Abstract
The relative -decay probability ratios of the neutron resonance states in and populated via two-neutron transfer reactions, and , have been measured to test the validity of the surrogate ratio method (SRM) in determining the reaction cross section. The cross sections of the reaction are derived from the experimentally obtained ratios and the cross sections of the reaction in the equivalent neutron energy range of . The deduced cross sections of reaction agree with the directly measured ones in the low-energy region, and with the evaluated ENDF/B-VII.1 data at higher energies of . The agreement supports the concept of the SRM method to indirectly determine the reaction cross sections.
- Received 29 January 2016
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.015804
©2016 American Physical Society