International Codes and Model Intercomparison
for Intermediate Energy Activation Yields
NSC/DOC(97)-1
January 1997

Table of Contents

Abstract

Text of the report

Introduction
Summary of contributions and types of codes
Sources of experimental data
Methodology of the intercomparison
Calculation of cumulative cross sections
Graphical presentation of results
Quantification of agreement between experiment and theory
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References

Appendix I Tables

Table 1 Participation in the intercomparison by code name and physics employed.

Table 2 List of participants.

Table 3 Sources of experimental data used for the intercomparison.

Table 4 Radioactive progenitors considered in the calculation of cumulative cross sections and nuclear decay data used for the calculation.

Table 5 Coverage of target/product combinations by the different contributions.

Table 6 Deviation factors of calculated from experimental cross sections for energies between 1 MeV and 50 MeV. For each reaction the average deviation factor <F> acc. to equ. 4 and the smallest and largest deviation factors (Fmin, Fmax acc. to equs. 5 and 6) are given.

Table 7 Deviation factors of calculated from experimental cross sections for energies between 51 MeV and 200 MeV. For each reaction the average deviation factor <F> acc. to equ. 4 and the smallest and largest deviation factors (Fmin, Fmax acc. to equs. 5 and 6) are given.

Table 8 Deviation factors of calculated from experimental cross sections for energies between 201 MeV and 5000 MeV. For each reaction the average deviation factor <F> acc. to equ. 4 and the smallest and largest deviation factors (Fmin, Fmax acc. to equs. 5 and 6) are given.

Table 9 Mean deviation factors for each contribution averaged over all reactions and target elements for energy groups from 0 MeV - 50 MeV, 51 MeV - 200 MeV and 201 MeV to 5000 MeV.

Appendix II Graphical presentation of the results of the intercomparison.

Figure Captions 1 to 341

Figures 1 Global mean deviation factors for each contribution averaged over all reactions and target elements for energy groups from 0 MeV - 50 MeV, 51 MeV - 200 MeV and 201 MeV to 5000 MeV.

Figures 2 - 7 Reaction cross sections for energies up to 200 MeV.

Figures 8 - 13 Reaction cross sections for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Figures 14 - 21 Results for the target element oxygen up to 200 MeV.

Figures 22 - 34 Results for the target element aluminum up to 200 MeV.

Figures 35 - 59 Results for the target element iron up to 200 MeV.

Figures 60 - 64 Results for the target element cobalt up to 200 MeV.

Figures 65 - 92 Results for the target element zirconium up to 200 MeV.

Figures 93 - 139 Results for the target element gold up to 200 MeV.

Figures 140 - 147 Results for the target element oxygen for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Figures 148 - 160 Results for the target element aluminum for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Figures 161 - 193 Results for the target element iron for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Figures 194 - 198 Results for the target element cobalt for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Figures 199 - 253 Results for the target element zirconium for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Figures 254 - 341 Results for the target element gold for energies between 1 MeV and 5000 MeV.

Appendix III Detailed description of codes used

Appendix IV Specifications of the intercomparison exercise

EXPERIMENTAL DATA

For each reaction in the following files, there is a sequence of 30 dummy lines below the line describing the reaction. That data is tabulated in 4 columns: Energy, Energy-error, Cross-section, Cross-section-error. The references to this data with EXFOR numbers.

Individual excitation functions (O-Co)

Individual excitation functions (Zr)

Individual excitation functions (Au)

Reaction cross sections