Neutron induced reaction cross sections for the radioactive target nucleus 99Tc

Nuclear Physics A

Volumn 815, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Reimer, P ^a,b   Koning, A J ^c   Plompen, A J M ^a   Qaim, S M ^b   Sudar S ^a,b,d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

99Tc(n, n ), (n, p), (n, ); Comparison with TALYS and STAPRE calculations; cross section via the activation method; E = threshold 20.6 MeV; measured; Nuclear reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249097026     PISSN: 03759474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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