scholarly journals Synergy of Nuclear Data and Nuclear Theory Online

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 03021
Author(s):  
Andrey Denikin ◽  
Alexander Karpov ◽  
Mikhail Naumenko ◽  
Vladimir Rachkov ◽  
Viacheslav Samarin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Nuclear Dynamics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Educational Applications

The paper describes the NRV web knowledge base on low-energy nuclear physics developed in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The NRV knowledge base working through the Internet integrates a large amount of digitized experimental data on the properties of nuclei and nuclear reaction cross sections with a wide range of computational programs for modeling of nuclear properties and nuclear dynamics. Today, the NRV becomes a powerful instrument for nuclear physics research as well as for educational applications. Advantages of the functioning scheme of the knowledge base provide the synergy of coexistence of the experimental data and computational codes within one platform.

scholarly journals Theoretical calculation and evaluation of neutron inducedreactions on Pu isotopes

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 03008
Author(s):  
Hairui Guo ◽  
Yinlu Han ◽  
Tao Ye ◽  
Weili Sun ◽  
Wendi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Driven Systems ◽  
Intranuclear Cascade ◽  
Pu Isotopes ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Accelerator Driven Systems ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections

The nuclear data on n+239,240,242,244Pu reactions for the incident energy up to 200 MeV are consistently calculated and evaluated in order to meet the design requirements of Generation-IV reactors and accelerator driven systems. The optical model, the distorted wave Born approximation theory, the Hauser-Feshbach theory, the fission model, the evaporation model, the exciton model and the intranuclear cascade model are used in the calculation, and new experimental data are taken into account. Our data are compared with experimental data and the evaluated data from JENDL-4/HE and TENDL. In addition, the variation tendency of reaction cross sections related to the target mass numbers is obtained, which is very important for the prediction of nuclear data on neutron-actinides reactions because the experimental data are lacking.

scholarly journals Status of JENDL

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 09002
Author(s):  
Osamu Iwamoto ◽  
Nobuyuki Iwamoto ◽  
Keiichi Shibata ◽  
Akira Ichihara ◽  
Satoshi Kunieda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Data File ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Activation Cross Section ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Test Version

Recent progress and future plan of the JENDL project are summarized. Two special purpose files were released recently. One is Photo-nuclear Data File 2016 (JENDL/PD-2016) which contains the data of photo-nuclear reaction cross sections covering a wide area of the nuclear chart. The other one is the JENDL Activation Cross Section File for Nuclear Decommissioning 2017 (JENDL/AD-2017) which provides production cross sections of radioactive nuclei by neutrons. A special purpose file JENDL/ImPACT-2018 dedicated to transmutation of long-lived fission products will be released in 2019. Regarding the general-purpose file, we are preparing to release the next version, which would be made available by 2022 as JENDL-5. Evaluation efforts on nuclides across wide range of nuclei form light to heavy have being made. The first test version JENDL-5α1 was created in 2018. The evaluated data will be updated on the basis of benchmark tests on reactor criticalities and neutron shieldings.

scholarly journals Measurements of neutron-induced light-charged particle emission reactions

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Guohui Zhang ◽  
Huaiyong Bai ◽  
Haoyu Jiang ◽  
Zengqi Cui ◽  
Yi Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Source ◽  
Neutron Energy ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Energy Region ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Peking University ◽  
Three Body ◽  
Charged Particle Emission

In the past two decades cooperating with Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (FLNP), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) measurements of (n, α) reaction cross sections for 6Li, 10B, 25Mg, 39K, 40Ca, 54,56,57 Fe, 58Ni, 63Cu, 64,67 Zn, 95Mo, 143Nd and 147,149 Sm nuclei were performed in the MeV neutron energy region based on the 4.5 MV Van de Graaff accelerator at Peking University. In recent years, our measurements were extended in three aspects. Firstly, measurements were expanded from two-body reactions to three-body reactions such as 10B (n, t2 α). Secondly, the neutron energy region was extended from below 8 MeV to 8 - 11 MeV by using the HI-13 tandem accelerator of China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), with which cross sections of 54,56 Fe(n, α)53,51Cr reactions were measured. Thirdly, based on the newly-built China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) Back-n WNS (White Neutron Source), differential and angle-integrated cross sections for 6Li(n, t) and 10B(n, α) reactions were measured in the neutron energy region from 1 eV to 3 MeV.

