A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes Praena Rodríguez, Antonio Javier Fission detector n_TOF U Time-of-flight In the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections of fissile isotopes, the fission channel is a source of background which can be removed efficiently using the so-called fission-tagging or fission-veto technique. For this purpose a new compact and fast fission chamber has been developed. The design criteria and technical description of the chamber are given within the context of a measurement of the 233U(n, ������) cross-section at the n_TOF facility at CERN, where it was coupled to the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter. For this measurement the fission detector was optimized for time resolution, minimization of material in the neutron beam and for alpha-fission discrimination. The performance of the fission chamber and its application as a fission tagging detector are discussed. 2020-06-23T11:43:06Z 2020-06-23T11:43:06Z 2020-04 journal article Bacak, M., Aïche, M., Bélier, G., Berthoumieux, E., Diakaki, M., Dupont, E., ... & Leeb, H. (2020). A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 969, 163981. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163981] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62667 10.1016/j.nima.2020.163981 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ open access Atribución 3.0 España ELSEVIER