Improved neutron capture cross section measurements with the n_TOF total absorption calorimeter

E. Mendoza; V. Becares; A. Casado; D. Cano-Ott; M. Fernandez-Ordonez; E. Gonzalez-Romero; C. Guerrero; T. Martinez; J. J. Vidriales; J. Andrzejewski; J. Marganiec; J. Perkowski; L. Audouin; B. Berthier; L. Tassan-Got; V. Avrigeanu; M. Mirea; F. Becvar; M. Krticka; F. Belloni; P. M. Milazzo; E. Berthoumieux; F. Gunsing; F. Calvino; G. Cortes; M. B. Gomez-Hornillos; S. Andriamonje; M. Brugger; M. Calviani; F. Cerutti; E. Chiaveri; A. Ferrari; Y. Kadi; E. Lebbos; R. Losito; V. Vlachoudis; C. Carrapico; I. F. Goncalves; R. Saarmento; P. Vaz; N. Colonna; S. Marrone; M. Moinul; G. Tagliente; V. Variale; I. Dillmann; C. Domingo-Pardo; M. Heil; I. Duran; C. Paradela; D. Tarrio; S. Ganesan; G. Giubrone; J. L. Tain; F. Gramegna; P. F. Mastinu; S. Harrisopulos; K. Ioannides; D. Karadimos; E. Jericha; H. Leeb; C. Weiss; F. Käppeler; C. Lederer; A. Pavlik; A. Wallner; M. Lozano; J. Prena; J. M. Quesada; C. Massimi; G. Vannini; A. Mengoni; A. Ventura; M. Mosconi; R. Nolte; R. Vlastou

doi:10.3938/jkps.59.1813

Improved neutron capture cross section measurements with the n_TOF total absorption calorimeter

E. Mendoza^*, V. Becares, A. Casado, D. Cano-Ott, M. Fernandez-Ordonez, E. Gonzalez-Romero, C. Guerrero, T. Martinez, J. J. Vidriales, J. Andrzejewski, J. Marganiec, J. Perkowski, L. Audouin, B. Berthier, L. Tassan-Got, V. Avrigeanu, M. Mirea, F. Becvar, M. Krticka, F. BelloniP. M. Milazzo, E. Berthoumieux, F. Gunsing, F. Calvino, G. Cortes, M. B. Gomez-Hornillos, S. Andriamonje, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, A. Ferrari, Y. Kadi, E. Lebbos, R. Losito, V. Vlachoudis, C. Carrapico, I. F. Goncalves, R. Saarmento, P. Vaz, N. Colonna, S. Marrone, M. Moinul, G. Tagliente, V. Variale, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Heil, I. Duran, C. Paradela, D. Tarrio, S. Ganesan, G. Giubrone, J. L. Tain, F. Gramegna, P. F. Mastinu, S. Harrisopulos, K. Ioannides, D. Karadimos, E. Jericha, H. Leeb, C. Weiss, F. Käppeler, C. Lederer, A. Pavlik, A. Wallner, M. Lozano, J. Prena, J. M. Quesada, C. Massimi, G. Vannini, A. Mengoni, A. Ventura, M. Mosconi, R. Nolte, R. Vlastou

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The n_TOF collaboration operates a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) [1] for measuring neu- tron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples. The results obtained with the TAC have led to a substantial improvement of the capture cross sections of ²³⁷Np and ²⁴⁰Pu [2]. The experience acquired during the first measurements has allowed us to optimize the performance of the TAC and to improve the capture signal to background ratio, thus opening the way to more complex and demanding measurements on rare radioactive materials. The new design has been reached by a series of detailed Monte Carlo simulations of complete experiments and dedicated test measurements. The new capture setup will be presented and the main achievements highlighted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1813-1816
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Volume	59
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.59.1813
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Mendoza, E., Becares, V., Casado, A., Cano-Ott, D., Fernandez-Ordonez, M., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Martinez, T., Vidriales, J. J., Andrzejewski, J., Marganiec, J., Perkowski, J., Audouin, L., Berthier, B., Tassan-Got, L., Avrigeanu, V., Mirea, M., Becvar, F., Krticka, M., ... Vlastou, R. (2011). Improved neutron capture cross section measurements with the n_TOF total absorption calorimeter. Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 59(23), 1813-1816. https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.59.1813

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