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Neutron Capture Cross Sections and Gamma Emission Spectra from Neutron Capture on<br />

234,236,238 U measured with DANCE.<br />

J.L. Ullmann, T.A. Bredeweg, A.J. Couture, R.C. Haight. M. Jandel, T. Kawano, J.M. O’Donnell, R.S.<br />

Rundberg, D.J. Vieira, J.B. Wilhelmy<br />

Los Alamos <strong>National</strong> <strong>Laboratory</strong>.<br />

J.A. Becker, A. Chyzh, C. Y. Wu<br />

Lawrence Livermore <strong>National</strong> <strong>Laboratory</strong><br />

B. Baramsai, G. E. Mitchell<br />

North Carolina State University<br />

M. Krtička<br />

Charles University, Prague<br />

An accurate knowledge of the gamma-ray strength function and level density is needed for the firstprinciples<br />

calculation of neutron-capture cross sections. A constraint on these quantities is provided by<br />

measurements of gamma-ray emission spectra. We will present neutron-capture cross sections from 10 eV<br />

to 10 keV and gamma-emission spectra from several isolated neutron resonances in 234,236,238 U, measured<br />

using the DANCE detector at LANSCE. The measurements will be compared to cross-section calculations<br />

and gamma-emission calculations made using different models for the radiative strength function. DANCE<br />

is a calorimetric 4π array consisting of 160 BaF2 crystals, designed for studying neutron capture on small<br />

samples of rare or radioactive nuclides. The measurements were made at the Manuel J. Lujan, Jr. Neutron<br />

Scattering Center at the Los Alamos <strong>National</strong> <strong>Laboratory</strong>, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of<br />

Energy contract DE-AC52-06NA25396.<br />

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Neutron-Induced Fission Cross Section Measurements at LANSCE<br />

A.B. Laptev, F. Tovesson<br />

Los Alamos <strong>National</strong> <strong>Laboratory</strong><br />

T.S. Hill<br />

Idaho <strong>National</strong> <strong>Laboratory</strong><br />

A well established program of neutron-induced fission cross section measurement at Los Alamos Neutron<br />

Science Center (LANSCE) is supporting fast nuclear reactor technology. The incident neutron energy<br />

range spans from sub-thermal up to 200 MeV by combining two LANSCE facilities, the Lujan Center and<br />

the Weapons Neutron Research center (WNR). The time-of-flight method is implemented to measure the<br />

incident neutron energy. A parallel-plate fission ionization chamber is used for fission fragment detection.<br />

The event rate ratio between the investigated foil and a standard 235 U foil is translated into a fission cross<br />

section ratio. Thin actinide targets with deposits of

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