Luo Junhua, An Li, Jiang Li, He Long
School of Physics and Electromechanical Engineering, Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China.
Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2015 Apr;98:40-3. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.01.018. Epub 2015 Jan 21.
Activation cross-sections for the (165)Ho(n,p)(165)Dy and (165)Ho(n,α)(162)Tb reactions were measured by means of the activation method at 13.5 and 14.8MeV, to resolve inconsistencies in existing data. A neutron beam produced via the (3)H(d,n)(4)He reaction was used. Statistical model calculations were performed using the nuclear-reaction codes EMPIRE-3.2 Malta and TALYS-1.6 with default parameters, at neutron energies varying from the reaction threshold to 20MeV. Results are also discussed and compared with some corresponding values found in the literature. The calculational results on the (165)Ho(n,α)(162)Tb reaction agreed fairly well with experimental data, but there were large discrepancies in the results for the (165)Ho(n,p)(165)Dy reaction.
