Development of a Semi-Automated Testing and Calibration System for Custom-Built TPC DAQ Hardware

摘要

Many aspects of nuclear science are dependent on isotopic cross sections and particle kinematics information. Examples include reactor simulations and nucelosynthesis calculations. Uncertainties in the data propagate through in calculated performance parameters. The impact of nuclear data uncertainties has been studied in detail, and sensitivity codes have subsequently been developed that provide nuclear data accuracy requirements based on adopted target accuracies for crucial design parameters. Sensitivity calculations have been performed for a number of candidate systems. These sensitivity studies provide specific requirements for uncertainties on many fission cross sections, many of which are beyond the reach of current experimental tools.