98-Cf-249 JAEA+ EVAL-JAN10 O.Iwamoto,T.Nakagawa,+
DIST-MAY10 20100318
----JENDL-4.0 MATERIAL 9852
-----INCIDENT NEUTRON DATA
------ENDF-6 FORMAT
History
05-12 Fission cross section above 70 eV was revised.
07-09 Theoretical calculation was made with CCONE code.
Data were compiled as JENDL/AC-2008/1/.
09-08 (MF1,MT458) was evaluated.
09-12 New theoretical calculation was made with CCONE code.
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's = 455 and 456.
MT=455 Delayed neutron data
(Same as JENDL-3.3)
Semi-empirical formula by Tuttle/2/.
Decay constants were evaluated by Brady and England/3/.
MT=456 Number of prompt neutrons per fission
(same as JENDL-3.3)
At the thermal energy, the data of Volodin et al./4/ was
adopted. An energy dependent term was based on the semi-
empirical formula by Howerton/5/.
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/6/. 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 2000/7/ does
not include average neutron energy values, the average values
were calculated using the formula shown in the report by
T.R. England/8/. The fractions of prompt energy were
calculated using the fractions of Sher's evaluation/9/ 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 - 70.0 eV)
Resonance energies, neutron and fission widths were taken
from the experimental data of Benjamin et al./10/ Radiative
widths were assumed to be 0.04 eV according to Dabbs et
al./11/ A negative resonance was added so as to reproduce
thermal cross sections.
capture = 507+-20 /12,13/
fission = 1671+-28 /14,15,16,17/
Unresolved resonance parameters (70 eV - 30 keV)
Parameters (URP) were determined with ASREP code/18/ so as to
reproduce the cross sections in this energy region. URP are
used only for self-shielding calculations.
Thermal cross sections and resonance integrals (at 300K)
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0.0253 eV reson. integ.(*)
(barns) (barns)
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total 2185.5
elastic 6.25
fission 1672.7 2220
capture 506.5 696
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(*) 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 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
The cross section was calculated with CC OMP of Soukhovitskii
et al./20/
MT= 2 Elastic scattering cross section
Calculated as total - non-elastic scattering cross sections.
MT=18 Fission cross section
In the energy range from 70 to 300 eV, the fission cross
section was determined from the data measured by Dabbs et
al./21/ Resonance structure was kept in the present file.
Above 300 eV, the following experimental data were analyzed
with the GMA code/22/:
Authors Energy range Data points Reference
Silbert 280 eV - 2.9 MeV 2083 /23/
Fursov+ 0.5 - 7 MeV 13 /24/ (*1)
Dabbs+ 280 eV - 17 MeV 956 /21/
Kuprijanov+ 0.13 - 7.4 MeV 43 /25/ (*1)
(*1) Relative to Pu-239 fission. Data were converted
to cross sections using JENDL-3.3 data.
The results of GMA were used to determine the parameters in
the CCONE calculation.
In the energy region from 10 to 20 MeV, the data of JENDL-3.3
were adopted.
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/19/.
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/19/.
MT=455 Delayed neutrons
Calculated by Brady and England/3/.
MF= 6 Energy-angle distributions
Calculated with CCONE code/19/.
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./26/ for
Pu-239 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 1% and 5%,
respectively. The uncertainty of 1% was based on the data of
Volodin et al./4/
MF=32 Covariances of resonance parameters
MT=151 Resolved resonance parameterss
Format of LCOMP=0 was adopted.
Uncertainties of parameters were taken from Mughabghab /27/.
For the parameters without any information on uncertainty,
the following uncertainties were assumed:
Resonance energy 0.1 %
Neutron width 10 %
Capture width 20 %
Fission width 10 %
They were further modified by considering experimental data
of the fission and capture cross sections at the thermal
neutron energy.
MF=33 Covariances of neutron cross sections
Covariances were given to all the cross sections by using
KALMAN code/28/ and the covariances of model parameters
used in the cross-section calculations.
