Theoretical Photoneutron Cross Sections and the Effect of Gamma Strength Functions for W, Ag, Nb

Abstract

In nuclear reactions the usage of high energy gamma particles, as projectiles, has some essential advantages for studying of nuclear structure and reaction mechanisms. In this work, (gamma, n) reaction cross sections of 186W, 107Ag and 93Nb have been calculated with TALYS 1.6 nuclear reaction simulation code. The main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of preequilibrium and the gamma strength functions on 186W, 107Ag and 93Nb. The calculated results have been discussed and compared with the experimental data.