General information

Scope

The third Neutron Resonance Analysis School will be hosted at the EC-JRC-IRMM in Geel, Belgium from December 15 to 19, 2014. Previous schools took place in 2008 and 2011. The school is organized within the FP7 project CHANDA (Solving Challenges in Nuclear Data for the Safety of European Nuclear Facilities), and in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Neutron-induced nuclear reactions are important in a wide range of applications ranging from stellar nucleosynthesis, symmetry breaking effects in compound nuclei, the investigation of nuclear level densities, to applications of nuclear technology, including the transmutation of nuclear waste, accelerator driven systems and nuclear fuel cycle investigations. Accurate measurements and a careful analysis of measured nuclear data are the crucial basis for evaluated nuclear data libraries, which in their turn form the basis for technological applications.

This school is intended to provide a practical introduction to the analysis of measured neutron-induced resonance reaction data and to the processing of experimental and evaluated data. Lectures and hands-on computer exercises will be alternated. Topics include neutron-induced reactions, R-matrix theory, neutron time-of-flight measurements, uncertainty and covariance assessment, data formats (ENDF, EXFOR), use of the resonance analysis code REFIT and related topics.

The school is aimed at PhD students, post-docs and researchers working in the field related to neutron time-of-flight measurements and neutron resonance analysis. Since the capacity of receiving participants is limited, priority will be given to applications of PhD students and post-docs.

Application

The participation to the school, including lunches from Monday to Friday, is free of charge. A daily transport will be organized between Kasterlee ( Motel Cleo and city centre), and the IRMM.

In addition there is a possibility for limited financial support. Applicants for financial support should submit a CV and a short letter of motivation together with the application form.

If you would like to participate in the school, please fill in the application form before October 15, 2014. You will be notified whether you are selected for participation to the school. In that case you will be requested to supply additional information for access to the IRMM.

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