Research on the prompt neutron multiplicity of fission fragments for 235U（n,f）

According to some experimental and evaluated data,the total excitation energy partitioning way between both of the fission fragments was given with a semi-empirical method. With the calculated energy partitioning way,the prompt neutron multiplicity as a function of fragment mass,（A） ,for neutron-induced fission of 235U at En=0.0253 eV,3 MeV,and 5 MeV was calculated. The results are checked with the total average prompt neutron multiplicities  and compared with the experimental and evaluated data.     

Calculation of prompt fission neutron spectrum for 233U（n,f）reaction by the semi-empirical method~

The prompt fission neutron spectra for the neutron-induced fission of ²³³U for low energy neutrons (below 6 MeV) are calculated using nuclear evaporation theory with a semi-empirical method, in which the partition of the total excitation energy between the fission fragments for the n_th+²³³U fission reactions is determined by the available experimental and evaluation data. The calculated prompt fission neutron spectra agree well with the experimental data. The proportions of high-energy neutrons of prompt fission neutron spectrum versus incident neutron energies are investigated with the theoretical spectra, and the results are consistent with the systematics. The semi-empirical method could be a useful tool for the prompt evaluation of fission neutron spectra.     

Multi-modal calculations of prompt fission neutrons from 238U（n,f） at low induced energy

Properties of prompt fission neutrons from ²³⁸U(n, f) are calculated for incident neutron energies below 6 MeV using the multi-modal model, including the prompt fission neutron spectrum, the average prompt fission neutron multiplicity, and the prompt fission neutron multiplicity as a function of the fission fragment mass υ(A) (usually named “sawtooth” data) The three most dominant fission modes are taken into account. The model parameters are determined on the basis of experimental fission fragment data. The predicted results are in good agreement with the experimental data.     

Calculation of prompt fission neutron spectra for 235U(n,f)

The prompt fission neutron spectra for the neutron-induced fission of ²³⁵U at E_n < 5 MeV are calculated using nuclear evaporation theory with a semi-empirical model, in which the nonconstant and constant temperatures related to the Fermi gas model are taken into account. The calculated prompt fission neutron spectra reproduce the experimental data well. For the n(thermal)+²³⁵U reaction, the average nuclear temperature of the fission fragment, and the probability distribution of the nuclear temperature, are discussed and compared with the Los Alamos model. The energy carried away by γ rays emitted from each fragment is also obtained and the results are in good agreement with the existing experimental data.     

Analysis of prompt fission neutron spectrum and multiplicity for 237Np（n,f） in the frame of multi-modal Los Alamos model

The improved version of Los Alamos model with the multi-modal fission approach is used to analyse the prompt fission neutron spectrum and multiplicity for the neutron-induced fission of 237Np. The spectra of neutrons emitted from fragments for the three most dominant fission modes (standard Ⅰ, standard Ⅱ and superlong) are calculated separately and the total spectrum is synthesized. The multi-modal parameters contained in the spectrum model are determined on the basis of experimental data of fission fragment mass distributions. The calculated total prompt fission neutron spectrum and multiplicity are better agreement with the experimental data than those obtained from the conventional treatment of the Los Alamos model.     

Prompt neutron multiplicity distribution for ~（235）U（n,f） at incident energies up to 20 MeV

For the n+²³⁵U fission reaction, the total excitation energy partition of the fission fragments, the average neutron kinetic energy <ε>(A) and the total average energies E_γ(A) removed by γ rays as a function of fission fragment mass are given at incident energies up to 20 MeV. The prompt neutron multiplicity as a function of the fragment mass, ν(A), for neutron-induced fission of ²³⁵U at different incident neutron energies is calculated. The calculated results are checked with the total average prompt neutron multiplicities ν and compared with the experimental and evaluated data. Some prompt neutron and γ emission mechanisms are discussed.     

