The past and the future of the GAINS spectrometer @ GELINA

Adina Olacel; Catalin Borcea; Marian Boromiza; Philippe Dessagne; Greg Henning; Myroslav Kavatsyuk; Nasser Kalantar-Nayestanaki; Maëlle Kerveno; Alexandru Negret; Markus Nyman; Andreea Oprea; Carlos Paradela; Arjan Plompen

doi:10.1051/epjconf/202328401007

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EPJ Web of Conferences 284, 01007 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328401007

The past and the future of the GAINS spectrometer @ GELINA

Adina Olacel¹^*, Catalin Borcea¹, Marian Boromiza¹, Philippe Dessagne², Greg Henning², Myroslav Kavatsyuk³, Nasser Kalantar-Nayestanaki³, Maëlle Kerveno², Alexandru Negret¹, Markus Nyman⁴, Andreea Oprea⁵, Carlos Paradela⁵ and Arjan Plompen⁵

¹ Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Magurele, Romania
² CNRS, Universite de Strasbourg, IPHC, Strasbourg, France
³ Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
⁴ University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Helsinki, Finland
⁵ European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Geel, Belgium

^* Corresponding author: adina.olacel@nipne.ro

Published online: 26 May 2023

Abstract

GAINS (Gamma Array for Inelastic Neutron Scattering), currently installed at the GELINA (Geel Electron Linear Accelerator) neutron source of the EC-JRC (European Commission-Joint Research Centre), is one of the best instruments available worldwide for measuring high resolution, low uncertainty neutron inelastic cross-section data relevant for both fundamental research and nuclear physics applications (like Generation IV facilities). It features 12 HPGe detectors coupled with a ²³⁵U fission chamber for neutron flux monitoring. The paper presents a short history of the GAINS development over the years and reviews some of the main experimental results together with plans for future experiments.

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