Elsevier

Nuclear Physics

Volume 49, November–December 1963, Pages 503-509
Nuclear Physics

The C14(d, n)N15 reaction

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Abstract

The C14(d, n)N15 reaction has been studied by observing the neutrons with time-of-flight techniques. Peaks are observed in the time-of-flight spectra corresponding to neutron groups which leave N15 in the ground state, the 5.28 and 5.30 MeV states which are unresolved, the 6.33 MeV state, and the 7.16 and 7.31 MeV states which are unresolved. Using a 0.27 mg/cm2-thick target enriched in C14 to 17%, the excitation function for the ground-state group has been measured at 30% for deuteron energies from 0.93 to 3.18 MeV. Broad peaks are observed in the yield curve at 1.3, and and 2.75 MeV. Angular distributions for the ground-state group have been obtained from 0° to 150° at 1.31, 1.62, 2.10, 2.33, 2.75 and 3.08 MeV. Although the distributions are distinctly different at each energy, pronounced peaking in the backward direction is observed at the four lowest energies. With better energy resolution, angular distributions were also measured for each of the above neutron groups at bombarding energies of 2.10 and 2.33 MeV.

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Work supported jointly by the Lockheed Independent Research Program and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commision.

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