Nuclear Reactions with Alpha Particles

Some examples of the nuclear reactions with alpha particles ((a, n) and (a, p)) have been shown in previous discussions of the first nuclear reaction (see Eqs. (6.1) and (6.3)) and neutron sources (see Section 5.5.2). The (a, xn) reactions are important in the production of the transuranium elements (see Section 6.2.6).