Status report of the n_TOF facility after the 2nd CERN long shutdown period

Patronis, N.; Mengoni, A.; Goula, S.; Aberle, O.; Alcayne, V.; Altieri, S.; Amaducci, S.; Andrzejewski, J.; Babiano-Suarez, V.; Bacak, M.; Balibrea Correa, J.; Beltrami, C.; Bennett, S.; Bernardes, A. P.; Berthoumieux, E.; Beyer, R.; Boromiza, M.; Bosnar, D.; Caamaño, M.; Calviño, F.; Calviani, M.; Cano-Ott, D.; Casanovas, A.; Castelluccio, D. M.; Cerutti, F.; Cescutti, G.; Chasapoglou, S.; Chiaveri, E.; Colombetti, P.; Colonna, N.; Console Camprini, P.; Cortés, G.; Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.; Cosentino, L.; Cristallo, S.; Dellmann, S.; Di Castro, M.; Di Maria, S.; Diakaki, M.; Dietz, M.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Dressler, R.; Dupont, E.; Durán, I.; Eleme, Z.; Fargier, S.; Fernández, B.; Fernández-Domínguez, B.; Finocchiaro, P.; Fiore, S.; García-Infantes, F.; Gawlik-Ramiega, A.; Gervino, G.; Gilardoni, S.; González-Romero, E.; Guerrero, C.; Gunsing, F.; Gustavino, C.; Heyse, J.; Hillman, W.; Jenkins, D. G.; Jericha, E.; Junghans, A.; Kadi, Y.; Kaperoni, K.; Kaur, G.; Kimura, A.; Knapová, I.; Kokkoris, M.; Krtička, M.; Kyritsis, N.; Ladarescu, I.; Lederer-Woods, C.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Lerner, G.; Manna, A.; Martínez, T.; Masi, A.; Massimi, C.; Mastinu, P.; Mastromarco, M.; Maugeri, E. A.; Mazzone, A.; Mendoza, E.; Michalopoulou, V.; Milazzo, P. M.; Mucciola, R.; Murtas, F.; Musacchio-Gonzalez, E.; Musumarra, A.; Negret, A.; Pérez de Rada, A.; Pérez-Maroto, P.; Pavón-Rodríguez, J. A.; Pellegriti, M. G.; Perkowski, J.; Petrone, C.; Pirovano, E.; Plaza del Olmo, J.; Pomp, S.; Porras, I.; Praena, J.; Quesada, J. M.; Reifarth, R.; Rochman, D.; Romanets, Y.; Rubbia, C.; Sánchez-Caballero, A.; Sabaté-Gilarte, M.; Schillebeeckx, P.; Schumann, D.; Sekhar, A.; Smith, A. G.; Sosnin, N. V.; Stamati, M. E.; Sturniolo, A.; Tagliente, G.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.; Tarrío, D.; Torres-Sánchez, P.; Vagena, E.; Valenta, S.; Variale, V.; Vaz, P.; Vecchio, G.; Vescovi, D.; Vlachoudis, V.; Vlastou, R.; Wallner, A.; Woods, P. J.; Zarrella, R.; Zugec, P.

doi:10.1140/epjti/s40485-023-00100-w

Record link:

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/221143

Title:

Status report of the n_TOF facility after the 2nd CERN long shutdown period

Citation:

Patronis, N., Mengoni, A., Goula, S., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Altieri, S., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea Correa, J., Beltrami, C., Bennett, S., Bernardes, A. P., Berthoumieux, E., Beyer, R., Boromiza, M., Bosnar, D., Caamaño, M., … Zugec, P. (2023). Status report of the n_TOF facility after the 2nd CERN long shutdown period. EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation, 10, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-023-00100-w

Publisher DOI:

10.1140/epjti/s40485-023-00100-w

CatalogPlus:

AC17701887

Publication Type:

Article - Original Research Article

Language:

English

Authors:

