SPIDER Progress Towards High Resolution Correlated Fission Product Data

ORAL

Abstract

The SPIDER detector (SPectrometer for Ion DEtermination in fission Research) is under development with the goal of obtaining high-resolution, high-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). A detailed description of the prototype SPIDER detector components will be presented. Characterization measurements with alpha and spontaneous fission sources will also be discussed. LA-UR-14-24875

*This work is in part supported by LANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development Projects 20110037DR and 20120077DR

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Authors

  • Dan Shields

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines

  • Krista Meierbachtol

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Fredrik Tovesson

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Charles Arnold

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Rick Blackeley

    • University of New Mexico

  • T.A. Bredeweg

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Matt Devlin

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Adam Hecht

    • University of New Mexico

  • Marian Jandel

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Justin Jorgenson

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Ron Nelson

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Morgan White

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory