Modern Nuclear Data Evaluation with the TALYS Code System

Nuclear Data Sheets

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2841-2934

  Koning, A J ^a   Rochman, D ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DATA HANDLING; FEEDBACK; ISOTOPES; LIBRARIES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CALCULATION TOOLS; CODE SYSTEM; CURRENT DEMANDS; DATA EVALUATION; DATAFILES; ITS APPLICATIONS; NUCLEAR DATA; NUCLEAR DATA LIBRARY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TALYS CODES;

COVARIANCE MATRIX;

EID: 84870525534     PISSN: 00903752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nds.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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