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 24-Cr- 52 IRK,CEA    EVAL-DEC95 S.TAGESEN, H.VONACH, O.BOULAND   
 EFF-DOC              DIST-JAN09                     20090105     
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              EUROPEAN FUSION FILE VERSION 3.0                    
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AUTHORS OF THIS DATA FILE:                                        
                                                                  
- S. Tagesen and H. Vonach, IRK Vienna.                           
- O. Bouland, CEA Cadarache.                                      
                                                                  
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HISTORY                                                           
                                                                  
89-12 -NEW EVALUATION AT E > 1 MEV WAS MADE BY M. UHL (IRK-       
       VIENNA) SEE REF. /1/                                       
90-05 -PHOTON-PRODUCTION DATA OF IRK ADDED                        
90-05 -FINAL EVALUATION ISSUED /3/                                
90-08 -MF33 DATA ADDED, INCLUDING REVISIONS TO                    
       ...FILE 1 FOR COMMENTS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS               
       BY S. TAGESEN AND H. VONACH (IRK-VIENNA)                   
90-11 -MF34 DATA ADDED, INCLUDING REVISIONS TO FILE 1             
       BY S. TAGESEN AND H. VONACH (IRK-VIENNA)                   
95-12 -complete reevaluation of MF3+MF33 above .637MeV            
       BY S. TAGESEN AND H. VONACH (IRK-VIENNA) /4/               
99-05 -New evaluation of the resolved resonance parameters up to  
       1.2 MeV (MF2-MT151) by Olivier Bouland (CEA-Cadarache)/5/  
01-09 -new data added for MT 1, 2, 16 and 51, eval.threshold      
       increased to 1.2 MeV to be consistent with new MF 2        
       evaluation by Olivier Bouland (1999)                       
01-11 -The fine structure was superimposed on the total cross     
       section. Contribution from minor isotopes was subtracted   
       (adopting ENDF/B-VI.7 cross sections) (A.Trkov)            
02-01 -(n,t) and (n,He3) cross sections from IEAF-2001 file were  
       inserted together with corresponding covariance files      
       evaluated by S.Tagesen and H.Vonach (IRK-Vienna).          
02-03 -MF4-MT2 new evaluation by O. Bouland (23825 energy points  
       to describe resonant angular elastic distributions)        
       MF 6, 12, 14 and 15 replaced by ENDF-B 6.2                 
05-04 -MF6/MT16,22,28,91 replaced by A. Koning using new          
       results from TALYS. This repairs a significant             
       underestimation of the compound neutron peak.              
06-01 -File 4-2 (02-03) reduced to 1394 energy points to be in    
       agreement with ENDF-rules (NE<2000) [O. Bouland -CEA-Cad]  
      -Dictionnary file (MF1-MT451) updated [O. Bouland -CEA-Cad] 
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------ DESCRIPTION OF FILES                                       
 (MF - MT)                                                        
                                                                  
  1 - 451  HISTORY OF EVALUATION, GENERAL INFORMATION AND         
           DEFINITIONS                                            
  2 - 151  -------------- RESONANCE PARAMETERS ------------       
           Olivier Bouland (CEA/DRN/DER/SPRC/LEPh) 01/27/99       
             (see JEF/DOC 786 and NSE 137, 70-88 (2001))          
                                                                  
    A Bayesian fit was performed with the code SAMMY (LA98)       
    from the following experimental data set:                     
    the thermal capture cross section of Pomerance (PO52),        
    the thermal scattering cross section of Koester (KO78),       
    the capture cross section measurement of Kapchigashev (KA64), 
    the ORNL high resolution transmission measurement (HA95) and  
    the GEEL high resolution transmission measurement (RO89).     
    Reich-Moore resonance parameters obtained from this fit       
    give theoretical cross sections in agreement with the         
    measured data. To take into account levels outside the        
    energy range of this analysis, two sets of fictitious levels  
    were constructed: the first set contains 18 fictitious bound  
    levels which also allow to reach the values measured for the  
    thermal partial cross sections and the second set includes    
    19 positive fictitious levels above 1.4 MeV.                  
    In a preliminary fit from the ORNL high resolution elastic    
    scattering cross section measurement (HA96), spin and parity  
    of resonances were assigned with some degree of confidence in 
    the range 0-1.0 MeV. Resonance parameters given in file 2 151 
    are available for computing total, elastic and capture cross  
    sections in the energy range 0-1.2 MeV. No additional smooth  
    correction cross sections are needed. Resonance parameters    
    given in the energy range 1.2 - 1.4 MeV are those of true     
    resonances seen in transmission but these parameters are not  
    expected to represent correctly the scattering cross section. 
    The calculation with the Blatt and Biedenharn formalism of    
    the angular distribution of the elastic cross section is      
    encouraged from the resonance parameters in the energy range  
    0-1.0 MeV. Since NJOY do not allow the reconstruction of the  
    differential elastic scattering cross section from the reso-  
    nance parameters with the Blatt and Biedenharn formalism, the 
    angular distributions, represented as Legendre polynomial coef
    -ficients in the center of mass system, were tabulated in the 
    file MF4-MT2.                                                 
                                                                  
