Evaluated Iridium, Yttrium, and Thulium Cross Sections and Integral Validation Against Critical Assembly and Bethe Sphere Measurements

Nuclear Data Sheets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2716-2741

  Chadwick, M B ^a   Frankle, S ^a   Trellue, H ^a   Talou, P ^a   Kawano, T ^a   Young, P G ^a   MacFarlane, R E ^a   Wilkerson, C W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; IRIDIUM; LOCATION; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; REACTION RATES; SPHERES; YTTRIUM;

CRITICAL ASSEMBLY; CROSS SECTION DATA; GAMMA RAYS DETECTORS; GNASH CODE; NEUTRON ENERGY; NEUTRONS SPECTRUM; NUCLEAR MODEL; NUCLEAR MODEL CALCULATION; SPECTRA'S; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 36849066280     PISSN: 00903752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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