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F. Mingrone, E. Griesmayer, E. Jericha, H. Leeb, C. Weiß, -. n_TOF Collaboration et al.:
"High precision measurement of the radiative capture cross section of ²³⁸U at the n_TOF CERN facility";
EPJ Web of Conferences, 146 (2017), 11028; 1 - 4.

The importance of improving the accuracy on the capture cross-section of ²³⁸U has been addressed by the Nuclear Energy Agency, since its uncertainty significantly affects the uncertainties of key design parameters for both fast and thermal nuclear reactors. Within the 7th framework programme ANDES of the European Commission three different measurements have been carried out with the aim of providing the ²³⁸U(n,γ) cross-section with an accuracy which varies from 1 to 5%, depending on the energy range. Hereby the final results of the measurement performed at the n_TOF CERN facility in a wide energy range from 1 eV to 700 keV will be presented.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714611028