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Simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission reactions at CERN

Journal article published in 2012 by V. Becares, C. Guerrero, E. Berthoumieux, D. Cano Ott, E. Mendoza ORCID, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Barbagallo, M. B. Gomez Hornillos, V. Bécares, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, I. F. Goncalves, J. Billowes and other authors.
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Abstract

The measurement of the capture cross-section of fissile elements, of utmost importance for the design of innovative nuclear reactors and the management of nuclear waste, faces particular difficulties related to the $ γ$ -ray background generated in the competing fission reactions. At the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF we have combined the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) capture detector with a set of three 235U loaded MicroMegas (MGAS) fission detectors for measuring simultaneously two reactions: capture and fission. The results presented here include the determination of the three detection efficiencies involved in the process: $\ensuremath ɛ_{TAC}(n,f)$ , $\ensuremath ɛ_{TAC}(n,γ)$ and $\ensuremath ɛ_{MGAS}(n,f)$ . In the test measurement we have succeeded in measuring simultaneously with a high total efficiency the 235U capture and fission cross-sections, disentangling accurately the two types of reactions. The work presented here proves that accurate capture cross-section measurements of fissile isotopes are feasible at n_TOF.