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Title: Neutron elastic and inelastic scattering studies on /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu

Abstract

Neutron differential elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections have been obtained for an incident neutron energy range between 8 and 14 MeV /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu. These measurements provide cross section data for nuclear fusion reaction design. Elastic scattering cross sections have been analyzed using a spherical optical model to obtain global parameters than can predict necessary neutron elastic scattering cross sections in the mass and energy ranges of the present work. The global parameters have been used to calculate the volume integral and the rms radius of the central real potential. The matter radii as well as the neutron radii then have been deduced. Coupled channels (CC) calculations were performed for elastic and inelastic scattering data assuming the harmonic vibrational model. The anharmonicity effect of the predictions of the cross section has been considered for /sup 56/Fe by inserting the reorientation matrix element in the CC calculations. Good fits have been obtained for both elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections of /sup 54/Fe and /sup 56/Fe. The quadrupole deformation parameters obtained are in good agreement with those deduced from Coulomb excitation measurements. The coupled channels calculations for /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu isotopes havemore » been carried out using the weak particle-core coupling model. The quadrupole deformation parameters obtained are comparable with the corresponding deformations for the even core nuclei.« less

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Duke Univ., Durham, NC (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6045579
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; COPPER 63 TARGET; NEUTRON REACTIONS; COPPER 65 TARGET; IRON 54 TARGET; IRON 56 TARGET; ELASTIC SCATTERING; INELASTIC SCATTERING; COUPLED CHANNEL THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEV RANGE 10-100; NUCLEAR DEFORMATION; NUCLEAR RADII; OPTICAL MODELS; PARTICLE-CORE MODEL; THEORETICAL DATA; BARYON REACTIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; DATA; DEFORMATION; ENERGY RANGE; HADRON REACTIONS; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEAR MODELS; NUCLEAR PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUMERICAL DATA; SCATTERING; TARGETS; 651525* - Nuclear Properties & Reactions, A=39-58, Experimental- Nuclear Reactions & Scattering- (-1987); 651625 - Nuclear Properties & Reactions, A=59-89, Experimental- Nuclear Reactions & Scattering- (-1987)

Citation Formats

El-Kadi, S M. Neutron elastic and inelastic scattering studies on /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
El-Kadi, S M. Neutron elastic and inelastic scattering studies on /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu. United States.
El-Kadi, S M. 1981. "Neutron elastic and inelastic scattering studies on /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu". United States.
@article{osti_6045579,
title = {Neutron elastic and inelastic scattering studies on /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu},
author = {El-Kadi, S M},
abstractNote = {Neutron differential elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections have been obtained for an incident neutron energy range between 8 and 14 MeV /sup 54/Fe, /sup 56/Fe, /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu. These measurements provide cross section data for nuclear fusion reaction design. Elastic scattering cross sections have been analyzed using a spherical optical model to obtain global parameters than can predict necessary neutron elastic scattering cross sections in the mass and energy ranges of the present work. The global parameters have been used to calculate the volume integral and the rms radius of the central real potential. The matter radii as well as the neutron radii then have been deduced. Coupled channels (CC) calculations were performed for elastic and inelastic scattering data assuming the harmonic vibrational model. The anharmonicity effect of the predictions of the cross section has been considered for /sup 56/Fe by inserting the reorientation matrix element in the CC calculations. Good fits have been obtained for both elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections of /sup 54/Fe and /sup 56/Fe. The quadrupole deformation parameters obtained are in good agreement with those deduced from Coulomb excitation measurements. The coupled channels calculations for /sup 63/Cu and /sup 65/Cu isotopes have been carried out using the weak particle-core coupling model. The quadrupole deformation parameters obtained are comparable with the corresponding deformations for the even core nuclei.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6045579}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}

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