    Capture widths:                                               
    ---------------                                               
    Since no capture cross section data above 50 keV were         
    available for this re-evaluation, values published by Rohr et 
    al. (RO89) for g*capture width and/or capture areas were used 
    in the energy range below 500 keV. For small resonances and   
    for resonances above 500 keV, the value of the capture width  
    was fixed to the corresponding average capture width.         
                                                                  
       Average capture widths chosen (in eV):                     
         s-wave resonances      1.32                              
         p-wave resonances      0.45                              
         d-wave resonances      0.65                              
                                                                  
     Thermal constants  This work (b)  experimental data (b)      
       capture            0.76        0.76+-0.06  [PO52 also MU81]
       scattering         2.96        2.96+-0.02  [KO78 also MU81]
   -------------- REFERENCES FOR RESOLVED RANGE -------------     
     LA98    N.M.LARSON, ORNL/TM-9179/R4 (DEC 1998)               
     HA96    J.A.HARVEY, 52Cr SCATTERING MEASUREMENT (200 FLIGHT  
             PATH),  PRIVATE COMMUNICATION (Nov. 1996)            
     HA95    J.A.HARVEY, 52Cr TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENT (200 FLIGHT
             PATH), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION AT ORNL(1995)           
     RO89    G.ROHR et al., PHYS.REV.C39,2 (1989) 426             
     MU81    S.F.MUGHABGHAB ET AL. NEUTR.CROSS SECT. VOL.1,PART.A,
             (1981)                                               
     KO78    L.KOESTER et al., Atoms and Nuclei 272 (1978)        
     KA64    S.P.KAPTSHIGASHEV et al., AE 16, 256 (1964)          
     PO52    H.POMERANCE, PHYS.REV. 88,2,412 (1952)               
                                                                  
