Estimated {sup 55}Mn and {sup 90}Zr Cross Section Covariances in the Fast Neutron Energy Region
- National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000 (United States)
We completed estimates of neutron cross section covariances for {sup 55}Mn and {sup 90}Zr, from the keV energy range to 25 MeV, considering the most important reaction channels, total, elastic, inelastic, capture, and (n,2n). The nuclear reaction model code EMPIRE was used to calculate sensitivity to model parameters by a perturbation of parameters that define the optical model potential, nuclear level densities and strength of the pre-equilibrium emission. The sensitivity analysis was performed with the set of parameters which reproduces the ENDF/B-VII.0 cross sections. The experimental data were analyzed and both statistical and systematic uncertainties were extracted from almost 30 selected experiments. Then, the Bayesian code KALMAN was used to combine the sensitivity analysis and the experiments to obtain the evaluated covariance matrices.
- OSTI ID:
- 21163789
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Data Sheets, Vol. 109, Issue 12; Conference: Workshop on neutron cross section covariances, Port Jefferson, NY (United States), 24-28 Jun 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2008.11.031; PII: S0090-3752(08)00119-1; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0090-3752
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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