Calculation of excitation function of some structural fusion material for (n,p) reactions up to 25 MeV

TL;DR

This paper calculates the excitation functions of specific (n,p) reactions on fusion materials up to 30 MeV using statistical models, comparing results with experimental data and evaluated nuclear data libraries.

Contribution

It provides new theoretical calculations of (n,p) reaction excitation functions for key fusion materials up to 30 MeV, enhancing existing nuclear data.

Findings

Calculated excitation functions align well with experimental data.

Comparison shows consistency with evaluated nuclear data libraries.

Provides valuable data for fusion reactor material research.

Abstract

Fusion serves an inexhaustible energy for humankind. Although there have been significant research and development studies on the inertial and magnetic fusion reactor technology, Furthermore, there are not radioactive nuclear waste problems in the fusion reactors. In this study, (n, p) reactions for some structural fusion materials such as 27Al, 51V, 52Cr, 55Mn and 56Fe have been investigated. The new calculations on the excitation functions of 27 Al(n,p) 27 Mg, 51 V(n,p) 51 Ti, 52 Cr(n,p) 52 V, 55 Mn(n,p) 55 Cr and 56 Fe(n,p) 56 Mn reactions have been carried out up to 30 MeV incident neutron energy. Statistical model calculations, based on the Hauser-Feshbach formalism, have been carried out using the TALYS-1.0 and were compared with available experimental data in the literature and with ENDF/B-VII, T=300k; JENDL-3.3, T=300k and JEFF3.1, T=300k evaluated libraries .