Measurement of the prompt fission neutron spectrum from 10 keV to 10 MeV induced by neutrons of energy from 1 MeV to 20 MeV

KJ Kelly, JA Gomez, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell… - Physical Review C, 2022 - APS
The characterization of fission-driven nuclear systems primarily relies on calculations of
neutron-induced chain reactions, and these calculations require evaluated nuclear data as …

Templates of expected measurement uncertainties for prompt fission neutron spectra

D Neudecker, M Devlin, RC Haight, KJ Kelly… - EPJ Nuclear Sciences …, 2023 - epjn.epj.org
In this paper, we provide templates of uncertainty sources expected to appear for three
measurement types of prompt fission neutron spectra (PFNS):(1) shape measurements,(2) …

Measurement of the prompt fission neutron spectrum from 10 keV to 10 MeV induced by neutrons with 1.5–20 MeV energy

KJ Kelly, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell, D Neudecker… - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
With the recent emergence of fast nuclear reactors, there has been a corresponding
increasing interest in U 238-related nuclear data. However, while existing literature data …

Measurement of the cross section of the MeV reaction from threshold to 16.5 MeV using and correlated detection

KJ Kelly, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell, EA Bennett, M Paris… - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
The Q= 4.4398 MeV C 12 (n, n'γ) cross section was measured using a white incident neutron
source through the detection of γ rays only and n-γ coincidences using a segmented liquid …

Including chi-nu 235U PFNS experimental Data into an ENDF/B-VIII. 1 release candidate evaluation

D Neudecker, KJ Kelly - 2022 - osti.gov
This report documents an evaluation of 235U prompt fission neutron spectra (PFNS) that is a
release candidate for the upcoming US nuclear data library, ENDF/B-VIII. 1. This evaluation …

The neutron scattering cross section and angular distribution measurement program at LANL

KJ Kelly, EA Bennett, M Devlin… - EPJ Web of …, 2023 - epj-conferences.org
Neutron scattering cross sections and angular distributions are leading terms in descriptions
of neutron transport through any system. Despite the fundamental importance of nuclear …

Measurement of the prompt fission neutron spectrum from 800 keV to 10 MeV for (sf) and for the () reaction induced by neutrons of energy from 1–20 …

KJ Kelly, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell, D Neudecker, CY Wu… - Physical Review C, 2024 - APS
The presence of Pu 240 in nuclear fuels for reactors has resulted in high uncertainties in the
results of reactor and nuclear transmutation calculations because of deficiencies in Pu 240 …