Evaluation of 50Cr, 52Cr, 53Cr, 54Cr Neutron Cross Section Data for Energies up to 200 MeV

Abstract

This work is on the evaluation of high energy general purpose neutron cross section data for the stable isotopes (50)Cr, (52)Cr, (53)Cr and (54)Cr. The GNASH and TALYS codes were applied for the nuclear reaction calculations that involve neutrons, protons, deuterons, tritons, hellions, alphas and photons in the energy range from 1 keV up to 200 MeV. The main focus of this work was on the quality of the evaluated data and their representation in ENDF files prepared in accordance with ENDF-6 format rules. Global optical model potentials were used for all particles in the calculations. The Geometry-Dependent Hybrid preequilibrium model (GDH) was included in TALYS for a better description of the complex particle emissions. The best fit of the experimental data was achieved by adjusting the nuclear model parameters. The data files include also newly evaluated resonance parameters and their covariances. Covariance data for all reaction channels were evaluated by the Unified Monte Carlo Approach. The new structure of the evaluated data files is discussed.