Excitation Functions of (d,n) Reactions on Some Light Nuclei

Abstract

Nuclear reactions of the induced deuteron particles with light nuclei have been investigated in the history of nuclear physics. In this study, excitation functions for the deuteron reactions Li-6(d,n)Be-7, C-12(d,n)N-13, O-16(d,n)(17) F have been calculated by using Monte Carlo nuclear reaction simulation code TALYS 1.6, considering equilibrium and pre-equilibrium effects. The calculated theoretical (d,n) excitation functions are compared to the experimental reaction cross-sections in the literature.