92-U -232

 92-U -232 JAEA+      EVAL-JAN10 O.Iwamoto, T.Nakagawa, et al.    
                      DIST-MAY10                       20100323   
----JENDL-4.0         MATERIAL 9219                               
-----INCIDENT NEUTRON DATA                                        
------ENDF-6 FORMAT                                               
                                                                  
History                                                           
06-01 Fission cross section was modified.                         
06-10 Nu-p was modified.                                          
07-05 New calculation was performed with CCONE code.              
      Data were compiled as JENDL/AC-2008/1/.                     
09-08 (MF1,MT458) was evaluated.                                  
10-01 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=455 and 456.                                        
                                                                  
  MT=455 Delayed neutron data                                     
    Nu-d was determined from Tuttle's systematics/2/. Six group   
    decay constants were taken from the paper of Brady and        
    England/3/.                                                   
                                                                  
  MT=456 Number of prompt neutrons per fission                    
    Nu-p measured by Jaffey and Lerner/4/ at the thermal neutron  
    energy was adopted. An energy dependent term was determined   
    from the systematics of Ohsawa /5/.                           
                                                                  
    Nu-p of Cf-252 SF = 3.756+-0.031 /6/ was used.                
                                                                  
  MT=458 Components of energy release due to fission              
    Total energy and prompt energy were calculated from mass      
    balance using JENDL-4 fission yields data and mass excess     
    evaluation. Mass excess values were from Audi's 2009          
    evaluation/7/. Delayed energy values were calculated from     
    the energy release for infinite irradiation using JENDL FP    
    Decay Data File 2000 and JENDL-4 yields data. For delayed     
    neutron energy, as the JENDL FP Decay Data File 2000/8/ does  
    not include average neutron energy values, the average values 
    were calculated using the formula shown in the report by      
    T.R. England/9/. The fractions of prompt energy were          
    calculated using the fractions of Sher's evaluation/10/ when  
    they were provided. When the fractions were not given by Sher,
    averaged fractions were used.                                 
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 2 Resonance parameters                                        
  MT=151                                                          
  Resolved resonance parameters (MLBW: 1.0E-5 - 200 eV)           
    For JENDL-3.3, recommendation by Mughabghab /11/ was adopted, 
    and its formula was changed from Reich-Moore to Multilevel    
    Breit-Wigner type. Background cross section was given to      
    reproduce measured fission cross sections/12,13/ at valleys   
    of resonance levels.                                          
                                                                  
    For the present file, the capture and fission widths of a     
    negative resonance were modified so as to reproduce thermal   
    cross sections.                                               
                                                                  
    The thermal cross sections to be reproduced:                  
      Fission = 76.5 +- 4.1 b                                     
         Elson et al./14/, Cabell et al./15/, Gryntakis/16/       
      Capture = 75.4 +- 1.5 b                                     
         Halperin et al./17/, Cabell et al./15/                   
                                                                  
  Unresolved resonance parameters (200 eV- 40 keV)                
    Parameters were determined with ASREP code/18/ so as to       
    repruduce the following cross sections:                       
      Total     = sum of partial cross sections                   
      Elastic   = calculated with CCONE code/19/                  
      Fission   = results of GMA analysis                         
      Capture   = calculated with CCONE code                      
                                                                  
     Thermal cross sections and resonance integrals (at 300K)     
    -------------------------------------------------------       
                    0.0253 eV    reson. integ.(*)                 
                     (barns)       (barns)                        
    -------------------------------------------------------       
    total           162.72                                        
    elastic          10.81                                        
    fission          76.52           364                          
    capture          75.39           173                          
    -------------------------------------------------------       
         (*) In the energy range from 0.5 eV to 10 MeV.           
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 3 Neutron cross sections                                      
  Cross sections above the resolved resonance region except for   
  the total (MT=1), elastic scattering (MT=2) and fission cross   
  sections (MT=18, 19, 20, 21, 38) were calculated with CCONE     
  code/19/.                                                       
                                                                  
  MT=1 Total cross section                                        
    From 200 eV to 40 keV: sum of partial cross sections.         
    Above 40 keV: the cross section was calculated with CCONE     
    code using CC OMP of Soukhovitskii et al./20/                 
                                                                  
