Neutron total and capture cross section measurements and resonance parameter analysis of tungsten from 0.01 to 200 eV

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/307908· OSTI ID:307908

Werner, C J; Block, R C; Slovacek, R E ^[1]; Burke, J A; Leinweber, G; Drindak, N J ^[2]

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1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Environmental and Energy Engineering Dept.
2. Lockheed Martin Corp., Schenectady, NY (United States)

Natural tungsten metal has been measured using neutron time-of-flight spectroscopy at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Gaerttner LINAC Laboratory to improve the tungsten resonance parameters. Three separate types of measurements were performed; transmission, capture and self-indicating. Previous measurements did not employ all three experimental types and used less sophisticated analysis methods. It is the authors` conclusion that the current work improves on the published tungsten data base and reduces the resonance parameter uncertainties.

• Research Organization: Knolls Atomic Power Lab., Schenectady, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC12-76SN00052
• OSTI ID: 307908
• Report Number(s): KAPL-P--000088; K--98082; CONF-981003--; ON: DE99001566
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
CAPTURE
DATA COVARIANCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
RESONANCE
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS
TRANSMISSION
TUNGSTEN