Status report of the n_TOF facility after the 2nd CERN long shutdown period

Patronis, N; Mengoni, A; Goula, S; Aberle, O; Alcayne, V; Altieri, S; Amaducci, S; Andrzejewski, J; Babianosuarez, V; Bacak, M; Balibrea Correa, J; Beltrami, C; Bennett, S; A P, Bernardes; Berthoumieux, E; Beyer, R; Boromiza, M; Bosnar, D; Caamano, M; Calvino, F; Calviani, M; Canoott, D; Casanovas, A; D M, Castelluccio; Cerutti, F; Cescutti, G; Chasapoglou, S; Chiaveri, E; Colombetti, P; Colonna, N; Console Camprini, P; Cortes, G; M A, Cortesgiraldo; Cosentino, L; Cristallo, S; Dellmann, S; Di Castro, M; Di Maria, S; Diakaki, M; Dietz, M; Domingopardo, C; Dressler, R; Dupont, E; Duran, I; Eleme, Z; Fargier, S; Fernandez, B; Fernandezdominguez, B; Finocchiaro, P; Fiore, S; Garciainfantes, F; Gawlikramiega, A; Gervino, G; Gilardoni, S; Gonzalezromero, E; Guerrero, C; Gunsing, F; Gustavino, C; Heyse, J; Hillman, W; D G, Jenkins; Jericha, E; Junghans, A; Kadi, Y; Kaperoni, K; Kaur, G; Kimura, A; Knapova, I; Kokkoris, M; Krticka, M; Kyritsis, N; Ladarescu, I; Ledererwoods, C; Lerendeguimarco, J; Lerner, G; Manna, A; Martinez, T; Masi, A; Massimi, C; Mastinu, P; Mastromarco, M; E A, Maugeri; Mazzone, A; Mendoza, E; Michalopoulou, V; P M, Milazzo; Mucciola, R; Murtas, F; Musacchiogonzalez, E; Musumarra, A; Negret, A; Perez de Rada, A; Perezmaroto, P; J A, Pavonrodriguez; M G, Pellegriti; Perkowski, J; Petrone, C; Pirovano, E; Plaza del Olmo, J; Pomp, S; Porras, I; Praena, J; J M, Quesada; Reifarth, R; Rochman, D; Romanets, Y; Rubbia, C; Sanchezcaballero, A; Sabategilarte, M; Schillebeeckx, P; Schumann, D; Sekhar, A; A G, Smith; N V, Sosnin; M E, Stamati; Sturniolo, A; Tagliente, G; Tarifenosaldivia, A; Tarrio, D; Torressanchez, P; Vagena, E; Valenta, S; Variale, V; Vaz, P; Vecchio, G; Vescovi, D; Vlachoudis, V; Vlastou, R; Wallner, A; P J, Woods; Zarrella, R; Zugec, P

doi:10.1140/epjti/s40485-023-00100-w

During the second long shutdown period of the CERN accelerator complex (LS2, 2019-2021), several upgrade activities took place at the n_TOF facility. The most important have been the replacement of the spallation target with a next generation nitrogen-cooled lead target. Additionally, a new experimental area, at a very short distance from the target assembly (the NEAR Station) was established. In this paper, the core commissioning actions of the new installations are described. The improvement in the n_TOF infrastructure was accompanied by several detector development projects. All these upgrade actions are discussed, focusing mostly on the future perspectives of the n_TOF facility. Furthermore, some indicative current and future measurements are briefly reported.