The n-TOF facility: Neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN

E. Chiaveri; O. Aberle; J. Andrzejewski; L. Audouin; M. Bacak; J. Balibrea; M. Barbagallo; F. Bečvář; E. Berthoumieux; J. Billowes; D. Bosnar; A. Brown; M. Caamaño; F. Calviño; M. Calviani; D. Cano-Ott; R. Cardella; A. Casanovas; F. Cerutti; Y. H. Chen; N. Colonna; G. Cortés; M. A. Cortés-Giraldo; L. Cosentino; L. A. Damone; M. Diakaki; C. Domingo-Pardo; R. Dressler; E. Dupont; I. Durán; B. Fernández-Domínguez; A. Ferrari; P. Ferreira; P. Finocchiaro; K. Göbel; A. R. García; A. Gawlik; S. Gilardoni; T. Glodariu; I. F. Gonçalves; E. González-Romero; E. Griesmayer; C. Guerrero; F. Gunsing; H. Harada; S. Heinitz; J. Heyse; D. G. Jenkins; E. Jericha; F. Käppeler; Y. Kadi; A. Kalamara; P. Kavrigin; A. Kimura; N. Kivel; M. Kokkoris; M. Krtička; D. Kurtulgil; E. Leal-Cidoncha; C. Lederer; H. Leeb; J. Lerendegui-Marco; S. Lo Meo; S. J. Lonsdale; D. Macina; J. Marganiec; T. Martínez; A. Masi; C. Massimi; P. Mastinu; M. Mastromarco; E. A. Maugeri; A. Mazzone; E. Mendoza; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; F. Mingrone; A. Musumarra; A. Negret; R. Nolte; A. Oprea; N. Patronis; A. Pavlik; J. Perkowski; I. Porras; J. Praena; J. M. Quesada; D. Radeck; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; C Rubbia; J. A. Ryan; M. Sabaté-Gilarte; A. Saxena; P. Schillebeeckx; D. Schumann; A. G. Smith; N. V. Sosnin; A. Stamatopoulos; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; A. Tarifeño-Saldivia; L. Tassan-Got; A. Tsinganis; S. Valenta; G. Vannini; V. Variale; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; V. Vlachoudis; R. Vlastou; A. Wallner; S. Warren; P. J. Woods; T. Wright; P. Ugec

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The n-TOF facility: Neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN

E. Chiaveri, O. Aberle, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Bacak, J. Balibrea, M. Barbagallo, F. Bečvář, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowes, D. Bosnar, A. Brown, M. Caamaño, F. Calviño, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, R. Cardella, A. Casanovas, F. Cerutti, Y. H. ChenN. Colonna, G. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Cosentino, L. A. Damone, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, B. Fernández-Domínguez, A. Ferrari, P. Ferreira, P. Finocchiaro, K. Göbel, A. R. García, A. Gawlik, S. Gilardoni, T. Glodariu, I. F. Gonçalves, E. González-Romero, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, H. Harada, S. Heinitz, J. Heyse, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, A. Kalamara, P. Kavrigin, A. Kimura, N. Kivel, M. Kokkoris, M. Krtička, D. Kurtulgil, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, J. Lerendegui-Marco, S. Lo Meo, S. J. Lonsdale, D. Macina, J. Marganiec, T. Martínez, A. Masi, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, R. Nolte, A. Oprea, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, I. Porras, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, D. Radeck, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, C Rubbia, J. A. Ryan, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, D. Schumann, A. G. Smith, N. V. Sosnin, A. Stamatopoulos, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsinganis, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, S. Warren, P. J. Woods, T. Wright, P. Ugec

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The CERN n-TOF neutron beam facility is characterized by a very high instantaneous neutron flux, excellent TOF resolution at the 185 m long flight path (EAR-1), low intrinsic background and coverage of a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to a few GeV. These characteristics provide a unique possibility to perform high-accuracy measurements of neutron-induced reaction cross-sections and angular distributions of interest for fundamental and applied Nuclear Physics. Since 2001, the n-TOF Collaboration has collected a wealth of high quality nuclear data relevant for nuclear astrophysics, nuclear reactor technology, nuclear medicine, etc. The overall efficiency of the experimental program and the range of possible measurements has been expanded with the construction of a second experimental area (EAR-2), located 20 m on the vertical of the n-TOF spallation target. This upgrade, which benefits from a neutron flux 30 times higher than in EAR-1, provides a substantial extension in measurement capabilities, opening the possibility to collect data on neutron cross-section of isotopes with short half-lives or available in very small amounts. This contribution will outline the main characteristics of the n-TOF facility, with special emphasis on the new experimental area. In particular, we will discuss the innovative features of the EAR-2 neutron beam that make possible to perform very challenging measurements on short-lived radioisotopes or sub-mg samples, out of reach up to now at other neutron facilities around the world. Finally, the future perspectives of the facility will be presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
Publisher	EDP Sciences
Volume	146
ISBN (Electronic)	9782759890200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714603001
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2017
Event	2016 International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, ND 2016 - Bruges, Belgium Duration: 11 Sept 2016 → 16 Sept 2016

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Chiaveri, E., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., ... Ugec, P. (2017). The n-TOF facility: Neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN. In ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (Vol. 146). Article 03001 EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714603001

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