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First Measurement of 72Ge(n, γ) at n-TOF
(2018-06-29)
The slow neutron capture process (s-process) is responsible for producing about half of the elemental abundances heavier than iron in the universe. Neutron capture cross sections on stable isotopes are a key nuclear physics ...
Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the 7Be(n,p)7Li reaction at n_TOF
(2018-04-11)
Following the completion of the second neutron beam line and the related experimental area (EAR2) at the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN, several experiments were planned and performed. The high instantaneous neutron ...
Radiative neutron capture on Pu 242 in the resonance region at the CERN n-TOF-EAR1 facility
(2018-02-06)
The spent fuel of current nuclear reactors contains fissile plutonium isotopes that can be combined with uranium to make mixed oxide (MOX) fuel. In this way the Pu from spent fuel is used in a new reactor cycle, contributing ...
The Nuclear Astrophysics program at n-TOF (CERN)
(EDP Sciences, 2017-12-30)
An important experimental program on Nuclear Astrophysics is being carried out at the n-TOF since several years, in order to address the still open issues in stellar and primordial nucleosynthesis. Several neutron capture ...
High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux in the new experimental area n_TOF-EAR2 at CERN
(2017-10-27)
A new high flux experimental area has recently become operational at the n_TOF facility at CERN. This new measuring station, n_TOF-EAR2, is placed at the end of a vertical beam line at a distance of approximately 20m from ...
The measurement programme at the neutron time-of-flight facility n-TOF at CERN
(EDP Sciences, 2017-09-13)
Neutron-induced reaction cross sections are important for a wide variety of research fields ranging from the study of nuclear level densities, nucleosynthesis to applications of nuclear technology like design, and criticality ...
Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit : A benchmark study
(EDP Sciences, 2017-09-13)
Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are an essential tool to determine fundamental features of a neutron beam, such as the neutron flux or the γ-ray background, that sometimes can not be measured or at least not in every position ...
The n-TOF facility : Neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN
(EDP Sciences, 2017-09-13)
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 ...
Characterization of the n-TOF EAR-2 neutron beam
(EDP Sciences, 2017-09-13)
The experimental area 2 (EAR-2) at CERNs neutron time-of-flight facility (n-TOF), which is operational since 2014, is designed and built as a short-distance complement to the experimental area 1 (EAR-1). The Parallel Plate ...
Time-of-flight and activation experiments on 147Pm and 171Tm for astrophysics
(EDP Sciences, 2017-09-13)
The neutron capture cross section of several key unstable isotopes acting as branching points in the s-process are crucial for stellar nucleosynthesis studies, but they are very challenging to measure due to the difficult ...