Shell model inputs for statistical nuclear reactions

The main application of nuclear structure to astrophysics and nuclear technologies is the calculation of bound state properties and transition rates. When describing neutron reactions on nuclei, this means nuclear level densities (NLDs) and gamma strength functions (GSFs). Historically, we have relied on phenomenological models, or a limited number of global microscopic models. Instead, we are developing a system to use uncertainty quantified shell model calculations of NLDs and GSFs to provide these inputs for statistical reaction theory.