Study of half life measurement and Gamma-Transitions for 44Sc using Photo-Nuclear Reaction

Abstract

An experiment based on photonuclear reaction was performedto measure half-life and study the gamma-transitionsfor scandium nucleus with bremsstrahlung photons of 18 MeV end point energy,generated by a clinical linear accelerator. These photons were used toirradiate scandium sample. The HPGe detector calibration for before and aftercounting was carried using standard point sources and a volume source. Foranalysis of results and spectrum gf3 and ROOT package was used. As a result ofthis experiment 45Sc(?,n)44Sc gamma-ray energies, associated errors and half-life valueof 44Sc from ground state were calculated and found in agreementwith the published literature values.