Neutron spallation and capture

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Does anyone know where I can find good tables for low energy nuclear processes?
For example collisions to products like:
- proton into a material yields neutrons
- neutron into a material is captured to give different element
- electron into a proton yields a neutron
etc.

Here's an example type question I'd like to be able to look up. Let's say I made a depleted Uranium and Lithium alloy. Now I shoot a proton beam in at energy E. What's the chance I get a neutron which is then captured by Lithium to eventually give me Tritium?

If I collide a proton with energy E with an electron gas, what's the chance I get a neutron coming out?

etc.
 
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Hmm... too broad a question?

Alright, well then here's a more focussed question.
If I wanted to create Tritium from Lithium-6, what is the most energy efficient way to get a macroscopic amount?
 
JustinLevy said:
Hmm... too broad a question?

Alright, well then here's a more focussed question.
If I wanted to create Tritium from Lithium-6, what is the most energy efficient way to get a macroscopic amount?
Neutron capture, which is how it is done for large masses of T.

Maybe - http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/

I'm not familiar with this but -
http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nndcscr/model-codes/empire-ii/
 
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