PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT

The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, Switzerland, operational since 2001, delivers neutrons using the Proton Synchrotron (PS) 20 GeV/c proton beam impinging on a lead spallation target. The facility combines a very high instantaneous neutron flux, an excellent time of flight resolut...

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主要作者: Meaze, AKM Moinul Haque
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出版: EDP Sciences 2025
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description The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, Switzerland, operational since 2001, delivers neutrons using the Proton Synchrotron (PS) 20 GeV/c proton beam impinging on a lead spallation target. The facility combines a very high instantaneous neutron flux, an excellent time of flight resolution due to the distance between the experimental area and the production target (185 meters), a low intrinsic background and a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to GeV neutrons. These characteristics provide a unique possibility to perform neutron-induced capture and fission cross-section measurements for applications in nuclear astrophysics and in nuclear reactor technology. The most relevant measurements performed up to now and foreseen for the future will be presented in this contribution. The overall efficiency of the experimental program and the range of possible measurements achievable with the construction of a second experimental area (EAR-2), vertically located 20 m on top of the n_TOF spallation target, might offer a substantial improvement in measurement sensitivities. A feasibility study of the possible realisation of the installation extension will be also presented.
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spelling 123456789-9372026-02-18T06:15:04Z PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT Meaze, AKM Moinul Haque The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, Switzerland, operational since 2001, delivers neutrons using the Proton Synchrotron (PS) 20 GeV/c proton beam impinging on a lead spallation target. The facility combines a very high instantaneous neutron flux, an excellent time of flight resolution due to the distance between the experimental area and the production target (185 meters), a low intrinsic background and a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to GeV neutrons. These characteristics provide a unique possibility to perform neutron-induced capture and fission cross-section measurements for applications in nuclear astrophysics and in nuclear reactor technology. The most relevant measurements performed up to now and foreseen for the future will be presented in this contribution. The overall efficiency of the experimental program and the range of possible measurements achievable with the construction of a second experimental area (EAR-2), vertically located 20 m on top of the n_TOF spallation target, might offer a substantial improvement in measurement sensitivities. A feasibility study of the possible realisation of the installation extension will be also presented. 2025-08-04T12:12:43Z 2025-08-04T12:12:43Z 2012 Article https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/937 en application/pdf EDP Sciences
spellingShingle Meaze, AKM Moinul Haque
PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT
title PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT
title_full PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT
title_fullStr PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT
title_full_unstemmed PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT
title_short PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE n_TOF EXPERIMENT
title_sort present status and future programs of the n tof experiment
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