The study of 110Cd with the (n,n′γ) reaction revisited

Abstract

Data from a previous study of 110Cd with the (n,n′γ) reaction with monoenergetic neutrons have been reanalysed with the aim of identifying additional low-intensity γ-ray transitions. The data set included excitation functions measured with neutron energies between 1.94 and 3.34 MeV, and γ-ray angular distributions performed at neutron energies of 2.6, 2.9, and 3.2 MeV. A total of 162 γ rays were placed in a level scheme comprising 69 levels (of which 58 γ-ray assignments and 10 levels are newly established) up to 3.3 MeV in excitation energy. Lifetimes, or limits, were established for many levels using the Doppler-shift attenuation technique allowing for the determination of an extended set of transition rates.