Name: nBHEAM 2025: Neutron Beams at High Energy: Applications and Metrology
Start: 2025-07-07T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-07-08T17:30:00+02:00
Location: IAEA Headquarter, Vienna

nBHEAM 2025: Neutron Beams at High Energy: Applications and Metrology

from Monday 7 July 2025 (09:00) to Tuesday 8 July 2025 (17:30)

Monday 7 July 2025

09:00

09:00 - 09:45
Room: C-CR1
09:45
09:45 - 10:15
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

09:45 Neutron radiobiology - The need to bridge experimental gaps for future space missions - Charlot Vandevoorde (GSI)

10:00 Radiation exposure from neutrons in spaceflight and aviation - Daniel Matthiä (Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Höhe, Köln, Germany)
10:15 Coffee
Coffee
10:15 - 10:45
Room: C-CR1
10:45
10:45 - 12:00
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

10:45 Towards an ISO-accredited fast neutron beam facility at iThemba LABS - Zina Ndabeni (NRF-iThemba LABS)

11:00 Characterization of high energy neutron standard fields and study of calibration methods - Akihiko Masuda (National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

11:15 High energy mono-energetic and white neutron sources in RCNP, University of Osaka - Tatsushi Shima (Research Center for Nuclear Physics, University of Osaka)

11:30 The neutron Time-of-Flight facility, n_TOF at CERN: Status and perspectives - Alice Manna (University of Bologna)

11:45 70 MeV~100 MeV Quasi-monoenergetic neutron reference fields in China - Tingyu Jiao (China Insititute of Atomic Energy)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:15
Room: C-CR1
13:15
13:15 - 14:00
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

13:15 NEPIR (NEutron and Proton Irradiation) facility at INFN-LNL - Pierfrancesco Mastinu (INFN-LNL) Luca Silvestrin (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli studi di Padova)

13:30 Introduction of a new test area for neutron detection instruments with a dominant high energy neutron component at PSI - Sabine Mayer (Department of Radiation Safety and Security, Paul Scherrer Institute)

13:45 n_ACT@BDF: A high intensity & high energy neutron activation station at the CERN Beam Dump Facility - Michael Bacak
14:00
14:00 - 15:15
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

14:00 Evaluation of spectrum and fluxes of the ChipIr facility for atmospheric neutron testing of electronics - Carlo Cazzaniga (UKRI-STFC)

14:15 Detector response functions for in situ high energy neutron spectrometry - Tanya Hutton (University of Cape Town)

14:30 Development of a portable monitor for cosmic ray neutron observations - Andrea Cirillo

14:45 Challenges and requirements for neutron dosimetry at laser-driven accelerators - Anna Cimmino

15:00 A new GEANT4 fission physics model for simulation of high energy neutron detection and measurements - Pilsoo Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
15:15 Coffee
Coffee
15:15 - 15:45
Room: C-CR1
15:45
15:45 - 16:30
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

15:45 Experiment for double-differential cross section measurement with the emission of light charged particles from high energy neutrons on carbon at n_TOF - Mirco Dietz (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB))

16:00 Measurement of high energy neutrons penetrating shields from GeV protons on a thick copper target - Eunji Lee (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization)

16:15 EURADOS task on improving the description of nuclear reactions between nucleons and light nuclei, notably 12C, 14N and 16O - Michaël Petit (ASNR)
16:30

16:30 - 17:00
Room: C-CR1
Tuesday 8 July 2025

09:00

09:00 - 09:30
Room: C-CR1
09:30
09:30 - 10:05
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

09:30 Neutron metrology: Why and how? - Neil Roberts (NPL)
10:05 Coffee
Coffee
10:05 - 10:35
Room: C-CR1
10:35
10:35 - 11:10
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

10:35 Challenges and developments in neutron metrology for high energy workplace radiation fields - Fabio Pozzi (CERN)
11:10
11:10 - 11:45
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

11:10 Quasi-monoenergetic high energy neutron fields: present status and future prospects - Andy Buffler (University of Cape Town)
11:45

11:45 - 12:15
Room: C-CR1

12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:30
Room: C-CR1
13:30
13:30 - 14:05
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

13:30 Instruments for the characterization of high energy neutron beams - Ralf Nolte (PTB (retired))
14:05

14:05 - 14:25
Room: C-CR1
14:25
14:25 - 15:15
Room: C-CR1
Contributions

14:25 Nuclear reference data for high energy applications - Roberto Mario Capote Noy (IAEA NAPC-NDS)

14:50 Uncertainties of MC calculations - Jason Hirtz (CEA)
15:15

15:15 - 15:35
Room: C-CR1

15:35 Coffee
Coffee
15:35 - 16:05
Room: C-CR1

16:05

16:05 - 17:30
Room: C-CR1

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