@article{article_632019, title={CALCULATION OF CROSS SECTIONS AND ASTROPHYSICAL S-FACTORS AT 0-5 MeV ENERGY RANGE FOR 8Li (α, n)11B REACTION}, journal={Eskişehir Technical University Journal of Science and Technology A - Applied Sciences and Engineering}, volume={21}, pages={205–209}, year={2020}, DOI={10.18038/estubtda.632019}, author={Yıldız, Ercan and Sarpün, İsmail Hakkı}, keywords={8Li,Cross-Section,S-Factor,TALYS 1.8}, abstract={<p> <br /> </p> <pre style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Explaining the origin and evolution of elements is one of the most important problems in astrophysics. The r-process in the current nucleosynthesis scenario; roughly responsible for the production of half of the nuclei heavier than iron. </span> <sup> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">8 </span> </sup> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Li(α,n) <sup>11 </sup>B </span> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en" xml:lang="en">reaction plays an important role in the r-process of this scenario because of being a cosmic radiation induced <span>  </span>reaction. In particular, it is important to know the change with energy in the low energy zone for testing the accuracy of the model calculations. In this study, the astrophysical S-factors of the </span> <sup> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">8 </span> </sup> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Li(α,n) <sup>11 </sup>B </span> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en" xml:lang="en">reaction and the probability of reaction at low energies were calculated in the 0-5 MeV energy range. TALYS 1.8 code was used for the theoretical calculations. The obtained theoretical values were compared with experimental data obtained from the EXFOR database. </span> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> </span> </pre> <p> <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Eskisehir Technical University}