Excitation function of neutron induced reaction on isotopes of cadmium (106Cd, 108Cd &110Cd) in the energy range of 13–15 MeV

Abstract

This study focuses on the theoretical calculations of neutron-induced reaction cross-sections on several stable isotopes of cadmium within the energy range of 13–15 MeV. The nuclei produced in this process include ¹⁰⁵Cd, ¹⁰⁶Ag, ¹⁰⁷Cd, ¹⁰⁹Cd, and ¹¹⁰Ag. To calculate the reaction cross-sections for specific reactions such as ¹⁰⁶Cd (n, 2n) ¹⁰⁵Cd, ¹⁰⁶Cd (n, p) ¹⁰⁶Ag, ¹⁰⁸Cd (n, 2n) ¹⁰⁷Cd, ¹¹⁰Cd (n, 2n) ¹⁰⁹Cd, and ¹¹⁰Cd (n, p) ¹¹⁰Ag, we employed the Alice 91-based computer code. The calculated results were then compared and tabulated alongside experimental data obtained from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) data source, EXFOR library. Additionally, we plotted the reaction cross-sections against neutron energy (excitation function) for each reaction channel. Our findings demonstrate a strong agreement between the calculated and experimental data within the specified neutron energy range. Furthermore, we introduced several statistical parameters to assess the fitting quality between the theoretically calculated and experimentally measured reaction cross-section values.