Open AccessInnovative Fission Measurements with a Time Projection Chamber
Author(s) -
M. Heffner,
P. D. Barnes,
J. L. Klay
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/888587
Subject(s) - fission , time projection chamber , nuclear physics , measure (data warehouse) , neutron , projection (relational algebra) , physics , fission products , computer science , database , algorithm , electron
This study explores a pioneering idea to utilize a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) to measure fission cross sections and other fission quantities. The TPC is inherently capable of measuring fragments from fission events, decay alphas, and beam-material scatters. This document explores whether the TPC can improve the precision of the {sup 239}Pu(n,f) cross section and measure other new and significant fission quantities simultaneously. This work shows that the TPC can in fact deliver sub-1% cross section measurements and should provide breakthroughs in both the quality and quantity of information available from neutron-induced fission experiments