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Description
The NFS (Neutrons for Science) facility at Ganil in Caen, France, offers unique worldwide fluxes of neutron beams ranging from 1 to 40 MeV. These neutrons are produced via p+Li or d+Be reactions, made possible by the beams delivered by the SPIRAL-2 linear accelerator. The resulting collimated, pulsed neutron beam enables several experiments to be performed simultaneously. In addition to the neutron beam, the facility has an irradiation station and a pneumatic sample transfer system that enable cross-section measurements using the activation technique for neutron- or ion-induced reactions. The facility has been operational since 2021, with several experiments performed to study reactions induced by neutrons, such as fission, the production of light charged particles, and (n,xng) cross-section measurements, as well as nuclear structure studies. Excitation function measurements of proton-, deuteron- or alpha-induced reactions have also been performed. This talk will present the NFS installation and its technical characteristics. Some experiments that have already been carried out or are planned for the near future will be presented.