  MT=2 Elastic scattering cross section                           
    From 200 eV to 40 keV: calculated with CCONE code.            
    Above 40 keV: total - nonelastic scattering cross sections    
                                                                  
  MT=18 Fission cross section                                     
    Below 200 eV, background cross section was given.             
    Above 200 eV, the following experimental data were analyzed   
    with the GMA code /21/:                                       
                                                                  
       Authors        Energy range     Data points  Reference     
       Auchampaugh+   0.15 - 1.93 keV      265       /12/         
       Farrell        0.15 - 21.3 keV     1173       /13/         
       Fursov+        0.135 - 14.7 MeV      77       /22/(*1)     
       (*1) Relative to Pu-239 fission. Data were converted       
            to cross sections using JENDL-3.3 data.               
       In the energy range where experimental data were scarce,   
       cross-section curve was determined by eye-guiding.         
                                                                  
    The results of GMA were used to determine the parameters in   
    the CCONE calculation.                                        
                                                                  
  MT=19, 20, 21, 38 Multi-chance fission cross sections           
    Calculated with CCONE code, and renormalized to the total     
    fission cross section (MT=18).                                
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 4 Angular distributions of secondary neutrons                 
  MT=2 Elastic scattering                                         
    Calculated with CCONE code.                                   
                                                                  
  MT=18 Fission                                                   
    Isotropic distributions in the laboratory system were assumed.
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 5 Energy distributions of secondary neutrons                  
  MT=18 Prompt neutron spectra                                    
    Calculated with CCONE code.                                   
                                                                  
  MT=455 Delayed neutron spectra                                  
    Results of summation calculation made by Brady and England /3/
    were adopted.                                                 
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF= 6 Energy-angle distributions                                  
    Calculated with CCONE code.                                   
    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 given in MF=1/MT=458 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./23/ for        
    U-235 thermal fission were adopted.                           
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=31 Covariances of average number of neutrons per fission       
  MT=452 Number of neutrons per fission                           
    Combination of covariances for MT=455 and MT=456.             
                                                                  
  MT=455                                                          
    Error of 15% was assumed below 4 MeV and 4 - 7 MeV, and above 
    7 MeV, respectively.                                          
                                                                  
  MT=456                                                          
    Covariance was obtained by fitting a linear function to the   
    data at thermal energy and 5 MeV assuming errors of 2% and    
    5%, respectively.                                             
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=32 Covariances of resonance parameters                         
    Format of LCOMP=0 was adopted.                                
                                                                  
    Standard deviations were adopted from the data of Mughabghab  
    /11/.                                                         
                                                                  
                                                                  
MF=33 Covariances of neutron cross sections                       
  Covariances were given to all the cross sections by using       
  KALMAN code/24/ and the covariances of model parameters         
  used in the theoretical calculations.                           
                                                                  
  Covariances of the total, elastic-scattering and capture cross  
  sections were determined by considering the experimental data   
  (see MF=3).                                                     
                                                                  
  For the following cross sections, covariances were further      
  modified.                                                       
                                                                  
  MT=1,2 Total and elastic scattering cross sections              
    In the resonance region (up to 200 eV), uncertainty of 10 %   
    was added.                                                    
                                                                  
                                                                  
  MT=18 Fission cross section                                     
    In the resonance region, error of 5% was added to the         
    contributions from uncertainties of resonance parameters.     
                                                                  
    Above the resonance region, cross section was evaluated with  
    GMA code/21/. Standard deviations of 20% were added in the    
    energy region from 200 eV to 20 keV. Above 8 MeV, they were   
    assumed to be 10%.                                            
                                                                  
  MT=102 Capture cross section                                    
    In the resonance region, addtional error of 2 % was given.    
                                                                  
                                                                  
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/19/ 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/25/                              
    * Global parametrization of Koning-Duijvestijn/26/            
      was used.                                                   
    * Gamma emission channel/27/ was added to simulate direct     
      and semi-direct capture reaction.                           
                                                                  
  3) Hauser-Feshbach statistical model                            
    * Moldauer width fluctuation correction/28/ 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/29/. 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/30/,/31/       
      was used. The prameters are shown in Table 7.               
                                                                  
