Actual and potential measurements of fission-rate ratios in the NIST iron sphere

R. L. Perel; J. J. Wagschal; Y. Yeivin

doi:10.1520/stp13615s

Actual and potential measurements of fission-rate ratios in the NIST iron sphere

R. L. Perel^*, J. J. Wagschal, Y. Yeivin

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Racah Institute of Physics

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Abstract

We analyze various calculated fission-rate ratios in the leakage spectrum of the NIST iron sphere benchmark field employing a few modern cross-section libraries and compare the only measured value of the ²³⁷Np/²³⁸U ratio to the respective calculated values. We also present the sensitivities of the calculated fission rates and fission-rate ratios to the ⁵⁶Fe elastic- and first-level-inelastic-scattering cross sections. We conclude with a recommendation of additional measurements that can shed more light on the various iron, in particular ⁵⁶Fe, cross-section evaluations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	344-351
Number of pages	8
Journal	ASTM Special Technical Publication
Issue number	1398
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1520/stp13615s
State	Published - 2001
Event	Reactor Dosimetry: Radiation Metrology and Assesment - Osaka, Japan Duration: 12 Sep 1999 → 17 Sep 1999

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Cross-section libraries
Iron sphere
NIST
Reaction rates
Sensitivities

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