Signature of excited state and shape coexistence in Kr through Kr(d,p)Kr reaction

Walter, D.*; Smallcombe, J.; 25 of others*

Physics Letters B, 862, p.139352_1 - 139352_6, 2025/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139352

Compilation of the data book on light water reactor benchmark to develop JENDL; Utilization and extension of 2017 report (JAEA-Data/Code 2017-006)

Reactor Integral Test Working Group, JENDL Committee

JAEA-Data/Code 2023-004, 132 Pages, 2023/06

JAEA-Data-Code-2023-004.pdf:11.99MB
JAEA-Data-Code-2023-004-appendix(CD-ROM).zip:566.51MB

The reactor integral test working group organized in the JENDL committee has prepared the benchmark database which is devoted to performance evaluation and validation testing of JENDL-5 regarding simulation of nuclear fission reactors applications, and the report "JAEA-Data/Code 2017-006" for the aforementioned benchmark database was published in 2017. After the publication of the report, the benchmark database has been extended energetically in Japan Atomic Energy Agency under the cooperation of the JENDL Committee. The database contributes improvement of reliability of JENDL-5. This report is a summary of the aforementioned extended database, and the report is expected to be efficiently utilized for not only the developments of nuclear data library in future but also integral tests of released nuclear data libraries.

Transport model comparison studies of intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions

Walter, H.*; Colonna, M.*; Cozma, D.*; Danielewicz, P.*; Ko, C. M.*; Kumar, R.*; Ono, Akira*; Tsang, M. Y. B*; Xu, J.*; Zhang, Y.-X.*; et al.

Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 125, p.103962_1 - 103962_90, 2022/07

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2022.103962

Transport models are the main method to obtain physics information on the nuclear equation of state and in-medium properties of particles from low to relativistic-energy heavy-ion collisions. The Transport Model Evaluation Project (TMEP) has been pursued to test the robustness of transport model predictions to reach consistent conclusions from the same type of physical model. To this end, calculations under controlled conditions of physical input and set-up were performed by the various participating codes. These included both calculations of nuclear matter in a periodic box, which test individual ingredients of a transport code, and calculations of complete collisions of heavy ions. Over the years, five studies were performed within this project. They show, on one hand, that in box calculations the differences between the codes can be well understood and a convergence of the results can be reached. These studies also highlight the systematic differences between the two families of transport codes, known under the names of Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck (BUU) and Quantum Molecular Dynamics (QMD) type codes. On the other hand, there still exist substantial differences when these codes are applied to real heavy-ion collisions. The results of transport simulations of heavy-ion collisions will have more significance if codes demonstrate that they can verify benchmark calculations such as the ones studied in these evaluations.

Urban Working Groups in the IAEA's model testing programmes; Overview from the MODARIA I and MODARIA II programmes

Thiessen, K. M.*; Boznar, M. Z.*; Charnock, T. W.*; Chouhan, S. L.*; Federspiel, L.; Grai, B.*; Grsic, Z.*; Helebrant, J.*; Hettrich, S.*; Hulka, J.*; et al.

Journal of Radiological Protection, 42(2), p.020502_1 - 020502_8, 2022/06

https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ac5173

Producing gold at ISOLDE-CERN

Barzakh, A. E.*; Andreyev, A. N.; Atanasov, D.*; Cubiss, J. G.*; Harding, R. D.*; Al Monthery, M.*; Althubiti, N. A.*; Andel, B.*; 38 of others*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 513, p.26 - 32, 2022/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2021.12.011

Expansion of agriculture in northern cold-climate regions; A Cross-sectoral perspective on opportunities and challenges

