TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-Section Measurement of Thermal Neutron-Induced Fission on 243Cm
AU - Popescu, Lucia
AU - Heyse, Jan
AU - Wagemans, Jan
AU - Wagemans, Cyriel
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - An experimental program was set up at SCK-CEN to determine the thermal neutron-induced fission cross section of curium isotopes. These transuranium nuclei are produced in nuclear reactors and are candidates for transmutation. This paper presents our 243Cm(n,f) measurement, yielding a cross-section value of (667 ± 26) b. A detailed analysis of the experimental results published by previous groups is performed, and the renormalized values are compared with our result. In general, a good agreement with old data is observed, questioning the values adopted by different nuclear data libraries.
AB - An experimental program was set up at SCK-CEN to determine the thermal neutron-induced fission cross section of curium isotopes. These transuranium nuclei are produced in nuclear reactors and are candidates for transmutation. This paper presents our 243Cm(n,f) measurement, yielding a cross-section value of (667 ± 26) b. A detailed analysis of the experimental results published by previous groups is performed, and the renormalized values are compared with our result. In general, a good agreement with old data is observed, questioning the values adopted by different nuclear data libraries.
KW - neutron-induced fission
KW - cross section mesurement
KW - 243Cm
KW - 243Cm(n
KW - f)
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_122029
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/9272
M3 - Article
VL - 171
SP - 204
EP - 209
JO - Nuclear Science and Engineering
JF - Nuclear Science and Engineering
SN - 0029-5639
IS - 3
ER -