Implementing and testing theoretical fission fragment yields in a Hauser-Feshbach statistical decay framework
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Grand Accelerateur National d’Ions Lourds, CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen (France); Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg (France)
Here, we implement fission fragment yields, calculated using Brownian shape-motion on a macroscopic-microscopic potential energy surface in six dimensions, into the Hauser-Feshbach statistical decay code CGMF. This combination allows us to test the impact of utilizing theoretically-calculated fission fragment yields on the subsequent prompt neutron and γ-ray emission. We draw connections between the fragment yields and the total kinetic energy TKE of the fission fragments and demonstrate that the use of calculated yields can introduce a difference in the $$\langle$$TKE$$\rangle$$ and, thus, the prompt neutron multiplicity v, as compared with experimental fragment yields. We deduce the uncertainty on the $$\langle$$TKE$$\rangle$$ and v from this procedure and identify possible applications.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1463549
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-27821; TRN: US1902314
- Journal Information:
- EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol. 169; ISSN 2100-014X
- Publisher:
- EDP SciencesCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
Benchmark of the GEF code for fission-fragment yields over an enlarged range in fissioning nucleus mass, excitation energy, and angular momentum
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