Photonuclear reactions on $^{59}$Co at bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 40-130 MeV

TL;DR

This study measures photonuclear reaction yields on cobalt-59 induced by bremsstrahlung photons at energies of 40-130 MeV, comparing experimental results with theoretical models to enhance understanding of nuclear reactions at high energies.

Contribution

It provides new experimental data on photonuclear reactions on 59Co at high energies and validates theoretical models with these measurements.

Findings

Experimental yields measured for 59Co at 40-130 MeV.

Good agreement between experimental data and TALYS-1.96 model calculations.

Enhanced understanding of photonuclear cross sections at high energies.

Abstract

Relative yields have been measured in the 40-130 MeV bremsstrahlung induced reactions of 59Co. The experiments have been performed with the beam from the electron linear accelerator LINAC-200 using the activation and off-line {\gamma}-ray spectrometric technique. The bremsstrahlung photon flux has been calculated with the Geant4 program. The cross sections were calculated by using computer code TALYS-1.96 with different models and are found to be in good agreement with the experimental data.