Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections

Isabelle Duhamel; Nicolas Leclaire; Luiz Leal; Atsushi Kimura; Shoji Nakamura

doi:10.1051/epjconf/202124709007

Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections

Isabelle Duhamel
, Nicolas Leclaire
, Luiz Leal
, Atsushi Kimura
, Shoji Nakamura

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Available nuclear data for molybdenum included in the nuclear data libraries are not of sufficient quality for reactor physics or criticality safety issues and indeed information about uncertainties and covariance is either missing or leaves much to be desired. Therefore, IRSN and JAEA performed experimental measurements on molybdenum at the J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) facility in Japan. The aim was to measure capture cross section and transmission of natural molybdenum at the ANNRI (Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument) in the MLF (Material Life and science Facility) of J-PARC. The measurements were performed on metallic natural molybdenum samples with various thicknesses. A NaI detector, placed at a flight-path length of about 28 m, was used for capture measurements and a Li-glass detector (flight-path length of about 28.7 m) for transmission measurements. Following the data reduction process, the measured data are being analyzed and evaluated to produce more accurate cross sections and associated uncertainties.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Physics of Reactors
Subtitle of host publication	Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020
Editors	Marat Margulis, Partrick Blaise
Publisher	EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences
Pages	1762-1769
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781713827245
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124709007
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	2020 International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020 - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: Mar 28 2020 → Apr 2 2020

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020
Volume	2020-March

Conference

Conference	2020 International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	03/28/20 → 04/2/20

Funding

The neutron experiment at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility of the J-PARC was performed under a user program (Proposal No. 2018P0101).

Keywords

Capture
Differential experiments
J-PARC
Molybdenum
Transmission

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Duhamel, I., Leclaire, N., Leal, L., Kimura, A., & Nakamura, S. (2020). Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections. In M. Margulis, & P. Blaise (Eds.), International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020 (pp. 1762-1769). (International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020; Vol. 2020-March). EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124709007

Duhamel, Isabelle ; Leclaire, Nicolas ; Leal, Luiz et al. / Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections. International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020. editor / Marat Margulis ; Partrick Blaise. EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences, 2020. pp. 1762-1769 (International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020).

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Duhamel, I, Leclaire, N, Leal, L, Kimura, A & Nakamura, S 2020, Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections. in M Margulis & P Blaise (eds), International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020. International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020, vol. 2020-March, EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences, pp. 1762-1769, 2020 International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 03/28/20. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124709007

Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections. / Duhamel, Isabelle; Leclaire, Nicolas; Leal, Luiz et al.
International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020. ed. / Marat Margulis; Partrick Blaise. EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences, 2020. p. 1762-1769 (International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020; Vol. 2020-March).

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Duhamel I, Leclaire N, Leal L, Kimura A, Nakamura S. Measurement, evaluation and validation of molybdenum cross sections. In Margulis M, Blaise P, editors, International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020. EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences. 2020. p. 1762-1769. (International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, PHYSOR 2020). doi: 10.1051/epjconf/202124709007

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