https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05780-1
Regular Article
Cross sections of 197Au(p,n) 197gHg and 197Au(p,n) 197mHg reactions at energies below 18 MeV
Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan, Armenia
Received:
9
August
2024
Accepted:
26
October
2024
Published online:
13
November
2024
New experimental data are obtained on cross sections σ1 and σ2 of 197Au(p,n)197mHg and 197Au(p,n)197gHg reactions, respectively, as well as on the isomeric cross-section ratio R = σ1 / σ2 for proton energies below 18 MeV. The new data can help to clear up the discrepancies between existing data sets on σ2 and R from different experiments. The cross-section data sets are compared to the predictions of the nuclear reactions simulation code TALYS (version 1.96), using different combinations of options of several main components of the code, such as the photon strength function, the optical model potential, the nuclear level density and the pre-equilibrium mechanism.
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