https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01034-3
Review
TALYS: modeling of nuclear reactions
1
Nuclear Data Section, IAEA, Wagrammerstrasse 5, 1400, Vienna, Austria
2
CEA, DAM, DIF, 91297, Arpajon, France
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Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, LMCE, 91680, Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
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Institut d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus de la Plaine, CP-226, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
Received:
16
February
2023
Accepted:
6
May
2023
Published online:
14
June
2023
TALYS is a software package for the simulation of nuclear reactions below 200 MeV. It is used worldwide for the analysis and prediction of nuclear reactions and is based on state-of-art nuclear structure and nuclear reaction models. A general overview of the implemented physics and capabilities of TALYS is given. The general nuclear reaction mechanisms described are the optical model, direct reactions, compound nucleus model, pre-equilibrium reactions and fission. The most important nuclear structure models are those for masses, discrete levels, level densities, photon strength functions and fission barriers. A wide variety of nuclear reactions simulated with TALYS will be demonstrated, ranging from low-energy neutron cross sections, astrophysics, high-energy charged particle reactions and other reactions. TALYS is a nuclear reaction software which aims to give a complete description of nuclear reaction observables, and to be an important link between fundamental nuclear physics and applications.
The original online version of this article was revised. The affiliation details for the author Stephane Hilare were incorrectly given as “DIF, CEA, Arpajon 91297, France”. The correct affiliation details are “CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon 91297, France.
An erratum to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01060-1.
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