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Statistical Emission in Nuclear Reactions and nuclear level density

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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The statistical model in nuclear reactions has been developed extensively in the past decades, mainly by V. Weisskopf. However a clear understanding of the experimental situation regarding low and medium energy nuclear reaction is not yet settled. The interpretation is complicated by the fact that often the reactions proceed via other mechanisms, for instance direct effects. In the present work an attempt is made to show the possibility of explaining a certain group of nuclear reactions with a statistical model. The experiments discussed refer to :a) resonance measurements for slow neutrons;b) energy spectra of particles emitted in the reactions (n, p) and (n, n′) and (p, n) for incident energies ranging between 4 and 16 MeV;c) cross-sections of (n, p) and (n, n′) at 14 MeV. From the set of experiments discussed it is possible to obtain a consistent table of thea parameter of nuclear level density formula.

Riassunto

Il modello statistico delle reazioni nucleari è stato sviluppato da qualche decina di anni soprattutto da V. Weisskopf. Tuttavia non si ha ancora una chiara comprensione della situazione sperimentale riguardante le reazioni nucleari alle basse ed alle medie energie. L’interpretazione è complicata dal fatto che spesso le reazioni avvengono secondo altri meccanismi, per esempio effetti diretti. In questo lavoro si cerca di mostrare la possibilità di spiegare un certo gruppo di esperienze con un modello statistico. Le esperienze discusse sono:a) misure di risonanza per neutroni lenti;b) spettri energetici delle particelle emesse nelle reazioni (n, p) (n, n′) e (p, n) per energie incidenti tra 4 e 16 MeV; c) sezioni d’urto di reazioni n, p ed n, n′ a 14 MeV. Da queste esperienze è possibile ottenere una tavola di valori consistenti dia, parametre della formula della densità di livelli nucleari.

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Erba, E., Facchini, U. & Menichella, E.S. Statistical Emission in Nuclear Reactions and nuclear level density. Nuovo Cim 22, 1237–1260 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02786895

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