CERN's n_TOF Facility Upgrades Spallation Target and Opens NEAR Experimental Station for Nuclear Physics Research

CERN's neutron time-of-flight (n_TOF) facility has completed comprehensive infrastructure upgrades, including the replacement of its spallation target, and has opened the NEAR experimental station. These developments, part of its fourth operational phase, enhance experimental beam characteristics and operational versatility, supporting demanding nuclear physics investigations such as actinide fission studies.