Ratio of the prompt fission neutron spectrum of /sup 239/Pu to that of /sup 235/U

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7064274

Sugimoto, M; Smith, A B; Guenther, P T

The prompt fission neutron spectrum resulting from /sup 239/Pu fission induced by --0.55-MeV incident neutrons is measured from 1.0 to 10.0 MeV relative to that of /sup 235/U fission induced by the same incident energy neutrons. The measurements employ the time-of-flight technique. Energy-dependent ratios of the two spectra are deduced from the measured values. The experimentally derived ratio results are compared with those calculated from ENDF/B-V (revision 2) and with results of recent microscopic measurements. Using the ENDF/B-V /sup 235/U Watt parameters for the /sup 235/U spectrum, the experimental measurements imply a ratio of average fission spectrum energies of /sup 239/Pu//sup 235/U = 1.045 +- 0.003, compared to the value 1.046 calculated from ENDF/B-V (revision 2).

• Research Organization: Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki (JP)
• OSTI ID: 7064274
• Journal Information: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 97:3; ISSN NSENA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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