The CERN n_TOF NEAR station for astrophysics- and application-related neutron activation measurements
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A new experimental area, the NEAR station, has recently been built at the CERN n_TOF facility, at a short distance from the spallation target (3 m). The new area, characterized by a neutron beam of very high flux, has been designed with the purpose of performing activation measurements of interest for astrophysics and various applications. The beam is transported from the spallation target to the NEAR station through a hole in the shielding wall of the target, inside which a collimator is inserted. The new area is complemented with a $$\gamma $$ γ -ray spectroscopy laboratory, the GEAR station, equipped with a high-efficiency HPGe detector, for the measurement of the activity resulting from irradiation of a sample in the NEAR station. The use of a moderator/filter assembly is envisaged, in order to produce a neutron beam with quasi-Maxwellian energy distribution, of different thermal energies, necessary for the determination of Maxwellian Averaged Cross Sections of astrophysical interest. A new fast-cycling activation technique is also being investigated for measurements of reactions leading to isotopes of very short half life.
Source: The European Physical Journal A
Authors: N. Patronis, A. Mengoni, N. Colonna, M. Cecchetto, J. Lerendegui-Marco, O. Aberle, C. Domingo-Pardo, G. Gervino, M. E. Stamati, S. Goula, A. P. Bernardes, M. Mastromarco, A. Manna, R. Vlastou, C. Massimi, M. Calviani, V. Alcayne, S. Altieri, S. Amaducci, J. Andrzejewski, V. Babiano-Suarez, M. Bacak, J. Balibrea, C. Beltrami, S. Bennett, E. Berthoumieux, M. Boromiza, D. Bosnar, M. Caamaño, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, A. Casanovas, F. Cerutti, G. Cescutti, S. Chasapoglou, E. Chiaveri, P. Colombetti, P. Console Camprini, G. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Cosentino, S. Cristallo, S. Dellmann, M. Di Castro, S. Di Maria, M. Diakaki, M. Dietz, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, Z. Eleme, S. Fargier, B. Fernández, B. Fernández-Domínguez, P. Finocchiaro, S. Fiore, V. Furman, F. García-Infantes, A. Gawlik-Ramiega, S. Gilardoni, E. González-Romero, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, C. Gustavino, J. Heyse, W. Hillman, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, A. Junghans, Y. Kadi, K. Kaperoni, G. Kaur, A. Kimura, I. Knapová, M. Kokkoris, Y. Kopatch, M. Krtička, N. Kyritsis, I. Ladarescu, C. Lederer-Woods, G. Lerner, T. Martínez, A. Masi, P. Mastinu, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, E. Mendoza, V. Michalopoulou, P. M. Milazzo, R. Mucciola, F. Murtas, E. Musacchio-Gonzalez, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, A. Pérez de Rada, P. Pérez-Maroto, J. A. Pavón-Rodríguez, M. G. Pellegriti, G. Perfetto, J. Perkowski, C. Petrone, E. Pirovano, J. Plaza, S. Pomp, I. Porras, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, R. Reifarth, D. Rochman, Y. Romanets, C. Rubbia, A. Sánchez, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, P. Schillebeeckx, D. Schumann, A. Sekhar, A. G. Smith, N. V. Sosnin, A. Sturniolo, G. Tagliente, A. Tarifeño Saldivia, D. Tarrío, P. Torres-Sánchez, S. Urlass, E. Vagena, S. Valenta, V. Variale, P. Vaz, G. Vecchio, D. Vescovi, V. Vlachoudis, T. Wallner, P. J. Woods, T. Wright, R. Zarrella, P. Žugec
Institutions: University of Ioannina, European Organization for Nuclear Research, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA Bologna Research Centre, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, Universitat de València, Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, University of Turin, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna, National Technical University of Athens, University of Bologna, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, University of Pavia, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, University of Łódź, University of Manchester, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Université Paris-Saclay, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, University of Zagreb, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Trieste Astronomical Observatory, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, National Institute for Astrophysics, Universidad de Sevilla, Collurania Teramo Observatory, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, Goethe University Frankfurt, Instituto Superior Técnico, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Paul Scherrer Institute, ENEA Frascati Research Centre, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Universidad de Granada, European Commission, Joint Research Center, University of York, TU Wien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Charles University, University of Edinburgh, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, National Research Council, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, University of Catania, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Uppsala University
Language: English
Subfield: Radiation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,990
OpenAlex ID: W4414437378