A STUDY OF THE GAMMA RADIATION FOLLOWING NEUTRON CAPTURE IN COPPER

1 July 1967

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics

Vol. 45 (7) , 2395-2408
https://doi.org/10.1139/p67-192

Abstract

The neutron capture gamma-ray spectrum for a natural copper target has been investigated using a Ge(Li) spectrometer. A total of 146 gamma rays were observed, of which about half have been isotopically assigned. Assignment was achieved through the use of coincidence measurements and (d, p) results. The neutron separation energies were found to be 7 914(3) and 7 063(3) keV for ⁶⁴Cu and ⁶⁶Cu respectively. The ⁶⁶Cu gamma-ray transition to low-lying states exhibit exceptionally large radiation widths in a manner similar to the corresponding anomaly in ⁶⁴Cu.

Keywords

COPPER 64
COPPER
ENERGY LEVELS
GAMMA RADIATION
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
BINDING ENERGY

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