Abstract
A thin target of magnesium oxide enriched in was bombarded by 5.52-Mev particles. The outgoing neutrons were measured by the method of proton recoils in photographic emulsions. The ground-state value of the reaction is determined in this experiment to be -3.19±0.04 Mev. The value of the ground-state reaction is 0.08±0.08 Mev. The mass of is then 25.99232±0.00007 amu ( standard). In addition, excited states of at 1.78±0.06 and 2.79±0.08 Mev have been observed. Angular distributions of these four neutron groups and of the ground-state group are also reported: in all but one case, the distributions are peaked in the forward direction.
- Received 25 April 1960
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.119.1681
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