Difference between revisions of "Nucleus Recoil-Energy in Neutron Capture Reactions"
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where P denotes the momentum, index n denots the neutron, index T the target nucleus, and index R the recoil. | where P denotes the momentum, index n denots the neutron, index T the target nucleus, and index R the recoil. | ||
| − | The kinetic energy, E<sub>K</sub>, is given by: | + | The kinetic energy, E<sub>K</sub>, is given by: |
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| + | <math>E_K = \frac{\overleftarrow{p}^2}{2m}</math> | ||
==== Recoil energy from γ emission<br> ==== | ==== Recoil energy from γ emission<br> ==== | ||
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Revision as of 14:12, 14 November 2012
A nucleus which captures a thermal neutron must, since the momentum is conserved, receive a recoil energy. Immediately after capturing a neutron, the nucleus will emit γ quantas to get rid of the excess energy liberated when the neutron is bound to the nucleus. This also result in a certain amount of recoil energy on the nucleus.
Recoil energy from n-capture
The conservation of momentum demands that
where P denotes the momentum, index n denots the neutron, index T the target nucleus, and index R the recoil.
The kinetic energy, EK, is given by:
Recoil energy from γ emission
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