Calculation of the cross section of element 64 Zn with TALYS code and calculation of the agreement of these results with experimental measurements

Abstract

In a nuclear reaction, each event resulting from the collision has its own probability and corresponding cross-section value. The cross section is a critical parameter in the study and scope of nuclear reactions. Especially in nuclear technology, medical applications and basic scientific research, accurate calculation and interpretation of such information is of great importance. The cross section helps determine how an element or isotope interacts with different frequencies to produce a change in the result. Detailed examination of cross-section data may provide guidance for the development of nuclear databases and new applications. In this study, the cross sections of the zinc element for proton-introduced reactions were calculated. In the study, TALYS 1.95 code was used to calculate the cross sections for protoninput reactions. TALYS is a widely used software for theoretical calculations of nuclear reactions and provides results over a wide energy range by modeling various nuclear processes. TALYS code can perform calculations according to many parameters and nuclear reaction mechanisms. In this study, Constant Temperature Fermi Gas, Backshift Fermi Gas and Generalized Superfluid level density models of TALYS code are used. The calculated cross-section results were interpreted by comparing them with the experimental data in the literature.