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Neutron measurements for advanced nuclear systems: The n_TOF project at CERN

M. CalvianiJ. PraenaN. ColonnaF. BelloniI.f. GonçalvesP. VazG. AertsH. AlvarezF. Alvarez-velardeS. AndriamonjeJ. AndrzejewskiP. AssimakopoulosL. AudouinM. BarbagalloG. BadurekF. BecvarE. BerthoumieuxF. CalvinoD. Cano-ottR. CapoteC. CarrapiçoA. Carrillo De AlbornozP. CenniniV. ChepelE. ChiaveriG. CortesA. CoutureJ. CoxM. DahlforsS. DavidM. DiakakiI. DillmannR. DolfiniC. Domingo-pardoW. DridiI. DuranC. EleftheriadisL. FerrantAnthony FerrariR. Ferreira-marquesH. Frais-koelblK. FujiW. FurmanE. Gonzalez-romeroA. GoverdovskiF. GramegnaE. GriesmayerC. GuerreroF. GunsingR. HaightM. HeilA. Herrera-martinezM. IgashiraS. IsaevE. JerichaF. KäppelerY. KadiD. KaradimosV. KetlerovP. KoehlerV. KonovalovE. KossionidesM. KrtickaC. LampoudisC. LedererH. LeebA. LindoteI. LopesM. LozanoJ. MarganiecL. MarquesS. MarroneT. MartinezC. MassimiP. MastinuE. MendozaA. MengoniP.m. MilazzoC. MoreauM. MosconiF. NevesH. OberhummerS. O'brienM. OshimaJ. PancinC. PapachristodoulouC. PapadopoulosC. ParadelaN. PatronisA. PavlikL. PerrotM.t. PigniR. PlagA. PlompenA. PlukisA. PochC. PretelJ. QuesadaT. RauscherR. ReifarthM. RosettiC. RubbiaG. RudolfP. RullhusenJ. SalgadoL. SarchiaponeI. SavvidisC. StephanG. TaglienteJ.l. TainD. TarrioL. Tassan-gotL. TavoraR. TerlizziG. VanniniA. VenturaD. VillamarinM.c. VicenteV. VlachoudisR. VlastouF. VossS. WalterH. WendlerM. WiescherK. Wisshak

subject

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstrofísica nuclearNuclear engineeringNuclear Theory[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]01 natural sciences7. Clean energyNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesNuclear astrophysicsSpallationNeutron010306 general physicsNuclear ExperimentInstrumentationPhysics:Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]NeutronsLarge Hadron Collider:Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear fissionNuclear dataNeutron radiationNuclear technologyEnergia nuclearPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsFísica nuclearSpallation Neutron Source

description

A few years ago, the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF was built at CERN to address some of the urgent needs of high-accuracy nuclear data for Accelerator Driven Systems and other advanced nuclear energy systems, as well as for nuclear astrophysics and fundamental nuclear physics. Thanks to the characteristics of the neutron beam, and to state-of-the-art detection and acquisition systems, high quality neutron cross-section data have been obtained for a variety of isotopes, many of which radioactive. Following an important upgrade of the spallation target and of the experimental area, a new measurement campaign has started last year. After a brief review of the most important results obtained so far at n_TOF, the new features of the facility are presented, together with the first results on the commissioning of the neutron beam. The plans for future measurements, in particular related to nuclear technology are finally discussed.

10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.014http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00675218