Measurement of the light-nuclide yield from the photon-induced fission of Th-232

Authors
Karamian, SA Adam, J Belov, AG Norseev, YV Stegailov, VI Chaloun, P
Citation
Sa. Karamian et al., Measurement of the light-nuclide yield from the photon-induced fission of Th-232, PHYS ATOM N, 63(5), 2000, pp. 718-723
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS OF ATOMIC NUCLEI
ISSN journal
10637788 → ACNP
Volume
63
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
718 - 723
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7788(200005)63:5<718:MOTLYF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The yield of Na-24 and Mg-28 radionuclides was determined by their gamma ac tivity with the aid of radiochemistry. The corresponding measurements were performed upon the activation of purified Th targets with bremsstrahlung ph otons having endpoint energies of 12, 16.5, and 24 MeV. Possible background sources are carefully analyzed, and it is concluded that the yield of the above light nuclei is about 10(-6) per event of Th-232 fission. (C) 2000 MA IK "Nauka/Interperiodica".