Estimated 55Mn and 90Zr Cross Section Covariances in the Fast Neutron Energy Region

Nuclear Data Sheets

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2900-2904

  Pigni, M T ^a   Herman, M ^a   Oblozinsky P ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY RANGES; ENERGY REGIONS; FAST NEUTRONS; MODEL POTENTIAL; MODELING PARAMETERS; NEUTRON CROSS SECTIONS; NEUTRON ENERGY; OPTICAL MODELLING; REACTION CHANNELS; REACTION MODELLING;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 57049122320     PISSN: 00903752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2008.11.031     Document Type: Article

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