  3 - 1    THE TOTAL CROSS-SECTION WAS OBTAINED FROM 1.2 MeV      
           TO 20 MEV BY GLUCS evaluation for Cr-nat(see ref. /4/ )
           The fine structure observed in the most recent high-   
           resolution experiment [Larson 96] from Aak Ridge was   
           superimposed on the total cross sections as follows:   
            * Oak Ridge high resolution data for Cr-nat were      
              thinned to piecewise-linear form within reasonably  
              acceptable tolerance, thus reducing the number of   
              points.                                             
            * The linearised data were renormalised to the GLUCS  
              output.                                             
            * Contribution of the minor isotopes was subtracted   
              to yield the total cross section of Cr-52. The      
              ENDF/B-VI.5 cross section values were adopted for   
              the minor isotopes. Note that these isotopes have   
              resonance structure in the cross sections up to     
              about 10 MeV.                                       
            * The linearised and renormalised Oak Ridge data,     
              corrected for the minor isotopes were inserted into 
              the file from 1.2 to 10 MeV.                        
  3 - 2    ELASTIC SCATTERING CROSS SECTIONS WERE OBTAINED BY     
           SUBTRACTING THE NONELASTIC FROM THE TOTAL              
  3 - 16   (N,2N) CROSS-SECTION BY GLUCS evaluation.              
  3 - 22   (N,NA) + (N,AN) CROSS-SECTIONS BY GLUCS evaluation.    
  3 - 28   (N,NP) + (N,PN) CROSS-SECTIONS BY GLUCS evaluation.    
  3 - 51-60 INELASTING SCATTERING EXCITING DISCRETE LEVELS;       
            DIRECT INTERACTION CROSS-SECTIONS INCLUDED            
            (DWBA CALCULATIONS).                                  
  3 - 91   INELASTIC SCATTERING to CONTINUUM (GLUCS evaluation.)  
  3 - 102  (N,G) CROSS-SECTION  BY GLUCS evaluation from 1.2 MeV  
           UPTO 20 MEV. FROM 1.E-5 EV UPTO 1.2 MEV THE CROSS-SEC- 
           TION IS PROVIDED BY RESONANCE PARAMETERS (2-151).      
  3 - 103  (N,P) CROSS-SECTION BY GLUCS evaluation                
  3 - 104  (n,d) cross-section by GLUCS evaluation                
  3 - 105  (n,t) cross-section from IEAF 2001                     
  3 - 106  (n,3He) cross section from IEAF 2001                   
  3 - 107  (N,A) CROSS-SECTIONS BY GLUCS evaluation               
  4-2   ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS OF SECONDARY NEUTRONS GIVEN FOR     
        ELASTIC SCATTERING ONLY                                   
        up to 1.0 MeV from the resonance range evaluation         
        of O. Bouland (2002 file superseded by 2006 reduced file) 
        above 1.0 MeV the data from EFF 2.4 were retained         
  6-16  (N,2N) REACTION; INCLUDES SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR THE  
        NEUTRON AND 51CR RESIDUAL, AND ENERGY DEPENDENT YIELD     
        BASED ON TNG CALCULATED GAMMA-RAY SPECTRA FOR THE GAMMA   
        RAY; TNG CALCULATED NORMALIZED DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR
        EACH PRODUCT (ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN ONLY FOR    
        THE OUTGOING NEUTRON).  (N,XN) D-D EMISSION DATA HEAVILY  
        USED TO BENCHMARK THE TNG CALCULATIONS /10/.              
  6-22  (N,NA) REACTION; INCLUDES SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR THE  
        NEUTRON, ALPHA, AND 48TI RESIDUAL, AND ENERGY DEPENDENT   
        YIELD BASED ON TNG CALCULATED GAMMA-RAY SPECTRA FOR THE   
        GAMMA RAY; CALCULATED NORMALIZED DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN  
        FOR EACH PRODUCT (ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN ONLY    
        FOR THE OUTGOING NEUTRON; ISOTROPY IS ASSUMED FOR THE     
        ALPHA AND RESIDUAL).  (N,XA) D-D EMISSION DATA HEAVILY    
        USED TO BENCHMARK THE CALCULATIONS /10/.                  
  6-28  (N,NP) REACTION; INCLUDES SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR THE  
        NEUTRON AND 51V RESIDUAL, AND ENERGY DEPENDENT YIELD      
        BASED ON TNG CALCULATED GAMMA-RAY SPECTRA FOR THE GAMMA   
        RAY; CALCULATED NORMALIZED DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR    
        EACH PRODUCT (ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN ONLY FOR    
        THE OUTGOING NEUTRON).  (N,XP) D-D EMISSION DATA HEAVILY  
        USED TO BENCHMARK THE CALCULATIONS /10/.                  
  6-51 THROUGH 6-60 INELASTIC SCATTERING EXCITING LEVELS; EACH    
        SECTION INCLUDES SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR THE NEUTRON   
        AND 52CR RESIDUAL; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR    
        THE OUTGOING NEUTRON (LEGENDRE COEFFICIENTS COMPUTED      
        BY DWUCK /6/ AND TNG /7,8,9,10/).  COMPARISONS WITH       
        ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION DATA ARE GIVEN IN /10/.              
  6-91  INELASTIC SCATTERING EXCITING THE CONTINUUM; INCLUDES     
        SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR THE NEUTRON AND 52CR           
        RESIDUAL AND ENERGY DEPENDENT YIELD BASED ON TNG          
        CALCULATED GAMMA-RAY SPECTRA FOR THE GAMMA RAY; TNG       
        CALCULATED NORMALIZED DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN             
        FOR EACH (ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN ONLY FOR THE    
        OUTGOING NEUTRON).  (N,XN) D-D EMISSION DATA HEAVILY USED 
        TO BENCHMARK THE TNG CALCULATIONS /10/.                   
  6-103 (N,P) REACTION; INCLUDES SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR P     
        AND 52V RESIDUAL, AND ENERGY DEPENDENT YIELD BASED        
        ON CALCULATED GAMMA-RAY SPECTRA FOR GAMMA RAY;            
        CALCULATED NORMALIZED DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH    
        PRODUCT.  (N,XP) D-D EMISSION DATA USED TO BENCHMARK      
        THE TNG CALCULATIONS /10/.                                
  6-107 (N,A) REACTION; INCLUDES SIMPLE CONSTANT YIELDS FOR A     
        AND 49TI RESIDUAL, AND ENERGY DEPENDENT YIELD BASED       
        ON CALCULATED GAMMA-RAY SPECTRA FOR GAMMA RAY;            
        CALCULATED NORMALIZED DISTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH    
        PRODUCT.  (N,XA) D-D EMISSION DATA USED TO BENCHMARK      
        THE TNG CALCULATIONS /10/.                                
 12-51 THROUGH 12-60 BRANCHING RATIOS FOR THE LEVELS, COMPILED    
        BY HETRICK ET AL. /10/, ARE GIVEN.                        
 12-102 (N,G) CAPTURE;  TNG CALCULATED.                           
 14-51 THROUGH 14-58 AND 14-102 GAMMA RAY ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS   
        ASSUMED TO BE ISOTROPIC.                                  
 15-102 (N,G) CAPTURE;  TNG CALCULATED.                           
  33 - 1   COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 2   COVARIANCES AS NC SUBSUBSECTION                        
  33 - 3   COVARIANCES AS NC SUBSUBSECTION                        
  33 - 4   COVARIANCES AS NC SUBSUBSECTION                        
  33 - 16  COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 28  COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 28  COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 51  COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 52  COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 53 to 57  LUMPED TO 851                                    
  33 - 58 to 60  LUMPED TO 852                                    
  33 - 91  COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 102 COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 103 COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 104 COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 105 COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 106 COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 107 COVARIANCE MATRIX AS NI SUBSUBSECTION                  
  33 - 851 COVARIANCE Matrix for MT 53 to 57                      
  33 - 852 COVARIANCE Matrix for MT 58 to 61                      
  34 - 2   LEGENDRE COEFFICIENTS A1-A3 COVARIANCES                
                                                                  
