Yttrium ENDF/B-VII Data from Theory and LANSCE/GEANIE Measurements and Covariances Estimated using Bayesian and Monte-Carlo Methods

Nuclear Data Sheets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2742-2755

  Chadwick, M B ^a   Kawano, T ^a   Talou, P ^a   Bauge, E ^b   Hilaire, S ^b   Dossantos Uzarralde, P ^b   Garrett, P E ^c   Becker, J A ^d   Nelson, R O ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DOSIMETRY; EXCITED STATES; FORECASTING; GAMMA RAYS; ISOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; YTTRIUM;

14 MEV NEUTRONS; ACTIVATION MEASUREMENTS; BAYESIAN; BRANCHING RATIO; CROSS SECTION DATA; ENDF/B-VII; ENERGY; MONTECARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

GROUND STATE;

EID: 36849044658     PISSN: 00903752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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