Delayed neutron yields and spectra from photofission of actinides: data and calculations with Bremsstrahlung photons below 20 MeV

D. Doré; J.-C. David; V. Macary; J.-M. Laborie; X. Ledoux; D. Ridikas; A. Vanlauwe

doi:doi:10.1051/ndata:07482

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Year: 2007

10.1051/ndata:07482

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Issue		ND 2007 2007


Article Number		335
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Safeguards and security
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ndata:07482
Published online		17 June 2008

International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology 2007
DOI: 10.1051/ndata:07482

Delayed neutron yields and spectra from photofission of actinides: data and calculations with Bremsstrahlung photons below 20 MeV

D. Doré¹, J.-C. David¹, V. Macary¹, J.-M. Laborie², X. Ledoux², D. Ridikas¹ and A. Vanlauwe²

¹ DSM/DAPNIA/SPhN, CEA/Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
² DAM/DPTA/SPN, CEA/DIF, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France

Published online: 21 May 2008

Abstract
Photonuclear reactions, especially photofission delayed neutron emission, play an important role for applications involving nuclear material detection. In order to provide good quality data for evaluations and data libraries, an experimental program of delayed neutron measurements has been undertaken for actinides with Bremsstrahlung energy from 12 up to 20 MeV. In this paper, we report on delayed neutron yields and time spectra characteristics from the photofission of ²³⁸U and ²³⁵U for several endpoint energies between 12 and 18.5 MeV. The associated modelling efforts will be described including some calculations compared to experimental data.