Results from the commissioning of the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 513, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 524-537

  Borcea, C ^a   Cennini, P ^a   Dahlfors, M ^a   Ferrari, A ^a   Garcia Munoz G ^a   Haefner, P ^a   Herrera Martinez A ^a   Kadi, Y ^a   Lacoste, V ^a   Radermacher, E ^a   Saldana F ^a   Vlachoudis, V ^a   Zanini, L ^a   Rubbia, C ^b   Buono, S ^c   Dangendorf, V ^d   Nolte, R ^d   Weierganz, M ^d  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Advanced Accelerator Applications   (France)

^d PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

EAMC; FLUKA; MCNPX; n_TOF commissioning; Neutron fluence; Spallation target

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INSTALLATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAMS;

SPALLATION TARGET;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0142248353     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)02072-2     Document Type: Article

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