We have seen that the fields and filter parameters are relevant for both Interrogation and Programming. Here is presented the list of all available entities with which to construct these parameters:

1. Legend¶

(S) String. When used in a filter, must be enclosed in single quotes.

example GAMMA.MULTIPOLARITY = 'M1'

(Q) Quantity. It has also the “_UNC” and “_LIMIT” fields

(q) Quantity with only the “_UNC” field

(L) Link to another entity. One must specify which field of the linked entity is to be referred:

example GAMMA.NUC.Z

2. Entities¶

NUCLIDE¶

properties of the nuclide

Warning

The ground state (Half-life, Jp, etc…) is to be found in the LEVEL, with SEQNO = 0

ABUNDANCE             (q) natural abundance, in mole fraction
ATOMIC_MASS           (Q) atomic mass, in micro AMU
BETA_DECAY_EN         (Q) energy available for beta decay [keV]
BINDING_EN            (Q) binding energy per nucleon [keV]
CHARGE_RADIUS         (Q) Root-mean-square of the nuclear charge radius, expressed in fm.
ELEM_SYMBOL           (S) symbol of the element
MASS_EXCESS           (Q) mass excess [keV]
N                     number of neutrons
NUC_ID                (S) identifier, e.g. 135XE
QA                    (Q) alpha decay Q energy [keV]
QBMN                  (Q) beta- + n decay energy [keV]
QEC                   (Q) electron capture Q-value [keV]
RESON_INT             (q) resonance integral [b]
S2N                   (Q) 2-neutron separation energy [keV]
S2P                   (Q) 2-proton separation energy [keV]
SN                    (Q) neutron separation energy [keV]
SP                    (Q) proton separation energy [keV]
THER_N_CAPTURE        (q) thermal neutron capture [b]
WESTCOTT_G            Westcott g-factor
Z                     number of protons

LEVEL¶

properties of the energy states of a nuclide

CONFIGURATION         (S) the nuclear configuration
DIPOLE_MM             (Q) magnetic dipole moment [Bohr magnetons]
ENERGY                (Q) level energy [keV]
HALF_LIFE             (Q) Half-life value as given in the evaluation, see HALF_LIFE_UNITS for the units. Use HALF_LIFE_SEC for calculations
HALF_LIFE_LIMIT       (S) - > , <, >=, etc..
HALF_LIFE_SEC         (Q) Half-life in [s]
HALF_LIFE_UNITS       (S) - the Half-life field units
ISOSPIN       (S) Isospin
J                     J value as assigned in RIPL
JP                    (S) Jp as given in the evaluation
JP_REASON       reason for assigning the Jp: JP_WEAK for weak arguments; JP_STRONG for strong
JP_METHOD             method for assigning the Jp in RIPL, see these codes
JP_ORDER              order of the Jp: 1 is the first occurence
NUC                   (L)   access to the properties of the nuclide , e.g. LEVEL.NUC.Z
P                     parity as assigned in RIPL
QUADRUPOLE_EM         (Q) Electrinc quadrupole moment [b]
QUESTIONABLE          (S) the existence of the level is questionable
SEQNO                 sequential number of the level, G.S. = 0

GAMMA¶

properties of a nuclide electromagnetic transition

BEW                   (Q) reduced electric transition probabilities in Weisskopf units
BEW_ORDER             order of the transition
BMW                   (Q) reduced magnetic transition probabilities in Weisskopf units
BMW_ORDER             order of the transition
END_LEVEL             (L)  access to the properties of the end level, e.g. GAMMA.END_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q)  energy [keV]
MIXING_RATIO          (Q) mixing ratio
MULTIPOLARITY         (S) - multipolarity
NUC                   (L) - access to the properties of the nuclide, e.g. GAMMA.NUC.Z
QUESTIONABLE          (S) the existence is questionable
REL_PHOTON_INTENS             (Q) relative photon intensity [%]. The sum over the same start level is 100
SEQNO                 sequential number of the gamma with respect to the start level, 0 being the gamma with the lowest energy
START_LEVEL           (L)  access to the properties of the start level, e.g. GAMMA.START_LEVEL.ENERGY
TOT_CONV_COEFF        (Q) total conversion coefficient

