On the mechanism of the reactions24,25,26Mg(n,?)21,22,23Ne at neutron energies near 14 MeV

Abstract

Differential cross sections of the reactions 24Mg(n,~)21Ne, 25Mg(n,~)22Ne, and 26Mg(n, ~)23Ne have been measured at neutron energies of 13.19, 13.93 and 14.33 MeV, at 13.93 and 14.33 MeV, and at 13.47 and 13.93MeV, respectively. In forward direction, differential excitation functions of those reactions have been measured at energies between 12.67 and 16.05 MeV. The results are analysed in terms of direct-reaction and compound-nucleus theories.