Measurement of the stellar Ni 58 (n,γ) Ni 59 cross section with accelerator mass spectrometry

The Ni58(n,γ)Ni59 cross section was measured with a combination of the activation technique and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The neutron activations were performed at the Karlsruhe 3.7 MV Van de Graaff accelerator using the quasistellar neutron spectrum at kT=25 keV produced by the Li7(p,n)Be7 reaction. The subsequent AMS measurements were carried out at the 14 MV tandem accelerator of the Maier-Leibnitz Laboratory in Garching using the gas-filled analyzing magnet system (GAMS). Three individual samples were measured, yielding a Maxwellian-averaged cross section at kT=30 keV of (σ)30keV = 30.4 (23)syst(9)stat mbarn. This value is slightly lower than two recently published measurements using the time-of-flight (TOF) method, but agrees within the uncertainties. Our new results also resolve the large discrepancy between older TOF measurements and our previous value

Nuclear Data from AMS & Nuclear Data for AMS -some examples

We summarize some recent cross-section measurements using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). AMS represents an ultra-sensitive technique for measuring a limited, but steadily increasing number of longer-lived radionuclides. This method implies a two-st

Discovery of Yttrium, Zirconium, Niobium, Technetium, and Ruthenium Isotopes

Currently, thirty-four yttrium, thirty-five zirconium, thirty-four niobium, thirty-five technetium, and thirty-eight ruthenium isotopes have been observed and the discovery of these isotopes is discussed here. For each isotope a brief synopsis of the first refereed publication, including the production and identification method, is presented.Comment: To be published in Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Table

Origin of Recent Interstellar 60Fe on Earth

Over the last 20 years, evidence for a 2 Myr old supernova 60Fe influx onto Earth was provided by several authors. For the first time, independent investigations of samples from two different geological archives yielded conclusive data for a further, much younger 60Fe influx onto Earth. The origin of this influx is currently unclear because of the limited data available, the lack of consistent astrophysical models and a gap in the data between 50 kyr and 1 Myr. Possible astrophysical scenarios will be discussed with respect to the different influx patterns from different sources and a measurement to close the gap will be proposed

Origin of Recent Interstellar

Over the last 20 years, evidence for a 2 Myr old supernova 60Fe influx onto Earth was provided by several authors. For the first time, independent investigations of samples from two different geological archives yielded conclusive data for a further, much younger 60Fe influx onto Earth. The origin of this influx is currently unclear because of the limited data available, the lack of consistent astrophysical models and a gap in the data between 50 kyr and 1 Myr. Possible astrophysical scenarios will be discussed with respect to the different influx patterns from different sources and a measurement to close the gap will be proposed

The Dyadic Radionuclide System 60 Fe / 53 Mn to Distinguish Interstellar from Interplanetary 60 Fe

The discovery of live 60 Fe in a deep-sea crust with proposed interstellar origin followed by evidence for elevated interplanetary 3 He in the same crust raised the question on how to unambiguously identify the true production site of the identified 60 Fe. Here, we show the implementation of the dyadic radionuclide system 60 Fe / 53 Mn to serve as a tool for the identification of surplus interstellar 60 Fe over interplanetary production. The recent updates in experimental 60 Fe and 53 Mn data from iron meteorites as well as in production rate models confirm the validity and robustness of this dyadic system for future applications

Accelerator Mass Spectrometry with Fully Stripped 36Cl Ions

From the 12th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Trondheim, June 24-28, 1985.A description of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements with the long-lived radioisotope 36Cl is given. All measurements were made at the Munich tandem accelerator laboratory. Results are presented for 36Cl measurements in ground waters, in the meteorite Bjurböle, in ice-core samples of the Vernagtferner, Austria, and in granite samples from Hiroshima, Japan, irradiated by the atomic bomb explosion in 1945.This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries.The Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact [email protected] for further information.Migrated from OJS platform February 202

Fluorides or hydrides? 41Ca performance at VERA's 3-MV AMS facility

Recent improvements in isobaric suppression for medium-mass isotopes, e.g. 41Ca, offer new possibilities for tandem accelerators with terminal voltages of 3 MV or lower; i.e. when dealing with particle energies ≤1 MeV/amu. In particular, detection of 4