170987 20260430151736.0 doi 10.1088/1361-6471/adeffa sideral 149051 ART-2026-149051 eng Cano-Ott, D Review of neutron yield from (α, n) reactions: data, methods, and prospects 2026 Understanding the radiogenic neutron production rate from the (α, n)reaction is crucial in many areas of physics, including dark mattersearches, neutrino studies, and nuclear astrophysics.In addition to itsrelevance forfundamentalresearch, the (α, n)reaction also plays a significantrole in nuclear energy technologies, for example by contributing to neutron production in subcritical systems using UO2, aswell asin applicationssuch as medical physics. Thisreviewexaminesthe currentstate of(α, n) yield calculations and neutron spectra, describesthe computational tools used fortheir estimation, and discussesthe available cross-section data. We investigate the uncertainties affecting (α, n) yield estimations and propose strategiesto enhance their accuracy. Furthermore,we highlight the need for new measurements of(α, n) cross-sectionsfor a variety ofrelevant materials. Such measurements are key to improving neutron flux predictions and reducing uncertaintiesin sensitivity estimatesfor next-generation physics experiments operating in the keV–MeVrange. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2022-138357NB-C22 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2021-123100NB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Cebrián, S Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6948-5101 Dimitriou, P Gromov, M Haranczyk, M Kish, A Kluck, H Kudryavtsev, V A Lazanu, I Lozza, V Luzón, G Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5352-1884 Mendoza, E Parvu, M Pesudo, V Pocar, A Santorelli, R Selvi, M Westerdale, S Zuzel, G 2004 390 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Física Teórica Área Física Atóm.Molec.y Nucl. 53, 2 (2026), 023001 [27 pp.] J. phys., G, nucl. part. phys. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics 0954-3899 3828304 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170987/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 641591 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170987/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:170987 articulos driver 2026-04-30-13:58:30 ARTICLE