NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 9, 090501(2023)

Determination of cross-sections of natPb(p,x)207Bi and natPb(p,x)194Hg by GeTHU

Qize LIU1, Ofoq Normahmedov1, Mingkun JING1, Wenhan DAI1, Zhi ZENG1、*, Tao XUE1, Yang TIAN1, Ming ZENG1, Hao MA1, E Titarenko Yu2, K V Pavlov2, A Yu Titarenko2, V M Zhivun2, A A Kovalishin2, T V Kulevoy2, and R S Khalikov2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 2NRC "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, 123182, Kurchatov sq. 1, Russia
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    Figures & Tables(20)
    Full gamma-spectra of natPb400 sample at a height of 0 mm and 40 mm measured by GeTHU for 7 d and 14 d vs. background spectrum of GeTHU (color online)
    Full gamma-spectra of natPb100, natPb70 and natPb40 samples measured by GeTHU vs. background spectrum of GeTHU (color online)
    Full gamma-spectrum of natPb400 sample with identified nuclides marked
    Detector structure and relative position to the sample
    Cross-section view of GeTHU in Geant4
    Calculated cross-sections of natPb(p,x)207Bi reaction in this research (red) vs. the results of other authors (blue), the evaluated cross sections from TENDL-2019 (magenta) and TENDL-2021 (green), and simulated data by Geant4 (gray) (color online)
    Calculated cross-sections of natPb(p,x)194Hg reaction in this research (red) vs. the results of other authors (blue), the evaluated cross sections from TENDL-2019 (magenta) and TENDL-2021 (green), and simulated data by Geant4 (gray) (color online)
    • Table 1. Chemical impurity of irradiated samples

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      Table 1. Chemical impurity of irradiated samples

      化学杂质

      Chemical

      impurity

      占比

      Proportion

      / %

      化学杂质

      Chemical

      impurity

      占比

      Proportion

      / %

      Na<0.000 006Ni0.000 009
      Mg0.000 005Cu<0.000 02
      Al0.000 02Zn<0.000 006
      Si0.000 01Ag<0.000 01
      Ca0.000 1Sn<0.000 02
      Cr0.000 02Sb<0.000 02
      Mn<0.000 003Bi<0.000 10
      Fe0.000 2
    • Table 2. Parameters of irradiated samples

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      Table 2. Parameters of irradiated samples

      名称

      Name

      质子能量

      Energy of proton / MeV

      质量

      Mass / mg

      辐照时间

      Time of radiation / min

      平均质子通量

      Average flux of proton / 1010 p·(cm2·s)-1

      natPb4038.0±1.0207.6901.39±0.12
      natPb7068.9±0.8194.1750.84±0.06
      natPb10099.3±0.8201.0401.43±0.10
      natPb400400±2243.5256.78±0.50
    • Table 3. Peak energy of nuclides of interest in samples

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      Table 3. Peak energy of nuclides of interest in samples

      核Nuclide

      半衰期

      Half life / a

      能量

      Energy / keV

      强度

      Intensity / %

      207Bi31.55569.797.74
      1 063.6674.5
      1 770.246.87
      194Hg(194Au)447293.5410.4
      328.4561
      1 468.916.4
      2 043.673.6
    • Table 4. Detection efficiency at 0 mm height

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      Table 4. Detection efficiency at 0 mm height

      Nuclide

      样品

      Sample

      γ射线能量

      Energy of gamma-ray

      / keV

      探测效率(单位衰变计数)

      Detection efficiency

      (counts per decay)

      绝对不确定度

      Absolute

      uncertainty

      相对不确定度

      Relative uncertainty

      / %

      207BinatPb40569.666.30×10-22.8×10-34.4
      1 063.62.78×10-21.2×10-34.3
      natPb70569.666.32×10-22.8×10-34.4
      1 063.62.78×10-21.2×10-34.3
      natPb100569.666.32×10-22.8×10-34.4
      1 063.62.78×10-21.2×10-34.3
      natPb400569.666.28×10-22.8×10-34.5
      1 063.62.76×10-21.2×10-34.3
      194Hg(194Au)natPb400293.617.63×10-31.8×10-42.3
      328.525.58×10-22.5×10-34.5
    • Table 5. Detection efficiency at 40 mm height

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      Table 5. Detection efficiency at 40 mm height

      Nuclide

      样品

      Sample

      γ射线能量

      Energy of gamma-ray

      / keV

      探测效率(单位衰变计数)

      Detection efficiency

      (counts per decay)

      绝对不确定度

      Absolute

      uncertainty

      相对不确定度

      Relative uncertainty

      / %

      207BinatPb40569.661.58×10-25.1×10-43.2
      1 063.67.40×10-32.3×10-43.1
      natPb70569.661.58×10-24.7×10-43.0
      1 063.67.38×10-32.4×10-43.3
      natPb100569.661.59×10-25.2×10-43.3
      1 063.67.38×10-32.1×10-42.8
      natPb400569.661.59×10-25.0×10-43.1
      1 063.67.36×10-31.7×10-42.3
      194Hg(194Au)natPb400293.612.76×10-31.0×10-43.6
      328.521.51×10-24.7×10-43.1
    • Table 6. Activity of 207Bi nuclide

