Capture Cross Sections and Gamma-Ray Spectra from the Interaction of 0.5- to 3.0-MeV Neutrons with Nuclei in the Mass Range A = 45 to 238

Absolute neutron capture cross sections for natural elements of scandium, titanium, rubidium, molybdenum, iodine, cesium, cerium, praseodymium, holmium, lutetium, and gold, and separated isotopes of ¹⁹⁰Os, ¹⁹²Os, ¹⁹⁴Pt, and ²³⁸U are measured in the 0.5- to 3.0-MeV energy range. For most of these nuclides and isotopes, experimental data are scarce and discrepant, especially for rubidium, ¹³³Cs, cerium, lutetium, and ¹⁹⁴Pt, where no data are available above 0.6 MeV. Gamma-ray spectra emitted in the capture of 0.5-MeV neutrons, as well as the multiplicity of the gamma-ray transitions, are presented.