Cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction in the MeV neutron energy region

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00716-8" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00716-8</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00716-8" target="_blank" >10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00716-8</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction in the MeV neutron energy region

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Accurate cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction are demanded in the design of advanced nuclear systems and in the development of fission theory. However, the existing measurement data are relatively sparse comparing with those of the 238U(n, f) reaction, with big uncertainties and obvious discrepancies. Furthermore, analysis shows that systematic deviations exist between the results measured with mono-energetic neutron sources and white neutron sources, which is the main reason for the differences among different evaluation libraries. This work is dedicated to the clarification of this discrepancy. Based on mono-energetic d-d neutron sources and using back-to-back Th/238U samples, cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction were measured at 12 energies in the 4.2–11.5 MeV region. Elaborated measures were taken in the measurement procedure including the exchange of the forward and the backward direction of the samples, as well as in the data processing containing the correction of interference fission counts from low-energy neutrons and the detailed Monte Carlo simulations for the determination of detection efficiencies for fission events. In addition, theoretical analysis was also performed using TALYS-1.9 and UNF codes. The present results agree with existing measurement data using white neutron sources, showing that previous cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction measured using mono-energetic neutron sources are systematically overestimated on average. The present results are in accordance with the latest measurement data of Michalopoulou et al., which is helpful in the improvement of nuclear data evaluations of the 232Th(n, f) reaction.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction in the MeV neutron energy region

Popis výsledku anglicky

Accurate cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction are demanded in the design of advanced nuclear systems and in the development of fission theory. However, the existing measurement data are relatively sparse comparing with those of the 238U(n, f) reaction, with big uncertainties and obvious discrepancies. Furthermore, analysis shows that systematic deviations exist between the results measured with mono-energetic neutron sources and white neutron sources, which is the main reason for the differences among different evaluation libraries. This work is dedicated to the clarification of this discrepancy. Based on mono-energetic d-d neutron sources and using back-to-back Th/238U samples, cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction were measured at 12 energies in the 4.2–11.5 MeV region. Elaborated measures were taken in the measurement procedure including the exchange of the forward and the backward direction of the samples, as well as in the data processing containing the correction of interference fission counts from low-energy neutrons and the detailed Monte Carlo simulations for the determination of detection efficiencies for fission events. In addition, theoretical analysis was also performed using TALYS-1.9 and UNF codes. The present results agree with existing measurement data using white neutron sources, showing that previous cross section of the 232Th(n, f) reaction measured using mono-energetic neutron sources are systematically overestimated on average. The present results are in accordance with the latest measurement data of Michalopoulou et al., which is helpful in the improvement of nuclear data evaluations of the 232Th(n, f) reaction.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10304 - Nuclear physics

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The European Physical Journal A

ISSN

1434-6001

e-ISSN

1434-601X

Svazek periodika

58

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

1-9

Kód UT WoS článku

000790249600003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85129339623