93-Np-235 JAEA+ EVAL-FEB10 O.Iwamoto,T.Nakagawa,+ DIST-DEC21 20100304 ----JENDL-5 MATERIAL 9340 -----INCIDENT NEUTRON DATA ------ENDF-6 FORMAT History 07-07 New theoretical calculation was made with CCONE code. 07-10 Theoretical calculation was made with CCONE code. Data were compiled as JENDL/AC-2008/1/. 09-02 (3,102) below 0.2 eV, (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. 21-11 revised by O.Iwamoto (MF3/MT19-21,38) deleted (MF8/MT4,16-18,102) added MF= 1 General information MT=452 Number of Neutrons per fission Sum of MT's=455 and 456. MT=455 Delayed neutron data Estimated from systematics by Tuttle/2/, Benedetti et al./3/ and Waldo et al./4/, and partial fission cross sections calculated with CCONE code/5/. MT=456 Number of prompt neutrons per fission Ohsawa's systematics /6/ was adopted. MF= 2 Resonance parameters MT=151 No resonance parameters are given. Thermal cross sections and resonance integrals (at 300K) ------------------------------------------------------- 0.0253 eV reson. integ.(*) (barns) (barns) ------------------------------------------------------- total 219.53 elastic 11.32 fission 53.02 303 capture 155.06 814 ------------------------------------------------------- (*) In the energy range from 0.5 eV to 10 MeV. MF= 3 Neutron cross sections Cross sections below 0.2 eV: Assumed thermal cross sections: elastic scattering 11.3 b from R=9.484fm calculated with CCONE code/5/. fission 53 b from CCONE calculation and capture cross section capture 155 b /7/. The capture cross section of Np237 was assumed to be 178 b. Cross sections above 0.2 eV: Calculated with CCONE code /5/. MT= 1 Total cross section The cross section was calculated with CC OMP of Soukhovitskii et al./8/. MT=18 Fission cross section Calculated with CCONE code. The simulated (n,f) cross section of Britt and Wilhelmy/9/ was used to determine the parameters in the CCONE calculation. 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 neutrons Calculated with CCONE code/5/. 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 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./10/ 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 at 0.0 and 5.0 MeV with an uncertainty of 5%. MF=33 Covariances of neutron cross sections Covariances were given to all the cross sections by using KALMAN code/11/ and the covariances of model parameters used in the cross-section calculations. Covariances of the fission cross section were determined from experimental data. For the following cross sections, standard deviations in the energy region below 0.2 eV were assumed as follows: Total 12 % Elastic scattering 50 % Fission 50 % Capture 1.8 % estimated from experimental data. 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/5/ 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/12/ * Global parametrization of Koning-Duijvestijn/13/ was used. * Gamma emission channel/14/ was added to simulate direct and semi-direct capture reaction. 3) Hauser-Feshbach statistical model * Moldauer width fluctuation correction/15/ 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/16/. 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/17/,/18/ was used. The prameters are shown in Table 7. