The 235U prompt fission neutron spectrum measured by the Chi-Nu project at LANSCE

Gomez, J. A.; Devlin, M.; Haight, R. C.; O'Donnell, J. M.; Lee, H. Y.; Mosby, S. M.; Taddeucci, T. N.; Kelly, K. J.; Fotiades, N.; Neudecker, D.; White, M. C.; Talou, P.; Rising, M. E.; Solomon, C. J.; Wu, C. Y.; Bucher, B.; Buckner, M. Q.; Henderson, R. A.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201714604040

The ²³⁵U prompt fission neutron spectrum measured by the Chi-Nu project at LANSCE

Journal Article · Wed Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · EPJ Web of Conferences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714604040· OSTI ID:1412887

Gomez, J. A. ^[1]; Devlin, M. ^[1]; Haight, R. C. ^[1]; O'Donnell, J. M. ^[1]; Lee, H. Y. ^[1]; Mosby, S. M. ^[1]; Taddeucci, T. N. ^[1]; Kelly, K. J. ^[1]; Fotiades, N. ^[1]; Neudecker, D. ^[1]; White, M. C. ^[1]; Talou, P. ^[1]; Rising, M. E. ^[1]; Solomon, C. J. ^[1]; Wu, C. Y. ^[2]; Bucher, B. ^[2]; Buckner, M. Q. ^[2]; Henderson, R. A. ^[2]

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

The Chi-Nu experiment aims to accurately measure the prompt fission neutron spectrum for the major actinides. At the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), fission can be induced with neutrons ranging from 0.7 MeV and above. Using a two arm time-of-flight (TOF) technique, the fission neutrons are measured in one of two arrays: a 22-⁶Li glass array for lower energies, or a 54-liquid scintillator array for outgoing energies of 0.5 MeV and greater. Presented here are the collaboration's preliminary efforts at measuring the ²³⁵U PFNS.

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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 Nuclear Security (NA-70)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1412887

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1333403

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--16-28515

Journal Information:: EPJ Web of Conferences, Journal Name: EPJ Web of Conferences Vol. 146; ISSN 2100-014X

Publisher:: EDP SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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