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The high-accuracy nuclear datum of prompt fission neutron spectrum (PFNS) is not only an important parameter for evaluating nuclear data, but also relevant to a more fundamental understanding of the fission process. However, the PFNS experimental data of main actinides (uranium and plutonium) are very scarce and the existing experimental data are in significant discrepancy. The error of some experimental data is markedly large:the relative uncertainty value reaches above 30%. In order to clarify these discrepancies and reduce the uncertainty, more reliable and accurate fission spectrum measurements are necessary. Most of the traditional measurements of the PFNS rely on time-of-flight technique. In this technique the fission sample needs to be prepared in a fission chamber and the fission neutron is identified by fission fragment. Since the particle range of fission fragment is very short, the thickness of sample is limited. So the number of samples cannot be large and the statistic count of fission neutrons will not be great either. Now a new technique to measure PFNS has appeared based on fission gamma multiplicity, which could be used to discriminate fission neutron from other neutrons. The new technique is based on a physical fact:when a fission event happens, seven-to-eight associated gamma photons are emitted while the inelastic scattering effect emits only one or two associated gamma photons. Accordingly, the fission neutron could be discriminated from other neutrons by fission gamma multiplicity. The principles of the new method and the realizing approach are presented in detail. The experimentally measuring system is established. A spontaneous fission neutron source 252Cf is used to measure the PFNS in order to validate the measuring system. The measured spectra are compared with those of ENDF/B-VⅡ library. The PFNS of 238U induced by D-T neutron is measured by the measuring system. The results show that the new method based on fission gamma identification is be available in the measuring of PFNS. The identification efficiency, the total uncertainty analysis of the new method and the suggestion for improvements in the future are also included in the paper.
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Keywords:
- prompt fission neutron spectra /
- fission γ /
- 252Cf spontaneous fission /
- fission γ tagging
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[1] Huang H X, Ruan X C, Ren J, Nie Y B, Li G W, Luan G Y 2017 Nucl. Phys. Rev. 34 252 (in Chinese)[黄翰雄, 阮锡超, 任杰, 聂阳波, 黎光武, 栾广源 2017 原子核物理评论 34 252]
[2] Wen W P, Li G W, Wang H K 2017 At. Eng. Sci. Tech. 51 230 (in Chinese)[文卫平, 黎光武, 王宏凯 2017 原子能科学技术 51 230]
[3] Haight R C, Wu C Y, Lee H Y, Taddeucci T N, Perdue B A, O'Donnell J M, Fotiades N, Devlin M, Ullmann J L, Bredeweg T A, Jandel M, Nelson R O, Wender S A, Neudecker D, Rising M E, Mosby S, Sjue S, White M C, Bucher B, Henderson R 2015 Nucl. Data Sheets 123 130
[4] Haight R C, Lee H Y, Taddeucci T N, O'Donnell J M, Perdue B A, Fotiades N, Devlin M, Ullmann J L, Laptev A, Bredeweg T, Jandel M, Nelson R O, Wender S A, White M C, Wu C Y, Kwan E, Chyzh A, Henderson R, Gostic J 2014 Nucl. Data Sheets 119 205
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[15] He T, Zheng P, Xiao J, Zhu C X, Yang J, Guo H P 2017 Appl. Radiat. Isot. 124 56
[16] Ji C S 1990 Nuclear Detection and Experimental Manual (Beijing: Atom Energy Press) p312 (in Chinese)[汲长松 1990 核辐射探测器及其实验技术手册 (北京: 原子能出版社) 第312页]
[17] Yan J, Li C, Liu R, Jiang L, Lu X X, Wang M 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 32901 (in Chinese)[言杰, 李澄, 刘荣, 蒋励, 鹿心鑫, 王玫 2011 物理学报 60 32901]
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[21] Chen J X, Shi Z M, Tang G Y 1993 Nuclear Electronics and Detection Technology 13 323 (in Chinese)[陈金象, 施兆民, 唐国有 1993 核电子学与探测技术 13 323]
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