Cross section measurements for （n,p） reaction on stannum isotopes at neutron energies from 13.5 to 14.6 MeV

Utilizing the cross sections for ⁹³Nb(n, 2n)^93mNb or ²⁷Al(n, a)²⁴Na reactions as monitors, the cross sections for the reactions ¹¹⁵Sn(n, p)^115mIn, ¹¹⁶Sn(n, p)^116mIn, ¹¹⁷Sn(n, p)¹¹⁷In and ¹¹⁷Sn(n, p)^117mIn have been measured at neutron energy ranging from 13.5 to 14.6 MeV through activation technology. Then, the results of present work were compared with the published experimental data.     

Measurements of the light output functions of plastic scintillator using 9Be（d,n）10B reaction neutron source

The light output functions for protons of ST-401 and BC-408 plastic scintillators were measured using white neutron source produced by the 9Be（d,n） 10B reaction at the HI-13 Tandem Accelerator at China Institute of Atomic Energy（CIAE）.The LOFs of plastic scintillators for protons in the energy range of 0.5-16.5 MeV were obtained by the time-of-flight（TOF） technique and an iterative procedure.Two parameters（kB and C） were deduced by fitting the experimental data.     

Neutron beam optimization based on a ^7Li（p,n）^7Be reaction for treatment of deep-seated brain tumors by BNCT

Neutron beam optimization for accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy（BNCT） is investigated using a ^7Li（p,n）^7Be reaction. Design and optimization have been carried out for the target, cooling system,moderator, filter, reflector, and collimator to achieve a high flux of epithermal neutron and satisfy the IAEA criteria.Also, the performance of the designed beam in tissue is assessed by using a simulated Snyder head phantom. The results show that the optimization of the collimator and reflector is critical to finding the best neutron beam based on the ^7Li（p,n）^7Be reaction. Our designed beam has 2.49×109n/cm^2 s epithermal neutron flux and is suitable for BNCT of deep-seated brain tumors.     

The Photon Polarization Parameter of 2H（n, γ）3H reaction with Inclusion of the Electric Quadrupole Contribution

We use effective field theory （EFT） for the calculation of neutron-deuteron radiative capture at very low energies. We present here the use of EFT to calculate a low-energy photo-nuclear observable in three-body systems, the photon polarization parameter and and fore-aft asymmetry at thermal neutron energies up to next-to-next to leading order （N2 LO）, with inclasion of the electric quadrupole contribution. The photon polarization parameter in total is found to be Rc = -0.421±0.003 and is in good agreement with the other modern theoretical calculations based on modern nucleon-nucleon potentials. In comparison with our previous work, a satisfactory agreement with the available experimental data is found by inclusion of the electric quadrupole contribution.     

Fusion,fission, and annihilation of complex waves for the （2＋l）-dimensional generalized Calogero-Bogoyavlenskii-Schiff system

With the help of the symbolic computation system, Maple and Riccati equation （ξ＇ = ao ＋ a1ξ＋ a2ξ2）, expansion method, and a linear variable separation approach, a new family of exact solutions with q = lx ＋ my ＋ nt ＋ Г（x,y, t） for the （2＋1）-dimensional generalized Calogero-Bogoyavlenskii-Schiff system （GCBS） are derived. Based on the derived solitary wave solution, some novel localized excitations such as fusion, fission, and annihilation of complex waves are investigated.     

Energy calibration of tagged photons by the d（γ,π~-pp） reaction

The energy of tagged photons, which were provided from the internal photon tagging system of the Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University, has been calibrated using the d（γ,π-pp） reaction. Charged pions and protons in the final state were detected with the Neutral Kaon Spectrometer （NKS2）. Photon energies were obtained from the reaction of d（γ,π-pp）. The derived photon energy was consistent with the design of the tagger system and the previous measurement using electron-positron pair production. The consistency demonstrates the performance of NKS2 and the capability of the photon energy calibration using d（γ,π-pp）.     

