First results of the 241Am(n,f) cross section measurement at the Experimental Area 2 of the n_TOF facility at CERN

Zinovia Eleme, Nikolas Patronis, Athanasios Stamatopoulos, Andrea Tsinganis, Michael Kokkoris, Veatriki Michalopoulou, Maria Diakaki, Rosa Vlastou, Laurent Tassan-Got, Nicola Colonna, Jan Heyse, Massimo Barbagallo, Mario Mastromarco, Daniela Macina, Enrico Chiaveri, Oliver Aberle, Victor Alcayne, Simone Amaducci, Józef Andrzejewski, Laurent Audouin, Victor Babiano Suarez, Michael Bacak, Samuel Bennett, Eric Berthoumieux, Damir Bosnar, Adam S. Brown, Maurizio Busso, Manuel Caamaño, Luis Caballero Ontanaya, Marco Calviani, Francisco Calviño Tavares, Daniel Cano-Ott, Adrià Casanovas Hoste, Francesco Cerutti, Guillem Pere Cortés Rossell, Miguel Antonio Cortés-Giraldo, Luigi Cosentino, Sergio Cristallo, Lucia Anna Damone, Paul John Davies, Mirco Dietz, César Domingo-Pardo, Rugard Dressler, Quentin Ducasse, Emmeric Dupont, Ignacio Durán, Beatriz Fernández Domínguez, Alfredo Ferrari, Isabel Maria Ferro Gonçalves, Paolo Finocchiaro, Valter Furman, Ruchi Garg, Aleksandra Gawlik, Simone Gilardoni, Kathrin Göbel, Enrique Miguel González Romero, Carlos Guerrero Sánchez, Frank Gunsing, Stephan Heinitz, David Jenkins, Erwin Jericha, U. Jiri, Arnd Rudolf Junghans, Yacine Kadi, Franz Käppeler, Atsushi Kimura, Ingrid Knapová, Yuri N. Kopatch, Milan Krtička, Cem Deniz Kurtulgil, Ion Ladarescu, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Jorge Lerendegui-Marco, Sarah-Jane Lonsdale, Alice Manna, Trinitario Martı́nez, Alessandro Masi, Cristian Massimi, Pierfrancesco Mastinu, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, Annamaria Mazzone, Emilio Mendoza Cembranos, Alberto Mengoni, Paolo Maria Milazzo, María de los Ángeles Millán Callado, Federica Mingrone, Javier Moreno-Soto, Agatino Musumarra, Alexandru Negret, Francisco Ogállar Ruiz, Andreea Oprea, Andreas Pavlik, Jarosław Perkowski, Cristina Petrone, Luciano Piersanti, Elisa Pirovano, José Ignacio Porras Sánchez, Javier Praena, José Manuel Quesada Molina, Diego Ramos Doval, René Reifarth, Dimitri Rochman, Carlo Rubbia, Marta Sabaté-Gilarte, Alok Saxena, Peter Schillebeeckx, Dorothea Schumann, Adhitya Sekhar, Alastair Gavin Smith, Nikolay V. Sosnin, Peter Sprung, Giuseppe Tagliente, José Luis Taı́n Enríquez, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, Benedikt Thomas, Pablo Torres-Sánchez, Sebastian Urlaß, Stanislav Valenta, Gianni Vannini, Vincenzo Variale, Pedro Vaz, Alberto Ventura, Diego Vescovi, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Anton Wallner, Philip John Woods, Tobias J. Wright, Petar Žugec

  • Feasibility, design and sensitivity studies on innovative nuclear reactors that could address the issue of nuclear waste transmutation using fuels enriched in minor actinides, require high accuracy cross section data for a variety of neutron-induced reactions from thermal energies to several tens of MeV. The isotope 241Am (T1/2= 433 years) is present in high-level nuclear waste (HLW), representing about 1.8 % of the actinide mass in spent PWR UOx fuel. Its importance increases with cooling time due to additional production from the β-decay of 241Pu with a half-life of 14.3 years. The production rate of 241 Am in conventional reactors, including its further accumulation through the decay of 241Pu and its destruction through transmutation/incineration are very important parameters for the design of any recycling solution. In the present work, the 241 Am(n,f) reaction cross-section was measured using Micromegas detectors at the Experimental Area 2 of the n_TOF facility at CERN. For the measurement, the 235U(n,f) and 238U(n,f) reference reactions were used for the determination of the neutron flux. In the present work an overview of the experimental setup and the adopted data analysis techniques is given along with preliminary results.

