NEA Data Bank
Back

  7-N - 15 LANL       EVAL-SEP83 E.ARTHUR,P.YOUNG,G.HALE          
                      DIST-JAN09                     20090105     
----JEFF-311          MATERIAL  728                               
-----INCIDENT NEUTRON DATA                                        
------ENDF-6 FORMAT                                               
***************************  JEFF-3.1.1  *************************
**                                                              **
**         Original data taken from:  JEFF-3.1                  **
**                                                              **
******************************************************************
*****************************  JEFF-3.1  *************************
**                                                              **
**         Original data taken from:  JEFF-3.0                  **
**                                                              **
******************************************************************
                                                                  
*****************************  JEFF-3.0  *************************
                                                                  
   DATA TAKEN FROM   :-   ENDF/B-VI.3 (DIST-JUN90)                
                                                                  
******************************************************************
                                                                  
                        ENDF/B-VI MODIFICATIONS                   
                      _____________________________               
                                                                  
   REVISED SPRING, SUMMER OF 1983 BY YOUNG AND ARTHUR TO INCLUDE  
 IMPROVED OPTICAL MODEL PARAMETERS, UPDATED LEVEL SCHEMES, IM-    
 PROVED VERSION OF GNASH, AND MORE CAREFUL TREATMENT OF           
 LEVEL DENSITY PARAMETERS.  SEE ARTHUR AND YOUNG ARTICLES IN THE  
 OCT.1982 - MAR.1983 T-2 PROGRESS REPORT (LA-9841-PR, 1983)       
 FOR DETAILS.  SECTIONS UPDATED ARE,                              
                                                                  
     MF= 3/ MT=2,4,16,22,28,51-57,91,103,104,105,107              
     MF=13/ MT=4,16,22,28,103,104,105,107                         
     MF=14/ MT=22,28                                              
     MF=15/ MT=4,16,22,28,103,104,105,107                         
                                                                  
 **************************************************************** 
                                                                  
                         ENDF/B-V DESCRIPTION                     
                      __________________________                  
                                                                  
   THE LACK OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TOTAL     
   CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENTS,LED US TO OBTAIN CROSS SECTIONS WITH
   A VARIETY OF NUCLEAR MODEL CODES.  WE USED AN ENERGY DEPENDENT 
   R MATRIX ANALYSIS TO FIT THE TOTAL CROSS SECTION DATA OF       
   ZE71 FOR NEUTRON ENERGIES FROM 0.8 TO 5.4 MEV.  AS A STARTING  
   POINT WE USED THE LEVEL SCHEME REPORTED IN ZE71.  ALSO USED    
   IN THE R MATRIX ANALYSIS WERE THE ELASTIC ANGULAR DISTRIBU-    
   TIONS OF SI62 AND ZE71 IN THE ENERGY RANGE FROM 1.9 TO 3.64    
   MEV.  THE PARAMETERS OF THE R-MATRIX ANALYSIS WERE THEN USED   
   TO GENERATE CROSS SECTIONS AND TO DETERMINE LEGENDRE COEFFI-   
   CIENTS IN THE RANGE FROM 1.0E-05 EV TO 5.4 MEV.  IN THE ENERGY 
   REGION FROM 6 TO 20 MEV WE USED TWO STATISTICAL MODEL CODES TO 
   GENERATE CROSS SECTIONS.  WITH THE FIRST,COMNUC, WE COMPUTED   
   THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS OF ELASTICALLY SCATTERED NEUTRONS.   
   THE LEGENDRE COEFFICIENTS OBTAINED WERE THEN JOINED SMOOTHLY   
   WITH THOSE FROM THE R-MATRIX ANALYSIS.  WE ALSO OBTAINED       
   ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS OF NEUTRONS LEADING TO THE FIRST SEVEN   
   EXCITED STATES OF N15.  TO GENERATE NEUTRON TRANSMISSION       
   COEFFICIENTS FOR THIS PART OF THE ANALYSIS WE USED THE GLOBAL  
   OPTICAL MODEL PARAMETERS OF WILMORE AND HODGSON AS REPORTED BY 
   PE74, AND ADJUSTED THEM TO GIVE GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE        
   MEASURED TOTAL CROSS SECTION.  THE GENERATION OF CAPTURE,      
   INELASTIC, AND NON ELASTIC CROSS SECTIONS AS WELL AS           
   NEUTRON,GAMMA-RAY, AND CHARGED-PARTICLE SPECTRA WAS DONE WITH  
   THE STATISTICAL MODEL CODE,GNASH. THIS NEWLY DEVELOPED CODE IS 
   BASED LARGELY ON THE STATISTICAL MODEL FORMALISM OF UH71.      
   AGAIN NEUTRON TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS WERE BASED ON THE      
   OPTICAL MODEL PARAMETERS OF WILMORE AND HODGSON. TRANSMISSION  
   COEFFICIENTS WERE GENERATED FOR PROTONS,DEUTERONS, AND         
   HE4, WITH THE APPROPRIATE GLOBAL FORMS REPORTED IN PE74. FOR   
   TRITONS WE USED THE GLOBAL PARAMETERS FOR HE3 REPORTED IN PE74 
   SINCE THESE WERE CONSISTENT WITH TRITON OPTICAL MODEL          
   PARAMETERS FOR INDIVIDUAL LIGHT NUCLEI AS COMPILED BY PE74.    
   THE GILBERT-CAMERON LEVEL DENSITY MODEL WAS USED WITH STANDARD 
   VALUES FOR LEVEL DENSITY PARAMETERS (GI64). TO ACCOUNT FOR     
   DIRECT AND SEMI-DIRECT PROCESSES WE USED THE PREEQUILIBRIUM    
   MODEL OF BLANN AND CLINE (CL71) AND ASSUMED A TEN PERCENT      
   PREEQUILIBRIUM FRACTION.                                       
                                                                  
