Application of EMPIRE for Nuclear Data Calculation of n+<sup>238</sup>U Reaction up to 30 MeV

CHEN Guo-chang; CAO Wen-tian; TANG Guo-you; YU Bao-sheng

doi:10.7538/yzk.2015.49.03.0385

Atomic Energy Science and Technology > 2015 > 49(3): 385-393. > DOI: 10.7538/yzk.2015.49.03.0385

CHEN Guo-chang, CAO Wen-tian, TANG Guo-you, YU Bao-sheng. Application of EMPIRE for Nuclear Data Calculation of n+²³⁸U Reaction up to 30 MeV[J]. Atomic Energy Science and Technology, 2015, 49(3): 385-393. DOI: 10.7538/yzk.2015.49.03.0385

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Application of EMPIRE for Nuclear Data Calculation of n+²³⁸U Reaction up to 30 MeV

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China Institute of Atomic Energy, P. O. Box 275-46, Beijing 102413, China
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State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

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To improve the evaluation method, the EMPIRE was employed to analyze n+²³⁸U reaction up to 30 MeV. According to the special characteristics of neutron induced reaction of actinide nuclei, and chosing proper reaction mechanisms, the model parameters were adjusted and reasonable neutron reaction data were obtained based on the experimental data. Comparing the EMPIRE calculation results with the data of evaluations and measurements, it is found that EMPIRE can obtain reasonable results for n+²³⁸U reaction up to 30 MeV.
- EMPIRE,
- neutron,
- cross section,
- ²³⁸U,
- nuclear data

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