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tables ------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 1. Coupled channel calculation -------------------------------------------------- * rigid rotor model was applied * coupled levels = 0,1,3,5,7 (see Table 2) * optical potential parameters /8/ 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= 0.98e-4 S1= 3.08e-4 R'= 9.48 fm (En=1 keV) -------------------------------------------------- Table 2. Level Scheme of Np-235 ------------------- No. Ex(MeV) J PI ------------------- 0 0.00000 5/2 + * 1 0.03423 7/2 + * 2 0.04910 5/2 - 3 0.07910 9/2 + * 4 0.09160 7/2 - 5 0.13300 11/2 + * 6 0.14680 9/2 - 7 0.20000 13/2 + * ------------------- *) Coupled levels in CC calculation Table 3. Level density parameters -------------------------------------------------------- Nuclide a* Pair Eshell T E0 Ematch 1/MeV MeV MeV MeV MeV MeV -------------------------------------------------------- Np-236 18.2358 0.0000 2.1332 0.2999 -0.7994 1.1664 Np-235 18.1694 0.7828 2.2924 0.3973 -0.9417 3.1303 Np-234 18.1029 0.0000 2.1332 0.2844 -0.6773 1.0000 Np-233 18.0364 0.7861 2.3620 0.4163 -1.1454 3.3864 -------------------------------------------------------- Table 4. Fission barrier parameters ---------------------------------------- Nuclide V_A hw_A V_B hw_B MeV MeV MeV MeV ---------------------------------------- Np-236 6.100 0.600 6.080 0.600 Np-235 6.250 0.950 5.630 0.600 Np-234 6.200 0.460 5.850 0.370 Np-233 4.300 0.800 3.300 0.520 ---------------------------------------- Table 5. Level density above inner saddle -------------------------------------------------------- Nuclide a* Pair Eshell T E0 Ematch 1/MeV MeV MeV MeV MeV MeV -------------------------------------------------------- Np-236 22.2477 0.0000 2.6000 0.3139 -2.3586 2.0000 Np-235 20.3497 0.9133 2.6000 0.3299 -1.4981 2.9133 Np-234 20.2753 0.0000 2.6000 0.3306 -2.4114 2.0000 Np-233 20.2008 0.9172 2.6000 0.3312 -1.4942 2.9172 -------------------------------------------------------- Table 6. Level density above outer saddle -------------------------------------------------------- Nuclide a* Pair Eshell T E0 Ematch 1/MeV MeV MeV MeV MeV MeV -------------------------------------------------------- Np-236 22.2477 0.0000 0.2000 0.3977 -2.2734 2.7000 Np-235 22.1666 0.9133 0.1600 0.3517 -0.7691 2.9133 Np-234 20.2753 0.0000 0.1200 0.3712 -1.6997 2.0000 Np-233 20.2008 0.9172 0.0800 0.3724 -0.7819 2.9172 -------------------------------------------------------- Table 7. Gamma-ray strength function for Np-236 -------------------------------------------------------- K0 = 1.300 E0 = 4.500 (MeV) * E1: ER = 10.98 (MeV) EG = 2.17 (MeV) SIG = 311.00 (mb) ER = 14.08 (MeV) EG = 4.66 (MeV) SIG = 540.00 (mb) * M1: ER = 6.63 (MeV) EG = 4.00 (MeV) SIG = 2.09 (mb) * E2: ER = 10.19 (MeV) EG = 3.28 (MeV) SIG = 6.66 (mb) -------------------------------------------------------- References 1) O.Iwamoto et al.: J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 46, 510 (2009). 2) R.J.Tuttle: INDC(NDS)-107/G+Special, p.29 (1979). 3) G.Benedetti et al.: Nucl. Sci. Eng., 80, 379 (1982). 4) R.Waldo et al.: Phys. Rev., C23, 1113 (1981). 5) O.Iwamoto: J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 44, 687 (2007). 6) T.Ohsawa: J.Nucl. Radiochem. Sci., 9, 19 (2008). 7) J.H.Landrum et al.: UCRL-51263 (1972). 8) E.Sh.Soukhovitskii et al.: Phys. Rev. C72, 024604 (2005). 9) H.C.Britt, J.B.Wilhelmy: Nucl. Sci. Eng., 72, 222 (1979). 10) V.V.Verbinski et al.: Phys. Rev., C7, 1173 (1973). 11) T.Kawano, K.Shibata, JAERI-Data/Code 97-037 (1997) in Japanese. 12) C.Kalbach: Phys. Rev. C33, 818 (1986). 13) A.J.Koning, M.C.Duijvestijn: Nucl. Phys. A744, 15 (2004). 14) J.M.Akkermans, H.Gruppelaar: Phys. Lett. 157B, 95 (1985). 15) P.A.Moldauer: Nucl. Phys. A344, 185 (1980). 16) D.L.Hill, J.A.Wheeler: Phys. Rev. 89, 1102 (1953). 17) J.Kopecky, M.Uhl: Phys. Rev. C41, 1941 (1990). 18) J.Kopecky, M.Uhl, R.E.Chrien: Phys. Rev. C47, 312 (1990).