94-Pu-240

 94-Pu-240 AITEL+     Eval-Feb00 T.Murata, T.Kawano, T.Nakagawa   
                      DIST-MAR02 REV4-FEB02            20020214   
----JENDL-3.3         MATERIAL 9440                               
-----INCIDENT NEUTRON DATA                                        
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HISTORY                                                           
87-05 Evaluation was made by                                      
        T.Murata (NAIG)   : Cross sections above resonance region 
                    and other quantities,                         
        A.Zukeran(Hitachi): Resonance parameters.                 
88-06 MT's=16, 17, 37 and 102 were modified.                      
89-02 FP yields were taken from JNDC FP Decay File version-2.     
        Compilation was made by T. Nakagawa (JAERI).              
90-07 FP yield data were modified.                                
90-10 MF=5, MT=16, 17, 91: modified at threshold energies.        
93-08 JENDL-3.2.                                                  
      Compiled by T.Nakagawa (NDC/JAERI)                          
01-12 JENDL-3.3. Evaluation was made by T. Murata (AITEL),        
      T.Kawano(Kyushu Univ.) and T.Nakagawa  (NDC/JAERI) and      
      compiled by T.Nakagawa (NDC/JAERI).                         
                                                                  
     ***** Modified parts from JENDL-3.2 *******************      
     (2,151) Both of resolved and unresolved resonance params.    
     (3,2), (3,4), (3,16), (3,17), (3,18), (3,37), (3,51-91),     
     (3,102)                                                      
     (4,51-53), (4,55-57)                                         
     (5,16), (5,17), (5,91), (5,455)                              
     *******************************************************      
02-01 Covariances were added by K. Shibata.                       
      Most of the covariances were taken from JENDL-3.2 covariance
      file except for MF/MT=32/151, 33/16, 33/17, 33/18, and      
      33/102.                                                     
                                                                  
MF=1  General Information                                         
  MT=451  Comments and dictionary                                 
                                                                  
*  The data for MT=452, 455 and 456 were adopted from JENDL-3.2.  
                                                                  
  MT=452  Number of neutrons per fission                          
      Sum of MT=455(delayed neutrons) and MT=456(prompt neutrons).
  MT=455  Delayed neutron data                                    
      Below 5 MeV, nu-d of 0.00911 measured by Benedetti et al.   
      /1/ was adopted.  Above 6 MeV, 0.0067 was given on the      
      basis of Tuttle's systematics /2/.  Decay constants were    
      taken from evaluation by Bardy and England /3/.             
  MT=456  Number of prompt neutrons                               
      Linear least-squares fitting to the experimental data of    
      Frehaut et al. /4/ renormalized to Cf-252 Nu-p=3.756.       
                                                                  
MF=2  Resonance Parameters                                        
  MT=151  Resolved and unresolved resonance parameters            
  1) Resolved resonances (1.0E-05 to 2.7keV)                      
     Reich-Moore type resonance parameters given by Bouland et    
     al./5/ were adopted in the incident neutron energy of        
     1.0E-05 eV to 2.7 keV. Capture widths of -3 and 1.056-eV     
     levels were slightly modified so as to reproduce the thermal 
     capture cross section better.                                
                                                                  
 * Bouland et al. analyzed the resonance parameters up to 5.7 keV.
   However, the upper boundary of 2.7 keV was adopted for JENDL-  
   3.3, because the capture cross section was too small above this
   energy.                                                        
                                                                  
  2) Unresolved resonances (2.7 to 40 keV)                        
     Energy dependent parameters up to d-wave resonance were      
     determined to reproduce evaluated cross sections based on    
     the data of Weston and Todd /6/ in the energy region of 2.7  
     to 40 keV. The parameters ofJENDL-3.2 were revised to        
     reproduce all cross sections without background cross        
     sections.  To connect smoothly to the cross sections in the  
     resolved resonance region, elastic and capture cross sections
     in the region below 100keV, and fission cross section in the 
     connection region were revised.                              
                                                                  
  3) Thermal Cross Sections and Resonance Integrals               
      Calculated 2200-m/sec cross sections and resonance integrals
      are given in the following Table.                           
                                                                  