MF=2 --- RESONANCE PARAMETERS ---                                 
  MT=151  EFFECTIVE SCATTERING RADIUS = 0.592916E-12 CM           
MF=3 --- SMOOTH CROSS SECTIONS ---                                
    THE 2200 M/S CROSS SECTIONS ARE                               
        MT=  1   SIGMA = 4.4185 BARNS                             
        MT=  2   SIGMA = 4.418 BARNS                              
        MT=102   SIGMA = 24.0E-06 BARNS                           
  MT=1   TOTAL CROSS SECTION                                      
    FROM 1.0E-05 EV TO 5.4 MEV TOTAL CROSS SECTION VALUES ARE     
         BASED ON THE R-MATRIX ANALYSIS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FROM 5.5 
         TO 20 MEV THE EVALUATED CROSS SECTION IS BASED ON THE    
         SMOOTHED RESULTS OF ZE71.                                
  MT=2  ELASTIC SCATTERING CROSS SECTION                          
    ZERO TO 20 MEV, SUBTRACTED EVALUATED NON-ELASTIC FROM TOTAL   
         TO GIVE ELASTIC CROSS SECTION                            
  MT=3  SUM OF ALL CROSS SECTIONS EXCEPT ELASTIC                  
  MT=4  SUM OF MT=51-57, 91 CROSS SECTIONS                        
  MT=16  (N,2N) CROSS SECTION                                     
    BASED ON SMOOTH CURVE DRAWN THROUGH RESULTS OF THE            
         STATISTICAL MODEL CALCULATIONS DESCRIBED BEFORE          
  MT=22  (N,N ALPHA) CROSS SECTION                                
    BASED ON SMOOTHED RESULTS OF STATISTICAL MODEL CALCULATION    
 MT=28 (N,NP) CROSS SECTION                                       
    BASED ON SMOOTHED RESULTS OF STATISTICAL MODEL CALCULATION    
  MT=51-57  INELASTIC CROSS SECTION TO DISCRETE STATES            
     MT=51    Q=-5.27 MEV     MT=55    Q=-7.301 MEV               
     MT=52    Q=-5.299MEV     MT=56    Q=-7.566 MEV               
     MT=53    Q=-6.324MEV     MT=57    Q=-8.313 MEV               
     MT=54    Q=-7.155MEV                                         
  MT=91  (N,N) TO CONTINUUM                                       
    CONTINUUM DEFINED TO BEGIN AT 0.1 MEV ABOVE LAST N-15         
         DISCRETE LEVEL INCLUDED IN CALCULATION, I.E. CONTINUUM   
         BEGINS AT 8.413 MEV                                      
  MT=102  (N,GAMMA) CROSS SECTION                                 
    ZERO TO 0.010 MEV, 1/V FROM 24.0E-06 BARNS AT THERMAL         
         6 TO 20 MEV CALCULATED FROM STATISTICAL MODEL WITH AXEL  
         (AX62) GIANT DIPOLE RESONANCE APPROXIMATION FOR GAMMA-   
         RAY TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS                            
    .010 TO 6 MEV, CROSS SECTION BASED ON SMOOTHED CURVE FROM     
             REGION WHERE 1/V DEPENDENCE ENDS TO REGION WHERE     
             CALCULATED VALUES BEGIN.                             
  MT=103     SUM OF MT= 700,701, AND 718 CROSS SECTIONS           
  MT=104     SUM OF MT= 720,721,722,AND 738 CROSS SECTIONS        
  MT=105     SUM OF MT=740,741, AND 758 CROSS SECTIONS            
  MT=107     SUM OF MT= 780-785 AND 798 CROSS SECTIONS            
  MT=700,701 (N,P) CROSS SECTION TO C15 GROUND AND FIRST EXCITED  
    STATES                                                        
     MT=700   Q=-8.990 MEV     EX=0.    MEV                       
