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Neutronics studies on the European DEMO divertor target supports Open

M. Lungaroni, S. Noce, N. Fonnesu, A. Colangeli, D. Flammini , et al. · 2025

Nuclear analyses in support of the water-cooled lithium lead breeding blanket design development: a prospective strategy to achieve the tritium self-sufficiency Open

F. Moro, P. Arena, G. Bongiovì, I. Catanzaro, S. Cesaroni , et al. · 2025

Gamma and Neutron Irradiation Effects on Wavelength Shifting Materials for Nuclear and High Energy Physics Applications Open

J. Scifo, Beatrice D’Orsi, F. Filippi, Silvia Cesaroni, A. Colangeli , et al. · 2025

Wavelength-shifting (WLS) materials are used in radiation detectors to convert ultra-violet photons into visible light, enabling improved photon detection in systems such as scintillators and optical diagnostics for nuclear fusion devices.…

ITER-relevant experimental neutronic activities at JET during DTE3 and at the Frascati neutron generator Open

N. Fonnesu, P. Beaumont, T. Berry, A. Colangeli, Frédéric Dacquait , et al. · 2025

Overview of deuterium-tritium nuclear operations at JET Open

R. Villari, X. Litaudon, J. Mailloux, M. Dentan, N. Fonnesu , et al. · 2025

The case of AT2022wtn: a tidal disruption event in an interacting galaxy Open

F. Onori, M. Nicholl, P. Ramsden, Sean McGee, R. Roy , et al. · 2025

We present the results from our multiwavelength monitoring campaign of the transient AT 2022wtn, discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility in the nucleus of SDSS J232323.79 + 104107.7, the less-massive galaxy in an active merging pair wi…

Measurement of tritium production in the helium cooled pebble bed test blanket module mock-up at JET during DTE2 Open

N. Fonnesu, M. Angelone, S. Loreti, M. Pillon, R. Villari , et al. · 2024

Quite often, detectors for measuring nuclear performance and radiation quantities of relevance in fusion experiments are requested to withstand harsh working conditions due to intense neutron and gamma radiation fields. High temperature co…

Shutdown dose rate experiment at JET during DTE2 Open

N. Fonnesu, S. Loreti, R. Villari, D. Flammini, G. Mariano , et al. · 2024

The EUROfusion activities on the technological exploitation of deuterium–tritium (DT) operation at JET (started within the work package JET3 and continued under PrIO) were established to maximize the scientific and technological return of …

EUROfusion contributions to ITER nuclear operation Open

X. Litaudon, U. Fantz, R. Villari, V. Toigo, Marie-Hélène Aumeunier , et al. · 2024

ITER is of key importance in the European fusion roadmap as it aims to prove the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion as a future energy source. The EUROfusion consortium of labs within Europe is contributing to the preparati…

Nuclear analyses for the integration of ITER equatorial Port 2 Open

S. Noce, R. Villari, A. Colangeli, D. Flammini, N. Fonnesu , et al. · 2024

The present work is devoted to nuclear analyses in support of the ITER diagnostic Equatorial Port 2 (EP#2) integration. ITER EP #2 is a diagnostic port based on the long-modular Diagnostic Shielding Module (DSM) housing the following syste…

Nuclear analyses in support of ITER ex-port Radial Neutron Camera design Open

F. Moro, D. Marocco, F. Belli, D. Bocian, G. Brolatti , et al. · 2024

The Radial Neutron Camera (RNC) is a diagnostic system located in the ITER Equatorial Port 1 (EP01) composed by two sub-systems (i.e.: in-port and ex-port RNC) probing a poloidal section of the plasma through a set of fan-shaped Lines of S…

Nuclear analyses for the ITER Diagnostic Equatorial Port 8 Open

A. Colangeli, A. Chaudhary, D. Flammini, N. Fonnesu, J. Guirao , et al. · 2024

The ITER diagnostic Equatorial Modular Port Plugs (EPPs) are located in the equatorial vacuum vessel ports. Port plugs consist of structural components, shielding elements, services and tenant systems and they are designed to operate in a …

FENDL: A library for fusion research and applications Open

Georg Schnabel, Daniel L. Aldama, Tim D. Bohm, U. Fischer, Satoshi Kunieda , et al. · 2024

FENDL: A library for fusion research and applications Open

Georg Schnabel, Daniel L. Aldama, Tim D. Bohm, U. Fischer, Satoshi Kunieda , et al. · 2023

The Fusion Evaluated Nuclear Data Library (FENDL) is a comprehensive and validated collection of nuclear cross section data coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Data Section (NDS). FENDL assembles the best n…

Analytical study of low energy proton interactions in the SORGENTINA’s fusion ion source-part I: beam-dump Open

