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The new vertical neutron beam line at the CERN n_TOF facility design and outlook on the performance
Author/s | Weiß, C.
Chiaveri, E. Girod, S. Vlachoudis, V. Guerrero Sánchez, Carlos Cortés Giraldo, Miguel Antonio Lerendegui Marco, Jorge Palomo Pinto, Rogelio Quesada Molina, José Manuel Žugec, P. |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica |
Publication Date | 2015 |
Deposit Date | 2022-08-12 |
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Abstract | At the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN a new vertical beam line was constructed in 2014, in order to extend the experimental possibilities at this facility to an even wider range of challenging cross-section ... At the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN a new vertical beam line was constructed in 2014, in order to extend the experimental possibilities at this facility to an even wider range of challenging cross-section measurements of interest in astrophysics, nuclear technology and medical physics. The design of the beam line and the experimental hall was based on FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations, aiming at maximizing the neutron flux, reducing the beam halo and minimizing the background from neutrons interacting with the collimator or back-scattered in the beam dump. The present paper gives an overview on the design of the beam line and the relevant elements and provides an outlook on the expected performance regarding the neutron beam intensity, shape and energy resolution, as well as the neutron and photon backgrounds. |
Citation | Weiß, C., Chiaveri, E., Girod, S., Vlachoudis, V., Guerrero Sánchez, C., Cortés Giraldo, M.A.,...,Žugec, P. (2015). The new vertical neutron beam line at the CERN n_TOF facility design and outlook on the performance. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 799, 90-98. |
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