⁴⁸Ti(n,n'gamma) gamma production cross section as a candidate for a reference cross section

The yield of 984 keV gamma-rays from ⁴⁸Ti(n,n') reaction has been evaluated from threshold up to 20 MeV. For this purpose all currently available measured discrete gamma production and neutron inelastic cross sections were thoroughly analysed and renormalised to the updated standards when possible. The TALYS and EMPIRE nuclear reaction codes were used to get an optimal description of these cross sections for natural Titanium and its main isotope ⁴⁸Ti. The final evaluation of the 984 keV gamma-ray yield from ⁴⁸Ti(n,n') reaction and covariance matrix was performed on the basis of collected experimental data and optimized model calculations employing the least squares code GMA.