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In the context of the SPIRAL2 radioactive beam facility the production rate of the neutron-rich 15C nucleus by 18O(n,\(\alpha\)) has been investigated. In a water target of 20 cm3, enriched in 18O and placed behind the neutron converter, a rate of a few 1010 nuclei per second can be reached with 1mA of 40MeV deuterons. A 18O(n,\(\alpha\)) cross-section based on the activation method is proposed. It is intermediate between the highest and lowest evaluations available to date.
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Malkiewicz, T., Lhersonneau, G., Fadil, M. et al. Production of a 15C radioactive ion beam based on 18O(n,\(\alpha\)). Eur. Phys. J. A 55, 88 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2019-12761-y
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