The (n,2n), (n,p) and (n,a) cross section calculations of the palladium isotopes using different level density models from the reaction threshold to 20 MeV

Abstract

In this study, reaction cross sections of Palladium isotopes (102,104,106,108,110Pd) (n,2n), (n,p) and (n,) were calculated for neutron energies from reaction threshold to 20 MeV by using Empire-3.2.3 (Malta) statistical model code. The calculations are performed by using four different nuclear level density models (Generalized Superfluid Model, Enhanced Generalized Superfluid Model, Gilbert-Cameron Model, and Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov Microscopic Model). The obtained results from calculations are compared with the existing experimental data taken from EXFOR library and the evaluated nuclear data library of ENDF/B-VIII.0 (USA, 2018), TENDL-2019 (TALYS, 2019) and JENDL-5 (Japan, 2021) data taken from ENDF. Comparing with experimental and evaluated data around 14.5 MeV, results show generally consistent agreement.