The excitation function for the 89Y(n, 2n)88Y reaction

Activation cross sections for the ⁸⁹Y(n, 2n)⁸⁸Y reaction at neutron energies between 12.6 and 17.8 MeV have been measured by using the mixed-powder method and γ-ray detection by a Ge(Li) spectrometer. Using the ²⁷Al(n, α)²⁴Na reaction for monitoring the neutron flux, the measured cross-section values for the ⁸⁹Y(n, 2n)⁸⁸Y reaction were found to be 331±32 mb, 603±58 mb, 820±79 mb, 1040±100 mb, 1072±103 mb, 1172±112 mb, 1221±117 mb and 1218±117 mb at the respective incident neutron energies of 12.6±0.1 MeV, 13.3±0.1 MeV, 14.0±0.4 MeV, 14.9±0.3 MeV, 15.1±0.3 MeV, 16.0±0.4 MeV, 16.7±0.5 MeV and 17.8±0.7 MeV. The measured values are compared with the experimental values of others and with the theoretical values obtained from calculations based on the statistical model for the formation of a compound nucleus and its subsequent emission of neutrons.     

Evolution of the fusion cross-section for light systems at intermediate energies

Ar + Ni and Ni + Ni collisions are investigated between 32 and around 100A MeV incident energy with the 4π multidetector INDRA. Fusion cross-sections are found to decrease from ∼ 180mb at 32A MeV to zero above 50A MeV. Other experimental results, for light systems, are compared. Moreover, theoretical works are discussed and fusion cross-sections, calculated from two dynamical simulations based on nuclear Boltzmann equation (Boltzmann-Nordheim-Vlasov and Landau-Vlasov models), are also compared to experimental results.     

The C(α, X)11C cross sections at 1.59 and 4.19 GeV

The absolute cross sections for the production of ¹¹C by 1.59 GeV and 4.19 GeV α-particles incident on natural carbon have been measured to be 46.4 ± 1.3 mb and 42.5 ± 1.1 mb respectively. These results, together with data reported at other energies, indicate that the C(α, X)¹¹C cross section becomes approximately constant at a value of about 43 mb for energies above 3 GeV (750 MeV/n). A similar energy dependence is exhibited by the C(p, X)¹¹C reaction whose cross section has been measured previously over an extensive energy range. The C(α, X)¹¹C cross sections are found to be in good agreement with predictions of a semi-empirical model developed to describe nuclear fragmentation.     

Analysis of Collective Flow in High Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions in the Relativistic VUU Approach

We have calculated the collective flow for Ar+KCl collisions of 1200 MeV/A by using the relativistic Vlasov-Uehling- Uhlenbeck (VUU) equation based on the QHD-I model of Walecka. The tensitivity of flow characterized by C(ψ)a nd (P_x(Y))to mean field and in-medium NN scattering cross section is studied. It is found that the azimuthal correlation function C(ψ) is reduced dramatically after inserting the collision term and then varies very slowly between NN cross sections from σ = 10 mb to 55 mb and reaches the minimum at σ = 35 mb, while the in-plane mean transverse momentum (P_x(Y))in creases slowly all the way from σ = 0 mb to 55 mb. The collective flow is very sensitive to the momentum dependence (indicated by the effective mass m⁰) of the mean field and less sensitive to the compression modulus K and the cross sections from σ = 10 mb to 55 mb. The numerical results were compared with the experimental data, and we found that the agreement for both (P_x(Y)) and C(ψ) can be reached with the same set of mean field parameters as well as the appropriate NN cross section in collision terms.     

10B中子非弹性散射的理论计算

本文介绍了根据直接作用模型,采用DWBA方法,对~(10)B快中子非弹性散射的一组实验数据进行分析,获得了与实验数据符合较好的理论结果及一组参数,由所得参数,计算了入射中子能量为7.54～20MeV的~(10)B(n,n′)~(10)B~0.717MeV激发态非弹性散射的积分截面和角分布,补充了实验所缺的数据。 In this paper, we analysed the experimental data of reaction cross sections induced byfast neutron on ~(10)B by using the direct nuclear reaction theory and the DWBA method. We obtainedthe results in agreement with experimental data and reported a set of parameters. Furthermore, byusing the set of parameters we have calculated systematically the inelastic integrated cross sectionsand angular distribution of ~(10)B(n, n′) ~(10)B 0.717 MeV excited state for incident neutron energiesfrom 7.54 MeV to 20.0 MeV. ...     

