International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF Alan Nichols International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria 13, 14 March 2009 Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC) Vienna, Austria

International Atomic Energy AgencyINTRODUCTION ENSDF Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File - organised multinational effort to maintain a comprehensive set of nuclear structure data files International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Evaluators (NSDD) – holds biennial meetings

International Atomic Energy Agency Contents: Evaluated nuclear structure and decay data for all known nuclei, organized into over 290 mass chains Major NSDD products ENSDF J.K. Tuli, NNDC Decay data n etc. Reaction data (HI,xn ) (p,p') (n, ), (n,xn ) Coulomb Exc. (, '), (,xn ) (d,p), etc. Adopted data best values Levels: E, J, T 1/2,, Q, configurations Gammas: E, BR, M,, ICC ENSDF

International Atomic Energy Agency COMPREHENSIVE DATABASES: WHY? maintenance of well-defined data archives for future generations interplay between nuclear reaction and decay data studies to define nuclear parameters to good accuracy significant impact of recommended data on developing nuclear theories assists in resolution of contradictory results identifies requirements and stimulates measurements benefits in applied areas - nuclear engineering, nuclear medicine, analytical and environmental sciences, etc.

International Atomic Energy Agency ENSDF: Major Data Sources and Derivatives ENSDF Atomic Masses (Wapstra & Audi) Nuclear Science References (NSR) MIRD Contributing Databases: Derivative Databases: Derivative Publications: RADWARE MC Codes MCNPX GEANT N UBASE RIPL NuDat IE ORTEC & CANBERRA JANIS …

International Atomic Energy Agency International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Evaluators: responsible centres – November 2008 International Network Connections CentreFTE CentreFTE CNDC, Beijing, China0.25 NNDC, USA2.10 Jilin, China0.25 ORNL, USA0.25 B-le-Chãtel, France0.20 LBNL, USA1.70 JAEA, Japan0.45 TUNL, USA0.60 Kuwait0.20 ANL, USA0.55 PNPI, Russia0.25 McMaster, Canada1.50 ANU, Australia IIT, India TOTAL8.70

International Atomic Energy Agency International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Evaluators: responsible centres fluctuating total of 8.70 FTE per annum at least 12 FTE per annum required to keep ENSDF in reasonably good shape - Jagdish Tuli (coordinator of ENSDF (NNDC, BNL, USA)) International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Evaluators, 6-10 June 2005, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; June 2007, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation International Network Connections

International Atomic Energy Agency Multinational mass chain evaluations for ENSDF: numbers of responsible laboratories/institutes Multinational mass chain evaluations for ENSDF: numbers of responsible laboratories/institutes Year North America6666 Europe6541 ( 0) Russia2221 Japan1111 China--12 Rest of the World ( 13)

International Atomic Energy Agency ENSDF database Registered data extractions: 44% USA-Canada; 24% Europe; 6% Japan; 4% China; ….. e-subscriptions: 41% Europe; 27% USA-Canada; 25% Asia; 7% Rest of the World Mass-chain evaluations: 78% USA-Canada; 9% Europe; 5% Japan; …….

International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Physics News Vol. 17, No. 4, 2007, pp Mass Chain Evaluations for the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) – An Urgent Appeal for European Participation F.G. Kondev, A.L. Nichols and J.K. Tuli

International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Physics News Evidence of a shortfall in effort has been detected over the previous ten years as (ENSDF) evaluators in Europe have retired without any obvious replacements Although some progress has been made in recruitment through the commitment of nuclear physics institutes in India and elsewhere for this essential work, these welcome additions are not commensurate with the losses experienced in Europe, a region of the world that might have been expected to ensure some re- generation of expertise in this vital area of research and development

International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Physics News The survival and maintenance of the quality of ENSDF depends on the recruitment of new data evaluators to replace the ageing nuclear physicists undertaking this important work Unless new blood can be introduced soon, there is a serious danger that the current loose confederation of dedicated participants will fade away and as a consequence the core nuclear physics databases will become hopelessly outdated

International Atomic Energy Agency So what happened in 2008?

International Atomic Energy Agency page 4: Success in basic research and its applications relies on systematic, accurate measurements and accumulation of nuclear data in certified, reliable databases. In some areas, such as nuclear energy, there is strong international coordination through agencies such as the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, the IAEA, and the US Nuclear Data Program. However, the Working Group finds that gaps exist in the international plans for the coordination and oversight of these databases, and that available resources are insufficient. OECD Global Science Forum: Report of the Working Group on Nuclear Physics, May 2008

International Atomic Energy Agency page 4, Recommendation: The national agencies should work together with international organisations, such as the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, The International Atomic Energy Agency, and the international science community, to create a more comprehensive international plan to acquire and curate nuclear data for the wider community. OECD Global Science Forum: Report of the Working Group on Nuclear Physics, May 2008

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF Technical Meeting on Reference Data Libraries for Nuclear Applications – ENSDF November 2008, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria review and discuss possible new European input to the ENSDF database inputs are comprehensive mass-chain evaluations that constitute updated recommendations for the nuclear structure and decay data of nuclides assembled on the basis of mass number

