Neutron Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

Invited Papers.- Some Recent Developments in Nuclear Models.- The Interacting Boson Model.- Investigating Nuclear Structure with the (n,?) Reaction.- Experimental Tests of Recent Nuclear Models with the (n,?) Reaction.- The Complementarity Between Neutron Capture and Heavy-Ion Reactions in Nuclear Structure Studies.- Resonance-Averaged (n,?) Spectra and their Applications to Nuclear Structure.- High Precision (n,e?) Spectroscopy.- Few Quasi-Particle Components of Nuclear States at High Excitation Energies.- Photon Strength Functions.- Distribution of Radiative Strength with Excitation Energy: The E1 and M1 Giant Resonances.- Localized Dipole and Quadrupole Radiation Strengths in 208pb.- Locating Giant Resonances with Photoneutrons.- N-P Capture and the Photo-disintegration of the Deuteron.- Nonstatistical Effects in Neutron Capture, A Review of Recent Experiments.- Doorway Structures in the Radiative Capture of Fast Neutrons.- Fast Neutron Capture Gamma Rays.- Direct and Resonance Capture Reactions with Nucleons and Composite Particles.- Exotic Atoms and Nuclear Structure.- Tests of Quantum Electrodynamics with Neutron Capture Gamma-Rays.- Searches for Parity Violation.- Polarized Beams.- Photon Scattering Studies with N-Capture ? Rays.- Precise ?-Ray Energy Standards.- Practical Applications of Neutron Capture Gamma Rays.- Application of the Thermal (n,?) Reaction to Elemental Analysis.- Resonance Capture Reactions with a Total Energy Detector.- New Instruments and Techniques in Neutron Capture Studies.- High Intensity Neutron Sources.- Contributed Papers.- Experiments and Results at the Ultra-Cold Neutron Source at the ILL, Grenoble.- Analysis of the ?-Particle Spectra from them 143Nd(nth,??)140Ce and 123Te(nth,??)l20Sn Reactions.- Partial ?-Decay Widths of the Thermal Neutron Capture States in 144Nd and 124Te.- Neutron Capture Mechanism in the 3s Size Resonance - I.- Neutron Capture Mechanisms in the 3s Size Resonance - II.- Non-Statistical Neutron Capture Mechanisms in 139La and 141Pr.- Search of an Electric Dipole Moment by Means of Ultra-Cold Neutrons.- Neutron-Capture Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis: Multi-Element Measurements on Various Materials.- A Systematic Search for and Study of (nth,??) and (nth,?p) Reactions.- Precision Measurements of X-Ray Energies, Natural Widths and Intensities in the Actinide Region.- Shape of the El Strength Function in the Region of Pygmy Anomaly Due to Non Statistical Background Coupling.- Gamma Spectra from 233U, 235U and 239Pu During Thermal Neutron Irradiation.- Study of the Energy Levels of 196Au Using the (?,n) Reaction.- Photoexcitation of the 7632 keV Level in 207Pb.- Study of Low-Lying States in 110Ag Following 109Ag(n,?) Reaction.- The 115Sn(n,?) Reaction with Thermal Neutrons.- Systematics of Fragmentation of Nilsson Strength Near A=190.- Test of Microscopic Isovector Optical Potential in Capture and Scattering of Fast Neutrons on 208Pb.- Negative-Parity States in 196Pt.- A Simple Empirical Method for Determining the Energy Gap in Non-Spherical Even-Even Nuclei.- Low-Lying Levels of 236U from Investigation of the K? = 4? Two-Quasineutron Isomer in (n,?) and (n,e) Experiments.- Low Energy ? Rays from Resonance Neutron Capture in 191Ir.- On Parity Violation in Compound Nuclei.- State of High Intrinsic Excitation in 168Er Observed through Thermal Neutron Capture.- Polarized Neutron Capture in Aluminium.- Direct-Semidirect and Pure-Resonance Model Calculations of Fast Neutron Capture on 208Pb.- E.M. Isotope Separation and In-Beam Electron Spectroscopy.- Equipment Designs for Neutron Capture Gamma Experiments with 252Cf.- Upper Limit for the 1H(n,??)2H Cross Section.- Gamma-Ray Strength Functions for Medium Weight Nuclei.- A ‘Super-Thermal’ Source for Ultra-Cold Neutrons.- The 1H(n,?) Reaction Gamma-Ray Energy: Revised Neutron Binding Energies for 3T, 13C, 14C and 15N.- Gamma-Ray Energies from the 14N(n,?) Reaction.- The Role of Neutron-Capture Gamma-Rays in Element Analysis.- Excited Levels in 249Cm from Neutron Capture ?-Ray Measurements.- The 170(?,no)16O Reaction and the Lane-Lynn Theory of Radiative Capture.- Parity Assignments from High Resolution Neutron Scattering and Ml Radiative Strength in 208Pb.