3 papers
nucl-th2026
Analytic calculator for determination of -ray angular distribution coefficients and tensors in aligned and partially-aligned nuclei
A. M. Hurst, D. A. Matters, T. Kawano
The paper presents a software tool that computes gamma‑ray angular distribution coefficients and statistical tensors for fully or partially aligned nuclei, and also serves as a vec…
nucl-th2026
Fast-reactor neutron sources in evaluated nuclear data library validation
Aaron Hurst, Emanuel Chimanski, Toshihiko Kawano +3
Two different neutron sources, based on U-fission neutrons with different average energies, provide integral benchmark data for validation of -ray production data in th…
nucl-ex2026
Westcott Factors Extended to Arbitrary Neutron Energy Spectra
D. A. Matters, A. M. Hurst, T. Kawano
Westcott factors are used in Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis (PGAA) to evaluate the impact of non- behavior in the neutron-captu…