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1. Preparation and characterization of 33S samples for 33S(n,α)30Si cross-section measurements at the n_TOF facility at CERN

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J. Praena, F.J. Ferrer, W. Vollenberg, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, B. Fernández, J. García-López, I. Porras, J.M. Quesada, S. Altstadt, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, V. Bécares, M. Barbagallo, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowes, V. Boccone, D. Bosnar, M. Brugger, F. Calviño, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, C. Carrapiço, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, N. Colonna, G. Cortés, M.A. Cortés-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, M. Dietz, C. Domingo-Pardo, R. Dressler, I. Durán, C. Eleftheriadis, A. Ferrari, K. Fraval, V. Furman, K. Göbel, M.B. Gómez-Hornillos, S. Ganesan, A.R. García, G. Giubrone, I.F. Gonçalves, E. González-Romero, A. Goverdovski, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, T. Heftrich, A. Hernández-Prieto, J. Heyse, D.G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimos, T. Katabuchi, V. Ketlerov, V. Khryachkov, N. Kivel, P. Koehler, M. Kokkoris, J. Kroll, M. Krtička, C. Lampoudis, C. Langer, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, L.S. Leong, J. Lerendegui-Marco, R. Losito, A. Mallick, A. Manousos, J. Marganiec, T. Martínez, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P.M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, M. Mirea, W. Mondelaers, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, A.J.M. Plompen, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, A. Riego-Perez, M. Robles, C. Rubbia, J.A. Ryan, R. Sarmento, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Schmidt, D. Schumann, P. Sedyshev, G. Tagliente, J.L. Tain, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, D. Tarrío, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsinganis, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, M.J. Vermeulen, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, M. Weigand, C. Weiss, T. Wright, and P. Žugec

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Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Thin layers, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Analytical chemistry, chemistry.chemical_element, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Copper, Kapton, Chromium, chemistry, 0103 physical sciences, Sublimation (phase transition), Neutron, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Titanium
Abstract

Thin 33S samples for the study of the 33S(n, α)30Si cross-section at the n_TOF facility at CERN were made by thermal evaporation of 33S powder onto a dedicated substrate made of kapton covered with thin layers of copper, chromium and titanium. This method has provided for the first time bare sulfur samples a few centimeters in diameter. The samples have shown an excellent adherence with no mass loss after few years and no sublimation in vacuum at room temperature. The determination of the mass thickness of 33S has been performed by means of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. The samples have been successfully tested under neutron irradiation.

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2018
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2. The Nuclear astrophysics program at n_TOF (CERN)

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C. Massimi, E. Chiaveri, C. Rubbia, P. J. Woods, S. Warren, A. Casanovas, F. Mingrone, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, D. Bosnar, A. Oprea, J. M. Quesada, G. Vannini, E. González, J. A. Ryan, E. Berthoumieux, Sergio Cristallo, I. Porras, J. Perkowski, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, Mario Barbagallo, G. Cortes, D. Kurtulgil, M. Kokkoris, M. S. Robles, A. Stamatopoulos, L. R. Dressler, M. Bacak, J. Kroll, P. Kavrigin, M. Krtička, C. Weiss, A. Pavlik, F. Gunsing, L. A. Damone, A. Ventura, J. Andrzejewski, A. Riego, T. Glodariu, V. Variale, J. L. Tain, E. Dupont, F. Käppeler, C. Lederer, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Heyse, Christoph Langer, Dorothea Schumann, H. Leeb, D. Radeck, Ralf Nolte, P. Mastinu, V. Vlachoudis, L. Piersanti, M. Mastromarco, G. Tagliente, J. Marganiec, Y. H. Chen, R. Cardella, B. Fernández-Domínguez, S. Heinitz, D. Cano-Ott, A. Masi, V. Furman, A. S. Brown, P. Finocchiaro, E. Griesmayer, P. M. Milazzo, Anton Wallner, T. Wright, D. G. Jenkins, P. Schillebeeckx, Nicola Colonna, J. Balibrea, Cosentino, N. V. Sosnin, A. Negret, T. Martínez, S. Valenta, E. Jericha, P. Sedyshev, A. Hernandez-Prieto, E. Leal-Cidoncha, Petar Žugec, Simona Losito, E. A. Maugeri, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, A. Ferrari, L. Tassan-Got, A. Kalamara, Pedro G. Ferreira, A. Mazzone, L. Audouin, A. Tsinganis, M. Caamaño, I. Duran, Y. Kadi, A. Saxena, Hideo Harada, P. Vaz, D. Macina, Carlos Guerrero, S. Gilardoni, M. Mirea, A. G. Smith, N. Patronis, F. Cerutti, M. Diakaki, R. Vlastou, F. Calviño, Atsushi Kimura, R. Reifarth, J. Billowes, F. Bečvář, E. Mendoza, A. Musumarra, J. Lerendegui-Marco, I. F. Gonçalves, K. Göbel, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, O. Aberle, Giulia Clai, A. Gawlik, Thomas Rauscher, A. R. García, Marco Calviani, N. Kivel, A. Mengoni, A. Mallik, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, n_TOF, Mengoni, A., Lo Meo, S., Clai, G., Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Colonna, N., La Cognata, M., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, Null, Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, L. R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., García, A. R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I. F., González, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Hernandez-Prieto, A., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kalamara, A., Kavrigin, P., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Kroll, J., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Langer, C., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Leeb, H., Lonsdale, S. J., Losito, S., Macina, D., Mallik, A., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mingrone, F., Milazzo, P. M., Mirea, M., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Piersanti, L., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Robles, M. S., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weiss, C., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., Žugec, P., and Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, Astrofísica, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Cross-section, nTOF, QC1-999, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, n_TOF, nuclear astrophysics, CERN, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), Stellar nucleosynthesis, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, Nucleosynthesis, 0103 physical sciences, CERN, Nuclear astrophysics, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Neutron induced nuclear reactions, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Neutron capture, 13. Climate action, Neutron source, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Nucleosíntesi
Abstract

An important experimental program on Nuclear Astrophysics is being carried out at the n_TOF since several years, in order to address the still open issues in stellar and primordial nucleosynthesis. Several neutron capture reactions relevant to s-process nucleosynthesis have been measured so far, some of which on important branching point radioisotopes. Furthermore, the construction of a second experimental area has recently opened the way to challenging measurements of (n, charged particle) reactions on isotopes of short half-life. The Nuclear Astrophysics program of the n_TOF Collaboration is here described, with emphasis on recent results relevant for stellar nucleosynthesis, stellar neutron sources and primordial nucleosynthesis., We acknowledge the support by the Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN), under the Grant No. UMO-2012/04/M/ST2/00700.

