Neutron measurements for advanced nuclear systems: The n_TOF project at CERN

被引:12
作者
Colonna, N. [1 ]
Andriamonje, S. [2 ]
Andrzejewski, J. [3 ]
Audouin, L. [4 ]
Barbagallo, M. [1 ]
Becares, V. [31 ]
Becvar, F. [5 ]
Belloni, F. [6 ]
Berthier, B. [4 ]
Berthoumieux, E. [6 ]
Brugger, M. [2 ]
Calviani, M. [2 ]
Calvino, F. [7 ]
Cano-Ott, D. [31 ]
Carrapico, C. [8 ]
Cennini, P. [2 ]
Cerutti, F. [2 ]
Chiaveri, E. [2 ]
Chin, M. [2 ]
Cortes, G. [7 ]
Cortes-Giraldo, M. A. [9 ]
Diakaki, M. [1 ,31 ]
Dillmann, I. [10 ]
Domingo-Pardo, C. [11 ]
Duran, I. [12 ]
Fernandez-Ordonez, M. [31 ]
Ferrari, A. [2 ]
Fraval, K. [6 ]
Ganesan, S. [13 ]
Giomataris, I. [6 ]
Giubrone, G. [14 ]
Gomez-Hornillos, M. B. [7 ]
Goncalves, I. F. [8 ]
Gonzalez-Romero, E.
Gramegna, F.
Guerrero, C. [31 ]
Gunsing, F. [6 ]
Harrisopulos, S. [15 ]
Heil, M. [11 ]
Ioannides, K. [16 ]
Jericha, E. [17 ]
Kadi, Y. [2 ]
Kaeppeler, F. [18 ]
Karadimos, D. [16 ]
Krticka, M.
Lebbos, E. [2 ]
Lederer, C. [19 ]
Leeb, H. [17 ]
Losito, R. [2 ]
Lozano, M. [9 ]
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Legnaro, I-70126 Bari, Italy
[2] CERN, European Org Nucl Res, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
[3] Uniwersytet Ladzki, Lodz, Poland
[4] IPN, Ctr Natl Rech Sci IN2P3, Orsay, France
[5] Charles Univ Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
[6] CEA Saclay Irfu, Gif Sur Yvette, France
[7] Univ Politecn Cataluna, Barcelona, Spain
[8] ITN, Lisbon, Portugal
[9] Univ Seville, Seville, Spain
[10] Univ Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
[11] GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
[12] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
[13] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Mumbai 400085, Maharashtra, India
[14] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46003 Valencia, Spain
[15] NCSR, Demokritos, Greece
[16] Univ Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
[17] Vienna Univ Technol, Atominst, Vienna, Austria
[18] Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Kernphys, Karlsruhe, Germany
[19] Univ Vienna, Fac Phys, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
[20] Univ Bologna, Sez INFN Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
[21] Agenzia Nazl Nuove Tecnol Energia Sviluppo Econ, Bologna, Italy
[22] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Trieste, Italy
[23] PTB, Braunschweig, Germany
[24] CEC JRC IRMM, Geel, Belgium
[25] Univ Basel, Dept Phys & Astron, Basel, Switzerland
[26] Horia Hulubei Natl Inst Phys & Nucl Engn, IFIN HH, Bucharest, Magurele, Romania
[27] Lab Nazl Gran Sasso INFN, Assergi, AQ, Italy
[28] Natl Tech Univ Athens, GR-10682 Athens, Greece
[29] Czech Tech Univ, Inst Expt & Appl Phys, CR-16635 Prague, Czech Republic
[30] JW Goethe Univ Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
[31] Ctr Invest Energet Medioambient & Tech CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
关键词
Accelerator Driven Systems; Advanced nuclear reactors; Neutron-induced reactions; Neutron time-of-flight facility; Spallation neutron source; CERN;
D O I
10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.014
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A few years ago, the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF was built at CERN to address some of the urgent needs of high-accuracy nuclear data for Accelerator Driven Systems and other advanced nuclear energy systems, as well as for nuclear astrophysics and fundamental nuclear physics. Thanks to the characteristics of the neutron beam, and to state-of-the-art detection and acquisition systems, high quality neutron cross-section data have been obtained for a variety of isotopes, many of which radioactive. Following an important upgrade of the spallation target and of the experimental area, a new measurement campaign has started last year. After a brief review of the most important results obtained so far at n_TOF, the new features of the facility are presented, together with the first results on the commissioning of the neutron beam. The plans for future measurements, in particular related to nuclear technology are finally discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.
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页码:3251 / 3257
页数:7
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