Measurement of Some (n,2N) Reaction Cross Sections for Producing Long Half-Life Residues

Measurement of (n,2n) reaction cross sections for some nuclides,whose residues have long half-lives,is described.The activation method relative to the ⁹³Nb(n,2n)^92mNb reaction cross section was used.The cross sections of the ¹⁵¹Eu(n,2n)^150mEu、¹⁵³Eu(n,2n)¹⁵²Eu、¹⁵⁹Tb(n,2n)¹⁵⁸Tb and ¹⁰⁹Ag(n,2n)^108mAg reactions in the neutron energy range of 13.50—14.80MeV were measured.The neutron energies in this experiment were determined by means of the method of cross section ratios for ⁹⁰Zr(n,2n)^89m+gZr and ⁹³Nb(n,2n)^92mNb reactions.The results obtained were compared with other existing data.