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Nuclear Structure and Decay Tools

Atomic Masses The 2003 atomic mass evaluation, by Audi, Wapstra and Thibault
Band-Raman Internal
Conversion Coefficents		 Internal conversion coefficient values as a function of gamma energy and multipolarity.
Calculations based on I.M. Band and S. Raman internal conversion coefficents tables
ββ-decay Double beta decay data
B(E2; 0+ → 2+) Values Recent data on electric quadrupole transition probabilities or B(E2; 0+ → 2+) values
CapGam List of gamma-rays (energy and intensity) following thermal neutron capture on a given target
ENSDF Analysis and Utility Programs
Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File analysis and utility programs
Analysis Programs
Utility Programs
Hager-Seltzer Internal
Conversion Coefficents		 Internal conversion coefficient values as a function of gamma energy and multipolarity.
Calculations based on R.S. Hager and E.C. Seltzer internal conversion coefficents tables
Log ft Beta decay log ft calculations
Palm Pilot Palm Pilot applications
PCNuDat Stand alone, PC based version of the NuDat database
Q-calc Atomic masses, decay Q-values, reaction Q-values and threshold energies

Nuclear Reaction Tools

Atomic Masses The 2003 atomic mass evaluation, by Audi, Wapstra and Thibault
CapGam List of gamma-rays (energy and intensity) following thermal neutron capture on a given target
ENDF Utility Codes
  • CHECKR - Format Checking Code
  • FIZCON - Procedures and Simple Physics Checking Code
  • GETMAT - Retrieve materials from an ENDF-formated file
  • INTER - Calculates selected cross sections and integrals
  • LISTEF - Generates file summary and annotated data listing
  • PLOTEF - Generates simple data plots
  • PSYCHE - More complicated physics checking code
  • STANEF - Creates directory, adds tape label and converts numeric fields
IRDF International Reactor Dosimetry File, IRDF-90 Version 2; soon to be replaced by IRDF-2002
MACS & Astrophysical Reaction Rates Maxwellian-Averaged Cross Sections (MACS) and Astrophysical Reaction Rates
Model Codes Nuclear reaction model codes
  • ABAREX - Spherical optical-statistical model code, by Lawson & Smith, ANL
  • EMPIRE - Modular system for nuclear rection calculations, includes input libraries, EXFOR, utility codes and ENDF-6 formating, by Herman et al., BNL
  • PRECO-2006 - Preequilibrium model code, by Kalbach, TUNL
Q-calc Atomic masses, decay Q-values, reaction Q-values and threshold energies
Simulation Codes Radiation transport simulation codes
  • GEANT - Detector Description and Simulation Tool (CERN, Switzerland)
  • MCNP - Monte Carlo transport code for photons, neutrons, and electrons (LANL, USA)

Major Publications

Atlas of Neutron Resonances Nuclear structure and decay data journal
Nuclear Data Sheets Nuclear structure and decay data journal
Nuclear Wallet Cards Ground and isomeric states properties

Manuals

ENDF-102
(3.2 MB pdf) 		ENDF-6 data formats and procedures for the evaluated nuclear data file ENDF/B-VI
ENDF-201
(741 kB pdf) 		ENDF/B-VI summary documentation, including Supplement I: ENDF/HE-VI summary documentation
ENSDF
(670 kB pdf) 		Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File manual
ENSDF
(3265 kB pdf) 		Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File manual (Russian language version)
EXFOR Basics
(309 kB pdf) 		A short guide to the nuclear reaction data EXchange FORmat
NSR
(140 kB pdf) 		Nuclear Science Reference coding manual

Papers and Reports

Selected NNDC Papers Scientific papers over extended period of time
Recent NNDC Papers Papers, reports, conference contributions

Proceedings

CSEWG Cross Section Evaluation Working Group Meetings
USNDP U.S. Nuclear Data Program Meetings

Promotional Materials

Major NNDC Poster National Nuclear Data Center (2002)
Nuclear Data Portal New NNDC Web service (2004)
Atlas of Neutron Resonances Neutron Resonances by Said Mughabghab (2004)
EMPIRE-2.19 Nuclear reaction model code (2004)
Nuclear Data Sheets Journal on nuclear structure and decay (2004)

Various Papers

Citation Guidelines Citation of nuclear data retrieved from databases at data centers network by V. McLane (1996)
History of Elements History of the Origin of Chemical Elements and their Discoveries by N. Holden (2001)
Magnetic Bands Table of Magnetic Dipole Rotational Bands by Amita, Ashok K. Jain and Balraj Singh (2001)
Nuclear Moments Table of Nuclear Moments by Nicholas Stone (2001)