Yield ratios of the isomeric pair 85 m,gSr formed in natSr(γ,xn) reactions

Abstract

The yield ratios of 85m,gSr were measured in the natSr(γ,xn)85m,gSr reactions with the bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 55-, 60-, and 65-MeV. The experiment was carried out by the activation method in combination with high resolution HPGe γ-ray spectroscopy. In order to improve the accuracy of the experimental results, appropriate experimental procedure was used to reduce the influence of the strong annihilation peak (511 keV) to the 514 keV γ-ray peak of 85gSr. The experimental results are compared to theoretical predictions using code TALYS- 1.6. The present results for 55-, and 60-MeV bremsstrahlung end-point energies have been measured for the first time.