Nuclear Model Calculations for the Excitation Functions of Neutron-Induced Reactions on ⁵⁸Ni in the Energy Range up to 20 MeV

Calculations for the excitation functions of the ⁵⁸Ni(n, )⁵⁵Fe reaction, including those of the ground and first states of ⁵⁵Fe, ⁵⁸Ni(n, p+p)⁵⁴Mn, ⁵⁸Ni(n,2n)⁵⁷Ni, ⁵⁸Ni(n,n')⁵⁸Ni, and ⁵⁸Ni(n,np+pn)⁵⁷Co reactions were carried out using nuclear reaction model codes. The results have been compared with reported measurements and evaluations. The available data on the ⁵⁸Ni(n,n')⁵⁸Ni, ⁵⁸Ni(n,2n)⁵⁷Ni, and ⁵⁸Ni(n,np+pn+d)⁵⁷Co reactions are described well by using the single-particle model for the calculation of gamma-ray transition probabilities of the excited states of ⁵⁸Ni.