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Measurement of the Pu-242(n,gamma) cross section from thermal to 500 keV at the Budapest research reactor and CERN n_TOF-EAR1 facilities

Lerendegui-Marco, J. and Guerrero, C. and Mendoza, E. and Quesada, J. M. and Eberhardt, K. and Junghans, A. and Krtička, M. and Belgya, T. and Maróti, B. and Aberle, O. and Andrzejewski, J. and Audouin, L. and Bécares, V. and Bacak, M. and Balibrea, J. and Barbagallo, M. and Barros, S. and Bečvář, F. and Beinrucker, C. and Berthoumieux, E. and Billowes, J. and Bosnar, D. and Brugger, M. and Caamaño, M. and Calviño, F. and Calviani, M. and Cano-Ott, D. and Cardella, R. and Casanovas, A. and Castelluccio, D. M. and Cerutti, F. and Chen, Y. H. and Chiaveri, E. and Colonna, N. and Cortés, G. and Cortés-Giraldo, M. A. and Cosentino, L. and Damone, L. A. and Diakaki, M. and Domingo-Pardo, C. and Dressler, R. and Dupont, E. and Durán, I. and Fernández-Domínguez, B. and Ferrari, A. and Ferreira, P. and Finocchiaro, P. and Furman, V. and Göbel, K. and García, A. R. and Gawlik, A. and Glodariu, T. and Gonçalves, I. F. and González-Romero, E. and Goverdovski, A. and Griesmayer, E. and Gunsing, F. and Harada, H. and Heftrich, T. and Heinitz, S. and Heyse, J. and Jenkins, D. G. and Jericha, E. and Käppeler, F. and Kadi, Y. and Katabuchi, T. and Kavrigin, P. and Ketlerov, V. and Khryachkov, V. and Kimura, A. and Kivel, N. and Knapova, I. and Kokkoris, M. and Leal-Cidoncha, E. and Lederer, C. and Leeb, H. and Lo Meo, S. and Lonsdale, S. J. and Losito, R. and Macina, D. and Marganiec, J. and Martínez, T. and Massimi, C. and Mastinu, P. and Mastromarco, M. and Matteucci, F. and Maugeri, E. A. and Mengoni, A. and Milazzo, P. M. and Mingrone, F. and Mirea, M. and Montesano, S. and Musumarra, A. and Nolte, R. and Oprea, A. and Patronis, N. and Pavlik, A. and Perkowski, J. and Porras, J. and Praena, J. and Rajeev, K. and Rauscher, T. and Reifarth, R. and Riego-Perez, A. and Rout, P. C. and Rubbia, C. and Ryan, J. A. and Sabate-Gilarte, M. and Saxena, A. and Schillebeeckx, P. and Schmidt, S. and Schumann, D. and Sedyshev, P. and Smith, A. G. and Stamatopoulos, A. and Tagliente, G. and Tain, J. L. and Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. and Tassan-Got, L. and Tsinganis, A. and Valenta, S. and Vannini, G. and Variale, V. and Vaz, P. and Ventura, A. and Vescovi, D. and Vlachoudis, V. and Vlastou, R. and Wallner, A. and Warren, S. and Weigand, M. and Weiss, C. and Wolf, C. and Woods, P. J. and Wright, T. and Žugec, P.. (2020) Measurement of the Pu-242(n,gamma) cross section from thermal to 500 keV at the Budapest research reactor and CERN n_TOF-EAR1 facilities. In: ND 2019: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, 239. 01019.

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Abstract

The design and operation of innovative nuclear systems requires a better knowledge of the capture and fission cross sections of the Pu isotopes. For the case of capture on 242Pu, a reduction of the uncertainty in the fast region down to 8-12% is required. Moreover, aiming at improving the evaluation of the fast energy range in terms of average parameters, the OECD NEA High Priority Request List (HPRL) requests high-resolution capture measurements with improved accuracy below 2 keV. The current uncertainties also affect the thermal point, where previous experiments deviate from each other by 20%. A fruitful collaboration betwen JGU Mainz and HZ Dresden-Rossendorf within the EC CHANDA project resulted in a 242Pu sample consisting of a stack of seven fission-like targets making a total of 95(4) mg of 242Pu electrodeposited on thin (11.5 μm) aluminum backings. This contribution presents the results of a set of measurements of the 242Pu(n, γ) cross section from thermal to 500 keV combining different neutron beams and techniques. The thermal point was determined at the Budapest Research Reactor by means of Neutron Activation Analysis and Prompt Gamma Analysis, and the resolved (1 eV - 4 keV) and unresolved (1 - 500 keV) resonance regions were measured using a set of four Total Energy detectors at the CERN n_TOF-EAR1.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Former Organization Units Physics > Theoretische Physik Astrophysik (Thielemann)
UniBasel Contributors:Rauscher, Thomas
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item, refereed
Conference or workshop item Subtype:Conference Paper
Publisher:EDP Sciences
Series Name:EPJ Web of Conferences
e-ISSN:2100-014X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Conference paper
Language:English
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