91-Pa-233

 91-Pa-233 JAEA+      EVAL-FEB10 O.Iwamoto, T.Nakagawa, et al.    
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History                                                           
06-07 Resonance parameters were modified.                         
07-10 Theoretical calculation was done with CCONE code.           
      Data were compiled as JENDL/AC-2008/1/.                     
08-12 (1,455) was modified.                                       
09-04 (1,452), (1,455) and (1,456) were revised.                  
10-02 Data of prompt gamma rays due to fission were given.        
10-03 Covariance data were given.                                 
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=1 General information                                          
  MT=452 Number of Neutrons per fission                           
    Sum of MT's=455 and 456.                                      
                                                                  
  MT=455 Delayed neutron data                                     
    Determined from nu-d of the following three fissioning        
    nuclides and partial fission cross sections calculated with   
    CCONE code/2/.                                                
      Pa-234 = 0.02301                                            
      Pa-233 = 0.01577                                            
      Pa-232 = 0.01083                                            
                They are averages of systematics by Tuttle/3/,    
                Benedetti et al./4/ and Waldo et al./5/           
                                                                  
  MT=456 Number of prompt neutrons per fission                    
    Estimated from Ohsawa's systematics/6/.                       
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 2 Resonance parameters                                        
  MT=151                                                          
  Resolved resonance parameters (MLBW: 1.0E-5 - 100 eV)           
    Resonance parameters evaluated by Morogovskii and Bakhanovich 
    /7/ were adopted. Total spin of each resonance was            
    assigned at random. Parameters of a negative resonance were   
    adjusted to the thermal cross sections.                       
                                                                  
                                                                  
    The thermal cross sections to be reproduced:                  
      Total   = 55.0 +- 4.2 b                                     
         Simpson et al./8/                                        
                                                                  
      Capture = 39.4 +- 1.2 b                                     
         Smith et al./9/, Eastwood et al./10/, Halperin et        
         al./11/, Connor/12/, Bringer et al./13/                  
                                                                  
  Unresolved resonance parameters (100 eV - 10 keV)               
    Cross sections were reproduced with average resonance         
    parameters determined by ASREP code/14/. These parameters     
    are used only for self-shielding effects.                     
                                                                  
                                                                  
     Thermal cross sections and resonance integrals (at 300K)     
    -------------------------------------------------------       
                    0.0253 eV    reson. integ.(*)                 
                     (barns)       (barns)                        
    -------------------------------------------------------       
    total            53.56                                        
    elastic          14.14                                        
    fission           2.5E-6           0.977                      
    capture          39.42           835                          
    -------------------------------------------------------       
      (*) In the energy range from 0.5 eV to 10 MeV.              
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 3 Neutron cross sections                                      
  Cross sections above the resolved resonance region were         
  calculated with CCONE code/2/.                                  
                                                                  
  MT= 1 Total cross section                                       
    The cross section was calculated with CC OMP of Soukhovitskii 
    et al./15/ with modification of the quadrupole deformation    
    parameter.                                                    
                                                                  
  MT=18, 19  Fission cross section                                
    Above 30 keV, calculated with CCONE code.                     
    From 1 eV to 10 keV, a constant cross section of 4.0E-7 b     
    was assumed.                                                  
    Below 1 eV, 1/v shape cross section was assumed.              
                                                                  
    The experimental data of Petit et al./16/ and Tovesson et     
    al./17/ were used to determine the parameters in the CCONE    
    calculation.                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 4 Angular distributions of secondary neutrons                 
  MT=2  Elastic scattering                                        
    Calculated with CCONE code/2/.                                
                                                                  
  MT=18 Fission                                                   
    Isotropic distributions in the laboratory system were assumed.
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 5 Energy distributions of secondary neutrons                  
  MT=18 Prompt neutrons                                           
    Calculated with CCONE code/2/.                                
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 6 Energy-angle distributions                                  
    Calculated with CCONE code/2/.                                
    Distributions from fission (MT=18) are not included.          
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=12 Photon production multiplicities                            
  MT=18 Fission                                                   
    Calculated from the total energy released by the prompt       
    gamma-rays due to fission which was estimated from its        
    systematics, and the average energy of gamma-rays.            
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=14 Photon angular distributions                                
  MT=18 Fission                                                   
    Isotoropic distributions were assumed.                        
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=15 Continuous photon energy spectra                            
  MT=18 Fission                                                   
    Experimental data measured by Verbinski et al./18/ for        
    U-235 thermal fission were adopted.                           
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=31 Covariances of average number of neutrons per fission       
  MT=452 Number of neutrons per fission                           
    Sum of covariances for MT=455 and MT=456.                     
                                                                  
