Monte Carlo approach to sequential {gamma}-ray emission from fission fragments

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.014602

Title: Monte Carlo approach to sequential {gamma}-ray emission from fission fragments

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A Monte Carlo simulation of the fission fragment statistical decay based on a sequential neutron followed by {gamma}-ray emission is proposed. The {gamma}-ray energy spectrum is calculated as a function of the mass of the fission fragments and integrated over the whole mass distribution. The prompt {gamma}-ray multiplicity distribution, both the average number of emitted {gamma} rays and the average {gamma}-ray energy as a function of the mass of the fission fragments [respectively, N{sub {gamma}}(A) and <{epsilon}{sub {gamma}}>(A)], are also assessed. The {gamma}-{gamma} correlations emitted from both light and heavy fragments are calculated as well as correlations between {gamma}-ray energies. Results are reported for the neutron-induced fission of {sup 235}U (at 0.53 MeV neutron energy) and for the spontaneous fission of {sup 252}Cf.

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Lemaire, S.; Talou, P.; Kawano, T.; Madland, D.G. ^[1]; Chadwick, M.B. ^[2]

Theoretical Division, Nuclear Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
PADNWP, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2006

OSTI Identifier:: 20771199

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics; Journal Volume: 73; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.73.014602; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; CALIFORNIUM 252; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CORRELATIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; FISSION FRAGMENTS; FISSION PRODUCTS; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTRA; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MEV RANGE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLICITY; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NEUTRONS; PHOTON EMISSION; SPONTANEOUS FISSION; STATISTICAL MODELS; URANIUM 235

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                    Lemaire, S., Talou, P., Kawano, T., Madland, D.G., and Chadwick, M.B. Monte Carlo approach to sequential {gamma}-ray emission from fission fragments.  United States: N. p., 2006. 
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.014602.

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                    Lemaire, S., Talou, P., Kawano, T., Madland, D.G., & Chadwick, M.B. Monte Carlo approach to sequential {gamma}-ray emission from fission fragments.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.014602.

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                    Lemaire, S., Talou, P., Kawano, T., Madland, D.G., and Chadwick, M.B. Sun .  
        "Monte Carlo approach to sequential {gamma}-ray emission from fission fragments".  United States.  
        doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.014602.

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@article{osti_20771199,

  title        = {Monte Carlo approach to sequential {gamma}-ray emission from fission fragments},

  author       = {Lemaire, S. and Talou, P. and Kawano, T. and Madland, D.G. and Chadwick, M.B.},

  abstractNote = {A Monte Carlo simulation of the fission fragment statistical decay based on a sequential neutron followed by {gamma}-ray emission is proposed. The {gamma}-ray energy spectrum is calculated as a function of the mass of the fission fragments and integrated over the whole mass distribution. The prompt {gamma}-ray multiplicity distribution, both the average number of emitted {gamma} rays and the average {gamma}-ray energy as a function of the mass of the fission fragments [respectively, N{sub {gamma}}(A) and <{epsilon}{sub {gamma}}>(A)], are also assessed. The {gamma}-{gamma} correlations emitted from both light and heavy fragments are calculated as well as correlations between {gamma}-ray energies. Results are reported for the neutron-induced fission of {sup 235}U (at 0.53 MeV neutron energy) and for the spontaneous fission of {sup 252}Cf.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevC.73.014602},

  journal      = {Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 73,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2006},

  month        = {Sun Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2006}

}

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