MINSK.readme


  Average parameters of the s-wave neutron resonances for actinides 
       (Provided by E.Sukhovitski, Minsk, 15 September 1997)
  ****************************************************************
	

Contents
--------
The average  resonance spacings and neutron  strength functions
were evaluated  on the bases  of the  method developed by  the Minsk
group  [1]. Experimental  resonance data  have been  taken form  the
BNL-325 [2] excepting the nuclei marked  by the stars (**). Data for
these  nuclei  were  taken  from the  recent  Minsk  evaluations  of
resonance parameters. Data  for Cm-246 take into  account that some
Cm-246  resonances were  shadowed by  contaminating isotopes  in the
experimental target.  Data for  U-238 are  taken from  the ENDF/B-VI
evaluated file.

Format		 
------
Data are written in FORMAT(I4,A3,I4,F8.3,3(E7.3),A4). Each line 
includes the following data: 
  

Z   :  Atomic number of the nucleus, 
Sym :  Element symbol of the nucleus,
A   :  Mass number of the target nucleus, 
Do  :  Average resonance spacing in eV, 
dDo :  Uncertainty of Do in eV, 
So  :  s-wave neutron strength function in 10**(-4),
dSo :  Uncertainty of So in 10**(-4),
Com :  Comments to the source of resonance parameter data.        
  

References
----------  
1. Yu.V.Porodzinski, E.Sh.Sukhovitski. In: Proc. ISTC Workshop
   on Nuclear Data for Minor Actinides (May 1996). Tokai, JAERI-97-
   001, p. 34.
2. Mughabghab S.F. - Neutron Cross Sections. v. 1, part B, N.Y.- 
   London: Academic Press, 1984.