A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes

M. Bacak; M. Aïche; G. Bélier; E. Berthoumieux; M. Diakaki; E. Dupont; F. Gunsing; J. Heyse; S. Kopecky; B. Laurent; H. Leeb; L. Mathieu; A. Moens; S. Richter; P. Schillebeeckx; O. Serot; G. Sibbens; J. Taieb; D. Vanleeuw; V. Vlachoudis; O. Aberle; S. Amaducci; J. Andrzejewski; L. Audouin; J. Balibrea; M. Barbagallo; F. Bečvář; J. Billowes; D. Bosnar; A. Brown; M. Caamaño; F. Calviño; M. Calviani; D. Cano-Ott; R. Cardella; A. Casanovas; F. Cerutti; Y. H. Chen; E. Chiaveri; N. Colonna; G. Cortés; M. A. Cortés-Giraldo; L. Cosentino; L. A. Damone; C. Domingo-Pardo; R. Dressler; I. Durán; B. Fernández-Domínguez; A. Ferrari; P. Ferreira; P. Finocchiaro; V. Furman; K. Göbel; A. R. García; A. Gawlik; S. Gilardoni; T. Glodariu; I. F. Gonçalves; E. González-Romero; E. Griesmayer; C. Guerrero; H. Harada; S. Heinitz; D. G. Jenkins; E. Jericha; F. Käppeler; Y. Kadi; A. Kalamara; P. Kavrigin; A. Kimura; N. Kivel; I. Knapova; M. Kokkoris; M. Krtička; D. Kurtulgil; E. Leal-Cidoncha; C. Lederer; J. Lerendegui-Marco; S. Lo Meo; S. J. Lonsdale; D. Macina; A. Manna; J. Marganiec; T. Martínez; A. Masi; C. Massimi; P. Mastinu; M. Mastromarco; E. A. Maugeri; A. Mazzone; E. Mendoza; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; F. Mingrone; A. Musumarra; A. Negret; R. Nolte; A. Oprea; N. Patronis; A. Pavlik; J. Perkowski; I. Porras; J. Praena; J. M. Quesada; D. Radeck; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; C. Rubbia; J. A. Ryan; M. Sabaté-Gilarte; A. Saxena; D. Schumann; P. Sedyshev; A. G. Smith; N. V. Sosnin; A. Stamatopoulos; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; A. Tarifeño-Saldivia; L. Tassan-Got; S. Valenta; G. Vannini; V. Variale; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; R. Vlastou; A. Wallner; S. Warren; C. Weiss; P. J. Woods; T. Wright; P. Žugec

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A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes

M. Bacak^*, M. Aïche, G. Bélier, E. Berthoumieux, M. Diakaki, E. Dupont, F. Gunsing, J. Heyse, S. Kopecky, B. Laurent, H. Leeb, L. Mathieu, A. Moens, S. Richter, P. Schillebeeckx, O. Serot, G. Sibbens, J. Taieb, D. Vanleeuw, V. VlachoudisO. Aberle, S. Amaducci, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, J. Balibrea, M. Barbagallo, F. Bečvář, J. Billowes, D. Bosnar, A. Brown, M. Caamaño, F. Calviño, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, R. Cardella, A. Casanovas, F. Cerutti, Y. H. Chen, E. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Cosentino, L. A. Damone, C. Domingo-Pardo, R. Dressler, I. Durán, B. Fernández-Domínguez, A. Ferrari, P. Ferreira, P. Finocchiaro, V. Furman, K. Göbel, A. R. García, A. Gawlik, S. Gilardoni, T. Glodariu, I. F. Gonçalves, E. González-Romero, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, H. Harada, S. Heinitz, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, A. Kalamara, P. Kavrigin, A. Kimura, N. Kivel, I. Knapova, M. Kokkoris, M. Krtička, D. Kurtulgil, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, J. Lerendegui-Marco, S. Lo Meo, S. J. Lonsdale, D. Macina, A. Manna, J. Marganiec, T. Martínez, A. Masi, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, R. Nolte, A. Oprea, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, I. Porras, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, D. Radeck, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, C. Rubbia, J. A. Ryan, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Saxena, D. Schumann, P. Sedyshev, A. G. Smith, N. V. Sosnin, A. Stamatopoulos, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, L. Tassan-Got, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, S. Warren, C. Weiss, P. J. Woods, T. Wright, P. Žugec

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In the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections of fissile isotopes, the fission channel is a source of background which can be removed efficiently using the so-called fission-tagging or fission-veto technique. For this purpose a new compact and fast fission chamber has been developed. The design criteria and technical description of the chamber are given within the context of a measurement of the ²³³U(n, γ) cross-section at the n_TOF facility at CERN, where it was coupled to the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter. For this measurement the fission detector was optimized for time resolution, minimization of material in the neutron beam and for alpha-fission discrimination. The performance of the fission chamber and its application as a fission tagging detector are discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	163981
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	969
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163981
Publication status	Published - 21 Jul 2020