Patronis, N.
Mengoni, A.
Goula, S.
Aberle, O.
Alcayne, V.
Altieri, S.
Amaducci, S.
Andrzejewski, J.
Babiano-Suarez, V.
Bacak, M.
Balibrea Correa, J.
Beltrami, C.
Bennett, S.
Bernardes, A. P.
Berthoumieux, E.
Beyer, R.
Boromiza, M.
Bosnar, D.
Caamaño, M.
Calviño, F.
Calviani, M.
Cano-Ott, D.
Casanovas, A.
Castelluccio, D. M.
Cerutti, F.
Cescutti, G.
Chasapoglou, S.
Chiaveri, E.
Colombetti, P.
Colonna, N.
Console Camprini, P.
Cortés, G.
Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.
Cosentino, L.
Cristallo, S.
Dellmann, S.
Di Castro, M.
Di Maria, S.
Diakaki, M.
Dietz, M.
Domingo-Pardo, C.
Dressler, R.
Dupont, E.
Durán, I.
Eleme, Z.
Fargier, S.
Fernández, B.
Fernández-Domínguez, B.
Finocchiaro, P.
Fiore, S.
García-Infantes, F.
Gawlik-Ramiega, A.
Gervino, G.
Gilardoni, S.
González-Romero, E.
Guerrero, C.
Gunsing, F.
Gustavino, C.
Heyse, J.
Hillman, W.
Jenkins, D. G.
Jericha, E.
Junghans, A.
Kadi, Y.
Kaperoni, K.
Kaur, G.
Kimura, A.
Knapová, I.
Kokkoris, M.
Krtička, M.
Kyritsis, N.
Ladarescu, I.
Lederer-Woods, C.
Lerendegui-Marco, J.
Lerner, G.
Manna, A.
Martínez, T.
Masi, A.
Massimi, C.
Mastinu, P.
Mastromarco, M.
Maugeri, E. A.
Mazzone, A.
Mendoza, E.
Michalopoulou, V.
Milazzo, P. M.
Mucciola, R.
Murtas, F.
Musacchio-Gonzalez, E.
Musumarra, A.
Negret, A.
Pérez de Rada, A.
Pérez-Maroto, P.
Pavón-Rodríguez, J. A.
Pellegriti, M. G.
Perkowski, J.
Petrone, C.
Pirovano, E.
Plaza del Olmo, J.
Pomp, S.
Porras, I.
Praena, J.
Quesada, J. M.
Reifarth, R.
Rochman, D.
Romanets, Y.
Rubbia, C.
Sánchez-Caballero, A.
Sabaté-Gilarte, M.
Schillebeeckx, P.
Schumann, D.
Sekhar, A.
Smith, A. G.
Sosnin, N. V.
Stamati, M. E.
Sturniolo, A.
Tagliente, G.
Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.
Tarrío, D.
Torres-Sánchez, P.
Vagena, E.
Valenta, S.
Variale, V.
Vaz, P.
Vecchio, G.
Vescovi, D.
Vlachoudis, V.
Vlastou, R.
Wallner, A.
Woods, P. J.
Zarrella, R.
Zugec, P.

Organisational Unit:

E141-04 - Forschungsbereich Neutron- and Quantum Physics
E060-04 - Fachbereich Prozessmanagement in der Lehrentwicklung
E130 - Fakultät für Physik

Journal:

EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation

Date (published):

17-May-2023

Number of Pages:

Publisher:

SpringerOpen

Peer reviewed:

Yes

Keywords:

n_TOF; Spallation target; Nuclear astrophysics; Neutron physics; Neutron induced fission; Neutron reactions; Neutron time of flight

Abstract:

During the second long shutdown period of the CERN accelerator complex (LS2, 2019-2021), several upgrade activities took place at the n_TOF facility. The most important have been the replacement of the spallation target with a next generation nitrogen-cooled lead target. Additionally, a new experimental area, at a very short distance from the target assembly (the NEAR Station) was established. In this paper, the core commissioning actions of the new installations are described. The improvement in the n_TOF infrastructure was accompanied by several detector development projects. All these upgrade actions are discussed, focusing mostly on the future perspectives of the n_TOF facility. Furthermore, some indicative current and future measurements are briefly reported.

Research Areas:

Materials Characterization: 100%

Science Branch:

1030 - Physik, Astronomie: 100%

License:

CC BY 4.0