| Sumari: | Neutron-induced reactions are studied at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. The facility uses
6~ns wide pulses of 20 GeV/c protons impinging on a lead spallation target. The large neutron energy range and the high
instantaneous neutron flux combined with high resolution are among the key characteristics of the facility. After a first
phase of data taking during the period 2001-2004, the facility has been refurbished with an upgraded spallation target
and cooling system for a second phase of data taking which started in 2009. Since 2010, the experimental area at 185 m
where the neutron beam arrives, has been modified into a worksector of type A, allowing the extension of the physics
program to include neutron-induced reactions on radioactive isotopes.
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