Excitation Functions of Neutron Induced Nuclear Reactions for ⁵⁹Co Nucleus using Different Level Density Models

Cobalt alloys have been used in nuclear reactor design because these alloys have favourable mechanical properties at high temperatures. In this work, the nuclear cross section data of ⁵⁹Co(n,2n)⁵⁸Co, ⁵⁹Co(n,3n)⁵⁷Co, ⁵⁹Co(n,4n)⁵⁶Co, ⁵⁹Co(n,np)⁵⁸Fe, ⁵⁹Co(n,t)⁵⁷Fe, ⁵⁹Co(n,³He)⁵⁷Mn and ⁵⁹Co(n,2nα)⁵⁴Mn reactions were obtained by using TALYS 1.8 and ALICE/ASH codes. Effects on the cross section data of nuclear level density models in the calculations were investigated. In addition, the obtained results of the cross section calculations are discussed and compared with the measured values from the literature.