CHARACTERIZATION OF 241AM-BE NEUTRON SOURCE USING THRESHOLD FOIL ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE
Kotb, N., Tohamy, M., Solieman, A., El - Zakla, T., Amer, T., Elmeniawi, S., Comsan, M. (2019). CHARACTERIZATION OF 241AM-BE NEUTRON SOURCE USING THRESHOLD FOIL ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE. EKB Journal Management System, 30(Issue 1-B), 48-53. doi: 10.21608/absb.2019.67880
N. A. Kotb; M. M. Tohamy; A. H. Solieman; T. El - Zakla; T. Z. Amer; S. Elmeniawi; M. N. Comsan. "CHARACTERIZATION OF 241AM-BE NEUTRON SOURCE USING THRESHOLD FOIL ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE". EKB Journal Management System, 30, Issue 1-B, 2019, 48-53. doi: 10.21608/absb.2019.67880
Kotb, N., Tohamy, M., Solieman, A., El - Zakla, T., Amer, T., Elmeniawi, S., Comsan, M. (2019). 'CHARACTERIZATION OF 241AM-BE NEUTRON SOURCE USING THRESHOLD FOIL ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE', EKB Journal Management System, 30(Issue 1-B), pp. 48-53. doi: 10.21608/absb.2019.67880
Kotb, N., Tohamy, M., Solieman, A., El - Zakla, T., Amer, T., Elmeniawi, S., Comsan, M. CHARACTERIZATION OF 241AM-BE NEUTRON SOURCE USING THRESHOLD FOIL ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 30(Issue 1-B): 48-53. doi: 10.21608/absb.2019.67880

CHARACTERIZATION OF 241AM-BE NEUTRON SOURCE USING THRESHOLD FOIL ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE

Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science
Article 5, Volume 30, Issue 1-B, June 2019, Page 48-53  XML PDF (302.12 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/absb.2019.67880
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Authors
N. A. Kotb email 1; M. M. Tohamy2; A. H. Solieman2; T. El - Zakla1; T. Z. Amer3; S. Elmeniawi3; M. N. Comsan2
1Radiation Protection Department, Hot Laboratories Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt
2Experimental Nuclear Physics Department, Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt
3Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al - Azhar University, Girls Branch, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
The aim of the study is to characterize 241Am-Be isotopic neutron source with 5 Ci activity and nominal neutron yield 1.1×107 n/s. The emitted neutrons were measured employing threshold multi-foil activation technique using the following reactions: 115In(n,n'), 58Ni(n,p), 64Zn(n,p), 27Al(n,p), 56Fe(n,p), 59Co(n,α), 24Mg(n,p), and27Al(n,α). The threshold reactions were selected based on their half-lives, adequate threshold energy and cross-section. The reaction rate of each sample foil is measured by detecting the gamma ray spectra produced as a result of reaction products decay. A hyper pure germanium detector (HPGe) is used for gamma-ray spectrum measurements. The obtained spectra were analyzed using Genie2000 software and the associated system absolute efficiency was calculated using Efftran software. Obtained reaction rates were compared with available published data.
Keywords
241Am-Be neutrons; HPGe; threshold reactions; activation technique; reaction rate
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