The Neutron Time-Of-Flight Facility ṉTOF At CERN: Phase II

Gunsing, F.Andriamonje, S.Andrzejewski, J.Audouin, L.Bécares, V.Bečvář, F.Belloni, F.Berthier, B.Berthoumieux, E.Brugger, M.Calviani, M.Calviño, F.Cano-Ott, D.Carrapiço, C.Cennini, P.Cerutti, F.Chiaveri, E.Chin, M.Colonna, N.Cortés, G.Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.Dillmann, I.Domingo-Pardo, C.Duran, I.Fernández-Ordóñez, M.Ferrari, A.Fraval, K.Ganesan, S.Giomataris, I.Giubrone, G.Gómez-Hornillos, M. B.Gonçalves, I. F.González-Romero, E.Gramegna, F.Guerrero, C.Harrisopulos, S.Heil, M.Ioannides, K.Jericha, E.Kadi, Y.Käppeler, F.Karadimos, D.Krtička, M.Lebbos, E.Lederer, C.Leeb, H.Losito, R.Lozano, M.Marganiec, J.Marrone, S.Martinez, T.Massimi, C.Mastinu, P. F.Meaze, M.Mendoza, E.Mengoni, A.Milazzo, P. M.Mosconi, M.Nolte, R.Papaevangelou, T.Paradela, C.Pavlik, A.Perkowski, J.Plag, R.Praena, J.Quesada, J. M.Rauscher, T.Reifarth, R.Roman, F.Rubbia, C.Sarmento, R.Tagliente, G.Tain, J. L.Tarrìo, D.Tassan-Got, L.Tlustos, L.Vannini, G.Variale, V.Vaz, P.Ventura, A.Vlachoudis, V.Vlastou, R.Vykydal, Z.Wallner, A.Weir, C.McDaniel, Floyd D.Doyle, Barney L.2016-09-222016-09-220094-243Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/108936Neutron‐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.© American Institute of Physics. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0094-243X/..."Publishers version/PDF may be used on author's personal website, arXiv, institutional website, institutional repository, funders designated repository or private forums on social academic network after 12 months embargo" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 22/09/16).The Neutron Time-Of-Flight Facility ṉTOF At CERN: Phase II201110.1063/1.3586160