Semimicroscopic calculations of elastic, inelastic, and total neutron scattering by /sup 239/Pu in the energy range 10 keV < or =E/sub n/< or =10 MeV

Journal Article · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.33.1616· OSTI ID:5871934

Lagrange, C; Madland, D G; Girod, M

We investigate the capabilities of a semimicroscopic optical model potential involving fewer adjustable parameters than phenomenological models and test the sensitivity of this potential to various rotational band assumptions. Our analysis of the model capabilities is performed using experimental elastic, inelastic, and total cross sections as well as experimental neutron strength functions. We compare our calculations to these experiments and to the predictions of a phenomenological model. Our sensitivity study is performed for the first three rotational bands of /sup 239/Pu. The two main ingredients of our calculations are the microscopic optical-model potential of Jeukenne, Lejeune, and Mahaux and nuclear densities from Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations using the density-dependent force D/sub 1/.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
• OSTI ID: 5871934
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Vol. 33:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
INELASTIC SCATTERING
PLUTONIUM 239
ROTATIONAL STATES
PLUTONIUM 239 TARGET
DEFORMED NUCLEI
HARTREE-FOCK-BOGOLYUBOV THEORY
KEV RANGE 10-100
KEV RANGE 100-1000
MEV RANGE 01-10
OPTICAL MODELS
STRENGTH FUNCTIONS
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BARYON REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
EXCITED STATES
FUNCTIONS
HADRON REACTIONS
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
KEV RANGE
MEV RANGE
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOISOTOPES
SCATTERING
TARGETS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
652015* - Nuclear Properties &amp; Reactions
A=220 &amp; above
Theoretical- Nuclear Reactions &amp; Scattering- (-1987)