He particle emission in fast neutron induced reactions

Cross sections for some (n, ³He + dp + n2p) and (n, + 2n2p + n³He + pt + dd + dnp) reactions induced by fast neutrons produced via breakup of 53 MeV deuterons on a Be target (E_n = 4–50 MeV; I_max at 22.5 MeV; FWHM = 15.8 MeV) were measured for isotopes of the elements I, La, Nd, Tb, Ho, Yb, W and Au by the activation technique using high-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy, wherever necessary chemical separation, and in several cases enriched isotopes as targets. Furthermore, ³He/ emission cross-section ratios were measured for Co, Ag, In, Cs, La, Ta, Au and Bi using a quadrupole mass spectrometer. The cross sections decrease as a function of increasing (N−Z)/A of the target nucleus. For target elements with Z 44, the ³He/ emission cross-section ratio increases with increasing Z; for elements with Z > 44, however, the trend is reversed. Hauser-Feshbach calculations suggest that the ³He/ emission cross-section ratios are not explainable by the statistical model.     

III. A survey of research in neutron resonance reactions

It has been pointed out previously in this article that neutron production with synchrotron radiation is feasible. A survey of the field of neutron-induced reactions is presented to describe some of the current topics of interest in the neutron-nuclear physics field. The special properties of neutron production by synchrotron radiation from LEP, especially with respect to polarization and time structure, make this source attractive to consider in the pursuit of nuclear structure studies with neutrons.     

Pre-equilibrium emission in neutron induced reactions on54,56Fe

The experimentally well known (n, p), (n, α) and (n, 2n) reaction excitation functions, from threshold to 20 MeV incident energy, and neutron and proton emission spectra at 14.8 MeV from^54,56Fe targets are calculated in the frame of the Geometry-Dependent Hybrid pre-equilibrium emission model, including angular momentum and parity conservation, and the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model. Use of a consistent statistical model parameter set enables the validation of the pre-equilibrium emission model. Moreover, an enhanced pre-equilibrium emission from higher spin composite system states, associated with higher incoming orbital momenta, has been evidenced. Higher orbital momenta involved also in the emergent channels of the process are suggested by calculations of the residual nuclei level populations.     

Possibility of ~5He emission in neutron induced reactions

There are some statistical model codes[1—4] as the evaluation tool that have been long and widely used to set up neutron data library below 20 MeV, which is the most important energy region in the application of nuclear engineering. The emitted particles considered in these codes mentioned above are neutrons, protons, as well as the compos-ite particles, such as deuterons, tritons, 3He and alpha particles. These emitted particles and nuclei can be treated as the nucleon or stable clusters. H…     

Thermal neutron induced charged particle reactions on58,59,61Ni

The thermal neutron induced charged particle spectroscopy on^{58, 59, 61}Ni (target nuclei) was done at the 87 m thermal neutron curved guide of the Grenoble high flux reactor. In the⁵⁹Nu(n, α)⁵⁶Fe reaction two lines showed up corresponding toα-particle transitions to the ground and first excited states in⁵⁶Fe with σ_α0=13.1±1.1 b and σ_α1 =0.188±0.01 b. A value of σ_γα≦13 mb was obtained for the two-step⁵⁹Ni(n, γα)⁵⁶Fe reaction. The technique to unfold theγα-spectrum and to get information on the primary low energyγ-rays is given and the present and our previous data on the¹⁴³Nd(n, γα)¹⁴⁰Ce reaction are analysed. For the⁵⁹Ni(n, p)⁵⁹Co reaction _p0=1.34±0.18b,σ _p1<0.30 b were determined. The cross-sections for the⁵⁸Ni(n,α)⁵⁵Fe and⁶¹Ni(n,α)⁵⁸Fe reactions were σ_α0≦30 Μb and σ_α0≦30 Μb respectively; these andσ _p1upper limit value are about 20–1500 times lower than the existing data. The other results are compared with the existing data and the differences are explained. The experimental data are compared with the values obtained from the statistical model.     

