Cross sections of the photoneutron reaction for <Superscript>141</Superscript>Pr and <Superscript>186</Superscript>W nuclei,estimated from physical criteria of data reliability

Using objective physical criteria for data reliability, cross sections of partial photoneutron reactions (γ, 1n), (γ, 2n) and (γ, 3n) that are free of the shortcomings of neutron multiplicity sorting methods used on beams of quasimonoenergetic annihilation photons are obtained for ¹⁴¹Pr and ¹⁸⁶W nuclei. Evaluation is performed using the experimental–theoretical method (ETM), based on the experimental cross section of neutron yield reaction σ^exp(γ, xn) = σ^exp(γ, 1n) + 2 σ^exp(γ, 2ⁿ) + 3 σexp(γ, 3n) + … and ratios F _i ^theor= σ^theor(γ, in)/σ^theor(γ, xn) calculated within the combined model (CM) of photonuclear reactions, which stipulates that σ^eval(γ, in) = F _i ^theor σ^exp(γ, xn). It is found that for ¹⁴¹Pr and ¹⁸⁶W, ratios F ^exp _i do not contradict the data reliability criteria only at energies up to ~21 and ~22 MeV, respectively. At the same time, there are notable discrepancies between F _i ^theor and F ^exp _i, and thus between the evaluated and experimental cross sections of reactions. It is shown that the discrepancies between the evaluated and experimental cross sections are due to the assumed unreliable experimental distribution of neutrons in the channels with multiplicities 1, 2, and 3.     

Data on photoneutron reactions from various experiments for <Superscript>133</Superscript>Cs, <Superscript>138</Superscript>Ba and <Superscript>209</Superscript>Bi nuclei

Basic methods for determining cross sections for photoneutron partial reactions are examined. They are obtained directly in experiments with quasimonoeneregetic annihilation photons or from the cross section for the (γ, xn) = (γ, 1n) + 2(γ, 2n) + 3(γ, 3n) +... neutron-yield reaction in experiments with bremsstrahlung photons by introducing corrections based on statistical nuclear-reaction theory. The difference in the conditions of these experiments, which leads to discrepancies between their results because of sizable systematic errors, is analyzed. Physical criteria are used to study the reliability of data on the photodisintegration of ¹³³Cs, ¹³⁸Ba, and ²⁰⁹Bi nuclei. The cross sections for partial and total reactions satisfying the reliability criteria are evaluated within the experimental–theoretical method (σ^eval(γ, in) = F_i^theor × σ^expt(γ, xn)) on the basis of the experimental cross sections σ^expt(γ, xn) and the results of the calculations within the combined model of photonuclear reactions.     

Yields of photoneutron reactions on <Superscript>197</Superscript>Au nuclei in the giant-dipole-resonance region

Yields of photonuclear reactions on 197Au nuclei were measured in a beam of bremsstrahlung photons, the endpoint energy of the bremsstrahlung spectrum being 29.1 MeV. These measurements were performed by means of the gamma-activation procedure. The results obtained in this way were compared with the results of earlier experiments and theoretical calculations.     

Peculiarities in total cross sections of reactions with weakly bound nuclei <Superscript>6</Superscript>He, <Superscript>9</Superscript>Li

The energy dependence of the total cross sections for the ⁶He + Si and ⁹Li + Si reactions was measured at beam energies between 5 and 20 MeV per nucleon. The results agree with experimental data published for the ⁶He + Si reaction. New data are obtained for the ⁹Li + Si reaction in the vicinity of a local enhancement of the total cross section. A theoretical analysis of the possible reasons behind the appearance of this peculiarity in the case of collisions of ⁶He and ⁹Li nuclei with silicon target nuclei is performed. In particular, the enhancement may owe its origin to the effect of loosely bound projectile nucleons.     

Lifetimes of <Superscript>48</Superscript>Ti, <Superscript>52</Superscript>Cr and <Superscript>80</Superscript>Se excited states

Doppler shift attenuation was used to measure the lifetimes of ⁴⁸Ti, ⁵²Cr and ⁸⁰Se nuclei excited states populated in the (n, n′γ) reaction using the neutron beam of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s WWR-K research reactor. The measured data are in good agreement with the latest literature data.     

