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Pu in the resonance region at the CERN n_TOF-EAR1 facilityLerendegui-Marco, J.*; Guerrero, C.*; Mendoza, E.*; Quesada, J. M.*; Eberhardt, K.*; Junghans, A. R.*; 木村 敦; n_TOF Collaboration*; 他126名*
Physical Review C, 97(2), p.024605_1 - 024605_21, 2018/02
被引用回数：25 パーセンタイル：85.98(Physics, Nuclear)This paper presents a new time-of-flight capture measurement on Pu carried out at n_TOF-EAR1(CERN), focusing on the analysis and statistical properties of the resonance region, below 4 keV. The Pu(n,
)reaction on a sample containing 95(4) mg enriched to 99.959% was measured with an array of four C
D detectors and applying the total energy detection technique. The high neutron energy resolution of n_TOF-EAR1 and the good statistics accumulated have allowed us to extend the resonance analysis up to 4 keV, obtaining new individual and average resonance parameters from a capture cross section featuring a systematic uncertainty of 5%, fulfilling the request of the NEA.
Pu(n,f) cross-section at the CERN n_TOF facility; First results from experimental area II (EAR-2)Stamatopoulos, A.*; Tsinganis, A.*; Colonna, N.*; 原田 秀郎; 木村 敦; n_TOF Collaboration*; 他126名*
EPJ Web of Conferences, 146, p.04030_1 - 04030_4, 2017/09
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：93.89(Nuclear Science & Technology)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 Pu(n,f) cross-section was measured at CERN n_TOF facility relative to the well-known 
U(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 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.
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Si cross section measurement at n_TOF-EAR2 (CERN); From 0.01 eV to the resonance regionSabat
-Gilarte, M.*; Praena, J.*; 原田 秀郎; 木村 敦; n_TOF Collaboration*; 他126名*
EPJ Web of Conferences, 146, p.08004_1 - 08004_4, 2017/09
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：91.57(Nuclear Science & Technology)CERNのn_TOF第2実験室において、
B(n,)を標準断面積として用い、S(n, )Si反応断面積を測定した。本実験室では初めてとなる0.01eVから100keVまでの実験データを取得し、本データより0.01eVから10keVまでの中性子断面積を導出した。本反応は、B(n, )反応とともに放射線療法への利用が期待されているが、従来報告された断面積値間には大きな差異がある。本研究により導出した断面積は、信頼性ある断面積評価に反映されることが期待される。
Be(n, ) reaction at n_TOFCosentino, L.*; Musumarra, A.*; Barbagallo, M.*; Pappalardo, A.*; 原田 秀郎; 木村 敦; n_TOF Collaboration*; 他126名*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 830, p.197 - 205, 2016/09
被引用回数：19 パーセンタイル：83.96(Instruments & Instrumentation)The newly built second experimental area EAR2 of the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN allows to perform (n, charged particles) experiments on short-lived highly radioactive targets. This paper describes a detection apparatus and the experimental procedure for the determination of the cross-section of the Be(n, ) reaction, which represents one of the focal points toward the solution of the cosmological Lithium abundance problem, and whose only measurement, at thermal energy, dates back to 1963. This newly developed setup could likely be useful also to study other challenging reactions requiring the detectors to be installed directly in the neutron beam.
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, C.*; Chiaveri, E.*; Girod, S.*; Vlachoudis, V.*; 原田 秀郎; 木村 敦; n_TOF Collaboration*; 他126名*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 799, p.90 - 98, 2015/11
被引用回数：83 パーセンタイル：98.85(Instruments & Instrumentation)At the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN a new vertical beam line was constructed in 2014, in order to extend the experimental possibilities at this facility to an even wider range of challenging cross-section measurements of interest in astrophysics, nuclear technology and medical physics. The design of the beamline and the experimental hall was based on FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations, aiming at maximizing the neutron flux, reducing the beam halo and minimizing the background from neutrons interacting with the collimator or back-scattered in the beam dump. The present paper gives an overview on the design of the beam line and the relevant elements and provides an outlook on the expected performance regarding the neutron beam intensity, shape and energy resolution, as well as the neutron and photon backgrounds.
