Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN

C. Guerrero; E. Berthoumieux; D. Cano-Ott; E. Mendoza; S. Andriamonje; J. Andrzejewski; L. Audouin; M. Barbagallo; V. Bécares; F. Bečvář; F. Belloni; J. Billowes; M. Brugger; M. Calviani; F. Calviño; C. Carrapiço; F. Cerutti; E. Chiaveri; M. Chin; N. Colonna; G. Cortés; M. A. Cortés-Giraldo; M. Diakaki; I. Dillmann; C. Domingo-Pardo; I. Duran; C. Eleftheriadis; M. Fernández-Ordóñez; A. Ferrari; S. Ganesan; G. Giubrone; M. B. Gómez-Hornillos; I. F. Gonçalves; E. González-Romero; F. Gramegna; E. Griesmayer; F. Gunsing; D. Jenkins; E. Jericha; Y. Kadi; F. Käppeler; D. Karadimos; J. Kroll; M. Krtička; E. Lebbos; C. Lederer; H. Leeb; R. Losito; M. Lozano; A. Manousos; J. Marganiec; S. Marrone; T. Martinez; C. Massimi; P. F. Mastinu; M. Meaze; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; C. Paradela; A. Pavlik; J. Perkowski; R. Plag; J. Praena; J. M. Quesada; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; F. Roman; C. Rubbia; R. Sarmento; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; D. Tarrío; L. Tassan-Got; A. Tsinganis; G. Vannini; V. Variale; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; M. Vermeullen; V. Vlachoudis; R. Vlastou; A. Wallner; T. Ware; C. Weiß; T. Wright

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Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN

C. Guerrero^*, E. Berthoumieux, D. Cano-Ott, E. Mendoza, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Barbagallo, V. Bécares, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, J. Billowes, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Calviño, C. Carrapiço, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, N. ColonnaG. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadis, M. Fernández-Ordóñez, A. Ferrari, S. Ganesan, G. Giubrone, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, I. F. Gonçalves, E. González-Romero, F. Gramegna, E. Griesmayer, F. Gunsing, D. Jenkins, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Käppeler, D. Karadimos, J. Kroll, M. Krtička, E. Lebbos, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, R. Losito, M. Lozano, A. Manousos, J. Marganiec, S. Marrone, T. Martinez, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Meaze, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, R. Plag, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, F. Roman, C. Rubbia, R. Sarmento, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrío, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsinganis, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, M. Vermeullen, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, C. Weiß, T. Wright

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The measurement of the capture cross-section of fissile elements, of utmost importance for the design of innovative nuclear reactors and the management of nuclear waste, faces particular difficulties related to the γ-ray background generated in the competing fission reactions. At the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF we have combined the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) capture detector with a set of three ²³⁵U loaded MicroMegas (MGAS) fission detectors for measuring simultaneously two reactions: capture and fission. The results presented here include the determination of the three detection efficiencies involved in the process: e{open}TAC(n, f), e{open}TAC(n, γ) and e{open}MGAS(n, f). In the test measurement we have succeeded in measuring simultaneously with a high total efficiency the ²³⁵U capture and fission cross-sections, disentangling accurately the two types of reactions. The work presented here proves that accurate capture cross-section measurements of fissile isotopes are feasible at n_TOF.

Original language	English
Article number	29
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Physical Journal A
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12029-2
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Guerrero, C., Berthoumieux, E., Cano-Ott, D., Mendoza, E., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Billowes, J., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calviño, F., Carrapiço, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., ... Wright, T. (2012). Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN. European Physical Journal A, 48(3), 1-9. Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12029-2

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