Evaluating the 239Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons

Neudecker, Denise; Talou, Patrick; Kawano, Toshihiko; Kahler, Albert Comstock; Rising, Michael Evan; White, Morgan Curtis

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201611105004

Title: Evaluating the ²³⁹Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons

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We present a new evaluation of the ²³⁹Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS) induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons. Compared to the ENDF/B-VII.1 evaluation, this one includes recently published experimental data as well as an improved and extended model description to predict PFNS. For instance, the pre-equilibrium neutron emission component to the PFNS is considered and the incident energy dependence of model parameters is parametrized more realistically. Experimental and model parameter uncertainties and covariances are estimated in detail. Also, evaluated covariances are provided between all PFNS at different incident neutron energies. In conclusion, selected evaluation results and first benchmark calculations using this evaluation are briefly discussed.

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Neudecker, Denise ^[1]; Talou, Patrick ^[1]; Kawano, Toshihiko ^[1]; Kahler, Albert Comstock ^[1]; Rising, Michael Evan ^[1]; White, Morgan Curtis ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1329593

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-27494
Journal ID: ISSN 2100-014X

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: EPJ Web of Conferences

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 111; Conference: WONDER2015, Aix-en Provence (France), 5-8 Oct 2015; Journal ID: ISSN 2100-014X

Publisher:: EDP Sciences

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

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                    Neudecker, Denise, Talou, Patrick, Kawano, Toshihiko, Kahler, Albert Comstock, Rising, Michael Evan, and White, Morgan Curtis. Evaluating the 239Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Neudecker, Denise, Talou, Patrick, Kawano, Toshihiko, Kahler, Albert Comstock, Rising, Michael Evan, & White, Morgan Curtis. Evaluating the 239Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611105004

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                    Neudecker, Denise, Talou, Patrick, Kawano, Toshihiko, Kahler, Albert Comstock, Rising, Michael Evan, and White, Morgan Curtis. Tue .  
"Evaluating the 239Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611105004.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1329593.

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  abstractNote = {We present a new evaluation of the 239Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS) induced by thermal to 30 MeV neutrons. Compared to the ENDF/B-VII.1 evaluation, this one includes recently published experimental data as well as an improved and extended model description to predict PFNS. For instance, the pre-equilibrium neutron emission component to the PFNS is considered and the incident energy dependence of model parameters is parametrized more realistically. Experimental and model parameter uncertainties and covariances are estimated in detail. Also, evaluated covariances are provided between all PFNS at different incident neutron energies. In conclusion, selected evaluation results and first benchmark calculations using this evaluation are briefly discussed.},

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