        701   Q=-9.737         EX=.747                            
        MT=738  (N,D) TO CONTINUUM STATES OF C14                  
       CONTINUUM DEFINED TO BEGIN AT 0.85 MEV, JUST ABOVE FIRST   
           EXCITED STATE                                          
  MT=720-722  (N,D) CROSS SECTION TO C14 GROUND,FIRST,AND SECOND  
    EXCITED STATES                                                
     MT=720   Q=-7.984 MEV     EX=0.    MEV                       
     MT=721   Q=-14.079        EX=6.095                           
     MT=722   Q=-14.567        EX=6.583                           
  MT=740-742  (N,T) CROSS SECTION TO C13 GROUND,FIRST,AND SECOND  
    EXCITED STATES                                                
        MT=738  (N,D) TO CONTINUUM STATES OF C15                  
       CONTINUUM DEFINED TO BEGIN AT 6.681 MEV, JUST ABOVE SECOND 
            EXCITED LEVEL IN C14                                  
     MT=740   Q=-9.902 MEV     EX=0.    MEV                       
        741   Q=-12.992            3.09                           
        742     -13.586            3.684                          
  MT=780-785 (N,ALPHA) CROSS SECTION TO B12 GROUND AND FIRST      
    FIVE EXCITED STATES                                           
     MT=780   Q=-7.623 MEV     EX=0.    MEV                       
        781     -8.576             .953                           
        782     -9.297            1.674                           
        783     -10.244           2.621                           
        784     -10.343           2.72                            
        785     -11.013           3.39                            
     MT=758 (N,T) TO CONTINUUM STATES OF C13                      
       CONTINUUM BEGINS AT 3.784 MEV, ABOVE SECOND EXCITED LEVEL  
            IN C13                                                
     MT=798  (N,ALPHA) TO CONTINUUM STATES OF B12                 
       CONTINUUM BEGINS AT 3.49 MEV, JUST ABOVE FIFTH EXCITED     
            STATE IN B12                                          
MF=4 --- SECONDARY NEUTRON AND CHARGED PARTICLE ANGULAR           
   DISTRIBUTIONS                                                  
  MT=2 ELASTIC ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS                              
    ZERO TO 5.4 MEV  BASED ON RESULTS OBTAINED FROM R MATRIX      
         THEORY ANALYSIS                                          
         6 TO 20 MEV BASED ON OPTICAL MODEL CALCULATION           
  MT=16  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION FOR (N,2N) REACTION                 
    IN THE ABSENCE OF DATA ISOTROPY IN THE LAB SYSTEM IS ASSUMED  
  MT=22  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF NEUTRONS FROM (N,NALPHA)         
         REACTION ASSUED ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB SYSTEM              
  MT=28  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF NEUTRONS FROM (N,NP) REACTION    
         ASSUMED ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB SYSTEM                      
  MT=51-57  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION CALCULATED USING HAUSER-         
         FESHBACH THEORY                                          
