Measurement of the Integral Capture and Fission Cross Sections for /sup 232/Th in the CFRMF.


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The recent evaluation of the cross-section data bases for /sup 232/Th capture and fission emphasized significant normalization discrepancies between the available differential data. To help resolve the normalization discrepancies, the capture and fission integral cross sections were measured for /sup 232/Th in the fast neutron zone of the Coupled Fast Reactivity Measurements Facility (CFRMF). The cross sections are derived from the radiometric determination of the saturation reaction rates for fission and capture based on the Ge(Li) spectrometric measurement of the absolute gamma emission rates of the 537-keV and 1596-keV lines in the /sup 140/Ba - /sup 140/La decay and the 311.9-keV line in the /sup 233/Pa decay. For capture and fission, respectively, the measured integral cross sections are 291 mb +- 3% and 19.6 mb +- 5%. The ratios of the integral cross sections computed with ENDF/B-IV thorium cross sections and the CFRMF neutron spectrum to the above values are 0.99 for capture and 0.90 for fission. 19 references.




Measurement of the Integral Capture and Fission Cross Sections for 232Th in the CFRMF.


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The recent evaluation of the cross-section data bases for 232Th capture and fission emphasized significant normalization discrepancies between the available differential data. To help resolve the normalization discrepancies, the capture and fission integral cross sections were measured for 232Th in the fast neutron zone of the Coupled Fast Reactivity Measurements Facility (CFRMF). The cross sections are derived from the radiometric determination of the saturation reaction rates for fission and capture based on the Ge(Li) spectrometric measurement of the absolute gamma emission rates of the 537-keV and 1596-keV lines in the 14°Ba - 14°La decay and the 311.9-keV line in the 233Pa decay. For capture and fission, respectively, the measured integral cross sections are 291 mb +- 3% and 19.6 mb +- 5%. The ratios of the integral cross sections computed with ENDF/B-IV thorium cross sections and the CFRMF neutron spectrum to the above values are 0.99 for capture and 0.90 for fission. 19 references.







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Nuclear Science Abstracts


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NSA is a comprehensive collection of international nuclear science and technology literature for the period 1948 through 1976, pre-dating the prestigious INIS database, which began in 1970. NSA existed as a printed product (Volumes 1-33) initially, created by DOE's predecessor, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). NSA includes citations to scientific and technical reports from the AEC, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration and its contractors, plus other agencies and international organizations, universities, and industrial and research organizations. References to books, conference proceedings, papers, patents, dissertations, engineering drawings, and journal articles from worldwide sources are also included. Abstracts and full text are provided if available.










The Fission Cross Sections of 23°Th, 232Th, 233U, 234U, 236U, 238U, 237Np, 239Pu and 242Pu Relative 235U at 14. 74 MeV Neutron Energy


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The measurement of the fission cross section ratios of nine isotopes relative to 235U at an average neutron energy of 14.74 MeV is described with particular attention to the determination of corrections and to sources of error. The results are compared to ENDF/B-V and to other measurements of the past decade. The ratio of the neutron induced fission cross section for these isotopes to the fission cross section for 235U are: 23°Th - 0.290 +- 1.9%; 232Th - 0.191 +- 1.9%; 233U - 1.132 +- 0.7%; 234U - 0.998 +- 1.0%; 236U - 0.791 +- 1.1%; 238U - 0.587 +- 1.1%; 237Np - 1.060 +- 1.4%; 239Pu - 1.152 +- 1.1%; 242Pu - 0.967 +- 1.0%. 40 refs., 11 tabs., 9 figs.