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The CERN n_TOF facility: a unique tool for nuclear data measurement

Federica Mingrone, Oliver Aberle, Józef Andrzejewski, Laurent Audouin, Vicente Bécares, Michael Bacak, Javier Balibrea Correa, Massimo Barbagallo, Susana C.C. Barros, František Bečvář, Clemens Beinrucker, Eric Berthoumieux, Jonathan Billowes, Damir Bosnar, Markus Brugger, Manuel Caamaño, Francisco Calviño Tavares, Marco Calviani, Daniel Cano-Ott, Roberto Cardella, Adrià Casanovas Hoste, Donato Maurizio Castelluccio, Francesco Cerutti, Yonghao Chen, Enrico Chiaveri, Nicola Colonna, Miguel Antonio Cortés-Giraldo, Guillem Pere Cortés Rossell, Luigi Cosentino, Lucia Anna Damone, Maria Diakaki, César Domingo-Pardo, Rugard Dressler, Emmeric Dupont, Ignacio Durán, Beatriz Fernández Domínguez, Alfredo Ferrari, Pedro G. Ferreira, Paolo Finocchiaro, Valter Furman, Srinivasan Ganesan, Aczel Regino García Ríos, Aleksandra Gawlik, Ioana Gheorghe, Tudor Glodariu, Isabel Maria Ferro Gonçalves, Enrique Miguel González Romero, Andrey Goverdovski, Erich Griesmayer, Carlos Guerrero Sánchez, Frank Gunsing, Kathrin Göbel, Hideo Harada, Tanja Heftrich, Stephan Heinitz, Jan Heyse, David Jenkins, Erwin Jericha, Franz Käppeler, Yacine Kadi, Tatsuya Katabuchi, Pavel Kavrigin, Vladimir Ketlerov, Vitaly Khryachkov, Atsushi Kimura, Nikolay Kivel, Michael Kokkoris, Milan Krtička, Esther Leal Cidoncha, Claudia Lederer, Helmut Leeb, Jorge Lerendegui, Sergio Lo Meo, Sarah Jane Lonsdale, Roberto Losito, Daniela Macina, Justyna Marganiec, Trinitario Martínez, Cristian Massimi, Pierfrancesco Mastinu, Mario Mastromarco, Francesca Matteucci, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, Emilio Mendoza Cembranos, Alberto Mengoni, Paolo Maria Milazzo, Mihail Mirea, Simone Montesano, Agatino Musumarra, Ralf Nolte, Andreea Oprea, Nikolas Patronis, Andreas Pavlik, Jarosław Perkowski, Javier Praena, José Manuel Quesada Molina, K. Rajeev, Thomas Rauscher, René Reifarth, Albert Riego Pérez, Prakash Chandra Rout, Carlo Rubbia, James A. Ryan, Marta Sabaté-Gilarte, Alok Saxena, Peter Schillebeeckx, Stefan Schmidt, Dorothea Schumann, Pavel V. Sedyshev, Alastair Gavin Smith, Athanasios Stamatopoulos, Giuseppe Tagliente, José Luis Taı́n Enríquez, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, Laurent Tassan-Got, Andrea Tsinganis, Stanislav Valenta, Gianni Vannini, Vincenzo Variale, Pedro Vaz, Alberto Ventura, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Rosa Vlastou, Anton Wallner, Stephen J. Warren, Mario Weigand, Christina Weiß, Clemens Wolf, Philip John Woods, Tobias Wright, Petar Žugec

  • he study of the resonant structures in neutron-nucleus cross-sections, and therefore of the compound-nucleus reaction mechanism, requires spectroscopic measurements to determine with high accuracy the energy of the neutron interacting with the material under study. To this purpose, the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF has been operating since 2001 at CERN. Its characteristics, such as the high intensity instantaneous neutron flux, the wide energy range from thermal to few GeV, and the very good energy resolution, are perfectly suited to perform high-quality measurements of neutron-induced reaction cross sections. The precise and accurate knowledge of these cross sections plays a fundamental role in nuclear technologies, nuclear astrophysics and nuclear physics. Two different measuring stations are available at the n_TOF facility, called EAR1 and EAR2, with different characteristics of intensity of the neutron flux and energy resolution. These experimental areas, combined with advanced detection systems lead to a great flexibility in performing challenging measurement of high precision and accuracy, and allow the investigation isotopes with very low cross sections, or available only in small quantities, or with very high specific activity. The characteristics and performances of the two experimental areas of the n_TOF facility will be presented, together with the most important measurements performed to date and their physics case. In addition, the significant upcoming measurements will be introduced.