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2018
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3. Measurement and resonance analysis of the 237Np neutron capture cross section

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M. Embid-Segura, Manuel Lozano, L. Perrot, R. Lossito, V. Chepel, Ralf Plag, Rene Reifarth, P. Baumann, I. Duran, P. Cennini, E. Kossionides, W.I. Furman, M. Mosconi, G. Aerts, A. Lindote, C. Stephan, C. A. Papachristodoulou, Javier Praena, P. Pavlopoulos, S. O'Brien, J. M. Quesada, A. Herrera-Martinez, N. Patronis, R. Terlizzi, F. Voss, F. Becvar, C. Eleftheriadis, M. C. Vicente, Alberto Mengoni, A. J. M. Plompen, P. M. Milazzo, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, G. Rudolf, L. Ferrant, M. Igashira, I. Lopes, Yacine Kadi, Nicola Colonna, D. Villamarin, P. E. Koehler, L. Fitzpatrick, J. Salgado, Marco T. Pigni, A. Poch, M. Oshima, J. L. Tain, J. Andrzejewski, Carlos Guerrero, Carlo Rubbia, Alfredo Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marques, S. Isaev, Heinz Oberhummer, V. Vlachoudis, U. Abbondanno, L. Tavora, V. Konovalov, E. Griesmayer, J. Cox, Laurent Tassan-Got, S. David, G. Cortes, P. Rullhusen, G. Tagliente, C. Massimi, E. Jericha, R. C. Haight, Roberto Capote, V. Ketlerov, C. Carrapiço, P.A. Assimakopoulos, M. Kerveno, F. Neves, L. Audouin, F. Käppeler, G. Vannini, E. Gonzalez-Romero, Michael Wiescher, I. Goncalves, Thomas Rauscher, D. Karamanis, I. Dillmann, C. Moreau, D. Karadimos, Michael Heil, S. Walter, C. T. Papadopoulos, F. Gramegna, A. Plukis, A. Goverdovski, C. Santos, F. Alvarez-Velarde, Gerald Badurek, W. Dridi, R. Dolfini, M. Rosetti, S. Marrone, E. Mendoza, B. Haas, J. Marganiec, S. Andriamonje, R. Vlastou, P. F. Mastinu, E. Berthoumieux, I. Savvidis, M. Calviani, H. Frais-Koelbl, C. Paradela, S. Lukic, L. Marques, M. Krtička, C. Pretel, T. Martinez, K. Fujii, Fabio Belloni, F. Calviño, H. Leeb, L. Sarchiapone, M. Dahlfors, P. Vaz, Alberto Ventura, Aaron Couture, C. Lampoudis, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, F. Gunsing, J. Pancin, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, K. Wisshak, H. Wendler, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aval du cycle et Energie Nucléaire (ACEN), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), TOF, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, European Union (UE), Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC). España, Guerrero C., Cano-Ott D., Mendoza E., Abbondanno U., Aerts G., Alvarez-Velarde F., Andriamonje S., Andrzejewski J., Assimakopoulos P., Audouin L., Badurek G., Baumann P., Becvar F., Belloni F., Berthoumieux E., Calvino F., Calviani M., Capote R., Carrapico C., Carrillo de Albornoz A., Cennini P., Chepel V., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortes G., Couture A., Cox J., Dahlfors M., David S., Dillmann I., Dolfini R., Domingo-Pardo C., Dridi W., Duran I., Eleftheriadis C., Embid-Segura M., Ferrant L., Ferrari A., Ferreira-Marques R., Fitzpatrick L., Frais-Koelbl H., Fujii K., Furman W., Goncalves I., Gonzalez-Romero E., Goverdovski A., Gramegna F., Griesmayer E., Gunsing F., Haas B., Haight R., Heil M., Herrera-Martinez A., Igashira M., Isaev S., Jericha E., Kaeppeler F., Kadi Y., Karadimos D., Karamanis D., Ketlerov V., Kerveno M., Koehler P., Konovalov V., Kossionides E., Krticka M., Lampoudis C., Leeb H., Lindote A., Lopes I., Lossito R., Lozano M., Lukic S., Marganiec J., Marques L., Marrone S., Martinez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Moreau C., Mosconi M., Neves F., Oberhummer H., O'Brien S., Oshima M., Pancin J., Papachristodoulou C., Papadopoulos C., Paradela C., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Pavlopoulos P., Perrot L., Pigni M. T., Plag R., Plompen A., Plukis A., Poch A., Praena J., Pretel C., Quesada J., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rosetti M., Rubbia C., Rudolf G., Rullhusen P., Salgado J., Santos C., Sarchiapone L., Savvidis I., Stephan C., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tassan-Got L., Tavora L., Terlizzi R., Vannini G., Vaz P., Ventura A., Villamarin D., Vicente M. C., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Voss F., Walter S., Wendler H., Wiescher M., Wisshak K., Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, CAPTURE CROSS-SECTION, Detector, Nuclear data, BARIUM-FLORIDE CALORIMETER, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Resonance (particle physics), Calorimeter, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, Range (statistics), Neutron cross section, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY, 010306 general physics, EMERGING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES
Abstract

