ENDF/B-VIII. 0: the 8th major release of the nuclear reaction data library with CIELO-project cross sections, new standards and thermal scattering data

DA Brown, MB Chadwick, R Capote, AC Kahler… - Nuclear Data …, 2018 - Elsevier
We describe the new ENDF/B-VIII. 0 evaluated nuclear reaction data library. ENDF/B-VIII. 0
fully incorporates the new IAEA standards, includes improved thermal neutron scattering …

Prompt fission neutron spectra of actinides

R Capote, YJ Chen, FJ Hambsch, NV Kornilov… - Nuclear Data …, 2016 - Elsevier
“Trust is the greatest incentive. If trust is missing, everything is missing.”[Maria Theresia
(1717–1780), Empress of Austria] If nuclear data users do not trust the data provided by data …

Fission modelling with FIFRELIN

O Litaize, O Serot, L Berge - The European Physical Journal A, 2015 - Springer
The nuclear fission process gives rise to the formation of fission fragments and emission of
particles (n,γ,e^-). The particle emission from fragments can be prompt and delayed. We …

Measurement of the prompt fission neutron spectrum from 10 keV to 10 MeV induced by neutrons of energy 1–20 MeV

KJ Kelly, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell, JA Gomez… - Physical Review C, 2020 - APS
Although the prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS) is an essential component of neutron-
driven systems that has been measured for decades, there are still multiple glaring …

Templates of expected measurement uncertainties for prompt fission neutron spectra

D Neudecker, M Devlin, RC Haight, KJ Kelly… - EPJ Nuclear sciences & …, 2023 - epjn.epj.org
In this paper, we provide templates of uncertainty sources expected to appear for three
measurement types of prompt fission neutron spectra (PFNS):(1) shape measurements,(2) …

Measurement of the prompt fission neutron spectrum from 10 keV to 10 MeV induced by neutrons with 1.5–20 MeV energy

KJ Kelly, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell, D Neudecker… - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
With the recent emergence of fast nuclear reactors, there has been a corresponding
increasing interest in U 238-related nuclear data. However, while existing literature data …

IAEA CIELO Evaluation of Neutron-induced Reactions on 235U and 238U Targets

R Capote, A Trkov, M Sin, MT Pigni, VG Pronyaev… - Nuclear Data …, 2018 - Elsevier
Evaluations of nuclear reaction data for the major uranium isotopes 238 U and 235 U were
performed within the scope of the CIELO Project on the initiative of the OECD/NEA Data …

The prompt fission neutron spectrum of 235U (n, f) below 2.5 MeV for incident neutrons from 0.7 to 20 MeV

M Devlin, JA Gomez, KJ Kelly, RC Haight… - Nuclear Data …, 2018 - Elsevier
New prompt fission neutron spectrum measurements are reported for 235 U (n, f) reactions
induced by neutrons with energies from 0.7 to 20 MeV. These measurements cover outgoing …

Measurement of the prompt fission neutron spectrum from 10 keV to 10 MeV induced by neutrons of energy from 1 MeV to 20 MeV

KJ Kelly, JA Gomez, M Devlin, JM O'Donnell… - Physical Review C, 2022 - APS
The characterization of fission-driven nuclear systems primarily relies on calculations of
neutron-induced chain reactions, and these calculations require evaluated nuclear data as …

Preequilibrium Asymmetries in the Prompt Fission Neutron Spectrum

KJ Kelly, T Kawano, JM O'Donnell, JA Gomez… - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
The physical properties of neutrons emitted from neutron-induced fission are fundamental to
our understanding of nuclear fission. However, while state-of-the-art fission models still …