The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter for neutron capture measurements at CERN

C. Guerrero; U. Abbondanno; G. Aerts; H. Álvarez; F. Álvarez-Velarde; S. Andriamonje; J. Andrzejewski; P. Assimakopoulos; L. Audouin; G. Badurek; P. Baumann; F. Bečvář; E. Berthoumieux; F. Calviño; M. Calviani; D. Cano-Ott; R. Capote; C. Carrapiço; P. Cennini; V. Chepel; E. Chiaveri; N. Colonna; G. Cortes; A. Couture; J. Cox; M. Dahlfors; S. David; I. Dillmann; C. Domingo-Pardo; W. Dridi; I. Duran; C. Eleftheriadis; L. Ferrant; A. Ferrari; R. Ferreira-Marques; K. Fujii; W. Furman; I. Goncalves; E. González-Romero; F. Gramegna; F. Gunsing; B. Haas; R. Haight; M. Heil; A. Herrera-Martinez; M. Igashira; E. Jericha; F. Käppeler; Y. Kadi; D. Karadimos; M. Kerveno; P. Koehler; E. Kossionides; M. Krtička; C. Lampoudis; H. Leeb; A. Lindote; I. Lopes; M. Lozano; S. Lukic; J. Marganiec; S. Marrone; T. Martínez; C. Massimi; P. Mastinu; E. Mendoza; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; C. Moreau; M. Mosconi; F. Neves; H. Oberhummer; S. O'Brien; J. Pancin; C. Papachristodoulou; C. Papadopoulos; C. Paradela; N. Patronis; A. Pavlik; P. Pavlopoulos; L. Perrot; M. T. Pigni; R. Plag; A. Plompen; A. Plukis; A. Poch; J. Praena; C. Pretel; J. Quesada; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; C. Rubbia; G. Rudolf; P. Rullhusen; J. Salgado; C. Santos; L. Sarchiapone; I. Savvidis; C. Stephan; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; L. Tassan-Got; L. Tavora; R. Terlizzi; G. Vannini; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; D. Villamarin; M. C. Vicente; V. Vlachoudis; R. Vlastou; F. Voss; S. Walter; M. Wiescher; K. Wisshak

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.025

The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter for neutron capture measurements at CERN

C. Guerrero, U. Abbondanno, G. Aerts, H. Álvarez, F. Álvarez-Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulos, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, P. Baumann, F. Bečvář, E. Berthoumieux, F. Calviño, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, R. Capote, C. Carrapiço, P. Cennini, V. ChepelE. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. Cortes, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfors, S. David, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadis, L. Ferrant, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marques, K. Fujii, W. Furman, I. Goncalves, E. González-Romero, F. Gramegna, F. Gunsing, B. Haas, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera-Martinez, M. Igashira, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimos, M. Kerveno, P. Koehler, E. Kossionides, M. Krtička, C. Lampoudis, H. Leeb, A. Lindote, I. Lopes, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, S. Marrone, T. Martínez, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neves, H. Oberhummer, S. O'Brien, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulos, C. Paradela, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulos, L. Perrot, M. T. Pigni, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Plukis, A. Poch, J. Praena, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, P. Rullhusen, J. Salgado, C. Santos, L. Sarchiapone, I. Savvidis, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, M. C. Vicente, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, F. Voss, S. Walter, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak

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Abstract

The n_TOF Collaboration has built and commissioned a high-performance detector for (n, γ) measurements called the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC). The TAC was especially designed for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples with the accuracy required for nuclear technology and stellar nucleosynthesis. We present a detailed description of the TAC and discuss its overall performance in terms of energy and time resolution, background discrimination, detection efficiency and neutron sensitivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	424-433
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	608
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.025
State	Published - Sep 21 2009
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This work was partially funded by the ENRESA-CIEMAT agreement for the Transmutación Aplicada a los Residuos Radioactivos de Alta Actividad and by the European Commission 5th Framework Programme under Contract number FIKW-CT-2000-00107 (n_TOF-ND-ADS Project).

Keywords

BaF2 detector
Neutron capture
Neutron cross-sections
Time-of-Flight
Total Absorption
n_TOF

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Guerrero, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez, H., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Bečvář, F., Berthoumieux, E., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapiço, C., Cennini, P., ... Wisshak, K. (2009). The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter for neutron capture measurements at CERN. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 608(3), 424-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.025

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The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter for neutron capture measurements at CERN. / Guerrero, C.; Abbondanno, U.; Aerts, G. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 608, No. 3, 21.09.2009, p. 424-433.

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AU - Álvarez-Velarde, F.

AU - Andriamonje, S.

AU - Andrzejewski, J.

AU - Assimakopoulos, P.

AU - Audouin, L.

AU - Badurek, G.

AU - Baumann, P.

AU - Bečvář, F.

AU - Berthoumieux, E.

AU - Calviño, F.

AU - Calviani, M.

AU - Cano-Ott, D.

AU - Capote, R.

AU - Carrapiço, C.

AU - Cennini, P.

AU - Chepel, V.

AU - Chiaveri, E.

AU - Colonna, N.

AU - Cortes, G.

AU - Couture, A.

AU - Cox, J.

AU - Dahlfors, M.

AU - David, S.

AU - Dillmann, I.

AU - Domingo-Pardo, C.

AU - Dridi, W.

AU - Duran, I.

AU - Eleftheriadis, C.

AU - Ferrant, L.

AU - Ferrari, A.

AU - Ferreira-Marques, R.

AU - Fujii, K.

AU - Furman, W.

AU - Goncalves, I.

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