For the fission cross section, covariances obtained with the
GMA analysis were adopted. Standard deviations (SD) were
multiplied by a factor of 1.5. SD of 6% were assumed in the
energy region above 6 MeV.
In the resolved resonance region, the following standard
deviations were added to the contributions from resonance
parameters:
Elastic scattering 20 %
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.
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Calculation with CCONE code
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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/29/
* Global parametrization of Koning-Duijvestijn/30/
was used.
* Gamma emission channel/31/ was added to simulate direct
and semi-direct capture reaction.
3) Hauser-Feshbach statistical model
* Moldauer width fluctuation correction/32/ 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/33/. 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/34/,/35/
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 = 0,1,2,5,7 (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 = 0.05
beta_6 = 0.0015
* Calculated strength function
S0= 1.13e-4 S1= 3.05e-4 R'= 8.98 fm (En=1 keV)
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Table 2. Level Scheme of Cf-249
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No. Ex(MeV) J PI
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0 0.00000 9/2 - *
1 0.06249 11/2 - *
2 0.13620 13/2 - *
3 0.14496 5/2 +
4 0.18794 7/2 +
5 0.22000 15/2 - *
6 0.24307 9/2 +
7 0.31500 17/2 - *
8 0.31500 11/2 +
9 0.37952 7/2 +
10 0.38400 13/2 +
11 0.41680 1/2 +
12 0.42500 19/2 -
13 0.43756 9/2 +
14 0.44000 3/2 +
15 0.44298 7/2 +
16 0.46000 5/2 +
17 0.50070 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
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Cf-250 19.3542 1.5179 1.0208 0.3946 -0.1776 3.8329
Cf-249 19.0966 0.7605 0.7689 0.3773 -0.6847 2.7641
Cf-248 19.0305 1.5240 0.7495 0.3921 -0.0631 3.7096
Cf-247 18.9645 0.7635 0.5924 0.3748 -0.6176 2.6898
Cf-246 18.8984 1.5302 0.7686 0.4030 -0.1574 3.8448
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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
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Cf-250 6.200 1.150 5.450 0.600
Cf-249 6.000 1.200 6.000 0.800
Cf-248 6.200 1.040 5.400 0.600
Cf-247 6.700 1.000 5.900 0.800
Cf-246 6.200 1.040 5.400 0.600
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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
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Cf-250 21.4621 1.7709 2.5000 0.2827 -0.1068 3.2709
Cf-249 20.0514 0.8872 2.5000 0.3486 -1.7837 3.0872
Cf-248 21.3142 1.7780 2.5000 0.3226 -0.6352 3.7780
Cf-247 21.2402 0.8908 2.5000 0.3232 -1.5224 2.8908
Cf-246 21.1662 1.7852 2.5000 0.3238 -0.6280 3.7852
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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
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Cf-250 21.4621 1.7709 0.9600 0.3499 0.0610 3.7709
Cf-249 20.0514 0.8872 0.9200 0.3794 -1.0059 3.0872
Cf-248 21.3142 1.7780 0.8800 0.3522 0.0693 3.7780
Cf-247 21.2402 0.8908 0.8400 0.3533 -0.8173 2.8908
Cf-246 21.1662 1.7852 0.8000 0.3544 0.0777 3.7852
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Table 7. Gamma-ray strength function for Cf-250
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K0 = 1.500 E0 = 4.500 (MeV)
* E1: ER = 11.31 (MeV) EG = 2.67 (MeV) SIG = 255.17 (mb)
ER = 14.32 (MeV) EG = 4.20 (MeV) SIG = 510.34 (mb)
* M1: ER = 6.51 (MeV) EG = 4.00 (MeV) SIG = 1.84 (mb)
* E2: ER = 10.00 (MeV) EG = 3.11 (MeV) SIG = 7.35 (mb)
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