The influence of distortions and other effects on theD(d,t)H reaction

The differential cross section for the reactionD(d, t)H has been calculated in the distorted wave Born approximation including finite range effects. All 6 interactions between the 4 nucleons are explicitly evaluated. It has been found that the interactions neglected by earlier work are significant. Distortions are necessary to reproduce the minimum at 37.5° observed at an incident energy of 25.3 MeV in the cross section. The absolute cross section at 14.3° is predicted by theory to be 23.5 mb/sr as against the experimental 16.4 mb/sr. Better agreement with experiment at backward angles may be obtained with the use of an expanded deuteron and the inclusion ofd-state effects.     

Relative thermoluminescent efficiency of LiF detectors for proton radiation: Batch variability and energy dependence

The available experimental data on the relative thermoluminescent efficiency of the LiF:Mg,Ti dosimetric peaks for protons are contradictory. There are several reports showing that the efficiency exceeds unity by even more than 30%, however, many others show the efficiency close to unity or even lower. These contradictory data might be a result of the real variability of TLD properties or of not perfectly reproduced experimental conditions.In an attempt to resolve this issue, the efficiency of 16 batches of LiF:Mg,Ti (MTS) detectors for 60 MeV protons produced at the IFJ Kraków over the last 20 years was measured. All values of the relative TL efficiency were found to exceed unity significantly, with an average of 1.09. Dispersion between different batches was very low, all data were within 4% of the mean value.In second part of experiment the dependence of the relative efficiency of LiF:Mg,Ti and LiF:Mg,Cu,P detectors on proton energy was determined. The efficiency for LiF:Mg,Ti dosimetric peaks was found to have a maximum of 1.20 at about 20 MeV. For LiF:Mg,Cu,P the relative efficiency decreases systematically with decreasing proton energy, from 0.96 at 56 MeV, to 0.61 at 11 MeV.     

GEANT4和FLUKA计算256 MeV质子诱发散裂中子能谱

散裂反应产生的中子能谱等数据是ADS系统设计中的关键参数。由于涉及到的能量范围大、反应道复杂,目前没有完善的评价核数据库可供使用,需要使用合适的核理论模型来进行计算。CiADS （Chinainitiative Accelerator Driven System）即将开始建设,在第一阶段将使用能量约为250 MeV的质子束。利用FLUKA及GEANT4中的BERT_HP、BIC_HP和INCLXX_HP等物理模型列表分别计算了256 MeV质子轰击薄的铝、铁、铅和铀靶后,在7.5°,30°,60°和150°等方向出射的中子双微分截面及轰击厚的铝、铁和铀靶后,在30°,60°,120°和150°等方向出射的中子双微分产额,并与已有的实验数据进行对比。结果表明,FLUKA和INCLXX_HP的计算结果整体上能够更好地符合实验数据。BIC_HP计算的薄靶结果,除铝靶的150°和铅靶的30°外,在5~30 MeV能量范围内要明显高于实验结果,能够达到实验结果的2倍以上。BIC_HP计算的厚铀靶结果在30°和60°方向的5~30 MeV能量范围内要比实验结果高出70%以上,在120°和150°方向的5 MeV以上要高于实验结果的2倍。BERT_HP计算的7.5°和30°方向上铝、铁和铅靶结果在20s100 MeV要比实验结果低40%以上,计算的铀靶结果在20 MeV以下能够达到实验结果的2倍以上。Neutron spectra produced through spallation reaction are key parameters in the design of Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems. Since the energy span is large and reaction channels are complicated, no complete evaluated nuclear data library is ready for use. Suitable theoretical models are required to calculate the data. The CiADS (China initiative Accelerator Driven System) is going to be constructed in China. At the first stage, the adopted proton energy is about 250 MeV. FLUKA and GEANT4 are used to calculate the double differential cross sections at 7.5°, 30°, 60° and 150° induced by 256 MeV protons bombarding on thin aluminum, iron, lead and uranium targets, respectively. The double differential neutron yields at 30°, 60°, 120° and 150° are also calculated for 256 MeV protons bombarding on thick aluminum, iron and uranium targets, respectively. Three model lists INCLXX_HP, BIC_HP and BERT_HP implemented in GEANT4 are used separately. The calculation results are compared with corresponding experimental data. It is shown that results calculated with FLUKA and INCLXX_HP in GEANT4 fit the corresponding experimental data much better. The calculation results with BIC_HP overestimate the experimental data for thin targets in 5~30 MeV for more than 100%, except for aluminum at 150° and lead at 30°. For uranium target, the results calculated with BIC_HP is greater than the experimental results by more than 70% in the energy range 5~30 MeV at 30° and 60° and by more than 100% in the energy range above 5 MeV at 120° and 150°. In 20~100 MeV for aluminum, iron and lead targets, calculation results at 7.5° and 30° with BERT_HP underestimate the experimental data by more than 40%. And for uranium target, the experimental data up to 20 MeV are overestimated by more than 100%.     

