Measurement of gamma-ray production cross sections for nuclear reactions 14N(d,pγ)15N and 28Si(d,pγ)29Si

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2014.02.120
• Publication Date: 2014-03-22T19:10:29Z
• Authors: L. Csedreki; I. Uzonyi; Z. Szikszai; Gy. Gyürky; G.Á. Szíki; Á.Z. Kiss
• Keywords: Természettudományok; 0103 physical sciences; Fizikai tudományok; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences

Abstract In this work the differential cross sections for gamma-ray emission from the 14N(d,pγ)15N (Eγ = 1885, 2297, 7299 and 8310 keV) and from the 28Si(d,pγ)29Si (Eγ = 1273, 2028, 2426 and 4934 keV) were measured simultaneously with the 14N(d,p4,5,6,7)15N differential cross sections and 14N(d,d)14N elastic scattering cross section using a HPGe detector at 55° and an ion implanted Si detector at 135° with respect to the beam direction in the deuteron energy range 0.65–2.0 MeV. The target was a thin silicon-nitride film. Gamma-ray angular distribution measurements were performed to determine the possible anisotropy of the gamma-ray emission, and the measured cross section values were converted into total gamma-ray producing cross sections for most of the gamma-ray emissions. The average uncertainties of nitrogen and silicon gamma-ray production cross sections are 5% and 12%, respectively and 8% concerning the particle production cross section of natN(d,d0)natN and 14N(d,p4,5,6,7)15N reactions.