A compilation of the fission spectrum average neutron cross-sections for (n, α) reactions

Energy-differential cross section measurement for the /sup 51/V(n,. cap alpha. )/sup 48/Sc reaction

“…Only one 252 Cf-spectrum-average result has been reported [62]. Several reactor-fission-spectrum results are presently available [63][64][65][66][67]. We have listed these experimental values in Table 7, as quoted in the literature.…”

“…We used values for this standard integral cross section which are consistent with ENDF/B-V [3,68,69], and then renormalized the 51 V(n,a)' t8 Sc integral cross sections quoted in the original literature sources according to the method described by Winkler et al [61]. An exception was our choice of the value from Winkler et al [61] for 63 Cu(n,a) 60 Co. It served as the standard for renormalizing the data of Dudey and Heinrich [64] since Winkler et al have shown that ENDF/B-V is not a particularly good representation for 63 Cu(n,a) 60 Co.…”

“…An exception was our choice of the value from Winkler et al [61] for 63 Cu(n,a) 60 Co. It served as the standard for renormalizing the data of Dudey and Heinrich [64] since Winkler et al have shown that ENDF/B-V is not a particularly good representation for 63 Cu(n,a) 60 Co. In all of these renormalizations it was assumed that differences attributable to decay constants and other experimental details could be Ignored.…”