The reaction mechanism of heavy ion scattering at intermediate energies

The contribution to the real and imaginary nucleus-nucleus (N-N) optical potential from nucleon-nucleon scattering in the medium is calculated in a local density approximation from a two Fermi sphere nuclear matter picture for the N-N collision. This reaction mechanism is shown to be dominant for ¹²C + ¹²C scattering at all considered energies (160 MeV < E_lab < 2250 MeV) giving a weakly energy dependent reaction cross section of about 900 mb. Inclusion of the collective 2⁺, 3^? excitations in a coupled channel calculations gives good agreement for both the measured elastic and inelastic 2⁺ cross section at E_lab = 1016 MeV. This fully microscopic parameter free calculation indicates that the energy dependence of the reaction cross section for this system is mostly due to the decrease of the collective contribution with increasing energy contrary to current theoretical models.     

Mass and charge flow in the reaction 7.1 MeV/u197Au+63Cu

Mass-yield and angular-distribution data are presented for products from the reaction of 7.1 MeV/ ¹⁹⁷Au with⁶³Cu. With help from information derived from the latter, the former are classified into components corresponding to quasielastic transfer (580±80 mb), deep-inelastic transfer plus quasifission (1300±130 mb), fusionfission (195 mb), and sequential fission (195±45 mb). The fusion excitation function calculated with the Dynamic Capture model standard parameter set reproduces our deduced fusion-fission cross section well. Moreover, using this cross section as well as additional published data for the same reaction system, we extract ans-wave fusion-barrier shift (extra push) for this system of 35±7 MeV, which is in good agreement with the systematics derived from other fusion-barrier shifts which have been reported in the literature. Lastly, support is found for the Dissipative Diabatic Dynamics model prediction that dynamically-hindered fusion trajectories are reflected into quasielastic channels.Research supported by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie under contract number 06 MR 553     

Observation of the nuclear rainbow scattering for12C+12C atE Lab =300 MeV

The elastic and inelastic scattering of¹²C on¹²C has been measured in the angular range between 2.8° and 70.4° in the c.m. system atE _Lab =300 MeV. Optical model calculations have been performed with Woods-Saxon and folded potentials, the ground state and the first 2⁺-state were coupled in the calculations. The large cross sections of the elastic scattering at large angles is related to the nuclear rainbow scattering, which is centered at about 56°. This requires a potential depth of 100 MeV at a distance of 3 fm, the fit to the data is sensitive down to this region. The calculations with the folded potential show a better agreement with the data than those with the Woods-Saxon shape. The total reaction cross section of 1,420 mb, obtained from the optical model analysis, corresponds to the geometrical value; no transparency is observed.     

C/O Kerma coefficient ratio for 96 MeV neutrons deduced from microscopic measurements

Double-differential cross sections for neutron-induced light-ion production at 96 MeV have been measured for a variety of nuclei at The Svedberg Laboratory. Using the measured cross-section data, we deduce the Kerma coefficient from carbon and oxygen for p, d, t, ³He and α particles. In order to get the total Kerma for C and O, we add GNASH calculation values where experimental data are not available and obtain a Kerma coefficient of 7.85 ± 0.63 fGy m² for carbon and 7.09 ± 0.57 fGy m² for oxygen. The C/O Kerma coefficient ratio then becomes 1.11 ± 0.11. In addition we determine the Kerma ratio between ICRU muscle and A-150, again adding calculations with the GNASH code where no experimental data are available, and obtain a value of 0.98 ± 0.05. While the Kerma coefficients for carbon and oxygen do not agree with the prediction in ICRU Report 63, the ratio values are in good agreement with existing predictions.     