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Author:Zinovia Eleme, Nikolas PatronisORCiD, Athanasios StamatopoulosORCiD, Andrea TsinganisORCiD, Michael KokkorisORCiD, Veatriki Michalopoulou, Maria Diakaki, Rosa Vlastou, Laurent Tassan-Got, Nicola ColonnaORCiD, Jan Heyse, Massimo Barbagallo, Mario MastromarcoORCiD, Daniela Macina, Enrico Chiaveri, Oliver Aberle, Victor AlcayneORCiD, Simone AmaducciORCiD, Józef AndrzejewskiORCiD, Laurent AudouinORCiD, Victor Babiano SuarezORCiD, Michael BacakORCiD, Samuel BennettORCiD, Eric BerthoumieuxORCiD, Damir BosnarORCiD, Adam S. Brown, Maurizio BussoORCiD, Manuel CaamañoORCiD, Luis Caballero OntanayaORCiD, Marco CalvianiORCiD, Francisco Calviño TavaresORCiD, Daniel Cano-OttORCiD, Adrià Casanovas HosteORCiD, Francesco CeruttiORCiDGND, Guillem Pere Cortés RossellORCiD, Miguel Antonio Cortés-GiraldoORCiD, Luigi CosentinoORCiD, Sergio CristalloORCiD, Lucia Anna Damone, Paul John Davies, Mirco Dietz, César Domingo-PardoORCiD, Rugard Dressler, Quentin Ducasse, Emmeric Dupont, Ignacio Durán, Beatriz Fernández DomínguezORCiD, Alfredo Ferrari, Isabel Maria Ferro GonçalvesORCiD, Paolo FinocchiaroORCiD, Valter FurmanORCiD, Ruchi GargORCiD, Aleksandra GawlikORCiD, Simone Gilardoni, Kathrin GöbelORCiDGND, Enrique Miguel González RomeroORCiD, Carlos Guerrero SánchezORCiD, Frank Gunsing, Stephan HeinitzORCiD, David JenkinsORCiDGND, Erwin JerichaORCiDGND, U. Jiri, Arnd Rudolf JunghansORCiDGND, Yacine KadiORCiD, Franz Käppeler, Atsushi Kimura, Ingrid Knapová, Yuri N. Kopatch, Milan KrtičkaORCiD, Cem Deniz KurtulgilGND, Ion LadarescuORCiD, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Jorge Lerendegui-MarcoORCiD, Sarah-Jane Lonsdale, Alice MannaORCiD, Trinitario Martı́nez, Alessandro Masi, Cristian MassimiORCiD, Pierfrancesco MastinuORCiD, Emilio Andrea MaugeriORCiD, Annamaria MazzoneORCiD, Emilio Mendoza CembranosORCiD, Alberto MengoniORCiD, Paolo Maria MilazzoORCiD, María de los Ángeles Millán Callado, Federica MingroneORCiD, Javier Moreno-Soto, Agatino MusumarraORCiD, Alexandru NegretORCiD, Francisco Ogállar RuizORCiD, Andreea Oprea, Andreas PavlikORCiD, Jarosław PerkowskiORCiD, Cristina Petrone, Luciano PiersantiORCiD, Elisa PirovanoORCiD, José Ignacio Porras SánchezORCiD, Javier PraenaORCiD, José Manuel Quesada MolinaORCiD, Diego Ramos Doval, René ReifarthORCiDGND, Dimitri RochmanORCiD, Carlo RubbiaGND, Marta Sabaté-Gilarte, Alok SaxenaORCiD, Peter Schillebeeckx, Dorothea SchumannORCiD, Adhitya Sekhar, Alastair Gavin Smith, Nikolay V. SosninORCiD, Peter SprungORCiD, Giuseppe TaglienteORCiD, José Luis Taı́n EnríquezORCiD, Ariel Tarifeño-SaldiviaORCiD, Benedikt Thomas, Pablo Torres-SánchezORCiD, Sebastian Urlaß, Stanislav Valenta, Gianni VanniniORCiD, Vincenzo VarialeORCiD, Pedro VazORCiD, Alberto VenturaORCiD, Diego VescoviORCiD, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Anton WallnerORCiD, Philip John Woods, Tobias J. Wright, Petar ŽugecORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-700870
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202023905014
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):2020/09/30
Date of first Publication:2020/09/30
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (2019 : Peking)
Release Date:2022/09/28
Volume:239
Issue:05014
Page Number:5
Institutes:Physik / Physik
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
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