Fluctuations in the ${}^{235}$U(n,f) cross section

Abstract

We examine the autocorrelation function of the ${}^{235}$U(n,f) reaction with a view to quantify the presence of intermediate structure in the cross section. Fluctuations due to compound nucleus resonances on the eV energy scale are clearly visible up to $\sim 100$ keV neutron energies. Structure on the one-keV energy scale is not present as a systematic feature of the correlation function, although it is present in the data covering the region around 20 keV.

25 pages and 12 figures. To be submitted to Physical Review C