Neutron Capture Measurements on Minor Actinides at the n_TOF Facility at CERN : Past, Present and Future
Author
Cano-Ott, D.
Alvarez-Velarde, F.
Gonzalez-Romero, E.
Guerrero, C.
Martinez, T.
Mendoza, E.
Villamarin, D.
Vicente, M. C.
Abbondanno, U.
Colonna, N.
Meaze, M. H.
Marrone, S.
Tagliente, G.
Terlizzi, R.
Belloni, F.
Fujii, K.
Milazzo, P. M.
Moreau, C.
Andriamonje, S.
Calviani, M.
Chiaveri, E.
Kadi, Y.
Vlachoudis, V.
Andrzejewski, J.
Marganiec, J.
Assimakopoulos, P.
Karadimos, D.
Karamanis, D.
Papachristodoulou, C.
Patronis, N.
Audouin, L.
David, S.
Ferrant, L.
Isaev, S.
Stephan, C.
Tassan-Got, L.
Badurek, G.
Jericha, E.
Leeb, H.
Oberhummer, H.
Pigni, M. T.
Baumann, P.
Kerveno, M.
Lukic, S.
Rudolf, G.
Becvar, F.
Krticka, M.
Calvino, F.
Frais-Koelbl, H.
Rauscher, T.
n TOF Collaboration
Attention
2299/10502
Abstract
The successful development of advanced nuclear systems for sustainable energy production and nuclear waste management depends on high quality nuclear data libraries. Recent sensitivity studies and reports [1-3] have identified the need for substantially improving the accuracy of neutron cross-section data for minor actinides. The n_TOF collaboration has initiated an ambitious experimental program for the measurement of neutron capture cross sections of minor actinides. Two experimental setups have been constructed for this purpose: a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) [4] for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples and a set of two low neutron sensitivity C(6)D(6) detectors for the less radioactive materials.