  MT=718  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF PROTONS FROM (N,P) REACTION     
   ASSUMED ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB                                   
  MT=719  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF PROTONS FROM (N,NP) ASSUMED     
    ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB                                          
  MT=738  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF DEUTRONS FROM (N,D) ASSUMED     
    ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB                                          
  MT=758  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF TRITONS FROM (N,T) REACTION     
    ASSUMED ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB                                  
  MT=798  ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF ALPHA S FROM (N,ALPHA) REACTION 
    ASSUMED ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB SYSTEM                           
  MT=799 ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF ALPHAS FROM (N,N ALPHA) REACTION 
    ASSUMED ISOTROPIC IN THE LAB                                  
MF=5---ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF SECONDARY NEUTRONS AND CHARGED      
       PARTICLES---                                               
  MT=16,22,28,91,718,758,AND 798 CALCULATED WITH STATISTICAL      
    MODEL CODE                                                    
  MT=719 USED FOR PROTON SPECTRA FROM (N,NP) REACTION             
  MT=799 USED FOR ALPHA SPECTRA FROM (N,N ALPHA) REACTION         
MF=13 --- PHOTON PRODUCTION CROSS SECTIONS---                     
  MT=4,16,103,104,105,AND 107 INCLUDE BOTH DISCRETE AND           
    CONTINUUM CONTRIBUTIONS AND WERE GENERATED WITH THE           
         STATISTICAL MODEL CALCULATION                            
MF=14--- PHOTON ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS---                          
     MT=  4  (N,N) TO N15, ALL ISOTROPIC                          
     MT=103  (N,P) TO C15 ALL ISOTROPIC                           
     MT=104  (N,D) TO C14, ALL ISOTROPIC                          
     MT=105  (N,T) TO C13, ALL ISOTROPIC                          
     MT=107  (N,ALPHA) TO B12, ALL ISOTROPIC                      
     MT=16   (N,2N GAMMA) TO N14, ALL ISOTROPIC                   
MF=15 --- ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF SECOND PHOTON ---                
  MT=4,16,103,104,105,107  GENERATED USING STATISTICAL MODEL      
    -----REFERENCES-----                                          
 AJ70 F.AJZENBERG-SELOVE, NUCL.PHYS.A152,1 (1973)                 
 AJ71 F.AJZENBERG-SELOVE,NUCL.PHYS. A166,1 (1971)                 
 AX62 L.P.AXEL, PHYS.REV. 126,671 (1972)                          
 CL71 C.K.CLINE AND M.BLANN,NUCL.PHYS.A172,225 (1971)             
 FE67 P.FESSENDEN AND D.R.MAXSON,PHYS.REV.158,948 (1967)          
 GI65 A.GILBERT AND A.G.L.CAMERON,CAN.J. OF PHYS.43,1446 (1965)   
 PE74 C.M.PEREY AND F.G.PEREY,ATOMIC AND NUCL. DATA TABLES 13,293 
    (1974)                                                        
 SI62 C.P.SIKKEMA NUCL.PHYS. 32,470 (1962)                        
 U71  M.UHL ACTA PHYSICA AUSTRIA 31,245 (1971)                    
 ZE71 B.ZEITNITZ ET AL.,NUCL.PHYS.A166,443 (1971)                 
Back