An accurate measurement of the 7Li(d,p)8Li excitation function from Ed = 0.6 MeV to 2.0 MeV

The excitation function for the ⁷Li(d, p)⁸Li reaction was determined at incident deuteron energies ranging from 0.613 to 1.948 MeV by measuring delayed α-particles. This excitation function revealed resonances at 0.773 ± 0.010 MeV and 1.025 ± 0.010 MeV with cross sections of 181 ± 8 mb and 168 ± 7 mb, respectively. No resonance was observed in the region of 1.4 MeV.     

MEASUREMENT OF ISOMERIC CROSS-SECTION RATIO IN 133Cs(n,γ) 134Cs REACTION

The isomeric absolute cross-section have been measured for the reaction ¹³³Cs (n,c) ¹³⁴ Cs at 14.8 MeV neutron energy.The results are:σ_n,γ^134mCs=1.76±0.14mb;σ_n,γ^134gCs=5.17±0.41mb;σ_n,γ^134+gCs=6.93±0.55mb.The isomeric cross-section ratio is σ^134m_Cs/σ^134gCs=0.34±0.03 The experimental results are in agreement with the values given by S.M. Qaim andcompared with the theoretical results calculated by Huizenga-Vandenbosch theory.From this, the spin cut-off paramenter σ and the number of γ-Cascades have been de-termined.     

Influence of Bonner sphere response functions above 20 MeV on unfolded neutron spectra and doses

Monte Carlo (MC) codes for neutron transport calculations such as MCNP, MCNPX, FLUKA, PHITS, and GEANT4, crucially rely on cross sections that describe the interaction of neutrons with nuclei. For neutron energies below 20 MeV, evaluated cross sections are available that are validated against experimental data. In contrast, for high energies (above 20 MeV) experimental data are scarce and, for this reason, every neutron transport code is based on theoretical nuclear models to describe interactions of neutrons with nuclei in matter. Here we report on the calculation of a complete set of response functions for a Bonner spheres spectrometer (BSS), by means of GEANT4 using the Bertini and Binary Intranuclear Cascade (INC) models for energies above 20 MeV. The recent results were compared with those calculated by MCNP/LAHET and MCNP/HADRON MC codes. It turns out that, whatever code used, the response functions were rather similar for neutron energies below 20 MeV, for all 16 detector/moderator combinations of the considered BSS system. For higher energies, however, differences of more than a factor of 2 were observed, depending on neutron energy, detector/moderator combination, MC code, and nuclear model used. These differences are discussed in terms of neutron fluence rates measured at the environmental research station (UFS), “Schneefernerhaus”, (Zugspitze mountain, Germany, 2650 m a.s.l.) for energies below 0.4 eV (thermal neutrons), between 0.4 eV and 100 keV (epithermal neutrons), between 100 keV and 20 MeV (evaporation neutrons), and above 20 MeV (cascade neutrons). In terms of total neutron fluence rates, relative differences of up to 4% were obtained when compared to the standard MCNP/LAHET results, while in terms of total ambient dose equivalent, relative differences of up to 8% were obtained. Both the GEANT4 Binary INC and Bertini INC gave somewhat larger fluence and dose rates in the epithermal region. Most relevant for dose, however, those response functions calculated with the GEANT4 Bertini INC model provided about 18% less neutrons in the cascade region, which led to a roughly 13% smaller contribution of these neutrons to ambient dose equivalent. It is concluded that doses from secondary neutrons from cosmic radiation as deduced from BSS measurements are uncertain by about 10%, simply because of some differences in nuclear models used by various neutron transport codes.     

