EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2020)
Status and perspectives of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN
- Chiaveri E.,
- Aberle O.,
- Alcayne V.,
- Amaducci S.,
- Andrzejewski J.,
- Audouin L.,
- Babiano-Suarez V.,
- Bacak M.,
- Barbagallo M.,
- Bennett S.,
- Berthoumieux E.,
- Bosnar D.,
- Brown A.S.,
- Busso M.,
- Caamaño M.,
- Caballero L.,
- Calviani M.,
- Calviño F.,
- Cano-Ott D.,
- Casanovas A.,
- Cerutti F.,
- Colonna N.,
- Cortés G.P.,
- Cortés-Giraldo M.A.,
- Cosentino L.,
- Cristallo S.,
- Damone L.A.,
- Davies P.J.,
- Diakaki M.,
- Dietz M.,
- Domingo-Pardo C.,
- Dressler R.,
- Ducasse Q.,
- Dupont E.,
- Durán I.,
- Eleme Z.,
- Fernández-Domíngez B.,
- Ferrari A.,
- Ferro-Gonçalves I.,
- Finocchiaro P.,
- Furman V.,
- Garg R.,
- Gawlik A.,
- Gilardoni S.,
- Göbel K.,
- González-Romero E.,
- Guerrero C.,
- Gunsing F.,
- Heinitz S.,
- Heyse J.,
- Jenkins D.G.,
- Jericha E.,
- Jiri U.,
- Junghans A.,
- Kadi Y.,
- Käppeler F.,
- Kimura A.,
- Knapová I.,
- Kokkoris M.,
- Kopatch Y.,
- Krtička M.,
- Kurtulgil D.,
- Ladarescu I.,
- Lederer-Woods C.,
- Lerendegui-Marco J.,
- Lonsdale S.-J.,
- Macina D.,
- Manna A.,
- Martínez T.,
- Masi A.,
- Massimi C.,
- Mastinu P.F.,
- Mastromarco M.,
- Maugeri E.,
- Mazzone A.,
- Mendoza E.,
- Mengoni A.,
- Michalopoulou V.,
- Milazzo P.M.,
- Millán-Callado M.A.,
- Mingrone F.,
- Moreno-Soto J.,
- Musumarra A.,
- Negret A.,
- Ogállar F.,
- Oprea A.,
- Patronis N.,
- Pavlik A.,
- Perkowski J.,
- Petrone C.,
- Piersanti L.,
- Pirovano E.,
- Porras I.,
- Praena J.,
- Quesada J.M.,
- Ramos Doval D.,
- Reifarth R.,
- Rochman D.,
- Rubbia C.,
- Sabaté-Gilarte M.,
- Saxena A.,
- Schillebeeckx P.,
- Schumann D.,
- Sekhar A.,
- Smith A.G.,
- Sosnin N.,
- Sprung P.,
- Stamatopoulos A.,
- Tagliente G.,
- Tain J.L.,
- Tarifeño-Saldivia A.E.,
- Tassan-Got L.,
- Thomas B.,
- Torres-Sánchez P.,
- Tsinganis A.,
- Urlass S.,
- Valenta S.,
- Vannini G.,
- Variale V.,
- Vaz P.,
- Ventura A.,
- Vescovi D.,
- Vlachoudis V.,
- Vlastou R.,
- Wallner A.,
- Woods P.J.,
- Wright T.J.,
- Žugec P.
Affiliations
- Chiaveri E.
- Aberle O.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Alcayne V.
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
- Amaducci S.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna
- Andrzejewski J.
- University of Lodz
- Audouin L.
- IPN, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay
- Babiano-Suarez V.
- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC - Universidad de Valencia
- Bacak M.
- Barbagallo M.
- Bennett S.
- University of Manchester
- Berthoumieux E.
- CEA Saclay, Irfu, Université Paris-Saclay
- Bosnar D.
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
- Brown A.S.
- University of York
- Busso M.
- Caamaño M.
- University of Santiago de Compostela
- Caballero L.
- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC - Universidad de Valencia
- Calviani M.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Calviño F.
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Cano-Ott D.
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
- Casanovas A.
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Cerutti F.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Colonna N.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Cortés G.P.
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Cortés-Giraldo M.A.
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Cosentino L.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud
- Cristallo S.
- Damone L.A.
- Davies P.J.
- University of Manchester
- Diakaki M.
