Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN

C. Guerrero; E. Berthoumieux; D. Cano-Ott; E. Mendoza; S. Andriamonje; J. Andrzejewski; L. Audouin; M. Barbagallo; V. Becares; F. Becvar; F. Belloni; J. Billowes; M. Brugger; M. Calviani; F. Calvino; C. Carrapico; F. Cerutti; E. Chiaveri; M. Chin; N. Colonna; G. Cortes; M. A. Cortes-Giraldo; M. Diakaki; I. Dillmann; C. Domingo-Pardo; I. Duran; C. Eleftheriadis; M. Fernandez-Ordonez; A. Ferrari; S. Ganesan; G. Giubrone; M. B. Gomez-Hornillos; I. F. Goncalves; E. Gonzalez-Romero; F. Gramegna; E. Griesmayer; F. Gunsing; D. Jenkins; E. Jericha; Y. Kadi; F. Kaeppeler; D. Karadimos; J. Kroll; M. Krticka; E. Lebbos; C. Lederer; H. Leeb; R. Losito; M. Lozano; A. Manousos; J. Marganiec; S. Marrone; T. Martinez; C. Massimi; P. F. Mastinu; M. Meaze; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; C. Paradela; A. Pavlik; J. Perkowski; R. Plag; J. Praena; J. M. Quesada; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; F. Roman; C. Rubbia; R. Sarmento; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; D. Tarrio; L. Tassan-Got; A. Tsinganis; G. Vannini; V. Variale; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; M. Vermeullen; V. Vlachoudis; R. Vlastou; A. Wallner; T. Ware; C. Weiss; T. Wright

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Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN

C. Guerrero, E. Berthoumieux, D. Cano-Ott, E. Mendoza, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Barbagallo, V. Becares, F. Becvar, F. Belloni, J. Billowes, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Calvino, C. Carrapico, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, N. ColonnaG. Cortes, M. A. Cortes-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadis, M. Fernandez-Ordonez, A. Ferrari, S. Ganesan, G. Giubrone, M. B. Gomez-Hornillos, I. F. Goncalves, E. Gonzalez-Romero, F. Gramegna, E. Griesmayer, F. Gunsing, D. Jenkins, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Kaeppeler, D. Karadimos, J. Kroll, M. Krticka, E. Lebbos, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, R. Losito, M. Lozano, A. Manousos, J. Marganiec, S. Marrone, T. Martinez, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Meaze, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, R. Plag, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, F. Roman, C. Rubbia, R. Sarmento, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrio, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsinganis, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, M. Vermeullen, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, C. Weiss, T. Wright

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The measurement of the capture cross-section of fissile elements, of utmost importance for the design of innovative nuclear reactors and the management of nuclear waste, faces particular difficulties related to the.-ray background generated in the competing fission reactions. At the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF we have combined the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) capture detector with a set of three U-235 loaded MicroMegas (MGAS) fission detectors for measuring simultaneously two reactions: capture and fission. The results presented here include the determination of the three detection efficiencies involved in the process: epsilon(TAC)(n, f), epsilon(TAC)(n, gamma) and epsilon(MGAS)(n, f). In the test measurement we have succeeded in measuring simultaneously with a high total efficiency the U-235 capture and fission cross-sections, disentangling accurately the two types of reactions. The work presented here proves that accurate capture cross-section measurements of fissile isotopes are feasible at n_TOF.

Original language	English
Article number	29
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12029-2
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012

Keywords

CROSS-SECTIONS
SIMULATION
TOTAL ABSORPTION CALORIMETER
U-235

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Guerrero, C., Berthoumieux, E., Cano-Ott, D., Mendoza, E., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Billowes, J., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Carrapico, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., ... Wright, T. (2012). Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN. European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei, 48(3), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12029-2

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AU - Mendoza, E.

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AU - Andrzejewski, J.

AU - Audouin, L.

AU - Barbagallo, M.

AU - Becares, V.

AU - Becvar, F.

AU - Belloni, F.

AU - Billowes, J.

AU - Brugger, M.

AU - Calviani, M.

AU - Calvino, F.

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 - Dillmann, I.

AU - Domingo-Pardo, C.

AU - Duran, I.

AU - Eleftheriadis, C.

AU - Fernandez-Ordonez, M.

AU - Ferrari, A.

AU - Ganesan, S.

AU - Giubrone, G.

AU - Gomez-Hornillos, M. B.

AU - Goncalves, I. F.

AU - Gonzalez-Romero, E.

AU - Gramegna, F.

AU - Griesmayer, E.

AU - Gunsing, F.

AU - Jenkins, D.

AU - Jericha, E.

AU - Kadi, Y.

AU - Kaeppeler, F.

AU - Karadimos, D.

AU - Kroll, J.

AU - Krticka, M.

AU - Lebbos, E.

AU - Lederer, C.

AU - Leeb, H.

AU - Losito, R.

AU - Lozano, M.

AU - Manousos, A.

AU - Marganiec, J.

AU - Marrone, S.

AU - Martinez, T.

AU - Massimi, C.

AU - Mastinu, P. F.

AU - Meaze, M.

AU - Mengoni, A.

AU - Milazzo, P. M.

AU - Paradela, C.

AU - Pavlik, A.

AU - Perkowski, J.

AU - Plag, R.

AU - Praena, J.

AU - Quesada, J. M.

AU - Rauscher, T.

AU - Reifarth, R.

AU - Roman, F.

AU - Rubbia, C.

AU - Sarmento, R.

AU - Tagliente, G.

AU - Tain, J. L.

AU - Tarrio, D.

AU - Tassan-Got, L.

AU - Tsinganis, A.

AU - Vannini, G.

AU - Variale, V.

AU - Vaz, P.

AU - Ventura, A.

AU - Vermeullen, M.

AU - Vlachoudis, V.

AU - Vlastou, R.

AU - Wallner, A.

AU - Ware, T.

AU - Weiss, C.

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