                                                                  
------ REFERENCES                                                 
/1/  M. UHL, PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.                               
/3/  H. GRUPPELAAR, J. KOPECKY, D. NIEROP AND M.UHL,              
     "EVALUATION OF NEUTRON CROSS-SECTIONS AND PHOTON-PRODUC-     
     TION DATA FOR CR-52 AND FE-56 ISOTOPES IN THE ENERGY         
     RANGE 0 - 20 MEV", EFF-DOC (1990), ECN-REPORT, ECN-90.       
/4/  PHYSICS DATA 13-8 (1995), Fachinformationszentr. Karlsruhe   
/5/  O. Bouland JEF/DOC-786 (May 1999) and NSE 137, 70-88 (2001)  
/6/  P.D. KUNZ, "DISTORTED WAVE CODE DWUCK72," UNIV. OF           
     COLORADO, UNPUBLISHED (1972).                                
/7/  C.Y. FU, "A CONSISTENT NUCLEAR MODEL FOR COMPOUND AND        
     PRECOMPOUND REACTIONS WITH CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR           
     MOMENTUM," ORNL/TM-7042 (1980) AND NSE 100, 61 (1988).       
/8/  C.Y FU, "DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF MULTI-STEP           
     HAUSER-FESHBACH/PRE-EQUILIBRIUM MODEL THEORY," SYMP.         
     NEUTRON CROSS SECTIONS FROM 10 TO 50 MEV, UPTON, N.Y.,       
     MAY 12-14,1980, BNL-NCS-51425, P 675, BROOKHAVEN             
     NATIONAL LAB.                                                
/9/  K. SHIBATA AND C.Y. FU, "RECENT IMPROVEMENTS OF THE TNG      
     STATISTICAL MODEL CODE", ORNL/TM-10093 (AUGUST, 1986).       
/10/ D.M. HETRICK, C.Y. FU, AND D.C. LARSON, "CALCULATED NEUTRON  
     -INDUCED CROSS SECTIONS FOR 52CR FROM 1 TO 20 MEV AND        
     COMPARISONS WITH EXPERIMENT," ORNL/TM-10417,ENDF-346 (1987). 
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