- National Technical University of Athens
- Dietz M.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
- Domingo-Pardo C.
- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC - Universidad de Valencia
- Dressler R.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Ducasse Q.
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100
- Dupont E.
- CEA Saclay, Irfu, Université Paris-Saclay
- Durán I.
- University of Santiago de Compostela
- Eleme Z.
- University of Ioannina
- Fernández-Domíngez B.
- University of Santiago de Compostela
- Ferrari A.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Ferro-Gonçalves I.
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Finocchiaro P.
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud
- Furman V.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
- Garg R.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
- Gawlik A.
- University of Lodz
- Gilardoni S.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Göbel K.
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- González-Romero E.
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
- Guerrero C.
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Gunsing F.
- CEA Saclay, Irfu, Université Paris-Saclay
- Heinitz S.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Heyse J.
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Jenkins D.G.
- University of York
- Jericha E.
- Technische Universität Wien
- Jiri U.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Junghans A.
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- Kadi Y.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Käppeler F.
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, IKP
- Kimura A.
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
- Knapová I.
- Charles University
- Kokkoris M.
- National Technical University of Athens
- Kopatch Y.
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
- Krtička M.
- Charles University
- Kurtulgil D.
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Ladarescu I.
- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC - Universidad de Valencia
- Lederer-Woods C.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
- Lerendegui-Marco J.
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Lonsdale S.-J.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
- Macina D.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Manna A.
- Martínez T.
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
- Masi A.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Massimi C.
- Mastinu P.F.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Mastromarco M.
- Maugeri E.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Mazzone A.
- Mendoza E.
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
- Mengoni A.
- Michalopoulou V.
- Milazzo P.M.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nazionale
- Millán-Callado M.A.
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Mingrone F.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Moreno-Soto J.
- CEA Saclay, Irfu, Université Paris-Saclay
- Musumarra A.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna
- Negret A.
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)
- Ogállar F.
- University of Granada
- Oprea A.
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)
- Patronis N.
- University of Ioannina
- Pavlik A.
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics
- Perkowski J.
- University of Lodz
- Petrone C.
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)
- Piersanti L.
- Pirovano E.
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100
- Porras I.
- University of Granada
- Praena J.
- University of Granada
- Quesada J.M.
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Ramos Doval D.
- IPN, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay
- Reifarth R.
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Rochman D.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Rubbia C.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Sabaté-Gilarte M.
- Saxena A.
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
- Schillebeeckx P.
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Schumann D.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Sekhar A.
- University of Manchester
- Smith A.G.
- University of Manchester
- Sosnin N.
- University of Manchester
- Sprung P.
- Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
- Stamatopoulos A.
- National Technical University of Athens
- Tagliente G.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Tain J.L.
- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC - Universidad de Valencia
- Tarifeño-Saldivia A.E.
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Tassan-Got L.
- Thomas B.
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Torres-Sánchez P.
- University of Granada
- Tsinganis A.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Urlass S.
- Valenta S.
- Charles University
- Vannini G.
- Variale V.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Vaz P.
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Ventura A.
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna
- Vescovi D.
- Vlachoudis V.
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- Vlastou R.
- National Technical University of Athens
- Wallner A.
- Australian National University
- Woods P.J.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
- Wright T.J.
- University of Manchester
- Žugec P.
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202023917001
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 239
p. 17001
Abstract
Since the start of its operation in 2001, based on an idea of Prof. Carlo Rubbia [1], the neutron time of-flight facility of CERN, n_TOF, has become one of the most forefront neutron facilities in the world for wide-energy spectrum neutron cross section measurements. Thanks to the combination of excellent neutron energy resolution and high instantaneous neutron flux available in the two experimental areas, the second of which has been constructed in 2014, n_TOF is providing a wealth of new data on neutron-induced reactions of interest for nuclear astrophysics, advanced nuclear technologies and medical applications. The unique features of the facility will continue to be exploited in the future, to perform challenging new measurements addressing the still open issues and long-standing quests in the field of neutron physics. In this document the main characteristics of the n_TOF facility and their relevance for neutron studies in the different areas of research will be outlined, addressing the possible future contribution of n_TOF in the fields of nuclear astrophysics, nuclear technologies and medical applications. In addition, the future perspectives of the facility will be described including the upgrade of the spallation target, the setup of an imaging installation and the construction of a new irradiation area.