The neutron capture cross section of 237Np was measured between 0.7 and 500 eV at the CERN n-TOF facility using the 4π BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter. The experimental capture yield was extracted minimizing all the systematic uncertainties and was analyzed together with the most reliable transmission data available using the sammy code. The result is a complete set of individual as well as average resonance parameters [D0=0.56(2) eV, Γγ=40.9(18) meV, 104S0=0.98(6), R ′=9.8(6) fm]. The capture cross section obtained in this work is in overall agreement with the evaluations and the data of Weston and Todd, thus showing sizable differences with respect to previous data from Scherbakov and large discrepancies with data Kobayashi. The results indicate that a new evaluation combining the present capture data with reliable transmission data would allow reaching an accuracy better than 4%, in line with the uncertainty requirements of the nuclear data community for the design and operation of current and future nuclear devices. Unión Europea NTOF-NDXADS IP-EUROTRANS CIEMAT-ENRESA Plan Nacional de Física de Partículas (España) FPA2005-06918-C03-01 Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010 (España)

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2012
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4. Neutron capture measuremetns on minor actinides at the n_TOF facility at CERN: past, present and future

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D. Cano-Ott, F. Alvarez-Velarde, E. GonzaLez-Romero, C. Guerrero, T. Martinez, E. Mendoza, D. Villamarin, M. C. Vicente, U. Abbondanno, N. Colonna, M. H. Meaze, S. Marrone, G. Tagliente, R. Terlizzi, F. Belloni, K. Fujii, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, S. Andriamonje, M. Calviani, E. Chiaveri, Y. Kadi, V. Vlachoudis, J. Andrzejewski, J. Marganiec, P. Assimakopoulos, D. Karadimos, D. Karamanis, C. Papachristodoulou, N. Patronis, L. Audouin, S. David, L. Ferrant, S. Isaev, C. Stephan, L. Tassan-Got, G. Badurek, E. Jericha, H. Leeb, H. Oberhummer, M. T. Pigni, P. Baumann, M. Kerveno, S. Lukic, G. Rudolf, F. Becvar, M. Krticka, F. Calvino, H. Frais-Koelbl, E. Griesmayer, R. Capote, M. Lozano, J. Quesada, A. Mengoni, A. Carrillo De Albornoz, L. Marques, J. Salgado, L. Tavora, P. Vaz, P. Cennini, M. Dahlfors, A. Ferrari, F. Gramegna, A. Herrera-Martinez, P. Mastinu, J. Praena, L. Sarchiapone, H. Wendler, V. Chepel, R. Ferreira-Marques, I. Goncalves, A. J. Praena, A. Lindote, I. Lopes, F. Neves, G. Aerts, E. Berthoumieux, W. Dridi, F. Gunsing, J. Pancin, L. Perrot, A. Plukis, C. Lampoudis, G. Cortes, A. Poch, C. Pretel, A. Couture, J. Cox, S. O'Brien, M. Wiescher, I. Dillman, M. Heil, F. Kappeler, M. Mosconi, R. Plag, F. Plag, S. Walter, K. Wisshak, R. Dolfini, C. Rubbia, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. L. Tain, C. Eleftheriadis, I. Savvidis, W. Furman, V. Konovalov, A. Goverdovski, V. Ketlerov, H. Alvarez, I. Duran, C. Paradela, B. Haas, R. Haight, R. Reifarth, M. Igashira, P. Koehler, E. Kossionides, C. Massimi, G. Vannini, M. Oshima, C. Papadopoulos, R. Vlastou, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulos, A. Plompen, P. Rullhusen, T. Rauscher, M. Rosetti, A. Ventura, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, Cano-Ott D., Alvarez-Velarde F., GonzaLez-Romero E., Guerrero C., Martinez T., Mendoza E., Villamarin D., Vicente M. C., Abbondanno U., Colonna N., Meaze M. H., Marrone S., Tagliente G., Terlizzi R., Belloni F., Fujii K., Milazzo P. M., Moreau C., Andriamonje S., Calviani M., Chiaveri E., Kadi Y., Vlachoudis V., Andrzejewski J., Marganiec J., Assimakopoulos P., Karadimos D., Karamanis D., Papachristodoulou C., Patronis N., Audouin L., David S., Ferrant L., Isaev S., Stephan C., Tassan-Got L., Badurek G., Jericha E., Leeb H., Oberhummer H., Pigni M. T., Baumann P., Kerveno M., Lukic S., Rudolf G., Becvar F., Krticka M., Calvino F., Frais-Koelbl H., Griesmayer E., Capote R., Lozano M., Quesada J., Mengoni A., Carrillo De Albornoz A., Marques L., Salgado J., Tavora L., Vaz P., Cennini P., Dahlfors M., Ferrari A., Gramegna F., Herrera-Martinez A., Mastinu P., Praena J., Sarchiapone L., Wendler H., Chepel V., Ferreira-Marques R., Goncalves I., Praena A. J., Lindote A., Lopes I., Neves F., Aerts G., Berthoumieux E., Dridi W., Gunsing F., Pancin J., Perrot L., Plukis A., Lampoudis C., Cortes G., Poch A., Pretel C., Couture A., Cox J., OBrien S., Wiescher M., Dillman I., Heil M., Kappeler F., Mosconi M., Plag R., Plag F., Walter S., Wisshak K., Dolfini R., Rubbia C., Domingo-Pardo C., Tain J. L., Eleftheriadis C., Savvidis I., Furman W., Konovalov V., Goverdovski A., Ketlerov V., Alvarez H., Duran I., Paradela C., Haas B., Haight R., Reifarth R., Igashira M., Koehler P., Kossionides E., Massimi C., Vannini G., Oshima M., Papadopoulos C., Vlastou R., Pavlik A., Pavlopoulos P., Plompen A., Rullhusen P., Rauscher T., Rosetti M., Ventura A., Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Aval du cycle et Energie Nucléaire (ACEN), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), nTOF, Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Neutron capture, Nuclear transmutation, ADS, neutron induced capture cross section, Nuclear data, General Physics and Astronomy, chemistry.chemical_element, Nuclear reactor, Americium, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Neutrons--Capture, law.invention, Nuclear physics, Actinides, law, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, 010306 general physics, n TOF, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Nuclear waste, Cross section, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Total Absorption Calorimeter, technology, industry, and agriculture, Radioactive waste, Barium uoride, TAC, Nuclear energy, Transmutation, Plutonium, Generation IV, chemistry, Total Absorprion calorimeter, Accelerator driven system, Uranium, Energia nuclear
Abstract

The successful development of advanced nuclear systems for sustainable energy production and nuclear waste management depends on high quality nuclear data libraries. Recent sensitivity stud- ies and reports [1-3] have identi ed the need for substantially improving the accuracy of neutron cross-section data for minor actinides. The n TOF collaboration has initiated an ambitious exper- imental program for the measurement of neutron capture cross sections of minor actinides. Two experimental setups have been constructed for this purpose: a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) [4] for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples and a set of two low neutron sensitivity C6D6 detectors for the less radioactive materials.

