An application for streamlined and automated ENDF Cross Section Analysis and visualization (EXSAN)

Wooten, H. Omar

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2019.01.053

Title: An application for streamlined and automated ENDF Cross Section Analysis and visualization (EXSAN)

Abstract

This paper introduces EXSAN, a new open-sourced code developed for streamlined visualization and analysis of Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF)-formatted nuclear data libraries. In addition to viewing cross section data, EXSAN provides the user with an intuitive interface for automated downloading of ENDF data libraries and processing entire libraries with the nuclear cross section code NJOY. Furthermore, EXSAN includes the capability to query a library and obtain rank-ordered lists of reaction-specific cross sections by cross section value and isotope. EXSAN was developed in Python, and it is available on GitHub.

Authors:: Wooten, H. Omar

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1547719

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1499357

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-29219
Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549; S0306454919300659; PII: S0306454919300659

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; 89233218CNA000001

Resource Type:: Journal Article: Published Article

Journal Name:: Annals of Nuclear Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy Journal Volume: 129 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

Subject:: 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; ENDF, Nuclear data, Photoatomic data; Visualization; Cross section; Isotopes

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                    Wooten, H. Omar. An application for streamlined and automated ENDF Cross Section Analysis and visualization (EXSAN).  United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. 
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        "An application for streamlined and automated ENDF Cross Section Analysis and visualization (EXSAN)".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.01.053.

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  title        = {An application for streamlined and automated ENDF Cross Section Analysis and visualization (EXSAN)},

  author       = {Wooten, H. Omar},

  abstractNote = {This paper introduces EXSAN, a new open-sourced code developed for streamlined visualization and analysis of Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF)-formatted nuclear data libraries. In addition to viewing cross section data, EXSAN provides the user with an intuitive interface for automated downloading of ENDF data libraries and processing entire libraries with the nuclear cross section code NJOY. Furthermore, EXSAN includes the capability to query a library and obtain rank-ordered lists of reaction-specific cross sections by cross section value and isotope. EXSAN was developed in Python, and it is available on GitHub.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.anucene.2019.01.053},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1547719},
  journal      = {Annals of Nuclear Energy},

  issn         = {0306-4549},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 129,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

}

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Fig. 1: EXSAN interface window, displaying sections for downloading, NJOY processing, and a periodic table interface for isotope and reaction selection.

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Soppera, N.; Bossant, M.; Dupont, E.
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JANIS 4: An Improved Version of the NEA Java-based Nuclear Data Information System journal, June 2014

ENDF/B-VIII.0: The 8 th Major Release of the Nuclear Reaction Data Library with CIELO-project Cross Sections, New Standards and Thermal Scattering Data journal, February 2018

Sigma: Web Retrieval Interface for Nuclear Reaction Data journal, December 2008

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JANIS 4: An Improved Version of the NEA Java-based Nuclear Data Information System
journal, June 2014

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journal, February 2018

Sigma: Web Retrieval Interface for Nuclear Reaction Data
journal, December 2008

Methods for Processing ENDF/B-VII with NJOY
journal, December 2010

View-CXS
journal, May 2004