Scholars@Duke publication: FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra

FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra

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Matthews, EF; Goldblum, BL; Bernstein, LA; Quiter, BJ; Brown, JA; Younes, W; Burke, JT; Padgett, SW; Ressler, JJ; Tonchev, AP

Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

May 21, 2018

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A new software package, the Fission Induced Electromagnetic Response (FIER) code, has been developed to analytically predict delayed γ-ray spectra following fission. FIER uses evaluated nuclear data and solutions to the Bateman equations to calculate the time-dependent populations of fission products and their decay daughters resulting from irradiation of a fissionable isotope. These populations are then used in the calculation of γ-ray emission rates to obtain the corresponding delayed γ-ray spectra. FIER output was compared to experimental data obtained by irradiation of a ²³⁵U sample in the Godiva critical assembly. This investigation illuminated discrepancies in the input nuclear data libraries, showcasing the usefulness of FIER as a tool to address nuclear data deficiencies through comparison with experimental data. FIER provides traceability between γ-ray emissions and their contributing nuclear species, decay chains, and parent fission fragments, yielding a new capability for the nuclear science community.

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Author Anton P. Tonchev Physics

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.072

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0168-9002

Publication Date

May 21, 2018

Volume

891

Start / End Page

111 / 117

Related Subject Headings

Nuclear & Particles Physics
5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
0299 Other Physical Sciences
0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences

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Matthews, E. F., Goldblum, B. L., Bernstein, L. A., Quiter, B. J., Brown, J. A., Younes, W., … Tonchev, A. P. (2018). FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 891, 111–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.072

Matthews, E. F., B. L. Goldblum, L. A. Bernstein, B. J. Quiter, J. A. Brown, W. Younes, J. T. Burke, S. W. Padgett, J. J. Ressler, and A. P. Tonchev. “FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 891 (May 21, 2018): 111–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.072.

Matthews EF, Goldblum BL, Bernstein LA, Quiter BJ, Brown JA, Younes W, et al. FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2018 May 21;891:111–7.

Matthews, E. F., et al. “FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 891, May 2018, pp. 111–17. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.072.

Matthews EF, Goldblum BL, Bernstein LA, Quiter BJ, Brown JA, Younes W, Burke JT, Padgett SW, Ressler JJ, Tonchev AP. FIER: Software for analytical modeling of delayed gamma-ray spectra. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2018 May 21;891:111–117.

Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.072

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

May 21, 2018

Volume

891

Start / End Page

111 / 117

Related Subject Headings

Nuclear & Particles Physics
5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
0299 Other Physical Sciences
0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences