Statistical Hauser-Feshbach theory with width-fluctuation correction including direct reaction channels for neutron-induced reactions at low energies

A model to calculate particle-induced reaction cross sections with statistical Hauser-Feshbach theory including direct reactions is given. The energy average of the scattering matrix from the coupled-channels optical model is diagonalized by the transformation proposed by Engelbrecht and Weidenmülle...

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Veröffentlicht in:Phys.Rev.C 2016-07, Vol.94 (1), Article 014612
Hauptverfasser: Kawano, T., Capote, R., Hilaire, S., Chau Huu-Tai, P.
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Zusammenfassung:A model to calculate particle-induced reaction cross sections with statistical Hauser-Feshbach theory including direct reactions is given. The energy average of the scattering matrix from the coupled-channels optical model is diagonalized by the transformation proposed by Engelbrecht and Weidenmüller [C. A. Engelbrecht and H. A. Weidenmüller, Phys. Rev. C 8, 859 (1973)PRVCAN0556-281310.1103/PhysRevC.8.859]. The ensemble average of S-matrix elements in the diagonalized channel space is approximated by a model of Moldauer [P. A. Moldauer, Phys. Rev. C 12, 744 (1975)PRVCAN0556-281310.1103/PhysRevC.12.744] using the newly parametrized channel degree-of-freedom νa to better describe the Gaussian orthogonal ensemble (GOE) reference calculations. The Moldauer approximation is confirmed by a Monte Carlo study using a randomly generated S matrix, as well as the GOE threefold integration formula. The method proposed is applied to the U238(n,n′) cross-section calculation in the fast-energy range, showing an enhancement in the inelastic scattering cross sections.
ISSN:2469-9985
2469-9993
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevC.94.014612