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2011
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5. Au197(n,γ) cross section in the resonance region

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L. Tavora, S. David, A. Herrera-Martinez, P. Rullhusen, G. Tagliente, G. Aerts, Alberto Mengoni, C. Lampoudis, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Igashira, J. Cox, M. Dahlfors, Georgios Perdikakis, P. Vaz, Laurent Tassan-Got, E. Kossionides, F. Bečvář, Alberto Ventura, Aaron Couture, A. J. M. Plompen, E. Mendoza, G. Rudolf, I. Lopes, P. Cennini, A. Poch, Javier Praena, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, T. Martinez, L. Perrot, M. Mosconi, D. Karamanis, I. Dillmann, C. Stephan, S. O'Brien, L. Ferrant, R. Terlizzi, J. Pancin, E. Chiaveri, V. Chepel, D. Cano-Ott, Carlos Guerrero, G. Vannini, I. Savvidis, C. Lederer, C. Massimi, Heinz Oberhummer, P. Baumann, R. Sarmento, Alfredo Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marques, F. Käppeler, M. Rosetti, P. E. Koehler, H. Leeb, F. Gramegna, Ralf Plag, G. Cortes, Michael Heil, F. Alvarez-Velarde, F. Voss, I. Duran, Manuel Lozano, Gerald Badurek, M. Calviani, L. Sarchiapone, C. Carrapiço, I. Goncalves, W.I. Furman, F. Gunsing, Roberto Capote, P.A. Assimakopoulos, C. Moreau, Thomas Rauscher, F. Neves, A. Lindote, E. Jericha, D. Karadimos, K. Fujii, K. Wisshak, R. Vlastou, Nicola Colonna, Fabio Belloni, S. Walter, C. Pretel, B. Haas, C. Paradela, S. Lukic, U. Abbondanno, Rene Reifarth, P. Pavlopoulos, E. Berthoumieux, J. M. Quesada, J. Andrzejewski, Carlo Rubbia, V. Vlachoudis, R. C. Haight, P. M. Milazzo, L. Audouin, Michael Wiescher, J. Marganiec, S. Andriamonje, C. Eleftheriadis, P. F. Mastinu, E. Gonzalez-Romero, A. Plukis, Yacine Kadi, C. T. Papadopoulos, D. Villamarin, Marco T. Pigni, W. Dridi, S. Galanopoulos, S. Marrone, M. Kerveno, H. Álvarez, and J. L. Tain

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear reaction, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Resolution (electron density), Gamma ray, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Spectral line, Neutron spectroscopy, Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
Abstract

The (n,γ) cross section of Au197 has been measured at n-TOF in the resolved resonance region, up to 5keV, with the aim of improving the accuracy in an energy range where it is not yet considered standard. The measurements were performed with two different experimental setup and detection techniques, the total energy method based on C6D6 detectors, and the total absorption calorimetry based on a 4π BaF2 array. By comparing the data collected with the two techniques, two accurate sets of neutron-capture yields have been obtained, which could be the basis for a new evaluation leading to an extended cross-section standard. Overall good agreement is found between the n-TOF results and evaluated cross sections, with some significant exceptions for small resonances. A few resonances not included in the existing databases have also been observed. © 2010 The American Physical Society.

Published
2010
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6. Fission induced by nucleons at intermediate energies

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Alberto Ventura, Cristian Massimi, S. Lo Meo, Davide Mancusi, G. Vannini, Lo Meo, S., ENEA, Centro Ricerche Ezio Clementel, INFN sezione di Bologna, Département de Physique Nucléaire (ex SPhN) (DPHN), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Bologna, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna (INFN, Sezione di Bologna), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)-Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna [Bologna] (UNIBO), S. L. Meo, D. Mancusi, C. Massimi, G. Vannini, A. Ventura, Dipartimento di Fisica [Bologna], and Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna [Bologna] (UNIBO)

Subjects
Fission, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cold fission, NEUTRON-INDUCED FISSION, Nuclear Theory, Monte Carlo method, U-238, Spallation reactions, FOS: Physical sciences, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], MEV PROTONS, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, CROSS-SECTIONS, Nuclear Theory (nucl-th), Nuclear physics, YIELDS, Intermediate nucleon energie, 0103 physical sciences, LEVEL DENSITY, Neutron, Intermediate nucleon energies, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Physics, Cluster decay, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, BISMUTH, Actinide, BI-209, Spallation reaction, CASCADE-EXCITON MODEL, TH-232, Atomic physics, Nucleon
Abstract

Monte Carlo calculations of fission of actinides and pre-actinides induced by protons and neutrons in the energy range from 100 MeV to 1 GeV are carried out by means of a recent version of the Li\`ege Intranuclear Cascade Model, INCL++, coupled with two different evaporation-fission codes, GEMINI++ and ABLA07. In order to reproduce experimental fission cross sections, model parameters are usually adjusted on available (p,f) cross sections and used to predict (n,f) cross sections for the same isotopes., Comment: 36 pages, 18 figures, to appear in Nuclear Physics A

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2015
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7. Experimental neutron capture data of 58Ni from the CERN n_TOF facility

