Results from the Argonne, Los Alamos, JAERI collaboration
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Ibaraki (Japan)
Four sample packets containing elemental Ti, Fe, Ni, Cu, Nb, Ag, Eu, Tb and Hf have been irradiated in three distinct accelerator neutron fields, at Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA, and Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Japan. The acquired experimental data include differential cross sections and integral cross sections for the continuum neutron spectrum produced by 7-MeV deuterons incident on thick Be-metal target. The U-238(n,f) cross section was also measured at 10.3 MeV as a consistency check on the experimental technique. This the third progress report on a project which has been carried out under the auspices of an IAEA Coordinated Research Program entitled ``Activation Cross Sections for the Generation Of Long-lived Radionuclides of Importance in Fusion Reactor Technology``. The present report provides the latest results from this work. Comparison is made between the 14.7-MeV cross-section values obtained from the separate investigations at Argonne and JAERI. Generally, good agreement observed within the experimental errors when consistent sample parameters, radioactivity decay data and reference cross values are employed. A comparison is also made between the experimental results and those derived from calculations using a nuclear model. Experimental neutron information on the Be(d,n) neutron spectrum was incorporated in the comparisons for the integral results. The agreement is satisfactory considering the various uncertainties that are involved.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38; W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10178644
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EP/CP-79781; CONF-9304181-1; ON: DE93017745; CNN: Agreement 5064/CF; TRN: 93:018861
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IAEA`s coordinated research on activation cross sections for the generation of long-lived and radionuclides of importance in fusion reactor technology,San Diego, CA (United States),29-30 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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