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Investigation of Nuclear Property of Protactinium-231 for Reactor Fuel Application Using the Coupled-Channel Optical Model Code for Energy up to 20 MeV

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria

2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, Nigeria

3 Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

4 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, 71452, Assuit, Egypt

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the neutron-induced fissile isotopes of Protactinium-231 using the Coupled-Channeled Optical Model code (OPTMAN) up to 20 MeV. The research was driven by the growing demand for nuclear reactor fuels. Protactinium-231, a naturally occurring radionuclide with significant fuel potential, is found in nearly 100% abundance. When subjected to neutron bombardment, Protactinium-231 can yield fissile materials suitable for use as reactor fuel. We performed computations using two different approaches: The Potential Expanded by Derivatives (PED), which incorporates the Rigid-Rotor Model (RRM) treating nuclei as rigid vibrating spheres while considering nuclear volume conservation, and the Rotational Model Potentials (RMP), which accounts for the Soft-Rotator Model (SRM) treating nuclei as deformable, rotating spheres. Each set of calculated data was compared with data retrieved from the Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF), and a high level of agreement was observed. In all cases, the threshold energies were found to be ≤ 4 MeV for both PED and RMP. Notably, the results obtained from the RMP approach exhibited closer agreement with the retrieved data than those from the PED approach.

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Investigation of Nuclear Property of Protactinium-231 for Reactor Fuel Application Using the Coupled-Channel Optical Model Code for Energy up to 20 MeV

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Mamedu Imanche Anthony, Olumide Oluwasanmi Ige , Usman Rilwan,  Obiri Gameh Okara, Investigation of Nuclear Property of Protactinium-231 for Reactor Fuel Application Using the Coupled-Channel Optical Model Code for Energy up to 20 MeV  ‏‏, Ad. J. Chem. B, 5 (2023) 370-378.

DOI: 10.48309/ajcb.2023.411653.1191
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Advanced Journal of Chemistry, Section B: Natural Products and Medical Chemistry
Volume 5, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
October 2023
Pages 370-378
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  • Receive Date: 14 August 2023
  • Revise Date: 13 September 2023
  • Accept Date: 22 September 2023
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