Templates of expected measurement uncertainties for total neutron cross-section observables

Lewis, Amanda M.; Carlson, Allan D.; Smith, Donald L.; Barry, Devin P.; Block, Robert C.; Croft, Stephen; Danon, Yaron; Drosg, Manfred; Herman, Michal W.; Neudecker, Denise; Otuka, Naohiko; Sjöstrand, Henrik; Sobes, Vladimir

doi:10.1051/epjn/2023018

Title: Templates of expected measurement uncertainties for total neutron cross-section observables

Journal Article · 09 November 2023 · EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2023018 · OSTI ID:2217512

Lewis, Amanda M. ^[1]; Carlson, Allan D. ^[2]; Smith, Donald L. ^[3]; Barry, Devin P. ^[1]; Block, Robert C. ^[4]; Croft, Stephen ^[5]; Danon, Yaron ^[4]; Drosg, Manfred ^[6]; Herman, Michal W. ^[7]; Neudecker, Denise ^[7]; Otuka, Naohiko ^[8]; Sjöstrand, Henrik ^[9]; Sobes, Vladimir ^[10]

Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Schenectady, NY (United States)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (United States)
Lancaster University (United Kingdom)
University of Vienna (Austria)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna (Austria)
Uppsala University (Sweden)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

This paper provides a template of expected uncertainties and correlations for measurements of total neutron cross-section observables by transmission. Measurements with time-of-flight and mono-energetic neutron sources are covered. The information required for evaluations in the resonance region and high energy region is detailed, along with the template of uncertainties and correlations that can be used in the absence of other information.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 2217512

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--23-24511

Journal Information:: EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Journal Name: EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies Vol. 9; ISSN 2491-9292

Publisher:: EDP SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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