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{"title":"Development of adjusted nuclear data library for fast reactor application","authors":"K. Yokoyama","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328100004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328100004","url":null,"abstract":"In Japan, development of adjusted nuclear data library for fast rector application based on the cross-section adjustment method has been conducted since the early 1990s. The adjusted library is called the unified cross-section set, which is an ABBN-type group constant set with 70-group energy structure. The first version was developed in 1991 and is called ADJ91. After that, ADJ98, ADJ2000, ADJ2000R, and ADJ2010 were constantly developed. For instance, ADJ2010 was developed based on JENDL-4.0, which provides covariance data needed to apply the cross-section adjustment method, by using 488 integral experimental data acquired in typical fast reactor systems. ADJ2010 has been used as the standard cross-section set for nuclear design in the fast reactor cycle technology development project (FaCT) and the succeeding fast reactor projects. In parallel, the integral experimental data were further expanded to improve the design prediction accuracy of the core loaded with MA and/or degraded Pu. Using the additional integral experimental data, development of the next version of ADJ2017 was started in 2017. In 2022, the latest unified cross-section set AJD2017R was developed based on JENDL-4.0 by using 619 integral experimental data. An overview of the latest version with a review of previous ones will be shown. On the other hand, the latest Japanese evaluated nuclear data library JENDL-5 was released at the end of 2021. In the development of JENDL-5, some of the integral experimental data used in ADJ2017R were explicitly utilized in the nuclear data evaluation. However, this is not reflected in the covariance data. This situation needs to be considered when developing a next version of the unified cross-section set based on JENDL-5. Preliminary adjustment calculation based on JENDL-5 is performed using C/E (calculation/experiment) values simply evaluated by a sensitivity analysis. The preliminary result of the JENDL-5-based adjustment will be also discussed.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73840865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A decay database of coincident γ−γ and γ−X-ray branching ratios for in-field spectroscopy applications","authors":"A. Hurst, B. Pierson, B. Archambault, L. Bernstein, S. M. Tannous","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328418002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328418002","url":null,"abstract":"Current fieldable spectroscopy techniques often use single detector systems heavily impacted by interferences from intense background radiation fields. These effects result in low-confidence measurements that can lead to misinterpretation of the collected spectrum. To help improve interpretation of the fission products and short-lived radionuclides produced in a composite sample, a coincidence-database is being developed in support of a robust portable and X-ray coincidence detector system concurrently under development at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for in-field deployment. Hitherto, no database exists containing coincident γ−γ and γ−X-ray branching-ratio intensities on an absolute scale that will greatly enhance isotopic identification for in-field applications. As part of this project, software has been developed to parse all radioactive-decay data sets from the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) archive to enable translation into a more useful JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formats that more readily supports query-based data manipulation. The coincident database described in this work is the first of its kind and contains coincidence γ−γ and γ−X-ray intensities and their corresponding uncertainties, together with auxiliary metadata associated with each decay data set. The new JSON format provides a convenient and portable means of data storage that can be imported into analysis frameworks with relatively low overhead allowing for meaningful comparison with measured data.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75615748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Snowmass UHECR White Paper on Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays","authors":"Frank G. Schroeder, Alan Coleman, J. Eser, E. Mayotte, F. Sarazin, D. Soldin, T. Venters","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328301001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328301001","url":null,"abstract":"This proceeding summarizes the talk given at the opening of the UHECR 2022 conference in L’Aquila on the whitepaper ‘Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays: The Intersection of the Cosmic and Energy Frontiers’ [Astroparticle Physics 149 (2023) 102819 - arXiv:2205.05845] that has been prepared for the Snowmass survey in the USA. The whitepaper provides an overview of recent progress and open questions regarding the particle physics and astrophysics related to ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) and outlines the connections between the particle and astrophysics