Investigation of n+238U Fission Observables

The prompt fission observables related to the 238U(n,f) reaction were investigated through a Monte Carlo simulation. Two models were tested in the FIFRELIN Monte Carlo code to simulate the de-excitation of the primary fission fragments. In the first one, prompt neutrons are emitted before prompt gammas and a Weisskopf model is used for neutrons while a level-density plus gamma-strength function statistical model is used for gammas. In the second one, an Hauser-Feshbach statistical model is used for the n/γ coupled emission using neutron-transmission coefficients provided by TALYS-1.4 and gamma-transmission coefficients calculated as in the previous model.