Our nuclear physics group has worked over the last several years to improve the endfb actinide cross sections, especially as measured against the famous series of fast. This format will be used also for the official release of the endf b vii. Calculations of maxwellianaveraged cross sections and astrophysical reaction rates using the endfbvii. Next generation evaluated nuclear data library for. Calculations of maxwellianaveraged cross sections and. Comparison of photon interaction cross section data sets. In addition, each entry has supplemental information, including the endf mat. Links in the index provide access to more information about the individual materials, including raw and interpreted views of the endf file, and pdf.
Data formats and procedures for the evaluated nuclear data files. Comparison of nuclear data uncertainty propagation methodologies. This represented considerable achievement as it was the 1st major release since 1990 when endfbvi has been made publicly available. O evaluations were used in generating a new coupled neutrongamma multigroup library. For documentation of the endfbv evaluation, see endf201 summary documentation, 4th. Endfbvii u235 principal cross sections cross section. The principal advances over the previous endfbvi library are the following. Very important is that fact, that for the 238 u, in the newest evaluations endf bvii. This report focuses on the initial testing and verification of mcnp6. Nuclear data represents measured or evaluated probabilities of various physical interactions involving the nuclei of atoms.
We describe recent advances in the us evaluated nuclear. Endfbvii data testing with icsbep benchmarks nd 2007. In addition to the finegroup libraries, a broadgroup endfbvii. We describe the new version of the evaluated nuclear data file, endfbvii. B singlelevel breitwigner resolved resonance parameters. Endf b vii u235 damage 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 energy mev 0 50 100. Endf b vii beta2 library testing version of the library, endf b vii beta2, was released on april 25, 2006 as shown on fig. The concept and the technology of as well as the programs for and the results of converting the rosfond.
Generation and testing of the endfbvi continuousenergy. The two libraries have been released in the same format, endf 6, which has been originally developed for the endf b vi library. Endf b vii u235 heating 0 5 10 15 20 energy mev 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 heating mevreaction heating. Endfbvii cross section data files yield significantly more accurate calculated eigenvalues than those obtained with endfbvi. The library contains data in 14 sublibraries, primarily for reactions with incident neutrons, protons and photons, based on the. The newest release of the evaluated nuclear data file, endfbvii. This is the final report of the work performed under the lanl contract on neutron cross section evaluations for endfb vii april 2005may 2006. This is an index to the contents of the new endfbvii. This page provides access to the incidentneutron evaluations for endf b vii. The library was issued in the endf 6 format, the same format as used for endf b vi.
This represented considerable achievement as it was the 1st major release since 1990 when endf b vi has been made publicly available. We describe the new version of the evaluated nuclear data file, endf b vii. Next generation evaluated nuclear data library for nuclear science and technology. Testing new actinide cross sections proposed for endfb. Endf b vii u235 principal cross sections 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 energy mev 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 cross section barns total absorption elastic gamma production.
This should be considered only a preliminary comparison. Each entry has links to the raw endf evaluation, to an interative browser that makes it easier to read endf format for non experts, and to pdf plots of the data that were generated during processing for an mcnp library. Cross section evaluation working group, was released in december 2006. Endfbvii u235 principal cross sections 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 energy mev 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 cross section barns total absorption elastic gamma production. The 8 th major release of the nuclear reaction data library with cieloproject cross sections, new standards and thermal scattering data 2018 authors. Validation of new evaluations for the main fuel nuclides. Next generation evaluated nuclear data library for nuclear science and technology article pdf available in nuclear data sheets 10712. Evaluation of atomic displacement and gas production cross.
Cross sections, covariances, fission product yields and decay data. We describe the next generation general purpose evaluated nuclear data file, endfbvii. Endfbvii beta2 library testing version of the library, endfbvii beta2, was released on april 25, 2006 as shown on fig. There is a companion document to this manual which describes the entire database preparation process 3.
Macfarlane, lanl, december 1989 endfbv mat 2 was converted to endf6 format. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It is used to understand the nature of such interactions by providing the. The library was issued in the endf6 format, the same format as used for.
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