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The thermal neutron facility HOTNES: theoretical design by Bedogni, R., Pietropaolo, A., Gomez-Ros, J.M.

“…HOTNES (HOmogeneous Thermal NEutron Source) is a thermal neutron irradiation facility with extended and very uniform irradiation area. A 241Am-B radionuclide…”
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TetraBall: A single-moderator neutron spectrometer for HL-LHC by Bedogni, R., Costa, M., Durisi, E., Mafucci, E., Monti, V., Caballero Pacheco, M.A., Castro Campoy, A.I., Dashdondog, D., Russo, L., Pietropaolo, A., Pasztor, G., Karacheban, O., Lokhovitskiy, A., Mallows, S.

“…This contribution presents a novel single-moderator neutron spectrometer, named “TetraBall”, developed at INFN and optimized for characterizing the neutron…”
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Thermal to GeV neutron spectrometry of the INES beam line at ISIS using the CYSP-BEAM spectrometer by Bedogni, R., Gomez-Ros, J. M., Scherillo, A., Costa, M., Pietropaolo, A.

“…The neutron energy distribution of the INES beam line, extending from thermal up to nearly 800 MeV, was measured by means of the CYSP-BEAM broad energy range…”
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Corrigendum to Revision of the 252Cf and D2O moderated 252Cf reference neutron fields for use in radiation protection dosimetry. Radiat. Phys. Chem. Vol.184, (July 2021), 109433 by Méndez, R., Gómez-Ros, J.M., Thomas, D.J., Thompson, A.K., Bedogni, R.

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On the slowing-down of 14 MeV fusion neutrons: A spectrometry benchmark and perspectives on future neutron science facilities by Pietropaolo, A., Flammini, D., Moro, F., Pagano, G., Pillon, M., Bedogni, R.

“…The spectral fluence rate of the thermalized neutron field obtained by slowing down the 14 MeV fusion neutrons produced at the accelerator-driven Frascati…”
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NCT-WES: A new single moderator directional neutron spectrometer for neutron capture therapy. Experimental validation by Bedogni, R., Lega, A., Calamida, A., Monti, V., Castro-Campoy, A. I., Menzio, L., Napolitano, T., Pola, A., Bortot, D., Pietropaolo, A., Costa, M., Altieri, S.

“…A directional neutron spectrometer called NCT-WES (Neutron Capture Therapy Wide Energy Spectrometer), conceived as a spectrometric beam monitor in neutron…”
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Prompt gamma activation analysis for boron determination in the tens of milligram range at the HOTNES facility by Bedogni, R., Russo, L., Campoy, A. I. Castro, Dashdondog, D., Caballero-Pacheco, M. A., Calamida, A., Pietropaolo, A.

“…Boron is an elective element for the Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA), due to its exceptionally large neutron capture cross section. This technique,…”
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Effects of soil moisture variations on the neutron spectra measured above ground: feasibility of a soil moisture monitor system based on neutron moderating cylinders by Calamida, A., Fontanilla, A., Russo, L., Pietropaolo, A., Pacheco, M. A. Caballero, Domingo, C., Ayad, R., Alatawi, M. S., Bedogni, R.

“…Mapping the soil moisture is a key activity in water management and sustainable agriculture, especially in regions characterised by fragile agri-food systems…”
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Determination of boron in borated concrete by means of a simplified prompt gamma activation analysis at the HOTNES facility by Pietropaolo, A., Russo, L., Calamida, A., Castro Campoy, A. I., Cottone, D., Bedogni, R.

“…The prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) is an elemental analysis based on the γ -ray emission following neutron radiative capture by nuclides. A simplified…”
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Neutron spectrometry of a 241Americium-Boron neutron source using the NCT-WES single-moderator neutron spectrometer by Bedogni, R., Russo, L., Castro Campoy, A. I., Caballero-Pacheco, M. A., Dashdondog, D., Napolitano, T., Del Franco, M., Calamida, A., Loreti, S., Moro, F., Pietropaolo, Antonino

“…241 Americium-boron (α,n) neutron sources have been produced for various application from nuclear industry to well logging or radiation protection. Compared to…”
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DOIN: a novel electronic personal dosemeter for neutrons by Calamida, A., Bedogni, R., Fontanilla, A., Campoy, A. I. Castro, Cantone, C., Napolitano, T., Pietropaolo, A.

