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

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 experime...

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Veröffentlicht in:	EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation 2023-05, Vol.10 (1), p.13-10, Article 13
Hauptverfasser:	Patronis, N., Mengoni, A., Goula, S., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Andrzejewski, J., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea Correa, J., Beltrami, C., Bennett, S., Bernardes, A. P., Beyer, R., Boromiza, M., Bosnar, D., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Casanovas, A., Castelluccio, D. M., Cescutti, G., Chasapoglou, S., Chiaveri, E., Colombetti, P., Console Camprini, P., Cortés, G., Cosentino, L., Dellmann, S., Di Castro, M., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fargier, S., Fernández, B., Fiore, S., García-Infantes, F., Gawlik-Ramiega, A., Gervino, G., Gilardoni, S., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gustavino, C., Hillman, W., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Junghans, A., Kaperoni, K., Kaur, G., Kimura, A., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Kyritsis, N., Ladarescu, I., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mucciola, R., Murtas, F., Musacchio-Gonzalez, E., Musumarra, A., Pérez de Rada, A., Pérez-Maroto, P., Pavón-Rodríguez, J. A., Perkowski, J., Petrone, C., Plaza del Olmo, J., Pomp, S., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Romanets, Y., Sánchez-Caballero, A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Schumann, D., Sekhar, A., Stamati, M. E., Tagliente, G., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tarrío, D., Torres-Sánchez, P., Valenta, S., Vaz, P., Vecchio, G., Vescovi, D., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Zugec, P.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accelerators for Research and Sustainable Development: novel concepts and technical innovation Astrophysics Atomic Biological and Medical Physics Biomaterials Biophysics CERN Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Energy Measurement Science and Instrumentation Molecular Neutron induced fission Neutron physics Neutron reactions Neutron time of flight Neutrons Nuclear astrophysics Nuclear energy Nuclear physics Nuclear research Optical and Plasma Physics Physics Physics and Astronomy Research Article Shutdowns Spallation Spallation target Spectroscopy and Microscopy
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	2195-7045 2195-7045
DOI:	10.1140/epjti/s40485-023-00100-w