LICORNE: A new and unique facility for producing intense, kinematically focused neutron beams at the IPN Orsay
Paper in proceeding, 2013

LICORNE is a new neutron source recently installed at the tandem accelerator of the Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, where a Li7-beam is used to bombard a hydrogen-containing target to produce an intense forward-directed neutron beam. The directionality of the beam, which is the unique characteristic of LICORNE, will permit the installation of γ-ray detectors dedicated to the investigation of fission fragment de-excitation which are unimpeded by neutrons from the source. A first experimental program will focus on the measurement of prompt γ-ray emission in the neutron-induced fission of fertile and fissile isotopes at incident neutron energies relevant for the core design of Generation-IV nuclear reactors. Other potential uses of the LICORNE facility for both fundamental and applied physics research are also presented.

Author

J.N. Wilson

Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay

M. Lebois

Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay

P. Halipré

Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay

B. Leniau

Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay

I. Matea

Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay

D. Verney

Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay

S. Oberstedt

European Commission (EC)

Robert Billnert

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Subatomic Physics

Andreas Oberstedt

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Subatomic Physics

G.P. Georgiev

Centre de Sciences Nucleaires et de Sciences de la Matiere

J. Ljungvall

Centre de Sciences Nucleaires et de Sciences de la Matiere

EPJ Web of Conferences

21016275 (ISSN) 2100014X (eISSN)

Vol. 62 Art. no. 05006-
978-275981123-6 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Subatomic Physics

DOI

10.1051/epjconf/20136205006

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