| Scientific Committee Paper | |
| Report number | CERN-SPSC-2024-027 ; SPSC-EOI-023 |
| Title | Neutron Activation Station at the SPS Beam Dump Facility (BDF) |
| Project Manager/Technical Coordinator | Lederer-Woods, Claudia |
| Author(s) | Lederer-Woods, C (University of Edinburgh, UK) |
| Corporate author(s) | CERN. Geneva. SPS and PS Experiments Committee ; SPSC |
| Collaboration | n_TOF Collaboration |
| Series | (Expression of Interest) |
| Submitted by | claudia.lederer@cern.ch on 18 Oct 2024 |
| Subject category | Detectors and Experimental Techniques |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN SPS ; BDF/SHIP |
| Abstract | The recently endorsed SPS Beam Dump Facility will produce ultra-high neutron fluxes over a wide energy range. We propose to exploit these high neutron fluxes by installation of a close target activation station with a pneumatic rabbit for measurements of neutron induced cross sections. The setup can be operated parasitically, without affecting the physics case of the SHiP experiment. The new facility will allow challenging measurements of key nuclear reactions for the first time, of urgent need in the fields of nuclear astrophysics, nuclear energy and nuclear medicine. |
Email contact(s) : claudia.lederer@ed.ac.uk ; Marco.Calviani@cern.ch
Record created 2024-10-17, last modified 2024-11-01
