Neutron radiative capture reactions on nuclei of relevance to 0νββ, dark matter and neutrino/antineutrino searches

Conference Paper

A program is underway at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) to measure the neutron capture cross section in the 0.5 to 15 MeV energy range on nuclei whose radioactive daughters could potentially create backgrounds in searches for rare events. Here, we refer to neutrino-less double-beta decay and dark-matter searches, and to detectors built for neutrino and/or antineutrino studies. Neutron capture cross-section data obtained by using the activation method are reported for 40Ar, 74,76Ge, 128,130Te and 136Xe and compared to model calculations and evaluations.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Tornow, W; Bhike, M

Published Date

  • May 28, 2015

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 93 /

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2100-014X

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2101-6275

International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN-13)

  • 9782759817948

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1051/epjconf/20159303001

Citation Source

  • Scopus