Μελέτη των χαρακτηριστικών της δέσμης νετρονίων και προσδιορισμός παραμέτρων συντονισμού της σύλληψης νετρονίων στο 234U με την μέθοδο της ολικής απορρόφησης, στην πειραματική διάταξη n_TOF του CERN

At an international level several issues accompany the long-term development of nuclear science and its applications: nuclear waste management, new reactor design, increasingly safety requirements, public acceptance etc. This has triggered many sophisticated R&D activities, such as Accelerator Driven Systems or next generation reactor concepts and enhanced the ongoing effort to expand and improve the existing nuclear data. Among other measurements of special interest, is the neutron capture cross section determination for several isotopes related to the nuclear fuel cycle. This text mainly presents the obtained results from the (n,γ) cross section measurement of 234U that was performed at n_TOF facility (CERN). In detail we describe the main features of the facility, the TAC (Total Absorption Calorimeter) detection arrangement and its performance under specific experimental conditions. Results in the form of R-matrix resonance parameters and cross sections are discussed in parallel with the existing ENDF data.