Cross Sections of Er Isotopes for Neutron Induced Reactions at 14.8 MeV

Abstract
Cross sections of the reactions 170Er(n, α)167Dy, 170Er(n, t)168Ho, 170Er(n, np/d)169Ho, 170Er(n, p)170Ho and 168Er(n, α)165mDy as well as the (n, p) reaction cross sections of 166-168Er isotopes and the (n, 2n) reaction cross sections of 162-166Er isotopes have been measured at neutron energy 14.8 ± 0.7 MeV by using the activation method with Ge(Li) γ-ray detection. The experimental (n, 2n), (n, p) and (n, α) cross sections have been compared with the evaporation model or pre-equilibrium model predictions.