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TOF Collaboration, ��ugec, P., Barbagallo, M., Colonna, N., Bosnar, D., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., B��cares, V., Be��v����, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvi��o, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapi��o, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Cort��s, G., Cort��s-Giraldo, M. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., Garc��a, A. R., Giubrone, G., G��mez-Hornillos, M. B., Gon��alves, I. F., Gonz��lez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., K��ppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Krti��ka, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Leong, L. S., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Mart��nez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Pignatari, M., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Roman, F., Rubbia, C., Sarmento, R., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarr��o, D., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Vermeulen, M. J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Wei��, C., Wright, T., Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, nTOF, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, National Science Foundation (NSF). United States, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA) U.S., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, Ventura, A., Mengoni, A., P. Zugec, M. Barbagallo, N. Colonna, D. Bosnar, S. Altstadt, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, V. Becare, F. Becvar, F. Belloni, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowe, V. Boccone, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Calvino, D. Cano-Ott, C. Carrapico, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, G. Corte, M. A. Cortes-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Duran, N. Dzysiuk, C. Eleftheriadi, A. Ferrari, K. Fraval, S. Ganesan, A. R. Garcia, G. Giubrone, M. B. Gomez-Hornillo, I. F. Goncalve, E. Gonzalez-Romero, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, P. Gurusamy, D. G. Jenkin, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Kaeppeler, D. Karadimo, P. Koehler, M. Kokkori, M. Krticka, J. Kroll, C. Langer, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, L. S. Leong, R. Losito, A. Manouso, J. Marganiec, T. Martinez, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, M. Meaze, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, M. Mirea, W. Mondalaer, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, M. Pignatari, A. Plompen, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, A. Riego, F. Roman, C. Rubbia, R. Sarmento, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Schmidt, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrio, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsingani, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, R. Versaci, M. J. Vermeulen, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, M. Weigand, C. Wei, T. Wright, and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, nTOF, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, NEUTRON RESONANCE ANALYSIS, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Time of flight, 58Ni neutron capture cross section, n_TOF, MACS, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron cross section, Física::Electromagnetisme [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Neutrons, Large Hadron Collider, Cross section, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, CERN - n_TOF, Resonance, Física, NEUTRON TIME OF FLIGHT, Neutron temperature, Neutron capture, Neutrons Capture, S PROCESS, s-process
Abstract

The $^{58}$Ni $(n,\gamma)$ cross section has been measured at the neutron time of flight facility n_TOF at CERN, in the energy range from 27 meV up to 400 keV. In total, 51 resonances have been analyzed up to 122 keV. Maxwellian averaged cross sections (MACS) have been calculated for stellar temperatures of kT$=$5-100 keV with uncertainties of less than 6%, showing fair agreement with recent experimental and evaluated data up to kT = 50 keV. The MACS extracted in the present work at 30 keV is 34.2$\pm$0.6$_\mathrm{stat}\pm$1.8$_\mathrm{sys}$ mb, in agreement with latest results and evaluations, but 12% lower relative to the recent KADoNIS compilation of astrophysical cross sections. When included in models of the s-process nucleosynthesis in massive stars, this change results in a 60% increase of the abundance of $^{58}$Ni, with a negligible propagation on heavier isotopes. The reason is that, using both the old or the new MACS, 58Ni is efficiently depleted by neutron captures., Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables

Published
2014
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8. GEANT4 simulation of the neutron background of the C6D6 set-up for capture studies at n_TOF

Author

collaboration, n_TOF, Žugec, P., Colonna, N., Bosnar, D., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapiço, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Duran, I., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., García, A. R., Giubrone, G., Gómez-Hornillos, M. B., Gonçalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Heinitz, S., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Käppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Kivel, N., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Leong, L. S., Meo, S. Lo, Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martìnez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Roman, F., Rubbia, C., Sarmento, R., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarrío, D., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Vermeulen, M. J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiß, C., Wright, T., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, P. Zugec, N. Colonna, D. Bosnar, S. Altstadt, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Barbagallo, V. Becare, F. Becvar, F. Belloni, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowe, V. Boccone, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Calvino, D. Cano-Ott, C. Carrapio, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, G. Corte, M. A. Cortes-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, R. Dressler, I. Duran, N. Dzysiuk, C. Eleftheriadi, A. Ferrari, K. Fraval, S. Ganesan, A. R. Garcia, G. Giubrone, M. B. Gomez-Hornillo, I. F. Gonalve, E. Gonzalez-Romero, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, P. Gurusamy, S. Heinitz, D. G. Jenkin, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Kaeppler, D. Karadimo, N. Kivel, P. Koehler, M. Kokkori, M. Krticka, J. Kroll, C. Langer, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, L. S. Leong, S. Lomeo, R. Losito, A. Manouso, J. Marganiec, T. Mart-Nez, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, M. Meaze, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, M. Mirea, W. Mondalaer, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, A. Plompen, J. Praenam, J. M. Quesadam, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, A. Riego, F. Roman, C. Rubbia, R. Sarmento, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Schmidt, D. Schumann, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrio, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsingani, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, R. Versaci, M. J. Vermeulen, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, M. Weigand, C. Wei, T. Wright, Ventura, A., Mengoni, A., Lo Meo, S., and Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear

Subjects
Neutron capture, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, GEANT4 simulations, Neutron time of flight, Neutron background, n_TOF, FOS: Physical sciences, Neutron, N-TOF, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Partícules (Física nuclear), Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, physics.ins-det, GEANT4, Line (formation), Particles (Nuclear physics), Physics, Bonner sphere, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, GEANT4 simulation, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Física, Neutron sensitivity, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Neutron radiation, NEUTRON TIME OF FLIGHT, Background, Deuterium, N_TOF, Simulation
Abstract

The neutron sensitivity of the C6D6 detector setup used at n_TOF facility for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software replica of the entire n_TOF experimental hall, including the neutron beam line, sample, detector supports and the walls of the experimental area has beeni mplemented in the simulations. The simulations have been analyzed in the same manner as experimental data, in particular by applying the Pulse Height Weighting Technique. The simulations have been validated against a measurement of the neutron background performed with anatC sample, showing an excellent agreement above 1 keV. At lower energies, an additional component in the measured natC yield has been discovered, which prevents the use of natC data for neutron background estimates at neutron energies below a few hundred eV. The origin and time structure of the neutron background have been derived from the simulations. Examples of the neutron background for two different samples are demonstrating the important role of accurate simulations of the neutron background in capture cross-section measurements., JRC.D.4-Standards for Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards

