https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328401016
Method to Compare Fission-to-Scattering Ratios using Uranium-238
1 Naval Nuclear Laboratory, P.O. Box 1072, Schenectady, New York 12301-1072
2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Gaerttner LINAC Center, Troy, New York 12180
* e-mail: Adam.Daskalakis@unnpp.gov
Published online: 26 May 2023
A novel method was developed to separate the 238U fission contribution measured in quasi-differential time-of-flight scattering experiments in order to isolate the elastic and inelastic events. Pulse height distributions from in-beam measurements were used to generate response functions, which were used to reconstruct the 238U prompt fission neutron spectra. This method was validated by reconstructing the measured 252Cf spontaneous fission pulse height distribution. Monte Carlo calculations were used to model the experiment. Good agreement was observed between the measured and calculated 238U fission contribution.
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