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Title: Transmission coefficients in compound-nucleus reaction theory

Journal Article · · Physical Review C
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  1. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). Sloane Physics Lab.
  2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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A recent article [D. A. Brown, G. P. A. Nobre, and M. W. Herman, Phys. Rev. C 98, 024616 (2018)] proposed a modification of the cross section formula used in practical calculations of compound nucleus reactions. In this work, we discuss the main concepts and approximations of statistical reaction theory and conclude that the standard practical implementations of the cross section formula remain the preferred choice.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; FG02-91ER40608; NA0003864
OSTI ID:
1650611
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--19-20316
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Journal Name: Physical Review C Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 99; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Impact of alternative transmission coefficient parametrizations on Hauser-Feshbach theory journal August 2018
Random matrices and chaos in nuclear physics: Nuclear reactions journal October 2010

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