Experimental cross section of 144Sm(α, γ)148Gd

Abstract The cross section of the 144 Sm(α, γ) 148 Gd reaction have been measured in the bombarding energy range of 10.5–13.4 MeV, using activation method based on the off-line α-activity measurement of the 148 Gd residual nucleus. The long measuring time of the alpha decay demanded the utilization of solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD). The first results are compared to the latest statistical model calculations.