Speaker
Description
X. Ledoux on behalf of the NFS collaboration
The neutrons for science (NFS)[1] is the running facility of SPIRAL-2 located at GANIL (France). It provides intense neutron beams in the 1-40 MeV range, produced by the interaction of proton or deuteron beams, delivered by the LINEAR accelerator of SPIRAL-2, with lithium or beryllium converters. The intense neutrons flux available and the large time-of-flight area make NFS a perfect facility for fast neutron induced-reaction studies. Large number of physics cases will be studied at NFS, from fundamental research to industrial applications. NFS received its first beam in December 2019 and the commissioning started in the fall of 2020 with proton beams. After a quick reminder of the characteristics of NFS, we will present the results of the first measurements performed during the commissioning and show the characteristics of the facility. The first experiments are being carried out between October and December 2021 and some remarkable results of this campaign will be discussed.
Reference :
[1] X. Ledoux, et al. Eur. Phys. J. A, 57, 257 (2021)