Development of a Neutron Imaging Station at the n_TOF Facility of CERN and Applications to Beam Intercepting Devices

A neutron radiography testing station has been developed exploiting the neutron beam of CERN’s n_TOF Experimental Area 2, located at the shortest distance to the neutron producing-target. The characteristics of the n_TOF neutron beam for the imaging setup are presented in this paper, together with t...

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Main Authors: Federica Mingrone, Marco Calviani, Claudio Torregrosa Martin, Oliver Aberle, Michael Bacak, Enrico Chiaveri, Elvis Fornasiere, Antonio Perillo-Marcone, Vasilis Vlachoudis, the n_TOF Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Instruments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/3/2/32
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Summary:A neutron radiography testing station has been developed exploiting the neutron beam of CERN’s n_TOF Experimental Area 2, located at the shortest distance to the neutron producing-target. The characteristics of the n_TOF neutron beam for the imaging setup are presented in this paper, together with the obtained experimental results. The results focused on the testing of several particle producing targets, including a spent antiproton production targets as well as targets from two different HiRadMat’s experiments. The possible developments of neutron imaging capabilities of the n_TOF facility in terms of detection-systems and beam-line upgrades are as well outlined.
ISSN:2410-390X