Fission Product Yields from Fission Spectrum n+239Pu for ENDF/B-VII.1

Nuclear Data Sheets

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2923-2964

  Chadwick, M B ^a   Kawano, T ^a   Barr, D W ^a   Mac Innes, M R ^a   Kahler, A C ^a   Graves, T ^a   Selby, H ^a   Burns, C J ^a   Inkret, W C ^a   Keksis, A L ^a   Lestone, J P ^a   Sierk, A J ^a   Talou, P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FAST REACTORS; FISSION PRODUCTS; FISSION REACTIONS; NEUTRONS;

ENDF/B-VI; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; FAST CRITICAL ASSEMBLIES; FISSION PRODUCT YIELDS; FISSION SPECTRUM; HIGH-ACCURACY; INCIDENT NEUTRON ENERGY; META-ANALYSIS; NEUTRON ENERGY; REACTIONS RATES;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 78649351957     PISSN: 00903752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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