Computer modeling for the study of (n, p) and (n, α) modifications in AlN nanoparticles

The present study is devoted to an investigation of the (n, p) and the (n, alpha) modifications created by neutrons in AlN nanoparticles at different energies using computer modeling. The possible modifications under the influence of neutrons have been separately studied for the Al and the N atoms that forming AlN nanoparticles. Because the effective cross sections of the probable modifications are different in the various types of aluminum and nitrogen atoms, the modeling was performed separately for each stable isotope. The effective cross section spectra for the (n, p) and (n, alpha) modifications for the Al and the N atoms were mutually studied.

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This study investigates the (n, p) and (n, alpha) modifications caused by neutrons in AlN nanoparticles at different energies using computer modeling. The effective cross section spectra for the modifications in the Al and N atoms were separately studied, revealing differences in the probable modifications between different types of aluminum and nitrogen atoms.