1. The n_TOF NEAR Station Commissioning and first physics case.
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Stamati, M. E., Torres-Sánchez, P., Pérez-Maroto, P., Cecchetto, M., Goula, S., Mastromarco, M., Chasapoglou, S., Beltrami, C., Chiesa, D., Manna, A., Mucciola, R., Patronis, N., Praena, J., Guerrero, C., Colonna, N., Mengoni, A., Massimi, C., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., and Altieri, S.
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TIME-of-flight measurements ,NEUTRON beams ,SPALLATION (Nuclear physics) ,NEUTRON spectroscopy ,NUCLEAR activation analysis - Abstract
The NEAR Station is a new experimental area developed at the n_TOF Facility at CERN. The activation station of NEAR underwent a characterization of the beam following the installation of the new n_TOF Spallation Target. The commissioning of the neutron beam comprises a set of simulations made with the FLUKA code and experimental verification. The experimental determination of the neutron spectrum was made using activation techniques with three separate set-ups. Two set-ups were based on the Multi-foil Activation technique (MAM-1 and MAM-2), and the third set-up relied on the process of neutron moderation and activation of a single material (ANTILoPE). The three set-ups are presented. Also the present plans and future perspectives of the activation station of NEAR are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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