Theoretical analysis of double-differential neutron emission cross sections for n+~(56)Fe reactions at incident energies of 7-13 MeV

The double-differential neutron emission cross sections for n+⁵⁶Fe reactions at incident energies of 7-13 MeV at different angles are calculated by the UNF (abbreviation for unified, 2009 Version) code, which is based on the unified Hauser-Feshbach and exciton model. The results indicate that the higher the incident energies, the better the results, although there are some discrepancies between the calculated results and the measured data for natural iron. These discrepancies are analyzed in detail in this paper. In addition, the calculated results are also compared with the evaluated results of ENDFB Ⅶ.0 and JEFF-3.1.1 near the angle of 90° at incident energies of 8.17 and 11.5 MeV, respectively.     

Prompt neutron multiplicity distribution for ~（235）U（n,f） at incident energies up to 20 MeV

For the n+²³⁵U fission reaction, the total excitation energy partition of the fission fragments, the average neutron kinetic energy <ε>(A) and the total average energies E_γ(A) removed by γ rays as a function of fission fragment mass are given at incident energies up to 20 MeV. The prompt neutron multiplicity as a function of the fragment mass, ν(A), for neutron-induced fission of ²³⁵U at different incident neutron energies is calculated. The calculated results are checked with the total average prompt neutron multiplicities ν and compared with the experimental and evaluated data. Some prompt neutron and γ emission mechanisms are discussed.     

Theoretical Analysis of Neutron Double-Differential Cross Sections of n ＋^9Be Reactions

By using the nuclear reaction model for light nuclei, the calculations of the double-differential cross sections of outgoing neutrons from n ＋^9Be reactions are performed. The total outgoing neutrons are only come from the （n, 2n）2a reaction channel. The （n, 2n）2a reaction channel is achieved through six different reaction approach, which are illustrated in this paper. The calculated results agree very well with the measured data at En = 7.1, 8.09, 8.17, 9.09, 9.97 and 10.26 MeV, because the updated level schemes related to the n ＋ ^9Be reactions have been employed in this calculations.     

Further Analysis of Neutron Double-Differential Cross Section of n ＋ ^16O at 14.1 MeV and 18 MeV

By using a new reaction model for light nuclei, the double-differential cross section of total outgoing neutron with LUNF code for n＋^16O reactions at En=14.1 MeV and 18 MeV have been calculated and analyzed. In this paper the opened reaction channels, which have contribution to emitting the neutrons, are listed in detail. To improve the fitting results the direct inelastic scattering mechanism is involved. The calculating results agree fairly well with the experimental data at E,~ = 14.1 MeV and the deviation from calculated results and experimental data in low energy region at En= 18 MeV has been analyzed. Since the possibility of 5He has been affirmed theoretically [J.S. Zhang, Sci. Chin. G 47 （2004） 137], so 5He emission from n＋ ^16O reaction is taken into account, which plays an important role at the region of the outgoing neutron energy εn〈3 MeV in total outgoing neutron energy-angular spectrum. The calculated results indicate that the pre-equilibrium mechanism dominates the whole reaction processes, and the recoil effect in light nuclear reactions is essentially important.     

Langevin study of neutron emission in the reactions ^16O＋^181Ta and ^19F＋^178Hf^＊

The pre-scission neutrons measured in the reactions 16O 181Ta and 19F 178Hf are studied via a Langevin equation coupled with a statistical decay model. We find that because of the mass asymmetry of different entrance channels, the spin distributions of compound nuclei would be different, consequently, the measured neutrons in these two reactions would also different. This means that the entrance channel will affect the particle emission in the fission process of hot nuclei.     

Cross section measurements for （n,p） reaction on stannum isotopes at neutron energies from 13.5 to 14.6 MeV

Utilizing the cross sections for ⁹³Nb(n, 2n)^93mNb or ²⁷Al(n, a)²⁴Na reactions as monitors, the cross sections for the reactions ¹¹⁵Sn(n, p)^115mIn, ¹¹⁶Sn(n, p)^116mIn, ¹¹⁷Sn(n, p)¹¹⁷In and ¹¹⁷Sn(n, p)^117mIn have been measured at neutron energy ranging from 13.5 to 14.6 MeV through activation technology. Then, the results of present work were compared with the published experimental data.     

Calculation of prompt fission neutron spectrum for 233U（n,f） reaction by the semi-empirical method

The prompt fission neutron spectra for the neutron-induced fission of 233U for low energy neutrons （below 6 MeV） are calculated using nuclear evaporation theory with a semi-empirical method, in which the partition of the total excitation energy between the fission fragments for the nth＋233U fission reactions is determined by the available experimental and evaluation data. The calculated prompt fission neutron spectra agree well with the experimental data. The proportions of high-energy neutrons of prompt fission neutron spectrum versus incident neutron energies are investigated with the theoretical spectra, and the results are consistent with the systematics. The semi-empirical method could be a useful tool for the prompt evaluation of fission neutron spectra.     

Precise measurement of the e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-（γ） cross section with the initial state radiation method at BABAR

We present a precise BABAR measurement on the cross section of the process e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-（γ） from threshold to an energy of 3 GeV with the initial state radiation （ISR） technique, using 232 fb^-1 of data collected with the BABAR detector at e^＋e^- center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV. The ISR luminosity is determined from a study of the leptonic process e^＋e^- →μ^＋μ^-γ（γ）. The leading-order hadronic contribution to the muon magnetic anomaly calculated using the ππ cross section measured from threshold to 1.8 GeV is （514.1± 2.2（stat） ± 3.1（syst）） × 10^-10.     

Electron Impact Excitations and Linear Polarization for 1s2 1S0-1s2p3,1P1 Lines of Fe24＋ Ions under Screened Coulomb Interactions

Electron impact excitation cross sections from the ground state to the individual magnetic sublevels of 1s2p 3＇1P1 states in high-temperature dense plasmas are calculated for highly charged He-like Fe24＋ ions by using a fully relativistic distorted-wave method. The Debye-Huckel screening model is used to screen the projectile electron from the nucleus and target electrons. The linear polarization degrees for these lines are obtained. It is found that the cross sections at all incident energies decrease with the increase of the screening for these excitations. The influence of screening on linear polarization degrees of the 1P1 line is very small. The linear polarization degrees of aP1 line decrease sharply at low incident energy with the increase of the screening.