Published
2014

9. Results of total cross section measurements for Au-197 in the neutron energy region from 4 to 108 keV at GELINA

Author

Peter Schillebeeckx, Roberto Capote, I. Sirakov, Stefan Kopecky, Cristian Massimi, B. Becker, E. Dupont, I. Sirakov, B. Becker, R. Capote, E. Dupont, S. Kopecky, C. Massimi, and P. Schillebeeckx

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, COVARIANCES, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, CODE SYSTEM, Scintillator, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), NUCLEAR-DATA LIBRARY, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron cross section, Nuclear fusion, Neutron, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, SCIENCE, Neutron temperature, CAPTURE, RESONANCE PARAMETERS, ISOTOPES, Nuclear cross section, STANDARDS
Abstract

Transmission measurements have been performed to determine the total cross section for neutron-induced reactions with Au-197 in the energy region from 4keV to 108 keV. The experiments were carried out at a 50m measurement station of the time-of-flight facility GELINA using a Li-6 glass scintillator. The average total cross section as a function of neutron energy was derived after correcting the observed average transmission for cross section fluctuations due to resonance structures. The results have been compared with literature data and with the total cross section resulting from a dispersive coupled-channel optical model potential. The neutron strength function for s-wave neutrons and an orbital-independent scattering radius, together with their covariance matrix, have been derived in the neutron energy region between 4 keV and 108 keV through a parameterization of the total cross section based on a nuclear reaction theory.

Published
2013

10. Evaluation of resonance parameters for neutron induced reactions in cadmium

Author

P. Siegler, Andrej Trkov, K. Volev, Stefan Kopecky, A. Moens, I. Sirakov, Cristian Massimi, R. Wynants, Peter Schillebeeckx, A. Borella, M. Moxon, C. Lampoudis, K. Volev, A. Borella, S. Kopecky, C. Lampoudi, C. Massimi, A. Moen, M. Moxon, P. Schillebeeckx, P. Siegler, I. Sirakov, A. Trkov, and R. Wynants

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, NEUTRON CROSS SECTION, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Chemistry, Experimental data, 01 natural sciences, Resonance (particle physics), Neutron temperature, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), Transmission (telecommunications), NEUTRON RESONANCE PARAMETERS, 0103 physical sciences, Thermal, CAPTURE CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENTS, Neutron cross section, Neutron, 010306 general physics, TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS, Instrumentation, R-MATRIX ANALYSIS
Abstract

Resonance parameters for neutron induced reactions in 106,108,110,111,112,113,114,116Cd have been evaluated. The parameters are the result of an analysis of experimental data available in the literature together with a parameter adjustment to transmission and capture data obtained at the time-of-flight facility GELINA. The parameters derived from the GELINA data are in reasonable agreement with those quoted in the literature. From the analysis of the GELINA transmission data a thermal neutron total cross section equal to 2450 ± 40 b has been deduced for natCd at 300 K. This value is in agreement with results of previous measurements which have been performed at thermal reactor beams using different techniques. It differs by about 1.5% from the value 2413 b which was recently deduced from an adjustment to results of an integral experiment. The GELINA transmission and capture data in the low energy region are not fully consistent with resonance parameters recommended in evaluated data files. The impact of the resonance parameters obtained in this work on cadmium transmission factors and on the interpretation of an integral experiment is discussed.

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2013

11. High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n TOF

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G. Vannini, A. R. García, M. Brugger, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Eleftheriadis, Thomas Rauscher, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, Christoph Langer, D. Karadimos, M. P. W. Chin, E. González-Romero, Rene Reifarth, F. Cerutti, Petar Žugec, F. Roman, Stefan Schmidt, W. Mondalaers, S. Andriamonje, Kathrin Göbel, J. M. Quesada, R. Versaci, L. Tassan-Got, G. Cortes, E. Jericha, A. Manousos, D. Tarrío, Srinivasan Ganesan, M. Kokkoris, P. F. Mastinu, C. Paradela, Patrick Steinegger, S. Valenta, Marco Calviani, G. Giubrone, M. Meaze, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, Dorothea Schumann, Carlos Guerrero, J. Marganiec, T. Martinez, E. Mendoza, E. Berthoumieux, Roberto Losito, M. Mastromarco, M. Mirea, D. G. Jenkins, Javier Praena, A. Hernández-Prieto, L. Audouin, V. Bécares, C. Lampoudis, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, Mario Barbagallo, C. Carrapiço, Anton Wallner, G. Tagliente, A. J. M. Plompen, A. K. Saxena, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, Rugard Dressler, T. Ware, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, Alberto Mengoni, T. Papaevangelou, J. Billowes, Carlo Rubbia, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, A. Tsinganis, V. Vlachoudis, J. L. Tain, V. Boccone, R. Vlastou, Nicola Colonna, L.S. Leong, V. Variale, Yacine Kadi, T. J. Wright, Damir Bosnar, P. Vaz, H. Leeb, P. M. Milazzo, J. Perkowski, Alberto Ventura, E. Griesmayer, Alfredo Ferrari, F. Gunsing, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, Jeri Kroll, R. Sarmento, Cristian Massimi, S. Altstadt, M. Diakaki, F. Bečvář, Peter Schillebeeckx, N. Dzysiuk, M. J. Vermeulen, Mario Weigand, P. E. Koehler, I. Duran, C. Weiß, F. Käppeler, K. Fraval, N. Kivel, P. Gurusamy, C. Lederer, A. Riego, I. F. Gonçalves, Fabio Belloni, M. Barbagallo, C. Guerrero, A. Tsingani, D. Tarrio, S. Altstadt, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, V. Becare, F. Becvar, F. Belloni, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowe, V. Boccone, D. Bosnar, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Calvino, D. Cano-Ott, C. Carrapico, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, N. Colonna, G. Corte, M. A. Cortes-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Duran, R. Dressler, N. Dzysiuk, C. Eleftheriadi, A. Ferrari, K. Fraval, S. Ganesan, A. R. Garcia, G. Giubrone, K. Gobel, M. B. Gomez-Hornillo, I. F. Goncalve, E. Gonzalez-Romero, E. Griesmayer, F. Gunsing, P. Gurusamy, A. Hernandez-Prieto, D. G. Jenkin, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Kappeler, D. Karadimo, N. Kivel, P. Koehler, M. Kokkori, M. Krticka, J. Kroll, C. Lampoudi, C. Langer, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, L. S. Leong, R. Losito, A. Manouso, J. Marganiec, T. Martinez, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, M. Meaze, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, M. Mirea, W. Mondalaer, T. Papaevangelou, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, A. Plompen, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, A. Riego, F. Roman, C. Rubbia, M. Sabate-Gilarte, R. Sarmento, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Schmidt, D. Schumann, P. Steinegger, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, R. Versaci, M. J. Vermeulen, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, M. Weigand, C. Wei, T. Wright, P. Zugec, Mengoni, A., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, TOF, and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Fission, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Flux, BEAM, neutron flux, n_TOF, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), Neutron flux, 0103 physical sciences, CERN, Nuclear fusion, High pressure physics, Spallation, FACILITY, Experimental physics, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Neutrons, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, SCIENCE, Neutron radiation, Ntof, 13. Climate action, STANDARDS
Abstract

