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Recent progress in nuclear data measurement for ADS at Institute of Modern Physics is reviewed briefly. Based on the cooler storage ring of the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou, nuclear data terminal was established. The nuclear data measurement facility for the ADS spallation target has been constructed, which provides a very important platform for the experimental measurements of spallation reactions. A number of experiments have been conducted in the nuclear data terminal. A Neutron Time-of-Flight (NTOF) spectrometer was developed for the study of neutron production from spallation reactions related to the ADS project. The experiments of 400 MeV/u 16O bombarded on a tungsten target were presented using a NTOF spectrometer. Neutron yields for 250 MeV protons incident on a thick grain-made tungsten target and a thick solid lead target have been measured using the water-bath neutron activation method. Spallation residual productions were studied by bombarding W and Pb targets with a 250 MeV proton beam using the neutron activation method. Benchmarking of evaluated nuclear data libraries was performed for D-T neutrons on ADS relevant materials by using the benchmark experimental facility at the China Institute of Atomic Energy.
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The author would like to thank Prof. Natowitz for his great help and support in scientific research. From July, 2005–August, 2008, the author worked with Prof. Natowitz as a postdoctoral research associate at Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University. From July, 2012–December, 2012, **ng-Quan Liu and Suyalatu Zhang (the author’s students) studied in Prof. Natowitz’s group. From July, 2014–December, 2014, **ng-Quan Liu and Wei-** Lin (the author’s students) studied in Prof. Natowitz’s group. The author and his wife Hong-Lian Chen also appreciate Prof. Natowitz and his wife Karin who offered great help to them.
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Dedicated to Joseph B. Natowitz in honour of his 80th birthday
This work was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ADS Project (No. XDA03030200) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 91426301).
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Chen, ZQ. Recent progress in nuclear data measurement for ADS at IMP. NUCL SCI TECH 28, 184 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-017-0335-3
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