Study on cross section calculations for (n,p) nuclear reactions of cadmium isotopes

Abstract A theoretical study of the cross sections of ( n , p ) reactions on Cadmium isotopes has been performed using the Hauser-Feshbach model, Weisskopf-Ewing model, Exciton model, Two-component exciton model and Geometry dependent hybrid model for the incident energies from the reaction threshold to 20 MeV. Furthermore, the empirical formulae based on the different systematics at the energies near 14.5 MeV were used for calculating the ( n , p ) nuclear cross sections. Finally, the results of the present paper are discussed and compared with the experimental cross sections and TENDL- 2017 data found in the literature.