Preliminary Evaluation and Uncertainty Quantification of the Prompt Fission Neutron Spectrum of ²³⁹Pu

Low evaluated uncertainties were obtained in a previous evaluation of the ²³⁹Pu prompt fission neutron spectrum and associated covariances for incident neutrons of 0.5 MeV, which were enlarged a-posteriori before being incorporated into ENDF/B-VII.1. These low evaluated uncertainties triggered an in-depth study and improved estimate of experimental as well as model uncertainties. Here, we will summarize these efforts and show that the improved estimate of experimental and model uncertainties leads to corresponding evaluated uncertainties in good agreement with uncertainties obtained in a statistical analysis based primarily on experimental information.