A. Pietropaolo, A. Del Dotto, Gian Marco Contessa, P. Agostini, Massimo Angiolini , et al. · 2023

An analytical study, corroborated by Monte Carlo simulations, is presented which describes the interaction of a 300 keV–830 mA proton beam with a Cu and Al dumping system. The analytical calculations rely on the theoretical framework of th…

Analysis of the nuclear loads on Chromium monoblock divertor target for DEMO Open

S. Noce, D. Flammini, P. Gaudio, M. Gelfusa, G. Mazzone , et al. · 2023

Nuclear design of a shielded cabinet for electronics: The ITER radial neutron camera case study Open

F. Moro, D. Marocco, F. Belli, D. Bocian, G. Brolatti , et al. · 2023

The Radial Neutron Camera (RNC) is a diagnostic system located in ITER Equatorial Port #1 providing several spatial and time-resolved parameters for the fusion power estimation, plasma control and physics studies. The RNC measures the unco…

Neutronics Assessment of the Spatial Distributions of the Nuclear Loads on the DEMO Divertor ITER-like Targets: Comparison between the WCLL and HCPB Blanket Open

S. Noce, D. Flammini, P. Gaudio, M. Gelfusa, G. Mazzone , et al. · 2023

The Plasma Facing Components (PFCs) of the divertor target contribute to the fundamental functions of heat removal and particle exhaust during fusion operation, being subjected to a very hostile and complex loading environment characterize…

Correction to: On the definition of the deuterium-tritium ion beam parameters for the SORGENTINA-RF fusion neutron source Open

N. Fonnesu, S. Scaglione, I. Spassovsky, Pietro Zito, A. Pietropaolo , et al. · 2022

On the expected performance of the SORGENTINA-RF fusion neutron source Open

N. Fonnesu, S. Scaglione, I. Spassovsky, Pietro Zito, A. Pietropaolo , et al. · 2022

A study devoted to assessing the neutronic performance of the SORGENTINA-RF fusion neutron source is here presented. The calculation is performed considering the characteristics of the accelerated mixed deuterium/tritium ion beam from the …

On the definition of the deuterium-tritium ion beam parameters for the SORGENTINA-RF fusion neutron source Open

N. Fonnesu, S. Scaglione, I. Spassovsky, A. Pietropaolo, Pietro Zito , et al. · 2022

The SORGENTINA-RF project aims to develop a 14 MeV fusion neutron source to produce medical radioisotopes with special focus on $$^{99}$$ Mo. The facility is based on a positive ion source with an acceleration stage to produce a deuteri…

Preliminary Assessment of Radiolysis for the Cooling Water System in the Rotating Target of SORGENTINA-RF Open

Camillo Sartorio, Massimo Angiolini, D. Flammini, A. Pietropaolo, P. Agostini , et al. · 2022

The SORGENTINA-RF project aims at developing a 14 MeV fusion neutron source featuring an emission rate in the order of 5–7 × 1013 s−1. The plant relies on a metallic water-cooled rotating target and a deuterium (50%) and tritium (50%) ion …

Nuclear Analyses for the Assessment of the Loads on the ITER Radial Neutron Camera In-Port System and Evaluation of Its Measurement Performances Open

F. Moro, D. Marocco, F. Belli, G. Brolatti, A. Colangeli , et al. · 2022

The radial neutron camera (RNC) is a key ITER diagnostic system designed to measure the uncollided 14- and 2.5-MeV neutrons from deuterium-tritium (DT) and deuterium-deuterium (DD) fusion reactions, through an array of detectors covering a…

Correction to: SORGENTINA-RF project: fusion neutrons for 99Mo medical radioisotope Open

P. Agostini, Massimo Angiolini, Ciro Alberghi, Luigi Candido, M. Capogni , et al. · 2022

Divertor of the European DEMO: Engineering and technologies for power exhaust Open

J.-H. You, G. Mazzone, E. Visca, H. Greuner, M. Fursdon , et al. · 2022

Neutronics assessment of EU DEMO alternative divertor configurations Open

Alex Valentine, N. Fonnesu, B. Bieńkowska, E. Łaszyńska, D. Flammini , et al. · 2021

Nuclear performances of the water-cooled lithium lead DEMO reactor: Neutronic analysis on a fully heterogeneous model Open

F. Moro, P. Arena, I. Catanzaro, A. Colangeli, Alessandro Del Nevo , et al. · 2021

The joint evaluated fission and fusion nuclear data library, JEFF-3.3 Open

Arjan Plompen, Ó. Cabellos, C. De Saint Jean, Michael Fleming, A. Algora , et al. · 2020

Eurofusion-DEMO Divertor - Cassette Design and Integration Open

G. Mazzone, Jeong‐Ha You, C. Bachmann, Ugo Bonavolontà, V. Cerri , et al. · 2020

Nuclear loads and nuclear shielding performance of EU DEMO divertor: A comparative neutronics evaluation of two interim design options Open

J.-H. You, R. Villari, D. Flammini, Domenico Marzullo, G. Mazzone · 2020

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