Measurement of photo-neutron cross-sections of Gd and Ce using bremsstrahlung with an end-point energy of 10 MeV

Multiparticle natSr(γ, ) reactions induced with bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 55, 60, and 65 MeV *

“…However, to date, most photonuclear reactions have been studied in terms of bremsstrahlung photons in the energy range of 10-30 MeV [5][6][7][8] and have involved the use of medical electron linear accelerators (linacs). In this energy range, only simple reactions, such as (γ,n), (γ,2n), and (γ,p), can take place [5,[9][10][11], with the compound reaction mechanism playing a dominant role. At higher energies, the nuclear reaction processes become more complex [12][13][14][15]; this means that the measurement and analysis of experimental data related to, for example, reaction cross sections and/or reaction yields can help ex-pand our understanding of specific aspects (for example, reaction mechanisms and reaction channel effects) and provide useful nuclear data for application purposes.…”