                                                                  
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                              Tables                              
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Table 1. Coupled channel calculation                              
  --------------------------------------------------              
  * rigid rotor model was applied                                 
  * coupled levels = 0,1,2,3,4 (see Table 2)                      
  * optical potential parameters /20/                             
    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    = 0.213                                           
      beta_4    = 0.066                                           
      beta_6    = 0.0015                                          
                                                                  
  * Calculated strength function                                  
    S0= 1.05e-4 S1= 2.49e-4 R'=  9.65 fm (En=1 keV)               
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Table 2. Level Scheme of U-232                                    
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  No.  Ex(MeV)   J PI                                             
  -------------------                                             
   0  0.00000   0  +  *                                           
   1  0.04757   2  +  *                                           
   2  0.15657   4  +  *                                           
   3  0.32260   6  +  *                                           
   4  0.54100   8  +  *                                           
   5  0.56319   1  -                                              
   6  0.62897   3  -                                              
   7  0.69121   0  +                                              
   8  0.73456   2  +                                              
   9  0.74690   5  -                                              
  10  0.80580  10  +                                              
  11  0.83307   4  +                                              
  12  0.86679   2  +                                              
  13  0.91142   3  +                                              
  14  0.91510   7  -                                              
  15  0.97068   4  +                                              
  16  0.98480   6  +                                              
  17  1.01685   2  -                                              
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  *) Coupled levels in CC calculation                             
                                                                  
Table 3. Level density parameters                                 
  --------------------------------------------------------        
  Nuclide      a*    Pair  Eshell       T      E0  Ematch         
            1/MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
    U-233 18.3972  0.7861  2.4694  0.3819 -0.8199  2.9895         
    U-232 18.3293  1.5757  2.6095  0.3887 -0.1141  3.8805         
    U-231 18.2614  0.7895  2.6793  0.4123 -1.1756  3.4264         
    U-230 18.1935  1.5825  2.6739  0.3937 -0.1508  3.9419         
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Table 4. Fission barrier parameters                               
  ----------------------------------------                        
  Nuclide     V_A    hw_A     V_B    hw_B                         
              MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV                         
  ----------------------------------------                        
    U-233   5.970   0.800   5.450   0.520                         
    U-232   5.800   1.040   5.000   0.600                         
    U-231   6.000   0.800   5.600   0.520                         
    U-230   3.800   1.040   3.900   0.600                         
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Table 5. Level density above inner saddle                         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
  Nuclide      a*    Pair  Eshell       T      E0  Ematch         
            1/MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
    U-233 20.2008  0.9172  2.6000  0.3312 -1.4942  2.9172         
    U-232 20.1263  1.8383  2.6000  0.3319 -0.5731  3.8383         
    U-231 20.0518  0.9211  2.6000  0.3325 -1.4903  2.9211         
    U-230 19.9772  1.8463  2.6000  0.3332 -0.5651  3.8463         
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Table 6. Level density above outer saddle                         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
  Nuclide      a*    Pair  Eshell       T      E0  Ematch         
            1/MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV     MeV         
  --------------------------------------------------------        
    U-233 20.2008  0.9172  0.0200  0.3576 -0.6166  2.7172         
    U-232 20.1263  1.8383 -0.0200  0.3745  0.1401  3.8383         
    U-231 20.0518  0.9211 -0.0600  0.3758 -0.7765  2.9211         
    U-230 19.9772  1.8463 -0.1000  0.3771  0.1493  3.8463         
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Table 7. Gamma-ray strength function for  U-233                   
  --------------------------------------------------------        
  K0 = 1.501   E0 = 4.500 (MeV)                                   
  * E1: ER = 10.90 (MeV) EG = 2.50 (MeV) SIG = 300.00 (mb)        
        ER = 13.80 (MeV) EG = 4.70 (MeV) SIG = 450.00 (mb)        
  * M1: ER =  6.66 (MeV) EG = 4.00 (MeV) SIG =   2.69 (mb)        
  * E2: ER = 10.24 (MeV) EG = 3.31 (MeV) SIG =   6.53 (mb)        
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