The 235U prompt fission neutron spectrum measured by the Chi-Nu project at LANSCE

Gomez J.A.; Devlin M.; Haight R.C.; O'Donnell J.M.; Lee H.Y.; Mosby S.M.; Taddeucci T.N.; Kelly K.J.; Fotiades N.; Neudecker D.; White M.C.; Talou P.; Rising M.E.; Solomon C.J.; Wu C.Y.; Bucher B.; Buckner M.Q.; Henderson R.A.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201714604040

EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2017)

The 235U prompt fission neutron spectrum measured by the Chi-Nu project at LANSCE

Gomez J.A.,
Devlin M.,
Haight R.C.,
O'Donnell J.M.,
Lee H.Y.,
Mosby S.M.,
Taddeucci T.N.,
Kelly K.J.,
Fotiades N.,
Neudecker D.,
White M.C.,
Talou P.,
Rising M.E.,
Solomon C.J.,
Wu C.Y.,
Bucher B.,
Buckner M.Q.,
Henderson R.A.

Affiliations

Gomez J.A.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Devlin M.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Haight R.C.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
O'Donnell J.M.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Lee H.Y.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Mosby S.M.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Taddeucci T.N.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Kelly K.J.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Fotiades N.: P-27, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Neudecker D.: XCP-5, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
White M.C.: XCP-5, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Talou P.: T-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Rising M.E.: XCP-3, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Solomon C.J.: XCP-3, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos
Wu C.Y.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore
Bucher B.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore
Buckner M.Q.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore
Henderson R.A.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714604040
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 146
p. 04040

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The Chi-Nu experiment aims to accurately measure the prompt fission neutron spectrum for the major actinides. At the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), fission can be induced with neutrons ranging from 0.7 MeV and above. Using a two arm time-of-flight (TOF) technique, the fission neutrons are measured in one of two arrays: a 22-6Li glass array for lower energies, or a 54-liquid scintillator array for outgoing energies of 0.5 MeV and greater. Presented here are the collaboration's preliminary efforts at measuring the 235U PFNS.

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