Single folding potential calculations in 127I

Area of Science:

• Nuclear Physics
• Computational Physics

Background:

• Investigating neutron-nucleus interactions is crucial for nuclear structure and reaction understanding.
• Accurate interaction potentials are essential for nuclear modeling and simulations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To calculate the neutron-127I interaction potential using an optical-model-based elastic scattering approach.
• To analyze neutron-127I interaction potentials at various incident energies (0.8893 MeV, 2 MeV, 16.1 MeV).

Main Methods:

• Employed the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach with the Woods-Saxon potential to compute nucleon densities for 127I.
• Utilized the Single-Folding model to derive neutron-127I interaction potentials.
• Calculated angular differential cross sections using the TALYS code.

Main Results:

• Derived neutron-127I interaction potentials consistent with existing theoretical predictions.
• Obtained angular differential cross-section values that show good agreement with experimental data from the EXFOR library.

Conclusions:

• The applied optical-model-based elastic scattering method provides reliable neutron-127I interaction potentials.
• The study validates the computational approach by comparing results with both theoretical and experimental benchmarks.