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N TOF poised for 10 more years of research with third-generation neutron spallation target Installation of the third generation n TOF spallation target in the target pit in April 2021. (Image: CERN)
Target-based experiments are plentiful at CERN, be it at the Antiproton Decelerator, the ISOLDE facility or the North Area. They provide the Laboratory with a variety of secondary particles through the interaction of the target’s components with high-energy proton beams from the accelerator complex. One example is the n TOF (Neutron Time-Of-Flight) facility, where a spallation target is used to produce a neutron beam. After ten years of service, the old n TOF neutron spallation target was removed and a third-generation target successfully installed in the facility this month. This achievement marks the culmination of four years of development led by the Sources, Targets and Interactions (STI) group in the Systems (SY) department, which is respo