aspects of cosmic rays. It also discusses what instrumentation is needed to address the major scientific questions in ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray physics. While the upgraded Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array will remain the workhorses at the highest energies in the current decade, new experiments with significantly higher exposure are needed in the coming decade. Ground arrays featuring simultaneous detection of the position of the shower maximum and the size of the muonic component will enable particle astronomy by measuring the rigidity of individual events. They should be complemented by other detectors maximizing the total exposure. This can be achieved by a few next-generation experiments using the latest developments in detection and analysis techniques: GRAND as a ground-based radio array, and POEMMA as a space-borne stereo fluorescence telescope will feature complementary approaches to provide maximum exposure; IceCube-Gen2 with its surface array, and GCOS aim at increased statistics with high accuracy for particle physics and rigidity-based galactic and extra-galactic astrophysics. While designed to discover the astrophysical cosmic-ray sources at the highest energies, the same experiments also contribute to particle physics, e.g., by studying the muon puzzle in cosmic-ray air showers, and by their discovery potential for exciting new physics, such as certain Dark Matter candidates. With the full whitepaper available as a reference, this proceeding will briefly present the science cases of the experiments, highlighting their individual strengths and outlining how they complement each other.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74197780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transverse single-spin asymmetry of very forward neutral pion","authors":"Hee-Jin Kim, S. Clymton, Hyun-Chul Kim","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202327606014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202327606014","url":null,"abstract":"We present in this talk a recent work on the transverse single-spin asymmetry of the very forward neutral pion in polarized p+p collisions at √S = 510 GeV. The triple-Regge formalism remarkably well desribes the RHICf data at pT < 1 GeV. We found that the neutral pion production at low pT is interpreted as a diffractive one.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72585528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Targetry for the in-beam activation of tracer particles for positron emission particle tracking","authors":"T. Leadbeater, M. V. van Heerden, A. Buffler, A. Camroodien, G. Steyn","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328509004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328509004","url":null,"abstract":"Positron emission particle tracking measures the trajectory of a single radioactively labelled tracer particle by coincident detection of emitted annihilation photons. The technique enables the non-invasive study of dense opaque flows, with the tracer acting as a small neutrally buoyant flow-follower. The University of Cape Town has established a PEPT facility at iThemba LABS, utilising tracer particles produced through radiochemical methods, and measured using adapted positron tomographs. An activation approach producing the positron emitter 18F inside glass target spheres of diameter between 5.0 and 10 mm using accelerated beams of alpha-particles has been explored. The reaction 16O(O, x)18F is used, exploiting the high concentration of natural oxygen and the correspondingly high cross-sections for 18F formation. A standard target holder for the batch production of radionuclides at iThemba LABS was modified, reducing the entrance window thickness, allowing ingress of circulating cooling water, and adapted for a primary tparticle beam of 100 MeV energy delivered by the separated sector cyclotron (SSC) of iThemba LABS. Two-hour bombardment at nominal beam current 0.8 eµA produced activities up to ~ 110 MBq (3 mCi), with over 95% of the activity being 18F.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"2021 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78398788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Searching for neutral particles at the highest energies at the Pierre Auger Observatory","authors":"M. Niechciol","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328304003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328304003","url":null,"abstract":"The Pierre Auger Observatory, being the largest air-shower experiment in the world, offers an unprecedented exposure to neutral particles at the highest energies. Since the beginning of data collection more than 18 years ago, several searches for ultra-high-energy (UHE, E > 1017 eV) photons and neutrinos have been performed. The upper limits on the diffuse flux of UHE photons and neutrinos derived from Auger data are among the most stringent in the world, severely constraining models for the origin of UHE cosmic rays. In addition, the Pierre Auger Observatory contributes to current efforts in multimessenger astronomy through follow-up searches for UHE photons and neutrinos in association with transient events, such as gravitational wave events. The various activities concerning searches for UHE photons and neutrinos in the data from the Pierre Auger Observatory are presented and the current results are summarized. In addition, future perspectives will be discussed.