(d, 3n) Reaction cross-section calculation of some reactor materials

Abstract

Nuclear reactions with charged particles have applications in many fields such as radioisotope production, industrial applications, astrophysics, etc. Therefore, examining the excitation functions performed and obtained by the activation technique is also important for understanding the nature of nuclear reactions. Also, it is especially necessary to study these reactions to estimate the effects of radiation damage on the fusion structural materials used in the construction of the first walls and core of the reactor. In this study, cross-section data have been calculated theoretically to 45Sc (d, 3n)44Ti, 63Cu (d, 3n)62Zn, 89Y (d, 3n)88Zr, and 100Mo (d, 3n)99Tc reactions in the range of 1–50 MeV energy via ALICE/ASH, TALYS 1.95 and Empire 3.2.2 nuclear reaction codes. Optical Model Parameters (OMP) calculation for deuteron-induced reaction results has been performed via TALYS 1.95 code and the calculated cross-section values are reproduced well. Also, empirically developed (d, 3n) cross section formula (Kavun, 2020) calculations have been performed at 20 MeV energy. Finally, experimental EXFOR data was compared with all results and were found to be compatible with each other.