https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328403013
A Problem in the Statistical Description of Beta-Delayed Neutron Emission
1 San Diego State University, California, USA
2 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA
* e-mail: ogorton@sdsu.edu
** e-mail: cjohnson@sdsu.edu
*** e-mail: escher1@llnl.gov
Published online: 26 May 2023
Reaction measurements on fission products are being planned at both Argonne National Lab and at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. These indirect experiments produce specific short-lived nuclei via beta decay, and the subsequent neutron and gamma emission are studied. Some initial experiments found a surprising overabundance of gamma emission, which theory has yet to explain. To remedy this, we are developing an integrated nuclear data workflow that connects advanced nuclear shell model codes for describing the beta decay with a contemporary nuclear reaction model code.
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