The total (P, n) reaction cross sections, integrated over the 4~solid a~~le and summed, over all neutron groups, for Ti, 54Cr, and~Co have been measured as a function of proton energy in the energy range 3.0-4.9, 2.2-5.2, and 2.0-5.1 MeV in 5 keV steps, respectively.No strong isobaric analog resonances were seen in the data. The Quctuations in the excitation functions were analyzed to extract (F),, values using the "counting of maxima" method.The excitation functions, averaged over 100 keV energy interval reveal prominent intermediate width structures in the case of~Ti. All the three excitation functions were averaged over suitable energy intervals and compared with the total reaction cross sections calculated utilizing the optical model. The data on~Co and Cr agreed, while the data on 5 Ti indicated a marked discrepancy with these optical model calculations. In the latter case, detailed Hauser-Feshbach (HF) and Hauser-Feshbach-Moldauer (HFM) calculations were carried out. The HFM calculations fit the data quite well. The importance of 0(p, n) measurements in determining the imaginary potential of the optical model at sub-Coulomb energies has been indicated.NUCLEAR REACTIONS 5 Cr(P, n), E=2.2-5.2 MeV; 5 Ti(P, n), E=3.0-4.9MeV; 59co(p, zz), E=2-5.1 Mev measured o(L); extracted (1'), "; optical model and Hauser-Feshbach analyses.
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