Physics Letters B (Apr 2023)
Measurement of neutron-induced fission cross sections of 232Th from 1 to 300 MeV at CSNS Back-n
- Yonghao Chen,
- Yiwei Yang,
- Zhizhou Ren,
- Wei Jiang,
- Ruirui Fan,
- Han Yi,
- Rong Liu,
- Jingyu Tang,
- Hantao Jing,
- Yang Li,
- Qiang Li,
- Zhixin Tan,
- Qi An,
- Jiangbo Bai,
- Jie Bao,
- Yu Bao,
- Ping Cao,
- Haolei Chen,
- Qiping Chen,
- Zhen Chen,
- Zengqi Cui,
- Changqing Feng,
- Keqing Gao,
- Xiaolong Gao,
- Minhao Gu,
- Changcai Han,
- Zijie Han,
- Guozhu He,
- Yongcheng He,
- Yang Hong,
- Yiwei Hu,
- Hanxiong Huang,
- Xiru Huang,
- Haoyu Jiang,
- Zhijie Jiang,
- Ling Kang,
- Bo Li,
- Chao Li,
- Jiawen Li,
- Xiao Li,
- Jie Liu,
- Shubin Liu,
- Xingyan Liu,
- Ze Long,
- Guangyuan Luan,
- Changjun Ning,
- Mengchen Niu,
- Binbin Qi,
- Jie Ren,
- Xichao Ruan,
- Zhaohui Song,
- Kang Sun,
- Zhijia Sun,
- Xinyi Tang,
- Binbin Tian,
- Lijiao Wang,
- Pengcheng Wang,
- Zhaohui Wang,
- Zhongwei Wen,
- Xiaoguang Wu,
- Xuan Wu,
- Likun Xie,
- Xiaoyun Yang,
- Li Yu,
- Tao Yu,
- Yongji Yu,
- Guohui Zhang,
- Linhao Zhang,
- Qiwei Zhang,
- Xianpeng Zhang,
- Yuliang Zhang,
- Zhiyong Zhang,
- Luping Zhou,
- Zhihao Zhou,
- Kejun Zhu
Affiliations
- Yonghao Chen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Yiwei Yang
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China; Corresponding author at: Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China.
- Zhizhou Ren
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China; Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Wei Jiang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Ruirui Fan
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Corresponding author at: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China.
- Han Yi
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Rong Liu
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Jingyu Tang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Hantao Jing
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Yang Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Qiang Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Zhixin Tan
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Qi An
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Jiangbo Bai
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Jie Bao
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Yu Bao
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Ping Cao
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Haolei Chen
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Qiping Chen
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Zhen Chen
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Zengqi Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Changqing Feng
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Keqing Gao
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Xiaolong Gao
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Minhao Gu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Changcai Han
- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024, China
- Zijie Han
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Guozhu He
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Yongcheng He
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Yang Hong
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Yiwei Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Hanxiong Huang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Xiru Huang
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Haoyu Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Zhijie Jiang
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Ling Kang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Bo Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Chao Li
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Jiawen Li
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Xiao Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Jie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Shubin Liu
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Xingyan Liu
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Ze Long
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Guangyuan Luan
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Changjun Ning
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Mengchen Niu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Binbin Qi
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Jie Ren
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Xichao Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Zhaohui Song
- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024, China
- Kang Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Zhijia Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Xinyi Tang
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Binbin Tian
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Lijiao Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Pengcheng Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Zhaohui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Zhongwei Wen
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Xiaoguang Wu
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Xuan Wu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Likun Xie
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Xiaoyun Yang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Li Yu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Tao Yu
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Yongji Yu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Guohui Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Linhao Zhang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Qiwei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
- Xianpeng Zhang
- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024, China
- Yuliang Zhang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Zhiyong Zhang
- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Luping Zhou
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Zhihao Zhou
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Kejun Zhu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China; State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 839
p. 137832
Abstract
232Th/233U fuel cycle is an alternate candidate for future nuclear energy. Neutron-induced fission cross section of 232Th is one of the important nuclear data if using thorium as the fuel in the future. 232Th(n, f) cross sections from 1 to 300 MeV were measured at China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) Back-streaming neutron facility (Back-n) relative to 235U(n, f) and n-p scattering. A fast ionization chamber for fission cross section measurement (FIXM) and a proton recoil telescope (PRT) were used to perform the measurement. The neutron energy in this measurement reaches up to 300 MeV which is supposed to be the highest among the current Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data (EXFOR) library. It stands as the only experimental data in the region of 200-300 MeV in EXFOR as well. The experimental and evaluated data of 232Th(n, f) cross section above 60 MeV are scarce, the measurement data of this work will be valuable references for future evaluation in high energy. For the data below 60 MeV, most of our data are more consistent with ENDF/B-VIII.0, excepting in the region of 1-2 MeV where our data are more in favor of CENDL-3.2.