Measurements and analysis of neutron elastic scattering at 65 MeV

• Published in: Physical review. C, Nuclear physics Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 275 - 281
• Main Authors: Hjort, EL, Brady, FP, Romero, JL, Drummond, JR, Sorenson, DS, Osborne, JH, McEachern, B, Hansen, LF
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-07-1994
• Subjects: 663300 > Nuclear Reactions & Scattering, General > (1992-); ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BARYON REACTIONS; CALCIUM; CARBON; CROSS SECTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; HADRON REACTIONS; IRON; LEAD; METALS; MEV RANGE; MEV RANGE 10-100; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON POTENTIAL; OPTICAL MODELS; POTENTIALS; SCATTERING; SEMIMETALS; SILICON; TIN; TRANSITION ELEMENTS 663430 > Nucleon-Induced Reactions & Scattering > (1992-); YAMAGUCHI POTENTIAL
• ISSN: 0556-2813; 1089-490X
• DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.50.275

Elastic scattering cross sections for 65 MeV neutrons have been measured for natural targets of C, Si, Ca, Fe, Sn, and Pb at laboratory angles from 6[degree] to 45[degree]. A unique, compact detection system consisting of a CH[sub 2] (proton) converter and large-acceptance, wire-chamber-based, recoil-proton telescope is utilized for the measurements. The data is compared with macroscopic optical model potentials derived from proton scattering. In addition, comparisons with the microscopic optical model potentials, those of Jeukenne-Lejeune-Mahaux and Yamaguchi-Nagata-Matsuda, give a very good fit to the data.