Unc, A.*; Altdorff, D.*; Abakumov, E.*; Adl, S.*; Baldursson, S.*; Bechtold, M.*; Cattani, D. J.*; Firbank, L. G.*; Grand, S.*; Gudjonsdottir, M.*; et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Internet), 5, p.663448_1 - 663448_11, 2021/07

https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.663448

Agriculture in the boreal and Arctic regions is perceived as marginal, low intensity and inadequate to satisfy the needs of local communities, but another perspective is that northern agriculture has untapped potential to increase the local supply of food and even contribute to the global food system. Policies across northern jurisdictions target the expansion and intensification of agriculture, contextualized for the diverse social settings and market foci in the north. However, the rapid pace of climate change means that traditional methods of adapting cropping systems and developing infrastructure and regulations for this region cannot keep up with climate change impacts. Moreover, the anticipated conversion of northern cold-climate natural lands to agriculture risks a loss of up to 76% of the carbon stored in vegetation and soils, leading to further environmental impacts. The sustainable development of northern agriculture requires local solutions supported by locally relevant policies. There is an obvious need for the rapid development of a transdisciplinary, cross-jurisdictional, long-term knowledge development, and dissemination program to best serve food needs and an agricultural economy in the boreal and Arctic regions while minimizing the risks to global climate, northern ecosystems and communities.

Laser-assisted decay spectroscopy and mass spectrometry of Au

Cubiss, J. G.*; Andreyev, A. N.; Barzakh, A. E.*; Manea, V.*; Al Monthery, M.*; Althubiti, N. A.*; Andel, B.*; Antalic, S.*; 39 of others*

Physical Review C, 102(4), p.044332_1 - 044332_12, 2020/10

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.044332

Hyperfine anomaly in gold and magnetic moments of = 11/2 gold isomers

Barzakh, A. E.*; Atanasov, D.*; Andreyev, A. N.; Al Monthery, M.*; Althubiti, N. A.*; Andel, B.*; Antalic, S.*; Blaum, K.*; 39 of others*

Physical Review C, 101(3), p.034308_1 - 034308_9, 2020/03

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.101.034308

Evaluation of electronic state of Cs-adsorbed clay minerals by NEXAFS analysis using DFT calculations

Suzuki, Chikashi; Yaita, Tsuyoshi; Suzuki, Shinichi; Pacold, J.*; Altman, A. B.*; Minasian, S. G.*; Tyliszczak, T.*; Shuk, D. K.*; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Osaka, Masahiko

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 127, p.169 - 177, 2019/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2018.11.011

A combined method of NEXAFS measurement and DFT-calculation was employed for Cs evaluation in clay minerals. The Cs M NEXAFS spectra of Cs halides were analyzed using the DFT-calculations, and were well reproduced by incorporating the core-hole strength. The Cs M NEXAFS spectrum of clay minerals was well-reproduced by the DFT-calculations including the major transitions and tail structures with the established method. The further evaluation of this spectrum by charge density suggests that these major transitions and the tail structures likely reflect bonding states and local environments around the Cs atoms. Comparison of electronic states of Cs in the clay mineral with those in the Cs halides by DFT-calculations has shown that the interaction between Cs and the nearest-neighbor atom is largest in the clay mineral, because the energy level of Cs-5s and 5p is closer to that of O-2s and 2p than the s and p orbitals of other alkali metal and alkali earth metal elements.

Integral test of JENDL-3.3 based on shielding benchmarks

Japanese Nuclear Data Comitteee, Shielding Integral Test Working Group (FY2006-2010)

JAEA-Research 2018-017, 72 Pages, 2019/03

JAEA-Research-2018-017.pdf:3.62MB

Integral tests of neutron and photon production data in cross-section libraries based on the Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library, Version 3.3 (JENDL-3.3) have been performed by using shielding benchmarks. An evaluation scheme for shielding benchmark analysis established in the Japanese Nuclear Data Committee (JNDC) was applied to the integral test for 28 materials in 22 medium-heavy nuclei and the compounds such as Lithium, Oxygen, LiF, TEFLON:(CF)n, Sodium, Aluminum, LiAlO, LiAlO, Silicon, SiC, Titanium, LiTiO, Vanadium, Chromium, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, SS304, Copper, Arsenic, Selenium, Zirconium, LiZrO, Niobium, Molybdenum, Tungsten and Mercury. Calculations were made by using a continuous-energy Monte Carlo code MCNP and multi-group discrete ordinates codes ANISN, DORT and TORT. Calculations with JENDL-3.2, ENDF/B-VI, EFF-2, FENDL-1 and FENDL-2 were also made for comparison. The results of JENDL-3.3 were generally satisfactory and the cross-section libraries generated with JENDL-3.3 were validated to shielding applications for fission and fusion reactors.