The Need for Precise and Well-documented Experimental Data on Prompt Fission Neutron Spectra from Neutron-induced Fission of {sup 239}Pu

• Published in: Nuclear data sheets Vol. 131
• Main Authors: Neudecker, D., Taddeucci, T. N., Haight, R. C., Lee, H. Y., White, M. C., Rising, M. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.01.2016
• Subjects: CALIFORNIUM 252; EVALUATION; FISSION; FISSION NEUTRONS; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; MULTIPLICITY; NEUTRON SPECTRA; NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; PLUTONIUM 239; REACTOR PHYSICS; SECURITY; SIMULATION; URANIUM 235; ZERO POWER REACTORS

The spectrum of neutrons emitted promptly after {sup 239}Pu(n,f)—a so-called prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS)—is a quantity of high interest, for instance, for reactor physics and global security. However, there are only few experimental data sets available that are suitable for evaluations. I...