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Using older compilations and recent data the (n, p) cross sections for neutron energies between 14 and 15 MeV have been collected and revised critically. The experimental data can be represented phenomenologically by the formula
$$\log _{10} ({{\sigma _{np} } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\sigma _{np} } {mb}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {mb}}) = 0.2 + 0.4A^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} - 4.6{{(N - Z)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{(N - Z)} {A^{{2 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {2 3}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 3}} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {A^{{2 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {2 3}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 3}} }}$$
. The compound part of the (n, p) reactions is described by a statistical model; the direct reactions are taken into account semiempirically.
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The authors are thankful to Prof. Dr. B. Karlik for her interest and for her support of this work.
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Eder, G., Winkler, G. & Hille, P. On (n, p) cross sections for 14 MeV neutrons. Z. Physik 253, 335–349 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386167
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386167