Published August 2002 | Version v1
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The statistical distribution of the number of prompt fission gamma rays

Creators

  • 1. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Dept. of Physics and Applied Physics, Lowell, MA (United States)

Description

Peelle and Maienschein, among others, have reported that on average there are seven prompt gamma rays per fission of 235U. If we assume that the number of prompt gamma rays per fission is a random variable then we can consider the number of eight gamma rays as the first term of a moment expansion of the appropriate distribution. Higher order moments of this distribution are related to the number of n-fold coincidences of fission gamma rays as determined with appropriate gamma detectors. Measurements of twofold, threefold and fourfold coincidences are considered. The statistical theory of these coincidences is developed in this paper. Experimental work is underway, but final results have not yet been obtained. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the Internet at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2002.10875223
Part of:
Proceedings of the international conference on nuclear data for science and technology

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1080/00223131.2002.10875223;

Publishing Information

Publisher
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Imprint Place
Tokyo (Japan)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international conference on nuclear data for science and technology
Imprint Pagination
1547 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 815-817

Conference

Title
International conference on nuclear data for science and technology
Acronym
ND 2001
Dates
7-12 Oct 2001
Place
Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
51063484
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COINCIDENCE METHODS; DISTRIBUTION; FISSILE MATERIALS; FISSION; GAMMA DETECTION; MOMENTS METHOD; NEUTRON EMISSION; PROMPT GAMMA RADIATION; PROTON BEAMS; URANIUM 235 TARGET
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EMISSION; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; TARGETS

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Notes
6 refs., 1 tab.; This record replaces 34030110 Imprint:Published as supplement 2 of Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology in 2 volumes