New approximations to the energy dependences of the total cross sections for the proton-induced fission of <Superscript>197</Superscript>Au, <Superscript>203</Superscript>Tl, <Superscript>nat</Superscript>Pb,and <Superscript>209</Superscript>Bi nuclei

The total cross sections for ¹⁹⁷Au and ²⁰³Tl fission induced by protons of energy varied from about 200 to 1000 MeV with a step of about 100 MeV are measured. New approximations to the energy dependences of the cross sections for the proton-induced fission of ¹⁹⁷Au, ²⁰³Tl, natPb, and ²⁰⁹Bi nuclei are presented and discussed. For all of these nuclei, exponential functions are used as approximations.     

Microscopic <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Superscript>+</Superscript>-nucleus optical potential and calculations of differential elastic-scattering cross sections and total reaction cross sections

The differential elastic-scattering cross sections and the total reaction cross sections for the interaction of K ⁺ mesons with ¹²C and ⁴⁰Ca nuclei at beam momenta of 0.635, 0.715, and 0.8 GeV/c are calculated. The microscopic optical potential derived in the high-energy approximation is used in these calculations. It is determined by the amplitude for kaon-nucleon scattering and the density distribution of pointlike nucleons of the target nucleus. In the high-energy approximation, the Klein-Gordon-Fock equation reduces to the form of the Schrödinger equation. It is shown that small distinctions between the reduction methods do not lead to significant changes in differential elastic-scattering cross sections, but the effects of relativization as such are quite large. Good agreement with experimental data on elastic K ⁺ A scattering is attained. The total reaction cross sections can be described upon adding, to the volume potential, a term that takes the form of its derivative and which has a maximum at the periphery, its contribution being fitted to experimental data.     

H<Superscript>+</Superscript> and He<Superscript>2+</Superscript> impact charge transfer cross sections of magnesium

H⁺ impact single and He²⁺ impact single and double electron capture cross sections of magnesium atoms have been calculated in the modified binary encounter approximation (BEA). The accurate expressions of ion impact s_DE\sigma _{\Delta {E}} (cross section for energy transfer DE\Delta E) and Hartree-Fock momentum distributions of the target electrons have been used throughout the calculations. On the basis of the present work it is concluded that inner shell captures by H⁺ and He²⁺ ions incident on magnesium atoms contribute partly to single electron capture and partly to transfer ionization cross sections. The calculated He²⁺ impact double electron capture cross sections of magnesium are in reasonably good agreement with the experimental observations. This indicates the success of the present theoretical approach in study of charge transfer cross sections of atoms as indirect mechanisms do not interfere with double electron capture processes in this case.     

<Superscript>63,65</Superscript>Cu NMR study of low-frequency spin dynamics in the infinite-layer antiferromagnetic compound SrCuO<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The spin-lattice and spin-spin relaxation times have been measured for ^63,65Cu NMR in the infinite-layer anti-ferromagnet SrCuO₂ in the ordered state for temperatures from 4.2 to 361 K. In the region of low temperatures (T≤250 K), both relaxation processes are of the same nature and the main contribution to the relaxation rate is associated with the diffusion of a small number of holes with an activation energy of ～42 meV. In the high-temperature range (T > 250 K), contributions to the transverse relaxation rate exhibit redistribution and this relaxation process is determined predominantly by indirect interactions.     

Yields of multiparticle photoneutron reactions on the <Superscript>209</Superscript>Bi isotope

The relative yields of multiparticle photoneutron reactions on the ²⁰⁹Be isotope with emission of two to seven neutrons from the nucleus are measured. The experiment was carried out with the bremsstrahlung beam from the RTM-70 pulsed race-track microtron (INP, MSU) with a maximum photon energy E _γ ^m = 67.7 MeV.     

Charge Distribution and Hyperfine Interactions in the CuFeO<Subscript>2</Subscript> Multiferroic According to <Superscript>63,65</Superscript>Cu NMR Data

For the first time, the CuFeO₂ single crystal has been studied by ^63,65Cu nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The measurements have been carried out in the temperature range of T = 100?350 K in the magnetic field H = 117 kOe applied along different crystallographic directions. The components of the electric field gradient tensor and the hyperfine coupling constants are determined. It is shown that electrons of copper 4s and 3d orbitals are involved in the spin polarization transfer Fe → Cu. The occupancies of these orbitals are estimated.     

