Measurement of the Co(n,2n)Co reaction cross section induced by 14.8 MeV neutrons.

The measurement of the Co(n,2n)Co reaction cross section with the neutron energy of 14.8 MeV has been performed by the activation method and relative measurement principle. The 300 kV Cockcroft Walton Accelerator of China Institute of Atomic Energy was used to produce quasi monoenergetic neutron beams by the T(D, n)He reaction. Two thin Al and Nb foils were attached to the Co target and performed as monitors. After the irradiation, the HPGe detector and the GammaVision software were used to measure the activity of the irradiated samples and record the counts of γ-rays, respectively. Finally, some relevant physical quantities were corrected after comparing the results with experimental data in the EXFOR database and evaluated data in the ENDF database.