Measurement of the a ratio and (n,¿) cross section of U 235 from 0.2 to 200 eV at n_TOF

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We measured the neutron capture-to-fission cross-section ratio (a ratio) and the capture cross section of 235U between 0.2 and 200 eV at the n_TOF facility at CERN. The simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission rates was performed by means of the n_TOF BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC), used for detection of ¿ rays, in combination with a set of micromegas detectors used as fission tagging detectors. The energy dependence of the capture cross section was obtained with help of the 6 Li(n,t) standard reaction determining the n_TOF neutron fluence; the well-known integral of the 235U(n, f ) cross section between 7.8 and 11 eV was then used for its absolute normalization. The a ratio, obtained with slightly higher statistical fluctuations, was determined directly, without need for any reference cross section. To perform the analysis of this measurement we developed a new methodology to correct the experimentally observed effect that the probabilities of detecting a fission reaction in the TAC and the micromegas detectors are not independent. The results of this work have been used in a new evaluation of 235U performed within the scope of the Collaborative International Evaluated Library Organisation (CIELO) Project, and are consistent with the ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JEFF-3.3 capture cross sections below 4 eV and above 100 eV. However, the measured capture cross section is on average 10% larger between 4 and 100 eV
CitationBalibrea-Correa, J. [et al.]. Measurement of the a ratio and (n,¿) cross section of U 235 from 0.2 to 200 eV at n_TOF. "Physical review C", 20 Octubre 2020, vol. 102, núm. 4, p. 044615:1-044615:18.
ISSN2469-9993
Publisher versionhttps://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.044615
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