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      Table 6. Activity of 207Bi nuclide

      样品Sample活度Activity / Bq
      0 mm高度0 mm height40 mm高度40 mm height均值Average value
      natPb400.889 ± 0.0280.864 ± 0.0200.872 ± 0.016
      natPb700.196 ± 0.0060.193 ± 0.0050.194 ± 0.004
      natPb1000.125 ± 0.0040.123 ± 0.0030.124 ± 0.003
      natPb4000.100 ± 0.0030.096 ± 0.0030.098 ± 0.002
    • Table 7. Cross-sections of natPb(p,x)207Bi

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      Table 7. Cross-sections of natPb(p,x)207Bi

      质子能量

      Energy of

      proton / MeV

      (Φ±∆Φ)

      / 1010 cm-2· s-1

      (R±∆R)

      / 10-16 s-1

      (σ±∆σ)

      / mb

      38.0 ± 1.01.39 ± 0.125.66 ± 0.1140.70 ± 3.59
      68.9 ± 0.80.84 ± 0.061.62 ± 0.0319.31 ± 1.43
      99.3 ± 0.81.43 ± 0.101.88 ± 0.0413.15 ± 0.96
      400 ± 26.78 ± 0.501.97 ± 0.042.90 ± 0.22
    • Table 8. 194Hg nuclide activity

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      Table 8. 194Hg nuclide activity

      样品活度Activity / Bq
      Sample

      0 mm高度

      0 mm height

      40 mm高度

      40 mm height

      均值

      Average value

      natPb4000.200 ± 0.0080.194 ± 0.0060.196 ± 0.005
    • Table 9. Cross-sections of natPb(p,x)194Hg

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      Table 9. Cross-sections of natPb(p,x)194Hg

      质子能量Energy of proton / MeV(Φ ± ∆Φ) / 1010 cm-2· s-1(R±∆R) / 10-16 s-1(σ±∆σ) / mb
      400 ± 26.78 ± 0.5038.70 ± 4.4757.07 ± 7.83
    • Table 10. Uncertainty composition of results for natPb(p,x)207Bi

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      Table 10. Uncertainty composition of results for natPb(p,x)207Bi

      质子能量

      Energy of

      proton / MeV

      σA

      / mb

      σT

      / mb

      σΦ

      / mb

      σsum

      / mb

      38.0 ± 1.00.760.033.513.59
      68.9 ± 0.80.400.011.381.43
      99.3 ± 0.80.290.010.920.96
      400 ± 20.060.0020.210.22
    • Table 11. Uncertainty composition of results for natPb(p,x)194Hg

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      Table 11. Uncertainty composition of results for natPb(p,x)194Hg

      质子能量

      Energy of

      proton / MeV

      σA

      / mb

      σT

      / mb

      σΦ

      / mb

      σsum

      / mb

      400 ± 21.396.454.217.83
    • Table 12. Uncertainty composition of activity for natPb(p,x)194Hg

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      Table 12. Uncertainty composition of activity for natPb(p,x)194Hg

      样品

      Sample

      测量距离

      Distance of detection

      / mm

      特征γ射线Characteristic γ-ray
      293.55 keV328.47 keV
      δN / %δε (stat.) / %δε (syst.) / %δN / %δε (stat.) / %δε (syst.) / %
      natPb40006.01.51.81.31.34.3
      406.11.63.01.81.32.8
    • Table 13. Uncertainty composition of activity for natPb(p,x)207Bi

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      Table 13. Uncertainty composition of activity for natPb(p,x)207Bi

      样品

      Sample

      测量距离

      Distance of detection

      / mm

      特征射线Characteristic γ-ray
      569.70 keV1 063.66 keV
      δN / %δε (stat.) / %δε (syst.) / %δN / %δε (stat.) / %δε (syst.) / %
      natPb4000.50.24.40.80.54.3
      400.80.43.21.20.73.0
      natPb7001.20.24.41.80.54.3
      401.70.42.92.50.73.2
      natPb10001.50.24.42.20.54.3
      402.00.43.33.10.72.7
      natPb40001.70.24.52.60.54.3
      402.40.43.13.60.72.2
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    Qize LIU, Ofoq Normahmedov, Mingkun JING, Wenhan DAI, Zhi ZENG, Tao XUE, Yang TIAN, Ming ZENG, Hao MA, E Titarenko Yu, K V Pavlov, A Yu Titarenko, V M Zhivun, A A Kovalishin, T V Kulevoy, R S Khalikov. Determination of cross-sections of natPb(p,x)207Bi and natPb(p,x)194Hg by GeTHU[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(9): 090501

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 17, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 8, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.090501

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