Analysis of (n, p) cross sections near 14 MeV

The present work aims to obtain new empirical formulae for calculating the cross sections of (n, p) reactions. The systematic behaviour of the (n, p) cross sections has been studied on 112 target nuclei with 4 <= Z <= 94 in energy range of 14-15 MeV. The new formulae compared with the literature data give a good fit in calculating the (n, p) reaction cross sections at neutron energies near 14 MeV. Thus, accurate predictions of unmeasured cross sections for the considered reaction channel can be provided with the present paper.