Preequilibrium proton and α emission from neutron induced reactions in CsI

Angle integrated energy spectra of protons (plus deuterons) andα particles have been obtained from neutron bombardment of a CsI crystal serving both as detector and target. Measurements were performed for neutron energies between 14 and 32 MeV. An explanation of proton andα yields cannot be given by statistical evaporation, but requires the assumption of a preequilibrium mechanism dominating for projectile energies in excess of 20 MeV. For these neutron energies the hard components of the proton andα particle spectra can be described quantitatively with the hybrid and the quasi free scattering preequilibrium model, respectively.     

Thermonuclear reaction rates for proton induced reactions on 41K and neutron induced reactions on 41Ca

The yield of γ-rays from the reaction ⁴¹K(p, γ)⁴²Ca has been measured as a function of bombarding energy over the range 0.68–2.48 MeV and from the reaction ⁴¹K(p, αγ)³⁸Ar over the range 1.20–2.48 MeV, and the yield of neutrons from the reaction ⁴¹K(p, n)⁴¹Ca has been measured from threshold to a bombarding energy of 2.48 MeV. The energy dependence of the cross sections is compared with statistical-model calculations with global optical-model parameters in all particle channels. The calculations seriously overestimate the cross section for the neutron channel and underestimate those for the other channels. A reduction in the imaginary well depth in the neutron channel leads to good agreement with all the data. Statistical-model calculations with this modified set of parameters are then carried out to provide cross sections for the astrophysically interesting reactions ⁴¹Ca(n, p)⁴¹K, ⁴¹Ca(n, α)³⁸Ar, and ⁴¹Ca(n, γ)⁴²Ca. Thermonuclear reaction rates are calculated for all six reactions over the temperature range 5 × 10⁸–10¹⁰K which includes the range of temperatures of interest in nucleosynthesis calculations.     

Cross sections of fast neutron induced reactions on molybdenum isotopes

Cross sections of (n, p), (n, α), and (n, 2n) reactions on molybdenum isotopes have been measured, in the neutron energy range from 13 MeV to 17 MeV, and interpreted in terms of evaporation from the compound nucleus and preequilibrium emission.     

Cross sections of fast neutron induced reactions on selenium isotopes

Cross sections for^{74, 76, 77, 78}Se(n, p)^{74, 76, 77, 78}As,⁷⁶,Se(n,2n)⁷⁵Se and⁸⁰Se(n, α)⁷⁷,Ge reactions have been measured in the energy range from 13.0 to 16.6 MeV by the activation technique using Ge(Li) detectorγ-ray spectroscopy. Samples of selenium of natural isotopic composition were used as targets. The measurements provide information on the evolution of the (n, p) excitation functions with the increasing target neutron number (isotopic effect). The reaction model combining the compound nucleus and the preequilibrium emission processes is used to interpret these three types of reactions. The isotopic trend for the (n, p) reactions due to the neutron-proton competition in the compound nucleus is satisfactorily reproduced. However, a further experimental and theoretical work is needed for a better understanding of the origins of discrepancies which are suggested to be related to the precompound aspects of the assumed reaction model.     

On the Fermi approximation in slow neutron scattering

In this paper a general connection between the scattering from a bound and a free nucleus is derived in terms of formal scattering theory. The basic idea is to eliminate the interaction Hamiltonian between neutron and nucleus. Then theT-operator for a bound nucleus can be expressed by that of the free nucleus and its binding potential. From this equation an expansion is given as a power series in the binding potential for the nucleus. For slow neutron scattering the first term of the series leads to Fermi's approximation. The second term is the first correction to Fermi's approximation which contains no divergences for point scatterers contrarily to theories of other authors. In particular the correction to Fermi's approximation of the scattering amplitude is calculated for an elastically bound proton in the limit of zero-energy neutron.     

