Excitation Functions of Some (n, p) and (n, ) Reactions from Threshold to 16 MeV

Precise cross sections were measured for the ⁹⁰Zr(n,)^87mSr, ⁹⁴Zr(n,)⁹¹Sr, ⁹²Mo(n,)^89m+gZr, ⁴⁵Sc(n,)⁴²K, ⁵¹V(n,)⁴⁸Sc, ⁵⁹Co(n,)⁵⁶Mn, ⁹³Nb(n,)^90mY, ⁹²Mo(n,p)^92mNb, ⁹⁶Mo(n,p)⁹⁶Nb, ⁹⁷Mo(n,p)^97m+gNb, ⁹⁰Zr(n,p)^90mY, ⁹¹Zr(n,p)^91mY, ⁹²Zr(n,p)⁹²Y, and ⁶⁰Ni(n,p)^60m+gCo reactions in the 7- to 14.7-MeV neutron energy range. Excitation functions were completed with a number of new differential data.

Spectrum-averaged (n,) and (n,p) cross sections were measured for the ⁵⁴Fe(n,)⁵¹Cr, ⁶⁸Zn(n,)⁶⁵Ni, ²⁷Al(n,)²⁴Na, ⁵⁸Ni(n,p)^58m+gCo, ⁶⁴Zn(n,p)⁶⁴Cu, ⁵⁹Co(n,p)⁵⁹Fe, ⁹⁴Zr(n,p)⁹⁴Y, ⁵⁶Fe(n,p)⁵⁶Mn, ⁴⁶Ti(n,p)^46m+gSc, ⁴⁷Ti(n,p)⁴⁷Sc, ⁴⁸Ti(n,p)⁴⁸Sc, and ⁶²Ni(n,)⁵⁹Fe reactions in addition to those aforementioned using a thick target Be(d,n) neutron field at E_d = 9.72 MeV. Results were compared with the ENDF/B-VI, IRDF90, JENDL-3, BROND, JEF-2, CENDL-2, and ADL-3 data files and the SINCROS-II system for testing the validation of differential data and the nuclear model calculations.