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF D. BalabanskiINRNE, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria K. GladnishkiUniversity of Sofia, Bulgaria S. LalkovskiUniversity of Sofia, Bulgaria T. VenkovaINRNE, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria H. PenttiläUniversity of Jyväskylä, Finland S. GalèsGANIL, France C. ScheidenbergerGSI, Germany Y. LitvinovGSI, Germany J. TimárATOMKI, Hungary Z. ElekesATOMKI, Hungary A. MajIFJ-PAN, Poland J.W. JastrzębskiWarsaw University, Poland V. ZamfirIFIN-HH, Romania D. BucurescuIFIN-HH, Romania A. LucaIFIN-HH, Romania A.L. NegretIFIN-HH, Romania

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF J.M. Los ArcosCIEMAT, Spain M. BostanIstanbul University, Turkey M.N. ErduranIstanbul University, Turkey S. ErturkNigde University, Turkey J. BillowesUniversity of Manchester, UK Z. PodolyakUniversity of Surrey, UK J.K. TuliNNDC, BNL, USA F.G. KondevArgonne National Laboratory, USA Balraj SinghMcMaster University, Canada A.L. NicholsIAEA, Nuclear Data Section, Austria D. AbriolaIAEA, Nuclear Data Section, Austria M.A. KellettIAEA, Nuclear Data Section, Austria

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Europe and ENSDF Definitions: Compilation: systematic collection and transcription of information on a given subject with collation and re- organization for optimal presentation to the users Evaluation: critical appraisal of all available information on a given subject and derivation of consistent best or preferred values with their uncertainties Mass chain: pertaining to properties of nuclides with a given mass number Selected/horizontal: pertaining to a particular nuclear property or properties for a range of nuclides

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF CountryImmediate mass-chain FTE Horizontal evaluations FTE Additional longer-term (> 3 years) Crash course (number of people) Bulgaria1.0*--1 Finland France Germany?1.0 # ?1 or 2 Hungary0.5*--2 Poland0.5* ?-1.0*1 or 2 Romania Spain Turkey0.5*- 2 UK--?0 TOTAL3.9 ? ?12 (14) * would require modest external funding # atomic mass evaluations decay data evaluation project (DDEP)

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF Technical Meeting on Reference Data Libraries for Nuclear Applications – ENSDF November 2008, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria Summary report prepared by Dimiter Balabanski and Alan Nichols, INDC(NDS)-0543, available from reports/indc-nds/indc-nds-0543.pdf

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF Conclusions, 11 November Nuclear structure and decay data specialists within Europe assembled for two days at IAEA Headquarters in Vienna to determine interest and willingness to undertake mass-chain evaluations for ENSDF 2.Much interest and commitment was expressed in such work 3.Inevitably, financial support is the major issue – NuPNET is seen as an appropriate vehicle for aligning and generating national support for this type of evaluation effort 4.The International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Evaluators is scheduled to meet at IAEA Headquarters from 23 to 27 March 2009 for its biennial meeting, and arrangements have been made for committed European nuclear structure experts to attend 5.A one-week training course in ENSDF evaluation procedures needs to be held in the near future, and preparative discussion should begin immediately

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF ACTIONS, 11 November 2008: Dimiter Balabanski and Christoph Scheidenberger – explore and quantify European interest in and viability of forming a European collaborative effort to support ENSDF through the contribution of regular mass-chain and horizontal evaluations IAEA and NNDC staff – assess feasibility of one- week workshop within Europe for would-be mass-chain evaluators already possessing nuclear structure expertise

International Atomic Energy Agency Europe and ENSDF Crash course – workshop: IFIN-HH, Magurele, nr. Bucharest, Romania 30 March – 3 April 2009 (5 days) Lecturers: J.K. Tuli, A. Sonzogni, Balraj Singh, F.G. Kondev, T. Kibedi, N. Nica, D. Abriola

International Atomic Energy Agency Editorial to appear in the March 2009 issue of Nuclear Physics News

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International Atomic Energy Agency Argentina: E. Achterberg, O. A. Capurro & G.V. Marti; Australia: T. Kibédi; Bulgaria: D.L. Balabanski & S.P. Lalkovski; Canada: J.A Cameron & B. Singh; China: Ge Zhigang, Huang Xiaolong, Z. Chunmei, Huo Junde, Huo Su & Wu Zhendong; France: J. Blachot; India: A.K. Jain, A. Ghosh, Suresh Kumar, Sukhjeet Singh & M. Gupta; Japan: J. Katakura, Y. Tendow, T. Tamura, K. Kitao, A. Hashizume, H. Iimura & M. Kanbe; Kuwait: A.R. Farhan; Russian Federation: I.A. Mitropolsky, Yu. Khazov, A.A. Radionov & S. Sakharov; USA: S. Basu, E. Browne, D.J.A. De Frenne, C. Ouellet,C.W. Reich, A.A. Sonzogni, USA: S. Basu, E. Browne, D.J.A. De Frenne, C. Ouellet, C.W. Reich, A.A. Sonzogni, S. Tandel & J.K. Tuli (NNDC); C.M. Baglin, M.S. Basunia &R.B. Firestone (LBNL); S. Tandel & J.K. Tuli (NNDC); C.M. Baglin, M.S. Basunia & R.B. Firestone (LBNL); M.J. Martin, C. Nesaraja & M.S. Smith (ORNL); J.H. Kelley, E. Kwan, D.R. Tilley & H.R. Weller (TUNL); F.G. Kondev & C. Chiara (ANL) ; N. Nica (Texas A&M); A.L. Nichols & D.H. Abriola (IAEA) NSDD Network – collaborators