First beams at neutrons for science
Résumé
The neutrons for science facility (NFS), the first
operational experimental area of the new GANIL/SPIRAL-2
facility, received its first beams in December 2019. Protoninduced
reaction cross-sections as well as neutron beam characteristics
were measured during the first commissioning
phases. The first results, showing the features of the facility,
are presented here and compared with previously published
data. The physics cases and the first accepted experiments
are presented as well.