The neutron flux of the n TOF facility at CERN was measured, after installation of the new spallation target, with four different systems based on three neutron-converting reactions, which represent accepted cross sections standards in different energy regions. A careful comparison and combination of the different measurements allowed us to reach an unprecedented accuracy on the energy dependence of the neutron flux in the very wide range (thermal to 1 GeV) that characterizes the n TOF neutron beam. This is a pre-requisite for the high accuracy of cross section measurements at n TOF. An unexpected anomaly in the neutron-induced fission cross section of 235U is observed in the energy region between 10 and 30 keV, hinting at a possible overestimation of this important cross section, well above currently assigned uncertainties. © Società Italiana di Fisica / Springer-Verlag 2013.

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2013
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12. A new CVD diamond mosaic-detector for (n, α) cross-section measurements at the n_TOF experiment at CERN

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F. Bečvář, T. J. Wright, F. Cerutti, Mario Weigand, E. Gonzalez-Romero, Rene Reifarth, J. L. Tain, C. Lampoudis, C. Lederer, N. Kivel, Stefan Schmidt, M. Meaze, J. M. Quesada, F. Gunsing, J. Billowes, Jeri Kroll, P. Vaz, Srinivasan Ganesan, P. Gurusamy, K. Fraval, Cristian Massimi, Alberto Ventura, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, E. Mendoza, C. Paradela, Javier Praena, R. Sarmento, Mario Barbagallo, E. Berthoumieux, M. S. Robles, A. Riego, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, M. Mirea, G. Tagliente, Peter Schillebeeckx, N. Dzysiuk, Carlos Guerrero, A. Pavlik, T. Martinez, L. Audouin, Petar Žugec, Alfredo Ferrari, C. Domingo-Pardo, Roberto Losito, V. Variale, I. Duran, H. Leeb, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, M. Mastromarco, F. Käppeler, M. Diakaki, J. Perkowski, A. K. Saxena, P. M. Milazzo, J. Marganiec, A. Mallick, G. Vannini, Gerald Badurek, V. Boccone, S. Altstadt, A. Hernández-Prieto, A. J. M. Plompen, P. F. Mastinu, A. Manousos, C. Eleftheriadis, E. Jericha, G. Giubrone, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, Alberto Mengoni, V. Bécares, Dorothea Schumann, Yacine Kadi, Rugard Dressler, C. Weiß, R. Versaci, P. E. Koehler, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, A. Tsinganis, G. Cortes, M. Kokkoris, D. Tarrío, Carlo Rubbia, Nicola Colonna, L.S. Leong, C. Langer, V. Vlachoudis, E. Griesmayer, T. Ware, C. Carrapiço, Anton Wallner, D. G. Jenkins, Laurent Tassan-Got, W. Mondalaers, Fabio Belloni, M. P. W. Chin, F. Roman, E. Leal-Cidoncha, I. Goncalves, Thomas Rauscher, M. J. Vermeulen, D. Karadimos, S. Valenta, A. R. García, M. Brugger, Marco Calviani, R. Vlastou, Damir Bosnar, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, TOF, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ventura, A., Mengoni, A., C. Wei, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, S. Altstadt, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, M. Barbagallo, V. Becare, F. Becvar, F. Belloni, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowe, V. Boccone, D. Bosnar, M. Brugger, M. Calyiani, F. Calvino, D. Cano-Ott, C. Carrapico, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, N. Colonna, G. Corte, M. A. Cortes-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Duran, R. Dressler, N. Dzysiuk, C. Eleftheriadi, A. Ferrari, K. Fraval, S. Ganesan, A. R. Garcia, G. Giubrone, M. B. Gomez-Hornillo, I. F. Goncalve, E. Gonzalez-Romero, F. Gunsing, P. Gurusamy, A. Hernandez-Prieto, D. G. Jenkin, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Kappeler, D. Karadimo, N. Kivel, P. Koehler, M. Kokkori, M. Krticka, J. Kroll, C. Lampoudi, C. Langer, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, L. S. Leong, R. Losito, A. Mallick, A. Manouso, J. Marganiec, T. Martinez, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, M. Meaze, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, M. Mirea, W. Mondalaer, C. Paradela, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, A. Plompen, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, A. Riego, M. S. Roble, F. Roman, C. Rubbia, M. Sabate-Gilarte, R. Sarmento, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Schmidt, D. Schumann, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrio, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsingani, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, R. Versaci, M. J. Vermeulen, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, T. Ware, M. Weigand, T. Wright, and P. Zugec

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Energies [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Analytical chemistry, Chemical vapor deposition, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, CVD diamond detectors, Chemical reactions, n_TOF, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Energy resolution, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, Physics, sCVD diamond detectors, (n, α) Cross-section measurements, Large Hadron Collider, ntof, Detector, Resolution (electron density), Austria, Sponsored this work, Vienna, Nuclear Detector, Enginyeria química::Química física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cross-section measurements, Nanotechnology, engineering.material, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Reaccions químiques, Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, (n,α) Cross-section measurement, Neutron, 010306 general physics, Diode, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], CIVIDEC Instrumentation GmbH, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, (n,α) Cross-section measurements, n-TOF, neutrons, Diamond, (n, α) cross-section measurements, engineering, High Energy Physics::Experiment, diamond detector
Abstract

