Activation cross sections for reactions induced by 14 MeV neutrons on natural titanium

X Tang; G Tian; Y Huang; J Ran; Z Wen; J Xu; S Song; B Liu; R Han; F Shi; X Zhang; H Sun; Y Gong; Y Li; Z Zhang; Z Chen; P Luo

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110636

Activation cross sections for reactions induced by 14 MeV neutrons on natural titanium

Appl Radiat Isot. 2023 Mar:193:110636. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110636. Epub 2022 Dec 27.

Authors

X Tang¹, G Tian², Y Huang¹, J Ran³, Z Wen³, J Xu¹, S Song³, B Liu⁴, R Han⁵, F Shi², X Zhang², H Sun⁵, Y Gong¹, Y Li³, Z Zhang¹, Z Chen⁵, P Luo⁶

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
² Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, China.
³ Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
⁴ Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, China. Electronic address: liubingyan@impcas.ac.cn.
⁵ Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, China.
⁶ Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, 516000, China. Electronic address: luopeng@impcas.ac.cn.

PMID: 36584411
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110636

Abstract

Cross sections for the neutrons around 14 MeV interaction with natural titanium were precisely measured by neutron activation and off-line measurement technique. The fast neutrons were produced by ³H(d,n)⁴He reaction and the neutron energy was obtained by using the cross section ratio method of ⁹⁰Zr(n,2n)⁸⁹Zr to ⁹³Nb(n,2n)^92mNb reactions. Experimental cross sections have been acquired for ^natTi(n,x)⁴⁶Sc, ^natTi(n,x)⁴⁷Sc, ⁵⁰Ti(n,x)⁴⁷Ca and ⁴⁸Ti(n,x)⁴⁸Sc reactions. The measured cross section data are compared with the experimental data available in the previous literature and evaluated nuclear data from the ENDF/B-VIII.0, JEFF-3.3, JENDL-5, BROND-3.1, CENDL-3.2 and FENDL-3.2b libraries. Furthermore, excitation functions for these reactions were calculated by using the theoretical model based on Talys-1.96 code with default and adjusted parameters. Within experimental error, evaluated nuclear data are mostly consistent with experimental data. The excitation function with adjusted parameters can roughly reproduce the experimental data.

Keywords: Cross section; Evaluated nuclear data; Neutron activation; Talys-1.96; Titanium.