                    2200-m/sec      RES. INTEG.                   
          TOTAL       291.9   b                                   
          ELASTIC       2.66  b        -                          
          FISSION       0.059 b        9.78 b                     
          CAPTURE     289.1   b     8510    b                     
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=3  Neutron Cross Sections                                      
     Above 2.7 keV: Evaluated as follows.  In the energy range    
     from 2.7 to 40 keV, the cross sections are represented with  
     the unresolved resonance parameters.                         
                                                                  
  MT=1    Total                                                   
     Below 100keV, sum of partial cross sections.                 
     Above 100keV, evaluated cross section of JENDL-3.2 was       
     adopted.                                                     
                                                                  
 * comment of JENDL-3.3 for MT=1                                  
      Evaluated with spline fitting to the experimental data of   
      Smith et al./7/, Kaeppeler et al./8/ and Poenitz et         
      al./9/                                                      
                                                                  
  MT=2    Elastic scattering                                      
    Below 100keV, to connect smoothly to the unresolved resonance 
    region cross section which were calculated using the s-wave   
    strength function determined consistently with the resolved   
    resonance parameters.  Above 100keV,obtained by subtracting   
    the other cross sections from total cross section.            
                                                                  
  MT=4    Total inelastic scattering                              
    Sum of partial inelastic scattering cross sections (MT=51 to  
    MT=91).                                                       
                                                                  
  MT=51-77, 91  Partial inelastic scattering                      
    The results of ECIS-88 calculation with the parameters of     
    Lagrange et al. /10/ and the Pu-240 level scheme/11/ given in 
    the following Table were modified to include the competition  
    with the fission, capture, (n,2n), (n,3n) and (n,4n)          
    reactions. The cross section shape of final continuum (n,n')  
    of JENDL-3.2 was also revised in the higher energy region.    
                                                                  
      LEVEL SCHEME                                                
                NO.      Energy(MeV)  Spin-Parity  Coupling       
                G.S.       0.0            0 +        yes          
                 1         0.04282        2 +        yes          
                 2         0.14168        4 +        yes          
                 3         0.2943         6 +        yes          
                 4         0.4975         8 +        no           
                 5         0.5974         1 -        yes          
                 6         0.6489         3 -        yes          
                 7         0.7423         5 -        yes          
                 8         0.8607         0 +        no           
                 9         0.9003         2 +        no           
                10         0.9381         1 -        no           
                11         0.9589         2 -        no           
                12         0.9922         4 +        no           
                13         1.0019         3 -        no           
                14         1.0305         3 +        no           
                15         1.0375         4 -        no           
                16         1.0762         4 +        no           
                17         1.0895         0 +        no           
                18         1.1156         5 -        no           
                19         1.1320         2 +        no           
                20         1.1370         2 +        no           
                21         1.1615         6 -        no           
                22         1.1775         3 +        no           
                23         1.2325         4 +        no           
                24         1.2408         2 -        no           
                25         1.2820         3 -        no           
                26         1.3087         5 -        no           
                27         1.4108         0 -        no           
            Levels above 1.4200 MeV were assumed to be continuum. 
                                                                  
  MT=16,17,37  (n,2n),(n,3n) and (n,4n)                           
    Calculated from neutron emission cross section and branching  
    ratios of these reaction channels. The neutron emission cross 
    section was obtained by subtracting the fission and capture   
    cross sections from compound nucleus formation cross section  
    calculated with ECIS-88 code.  The branching ratios were      
    obtained from the consistent calculation made by Konshin/12/. 
                                                                  
  MT=18   FISSION                                                 
    Below 130 keV: Taken from JENDL-3.2                           
    Above 130 keV: Results of recent simultaneous evaluation of   
    fission cross sections /13/ were adopted.                     
                                                                  
 * comment of JENDL-3.2 for MT=18                                 
    Below 100 keV: Average values of fission cross section        
      measured by Weston and Todd /14/ were normalized to the     
      value at 100 keV of the simultaneous evaluation.            
    Above 100 keV: Simultaneous evaluation was made by taking     
      account of experimental data of fission ratio and absolute  
      cross sections of U-235, U-238, Pu-239, Pu-240 and Pu-241,  
      and capture cross section of Au-197 /15/.                   
                                                                  
