Measurement of (n,n{prime}{gamma}) cross sections for low-lying levels of palladium isotopes

The (n,n{prime}{gamma}) excitation functions for low-lying levels of Pd isotopes are measured for neutron energies from 0.2 to 3.3 MeV. The measurement is carried out at the 7 MV Van de Graaff accelerator at IRMM with a {open_quotes}white{close_quotes} neutron source utilising the Li-7 (p,n) reaction with a thick target. The neutron spectroscopy is done by time-of-flight technique with a 4 m flight path. For detection of the {gamma}-rays from inelastic scattering a HPGe detector is used covering a broad solid angle at 90{degrees} scattering angle. The 478 keV {gamma}-ray line from a boron sample enriched in B-10 is registered simultaneously as a reference reaction.