Publication details
Fast neutron spectra measurement in a copper using a 252Cf standard neutron source
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Radiation Physics and Chemistry |
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| web | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969806X21005211 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109871 |
| Keywords | Copper cross sections; 252Cf; fast neutron leakage spectrum |
| Description | The presented paper focuses on the measurement of fast neutron leakage spectra in the copper assembly using an intense standard 252Cf(sf) source. The neutron spectra were measured by a stilbene organic scintillation detector and compared with MCNP6.2 calculations using copper nuclear data from the ENDF/B-VIII.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, JEFF-3.3, JEFF-3.2, JENDL-4.0 and CENDL-3.1 libraries in the energy range of 1-10 MeV. Discrepancies appear in the intermediate neutron energy range between experiment and calculation. The best agreement with an experiment was achieved using ENDF/B-VIII.0 library in the region of 1-4.5 MeV. In the region of 4.5-10 MeV, the best agreement was achieved using JENDL-4.0 or CENDL-3.1 library. The largest discrepancies in the whole energy range were found for calculations involving JEFF-3.3 copper evaluations. |
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