Diffractive scattering of <Superscript>7</Superscript>Be and <Superscript>8</Superscript>B nuclei by <Superscript>12</Superscript>C nuclei

A theory of the diffractive scattering of loosely bound three-cluster nuclei by nuclei was developed with allowance for Coulomb interaction. The differential cross sections for the scattering of projectile exotic nuclei ⁷Be and ⁸B by ¹²C nuclei at an energy of 40 MeV per nucleon were calculated within the proposed formalism. The results describe satisfactorily relevant experimental data.     

New approach to analyzing and evaluating cross sections for partial photoneutron reactions

The presence of substantial systematic discrepancies between the results of different experiments devoted to determining cross sections for partial photoneutron reactions??first of all, (??, n), (??, 2n), and (??, 3n) reactions??is a strong motivation for studying the reliability and authenticity of these data and for developing methods for taking into account and removing the discrepancies in question. In order to solve the first problem, we introduce objective absolute criteria involving transitional photoneutron-multiplicity functions F ₁, F ₂, F ₃, ??; by definition, their values cannot exceed 1.0, 0.5, 0.33, ??, respectively. With the aim of solving the second problem, we propose a new experimental-theoretical approach. In this approach, reaction cross sections are evaluated by simultaneously employing experimental data on the cross section for the total photoneutron yield, ?? ^expt(??, xn) = ?? ^expt(??, n) + 2?? ^expt(??, 2n) + 3?? ^expt(??, 3n) + ??, which are free from drawbacks plaguing experimental methods for sorting neutrons in multiplicity, and the results obtained by calculating the functions F _theor ¹ , F _theor ² , F _theor ³ , ?? on the basis of the modern model of photonuclear reactions. The reliability and authenticity of data on the cross sections for (??, n), (??, 2n), and (??, 3n) partial reactions???? ^eval(??, in) = F _i ^theor ?? ^expt(??, xn)??were evaluated for the ⁹⁰Zr, ¹¹⁵In, ^{112,114,116,117,118,119,120,122,124}Sn, ¹⁵⁹Tb, and ¹⁹⁷Au nuclei.     

Structure of the <Superscript>90,94</Superscript>Zr nuclei: Global analysis of data on the elastic and inelastic scattering of alpha particles and on the total cross sections for the reactions induced by their interaction with these nuclei

A global analysis of experimental data on the elastic and inelastic scattering of alpha particles by ^90,94Zr nuclei and on the total cross sections for their interaction with these nuclei is performed. The deformation lengths and the neutron-to-proton multipole-matrix-element ratios for the 2 ₁ ⁺ and 3 ₁ ^? states of the ^90,92,94,96Zr nuclei are obtained for various projectile species, and a comparative analysis of these quantities is performed. With the aim of revealing the origin of the phase shifts found in the present study, experimental data on the inelastic scattering of 35.4-, 40.0-, 50.1-, and 65.0-MeV alpha particles on ^90,94Zr nuclei are analyzed on the basis of a unified approach.     

Measurement of the cross sections for the production of the isotopes <Superscript>74</Superscript>As, <Superscript>68</Superscript>Ge, <Superscript>65</Superscript>Zn,and <Superscript>60</Superscript>Co from natural and enriched germanium irradiated with 100-MeV protons

The cross sections for the production of the radioactive isotopes ⁷⁴As, ⁶⁸Ge, ⁶⁵Zn, and ⁶⁰Co in metallic germanium irradiated with 100-MeV protons were measured, the experiments being performed both with germanium of natural isotopic composition and germanium enriched in the isotope ⁷⁶Ge. The targets were irradiated with a proton beam at the facility for the production of radionuclides at the accelerator of the Institute for Nuclear Research (INR, Moscow). The data obtained will further be used to calculate the background of radioactive isotopes formed by nuclear cascades of cosmic-ray muons in new-generation experiments devoted to searches for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of ⁷⁶Ge at underground laboratories.