Measurement of the Average Number of Prompt Neutrons Emitted Per Fission of 235U Relative to 252Cf for the Energy Region 500 EV to 10 MeV.

Measurement of the Average Number of Prompt Neutrons Emitted Per Fission of 235U Relative to 252Cf for the Energy Region 500 EV to 10 MeV.
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The average number of prompt neutrons emitted per fission .nu./sub p/-bar(E), was measured for 235U relative to .nu./sub p/-bar for the spontaneous fission of 252Cf over the neutron energy range from 500 eV to 10 MeV. The samples of 235U and 252Cf were contained in fission chambers located in the center of a large liquid scintillator. Fission neutrons were detected by the large liquid scintillator. The present values of .nu./sub p/-bar(E) for 235U are about 0.8% larger than those measured by Boldeman. In earlier work with the present system, it was noted that Boldeman's value of .nu./sub p/-bar(E) for thermal energy neutrons was about 0.8% lower than obtained at ORELA. It is suggested that the thickness of the fission foil used in Boldeman's experiment may cause some of the discrepancy between his and the present values of .nu./sub p/-bar(E). For the energy region up to 700 keV, the present values of .nu./sub p/-bar(E) for 235U agree, within the uncertainty, with those given in ENDF/B-V. Above 1 MeV the present results for .nu./sub p/-bar(E) range about the ENDF/B-V values with differences up to 1.3%. 6 figures, 1 table.

Measurements of the Average Number of Prompt Neutrons Emitted Per Fission of 239Pu and 235U. [0. 005 EV to 10 MeV].

Measurements of the Average Number of Prompt Neutrons Emitted Per Fission of 239Pu and 235U. [0. 005 EV to 10 MeV].
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Measurements of the average number of prompt neutrons .nu. bar/sub p/(E) emitted in neutron-induced fission of 235U and 239Pu relative to .nu. bar/sub p/ for spontaneous fission of 252Cf were made over an incident neutron energy range from 0.005 eV to 10 MeV. The incident neutrons were generated in pulses at the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator, and their energies, defined by time-of-flight methods. The samples were contained in fission chambers located in a large liquid scintillator. Fissions in the samples were identified by the simultaneous detection of prompt fission gamma rays in the scintillator and a pulse from the fission chamber. Fission neutrons were identified by the detection of the prompt gamma-ray cascade resulting from neutron absorption in gadolinium loaded in the liquid scintillator. The value of .nu. bar/sub p/(E) for 239Pu at 0.0253 eV agrees with the value given in EDNF/B-IV, whereas the corresponding value for 235U is about 0.7% larger than that given in ENDF/B-IV. 4 figures, 4 tables.

Event-by-Event Study of Prompt Neutrons from 239Pu

Event-by-Event Study of Prompt Neutrons from 239Pu
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Employing a recently developed Monte Carlo model, we study the fission of 24°Pu 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 of less than 2 MeV.