High-Resolution Correlated Fission Product Measurements of $^{235}$U$(n_{th},f)$ with SPIDER
ORAL
Abstract
The SPIDER detector (SPectrometer for Ion DEtermination in fission Research) has obtained high-resolution, moderate-efficiency, correlated fission product data needed for many applications including the modeling of next generation nuclear reactors, stockpile stewardship, and the fundamental understanding of the fission process. SPIDER simultaneously measures velocity and energy of both fission products to calculate fission product yields (FPYs), neutron multiplicity ($\nu$), and total kinetic energy (TKE). These data will be some of the first of their kind available to nuclear data evaluations. An overview of the SPIDER detector, analytical method, and preliminary results for $^{235}$U$(n_{th},f)$ will be presented. LA-UR-15-20130
*This work benefited from the use of the LANSCE accelerator facility and was performed under the auspices of the US Department of Energy by Los Alamos Security, LLC under contract DE-AC52-06NA25396.
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