Re: O-16(gamma, alpha)C-12 and N-14(gamma,p)C-13 cross sections below 9MeV

From: Mina Nozar <nozarm_at_triumf.ca>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:58:49 -0700

Dear Alberto,

On a related topic, we are also interested in how photonuclear reactions
are handled in FLUKA, in particular, photo-induced fissions. We are
trying to compare production rates for certain radio-isotopes produced
in photo-fission off of a depleted Uranium target with neutron-induced
rates.

How is photo-fission handled in FLUKA?

Is there a paper/reference that describes all the models used in the
code to calculate total photo-nuclear reactions, and all the reactions
considered?

Also, What do the "All, Spalltion, and Low Energy" settings mean in the
context of photo-induced reactions with the RESNUCLE card?

Many thanks,
Mina

On 13-07-17 02:40 AM, Alberto Fasso' wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> for photonuclear reactions, FLUKA uses only TOTAL cross sections: it
> uses them
> to determine the point of interaction. The interaction is simulated by
> one or
> more models ("event generators"): evaporation, pre-equilibrium, Fermi
> breakup,
> etc.) The particular partial reaction, in your case (gamma,p) or
> (gamma, alpha), is the result of the event generator, not the input to
> it.
> So, to answer your first question: what you find with your
> "experiment" are not
> the cross-sections "used" by FLUKA, but the cross sections
> "calculated" by
> FLUKA. The only cross sections used are the total ones (gamma,n +
> gamma,p +
> gamma,alpha, + gamma,2n + gamma,pn,....)
>
> In answer to your second question, if those cross sections
> significantly differ
> from the experimental data (I hope not!) the only way to change your
> results
> would be to change the models, which is obviously impossible. There
> are no
> partial cross sections available in the code, so none that can be
> changed.
>
> You can still calculate photon energy spectra, and fold them with the
> cross sections you prefer, but I don't think that this is what you are
> looking for.
>
> Alberto
>
> On Tue, 16 Jul 2013, George Kharashvili wrote:
>
>> Dear FLUKA experts,
>>
>> We are interested in O-16(gamma, alpha)C-12 and N-14(gamma,p)C-13
>> reactions
>> below 9MeV. We set up FLUKA models with thin targets and
>> "experimentally"
>> determined the cross-sections. Sample input file and derived
>> cross-sections
>> are attached.
>>
>> The model is simple: photon beam is incident on 1% radiation length
>> target.
>> Photon and e-/e+ production and transport thresholds are set to 20
>> keV below
>> the beam energy. Number of alphas is scored in the target region.
>> This is
>> repeated for beam energies between 7.2 and 9.2 MeV in 20 keV steps.
>>
>> We would like to know:
>> 1. If this is the best way to find out the cross-sections used by FLUKA;
>> 2. If we determine that the cross-sections in FLUKA significantly differ
>> from the experimental data, is there a way to run FLUKA using our custom
>> tabulated cross-sections.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your time.
>>
>> -George Kharashvili
>
>
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