Calculation of the Effective Resonance Integral of U238
- 1 March 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Vol. 7 (3) , 252-259
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nse60-a25710
Abstract
Methods for determining an effective resonance integral from available resonance parameter data are examined and applied to lumped systems where the absorber is U238. Agreement with experiment is satisfactory in view of an uncertainty of about 10% introduced by probable errors of the parameter data. The empirical formula is expected to represent the geometric behavior of I better than other two-parameter formulas when applied to a variety of fuel element compositions. For uranium metal the formula is virtually indistinguishable from the formula of Gurevich and Pomeranchouk: Quantitative results describing the temperature and energy dependence of resonance captures are also given.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Effective Resonance Integral for Uranium CarbideNuclear Science and Engineering, 1959
- Some Refinements in the Calculation of Resonance IntegralsNuclear Science and Engineering, 1958
- Measurements of the Effective Resonance Integral in Uranium Metal and Oxide in Different GeometriesJournal of Applied Physics, 1957
- Resonance Absorption of Neutrons by Uranium CylindersJournal of Applied Physics, 1957
- Fluctuations of Nuclear Reaction WidthsPhysical Review B, 1956
- The Effective Resonance Integrals of U-238 and Th-232Nuclear Science and Engineering, 1956
- Review of the Measurements of the Resonance Absorption of Neutrons by Uranium in BulkJournal of Applied Physics, 1955