Commissioning of the n_TOF-Ph2 facility
- NázevTitle
- Commissioning of the n_TOF-Ph2 facilityCommissioning of the n_TOF-Ph2 facility
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Příspěvek ve sborníkuProceedings paper
- AutořiAuthors
- S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, V. Bécares, F. Bečvář, Z. Vykydal
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF), commissioning phase, beam characteristics, spallation targets, signal-to-background ratio, data acquisition system
- KonferenceConference
- International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010 (PHYSOR 2010): Advances in Reactor Physics to Power the Nuclear Renaissance (Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 2010-05-09)
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- In: International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010 (PHYSOR 2010): Advances in Reactor Physics to Power the Nuclear Renaissance, American Nuclear Society, 2010, pp. 25-32
- RokYear
- 2010
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- ZáznamyRecords
- ProjektProject
- Spolupráce ČR s CERNCollaboration of the Czech Republic with CERN; Fundamentální experimenty ve fyzice mikrosvětaFundamental Experiments in Physics of Microworld
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AbstraktAbstract
The white spectrum neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF is operating at CERN since 2001. The neutron beam has a very high instantaneous flux and high resolution in energy. The long distance of 187 m between the spallation target and the experimental area implies a favorable signal to background ratio for neutron capture and fission studies on radioactive isotopes, thus making the facility well suited for accurate cross-sections measurements. This is especially true for highly radioactive targets which are of major importance in new nuclear energy systems such as Gen-IV reactors, especially for those with a fast spectrum. Combined with state-of-the-art detectors and with advanced data acquisition systems, the innovative characteristics of the n_TOF neutron beam allows one to collect data on a variety of stable and radioactive isotopes of interest for nuclear astrophysics and for applications in advanced reactor technologies. The n_TOF facility resumed operation in 2008 after the old spallation target had been replaced.
The white spectrum neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF is operating at CERN since 2001. The neutron beam has a very high instantaneous flux and high resolution in energy. The long distance of 187 m between the spallation target and the experimental area implies a favorable signal to background ratio for neutron capture and fission studies on radioactive isotopes, thus making the facility well suited for accurate cross-sections measurements. This is especially true for highly radioactive targets which are of major importance in new nuclear energy systems such as Gen-IV reactors, especially for those with a fast spectrum. Combined with state-of-the-art detectors and with advanced data acquisition systems, the innovative characteristics of the n_TOF neutron beam allows one to collect data on a variety of stable and radioactive isotopes of interest for nuclear astrophysics and for applications in advanced reactor technologies. The n_TOF facility resumed operation in 2008 after the old spallation target had been replaced.