Constraints on the dipole photon strength for the odd uranium isotopes

Moreno-Soto, J.*; 木村 敦   ; 他130名*

Moreno-Soto, J.*; Kimura, Atsushi; 130 of others*

The -ray spectra from neutron-capture reactions on the U, U, and U nuclei have been measured with the total absorption calorimeter of the n_TOF facility at CERN. The background-corrected sum-energy and multi-step-cascade spectra were extracted for several isolated s-wave resonances up to about 140 eV. The experimental spectra were compared to statistical model predictions coming from a large selection of models of photon strength functions (PSFs) and nuclear level density (NLD). No combination of PSF and NLD models from literature is able to globally describe our spectra. After extensive search we were able to find model combinations with modified generalized Lorentzian (MGLO) E1 PSF, which match the experimental spectra as well as the total radiative widths.