Nucleon spin-polarisabilities from polarisation observables in low-energy deuteron Compton scattering

We investigate the dependence of polarisation observables in elastic deuteron Compton scattering below the pion production threshold on the spin-independent and spin-dependent iso-scalar dipole polarisabilities of the nucleon. The calculation uses Chiral Effective Field Theory (c \chi EFT) with dynamical D \Delta(1232) degrees of freedom in the Small Scale Expansion (SSE) at next-to-leading order. Resummation of the NN intermediate rescattering states and including the D \Delta induces sizeable effects. The analysis considers cross-sections and the analysing power of linearly polarised photons on an unpolarised target, and cross-section differences and asymmetries of linearly and circularly polarised beams on a vector-polarised deuteron. An intuitive argument helps one to identify kinematics in which one or several polarisabilities do not contribute. Some double-polarised observables are only sensitive to linear combinations of two of the spin-polarisabilities, simplifying a multipole analysis of the data. Spin-polarisabilities can be extracted at photon energies ≳ 100 MeV, after measurements at lower energies of <~ \lesssim 70 MeV provide high-accuracy determinations of the spin-independent ones. An interactive Mathematica 7.0 notebook of our findings is available from hgrie@gwu.edu.     

17C反应截面的测量及其密度分布分析

在日本理化学研究所的放射性束流线上用透射法测量了能量为79 MeV/u的17C在12C反应靶上的反应截面；利用有限力程Glauber模型对17C的密度分布进行了分析. 同时拟合本实验结果及高能区的实验数据发现, 17C的中子密度分布中存在一个尾巴. 基于芯核加单粒子密度分布的假设,认为17C的价中子主要处于1d5/2轨道. We have measured the reaction cross section of 17C on a 12C target at 79 MeV/u using the transmission method. Together with previous data at high energy, we deduced the density distribution of 17C by fitting the experimental data using the finite range Glauber model. The analysis shows that a simple harmonic oscillator (HO) density is not adequate to explain consistently the present experimental data and the one at high energy simultaneously. To get a better fit of both the data, the existence of a tail in the density distribution of 17C is proposed. Based on the assumption of a core plus a single neutron, it is found that the valence neutron of 17C is mostly in the d orbital. This is in agreement with the conclusion from the measured momentum distribution.     

Neutron,photon and proton energy spectra at high altitude measured using a phoswich-type neutron detector

Neutron energy spectrum from 7 to 180 MeV, photon energy spectrum from 4 to 50 MeV and proton energy spectrum from 94 to 145 MeV were measured simultaneously using a phoswich-type neutron detector with particle discrimination methods at atmospheric depth of 249 g/cm², a vertical cut-off rigidity of 10.2 GV and at a heliocentric potential of 312 MV. We compared our results with other measured and calculated particle energy spectra. Our measured results give a large, sharp neutron peak around 70 MeV, although Bonner balls show a broad peak around 100 MeV due to low energy resolution. The measured photon and proton spectra are between the calculated energy spectra. This onboard study provides the first experimental neutron energy spectrum over 10 MeV with a high-energy resolution.     

(n,3He)的反应截面的系统学

本文研究了中、重质量核的14MeV中子的(n,~3He)反应截面的系统学特性,在对实验数据分析,评价的基础上,给出了系统学的经验公式,计算了一批核素的反应截面,同实验值符合较好,并讨论了可能的反应机制。 The systematic characters of (n, ~3He) reaction cross sections have been studied formedium and heavy mass nucleus at 14MeV. A set of the empirital parameters have been eatracted onthe bases of analyzing and evaluating available data. The (n,~3He) reaction cross sections of somenuclei have been calculated, and a good agreement with the experimental data have been obtained.Most possible reaction mechanisms are also discussed.     

The longitudinal response function of the deuteron in chiral effective field theory

We use chiral effective field theory (χEFT) to make predictions for the longitudinal electromagnetic response function of the deuteron, f _L , which is measured in d(e, e′N) reactions. In this case the impulse approximation gives the full χEFT result up to $\mathcal{O}(P^4 )$ relative to leading order. By varying the cutoff in the χEFT calculation between 0.6 and 1 GeV we conclude that the calculation is accurate to better than 10% for values of q ² within 4 fm^?2 of the quasi-free peak, up to final-state energies E _np = 60 MeV. In these regions χEFT is in reasonable agreement with predictions for f _L obtained using the Bonn potential. We also find good agreement with existing experimental data on f _L , albeit in a more restricted kinematic domain.