High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n_TOF

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

doi:10.1140/epja/i2013-13156-x

High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n_TOF

M. Barbagallo
, C. Guerrero
, A. Tsinganis
, D. Tarrio
, S. Altstadt
, S. Andriamonje
, J. Andrzejewski
, L. Audouin
, V. Becares
, F. Becvar
, F. Belloni
, E. Berthoumieux
, J. Billowes
, V. Boccone
, D. Bosnar
, M. Brugger
, M. Calviani
, F. Calvino
, D. Cano-Ott
, C. Carrapico

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

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Abstract

The neutron flux of the n_TOF facility at CERN was measured, after installation of the new spallation target, with four different systems based on three neutron-converting reactions, which represent accepted cross sections standards in different energy regions. A careful comparison and combination of the different measurements allowed us to reach an unprecedented accuracy on the energy dependence of the neutron flux in the very wide range (thermal to 1 GeV) that characterizes the n_TOF neutron beam. This is a pre-requisite for the high accuracy of cross section measurements at n_TOF. An unexpected anomaly in the neutron-induced fission cross section of U-235 is observed in the energy region between 10 and 30keV, hinting at a possible overestimation of this important cross section, well above currently assigned uncertainties.

Original language	English
Article number	156
Number of pages	11
Journal	European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei
Volume	49
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2013-13156-x
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2013

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CERN
STANDARDS
SCIENCE
BEAM

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Barbagallo, M., Guerrero, C., Tsinganis, A., Tarrio, D., Altstadt, S., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., ... Zugec, P. (2013). High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n_TOF. European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei, 49(12), Article 156. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2013-13156-x

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AU - Guerrero, C.

AU - Tsinganis, A.

AU - Tarrio, D.

AU - Altstadt, S.

AU - Andriamonje, S.

AU - Andrzejewski, J.

AU - Audouin, L.

AU - Becares, V.

AU - Becvar, F.

AU - Belloni, F.

AU - Berthoumieux, E.

AU - Billowes, J.

AU - Boccone, V.

AU - Bosnar, D.

AU - Brugger, M.

AU - Calviani, M.

AU - Calvino, F.

AU - Cano-Ott, D.

AU - Carrapico, C.

AU - Cerutti, F.

AU - Chiaveri, E.

AU - Chin, M.

AU - Colonna, N.

AU - Cortes, G.

AU - Cortes-Giraldo, M. A.

AU - Diakaki, M.

AU - Domingo-Pardo, C.

AU - Duran, I.

AU - Dressler, R.

AU - Dzysiuk, N.

AU - Eleftheriadis, C.

AU - Ferrari, A.

AU - Fraval, K.

AU - Ganesan, S.

AU - Garcia, A. R.

AU - Giubrone, G.

AU - Goebel, K.

AU - Gomez-Hornillos, M. B.

AU - Goncalves, I. F.

AU - Gonzalez-Romero, E.

AU - Griesmayer, E.

AU - Gunsing, F.

AU - Gurusamy, P.

AU - Hernandez-Prieto, A.

AU - Jenkins, D. G.

AU - Jericha, E.

AU - Kadi, Y.

AU - Kaeppeler, F.

AU - Karadimos, D.

AU - Kivel, N.

AU - Koehler, P.

AU - Kokkoris, M.

AU - Krticka, M.

AU - Kroll, J.

AU - Lampoudis, C.

AU - Langer, C.

AU - Leal-Cidoncha, E.

AU - Lederer, C.

AU - Leeb, H.

AU - Leong, L. S.

AU - Losito, R.

AU - Manousos, A.

AU - Marganiec, J.

AU - Martinez, T.

AU - Massimi, C.

AU - Mastinu, P. F.

AU - Mastromarco, M.

AU - Meaze, M.

AU - Mendoza, E.

AU - Mengoni, A.

AU - Milazzo, P. M.

AU - Mingrone, F.

AU - Mirea, M.

AU - Mondalaers, W.

AU - Papaevangelou, T.

AU - Paradela, C.

AU - Pavlik, A.

AU - Perkowski, J.

AU - Plompen, A.

AU - Praena, J.

AU - Quesada, J. M.

AU - Rauscher, T.

AU - Reifarth, R.

AU - Riego, A.

AU - Roman, F.

AU - Rubbia, C.

AU - Sabate-Gilarte, M.

AU - Sarmento, R.

AU - Saxena, A.

AU - Schillebeeckx, P.

AU - Schmidt, S.

AU - Schumann, D.

AU - Steinegger, P.

AU - Tagliente, G.

AU - Tain, J. L.

AU - Tassan-Got, L.

AU - Valenta, S.

AU - Vannini, G.

AU - Variale, V.

AU - Vaz, P.

AU - Ventura, A.

AU - Versaci, R.

AU - Vermeulen, M. J.

AU - Vlachoudis, V.

AU - Vlastou, R.

AU - Wallner, A.

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N2 - The neutron flux of the n_TOF facility at CERN was measured, after installation of the new spallation target, with four different systems based on three neutron-converting reactions, which represent accepted cross sections standards in different energy regions. A careful comparison and combination of the different measurements allowed us to reach an unprecedented accuracy on the energy dependence of the neutron flux in the very wide range (thermal to 1 GeV) that characterizes the n_TOF neutron beam. This is a pre-requisite for the high accuracy of cross section measurements at n_TOF. An unexpected anomaly in the neutron-induced fission cross section of U-235 is observed in the energy region between 10 and 30keV, hinting at a possible overestimation of this important cross section, well above currently assigned uncertainties.

AB - The neutron flux of the n_TOF facility at CERN was measured, after installation of the new spallation target, with four different systems based on three neutron-converting reactions, which represent accepted cross sections standards in different energy regions. A careful comparison and combination of the different measurements allowed us to reach an unprecedented accuracy on the energy dependence of the neutron flux in the very wide range (thermal to 1 GeV) that characterizes the n_TOF neutron beam. This is a pre-requisite for the high accuracy of cross section measurements at n_TOF. An unexpected anomaly in the neutron-induced fission cross section of U-235 is observed in the energy region between 10 and 30keV, hinting at a possible overestimation of this important cross section, well above currently assigned uncertainties.

KW - FACILITY

KW - CERN

KW - STANDARDS

KW - SCIENCE

KW - BEAM

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M3 - Article

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M1 - 156

ER -

High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n_TOF

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