scholarly journals Critical review of CIELO evaluations of n+ 235U, 238U using differential experiments

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Capote ◽  
Andrej Trkov
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Reaction Models ◽  
Reaction Channels ◽  
Data Files ◽  
Integral Data ◽  
Evaluated Nuclear Data ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections

Key reactions have been selected to compare JEFF-3.3 (CIELO 2) and IAEA CIELO (CIELO 1) evaluated nuclear data files for neutron induced reactions on 235U and 238U targets. IAEA CIELO evaluation uses reaction models to construct the evaluation prior, but strongly relied on differential data including all reaction cross sections fitted within the IAEA Neutron Standards project. The JEFF-3.3 evaluation relied on a mix of differential and integral data with strong contribution from nuclear reaction modelling. Differences in evaluations are discussed; a better reproduction of differential data for the IAEA CIELO evaluation is shown for key reaction channels.

scholarly journals Observations of poorly-known features of the 239Pu and 235U prompt fission neutron spectra

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 05010
Author(s):  
Keegan J. Kelly ◽  
Jaime A. Gomez ◽  
John M. O'Donnell ◽  
Matthew Devlin ◽  
Robert C. Haight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Neutron Spectrum ◽  
Neutron Emission ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Fission Neutron ◽  
Fission Neutron Spectrum ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Prompt Fission ◽  
Prompt Fission Neutron

Prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS) evaluations use provide nuclear data for the PFNS across a wide range of incident and outgoing neutron energies. However, experimental data underlying the evaluation are sparse, inconsistent, and incomplete with respect to the desired incident and outgoing energy coverage. As such, evaluations sometimes predict features of the PFNS, such those relating to multi-chance fission and pre-equilibrium pre-fission neutron emission, without any experimental validation. The Chi-Nu experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory has recently obtained high-precision results for the 239Pu and 235U PFNS which, for the first time in both cases, have shed light on multi-chance fission and pre-equilibrium contributions to the observed fission neutron spectrum. In addition to providing the first experimental data on some of these fission properties, the angular coverage of the Chi-Nu experiment allows for the extraction of angular distributions of pre-equilibrium pre-fission neutrons. PFNS results of multi-chance fission and pre-equilibrium pre-fission neutron emission are discussed in this proceedings in terms of the observed neutron spectrum and the average PFNS energies.

scholarly journals CENDL-3.2: The new version of Chinese general purpose evaluated nuclear data library

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 09001
Author(s):  
Zhigang Ge ◽  
Ruirui Xu ◽  
Haicheng Wu ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Guochang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Main Reaction ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Nuclear Data Library ◽  
Evaluation Techniques ◽  
Data Library ◽  
Evaluated Nuclear Data

A new version of Chinese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library, namely CENDL-3.2, has been completed under the joint efforts of CENDL working group. This library is constructed with the general purpose to provide high-quality nuclear data for the modern nuclear science and engineering. 272 nuclides from light to heavy are covered in CENDL-3.2 in total and the data for 134 nuclides are new or updated evaluations in energy region of 10-5 eV-20 MeV. The data of most of the key nuclides in nuclear application like U, Pu, Th, Fe et al. have been revised and improved, and various evaluation techniques have been developed to produce the nuclear data with good quality. Moreover, model dependent covariances data for main reaction cross sections are added for 70 fission product nuclides. To assess the accuracy of CENDL-3.2 in application, the data have been tested with the criticality and shielding benchmarks collected in ENDITS-1.0.

scholarly journals MEASUREMENT OF 182,184,186W (N, N’ γ) CROSS SECTIONS AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM IT

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 09003
Author(s):  
Greg Henning ◽  
Antoine Bacquias ◽  
Catalin Borcea ◽  
Mariam Boromiza ◽  
Roberto Capote ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Energy ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Inelastic Neutron Scattering ◽  
Gamma Spectroscopy ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Inelastic Neutron ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Prompt Gamma ◽  
Structure Information