- An On-Line Angular Correlation System at the Institut Laue-Langevin; Multipole Mixing in the Gamma to Ground Bands of 164Dy.- Gamma-Ray Strength Functions in 170Tm and 198Au.- Gamma-Decay of P3/2 Neutron Resonances in 28Si.- Rayleigh Scattering of N-Capture ? Rays.- Capture of 2 and 24 keV Neutrons by the Zirconium Isotopes.- Gamma Rays from the 5.9 keV Resonance in 27A1.- Study of Nuclear Levels in 238Np by Reaction Spectroscopy.- Analysis of Fluctuations of Low-Lying State Populations in Radiation Neutron Capture.- Calculation of Neutron Capture Gamma-Ray Spectra.- Study of the 45Sc($$\overrightarrow n $$,?) Reaction.- The Average E1/M1 Strength Ratio for A < 100.- Spin Assignments of 198Au Levels Based On Angular Distribution and Circular Polarization Measurements in the 197Au(n,?) Reaction.- Absolute Intensities of Radiative Deexcitation of 46Sc.- 90Zr(n,?) Studies with Thermal Neutrons.- New External Thermal Facility at NRU and 17O(n,?)18O Reaction Studies.- On-Line Neutron Capture Gamma Analysis with a Ge Detector.- Conversion Electrons and Multipolarities of Transitions in 108Ag.- A Survey of Photon Strengths from A=20 to 240.- Doorway Structures in the Radiative Capture of Fast Neutrons.- Selection of Optimum Neutron Source Size for Neutron Capture Gamma Ray Borehole Analysis.- Experimental Demonstration of Phase Relation for Common Doorway States.- Enhanced Primary Ml Transitions in 207Pb.- The Angular Distribution of the Polarization of Ground State Photoneutrons from 16O.- Evidence for Neutron Capture Through Doorway States in 29Si.- 16.3 eV Neutron Capture in 107Ag: Nuclear Structure of 108Ag.- Fuel Material Analysis Using Radioactive Thermal Neutron Capture.- Anomalous M-l Strengths and Doorway States in Neutron Capture.- A Phase Transition Between N ? 116 and N ? 118 80evenHg Nuclei; Evidence for Possible Triaxial Shape of Even-A Mercury Nuclei.- On the Nature of the Low Lying Collective Levels in 80evenCd Nuclei.- M-l Giant Resonance and Radiative Strength Functions in 126Te.- Low-Lying Levels in 154Eu From Thermal Neutron Capture.- The 59Ni(n,?) Reaction with Thermal Neutrons.- Evidence for an E2 Resonance Observed by Radiative Capture of Fast Neutrons by 40Ca.- Statistical Model Calculation of the Total Radiative Width and the Degree of Freedom in the Capture Process.- Measurement of Thermal Neutron Capture Gamma-Rays Using a Neutron Guide Tube.- Collective Ml Excitation Effects on Photon Angular Distributions from the 140Ce(n,?o) Reaction.- Gamma-Gamma Angular Correlation Measurements on 142Ba.- Use of Nuclear Photon Scattering for Studying the Vibrational Energy of 15N in BN and NH4Cl.- Delayed Coincidence Measurement of 152Eu 89.8488 keV Isomeric State Feeding.- Evaluation of the Capture Cross Section of 169Tm from 10?5 eV to 2.107 eV.- Low-Spin Odd Parity States in 109Pd and Rotation-Aligned Models.- In Situ Capture Gamma Analysis of Large Mineral Samples.- Neutron Capture Gamma-Ray Study at Tehran Nuclear Research Center.- Investigation of 153Gd and of Other Gadolinium Isotopes.- Focussed 24 keV Filtered Neutron Beam.- Levels in 155Gd Populated by Thermal Neutron Capture.- Low-Energy ?-Ray Transitions Between Compound States.- Neutron Capture Cross Sections in 66Zn and 68Zn.- Nuclear Information to the Study of the Electron Configuration of the 4+ Uranium Ion.- Low-Energy Level Structure of by the 151Sm(n,?)151Sm Reaction.- Medical Application of Neutron Capture ?-Ray Spectroscopy: Measurement of Cadmium and Nitrogen in Living Human Subjects.- Vibrational Versus Rotational Descriptions of 193Au.- Correlations Between (n,?) and (d,p) Strengths on 144sm.- The Level Structure of l93Os.- Capture ?-Rays and Reaction Mechanism in 100Mo + N.- Correlation of the Primary Gamma-Ray Intensities Following s- and p-wave Neutron Capture in 58Fe.- Excited Levels in 231Th From Neutron Capture ?-Ray Measurements.- Nuclear Deformation Potential Energy of Odd Tl, Au, Ir and Re Isotones.- Measurement of ?n/?f From Photofission of 238U with Neutron Capture ? Rays.- Fractional Independent Yield of 134I from Photofission of 238U with Neutron Capture ? Rays.- Concluding Remarks.- of After Dinner Speaker.- Personal Reminiscences from the Cavendish in the Thirties.- Participants.- Author Index.- CINDA Index.