| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851053 | Physics Letters B | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar neutron capture cross section has been measured between 0.4 and 14.8 MeV neutron energy using the activation technique. The data are important for estimating backgrounds in argon-based neutrino and dark-matter detectors and in the neutrino-less double-beta decay search GERDA, which uses liquid argon as cooling and shielding medium. For the first time the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar cross section has been measured for neutron energies above 1 MeV. Our results are compared to the evaluation ENDF/B-VII.1 and the calculated prediction TENDL-2013. The latter agrees very well with the present results.
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Authors
Megha Bhike, B. Fallin, W. Tornow,