Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the fissile isotope U-235 with the CERN n_TOF total absorption calorimeter and a fission tagging based on micromegas detectors

The accuracy on neutron capture cross section of fissile isotopes must be improved for the design of future nuclear systems such as Gen-IV reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems. The High Priority Request List of the Nuclear Energy Agency, which lists the most important nuclear data requirements, includes also the neutron capture cross sections of fissile isotopes such as U-233,U-235 and Pu-239,Pu-241. A specific experimental setup has been used at the CERN n_TOF facility for the measurement of the neutron capture cross section of U-235 by a set of micromegas fission detectors placed inside a segmented BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter.