The n_TOF facility: neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN

Enrico Chiaveri, Oliver Aberle, Józef Andrzejewski, Laurent Audouin, Michael Bacak, Javier Balibrea Correa, Massimo Barbagallo, František Bečvář, Eric Berthoumieux, Jonathan Billowes, Damir Bosnar, Adam Brown, Manuel Caamaño, Francisco Calviño Tavares, Marco Calviani, Daniel Cano-Ott, Roberto Cardella, Adrià Casanovas Hoste, Francesco Cerutti, Yonghao Chen, Nicola Colonna, Guillem Pere Cortés Rossell, Miguel Antonio Cortés-Giraldo, 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, Kathrin Göbel, Aczel Regino García Ríos, Aleksandra Gawlik, Simone Gilardoni, Tudor Glodariu, Isabel Maria Ferro Gonçalves, Enrique Miguel González Romero, Erich Griesmayer, Carlos Guerrero Sánchez, Frank Gunsing, Hideo Harada, Stephan Heinitz, Jan Heyse, David Jenkins, Erwin Jericha, Franz Käppeler, Yacine Kadi, Antigoni Kalamara, Pavel Kavrigin, Atsushi Kimura, Nikolay Kivel, Michael Kokkoris, Milan Krtička, Cem Deniz Kurtulgil, Esther Leal Cidoncha, Claudia Lederer, Helmut Leeb, Jorge Lerendegui-Marco, Sergio Lo Meo, Sarah Jane Lonsdale, Daniela Macina, Justyna Marganiec, Trinitario Martı́nez, Alessandro Masi, Cristian Massimi, Pierfrancesco Mastinu, Mario Mastromarco, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, Annamaria Mazzone, Emilio Mendoza Cembranos, Alberto Mengoni, Paolo Maria Milazzo, Federica Mingrone, Agatino Musumarra, Alexandru Negret, Ralf Nolte, Andreea Oprea, Nikolas Patronis, Andreas Pavlik, Jarosław Perkowski, José Ignacio Porras Sánchez, Javier Praena, José Manuel Quesada Molina, Désirée Radeck, Thomas Rauscher, René Reifarth, Carlo Rubbia, James Ryan, Marta Sabaté-Gilarte, Alok Saxena, Peter Schillebeeckx, Dorothea Schumann, Alastair Gavin Smith, Nikolay V. Sosnin, 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, Philip John Woods, Tobias Wright, Petar Žugec

  • The CERN n_TOF neutron beam facility is characterized by a very high instantaneous neutron flux, excellent TOF resolution at the 185 m long flight path (EAR-1), low intrinsic background and coverage of a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to a few GeV. These characteristics provide a unique possibility to perform high-accuracy measurements of neutron-induced reaction cross-sections and angular distributions of interest for fundamental and applied Nuclear Physics. Since 2001, the n_TOF Collaboration has collected a wealth of high quality nuclear data relevant for nuclear astrophysics, nuclear reactor technology, nuclear medicine, etc. The overall efficiency of the experimental program and the range of possible measurements has been expanded with the construction of a second experimental area (EAR-2), located 20 m on the vertical of the n_TOF spallation target. This upgrade, which benefits from a neutron flux 30 times higher than in EAR-1, provides a substantial extension in measurement capabilities, opening the possibility to collect data on neutron cross-section of isotopes with short half-lives or available in very small amounts. This contribution will outline the main characteristics of the n_TOF facility, with special emphasis on the new experimental area. In particular, we will discuss the innovative features of the EAR-2 neutron beam that make possible to perform very challenging measurements on short-lived radioisotopes or sub-mg samples, out of reach up to now at other neutron facilities around the world. Finally, the future perspectives of the facility will be presented.

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Author:Enrico Chiaveri, Oliver Aberle, Józef AndrzejewskiORCiD, Laurent AudouinORCiD, Michael BacakORCiD, Javier Balibrea CorreaORCiD, Massimo Barbagallo, František BečvářORCiD, Eric BerthoumieuxORCiD, Jonathan BillowesORCiDGND, Damir BosnarORCiD, Adam Brown, Manuel CaamañoORCiD, Francisco Calviño TavaresORCiD, Marco CalvianiORCiD, Daniel Cano-OttORCiD, Roberto CardellaORCiD, Adrià Casanovas HosteORCiD, Francesco CeruttiORCiDGND, Yonghao Chen, Nicola ColonnaORCiD, Guillem Pere Cortés RossellORCiD, Miguel Antonio Cortés-GiraldoORCiD, 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, Kathrin GöbelORCiDGND, Aczel Regino García RíosORCiD, Aleksandra GawlikORCiD, Simone Gilardoni, Tudor Glodariu, Isabel Maria Ferro GonçalvesORCiD, Enrique Miguel González RomeroORCiD, Erich GriesmayerGND, Carlos Guerrero SánchezORCiD, Frank Gunsing, Hideo HaradaORCiD, Stephan HeinitzORCiD, Jan Heyse, David JenkinsORCiDGND, Erwin JerichaORCiDGND, Franz Käppeler, Yacine KadiORCiD, Antigoni KalamaraORCiD, Pavel Kavrigin, Atsushi Kimura, Nikolay Kivel, Michael KokkorisORCiD, Milan KrtičkaORCiD, Cem Deniz KurtulgilGND, Esther Leal Cidoncha, Claudia Lederer, Helmut LeebGND, Jorge Lerendegui-MarcoORCiD, Sergio Lo MeoORCiD, Sarah Jane Lonsdale, Daniela Macina, Justyna MarganiecORCiD, Trinitario Martı́nez, Alessandro Masi, Cristian MassimiORCiD, Pierfrancesco MastinuORCiD, Mario MastromarcoORCiD, Emilio Andrea MaugeriORCiD, Annamaria MazzoneORCiD, Emilio Mendoza CembranosORCiD, Alberto MengoniORCiD, Paolo Maria MilazzoORCiD, Federica MingroneORCiD, Agatino MusumarraORCiD, Alexandru NegretORCiD, Ralf NolteORCiD, Andreea Oprea, Nikolas PatronisORCiD, Andreas PavlikORCiD, Jarosław PerkowskiORCiD, José Ignacio Porras SánchezORCiD, Javier PraenaORCiD, José Manuel Quesada MolinaORCiD, Désirée Radeck, Thomas RauscherORCiDGND, René ReifarthORCiDGND, Carlo RubbiaGND, James Ryan, Marta Sabaté-Gilarte, Alok SaxenaORCiD, Peter Schillebeeckx, Dorothea SchumannORCiD, Alastair Gavin Smith, Nikolay V. SosninORCiD, 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, Philip John Woods, Tobias Wright, Petar ŽugecORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-718844
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714603001
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):2017/09/13
Date of first Publication:2017/09/13
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Creating Corporation:n_TOF Collaboration
Contributing Corporation:International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (2016 : Bruges)
Release Date:2023/02/03
Volume:146
Issue:03001
Page Number:4
HeBIS-PPN:506131505
Institutes:Physik / Physik
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0