An extensive assessment of the predictive capabilities of different nuclear models for the calculation of proton-induced reaction cross-sections up to 150 MeV

The predictive capabilities of different nuclear models and codes for the calculation of proton-induced reaction cross-sections have been investigated. The analysis is relative to the energy range 0,11/150 MeV and to a large mass number range (24<A<209) relevant for ADS applications. Experimental EXFOR data have been processed and treated in order to systematically analyse all the available measurements relative to proton induced reactions. The comparison between calculations and measurements is performed by means of statistical deviation factors which can be used to provide recommendations on the best combinations of codes and models to optimise the accuracy of the simulations. Furthermore, a mean model parameter has been calculated for selected numbers of experiments, making the results of this work also useful for the construction of covariances matrices of ''model deficiencies'' for a wide number of nuclides and popular nuclear models. (A.L.B.)