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Measurement of the 240Pu(n,f) cross-section at the CERN n_TOF facility: First results from experimental area II (EAR-2)

Stamatopoulos, A. and Tsinganis, A. and Colonna, N. and Vlastou, R. and Kokkoris, M. and Schillebeeckx, P. and Plompen, A. and Heyse, J. and Žugec, P. and Barbagallo, M. and Calviani, M. and Berthoumieux, E. and Chiaveri, E. and Aberle, O. and Andrzejewski, J. and Audouin, L. and Bécares, V. and Bacak, M. and Balibrea, J. and Barros, S. and Bečvář, F. and Beinrucker, C. and Belloni, F. and Billowes, J. and Boccone, V. and Bosnar, D. and Brugger, M. and Caamaño, M. and Calviño, F. and Cano-Ott, D. and Cerutti, F. and Cortés, G. and Cortés-Giraldo, M. A. and Cosentino, L. and Damone, L. A. and Deo, K. and Diakaki, M. and Domingo-Pardo, C. and Dressler, R. and Dupont, E. and Durán, I. and Fernández-Domínguez, B. and Ferrari, A. and Ferreira, P. and Finocchiaro, P. and Frost, R. J. W. and Furman, V. and Göbel, K. and Gómez-Hornillos, M. B. and García, A. R. and Gheorghe, I. and Glodariu, T. and Gonc calves, I. F. and González, E. and Goverdovski, A. and Griesmayer, E. and Guerrero, C. and Gunsing, F. and Harada, H. and Heftrich, T. and Heinitz, S. and Hernández-Prieto, A. and Jenkins, D. G. and Jericha, E. and Käppeler, F. and Kadi, Y. and Katabuchi, T. and Kavrigin, P. and Ketlerov, V. and Khryachkov, V. and Kimura, A. and Kivel, N. and Krtička, M. and Leal-Cidoncha, E. and Lederer, C. and Leeb, H. and Lerendegui-Marco, J. and Licata, M. and Meo, S. L. and Losito, R. and Macina, D. and Marganiec, J. and Martínez, T. and Massimi, C. and Mastinu, P. and Mastromarco, M. and Matteucci, F. and Mendoza, E. and Mengoni, A. and Milazzo, P. M. and Mingrone, F. and Mirea, M. and Montesano, S. and Musumarra, A. and Nolte, R. and Palomo-Pinto, F. R. and Paradela, C. and Patronis, N. and Pavlik, A. and Perkowski, J. and Porras, J. I. and Praena, J. and Quesada, J. M. and Rauscher, T. and Reifarth, R. and Riego-Perez, A. and Robles, M. and Rubbia, C. and Ryan, J. A. and Sabaté-Gilarte, M. and Saxena, A. and Schmidt, S. and Schumann, D. and Sedyshev, P. and Smith, A. G. and Suryanarayana, S. V. and Tagliente, G. and Tain, J. L. and Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. and Tassan-Got, L. and Valenta, S. and Vannini, G. and Variale, V. and Vaz, P. and Ventura, A. and Vlachoudis, V. and Wallner, A. and Warren, S. and Weigand, M. and Weiss, C. and Wright, T.. (2017) Measurement of the 240Pu(n,f) cross-section at the CERN n_TOF facility: First results from experimental area II (EAR-2). In: ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, 146. 04030.

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Abstract

The accurate knowledge of the neutron-induced fission cross-sections of actinides and other isotopes involved in the nuclear fuel cycle is essential for the design of advanced nuclear systems, such as Generation-IV nuclear reactors. Such experimental data can also provide the necessary feedback for the adjustment of nuclear model parameters used in the evaluation process, resulting in the further development of nuclear fission models. In the present work, the 240Pu(n,f) cross-section was measured at CERN's n_TOF facility relative to the well-known 235U(n,f) cross section, over a wide range of neutron energies, from meV to almost MeV, using the time-of-flight technique and a set-up based on Micromegas detectors. This measurement was the first experiment to be performed at n_TOF's new experimental area (EAR-2), which offers a significantly higher neutron flux compared to the already existing experimental area (EAR-1). Preliminary results as well as the experimental procedure, including a description of the facility and the data handling and analysis, are presented.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Former Organization Units Physics > Theoretische Physik Astrophysik (Thielemann)
UniBasel Contributors:Rauscher, Thomas
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item, refereed
Conference or workshop item Subtype:Conference Paper
Publisher:EDP Sciences
Series Name:European Physical Journal Web of Conferences
e-ISSN:2100-014X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Conference paper
Language:English
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