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Measurement of thermal neutron cross section for {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction

Abstract

Making use of a standard neutron spectrum field with a pure Maxwellian distribution, the thermal neutron cross section for the {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction has been measured relative to the reference value of 586.2b for the {sup 235U}(n,f) reaction. For the present measurement, electrodeposited layers of {sup 241}Am and {sup 235}U have been employed as back-to-back type double fission chambers. The present result at neutron energy of 0.0253 eV is 3.15 {+-} 0.097b. The ENDF/B-VI data is in good agreement with the present value, while the JENDL-3.2 data is lower by 4.2%. The evaluated data in JEF-2.2 and by Mughabghab are higher by 0.9% and 1.6%, respectively than the present result. The ratios of the earlier experimental data to the present value are distributed between 0.89 and 1.02. (author)
Authors:
Kobayashi, Katsuhei; Yamamoto, Shuji; Fujita, Yoshiaki; [1]  Miyoshi, Mitsuharu; Kimura, Itsuro; Kanno, Ikuo; Shinohara, Nobuo
  1. Kyoto Univ., Kumatori, Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1997
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JAERI-Conf-97-004; CONF-9604220-; INDC(JPN)-178/U
Reference Number:
SCA: 663430; 663590; PA: JPN-97:008194; EDB-97:134371; SN: 97001850446
Resource Relation:
Conference: ISND-1: 1. internet symposium on nuclear data, Tokai (Japan), 8 Apr - 15 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the first internet symposium on nuclear data; Fukahori, Tokio; Iwamoto, Osamu; Nakagawa, Tsuneo [eds.] [Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment]; PB: 285 p.
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; AMERICIUM 241 TARGET; NEUTRON REACTIONS; THERMAL FISSION; CROSS SECTIONS; FISSION CHAMBERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA
OSTI ID:
530403
Research Organizations:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE97758661; TRN: JP9708194
Availability:
OSTI as DE97758661
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
pp. 47-53
Announcement Date:
Oct 17, 1997

Citation Formats

Kobayashi, Katsuhei, Yamamoto, Shuji, Fujita, Yoshiaki, Miyoshi, Mitsuharu, Kimura, Itsuro, Kanno, Ikuo, and Shinohara, Nobuo. Measurement of thermal neutron cross section for {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction. Japan: N. p., 1997. Web.
Kobayashi, Katsuhei, Yamamoto, Shuji, Fujita, Yoshiaki, Miyoshi, Mitsuharu, Kimura, Itsuro, Kanno, Ikuo, & Shinohara, Nobuo. Measurement of thermal neutron cross section for {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction. Japan.
Kobayashi, Katsuhei, Yamamoto, Shuji, Fujita, Yoshiaki, Miyoshi, Mitsuharu, Kimura, Itsuro, Kanno, Ikuo, and Shinohara, Nobuo. 1997. "Measurement of thermal neutron cross section for {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction." Japan.
@misc{etde_530403,
title = {Measurement of thermal neutron cross section for {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction}
author = {Kobayashi, Katsuhei, Yamamoto, Shuji, Fujita, Yoshiaki, Miyoshi, Mitsuharu, Kimura, Itsuro, Kanno, Ikuo, and Shinohara, Nobuo}
abstractNote = {Making use of a standard neutron spectrum field with a pure Maxwellian distribution, the thermal neutron cross section for the {sup 241}Am(n,f) reaction has been measured relative to the reference value of 586.2b for the {sup 235U}(n,f) reaction. For the present measurement, electrodeposited layers of {sup 241}Am and {sup 235}U have been employed as back-to-back type double fission chambers. The present result at neutron energy of 0.0253 eV is 3.15 {+-} 0.097b. The ENDF/B-VI data is in good agreement with the present value, while the JENDL-3.2 data is lower by 4.2%. The evaluated data in JEF-2.2 and by Mughabghab are higher by 0.9% and 1.6%, respectively than the present result. The ratios of the earlier experimental data to the present value are distributed between 0.89 and 1.02. (author)}
place = {Japan}
year = {1997}
month = {Mar}
}