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Investigation of the approach used in the unresolved resonance region

Conference ·
OSTI ID:2572120
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay (France)

The typical practice used in Monte Carlo neutron transport codes in the unresolved resonance region (URR) is to take advantage of the probability table (PT) approach. Cross sections are sampled from PTs and used as needed, along with generated average cross sections. The PTs are generated based on cross-section calculations performed using the single-level Breit–Wigner approximation. Although the approach used in the URR seems plausible, a detailed examination was needed to understand the benchmark results obtained using specific tests.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
2572120
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English