Modeling photon--induced reactions on ${}^{233-238}$U actinide targets

Abstract

Comprehensive calculations of cross sections of photon induced reactions on ${}^{233-238}$U targets for incident photon energies from 3 up to 30 MeV are undertaken with the statistical model code EMPIRE-3.2 Malta. Results are compared with the experimental data from EXFOR and with the current evaluations. The differences and the similarities between the models and parameters used in calculations of photon- and neutron-induced reactions on the same nuclei are discussed with focus on fission. The role of the extended optical model for fission in improving the description of the measured data and in determining consistent sets of barrier parameters is pointed out.

16 pages, to be submitted to Physical Review C

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• Giant Dipole Resonance photofission and photoneutron reactions in ${}^{238}$U and ${}^{232}$Th