Neutron Capture Cross Section Measurements of ^112,113Cd using DANCE

Neutron capture cross section information on Cadmium nuclei is needed for a variety of applications such as the use of Cadmium in Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) techniques and the s- and r-processes in astrophysics. Although cross section information is needed, there is little direct measurement data, especially in the resonance region. To address this, a series of experiments were performed on different isotopes of Cadmium. In these experiments, the highly-enriched Cadmium target was illuminated by an intense neutron beam with energies ranging from a few eV to hundreds of keV. The measurements took place at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) using the Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE). Even with a highly enriched target, impurities in the form of other Cadmium isotopes which are not the focus of a particular experiment can be observed. This poster will demonstrate efforts to separately isolate neutron capture yields for ¹¹²Cd and ¹¹³Cd, which is a critical step to extracting final neutron capture cross sections on these nuclei