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Assessment of nuclear-reaction codes for proton-induced reactions on light nuclei below 250 MeV

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We assess the suitability of nuclear-reaction codes for the generation of accurate cross-section libraries targeted at the simulation of the transport of high-energy protons (up to 250 MeV) in the human body, or in any material containing light nuclides. To this end we present an extensive study of elastic, reaction and fragmentation cross sections for proton-induced reactions on several nuclides. We compare TALYS evaluations against experimental data and, wherever applicable, against the predictions of the INCL/ABLA07 nuclear-reaction model. The TALYS evaluations have been cast in the form of a new cross-section library, which also includes evaluated proton-proton cross sections based on the NN-OnLine tool.

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Braunn, B., Boudard, A., David, JC. et al. Assessment of nuclear-reaction codes for proton-induced reactions on light nuclei below 250 MeV. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 130, 153 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2015-15153-x

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