Partial gamma-ray production cross sections for (n,xng) reactions in natural argon from 1 - 30 MeV

Details Partial gamma-ray production cross sections for (n,xng) reactions in natural argon from 1 - 30 MeV Partial gamma-ray production cross sections for (n,xng) reactions in natural argon from 1 - 30 MeV

2012-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/1202.2141v1

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

23 pages, 6 figures

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Background: Neutron-induced backgrounds are a significant concern for experiments that require extremely low levels of radioactive backgrounds such as direct dark matter searches and neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments. Unmeasured neutron scattering cross sections are often accounted for incorrectly in Monte Carlo simulations. Purpose: Determine partial gamma-ray production cross sections for (n,xng) reactions in natural argon for incident neutron energies between 1 and 30 MeV. Methods: The broad spectrum neutron beam at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) was used used for the measurement. Neutron energies were determined using time-of-flight and resulting gamma rays from neutron-induced reactions were detected using the GErmanium Array for Neutron Induced Excitations (GEANIE). Results: Partial gamma-ray cross sections were measured for six excited states in Ar-40 and two excited states in Ar-39. Measured (n,xng) cross sections were compared to the TALYS nuclear reaction code. Conclusions: These new measurements will help to identify potential backgrounds in neutrinoless double-beta decay and dark matter experiments that use argon as a detection medium or shielding. The measurements will also aid in the identification of neutron interactions in these experiments through the detection of gamma rays produced by (n,xng) reactions.

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