L_DECAY¶

properties of a decay mode of a level

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to daughter nuclide properties , e.g. L_DECAY.DAUGHTER.Z
LEVEL                 (L)  access to the properties of the level, e.g. L_DECAY.LEVEL.ENERGY
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
NUC                   (L)  access to parent nuclide properties , e.g. L_DECAY.NUC.Z
PERC                  (Q) decay probability per 100 decays of the parent
Q_TOGS                (q) Q-value of the decay. For decay of isomeric sates, it includes the parent energy level

DR_ALPHA¶

alpha decay radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
HINDRANCE             (Q) hindrance factor
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY

DR_BETAM¶

beta- decay radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENDPOINT              (Q) end-point energy [keV]
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
LOGFT                 (Q) log ft
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
TRANS_TYPE            (S) transition type

DR_BETAP¶

beta+ decay radiation

BPEC_INTENSITY        (Q) sum of electron capture and beta+ intensites per 100 decays of the parent
DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
EC_ENERGY             (Q) energy available for electron capture
EC_INTENSITY          (Q) electron capture intensity per 100 decays of the parent
ENDPOINT              (Q) end-point energy [keV]
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
LOGFT                 (Q) log ft
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
TRANS_TYPE            (S) transition type

DR_ANTI_NU¶

anti neutrino decay radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY

DR_NU¶

neutrino decay radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY_               (Q) average energy [keV] when emitted via b+
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent when emitted via b+
ENERGY_EC_                    (Q) average energy [keV] when emitted via electron capture
INTENSITY_EC_         (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent when emitted via electron capture
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY

DR_DELAYED¶

delayed particle emission

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
ENERGY_X              (Q) energy of the intermediate state after beta decay and before emetting the particle [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
TYPE                  (S) delayed particle: DN, DP, or DA

DR_GAMMA¶

gamma decay radiation

BEW                   (Q) reduced electric transition probabilities in Weisskopf units
BEW_ORDER             order of the transition
BMW                   (Q) reduced magnetic transition probabilities in Weisskopf units
BMW_ORDER             order of the transition
END_LEVEL             (L)  access to the properties of the end level, e.g. GAMMA.END_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q)  energy [keV]
INTENSITY             (Q) intensity per 100 dcay of the parent
MIXING_RATIO          (Q) mixing ratio
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
MULTIPOLARITY         String - multipolarity
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_GAMMA.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)   access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_GAMMA.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
QUESTIONABLE          (S) the existence is questionable
REL_PHOTON_INTENS             (Q) relative photon intensity [%]
SEQNO                 sequential number of the gamma with respect to the start level, 0 being the gamma with the lowest energy
START_LEVEL           (L)  access to the properties of the start level, e.g. GAMMA.START_LEVEL.ENERGY
TOT_CONV_COEFF        (Q) total conversion coefficient

DR_PHOTON_TOTAL¶

photon decay radiation (regardless whether gamma or X)

COUNT                 number of parent decay mode is which the line is present
ENERGY                (q) energy [keV]
INTENSITY             (q) intensity per 100 dcay of the parent
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
TYPE                  (S) whether X or G

DR_X¶

X decay radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
SHELL                 (S) Atomic shell IUPAC notation

DR_AUGER¶

Auger electron radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
SHELL                 (S) Atomic shell IUPAC notation

DR_ANNIHIL¶

gamma from annihilation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY

DR_CONV_EL¶

conversion electron radiation

DAUGHTER              (L)  access to the properties of the daughter nuclide, e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER.ENERGY
DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL            (L)  access to the properties of the level in which the daughter nuclide is created , e.g. DR_*.DAUGHTER_FED_LEVEL.ENERGY
ENERGY                (Q) energy of the radiation [keV]
INTENSITY_            (Q) absolute intensity of the radiation per 100 decays of the parent
MODE                  code of the decay, specify it  using one of the DECAY_* constants
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the parent nuclide, e.g. DR_*.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. DR_*.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
SHELL                 (S) Atomic shell IUPAC notation

