Neutron cross section covariances for structural materials and fission products

Nuclear Data Sheets

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3075-3097

  Hoblit, S ^a   Cho, Y S ^a   Herman, M ^a   Mattoon, C M ^a   Mughabghab, S F ^a   Oblozinsky P ^a   Pigni, M T ^a   Sonzogni, A A ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FAST REACTORS; FISSION PRODUCTS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; KINEMATICS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE; ELASTIC AND INELASTIC SCATTERING; INCIDENT ENERGY; INTEGRAL QUANTITY; NEUTRON CROSS SECTIONS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; REACTION MODELLING; REACTOR COOLANTS; REACTOR SYSTEMS; SPECIFIC MATERIALS;

NUCLEAR REACTIONS;

EID: 84855913913     PISSN: 00903752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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