Model calculations of excitation functions of neutron-induced reactions on Rh

Cross sections of neutron-induced reactions on 103Rh have been calculated by means of the statistical model and the coupled-channels optical model for incident-neutron energies up to 30 MeV. The incentive for this study was a new measurement of the 103Rh(n,n′)103mRh cross section which will—together with the present calculations—enter into a dosimetry-reaction evaluation. The validation of the model parameters relied on nuclear-structure data as far as possible. Apart from the 103Rh(n,n′)103mRh excitation function also those for the 103Rh(n, 2n)102m,g,(m + g)Rh, 103Rh(n, 3n)101m,(m + g)Rh, 103Rh(n, p)103Ru and103Rh(n, α)100Tc reactions were calculated.