CUM_FY¶

cumulative fission yields

FAST_YIELD            (q) fast neutron yield
MEV_14_YIELD          (q) 14 MeV neutron yield
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the fissioning nuclide, e.g. CUM_FY.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. CUM_FY.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
PRODUCT       (L)  access to the properties of the product nuclide, e.g. CUM_FY.PRODUCT.Z
THER_YIELD            (q) thermal neutron yield

IND_FY¶

independent fission yields

FAST_YIELD            (q) fast neutron yield
MEV_14_YIELD          (q) 14 MeV neutron yield
PARENT                (L)  access to the properties of the fissioning nuclide, e.g. IND_FY.PARENT.Z
PARENT_LEVEL          (L)  access to the properties of the parent level, e.g. IND_FY.PARENT_LEVEL.ENERGY
PRODUCT       (L)  access to the properties of the product nuclide, e.g. IND_FY.PRODUCT.Z
THER_YIELD            (q) thermal neutron yield

3. Constants¶

These constants can be used instead of typing cryptic coded values

Decay modes¶

Use them when a decay mode needs to be referred , like in L_DECAYS.MODE = DECAY_A

DECAY_A = 0  alpha
DECAY_Bp = 1 beta+
DECAY_Bm = 2  beta-
DECAY_IT = 3  isomeric transition
DECAY_P = 4  proton
DECAY_N = 5  neutron
DECAY_BmN = 6  delayed neutronafter beta-
DECAY_EC = 7  electron capture
DECAY_SF = 8  spontaneous fission
DECAY_D = 9  deuterium
DECAY_ECP = 10  delayed proton after electron capture
DECAY_3HE = 11  3-He
DECAY_BpP = 12  delayed proton after beta+
DECAY_3H = 13  3-H
DECAY_G = 14  G
DECAY_Bp = 15  beta+
DECAY_ECA = 16  delayed alpha after electron capture
DECAY_Bm2N = 17  2 delayed neutrons after beta-
DECAY_8BE = 18  8-Be
DECAY_BpA = 19  delayed alpha after beta+
DECAY_2Bm = 20  double beta-
DECAY_2P = 21  double proton
DECAY_BmA = 22  delayed alpha after beta-
DECAY_14C = 23  14-C
DECAY_EC2P = 24  2 delayed protons after electron capture
DECAY_Bp2P = 25  2 delayed protons after beta+
DECAY_2Bp = 26  double beta+
DECAY_28MG = 27 Mg-28
DECAY_ECSF = 28  spontaneous fission after electron capture
DECAY_Bm3N = 29  3 delayed neutrons after beta-
DECAY_2EC = 30  double electron capture
DECAY_24NE = 31 Ne-24
DECAY_ECF = 32  fission after electron capture
DECAY_NE = 33  Ne
DECAY_ECP_EC2P = 34  delayed proton or double delayed proton after electron capture
DECAY_22NE = 35 Ne-22
DECAY_34SI = 36 Si-34
DECAY_EC_SF = 37 EC plus spontaneous fission
DECAY_24NE = 38  24-Ne
DECAY_BF = 39  fission after beta
DECAY_SF_EC_Bp = 40 spontaneous fission - EC - beta+
DECAY_SF_Bm = 41  spntaneous fission + beta-
DECAY_Bm4N = 42  4 delayed neutrons after beta-
DECAY_SF_EC_Bm = 44  spontaneous fission + electron capture + beta-
DECAY_IT_EC_Bp = 45  isomeric transition + electron capture + beta+
DECAY_EC3P = 46  3 delayed protons after electron capture
DECAY_20NE = 47  20-Ne
DECAY_BmF = 49  beta- fission
DECAY_BpEC = 50  electron capture + beta+
DECAY_20O = 51  20-O
DECAY_MG = 52  Mg
DECAY_ECAP = 53  delayed alpha plus delayed proton after electron capture
DECAY_2e = 54  2 e
DECAY_BmP = 55  delayed proton after beta-
DECAY_12C = 57  12-C
DECAY_25NE = 58  25-Ne
DECAY_34SI = 59  34-Si
DECAY_22NE = 60  22-Ne
DECAY_2N = 61  2 neutrons
DECAY_EC_SF = 62  electron capture + spontaneous fission
DECAY_SF_EC_Bp = 63  spontaneous fission + electron capture + beta+
DECAY_BmSF = 64  spontaneous fission after beta-
DECAY_Bm5N = 65  5 delayed neutrons after beta-
DECAY_BpF = 66  fission after beta+
DECAY_28MG = 67  28-Mg
DECAY_Bm6N = 68  6 delayed neutrons after beta-

