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A study on the excitation functions of 60,62Ni(α,n), 60,61Ni(α,2n), 58,64Ni(α,p), natNi(α,x) reactions

Nuclear Science and Techniques volume 29, Article number: 156 (2018) Cite this article

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The prediction of nuclear cross-section data is crucial, especially in the absence of experimental data or in the difficulty of these experimental data. Nickel (Ni) is an important material in fusion and fission reactor technologies, the production of radionuclides in nuclear medicine, and many other fields. In this study, the excitation functions for 60,62Ni(α,n), 60,61Ni(α,2n), 58,64Ni(α,p), and natNi(α,x) reactions have been investigated by using pre-equilibrium reaction models. The calculations of the excitation functions for the reactions are used with the geometry-dependent hybrid model in ALICE/ASH code and the two-component exciton model in TALYS 1.8 code. The obtained results are compared to each other, and the experimental data are taken from the EXFOR database.

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Baldık, R., Yılmaz, A. A study on the excitation functions of 60,62Ni(α,n), 60,61Ni(α,2n), 58,64Ni(α,p), natNi(α,x) reactions. NUCL SCI TECH 29, 156 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-018-0500-3

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Keywords

  • Nuclear reaction models and methods
  • Level density
  • Alpha-induced reactions
  • ALICE/ASH code
  • TALYS 1.8 code