Monte Carlo simulation for particle and γ-ray emissions in statistical hauser-feshbach model

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 462-469

  Kawano, Toshihiko ^a   Talou, Patrick ^a   Chadwick, Mark B ^a   Watanabe, Takehito ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte carlo method; Nuclear data; Nuclear reaction; Secondary particle energy spectra; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR DATA; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; SECONDARY PARTICLES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SPECTROSCOPY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 77952764447     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.47.462     Document Type: Article

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