An Approximation of Cross Sections of Channels of the 9Be(α, n) Reaction on the Basis of the Gamow Interaction Radius

Abstract

Radiation transport of α-particles requires cross sections of inelastic interaction of α-particles with nuclei. At low energies the inelastic interactions are limited to the 9Be(α, n) reaction, whose channel cross sections are assessed only in the specialized evaluated nuclear data library JENDL/AN-2005. The new TPT (Toolkit for Particle Transport) approximation of the 9Be(α, n) reaction cross sections for different channels takes into account the lowest resonance and, at high energies, relies on the exponential decrease in the S-factor, which is a consequence of the theory of direct nuclear reactions.