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An Assessment of ENDF/B-IV Data for Uranium-238

Ansar Parvez, Martin Becker

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 62 / Number 3 / March 1977 / Pages 571-574

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A26993

Integral spectrum measurements have been used to test ENDF/B-IV data for 238U in the energy range from 10 keV to 10 MeV. The changes made in the inelastic cross section (relative to ENDF/B-III) have been found to produce improved agreement between spectrum measurements and calculations. However, further reduction in the effectiveness of inelastic scattering appears desirable.