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Benchmark Test of 14-MeV Neutron-Induced Gamma-Ray Production Data in JENDL-3.2 and FENDL/E-1.0 Through Analysis of the OKTAVIAN Experiments

F. Maekawa, Y. Oyama

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 123 / Number 2 / June 1996 / Pages 272-281

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE96-A24188

Gamma-ray production data of carbon, fluorine, aluminum, silicon, titanium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, copper, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, and lead in JENDL-3.2 and FENDL/E-1.0 induced by 14-MeV neutrons are tested through benchmark analyses of leakage gamma-ray spectrum measurements conducted at the OKTAVIAN deuterium-tritium neutron source facility. The MCNP transport code is used along with the flagging method for detailed analyses of the spectra. As a result, several moderate problems are pointed out for secondary gamma-ray data of titanium, chromium, manganese, and niobium in JENDL-3.2 and for the data of titanium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, niobium, and lead in FENDL/E-1.0. Because no fatal errors are found, however, secondary gamma-ray data for the 13 elements in both libraries are reasonably well validated through these benchmark tests as far as 14-MeV neutron incidence is concerned.