EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2010)

Neutron-induced fission cross sections of short-lived actinides with the surrogate reaction method

  • Janssens R.V.F.,
  • Greene J.P.,
  • Ahmad I.,
  • Perrot L.,
  • Billebaud A.,
  • Bauge E.,
  • Sérot O.,
  • Theisen Ch.,
  • Lucas R.,
  • Lecoz Y.,
  • Hürstel A.,
  • Gunsing F.,
  • Bouchez E.,
  • Berthoumieux E.,
  • Andriamonje S.,
  • Wilson J.N.,
  • Tassan-Got L.,
  • Capellan N.,
  • Audouin L.,
  • Santiamon F.,
  • Rizea C.,
  • Misicu S.,
  • Mathieu L.,
  • Karamanis D.,
  • Haas B.,
  • Guiral A.,
  • Grosjean C.,
  • Dassie D.,
  • Czajkowski S.,
  • Carjan N.,
  • Boyer S.,
  • Barreau G.,
  • Bidaud A.,
  • Petit M.,
  • Aïche M.,
  • Jurado B.,
  • Kessedjian G.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100206004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2
p. 06004

Abstract

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We present a review of the fission cross section measurements made by the CENBG collaboration over the last years using the surrogate reaction method. For example the neutron-induced fission cross sections of 233Pa(T1/2 = 27 d), 242Cm(T1/2 d) and 243Cm(T1/2 y) have been obtained by our group with this technique. The advantages and the difficulties of the surrogate method are discussed. Special attention is paid to the comparison between cross sections measured with the surrogate method and those obtained directly with neutrons at low energies. This comparison provides information on possible differences between the spin-parity distributions achieved in the two methods.