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EMPIRE-II

Version 2.18 (Mondovi) October 10, 2002

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Modular system of nuclear reaction codes for comprehensive modeling of nuclear reactions using various theoretical models. It consists of a number of FORTRAN codes, input parameter libraries, and experimental data library (EXFOR/CSISRS) - all operated through the Graphic User Interface (GUI).


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EMPIRE-2.18 (Mondovi)
Mandatory; contains FORTRAN sources, input parameter library, scripts, GUI, and manual; size 8.5 Mb


Installation script
(use shift+click to download)
Recommended; Bash script for installing and setting up the whole EMPIRE-II package

EXFOR library
Optional; needed only for plotting comparison with experimental data; status May 18, 2001; size 62 Mb!

HF-BCS level densities
Optional; needed only if tabulated HF-BCS level densities are to be used; size 43 Mb!


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free of charge from IAEA-NDS; full EMPIRE-2.18 release; size 653 Mb


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Documentation

Manual (PS)
Manual (pdf)
Tsukuba contribution
CGS11 contribution


Installation

Guide
Test cases


Developers

  • M. Herman (BNL), co-ordinator
  • R. Capote (IAEA)
  • P. Oblozinsky (BNL)
  • A. Trkov (IAEA)

Features

  • Broad range of energies (from above the resonance region up to a few hundreds of MeV)
  • Projectile: any nucleon or nucleus (including HI)
  • ENDF-6 formatting
  • Automatic retrieval of experimental data from the EXFOR library
  • Automatic plotting of experimental and calculated results (excitation functions, ang. distr. and double diff.)
  • GUI assisted interactive plotting of experimental and calculated excitation functions with a possibility of comparing up to three calculations/evaluations and option for merging plots.
  • Easy operation through Graphic User Interface (GUI) written in Tcl/Tk

Parameter libraries

  • nuclear masses (Nix-Moller and Audi95)
  • ground state deformations (Nix-Moller)
  • optical model parameters (RIPL-2)
  • discrete levels and decay schemes (RIPL-2)
  • level densities (including HF-BCS from RIPL-2)
  • fission barriers (BARFIT)
  • moments of inertia (MOMFIT)
  • gamma-ray strength functions (RIPL-1)

Incorporated Codes

  • ECIS-95 coupled channels by J. Raynal
  • SCAT2 spherical optical model by O. Bersillon
  • CCFUS simplified coupled channels calculation of HI fusion cross section by C.H. Dasso and S. Landowne
  • ORION+TRISTAN TUL approach to Multistep Direct by H. Lenske
  • DDHMS Monte Carlo preequilibrium by M. Chadwick
  • DEGAS exciton model by E. Betak and P. Oblozinsky
  • BARMOM fission barriers and moments of inertia by A. Sierk

Reaction mechanisms

  • Spherical Optical Model
  • Coupled Channels (CC) and DWBA
  • Simplified CC for HI fusion
  • TUL Multistep Direct
  • NVWY Multistep Compound with gamma emission
  • Second-chance preeq. emission
  • Exciton Model
  • Monte Carlo preequilibrium
  • HRTW for widths fluctuations
  • Hauser-Feshbach model with full gamma-cascade and dynamical deformation effects

Outputs

  • Total, elastic and reaction cross sections
  • Cumulative residue production cross sections
  • Multi-chance fission cross sections
  • Elastic and inelastic angular distributions
  • Double-differential cross sections for inelastic scattering
  • Particle and gamma-spectra
  • Cross sections for discrete gamma transitions
  • Population of discrete levels (isomeric ratios)
  • Recoil spectra (emission and excitation energy correlations taken into account)

Utility codes

  • EMPEND converts EMPIRE results into ENDF-VI format (written by A. Trkov)
  • X4TOC4 converts experimental data retrieved from EXFOR into computational format (written by D. E. Cullen)
  • FIXUP used to reconstruct MT=4, 103, and 107 (written by D.E. Cullen)
  • LEGEND calculate linearly interpolable angular distributions from ENDF data (written by D.E. Cullen)
  • LSTTAB tabulates ENDF and EXFOR data in PLOTTAB format (written by A.Trkov)
  • SIXTAB converts ENDF file MF6 to Law 7 representation (written by A.Trkov)
  • PLOTC4 plots comparison between EMPIRE results and EXFOR data (written by D.E. Cullen and extended by A. Trkov)
  • ZVView publication quality interactive plotting package written by V. Zerkin (ZVView Guide)

Code Manager: Michal Herman, NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory (mwherman@bnl.gov)
Web: Michal Herman, NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory (mwherman@bnl.gov)