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Neutron Time Of Flight
Facility at CERN with a neutron source / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Neutron Time Of Flight (n_TOF) facility is a neutron spectrometer at CERN, with the aim of studying neutron-nucleus interactions over a range of kinetic energies, using the time of flight method. The research conducted at the facility has applications in nuclear technology and nuclear astrophysics.[1] The facility has been in operation at CERN since 2001, following a proposal from the former Director General, Carlo Rubbia, for a high-intensity neutron source.[2][3]
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LHC | Accelerates protons and heavy ions |
LEIR | Accelerates ions |
SPS | Accelerates protons and ions |
PSB | Accelerates protons |
PS | Accelerates protons or ions |
Linac 3 | Injects heavy ions into LEIR |
Linac4 | Accelerates ions |
AD | Decelerates antiprotons |
ELENA | Decelerates antiprotons |
ISOLDE | Produces radioactive ion beams |
MEDICIS | Produces isotopes for medical purposes |
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This article is about an instrument. For general information, see Time of flight. For time-of-flight instruments in neutron scattering, see Neutron time-of-flight scattering.