Uranium-235 neutron capture cross section at kev energies

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 815-818

  Otuka, Naohiko ^a   Nakagawa, Tsuneo ^a   Shibata, Keiichi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BFS; Fast reactor; JENDL 3.3; Least squares method; Neutron capture cross section; Nuclear characteristics; Sensitivity coefficients; Uranium 235

Indexed keywords

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEUTRONS; RELIABILITY; RESONANCE;

BFS CORES; FAST REACTOR; FCA; JENDL-3.3; NEUTRON CAPTURE CROSS SECTION; NEUTRON ENERGIES; SENSITIVITY COEFFICIENTS;

URANIUM;

EID: 34547382398     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711318     Document Type: Article

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