Validation of selected (n,2n) dosimetry reactions in IRDFF-1.05 library

Martin Schulc; Michal Košťál; Roberto Capote; Evžen Novák; Jan Šimon; Nicola Burianová; Anton Wallner

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.10.027

Validation of selected (n,2n) dosimetry reactions in IRDFF-1.05 library

Martin Schulc^*, Michal Košťál, Roberto Capote, Evžen Novák, Jan Šimon, Nicola Burianová, Anton Wallner

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Spectrum-averaged cross sections (SACS) have been measured in the reference ²⁵²Cf(sf) neutron field for the following high-threshold (n,2n) neutron dosimetry reactions since they are especially important due to the high threshold which allows validation of upper parts of prompt fission neutron spectrum. This work includes 59Co(n,2n)58Co, 197Au(n,2n)196Au, ¹⁶⁹Tm(n,2n)¹⁶⁸Tm, ⁵⁵Mn(n,2n)⁵⁴Mn, ⁹³Nb(n,2n)^{92 m}Nb and ⁸⁹Y(n,2n)⁸⁸Y and for the ⁵⁹Co(n,p)⁵⁹Fe threshold reactions. SACS were inferred from experimentally determined reaction rates by gamma spectrometry using a semiconductor high-purity germanium detector to measure irradiated samples. Measured reaction rates agree within quoted uncertainties with those calculated from the IRDFF-1.05 library, except for the reaction ⁵⁵Mn(n,2n)⁵⁴Mn, for which the measured value is underestimated by 16%. For this reaction the ENDF-B/VII.1 evaluation agrees with measured reaction rate within uncertainties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	132-140
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	143
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.10.027
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019

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