Improvement of the MCNP simulated n-gamma spectrometer response function using the new ENDF/B-VI evaluations for thermal neutron capture

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 580, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 94-97

  Cywicka Jakiel, T ^a   Zorski, T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

ENDF; MCNP; Radiative capture

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEUTRONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ENDF; MCNP; NUCLEAR DATA LIBRARY; RADIATIVE CAPTURE; RESPONSE FUNCTION;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 34548297689     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.045     Document Type: Article

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