Phys. Rev. C 77, 054319 (2008) [15 pages]Two-step γ cascades following thermal neutron capture in 95MoReceived 29 February 2008; published 30 May 2008 A strong enhancement of the photon strength function at low γ-ray energies was recently reported for several Mo isotopes. To study this enhancement further we have measured the spectra of two-step γ cascades following thermal neutron capture in 95Mo. These spectra were compared with simulations of the γ decay of 96Mo performed with the aid of the dicebox algorithm. Simulations with a large number of model combinations of photon strength functions for E1,M1, and E2 radiation are not consistent with the strong enhancement observed in the 96Mo(3He,3He'γ)96Mo and 97Mo(3He,αγ)96Mo reactions. Predictions based on a combination of E1,M1, and E2 photon strength functions with no enhancement of the photon strength functions at low γ-ray energies are in good agreement with the two-step γ cascade data. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.77.054319
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.77.054319
PACS:
23.20.Lv, 24.10.Pa, 24.30.Cz, 25.40.Lw
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