Evaluation of Nuclear Data for Acceptance in USNDP Libraries

Year
2018
Author(s)
Alejandro Sonzogni - National Nuclear Data Center
David Brown - National Nuclear Data Center
Elizabeth McCutchan - National Nuclear Data Center
Boris Pritychenko - National Nuclear Data Center
Abstract
The National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC) manages several nuclear databases that are widely used in nuclear science and technology. Following publication, articles metadata are included in the Nuclear Science Reference database and their data in the XUNDL (nuclear structure and decay data) and EXFOR (nuclear reaction data) databases. Eventually, this data is incorporated into the ENSDF and ENDF databases following a critical evaluation process. In this work we will briefly described these databases contents and web interfaces; additionally, we will describe the decay data sub-library which is part of the ENDF/B-VIII.0, in particular its interplay with fission yields evaluated data and its role in the calculation of decay heat, delayed neutrons and antineutrinos following fission.