Recent Work Leading Toward a New Evaluation of Neutron Standards

Published

December 8, 2014

Author(s)

Allan D. Carlson, V G. Pronyaev, R. Capote, G M. Hale, F. J. Hambsch, T Kawano, S. Kunieda, W Mannhart, R O. Nelson, D. Neudecker, P Schillebeeckx, S Simakov, P Talou, X Tao, D. L. Smith, W Wang, A. Wallner

Abstract

A number of national cross section libraries are planning new versions of their libraries including ENDF/B and JEFF. The first step in producing these new libraries is evaluating the neutron standards. A new evaluation of the standards is now underway. Work has been done by reviewing new experiments. Procedures and codes for performing the evaluations have been studied. In addition to the standard cross sections, investigations of reference data that are not as well known as the standards but are being widely used as reference data in relative measurements of certain types of cross sections are being considered. Also included is an effort to improve evaluations of certain prompt fission neutron spectra. Most of these data have applications in neutron dosimetry

Proceedings Title

Fifteenth International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry

Conference Dates

May 18-23, 2014

Conference Location

Aix en Provence

Conference Title

Same

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.12.006

Keywords

neutron cross section standards, standard spectra, prompt fission neutron spectra, reference gamma ray production cross sections, Maxwellian average gold capture cross section

Citation

Carlson, A. , Pronyaev, V. , Capote, R. , Hale, G. , Hambsch, F. , Kawano, T. , Kunieda, S. , Mannhart, W. , Nelson, R. , Neudecker, D. , Schillebeeckx, P. , Simakov, S. , Talou, P. , Tao, X. , Smith, D. , Wang, W. and Wallner, A. (2014), Recent Work Leading Toward a New Evaluation of Neutron Standards, Fifteenth International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Aix en Provence, -1, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.12.006 (Accessed October 9, 2025)