Determination of excitation function for alpha induced reactions on 237Np and 238Pu

The excitation function of the alpha particle-induced reactions on 237Np and 238Pu has been determined for the incident alpha energies ranging from threshold to 50 MeV using TALYS1.95 nuclear reaction code. In this study, the excitation function of (α,xn) reactions on 237Np and 238Pu has been determined by invoking the Jeukenne-Lejeune-Mahaux-Bruyeres Optical model potential. The microscopic nuclear level density from Hilaire's combinatorial table is used to calculate the nuclear level density. Also, the excitation function has been evaluated by using the alpha potential of Watanabe folding approach with Koning-Delaroche spherical optical model potential and McFadden-Satchler potential. Furthermore, all the calculated cross-sections have been compared with the experimental results taken from EXFOR and the available evaluated cross-sections from TENDL2019 nuclear data library. The calculated cross sections using Jeukenne-Lejeune-Mahaux-Bruyeres Optical model potential together with microscopic nuclear level density from Hilaire's combinatorial table incorporating the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculation results in good correspondence with the experimental values from EXFOR.

Effects of combining some theoretical models in the cross-section calculations of some alpha-induced reactions for natSb

In cases where it is not possible to obtain the cross-section values experimentally due to various factors, the importance of obtaining them with theoretical models has been explained in many studies available in the literature. In this context, the comparison of the cross-section values obtained by using the theoretical models with the experimental data will also be very beneficial for updating and developing these models. Existing studies, which also serve this purpose, have given inspiration to this study and it is aimed to examine the effects of the simultaneous use of the alpha optical model potentials and the level density models on the cross-section calculations for some alpha-particle-induced reactions on natural antimony. The effects of theoretical models on the cross-section calculations were investigated by comparing the obtained calculation results with the experimental data taken from the literature. The TALYS code, which is frequently preferred in the literature, was used in all calculations within the scope of this study. For the comparison of the calculated results with the experimental data, not only a visual analysis by graphing the outcomes, but also a mean-weighted-deviation calculation was used, and the findings were interpreted by accounting for both of them.

Effects of deuteron optical models on the cross-section calculations of deuteron induced reactions on natural germanium

A common feature of scientific studies is that when experimental observation data are not available, theoretical calculations are used to obtain information about the subject under investigation. In this context, many parameters and theoretical models have been developed that can be used in nuclear physics studies just as it is in other branches of sciences. It is intended that by doing so, theoretical models can be improved using recent experimental data while also learning about outcomes where experimental data is unavailable or difficult to access. Among the many theoretical models available, there are also deuteron optical models whose effects are examined in this study. The objective of this study is to examine the effects of different deuteron optical models on the cross-section calculations of deuteron induced reactions on natural germanium. The cross-section values of ^natGe(d,x)⁷⁰As, ^natGe(d,x)⁷¹As, ^natGe(d,x)⁷²As, ^natGe(d,x)⁷³As, ^natGe(d,x)⁷⁴As and ^natGe(d,x)⁷⁶As reactions were calculated using five deuteron optical models in the TALYS code's v1.95 for this aim, and the results were compared to the experimental data available in the database known as Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data (EXFOR) library. Graphics and quantitative analyses were also used to present the findings and interpretations of the outcomes.

Estimation of (n,p) reaction cross sections at 14.5 ∓0.5 MeV neutron energy by using artificial neural network

The aim of this study is to develop an accurate artificial neural network algorithm for the cross-section of (n,p) reactions at 14.5 ∓0.5 MeV neutron energy which is important to developing materials for fusion reactor design. The experimental data used at artificial Neural network calculations have been taken from the Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data (EXFOR) database. Bayesian algorithm has been used at training section of artificial neural network. Regression (R) values of artificial neural network calculations have been found as 0.99363, 0.98574 and 0.99257 for training, testing and all process respectively. In addition to artificial neural network calculations, TALYS 1.95 nuclear reaction code has been used to reproduce (n,p) reactions at 14.5 ∓0.5 MeV. Two-component exciton model and Constant Temperature Fermi Gas Model have been used as pre-equilibrium and level density models respectively. Mean square errors of our calculations have been found 48.51 and 495.06 for artificial neural network and TALYS 1.95 respectively. Artificial Neural network estimations have been compared and analyzed with the TALYS 1.95 calculations and the experimental data taken from EXFOR database.