Measurement of the $^{232}$Th Neutron Capture Cross Section at the CERN n_TOF Facility
G. Aerts
,
U. Abbondanno
,
H. Álvarez
,
F. Alvarez-Velarde
,
S. Andriamonje
,
M. Mosconi
,
A. Mengoni
,
M. Heil
,
F. Käppeler
,
R. Terlizzi
,
W. Furman
,
V. Ketlerov
,
A. Goverdovski
,
V. Konovalov
,
J. Andrzejewski
,
P. Assimakopoulos
,
L. Audouin
(1)
,
G. Badurek
,
P. Baumann
(2)
,
F. Becvár
,
J. Benlliure
,
E. Berthoumieux
,
F. Calviño
,
D. Cano-Ott
,
R. Capote
,
A. Carrillo de Albornoz
,
P. Cennini
,
V. Chepel
,
E. Chiaveri
,
N. Colonna
,
G. Cortes
,
D. Cortina
,
A. Couture
,
J. Cox
,
S. David
(1)
,
R. Dolfini
,
C. Domingo-Pardo
,
W. Dridi
,
I. Duran
,
M. Embid-Segura
,
L. Ferrant
(1)
,
Anthony Ferrari
,
R. Ferreira-Marques
,
L. Fitzpatrick
,
H. Frais-Kölbl
,
K. Fujii
,
C. Guerrero
,
I. Goncalves
,
R. Gallino
,
E. Gonzalez-Romero
,
F. Gramegna
,
E. Griesmayer
,
F. Gunsing
,
B. Haas
(3)
,
R. Haight
,
A. Herrera-Martinez
,
M. Igashira
,
S. Isaev
(1)
,
E. Jericha
,
Y. Kadi
,
D. Karamanis
,
D. Karadimos
,
M. Kerveno
(2)
,
P. Koehler
,
D. Kolokolov
,
E. Kossionides
,
M. Krticka
,
C. Lamboudis
,
H. Leeb
,
A. Lindote
,
I. Lopes
,
M. Lozano
,
S. Lukic
(2)
,
J. Marganiec
,
L. Marques
,
S. Marrone
,
P. Mastinu
,
P. M. Milazzo
,
C. Moreau
,
F. Neves
,
H. Oberhummer
,
S. O'Brien
,
M. Oshima
,
J. Pancin
,
C. Papachristodoulou
,
C. Papadopoulos
,
C. Paradela
,
N. Patronis
,
A. Pavlik
,
P. Pavlopoulos
,
L. Perrot
,
R. Plag
,
A. Plompen
,
A. Plukis
,
A. Poch
,
C. Pretel
,
J. Quesada
,
T. Rauscher
,
R. Reifarth
,
M. Rosetti
,
C. Rubbia
,
G. Rudolf
(2)
,
P. Rullhusen
,
J. Salgado
,
L. Sarchiapone
,
C. Stephan
(1)
,
G. Tagliente
,
J. L. Tain
,
L. Tassan-Got
(1)
,
L. Tavora
,
G. Vannini
,
P. Vaz
,
A. Ventura
,
D. Villamarin
,
M. C. Vincente
,
V. Vlachoudis
,
R. Vlastou
,
F. Voss
,
H. Wendler
,
M. Wiescher
,
K. Wisshak
G. Aerts
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U. Abbondanno
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H. Álvarez
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F. Alvarez-Velarde
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S. Andriamonje
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M. Mosconi
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A. Mengoni
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M. Heil
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F. Käppeler
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R. Terlizzi
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W. Furman
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V. Ketlerov
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A. Goverdovski
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V. Konovalov
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J. Andrzejewski
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P. Assimakopoulos
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G. Badurek
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F. Becvár
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J. Benlliure
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E. Berthoumieux
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F. Calviño
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D. Cano-Ott
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R. Capote
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A. Carrillo de Albornoz
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P. Cennini
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V. Chepel
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E. Chiaveri
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N. Colonna
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G. Cortes
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D. Cortina
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A. Couture
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J. Cox
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S. David
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R. Dolfini
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C. Domingo-Pardo
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W. Dridi
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I. Duran
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M. Embid-Segura
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Anthony Ferrari
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R. Ferreira-Marques
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L. Fitzpatrick
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H. Frais-Kölbl
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K. Fujii
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C. Guerrero
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I. Goncalves
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R. Gallino
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E. Gonzalez-Romero
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F. Gramegna
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E. Griesmayer
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F. Gunsing
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R. Haight
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A. Herrera-Martinez
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M. Igashira
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E. Jericha
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Y. Kadi
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D. Karamanis
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D. Karadimos
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M. Kerveno
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P. Koehler
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D. Kolokolov
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E. Kossionides
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M. Krticka
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C. Lamboudis
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H. Leeb
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A. Lindote
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I. Lopes
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M. Lozano
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J. Marganiec
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L. Marques
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S. Marrone
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P. Mastinu
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P. M. Milazzo
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C. Moreau
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F. Neves
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H. Oberhummer
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S. O'Brien
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M. Oshima
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J. Pancin
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C. Papachristodoulou
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C. Papadopoulos
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C. Paradela
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N. Patronis
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A. Pavlik
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P. Pavlopoulos
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L. Perrot
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R. Plag
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A. Plompen
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A. Plukis
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A. Poch
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C. Pretel
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J. Quesada
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T. Rauscher
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R. Reifarth
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M. Rosetti
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C. Rubbia
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P. Rullhusen
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J. Salgado
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L. Sarchiapone
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G. Tagliente
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J. L. Tain
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L. Tavora
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G. Vannini
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P. Vaz
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A. Ventura
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D. Villamarin
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M. C. Vincente
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V. Vlachoudis
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R. Vlastou
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F. Voss
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H. Wendler
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M. Wiescher
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K. Wisshak
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Abstract
The use of a fuel cycle based on 232Th can substantially reduce the radiotoxicity of the produced nuclear waste since the lower atomic and mass number of thorium results in a strongly suppressed build-up of the higher actinides and especially americium and curium. The design and realization of nuclear power stations based on the use of thorium, either in a critical or subcritical system, require an accurate knowledge of the 232Th(n,gamma) reaction cross section. We have measured the neutron capture cross section of 232Th at the recently constructed neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. In the resolved resonance region, the resonance parameters have been extracted. In the unresolved resonance region, the neutron capture cross section is given as point-wise data. ©2005 American Institute of Physics