Measurements of neutron capture cross-sections at n_TOF

G. Tagliente , U. Abbondanno , G. Aerts (1) , F. Alvarez-Velarde , H. Álvarez-Pol , S. Andriamonje (1) , J. Andrzejewski , G. Badurek , P. Baumann (2) , F. Bečvář , J. Benlliure , E. Berthoumieux (1) , F. Calviño , D. Cano-Ott , R. Capote , P. Cennini , V. Chepel , E. Chiaveri , N. Colonna , G. Cortes , D. Cortina , A. Couture , J. Cox , S. Dababneh , M. Dahlfors , S. David (3) , R. Dolfini , C. Domingo-Pardo , I. Duran , M. Embid-Segura , L. Ferrant (3) , Anthony Ferrari , R. Ferreira-Marques , H. Frais-Köelbl , W. Furman , I. Goncalves , R. Gallino , E. Gonzalez-Romero , A. Goverdovski , F. Gramegna , E. Griesmayer , F. Gunsing (1) , B. Haas (4) , R. Haight , M. Heil , A. Herrera-Martinez , S. Isaev (3) , E. Jericha , F. Käppeler , Y. Kadi , D. Karadimos , M. Kerveno (2) , V. Ketlerov , P. Koehler , V. Konovalov , M. Krtička , C. Lamboudis , H. Leeb , A. Lindote , I. Lopes , G. Lorusso , M. Lozano , S. Lukic (2) , J. Marganiec , S. Marrone , J. Martinez-Val , C. Massimi , P. Mastinu , A. Mengoni , P.M. Milazzo , A. Molina-Coballes , C. Moreau , M. Mosconi , F. Neves , H. Oberhummer , S. O'Brien , J. Pancin (1) , T. Papaevangelou , C. Paradela , A. Pavlik , P. Pavlopoulos (5) , J.M. Perlado , L. Perrot (1) , M. Pignatari , R. Plag , A. Plompen , A. Plukis (1) , A. Poch , A. Policarpo , C. Pretel , J. Quesada , W. Rapp , T. Rauscher , R. Reifarth , C. Rubbia , G. Rudolf (2) , P. Rullhusen , J. Salgado , J.C. Soares , C. Stephan (3) , J.L. Tain , L. Tassan-Got (3) , L. Tavora , R. Terlizzi , G. Vannini , P. Vaz , A. Ventura , D. Villamarin , M.C. Vincente , V. Vlachoudis , F. Voss , H. Wendler , M. Wiescher , K. Wisshak

1 DAPNIA - Département d'Astrophysique, de physique des Particules, de physique Nucléaire et de l'Instrumentation Associée
2 DRS-IPHC - Département Recherches Subatomiques
3 IPNO - Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay
4 CENBG - Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan
5 Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci

Capture cross-sections on isotopes relevant to accelerator driven systems for energy production and nuclear waste transmutation, and to stellar nucleosynthesis have been studied at the innovative neutron time of flight facility n_TOF at CERN. The extremely high instantaneous neutron flux and the low background conditions in the experimental area make this facility unique for accurate measurements on low-mass or radioactive samples. The n_TOF facility is described, together with the features of the experimental apparata used. First results of the experimental campaign 2002-2004 are presented.

Mots clés: neutron flux; radioactive waste disposal; radioactive waste processing; nucleosynthesis

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]

G. Tagliente, U. Abbondanno, G. Aerts, F. Alvarez-Velarde, H. Álvarez-Pol, et al.. Measurements of neutron capture cross-sections at n_TOF. VI Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, Oct 2005, Iguazu, Argentina. pp.265-271, ⟨10.1063/1.2710591⟩. ⟨in2p3-00157231⟩