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High accuracy determination of the ²³⁸U/²³⁵U fission cross section ratio up to sim1 GeV at n_TOF (CERN)

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arxiv 1410.7737 v2 pith:6XSL6RKY submitted 2014-10-28 nucl-ex

High accuracy determination of the ²³⁸U/²³⁵U fission cross section ratio up to sim1 GeV at n_TOF (CERN)

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The $^{238}$U to $^{235}$U fission cross section ratio has been determined at n_TOF up to $\sim$1 GeV, with two different detection systems, in different geometrical configurations. A total of four datasets have been collected and compared. They are all consistent to each other within the relative systematic uncertainty of 3-4%. The data collected at n_TOF have been suitably combined to yield a unique fission cross section ratio as a function of the neutron energy. The result confirms current evaluations up to 200 MeV. A good agreement is also observed with theoretical calculations based on the INCL++/Gemini++ combination up to the highest measured energy. The n_TOF results may help solving a long-standing discrepancy between the two most important experimental dataset available so far above 20 MeV, while extending the neutron energy range for the first time up to $\sim$1 GeV.

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