The fission yield data in the 14 MeV energy neutron induced fission of^(238)U play an important role in decay heat calculations and generation-Ⅳ reactor designs.In order to accurately measure fission product yields(F...The fission yield data in the 14 MeV energy neutron induced fission of^(238)U play an important role in decay heat calculations and generation-Ⅳ reactor designs.In order to accurately measure fission product yields(FPYs)of^(238)U induced by 14 MeV neutrons,the cumulative yields of fission products ranging from^(92)Sr to^(147)Nd in the^(239)U(n,f) reaction with a 14.7 MeV neutron were determined using an off-line γ-ray spectrometric technique.The14.7 MeV quasi-monoenergetic neutron beam was provided by the K-400 D-T neutron generator at China Academy of Engineering Physics(CAEP).Fission products were measured by a low background high purity germanium gamma spectrometer.The neutron flux was obtained from the^(93)Nb(n.2n)^(92m)Nb reaction,and the mean neutron energy was calculated using the cross-section ratios for the^(90)Zr(n,2n)^(89)Zr and^(93)Nb(n,2n)^(92m)Nb reactions.With a series of corrections,high precision cumulative yields of 20 fission products were obtained.Our FPYs for the^(238)U(n,f) reaction at 14.7 MeV were compared with the existing experimental nuclear reaction data and evaluated nuclear data,respectively.The results will be helpful in the design of a generation-Ⅳ reactor and the construction of evaluated fission yield databases.展开更多
Abstract: The pre-neutron-emission mass distributions for reaction ^238U(n, f) up to 60 MeV are systematically studied with an empirical fission potential model. The energy dependence of the peaks and valleys of th...Abstract: The pre-neutron-emission mass distributions for reaction ^238U(n, f) up to 60 MeV are systematically studied with an empirical fission potential model. The energy dependence of the peaks and valleys of the pre-neutronemission mass distributions is described by an exponential form based on the newly measured data. The energy dependence of evaporation neutrons before scission is also considered, which plays a crucial role in the reasonable description of the mass distributions. The measured ^238U(n, f) are reasonably well reproduced up to 60 predicted using this approach. data of the pre-neutron-emission mass distributions for reaction MeV. The mass distributions at unmeasured energies are also展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11975113)。
文摘The fission yield data in the 14 MeV energy neutron induced fission of^(238)U play an important role in decay heat calculations and generation-Ⅳ reactor designs.In order to accurately measure fission product yields(FPYs)of^(238)U induced by 14 MeV neutrons,the cumulative yields of fission products ranging from^(92)Sr to^(147)Nd in the^(239)U(n,f) reaction with a 14.7 MeV neutron were determined using an off-line γ-ray spectrometric technique.The14.7 MeV quasi-monoenergetic neutron beam was provided by the K-400 D-T neutron generator at China Academy of Engineering Physics(CAEP).Fission products were measured by a low background high purity germanium gamma spectrometer.The neutron flux was obtained from the^(93)Nb(n.2n)^(92m)Nb reaction,and the mean neutron energy was calculated using the cross-section ratios for the^(90)Zr(n,2n)^(89)Zr and^(93)Nb(n,2n)^(92m)Nb reactions.With a series of corrections,high precision cumulative yields of 20 fission products were obtained.Our FPYs for the^(238)U(n,f) reaction at 14.7 MeV were compared with the existing experimental nuclear reaction data and evaluated nuclear data,respectively.The results will be helpful in the design of a generation-Ⅳ reactor and the construction of evaluated fission yield databases.
基金Supported by Guangxi University Science and Technology Research Projects(2013ZD007)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(2012GXNSFAA053008)National Natural Science Foundation of China(11265004)
文摘Abstract: The pre-neutron-emission mass distributions for reaction ^238U(n, f) up to 60 MeV are systematically studied with an empirical fission potential model. The energy dependence of the peaks and valleys of the pre-neutronemission mass distributions is described by an exponential form based on the newly measured data. The energy dependence of evaporation neutrons before scission is also considered, which plays a crucial role in the reasonable description of the mass distributions. The measured ^238U(n, f) are reasonably well reproduced up to 60 predicted using this approach. data of the pre-neutron-emission mass distributions for reaction MeV. The mass distributions at unmeasured energies are also