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Integral cross section measurement of the 12C(n,p) 12B reaction
(CERN, 2015-06-19)
The integral cross section of the 12C(n, p) 12B reaction was measured at the neutron time of flight facility n-TOF at CERN, from the reaction threshold at 13.6 MeV up to 10 GeV, by means of the combined activation and a ...
High-accuracy determination of the U 238 / U 235 fission cross section ratio up to ≈1 GeV at n-TOF at CERN
(2015-02-09)
The U238 to U235 fission cross section ratio has been determined at n-TOF up to ≈1 GeV, with two different detection systems, in different geometrical configurations. A total of four datasets has been collected and compared. ...
Neutron cross-sections for advanced nuclear systems : The n-TOF project at CERN
(2014-12-10)
The study of neutron-induced reactions is of high relevance in a wide variety of fields, ranging from stellar nucleosynthesis and fundamental nuclear physics to applications of nuclear technology. In nuclear energy, high ...
GEANT4 simulation of the neutron background of the C6D 6 set-up for capture studies at n-TOF
(2014-10-01)
The neutron sensitivity of the C6D6 detector setup used at n-TOF facility for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software replica of the entire n-TOF experimental ...
Measurement and analysis of the Am 243 neutron capture cross section at the n-TOF facility at CERN
(2014-09-11)
Background: The design of new nuclear reactors and transmutation devices requires to reduce the present neutron cross section uncertainties of minor actinides. Purpose: Improvement of the Am243(n,γ) cross section uncertainty. ...
Measurement of the 12C(n,p)12B cross section at n-TOF at CERN by in-beam activation analysis
(2014-08-19)
The integral cross section of the 12C(n,p)12B reaction has been determined for the first time in the neutron energy range from threshold to several GeV at the n-TOF facility at CERN. The measurement relies on the activation ...
The (n, α) reaction in the s-process branching point 59Ni
(2014-06)
The (n, α) reaction in the radioactive 59Ni is of relevance in nuclear astrophysics as 59Ni can be considered as the first branching point in the astrophysical s-process. Its relevance in nuclear technology is especially ...
Neutron Capture Reactions on Fe and Ni Isotopes for the Astrophysical s-process
(2014-06)
Neutron capture cross sections in the keV neutron energy region are the key nuclear physics input to study the astrophysical slow neutron capture process. In the past years, a series of neutron capture cross section ...
Capture cross section of 236U: The n_TOF results
(2014-05-31)
.Neutron induced capture cross section on 236U has been measured with high accuracy and high resolution at n_TOF, in order to improve data libraries needed for the development of advancednuclear reactors. Preliminary results ...