Nuclear Data Resources for Capture gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics

TL;DR

This paper provides comprehensive calculations of nuclear reaction parameters using evaluated data, enhancing the understanding of neutron-induced reactions for applications in industry, medicine, and astrophysics.

Contribution

It introduces updated neutron reaction libraries and improved data processing techniques for more accurate nuclear reaction calculations.

Findings

Calculated resonance integrals and cross sections for Z=1-100.

Enhanced data processing methods for nuclear reaction data.

Insights into neutron-induced reactions across various applications.

Abstract

Nuclear reaction data play an important role in nuclear reactor, medical, and fundamental science and national security applications. The wealth of information is stored in internally adopted ENDF-6 and EXFOR formats. We present a complete calculation of resonance integrals, Westcott factors, thermal and Maxwellian-averaged cross sections for Z=1-100 using evaluated nuclear reaction data. The addition of newly-evaluated neutron reaction libraries, and improvements in data processing techniques allows us to calculate nuclear industry and astrophysics parameters, and provide additional insights on all currently available neutron-induced reaction data. Nuclear reaction calculations will be discussed and an overview of the latest reaction data developments will be given.