYS.Various nuclear level density(NLD)models were tested,and their results were compared with the present findings.Realistic NLDs were also obtained through the spectral distribution method(SDM).The cross-section results,along with the absolute errors,were obtained by investigating the uncertainty propagation and using the covariance technique.Corrections forγ-ray true coincidence summing,low-energy background neutrons,andγ-ray self attenuation were performed.The experimental cross-section obtained in the present study is consistent with previously published experimental data,evaluated libraries,and theoretical calculations carried out using the TALYS code.