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Bacak, M., Aïche, M., Bélier, G., Berthoumieux, E., Diakaki, M., Dupont, E., Gunsing, F., Heyse, J., Kopecky, S., Laurent, B., Leeb, H., Mathieu, L., Moens, A., Richter, S., Schillebeeckx, P., Serot, O., Sibbens, G., Taieb, J., Vanleeuw, D., ... Žugec, P. (2020). A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 969, Article 163981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163981

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A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes. / Bacak, M.; Aïche, M.; Bélier, G. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 969, 163981, 21.07.2020.

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T1 - A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes

AU - Bacak, M.

AU - Aïche, M.

AU - Bélier, G.

AU - Berthoumieux, E.

AU - Diakaki, M.

AU - Dupont, E.

AU - Gunsing, F.

AU - Heyse, J.

AU - Kopecky, S.

AU - Laurent, B.

AU - Leeb, H.

AU - Mathieu, L.

AU - Moens, A.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Schillebeeckx, P.

AU - Serot, O.

AU - Sibbens, G.

AU - Taieb, J.

AU - Vanleeuw, D.

AU - Vlachoudis, V.

AU - Aberle, O.

AU - Amaducci, S.

AU - Andrzejewski, J.

AU - Audouin, L.

AU - Balibrea, J.

AU - Barbagallo, M.

AU - Bečvář, F.

AU - Billowes, J.

AU - Bosnar, D.

AU - Brown, A.

AU - Caamaño, M.

AU - Calviño, F.

AU - Calviani, M.

AU - Cano-Ott, D.

AU - Cardella, R.

AU - Casanovas, A.

AU - Cerutti, F.

AU - Chen, Y. H.

AU - Chiaveri, E.

AU - Colonna, N.

AU - Cortés, G.

AU - Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.

AU - Cosentino, L.

AU - Damone, L. A.

AU - Domingo-Pardo, C.

AU - Dressler, R.

AU - Durán, I.

AU - Fernández-Domínguez, B.

AU - Ferrari, A.

AU - Ferreira, P.

AU - Finocchiaro, P.

AU - Furman, V.

AU - Göbel, K.

AU - García, A. R.

AU - Gawlik, A.

AU - Gilardoni, S.

AU - Glodariu, T.

AU - Gonçalves, I. F.

AU - González-Romero, E.

AU - Griesmayer, E.

AU - Guerrero, C.

AU - Harada, H.

AU - Heinitz, S.

AU - Jenkins, D. G.

AU - Jericha, E.

AU - Käppeler, F.

AU - Kadi, Y.

AU - Kalamara, A.

AU - Kavrigin, P.

AU - Kimura, A.

AU - Kivel, N.

AU - Knapova, I.

AU - Kokkoris, M.

AU - Krtička, M.

AU - Kurtulgil, D.

AU - Leal-Cidoncha, E.

AU - Lederer, C.

AU - Lerendegui-Marco, J.

AU - Lo Meo, S.

AU - Lonsdale, S. J.

AU - Macina, D.

AU - Manna, A.

AU - Marganiec, J.

AU - Martínez, T.

AU - Masi, A.

AU - Massimi, C.

AU - Mastinu, P.

AU - Mastromarco, M.

AU - Maugeri, E. A.

AU - Mazzone, A.

AU - Mendoza, E.

AU - Mengoni, A.

AU - Milazzo, P. M.

AU - Mingrone, F.

AU - Musumarra, A.

AU - Negret, A.

AU - Nolte, R.

AU - Oprea, A.

AU - Patronis, N.

AU - Pavlik, A.

AU - Perkowski, J.

AU - Porras, I.

AU - Praena, J.

AU - Quesada, J. M.

AU - Radeck, D.

AU - Rauscher, T.

AU - Reifarth, R.

AU - Rubbia, C.

AU - Ryan, J. A.

AU - Sabaté-Gilarte, M.

AU - Saxena, A.

AU - Schumann, D.

AU - Sedyshev, P.

AU - Smith, A. G.

AU - Sosnin, N. V.

AU - Stamatopoulos, A.

AU - Tagliente, G.

AU - Tain, J. L.

AU - Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.

AU - Tassan-Got, L.

AU - Valenta, S.

AU - Vannini, G.

AU - Variale, V.

AU - Vaz, P.

AU - Ventura, A.

AU - Vlastou, R.

AU - Wallner, A.

AU - Warren, S.

AU - Weiss, C.

AU - Woods, P. J.

AU - Wright, T.

AU - Žugec, P.

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A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes

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