Constraining the calculation of U234,236,238(n,γ) cross sections with measurements of the γ -ray spectra at the DANCE facility

Ullmann, J. L.; Kawano, T.; Baramsai, B.; Bredeweg, T. A.; Couture, A.; Haight, R. C.; Jandel, M.; O'Donnell, J. M.; Rundberg, R. S.; Vieira, D. J.; Wilhelmy, J. B.; Krtička, M.; Becker, J. A.; Chyzh, A.; Wu, C. Y.; Mitchell, G. E.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.96.024627

Title: Constraining the calculation of ${}^{234, 236, 238}U (n, γ)$ cross sections with measurements of the $γ$ -ray spectra at the DANCE facility

Journal Article · Thu Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.96.024627· OSTI ID:1390023

Ullmann, J. L. ^[1]; Kawano, T. ^[1]; Baramsai, B. ^[1]; Bredeweg, T. A. ^[1]; Couture, A. ^[1]; Haight, R. C. ^[1]; Jandel, M. ^[1]; O'Donnell, J. M. ^[1]; Rundberg, R. S. ^[1]; Vieira, D. J. ^[1]; Wilhelmy, J. B. ^[1]; Krtička, M. ^[2]; Becker, J. A. ^[3]; Chyzh, A. ^[3]; Wu, C. Y. ^[3]; Mitchell, G. E. ^[4]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; FG02-97ER41042; NA0001784; 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1390023

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1377957; OSTI ID: 1512763

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-725205; LA-UR-17-22569; PRVCAN

Journal Information:: Physical Review C, Vol. 96, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9985

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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