Theoretical estimates of cross sections for neutron-nucleus collisions
Abstract
We construct an analytical model derived from nuclear reaction theory and having a simple functional form to demonstrate the quantitative agreement with the measured cross sections for neutron induced reactions. The neutron-nucleus total, reaction and scattering cross sections, for energies ranging from 5 to 700 MeV and for several nuclei spanning a wide mass range are estimated. Systematics of neutron scattering cross sections on various materials for neutron energies upto several hundred MeV are important for ADSS applications. The reaction cross sections of neutrons are useful for determining the neutron induced fission yields in actinides and pre-actinides. The present model based on nuclear reaction theory provides good estimates of the total cross section for neutron induced reaction.
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@article{arxiv.1006.4243,
title = {Theoretical estimates of cross sections for neutron-nucleus collisions},
author = {Tapan Mukhopadhyay and Joydev Lahiri and D. N. Basu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.4243},
year = {2011}
}
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25 pages including 16 figures