Theory of nuclear fission

N Schunck, D Regnier - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Atomic nuclei are quantum many-body systems of protons and neutrons held together by
strong nuclear forces. Under the proper conditions, nuclei can break into two (sometimes …

Towards a more complete and accurate experimental nuclear reaction data library (EXFOR): international collaboration between nuclear reaction data centres (NRDC …

N Otuka, E Dupont, V Semkova, B Pritychenko… - Nuclear Data …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The International Network of Nuclear Reaction Data Centres (NRDC) coordinated
by the IAEA Nuclear Data Section (NDS) successfully collaborates in the maintenance and …

IRDFF-II: a new neutron metrology library

A Trkov, PJ Griffin, SP Simakov, LR Greenwood… - Nuclear Data …, 2020 - Elsevier
High quality nuclear data is the most fundamental underpinning for all neutron metrology
applications. This paper describes the release of version II of the International Reactor …

Prompt fission neutron spectra of actinides

R Capote, YJ Chen, FJ Hambsch, NV Kornilov… - Nuclear Data …, 2016 - Elsevier
“Trust is the greatest incentive. If trust is missing, everything is missing.”[Maria Theresia
(1717–1780), Empress of Austria] If nuclear data users do not trust the data provided by data …

Determination of resonance parameters and their covariances from neutron induced reaction cross section data

P Schillebeeckx, B Becker, Y Danon, K Guber… - Nuclear Data …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cross section data in the resolved and unresolved resonance region are represented by
nuclear reaction formalisms using parameters which are determined by fitting them to …

Uncertainty propagation in activation cross section measurements

N Otuka, B Lalremruata, MU Khandaker… - Radiation Physics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The IAEA Nuclear Data Section (IAEA NDS) has emphasized the importance of
archiving experimental nuclear data with detailed description of the uncertainties to provide …

Bayesian Monte Carlo method for nuclear data evaluation

AJ Koning - The European Physical Journal A, 2015 - Springer
A Bayesian Monte Carlo method is outlined which allows a systematic evaluation of nuclear
reactions using the nuclear model code TALYS and the experimental nuclear reaction …

Measurement of alpha-induced reaction cross-sections on Mo with detailed covariance analysis

M Choudhary, A Gandhi, A Sharma, N Singh… - The European Physical …, 2022 - Springer
In the present study we have measured the excitation functions for the nuclear reactions nat
Mo (α, x) 103 Ru, nat Mo (α, x) 97 Ru, nat Mo (α, x) 95 Ru, nat Mo (α, x) 96 g Tc, nat Mo (α, x) …

Uncertainty-quantified phenomenological optical potentials for single-nucleon scattering

CD Pruitt, JE Escher, R Rahman - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
Optical-model potentials (OMPs) continue to play a key role in nuclear reaction calculations.
However, the uncertainty of phenomenological OMPs in widespread use—inherent to any …

Measurement of the 239Pu (n, f)/235U (n, f) Cross-Section Ratio with the NIFFTE fission Time Projection Chamber

L Snyder, M Anastasiou, NS Bowden, J Bundgaard… - Nuclear Data …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 239 Pu (n, f)/235 U (n, f) cross-section ratio has been measured with the fission
Time Projection Chamber (fissionTPC) from 100 keV to 100 MeV. The fissionTPC provides …