Calculation of prompt fission neutron spectrum for ^(233)U(n,f) reaction by the semi-empirical method

The prompt fission neutron spectra for the neutron-induced fission of 233U for low energy neutrons （below 6 MeV） are calculated using nuclear evaporation theory with a semi-empirical method, in which the partition of the total excitation energy between the fission fragments for the nth＋233U fission reactions is determined by the available experimental and evaluation data. The calculated prompt fission neutron spectra agree well with the experimental data. The proportions of high-energy neutrons of prompt fission neutron spectrum versus incident neutron energies are investigated with the theoretical spectra, and the results are consistent with the systematics. The semi-empirical method could be a useful tool for the prompt evaluation of fission neutron spectra.

Prompt fission neutron spectra of n+^(235)U above the(n,nf) fission threshold

Calculations of prompt fission neutron spectra （PFNS） from the ^235U（n, f） reaction were performed with a semi-empirical method for En = 7.0 and 14.7 MeV neutron energies. The total PFNS were obtained as a superposition of （n,xnf） pre-fission neutron spectra and post-fission spectra of neutrons which were evaporated from fission fragments, and these two kinds of spectra were taken as an expression of the evaporation spectrum. The contributions of （n,xnf） fission neutron spectra on the calculated PFNS were discussed. The results show that emission of one or two neutrons in the （n,nf） or （n,2nf） reactions influences the PFNS shape, and the neutron spectra of the （n,xnf） fission-channel are soft compared with the neutron spectra of the （n,f） fission channel. In addition, analysis of the multiple-chance fission component showed that second-chance fission dominates the PFNS with an incident neutron energy of 14.7 MeV whereas first-chance fission dominates the 7 MeV case.

用薄膜^(252)Cf源测定ST451快中子探测器的相对效率

本文叙述了用飞行时间测量^(262)Cf瞬发裂变中子能谱来刻度ST 451探测器的快中子相对效率响应的方法。在飞行时间谱仪中,一个流气式的微型电离室作为裂变碎块的探测器。文中给出了对实验数据的处理和修正的过程。得到了阈值分别为0.420、0.625、0.825、1.168、1.565和1.882MeV中子能量从几百keV到10MeV范围内的相对探测效率。实验结果与用Monte Carlo方法计算的效率作了比较。

快中子诱发^(238)U裂变中子能谱的核-4乳胶测量

介绍了用核-4乳胶测量2.5 MeV中子诱发^(238) U裂变瞬发中子谱的实验条件和布局以及核乳胶中反冲质子径迹的显微镜读取和处理,并采用蒙特卡罗程序SRIM和拟合方法导出了该类乳胶中反冲质子的能量-射程解析关系式,进而反推得到了核乳胶处的裂变中子相对能谱,并进行了修正,最后将实验结果与经典的Maxwell理论模型计算谱进行了比较。结果表明,二者在不确定度范围内符合较好,验证了核-4乳胶在测量裂变中子谱高能段的有效性。

2.8 MeV中子诱发^(238)U裂变的瞬发中子谱高能段实验测量

在中国原子能科学研究院的高压倍加器上利用中子飞行时间方法测量了2.8 Me V中子引起^(238)U裂变的瞬发中子能谱,通过增大样品量和设计合适的屏蔽体提高了效应/本底比,使得测量数据的不确定度满足预期目标(在5.5～14 Me V能区内,能量间隔为0.5 Me V条件下能谱的不确定度小于10%)。将实验几何、中子源能量分布及角分布、探测效率、束流的时间结构等实验条件输入到MCNP程序里,模拟了出射的中子谱,模拟结果与测量结果在不确定度范围内一致,验证了在入射中子能量较低时^(238)U的裂变瞬发中子谱评价数据的可靠性。