The standardization expressions of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions

Abstract

The neutron-induced nuclear reaction data play an important role in the studies of the nuclear structure, the nuclear reaction mechanism and the nuclear energy applications. Particularly, the cross section data of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions are an indispensable component in the studies of the nuclear technology such as fusion devices, fission power plants, and accelerators. In the actual cross section measurements of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions with natural samples containing many stable isotopes, many nuclear reactions will take place at the same time and the mutual interference of various nuclear reactions is difficult to avoid. In this case, the standardization expressions of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions are particularly important. The expressions of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions in the relevant literatures are various and confusing, which is bad not only for the academic exchanges and the construction of nuclear reaction databases, but also for the basic research and the related application research of the nuclear physics. Some problems related to the expressions on the neutron-induced nuclear reactions were carefully combed and discussed, and the suggestions on the standardization expressions of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions (which were divided into the single nuclear reaction and the multiple nuclear reaction producing the same daughter nucleus. And the former was further divided into the daughter nucleus with metastable state and the daughter nucleus without metastable state, while the latter into the nuclear reaction that directly produces the same daughter nucleus and the nuclear reaction that directly and indirectly produces the same daughter nucleus) were given. The work is useful for the academic exchanges, the construction of the nuclear reaction databases, the basic researches and the related application researches of the nuclear physics.