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Measurements of Gd-152(p,gamma)Tb-153 and Gd-152(p, n)Tb-152 reaction cross sections for the astrophysical gamma process

  • 1. Kocaeli Univ, Dept Phys, TR-41380 Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey
  • 2. MTA Atomki, Inst Nucl Res, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary

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The total cross sections for the Gd-152(p,gamma)Tb-153 and Gd-152(p, n)Tb-152 reactions have been measured by the activation method at effective center-of-mass energies 3.47 <= E-c.m(eff) <= 7.94 MeV and 4.96 <= E-c.m(eff) <= 7.94 MeV, respectively. The targets were prepared by evaporation of 30.6% isotopically enriched 152Gd oxide on aluminum backing foils, and bombarded with proton beams provided by a cyclotron accelerator. The cross sections were deduced from the observed gamma-ray activity, which was detected off-line by an HPGe detector in a low background environment. The results are presented and compared with predictions of statistical model calculations. This comparison supports a modified optical proton+Gd-152 potential suggested earlier.

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