Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences (Aug 2017)
Determining of Cross Sections for 22Na (n,α) 19F reaction from Cross Sections of 19F(α,n) 22Na reaction using the reciprocity theory for the ground state
Abstract
In this study, light elements 19F ,22Na for (α,n) and (n,α) reactions as well as α-particle energy from a threshold energy to 10 MeV are used according to the available data of reaction cross sections. The more recent cross sections data of (α,n) and (n,α) reactions are reproduced in fine steps 86.4 KeV for 22Na (n,α) 19F in the specified energy range, as well as cross section (α,n) values were derived from the published data of (n,α) as a function of αenergy in the same fine energy steps by using the principle inverse reactions. This calculation involves only the ground state of 19F ,22Na in the reactions 19F (α,n) 22Na , 22Na (n,α) 19F.