  MT=455                                                          
    Error of 15% was assumed.                                     
                                                                  
  MT=456                                                          
    Covariance was obtained by fitting a linear function to the   
    data at 0.0 and 5.0 MeV with an uncertainty of 5%.            
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=32 Covariances of resonance parameters                         
  MT=151 Resolved resonance parameterss                           
    Format of LCOMP=0 was adopted.                                
                                                                  
    Uncertainties of parameters were taken from Mughabghab /19/.  
    For the parameters without any information on uncertainty,    
    the following uncertainties were assumed:                     
       Resonance energy    0.1 %                                  
       Neutron width       10 %                                   
       Capture width       50 %                                   
       Fission width       20 %                                   
    They were further modified by considering experimental data   
    of the capture cross section at the thermal neutron energy.   
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=33 Covariances of neutron cross sections                       
  Covariances were given to all the cross sections by using       
  KALMAN code/20/ and the covariances of model parameters         
  used in the cross-section calculations.                         
                                                                  
  Covariances of the fission cross section were determined by     
  considering the experimental data (see MF=3).                   
                                                                  
  In the resolved resonance region, the following standard        
  deviations were added to the contributions from resonance       
  parameters:                                                     
       Total                0 - 10 %                              
       Elastic scattering       20 %                              
       Fission                  90 %                              
       Capture              0 - 10 %                              
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=34 Covariances for Angular Distributions                       
  MT=2 Elastic scattering                                         
    Covariances were given only to P1 components.                 
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=35 Covariances for Energy Distributions                        
  MT=18 Fission spectra                                           
    Estimated with CCONE and KALMAN codes.                        
                                                                  
                                                                  
***************************************************************** 
  Calculation with CCONE code                                     
***************************************************************** 
                                                                  
  Models and parameters used in the CCONE/2/ calculation          
  1) Coupled channel optical model                                
     Levels in the rotational band were included. Optical model   
     potential and coupled levels are shown in Table 1.           
                                                                  
  2) Two-component exciton model/21/                              
    * Global parametrization of Koning-Duijvestijn/22/            
      was used.                                                   
    * Gamma emission channel/23/ was added to simulate direct     
      and semi-direct capture reaction.                           
                                                                  
  3) Hauser-Feshbach statistical model                            
    * Moldauer width fluctuation correction/24/ was included.     
    * Neutron, gamma and fission decay channel were included.     
    * Transmission coefficients of neutrons were taken from       
      coupled channel calculation in Table 1.                     
    * The level scheme of the target is shown in Table 2.         
    * Level density formula of constant temperature and Fermi-gas 
      model were used with shell energy correction and collective 
      enhancement factor. Parameters are shown in Table 3.        
    * Fission channel:                                            
      Double humped fission barriers were assumed.                
      Fission barrier penetrabilities were calculated with        
      Hill-Wheler formula/25/. Fission barrier parameters were    
      shown in Table 4. Transition state model was used and       
      continuum levels are assumed above the saddles. The level   
      density parameters for inner and outer saddles are shown in 
      Tables 5 and 6, respectively.                               
    * Gamma-ray strength function of Kopecky et al/26/,/27/       
      was used. The prameters are shown in Table 7.               
                                                                  
                                                                  
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                              Tables                              
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Table 1. Coupled channel calculation                              
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  * rigid rotor model was applied                                 
  * coupled levels = 0,1,2,3,9,12 (see Table 2)                   
  * optical potential parameters /15/                             
    Volume:                                                       
      V_0       = 49.97    MeV                                    
      lambda_HF = 0.01004  1/MeV                                  
      C_viso    = 15.9     MeV                                    
      A_v       = 12.04    MeV                                    
      B_v       = 81.36    MeV                                    
      E_a       = 385      MeV                                    
      r_v       = 1.2568   fm                                     
      a_v       = 0.633    fm                                     
    Surface:                                                      
      W_0       = 17.2     MeV                                    
      B_s       = 11.19    MeV                                    
      C_s       = 0.01361  1/MeV                                  
      C_wiso    = 23.5     MeV                                    
      r_s       = 1.1803   fm                                     
      a_s       = 0.601    fm                                     
    Spin-orbit:                                                   
      V_so      = 5.75     MeV                                    
      lambda_so = 0.005    1/MeV                                  
      W_so      = -3.1     MeV                                    
      B_so      = 160      MeV                                    
      r_so      = 1.1214   fm                                     
      a_so      = 0.59     fm                                     
    Coulomb:                                                      
      C_coul    = 1.3                                             
      r_c       = 1.2452   fm                                     
      a_c       = 0.545    fm                                     
    Deformation:                                                  
      beta_2    = 0.19                                            
      beta_4    = 0.066                                           
      beta_6    = 0.0015                                          
                                                                  
