Gamma-rays from $^{nat}$Sn and $^{nat}$C induced by fast neutrons

TL;DR

This paper reports measurements of prompt gamma-ray production cross-sections from natural tin and carbon induced by 14.1-MeV neutrons, comparing experimental data with theoretical models to evaluate their accuracy.

Contribution

It provides new experimental cross-section data for gamma-ray production from natural tin and carbon at 14.1 MeV neutron energy, and assesses theoretical models against these measurements.

Findings

Experimental cross-sections obtained for $^{nat}$Sn and $^{nat}$C.

Comparison shows varying agreement between data and models.

Results inform improvements in nuclear reaction modeling.

Abstract

The cross-sections of prompt gamma-ray production from $^{nat}$Sn and $^{nat}$C elements induced by 14.1-MeV neutrons were measured. The time-of-flight technique was used for n-gamma discrimination. The experimental results were compared with theoretical calculations performed by Empire 3.2 and Talys 1.6 codes using different models for photon strength function and nuclear level density.