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TALYS is a software package for the simulation of nuclear reactions below 200 MeV. It is used worldwide for the analysis and prediction of nuclear reactions and is based on state-of-art nuclear structure and nuclear reaction models. A general overview of the implemented physics and capabilities of TALYS is given. The general nuclear reaction mechanisms described are the optical model, direct reactions, compound nucleus model, pre-equilibrium reactions and fission. The most important nuclear structure models are those for masses, discrete levels, level densities, photon strength functions and fission barriers. A wide variety of nuclear reactions simulated with TALYS will be demonstrated, ranging from low-energy neutron cross sections, astrophysics, high-energy charged particle reactions and other reactions. TALYS is a nuclear reaction software which aims to give a complete description of nuclear reaction observables, and to be an important link between fundamental nuclear physics and applications.

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It is impossible to list all the people who have in one way or another contributed to the current status of TALYS, so we will refrain from that. We wish to dedicate this paper to the memory of our friend and colleague Eric Bauge. SG is F.R.S.-FRNS research associate. This work has been supported by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS, Belgium) and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) under the EOS Project nr O022818F and O000422.

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Koning, A., Hilaire, S. & Goriely, S. TALYS: modeling of nuclear reactions. Eur. Phys. J. A 59, 131 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01034-3

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