Angular correlations in neutron-gamma reactions

TL;DR

This paper calculates angular correlations in neutron-gamma reactions using nuclear reaction formalism, confirming previous results and discussing applications in symmetry violation studies and electromagnetic transition analysis.

Contribution

It introduces a formalism for calculating angular correlations in low-energy neutron-induced gamma reactions with arbitrary gamma transition multiplicities.

Findings

Confirmed previous dipole transition calculations

Validated the nuclear reaction formalism for multi-level neutron capture

Discussed potential applications in symmetry violation research

Abstract

Angular correlations for low-energy neutron induced $\gamma$ reactions are calculated using nuclear reaction formalism for multi level neutron capture with arbitrary multiplicities of $\gamma$ transitions. We confirm previous calculations [V. V. Flambaum and O. P. Sushkov, Nucl. Phys.A 435 , 352 (1985)] for dipole transitions obtained with different formalism. The possible applications of n-$\gamma$ correlations for studies of symmetry violations and electromagnetic transitions are discussed.