  * Calculated strength function                                  
    S0= 0.73e-4 S1= 2.68e-4 R'=  9.58 fm (En=1 keV)               
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Table 2. Level Scheme of Pa-233                                   
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  No.  Ex(MeV)   J PI                                             
  -------------------                                             
   0  0.00000  3/2 -  *                                           
   1  0.00667  1/2 -  *                                           
   2  0.05710  7/2 -  *                                           
   3  0.07054  5/2 -  *                                           
   4  0.08647  5/2 +                                              
   5  0.09465  3/2 +                                              
   6  0.10364  7/2 +                                              
   7  0.10907  9/2 +                                              
   8  0.13320 11/2 +                                              
   9  0.16351 11/2 -  *                                           
  10  0.16917  1/2 +                                              
  11  0.17300 13/2 +                                              
  12  0.17900  9/2 -  *                                           
  13  0.20163  3/2 +                                              
  14  0.21234  5/2 +                                              
  15  0.23789  5/2 +                                              
  16  0.25718  5/2 -                                              
  17  0.27972  7/2 +                                              
  18  0.29600  5/2 +                                              
  19  0.30050  7/2 +                                              
  20  0.30359  9/2 +                                              
  21  0.30610  7/2 -                                              
  22  0.32380 15/2 -                                              
  23  0.33080 13/2 -                                              
  24  0.35500  3/2 +                                              
  25  0.35500  9/2 -                                              
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  *) Coupled levels in CC calculation                             
                                                                  
Table 3. Level density parameters                                 
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  Nuclide      a*    Pair  Eshell       T      E0  Ematch         
            1/MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
   Pa-234 18.1029  0.0000  3.1132  0.2754 -0.6749  1.0000         
   Pa-233 18.0364  0.7861  3.1759  0.4099 -1.1882  3.4195         
   Pa-232 17.9699  0.0000  2.9784  0.2779 -0.6740  1.0000         
   Pa-231 17.9034  0.7895  3.1164  0.4176 -1.2470  3.5007         
   Pa-230 17.8368  0.0000  2.9470  0.2794 -0.6728  1.0000         
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Table 4. Fission barrier parameters                               
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  Nuclide     V_A    hw_A     V_B    hw_B                         
              MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV                         
  ----------------------------------------                        
   Pa-234   5.800   0.800   6.300   0.400                         
   Pa-233   5.900   0.800   6.100   0.520                         
   Pa-232   5.800   0.800   6.180   0.400                         
   Pa-231   6.000   0.800   5.750   0.520                         
   Pa-230   5.800   0.800   6.180   0.400                         
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Table 5. Level density above inner saddle                         
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  Nuclide      a*    Pair  Eshell       T      E0  Ematch         
            1/MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
   Pa-234 20.8184  0.0000  2.6000  0.3401 -2.6082  2.2000         
   Pa-233 19.8401  0.9172  2.6000  0.3346 -1.5060  2.9172         
   Pa-232 20.6654  0.0000  2.6000  0.3415 -2.6081  2.2000         
   Pa-231 20.5889  0.9211  2.6000  0.3276 -1.4734  2.9211         
   Pa-230 20.5123  0.0000  2.6000  0.3428 -2.6080  2.2000         
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Table 6. Level density above outer saddle                         
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  Nuclide      a*    Pair  Eshell       T      E0  Ematch         
            1/MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
   Pa-234 20.2753  0.0000 -0.0000  0.3874 -1.8655  2.2000         
   Pa-233 19.8401  0.9172 -0.0400  0.3622 -0.6209  2.7172         
   Pa-232 20.6654  0.0000 -0.0800  0.4050 -2.1087  2.5000         
   Pa-231 20.5889  0.9211 -0.1200  0.3706 -0.7702  2.9211         
   Pa-230 20.5123  0.0000 -0.1600  0.3867 -1.8562  2.2000         
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Table 7. Gamma-ray strength function for Pa-234                   
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  K0 = 1.501   E0 = 4.500 (MeV)                                   
  * E1: ER = 11.03 (MeV) EG = 2.71 (MeV) SIG = 302.00 (mb)        
        ER = 13.87 (MeV) EG = 4.77 (MeV) SIG = 449.00 (mb)        
  * M1: ER =  6.65 (MeV) EG = 4.00 (MeV) SIG =   2.77 (mb)        
  * E2: ER = 10.22 (MeV) EG = 3.30 (MeV) SIG =   6.38 (mb)        
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