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Study of the neutron-induced fission cross section of 237Np at CERN's n_TOF facility over a wide energy range
(EDP Sciences, 2020)
Neutron-induced fission cross sections of isotopes involved in the nuclear fuel cycle are vital for the design and safe operation of advanced nuclear systems. Such experimental data can also provide additional constraints ...
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The CERN n_TOF facility: a unique tool for nuclear data measurement
(EDP Sciences, 2016)
The study of the resonant structures in neutron-nucleus cross-sections, and therefore of the compound-nucleus reaction mechanism, requires spectroscopic measurements to determine with high accuracy the energy of the neutron ...
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Destruction of the cosmic γ-ray emitter 26 Al in massive stars: Study of the key 26 Al ( n , p ) reaction
(American Physical Society, 2021)
The 26 Al (n ,p) 26 Mg reaction is the key reaction impacting on the abundances of the cosmic y-ray emitter 26 Al produced in massive stars and impacts on the potential pollution of the early solar system with 26 Al by ...
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First results of the140ce(N,ү)141ce cross-section measurement at n_tof
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021)
An accurate measurement of the140Ce(n,ү) energy-dependent cross-section was performed at the n_TOF facility at CERN. This cross-section is of great importance because it represents a bottleneck for the s-process nucleosynthesis ...
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Measurement of the 240Pu(n,f) cross-section at the CERN n-TOF facility: First results from experimental area II (EAR-2)
(EDP Sciences, 2017)
The accurate knowledge of the neutron-induced fission cross-sections of actinides and other isotopes involved in the nuclear fuel cycle is essential for the design of advanced nuclear systems, such as Generation-IV nuclear ...
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First results of the 241Am(n,f) cross section measurement at the Experimental Area 2 of the n_TOF facility at CERN
(EDP Sciences, 2020)
Feasibility, design and sensitivity studies on innovative nuclear reactors that could address the issue of nuclear waste transmutation using fuels enriched in minor actinides, require high accuracy cross section data for ...
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7Be(n, p) 7Li Reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: Measurement of the Cross Section in a Wide Energy Range at n_TOF at CERN
(APS Physics, 2018-07-24)
We report on the measurement of the 7Be(n,p)7Li cross section from thermal to approximately 325 keV neutron energy, performed in the high-flux experimental area (EAR2) of the n_TOF facility at CERN. This reaction plays a ...
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First results of the 230Th(n,f) cross section measurements at the CERN n_TOF facility
(EDP Sciences, 2020)
The study of neutron-induced reactions on actinides is of considerable importance for the design of advanced nuclear systems and alternative fuel cycles. Specifically, 230Th is produced from the α-decay of 234U as a byproduct ...
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Measurement of the 244Cm capture cross sections at both CERN n_TOF experimental areas
(EDP Sciences, 2020)
Accurate neutron capture cross section data for minor actinides (MAs) are required to estimate the production and transmutation rates of MAs in light water reactors with a high burnup, critical fast reactors like Gen-IV ...
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Measurement of the 76 Ge ( n , γ ) cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN
(American Physical Society, 2021)
The 76 Ge ( n , γ ) reaction has been measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN via the time-of-flight technique. Neutron capture cross sections on 76 Ge are of interest to a variety of low-background experiments, ...