Neutron-Induced Reaction Cross Sections Between 9 and 14 MeV

Cross sections of the ⁵⁸Ni(n,p)⁵⁸Co, ⁵¹Co(n,p)⁵⁹Fe, ⁵¹V(n,α)⁴⁸Sc, and ⁵⁹Co(n,2n)⁵⁸Co reactions and isomer ratios for the ⁵⁸Ni(n,p)⁵⁸Co reaction were measured for some neutron energies between 9 and 14 MeV. Neutron spectrometry, with an NE-213 scintillation detector, of the beams from the D(d,n)³He reaction was used to evaluate the activation induced by breakup neutrons on natural nickel, cobalt, vanadium, and aluminum-monitor targets. The results are compared with earlier measurements and with theoretical calculations performed with the aid of the GNASH code (Hauser-Feschbach model including pre-equilibrium corrections).