Analyzing neutron emission cross sections for 22.2 MeV proton-induced reactions on 58Ni and 52Cr

Ayhan Kara; Emil Mammadzada

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111242

Analyzing neutron emission cross sections for 22.2 MeV proton-induced reactions on ⁵⁸Ni and ⁵²Cr

Appl Radiat Isot. 2024 Apr:206:111242. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111242. Epub 2024 Feb 19.

Authors

Ayhan Kara¹, Emil Mammadzada²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Giresun University, 28200, Giresun, Türkiye. Electronic address: ayhankara@gmail.com.
² Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Giresun University, 28200, Giresun, Türkiye.

PMID: 38394812
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111242

Abstract

Double differential cross-section calculations were performed for proton-induced reactions with ⁵⁸Ni and ⁵²Cr isotopes using Monte Carlo code PHITS 3.32 and TALYS 1.96. Comparative analyses with experimental data from the EXFOR library demonstrated the effectiveness of the CTFGM and BSFGM models in conjunction with the TALYS nuclear code program for (p,xn) reactions across all angular values. While the GSM model exhibited consistency regardless of the angle, FLUKA and PHITS showed some discrepancies depending on the angle, particularly at small angle values.

Keywords: Double differential cross-sections; FLUKA; PHITS 3.32; TALYS 1.96.