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76150802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Emissions from Starforming and Starburst Galaxies","authors":"A. Ambrosone, M. Chianese, D. Fiorillo, A. Marinelli, G. Miele","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328003002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328003002","url":null,"abstract":"Experimental observations have demonstrated a strong correlation between the star formation rate and the gamma-ray lumosities of starforming and starburst galaxies (SFGs and SBGs). However, the real origin of these emissions is still under debate. In this contribution, we present several updates on their non-thermal radiations, revisiting both their point-like and cumulative (diffuse) emission properties. From the point-like side, we discuss the potential- ities of future neutrino (KM3NeT/ARCA, IceCube-gen2) telescopes to quanti- tively scrutinize their expected properties from different cosmic-ray transport models. From the diffuse perspective, we investigate a model based on a data- driven blending of spectral indexes, hence taking into account the changes in the properties of individual emitters. Strikingly, SFGs and SBGs can explain 25% (up to 40%) of the diffuse High-Energy Starting Events (HESE) data, without overshooting the gamma-ray limits regarding non-blazar sources.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"283 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75056753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nuclear level densities and γ-ray strength functions of 120,124Sn and their application in astrophysics","authors":"M. Markova, A. Larsen, Frank Leonel Garrote Bello","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202327502007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202327502007","url":null,"abstract":"Nuclear level densities (NLDs) and γ-ray strength functions (GSFs)of 120;124Sn have been extracted with the Oslo method and additionally constrained with the novel Shape method. The GSFs were found to be in excellent agreement with the strengths from the inelastic relativistic proton scattering experiment. This comparison suggests the validity of the Brink-Axel hypothesisused as one of the key assumptions in astrophysical calculations. The extracted NLDs and GSFs were further used as experimental inputs to constrain the Maxwellian-averaged cross sections (MACS) for the radiative neutron capture process 119;123Sn (n, γ)120;124Sn using the the nuclear reaction code TALYS.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"427 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76489170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Performance of the TALE infill experiment as a TA-TALE extension down to the PeV region","authors":"A. Iwasaki, K. Fujita, S. Ogio, T. Fujii, Y. Tsunesada","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328306015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328306015","url":null,"abstract":"The TALE infill experiment is a further extension of TA-TALE detectors to observe low-energy cosmic rays down to the PeV region. TALE infill utilizes the existing TALE-FD detectors, and newly developed \"infill\" surface detectors with 100 m and 200 m spacing. The new detectors will be deployed at the TALE site in October-November 2022. We present the design and performance of the TALE infill array in the hybrid mode, in terms of the resolutions and biases of arrival direction, energy, and Xmax.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"930 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77554023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From 232Th(n, n’γ) cross sections to level production and total neutron inelastic scattering cross sections","authors":"Nicolas Dari Bako, M. Kerveno, P. Dessagne, C. Borcea, M. Boromiza, R. Capote, François Claeys, M. Dupuis, G. Henning, A. Negret, M. Nyman, A. Olăcel, Eliot Party, A. Plompen","doi":"10.1051/epjconf/202328408005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328408005","url":null,"abstract":"To probe the neutron inelastic scattering off 232Th, an experiment took place at the EC-JRC Geel conducted with the experimental setup GRAPhEME to detect emitted γ-rays. The prompt γ-ray spectroscopy method was used and 70 experimental 232Th(n, n’γ) cross sections were obtained from the experimental data. Combining these cross sections, nuclear-structure data available in databases and hypotheses to complete the latter, neutron inelastic level production cross sections in 232Th and the total inelastic cross section were calculated. For the first time, the total inelastic cross section of an actinide nucleus was derived on the total neutron energy range from experimental data only. Comparisons of (n, n’) cross section data with evaluated data reveal a good agreement between them all above 300 keV of neutron energy. TALYS calculations are compatible but lower than the evaluated data.","PeriodicalId":11731,"journal":{"name":"EPJ Web of Conferences","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80268378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}