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Neutron capture cross section measurement of 238U at the CERN n_TOF facility in the energy region from 1 eV to 700 keV
(2017-03-10)
The aim of this work is to provide a precise and accurate measurement of the 238U(n,g) reaction cross section in the energy region from 1 eV to 700 keV. This reaction is of fundamental importance for the design calculations ...
Nuclear data activities at the n_TOF facility at CERN
(2016-10-21)
Nuclear data in general, and neutron-induced reaction cross sections in particular, are important for a wide variety of research fields. They play a key role in the safety and criticality assessment of nuclear technology, ...
Recent results in nuclear astrophysics at the n-TOF facility at CERN
(2016-09-11)
The neutron time of flight (n-TOF) facility at CERN is a spallation source characterized by a white neutron spectrum. The innovative features of the facility, in the two experimental areas, (20 m and 185 m), allow for an ...
Fission Fragment Angular Distribution measurements of 235U and 238U at CERN n-TOF facility
(EDP Sciences, 2016-03-15)
Neutron-induced fission cross sections of 238U and 235U are used as standards in the fast neutron region up to 200 MeV. A high accuracy of the standards is relevant to experimentally determine other neutron reaction cross ...
The new vertical neutron beam line at the CERN n-TOF facility design and outlook on the performance
(2015-11-01)
At the neutron time-of-flight facility n-TOF at CERN a new vertical beam line was constructed in 2014, in order to extend the experimental possibilities at this facility to an even wider range of challenging cross-section ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The CERN n_TOF Facility: Neutron beams performances for cross section measurements
(2014-05-01)
This paper presents the characteristics of the existing CERN n TOF neutron beam facility (n TOF-EAR1 with a flight path of 185 meters) and the future one (n_TOF EAR-2 with a flight path of 19 meters), which will operate ...
Measurements of neutron cross sections for advanced nuclear energy systems at n-TOF (CERN)
(2014-04-14)
The n-TOF facility operates at CERN with the aim of addressing the request of high accuracy nuclear data for advanced nuclear energy systems as well as for nuclear astrophysics. Thanks to the features of the neutron beam, ...