n_TOF activities in December 2006 A Mengoni IAEA, Vienna The n_TOF Collaborationwww.cern.ch/n_TOF

2006 activity: main The n_TOF Collaboration data analysis of Phase-1 measurements reports at this technical board established by P Cennini at CERN kick-off meeting: May 5 design studies discussed & new target concept agreed CB meetings: 19 June, 29 September reports at this meeting

activity: conferences, etc. The n_TOF Collaboration Nuclei in the Cosmos IX, CERN, June 5 contributions (4 talks, 1 invited) PHYSOR 2006, Vancouver, September 4 talks Others: Erice school (November), ERAWAST (PSI, November), …

activity: publications The n_TOF Collaboration 1.Neutron capture cross section of Th-232 measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN in the unresolved resonance region up to 1 MeV G Aerts, et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration) PHYSICAL REVIEW C 73, (2006) 2.Measurement of the Sm-151(n,γ) cross section from 0.6 eV to 1 MeV via the neutron time-of-flight technique at the CERN n_TOF facility S Marrone et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration) PHYSICAL REVIEW C 73, (2006) 3.New measurement of neutron capture resonances of Bi-209 C Domingo Pardo et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration) PHYSICAL REVIEW C 74, (2006) 4.Resonance capture cross section of Pb-207 C Domingo Pardo et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration) PHYSICAL REVIEW C 74, (2006) 5.Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the s-only isotope Pb-204 from 1 eV to 440 keV C Domingo Pardo et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration) Submitted for publication to PRC, October Measurement of the La-139(n,  ) at n_TOF R Terlizzi et al. (The n_TOF Collaboration) Submitted for publication to PRC, October 2006 in addition: 15 contributions to conference proceedings

three proposals submitted to the INTC committee endorsed by the INTC, February approved(*) by the Research Board, March The role of Fe and Ni for s-process nucleosynthesis in the early Universe and for innovative nuclear technologies JL Taín et al. (for The n_TOF Collaboration)Number of protons approved: 1.8 x Study of the neutron-neutron interaction at the CERN n_TOF facility PA Assimakopoulos et al. (for The n_TOF Collaboration)Number of protons approved: 0.2 x Angular distributions in the neutron-induced fission of actinides L Tassan-Got et al. (for the n_TOF Collaboration)Number of protons approved: 0.15 x (*) pending signature of the new MoU 2006 activity: new proposals

activity: management & admin The n_TOF Collaboration final report of the n_TOF-ND-ADS Project submitted and accepted by EC all payments related to the EC Contract completed MoU for n_TOF-Ph2 (two versions drafted)

todo list The n_TOF Collaboration - new target (detailed design, construction, mounting, etc.) - startup task-list run (from August?) - finalize MoU for Ph-2 - publish final results of Ph-1 measurements

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