Improvements to the photon-production data for radiative capture in ENDF

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 929-935

  Frankle, Stephanie C ^a   Reedy, Robert C ^a   Young, Phillip G ^a   Madigan, William P ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PO Box 35478   (United States)

Author keywords

ENDF; MCNP; Prompt gamma ray spectroscopy; Thermal neutron capture

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; OIL WELL LOGGING;

EVALUATED NUCLEAR DATA FILE; PHOTON PRODUCTION DATA; RADIATION TRANSPORT CODES; RADIATIVE CAPTURE; THERMAL NEUTRON CAPTURE REACTIONS;

PHOTONS;

ISOTOPE;

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; SIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0034670258     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00251-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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