Evaluation of neutron nuclear data on hafnium isotopes for JENDL-4

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-168

  Shibata, Keiichi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coupled channel optical model; Cross section; Evaluation; Hafnium; JENDL 4; Neutron nuclear data; Resonance; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; CROSS SECTION EVALUATION; EVALUATION; JENDL-4; NUCLEAR DATA; OPTICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL MODELS;

HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; RESONANCE;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 77249090285     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.47.160     Document Type: Article

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