Equivalent neutron optical potentials in the separable energy-dependent approximation

The single-term separable energy-dependent approximation for the two-body t-matrix is extended to the case of non-hermitian potentials. The formalism is applied to construct a separable potential for neutron scattering at low energies. Comparison with the exact scattering data gives good agreement.     

Density effect of the neutron halo nucleus induced reactions in intermediate energy heavy ion collisions

Using an isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics (IQMD) model, we study the 15C induced reactions from 30-120 MeV/nucleon systematically. Here the valence neutron of 15C is assigned at both 1d5/2 and 2s1/2 states respectively in order to study the density effect of reaction mechanism. It is believed that the existent neutron halo structure at the 2s1/2 state of 15C will affect the light particle emission evidently. In our calculation, the different density distributions of 15C at two states are calculated by relativistic mean field (RMF) model and introduced in the initiation of IQMD model, respectively. It is found that some observables such as emission fragmentation multiplicity, emission neutron/proton ratio and emission neutrons’ kinetic energy spectrum are sensitive to the initial density distribution.     

Density effect of the neutron halo nucleus induced reactions in intermediate energy heavy ion collisions

Using an isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics (IQMD) model, we study the ¹⁵C induced reactions from 30—120 MeV/nucleon systematically. Here the valence neutron of ¹⁵C is assigned at both 1d 5/2 and 2s 1/2 states respectively in order to study the density effect of reaction mechanism. It is believed that the existent neutron halo structure at the 2s 1/2 state of ¹⁵C will affect the light particle emission evidently. In our calculation, the different density distributions of ¹⁵C at two states are calculated by relativistic mean field (RMF) model and introduced in the initiation of IQMD model, respectively. It is found that some observables such as emission fragmentation multiplicity, emission neutron/proton ratio and emission neutrons' kinetic energy spectrum are sensitive to the initial density distribution.     

Investigation of neutron induced reactions on ^23Na by using Talys1.4

The neutron induced reactions on ^23Na are investigated by using the Talys1.4 program. The calculated results for the ^23Na（n, 2n）22Na reaction are found to agree with the experimental results. The cross sections of the residues of the（n, n）,（n, γ）,（n, p）, and（n, np） channels in the reactions are presented, and at the same time, the neutron induced reactions on22 Ne are also investigated.     

An empirical fit to estimated neutron emission cross sections from proton induced reactions

Neutron emission cross section for various elements from⁹Be to²⁰⁹Bi have been calculated using the hybrid model code ALICE-91 for proton induced reactions in the energy range 25 MeV to 105 Me V. An empirical expression relating neutron emission cross section to target mass number and incident proton energy has been obtained. The simple expression reduces the computation time significantly. The trend in the variation of neutron emission cross sections with respect to the target mass number and incident proton energy has been discussed within the framework of the model used.     

Investigation of neutron deficient Zr and Nb nuclei with heavy ion induced compound reactions

³²S and¹²C induced compound reactions on Fe, Ni and Se targets have been used to produce neutron deficient nuclei in the mass region 84≦A ≦87. In-beamγ-ray spectroscopy consisting of the measurement of excitation functions,γγ coincidences andγ-ray angular distributions has been performed. The following level energies and spin-parity values have been deduced:⁸⁴Zr: 540 keV, 2⁺; 1262.8, (4⁺); 2137.2, (6⁺); 3089.2⁸⁶Zr: 751.9, 2⁺; 1666.6, (4⁺); 2670.0, (6⁺); 2705.5, (5); 3271.3; 3298.5, (8⁺); 3423.5, (7); 3531.5, (10⁺); 3645.9; 4326.1; 4417.3 Half-lives and energies ofγ-rays from the residual activities have been measured. The existence of three new isotopes could be established by their radioactive decay:⁸⁴Nb(12±3 s)→⁸⁴Zr⁸⁶Nb(80±12 s)→⁸⁶Zr⁸⁷Mo(14.6±1.5 s)→⁸⁷Nb→⁸⁷Zr