Bayesian evaluation of charge yields of fission fragments of 239U

Abstract

Recent experiments [Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 092503(2019); Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 222501 (2017)] have made remarkable progress in measurements of the isotopic fission-fragment yields of the compound nucleus ${}^{239}$U, which is of great interests for fast-neutron reactors and for benchmarks of fission models. We apply the Bayesian neural network (BNN) approach to learn existing evaluated charge yields and infer the incomplete charge yields of ${}^{239}$U. We found the two-layer BNN is improved compared to the single-layer BNN for the overall performance. Our results support the normal charge yields of ${}^{239}$U around Sn and Mo isotopes. The role of odd-even effects in charge yields has also been studied.

Comments: 5 pages, 4 figures