                                                                  
  MT=102  CAPTURE                                                 
    Below 80 keV: Based on the experimental data of Weston and    
    Todd/6/, however, rather smaller values than that of          
    JENDL-3.2 was adopted considering the suggestion of Bouland et
    al./5/.  Above 80keV: Taken from JENDL-3.2.                   
                                                                  
 * comment of JENDL-3.2 for MT=102                                
    Below 350 keV: Based on the experimental data of Hockenbury et
      al. /16/, Weston and Todd /17/ and the ratio data of        
      Wisshak and Kaeppeler /18/ with the capture cross section   
      of Au-197 /15/.  As a guide line, statistical model         
      calculation was made with CASTHY code /19/.                 
    Above 350 keV: The statistical model calculation was          
      normalized to the value at 350 keV.  Direct and collective  
      capture was included in high energy region adopting the     
      value for U-238 given by Kitazawa et al. /20/.              
                                                                  
      The spherical optical potential parameters                  
         V  = 40.6 - 0.05*En,  Ws = 6.5 + 0.15*En (MeV)           
         Vso= 7.0                                 (MeV)           
         r  = rso =1.32     ,  rs = 1.38          (fm)            
         a  = as  = aso =0.47                     (fm)            
      Level density parameters were determined to reproduce the   
      resonance level spacings and staircases of discrete levels. 
                                                                  
MF=4  Angular Distributions of Secondary Neutrons                 
  MT=51-53, 55-57                                                 
     For the coupled levels, ECIS-88 calculation results adopted. 
                                                                  
 * For other levels, taken from JENDL-3.2.                        
                                                                  
  MT=2                                                            
      Taken from JENDL-1 /21/.                                    
  MT=16,17,18,37,91                                               
      Assumed to be isotropic in the laboratory system.           
  MT=51-78 except 51-53 and 55-57                                 
      For the 1st and 2nd levels, results of Lagrange et al. /22/ 
      were adopted.  For others, statistical and DWBA calculations
      were made.                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=5  Energy Distributions of Secondary Neutrons                  
  MT=16,17,91                                                     
      Calculated with  pre-compound and multi-step evaporation    
      theory code EGNASH /23,24/.                                 
  MT=455  Delayed neutron spectra                                 
      Summation calculation made by Brady and England /3/ was     
      adopted.                                                    
                                                                  
 * The data of JENDL-3.2 were adopted for MT's=18 and 37.         
                                                                  
  MT=37                                                           
      Evaporation spectrum was given.                             
  MT=18  Fission spectra                                          
      Calculated from Madland-Nix formula /25/.                   
         Average energy release                   = 199.179 MeV   
         Total average FF kinetic energy          = 177.53 MeV    
         Average mass number of light FF          = 101           
         Average mass number of heavy FF          = 140           
         Level density parameter                  = A/10.0        
                                                                  
MF=31 Covariances of Average Number of Neutrons per Fission       
  MT=456                                                          
     Based on experimental data. /4,26/                           
                                                                  
MF=32 Covariances of Resonance Paremeters                         
  MT=151                                                          
   Resolved resonance                                             
     Based on experimenta data./5/                                
   Unresolved resonance                                           
     The covariances were obtained by using kalman./27/           
                                                                  
MF=33 Covariances of Cross Sections (ref.27)                      
  MT=1                                                            
   Based on experimental data.  A chi-value was 0.91.             
  MT=2                                                            
   Constructed from MT=1, 4, 16, 17, 18, 37, and 102.             
  MT=4, 51-78, 91                                                 
   The covariances were obtained by using kalman /27/.            
   A chi-value was 1.485.                                         
  MT=16                                                           
   Uncertainties in model calculations./12/                       
  MT=17                                                           
   Uncertainties in model calculations./12/                       
  MT=18                                                           
   Based on simultaneous evaluation /13/.                         
  MT=37                                                           
   Systematics.                                                   
  MT=102                                                          
   The covariances were obtained by using kalman /27/.            
   A chi-value was 0.79.                                          
                                                                  
MF=34 Covariances of Angular Distributions (ref.27)               
  MT=2                                                            
   The covariances of p1 coefficients were obtained by using      
   kalman.  A chi-value was 0.50.                                 
                                                                  
MF=35 Covariances of Energy Distributions                         
  MT=18                                                           
   The covariances were obtained by using kalman./28/             
   Assumed to be the same as those for U-238.                     
                                                                  
                                                                  
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