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Author:Federica MingroneORCiD, Oliver Aberle, Józef AndrzejewskiORCiD, Laurent AudouinORCiD, Vicente BécaresORCiD, Michael BacakORCiD, Javier Balibrea CorreaORCiD, Massimo Barbagallo, Susana C.C. BarrosORCiD, František BečvářORCiD, Clemens Beinrucker, Eric BerthoumieuxORCiD, Jonathan BillowesORCiDGND, Damir BosnarORCiD, Markus BruggerORCiD, Manuel CaamañoORCiD, Francisco Calviño TavaresORCiD, Marco CalvianiORCiD, Daniel Cano-OttORCiD, Roberto CardellaORCiD, Adrià Casanovas HosteORCiD, Donato Maurizio CastelluccioORCiD, Francesco CeruttiORCiDGND, Yonghao Chen, Enrico Chiaveri, Nicola ColonnaORCiD, Miguel Antonio Cortés-GiraldoORCiD, Guillem Pere Cortés RossellORCiD, Luigi CosentinoORCiD, Lucia Anna Damone, Maria Diakaki, César Domingo-PardoORCiD, Rugard Dressler, Emmeric Dupont, Ignacio Durán, Beatriz Fernández DomínguezORCiD, Alfredo Ferrari, Pedro G. FerreiraORCiD, Paolo FinocchiaroORCiD, Valter FurmanORCiD, Srinivasan GanesanORCiD, Aczel Regino García RíosORCiD, Aleksandra GawlikORCiD, Ioana GheorgheORCiD, Tudor Glodariu, Isabel Maria Ferro GonçalvesORCiD, Enrique Miguel González RomeroORCiD, Andrey Goverdovski, Erich GriesmayerGND, Carlos Guerrero SánchezORCiD, Frank Gunsing, Kathrin GöbelORCiDGND, Hideo HaradaORCiD, Tanja HeftrichORCiDGND, Stephan HeinitzORCiD, Jan Heyse, David JenkinsORCiDGND, Erwin JerichaORCiDGND, Franz Käppeler, Yacine KadiORCiD, Tatsuya Katabuchi, Pavel Kavrigin, Vladimir KetlerovORCiD, Vitaly Khryachkov, Atsushi Kimura, Nikolay Kivel, Michael KokkorisORCiD, Milan KrtičkaORCiD, Esther Leal Cidoncha, Claudia Lederer, Helmut LeebGND, Jorge Lerendegui, Sergio Lo MeoORCiD, Sarah Jane Lonsdale, Roberto LositoORCiD, Daniela Macina, Justyna MarganiecORCiD, Trinitario Martínez, Cristian MassimiORCiD, Pierfrancesco MastinuORCiD, Mario MastromarcoORCiD, Francesca MatteucciORCiD, Emilio Andrea MaugeriORCiD, Emilio Mendoza CembranosORCiD, Alberto MengoniORCiD, Paolo Maria MilazzoORCiD, Mihail MireaORCiD, Simone MontesanoORCiD, Agatino MusumarraORCiD, Ralf NolteORCiD, Andreea Oprea, Nikolas PatronisORCiD, Andreas PavlikORCiD, Jarosław PerkowskiORCiD, Javier PraenaORCiD, José Manuel Quesada MolinaORCiD, K. Rajeev, Thomas RauscherORCiDGND, René ReifarthORCiDGND, Albert Riego PérezORCiD, Prakash Chandra Rout, Carlo RubbiaGND, James A. Ryan, Marta Sabaté-Gilarte, Alok SaxenaORCiD, Peter Schillebeeckx, Stefan SchmidtGND, Dorothea SchumannORCiD, Pavel V. Sedyshev, Alastair Gavin Smith, Athanasios StamatopoulosORCiD, Giuseppe TaglienteORCiD, José Luis Taı́n EnríquezORCiD, Ariel Tarifeño-SaldiviaORCiD, Laurent Tassan-Got, Andrea TsinganisORCiD, Stanislav Valenta, Gianni VanniniORCiD, Vincenzo VarialeORCiD, Pedro VazORCiD, Alberto VenturaORCiD, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Rosa Vlastou, Anton WallnerORCiD, Stephen J. Warren, Mario WeigandORCiDGND, Christina WeißORCiD, Clemens WolfGND, Philip John Woods, Tobias Wright, Petar ŽugecORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-719094
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612205001
ISSN:2100-014X
Parent Title (English):EPJ Web of Conferences
Publisher:EDP Sciences
Place of publication:Les Ulis
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2016/06/21
Date of first Publication:2016/06/21
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:International Workshop on Compound-Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics (5. : 2016 : Tokio)
Release Date:2023/02/02
Volume:122
Issue:05001
Page Number:12
HeBIS-PPN:506626288
Institutes:Physik / Physik
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0