Event-by-event study of prompt neutrons from 239Pu(n,f)

Details Event-by-event study of prompt neutrons from 239Pu(n,f) Event-by-event study of prompt neutrons from 239Pu(n,f)

2009-07-29

arxiv.org/abs/0907.5045v1

Phys.Rev.C80:044611,2009

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

17 pages, 20 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevC.80.044611

Employing a recently developed Monte Carlo model, we study the fission of 240Pu induced by neutrons with energies from thermal to just below the threshold for second chance fission. Current measurements of the mean number of prompt neutrons emitted in fission, together with less accurate measurements of the neutron energy spectra, place remarkably fine constraints on predictions of microscopic calculations. In particular, the total excitation energy of the nascent fragments must be specified to within 1 MeV to avoid disagreement with measurements of the mean neutron multiplicity. The combination of the Monte Carlo fission model with a statistical likelihood analysis also presents a powerful tool for the evaluation of fission neutron data. Of particular importance is the fission spectrum, which plays a key role in determining reactor criticality. We show that our approach can be used to develop an estimate of the fission spectrum with uncertainties several times smaller than current experimental uncertainties for outgoing neutron energies up to 2 MeV.

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