Application of the HKS in the identification of kaons produced in the reaction （e,e＇K^＋）

At Jefferson Laboratory the experiment E02-017 was carried out to investigate the fission associated with kaons in the hypernuclei-producing interaction p（e,K^＋e＇）A. The newly installed high resolution kaon spectrometer （HKS） in Hall C was used as a key instrument to identify kaons. This paper introduces the HKS hardware and describes the way the kaons are identified. Maintaining most of the kaons （nearly 100%） in the data, HKS identifies kaons with a purity of -67% in this experiment. The resolution of the kaon target time reconstructed by HKS reaches 0.42 ns.     

Theoretical study of stereodynamics for the O（3P） ＋ H2 → OH ＋ H reaction

This paper employs the quasi-classical trajectory calculations to study the influence of collision energy on the title reaction on the potential energy surface of the ground ³A' triplet state developed by Rogers et al. (J. Phys. Chem. A 2000 104 2308). It calculates the product angular distribution of P(θ_r), P(φ_r) and P(θ_r, φ_r) which reflects vector correlation. The distribution P(θ_r) shows that product rotational angular momentum vectors j' of the products are strongly aligned along the relative velocity direction k. The distribution of P(φ_r) implies a preference for left-handed product rotation in planes parallel to the scattering plane. Four different polarisation-dependent cross-sections are also presented in the centre-of-mass frame. Results indicate that OH is sensitively affected by collision energies of H₂.     

Astrophysical S-factor of the 12C（α,γ） 16O reaction at solar energies

The astrophysical S-factor of the 4He＋12C radiative capture is calculated in the potential model at the energy range 0.1-2.0 MeV. Radiative capture 12C（α,γ） 16O is extremely relevant for the fate of massive stars and determines if the remnant of a supernova explosion becomes a black hole or a neutron star. Because this reaction occurs at low energies, the experimental measurements are very difficult and perhaps impossible. In this paper, radiative capture of the 12C（α,γ） 16O reaction at very low energies is taken as a case study. In comparison with other theoretical methods and available experimental data, good agreement is achieved for the astrophysical S-factor of this process.     

Measurement of the astrophysical S factor for the low energy ^2H（d,γ）^4He reaction

The γ-rays and protons from an Ed = 20 keV deuteron beam incident on a D-Ti target were measured. A branching ratio of the 2H（d,γ）^4He reaction versus the ^2H（d,p）^3H reaction of Гγ/Гp = （1.061 0.34） x 10.7 has been obtained, and the astrophysical S factor of the ^2H（d,γ）He reaction at the center of mass energy Ecm ≈ 7 keV of （6.0±2.4） ×10^6 keV.b was deduced.     

Multiple ionization of atoms and molecules impacted by very high-q fast projectiles in the strong coupling regime （q/v 〉 1）

In this paper, we present a simple theoretical approach to calculate the multiple ionization of big atoms and molecules induced by very high-q fast projectiles in a strong coupling regime （q/v 〉 1）. The results obtained from this approach are in excellent agreement with the available experimental data. A probable scenario of molecular multiple ionization by fast and very high-q projectiles is discussed. The very small computational time required here and the good agreement with the existing experimental data make it a good candidate for studying the multiple ionization of complex molecules under high linear energy transfers.     

A Sensitivity Test of Extracting the Optical Potential Parameters for 6He＋209Bi from the Transfer Reaction 208pb（7Li,6He）209Bi

Recently, an indirect method has been proposed to study the optical model potential of exotic nuclear systems by fitting the transfer reaction angular distribution. The sensitivity test of this transfer method is performed with 2~8 pb（T Li,6 He）2~9 Bi as an example, by varying the potential parameters individually. The results indicate that, except for the ambiguity in the real potential depth V, other optical potential parameters of 6He＋209Bi as well as the structural information of the reactions can be extracted reliably, Moreover, the radius parameter of the bound state, rbound, is an extraordinarily sensitive parameter, which should be taken care of in the calculation procedure. The present work provides a theoretical reference for the application of the transfer method.