Reconstruction of high-energy part of gamma-ray spectrum in thermal neutron capture by ${}^{113}$Cd

Abstract

The average gamma-ray spectrum ${}^{114}$Cd after thermal neutron capture in ${}^{113}$Cd was evaluated in units of mb/MeV. Two approaches are considered for estimation of the average gamma-ray spectrum with normalization of the experimental data: mean spectra for all gamma-energies were found by averaging frequency polygon for experimental data histogram, and mean spectra were estimated as the combination of theoretical values at low gamma-ray energies and averaging experimental data in high-energy range. The experi mental spectra were evaluated from the gamma-intensities presented by Mheemeed et al. [A. Mheemeed et al., Nucl. Phys. A 412 (1984) 113] and Belgya et al [T. Belgya et al., EPJ Web of Conf. 146 (2017) 05009]. They were normalized to the average theoretical spectrum which was calculated using EMPIRE and TALYS codes. The procedure of normalization of the high-energy part of the spectrum was described. Estimated $\gamma$- spectra for ${}^{113}$Cd(n,{x$\gamma$}) reaction induced by thermal neutrons were presented.

Comments: 15 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, to be published in Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy Vol.22 (2021) P.221