JP assignment criteria¶

To be used when referring to level spin values assigned by ENSDF , like in LEVEL.JP_REASON = JP_STRONG

JP_WEAK = 1

JP_STRONG = 0

RIPL J and P assignments method¶

To be used when referring to level spin values assigned by RIPL , like in LEVEL.JP_METHOD = RIPL_J_UNIQUE

RIPL_J_UNKNOWN = -1 not assigned
RIPL_J_UNIQUE = 0 unique value already present in ENSDF
RIPL_J_DISTRIBUTION_GAMMA = 1 spin distribution from gamma transitions
RIPL_J_DISTRIBUTION = 2 spin distribution from levels with known Jp
RIPL_J_DISTRIBUTION_CONSTRAIN = 3 spin distribution constrained to a set of possible values given in ENSDF

RIPL_P_PLUS = 1 parity +

RIPL_P_MINUS = 0 parity -

Beta decay transition types¶

like in DR_BETA.TRANS_TYPE = TRANS_1NU

TRANS_1NU  first non-unique
TRANS_1U   first unique
TRANS_2NU
TRANS_2U
TRANS_3NU
TRANS_3U
TRANS_4NU
TRANS_4U
TRANS_5NU
TRANS_5U
TRANS_7NU
TRANS_8U
TRANS_A  allowed
TRANS_S  super-allowed

Atomic shells and vacancies¶

To specify a .SHELL field, e.g. DR_AUGER.SHELL = SHELL_KLL

following IUPAC notation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_notation

SHELL_K = ‘K’
SHELL_KA1 = ‘KA1’
SHELL_KA2 = ‘KA2’
SHELL_KB = ‘KB’
SHELL_KLL = ‘KLL’
SHELL_KLX = ‘KLX’
SHELL_KXY = ‘KXY’
SHELL_KpB1 = ‘KpB1’
SHELL_KpB2 = ‘KpB2’
SHELL_L = ‘L’
SHELL_L1 = ‘L1’
SHELL_L1M2 = ‘L1M2’
SHELL_L1M3 = ‘L1M3’
SHELL_L1N2 = ‘L1N2’
SHELL_L1N3 = ‘L1N3’
SHELL_L1O23 = ‘L1O23’
SHELL_L2 = ‘L2’
SHELL_L2M1 = ‘L2M1’
SHELL_L2M4 = ‘L2M4’
SHELL_L2N1 = ‘L2N1’
SHELL_L2N4 = ‘L2N4’
SHELL_L2O1 = ‘L2O1’
SHELL_L2O4 = ‘L2O4’
SHELL_L3 = ‘L3’
SHELL_L3M1 = ‘L3M1’
SHELL_L3M4 = ‘L3M4’
SHELL_L3M5 = ‘L3M5’
SHELL_L3N1 = ‘L3N1’
SHELL_L3N45 = ‘L3N45’
SHELL_L3O1 = ‘L3O1’
SHELL_L3P1 = ‘L3P1’
SHELL_M = ‘M’
SHELL_N = ‘N’
SHELL_NPLUS = ‘N+’
SHELL_O = ‘O’