Cross-section measurements for the 56Fe(n, xnγ) reactions

A measurement was performed at the white neutron source Geel Linear Accelerator (GELINA) of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements to determine the cross sections for the (n, n'γ ) and (n, 2n'γ ) reactions on 56Fe. The Gamma Array for Inelastic Neutron Scattering (GAINS) was used. The results are scaled to the neutron-induced fission cross section of 235U. The paper emphasizes the multiple checks performed to assure the consistency of the results. γ production cross sections, total inelastic cross sections, and level production cross sections were determined. A good agreement exists with previous measurements. Theoretical calculations were performed with the TALYS 1.6 reaction code using default parameters, but also using a microscopic approach. These calculations are discussed in comparison to the experimental data.

NEGRET A.;  BORCEA C;  DESSAGNE Philippe;  KERVENO M.;  OLACEL A.;  PLOMPEN Arjan;  STANOIU M.; 

2015-01-12

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

JRC91536

0556-2813,   

https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.90.034602,    http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.90.034602,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC91536,   

10.1103/PhysRevC.90.034602,