Neutron capture cross sections of Zn and the decay of Zn.

Radiative neutron capture was studied in the Zn(n,γ)Zn reaction in order to determine the thermal neutron capture cross sections for the reactions. The resonance integrals were also measured to facilitate corrections for the epithermal neutron component. In addition, cross sections for the Zn(n,γ)Zn and Zn(n,γ)Zn reactions were determined. Through high-resolution γ-ray spectrometry in the Zn decay, a new set of γ-ray energies and intensities was obtained of roughly an order of magnitude greater precision than the previous set, and several transitions new to the decay scheme are proposed. The implications for the properties of the levels of Ga are discussed. More precise values of the decay half-lives for Zn, Zn, and Zn have been determined.