Experimental determination of the energy levels of 159Gd via photonuclear reaction

Abstract

In this study, the energy levels of ¹⁵⁹Gd are measured within the framework of the photonuclear reaction. For this aim, bremsstrahlung photons of 18 MeV endpoint energy produced by a clinical linear accelerator are used. The gamma photons emitted from the unstable ¹⁵⁹Gd nucleus are counted by using a high purity Germanium detector. The energy levels are determined with gf3 and ROOT spectrum analysis programs. Finally, all the results are compared with the literature results.

Keywords

• Photonuclear reaction; Gamma rays spectroscopy; Germanium detector

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