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The n_TOF neutron spallation source at CERN is used since 2001 for high quality nuclear data measurements from sub-thermal energy up to hundreds of MeV for the benefit of various communities in the fields of nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics and nuclear technology. In the past twenty years, a considerable amount of valuable experimental results has been obtained and published, and measurements are still ongoing. In line with the CERN open data policy, the n_TOF Collaboration has taken actions [1] to preserve its unique data, to facilitate access to them, and to allow their re-use by expert users. For the vast majority of published results, reaction yields, cross sections and resonance parameters are now available in the international EXFOR database. However, these results have not been fully exploited yet for the benefit of the end-users, in particular for the improvement of evaluated nuclear data libraries. This contribution aims at updating the status and availability of n_TOF data, and to discuss ongoing efforts for better integration of the results in the evaluated library projects.
[1] E. Dupont et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration), Dissemination of data measured at the CERN n_TOF facility, EPJ Web Conf. 146 (2017) 07002