Calculation of neutron cross sections on 93Nb for JENDL-4

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 793-801

  Ichihara, Akira ^a   Kunieda, Satoshi ^a   Shibata, Keiichi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

93Nb; Calculation; Cross section; Double differential cross section; Energy differential cross section; JENDL 3.3; JENDL 4; Neutron nuclear data; Nuclear reaction model

Indexed keywords

93NB; CALCULATION; CROSS SECTION; DOUBLE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION; ENERGY DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION; JENDL-3.3; NEUTRON NUCLEAR DATA; NUCLEAR REACTION MODEL;

EID: 50349086288     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2008.9711480     Document Type: Article

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