The CERN n_TOF Facility: Neutron Beams Performances for Cross Section Measurements

Chiaveri, E.; Altstadt, S.; Andrzejewski, J.; Audouin, L.; Barbagallo, M.; Becares, V.; Becvar, F.; Belloni, F.; Berthoumieux, E.; Billowes, J.; Boccone, V.; Bosnar, D.; Brugger, M.; Calviani, M.; Calvino, F.; Cano Ott, D.; Carrapico, C.; Cerutti, F.; Chin, M.; Colonna, N.; Cortes, G.; Cortes Giraldo, M. A.; Diakaki, M.; Domingo Pardo, C.; Duran, I.; Dressler, R.; Dzysiuk, N.; Eleftheriadis, C.; Ferrari, A.; Fraval, K.; Ganesan, S.; Garcia, A. R.; Giubrone, G.; Gomez Hornillos, M. B.; Goncalves, I. F.; Gonzalez Romero, E.; Griesmayer, E.; Guerrero, C.; Gunsing, F.; Gurusamy, P.; Hernandez Prieto, A.; Jenkins, D. G.; Jericha, E.; Kadi, Y.; Kaeppeler, F.; Karadimos, D.; Kivel, N.; Koehler, P.; Kokkoris, M.; Krticka, M.; Kroll, J.; Lampoudis, C.; Langer, C.; Leal Cidoncha, E.; Lederer, C.; Leeb, H.; Leong, L. S.; Losito, R.; Mallick, A.; Manousos, A.; Marganiec, J.; Martinez, T.; Massimi, Cristian; Mastinu, P. F.; Mastromarco, M.; Meaze, M.; Mendoza, E.; Mengoni, A.; Milazzo, P. M.; Mingrone, Federica; Mirea, M.; Mondalaers, W.; Paradela, C.; Pavlik, A.; Perkowski, J.; Plompen, A.; Praena, J.; Quesada, J. M.; Rauscher, T.; Reifarth, R.; Riego, A.; Robles, M. S.; Roman, F.; Rubbia, C.; Sabate Gilarte, M.; Sarmento, R.; Saxena, A.; Schillebeeckx, P.; Schmidt, S.; Schumann, D.; Tagliente, G.; Tain, J. L.; Tarrio, D.; Tassan Got, L.; Tsinganis, A.; Valenta, S.; Vannini, G.; Variale, V.; Vaz, P.; Ventura, A.; Versaci, R.; Vermeulen, M. J.; Vlachoudis, V.; Vlastou, R.; Wallner, A.; Ware, T.; Weigand, M.; Weiss, C.; Wright, T.; Zugec, P.

doi:10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.003

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 in parallel from Summer 2014. The new neutron beam will provide a 25 times higher neutron flux delivered in 10 times shorter neutron pulses, thus offering more powerful capabilities for measuring small mass, low cross section and/or high activity samples.

E. Chiaveri, S. Altstadt, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Barbagallo, V. Becares, et al. (2014). The CERN n_TOF Facility: Neutron Beams Performances for Cross Section Measurements. NUCLEAR DATA SHEETS, 119, 1-4 [10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.003].