“…Electronic personal dosemeters (EPD) are powerful tools for achieving ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) objectives in operational radiation protection…”
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Characterisation of the neutron sources in use at STUK SSDL through a new transfer instrument with spectrometric capabilities by Bedogni, R., Russo, L., Calamida, A., Campoy, A. I. Castro, Caballero-Pacheco, M. A., Dashdondog, D., Mafucci, E., Monti, V., Costa, M., Pietropaolo, A., Gomez-Ros, J. M., Toroi, P., Huikari, J.

“…Characterising neutron sources for calibration or generic testing purposes is a complex task, as the neutron spectrum may depend, to some extent, on the…”
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Unbalanced core detector (UCD): a novel direct-reading dosimeter for FLASH radiotherapy by Bedogni, R., Russo, L., Calamida, A., Castro-Campoy, A. I., Fontanilla, A., Dashdondog, D., Caballero-Pacheco, M. A., Napolitano, T., Cantone, C., Pietropaolo, A., Felici, G.

“…FLASH radiotherapy (FRT) is a novel radiotherapy technique based on dose rates that are several orders of magnitude greater than those used in conventional…”
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Extended range Bonner sphere spectrometer for high-elevation neutron measurements by Fontanilla, A., Calamida, A., Campoy, A. I. Castro, Cantone, C., Pietropaolo, A., Gomez-Ros, J. M., MontiMafucci, V. E., Vernetto, S., Pola, A., Bortot, D., Bedogni, R.

“…A Bonner sphere spectrometer was designed for the measurement of cosmic neutrons at high elevation within the INFN-based project SAMADHA. The spectrometer…”
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CYSP-HS: A new version of the CYSP directional neutron spectrometer with increased sensitivity by Bedogni, R., Gómez-Ros, J.M., Pola, A., Treccani, M., Costa, M.

“…CSYP (CYlindrical SPectrometer) is a directional neutron spectrometer based on a single moderator embedding multiple thermal neutron detectors. Similarly to…”
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Measurement of the neutron fields produced by a 62 MeV proton beam on a PMMA phantom using extended range Bonner sphere spectrometers by Amgarou, K., Bedogni, R., Domingo, C., Esposito, A., Gentile, A., Carinci, G., Russo, S.

“…The experimental characterization of the neutron fields produced as parasitic effect in medical accelerators is assuming an increased importance for either the…”
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INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON EXERCISE ON NEUTRON SPECTRA UNFOLDING IN BONNER SPHERES SPECTROMETRY: PROBLEM DESCRIPTION AND PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS by Gómez-Ros, J M, Bedogni, R, Domingo, C, Eakins, J S, Roberts, N, Tanner, R J

“…This article describes the purpose, the proposed problems and the reference solutions of an international comparison on neutron spectra unfolding in Bonner…”
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Cosmic neutrons at ground: new spectral measurements at 3480 m a.s.l. and benchmarking of the cascade component as a function of the elevation at around 45° geomagnetic latitude by Bedogni, R., Fontanilla, A., Calamida, A., Campoy, A. I. Castro, Russo, L., Monti, V., Mafucci, E., Vigorito, C., Vernetto, S., Pietropaolo, A.

“…Within the INFN-based project SAMADHA, environment neutron spectrum measurements were performed at 3480 m a.s.l. on the Italian western Alps. An extended range…”
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The NCT-WES directional neutron spectrometer: validation of the response with monoenergetic neutron fields by Bedogni, R., Calamida, A., Napolitano, T., Cantone, C., Fontanilla, A. M., Campoy, A. I. Castro, Abbatini, G., Pietropaolo, A., Monti, V., Mafucci, E. M., Bunce, M., Thomas, D., Gomez-Ros, J.-M., Altieri, S.

“…A directional neutron spectrometer named NCT-WES (Neutron Capture Therapy Wide Energy Spectrometer) was developed for quality assurance of the therapeutic…”
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On neutron detection with silicon carbide and its resistance to large accumulated fluence by Bedogni, R., Calamida, A., Castro Campoy, A. I., Fontanilla, A., Gomez-Ros, J. M., Monti, V., Mafucci, E., Protti, N., Altieri, S., Pietropaolo, A.

“…Within the framework of the ENTER_BNCT INFN project, commercially available silicon carbide sensors with 1 mm 2 area were made sensitive to thermal neutrons…”
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