Today’s development of nuclear installations rely on numerical simulation for which the main input are evaluated nuclear data. Inelastic neutron scattering (n, xn) is a reaction of importance because it modifies the neutron population, the neutron energy distribution and may create new isotopes. The study of this reaction on tungsten isotopes is interesting because it is a common structural material. Additionally, tungsten isotopes are a good testing field for theories. The IPHC group started an experimental program with the GRAPhEME setup installed at the neutron beam facility GELINA to measure (n, xn γ) reaction cross sections using prompt gamma spectroscopy and neutron energy determination by time-of-flight. The obtained experimental data provide constraints on nuclear reaction mechanisms models for 182,184,186W. Indeed, to reproduce correctly the experimental (n, n’ γ) cross-sections, the reaction codes must include accurate models of the reaction mechanism, nuclear de-excitation process and use correct nuclear structure information.

scholarly journals On the Experimental Investigation of the Angular Distributions in the Reaction 112Cd(p,γ)113In

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
A. Zyriliou ◽  
A. Khaliel ◽  
T. J. Mertzimekis
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Angular Distributions ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Hpge Detectors ◽  
Low Energies

Some of the mid–weight nuclei lie in the region of the isotopic chart where the astrophysical p-process has a prominent role in the nucleosynthetic scenarios. Experimentally deduced reaction cross section data can provide stringent tests for the astrophysical models, especially at low energies. In this framework, the reaction 112Cd(p,γ)113In has been studied experimentally at four proton beam energies 2.8 ≤ Ep≤ 3.4 MeV, partly inside the astrophysically interesting Gamow window. Proton beams were provided by the 5.5 MV T11 Van de Graaff Tandem Accelerator of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) “Demokritos”. In–beam spectroscopy was carried out with an array of four HPGe detectors sitting on a rotating table. In total, eight (8) different angles were used to record gamma–ray spectra. Special focus was given on constructing the angular distribution of each gamma–ray feeding the ground state of 113In directly, so as to determine the reaction cross sections from the in–beam data, exclusively. The resulting cross sections were compared to Hauser–Feshbach calculations using the code TALYS v1.9.

scholarly journals Empirical Evidence for Latitude and Altitude Variation of the In Situ Cosmogenic 26Al/10Be Production Ratio

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 402
Author(s):  
Christopher T. Halsted ◽  
Paul R. Bierman ◽  
Greg Balco
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Lower Latitude ◽  
Production Ratio ◽  
Isotope Studies ◽  
Simple Exposure ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections

We assess if variations in the in situ cosmogenic 26Al/10Be production ratio expected from nuclear physics are consistent with empirical data, knowledge critical for two-isotope studies. We do this using 313 samples from glacially transported boulders or scoured bedrock with presumed simple exposure histories in the Informal Cosmogenic-nuclide Exposure-age Database (ICE-D) from latitudes between 53°S to 70°N and altitudes up to 5000 m above sea level. Although there were small systematic differences in Al/Be ratios measured in different laboratories, these were not significant and are in part explained by differences in elevation distribution of samples analyzed by each laboratory. We observe a negative correlation between the 26Al/10Be production ratio and elevation (p = 0.0005), consistent with predictions based on the measured energy dependence of nuclear reaction cross-sections and the spatial variability in cosmic-ray energy spectra. We detect an increase in the production ratio with increasing latitude, but this correlation is significant only in a single variate model, and we attribute at least some of the correlation to sample elevation bias because lower latitude samples are typically from higher elevations (and vice versa). Using 6.75 as the 26Al/10Be production ratio globally will bias two-isotope results at higher elevations and perhaps higher latitudes. Data reported here support using production rate scaling that incorporates such ratio changes, such as the LSDn scheme, to minimize such biases.

scholarly journals Continuous spectra of light charged particles from interaction of 30 MeV energy protons with cooper

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 01033
Author(s):  
Timur Zholdybayev ◽  
Zhuldyz Mukan ◽  
Bakhtiyar Sadykov ◽  
Bek Duisebayev ◽  
Maulen Nassurlla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Charged Particles ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Isochronous Cyclotron ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Light Charged Particles

This paper presents the experimental double-differential and integral cross sections of reactions (p,xp), and (p,xα) on natCu nucleus. The experiment with the protons, accelerated to energy of 30.0 MeV was performed at the isochronous cyclotron of Institute of Nuclear Physics (Kazakhstan). We investigated the adequacy of the theoretical models in explaining the measured experimental data and contributions of direct, preequilibrium and compound processes in the formation of the cross sections were determined. We assert that the traditional frameworks are valid for the description of the experimental data.

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