PROMPT FISSION NEUTRON SPECTRUM STUDY AT LANSCE : CHI-NU PROJECT

摘要

In order to investigate the discrepancy in the available sets of data on ~(239)Pu, Chi-Nu is a program to measure prompt-fission-neutron spectra at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). To meet the required accuracy based on the compilations among different theoretical models and sets of data, two different types of neutron detectors, liquid scintillators and ~6Li-glass scintillators, are used in conjunction to the actinide Parallel Plate Avalanche Counter by measuring a time of flight. Monte Carlo simulations are used to study detector responses. In this manuscript, we discuss the status of the Chi-Nu project including the commissioning in 2012 summer.