At the n\_TOF experiment at CERN a dedicated single-crystal chemical vapor deposition (sCVD) Diamond Mosaic-Detector has been developed for (n,$\alpha$) cross-section measurements. The detector, characterized by an excellent time and energy resolution, consists of an array of 9 sCVD diamond diodes. The detector has been characterized and a cross-section measurement has been performed for the $^{59}$Ni(n,$\alpha$)$^{56}$Fe reaction in 2012. The characteristics of the detector, its performance and the promising preliminary results of the experiment are presented., Comment: Conference proceedings of the Vienna Conference on Instrumentation 2013

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2013
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13. Resonance neutron-capture cross sections of stable magnesium isotopes and their astrophysical implications

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MASSIMI, CRISTIAN, VANNINI, GIANNI, P. Koehler, S. Bisterzo, N. Colonna, R. Gallino, F. Gunsing, F. Käppeler, G. Lorusso, A. Mengoni, M. Pignatari, U. Abbondanno, G. Aerts, H. Álvarez, F. Álvarez Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulos, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, M. Barbagallo, P. Baumann, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, M. Bennett, E. Berthoumieux, M. Calviani, F. Calviño, D. Cano Ott, R. Capote, C. Carrapiço, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, P. Cennini, V. Chepel, E. Chiaveri, G. Cortes, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfors, S. David, I. Dillmann, R. Dolfini, C. Domingo Pardo, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadis, M. Embid Segura, L. Ferrant, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira Marques, L. Fitzpatrick, H. Frais Koelbl, K. Fujii, W. Furman, I. Goncalves, E. González Romero, A. Goverdovski, F. Gramegna, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, B. Haas, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera Martinez, F. Herwig, R. Hirschi, M. Igashira, S. Isaev, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimos, D. Karamanis, M. Kerveno, V. Ketlerov, V. Konovalov, S. Kopecky, E. Kossionides, M. Krtička, C. Lampoudis, H. Leeb, C. Lederer, A. Lindote, I. Lopes, R. Losito, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, L. Marques, S. Marrone, T. Martínez, P. Mastinu, E. Mendoza, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neves, H. Oberhummer, S. O’Brien, M. Oshima, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulos, C. Paradela, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulos, L. Perrot, M. T. Pigni, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Plukis, A. Poch, J. Praena, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, G. Rockefeller, M. Rosetti, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, J. Salgado, C. Santos, L. Sarchiapone, R. Sarmento, I. Savvidis, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrío, L. Tassan Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, F. Voss, S. Walter, H. Wendler, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aval du cycle et Energie Nucléaire (ACEN), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Theorical Division (LANL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), C. Massimi, P. Koehler, S. Bisterzo, N. Colonna, R. Gallino, F. Gunsing, F. Käppeler, G. Lorusso, A. Mengoni, M. Pignatari, G. Vannini, U. Abbondanno, G. Aert, H. Álvarez, F. Álvarez-Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulo, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, M. Barbagallo, P. Baumann, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, M. Bennett, E. Berthoumieux, M. Calviani, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, R. Capote, C. Carrapiço, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, P. Cennini, V. Chepel, E. Chiaveri, G. Corte, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfor, S. David, I. Dillmann, R. Dolfini, C. Domingo-Pardo, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadi, M. Embid-Segura, L. Ferrant, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marque, L. Fitzpatrick, H. Frais-Koelbl, K. Fujii, W. Furman, I. Goncalve, E. González-Romero, A. Goverdovski, F. Gramegna, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, B. Haa, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera-Martinez, F. Herwig, R. Hirschi, M. Igashira, S. Isaev, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimo, D. Karamani, M. Kerveno, V. Ketlerov, V. Konovalov, S. Kopecky, E. Kossionide, M. Krtička, C. Lampoudi, H. Leeb, C. Lederer, A. Lindote, I. Lope, R. Losito, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, L. Marque, S. Marrone, T. Martínez, P. Mastinu, E. Mendoza, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neve, H. Oberhummer, S. O’Brien, M. Oshima, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulo, C. Paradela, N. Patroni, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulo, L. Perrot, M. T. Pigni, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Pluki, A. Poch, J. Praena, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, G. Rockefeller, M. Rosetti, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, J. Salgado, C. Santo, L. Sarchiapone, R. Sarmento, I. Savvidi, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrío, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, F. Vo, S. Walter, H. Wendler, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and TOF

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, STELLAR CROSS SECTION, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Neutrons--Captura, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Neutrons--Capture, Nuclear physics, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Isotopes of magnesium, Physics, NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Large Hadron Collider, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Nuclear energy, NEUTRON INDUCED NUCLEAR REACTION, Neutron spectroscopy, Neutron capture, 13. Climate action, S PROCESS, Energia nuclear, RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY, Atomic physics, s-process, Shape analysis (digital geometry)
Abstract

We have measured the neutron capture cross sections of the stable magnesium isotopes 24,25,26Mg in the energy range of interest to the s process using the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. Capture events from a natural metal sample and from samples enriched in 25Mg and 26Mg were recorded using the total energy method based on C6 2H6 detectors. Neutron resonance parameters were extracted by a simultaneous resonance shape analysis of the present capture data and existing transmission data on a natural isotopic sample. Maxwellian-averaged capture cross sections for the three isotopes were calculated up to thermal energies of 100 keV and their impact on s-process analyses was investigated. At 30 keV the new values of the stellar cross section for 24Mg, 25Mg, and 26Mg are 3.8±0.2 mb, 4.1±0.6 mb, and 0.14±0.01 mb, respectively.

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2012
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14. Neutron-induced fission cross section measurement of233U,241Am and243Am in the energy range 0.5 MeV ⩽En⩽ 20 MeV at n_TOF at CERN

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G. Cortes, J. Pancin, C. Lederer, R. Vlastou, H. Leeb, S. David, L. Perrot, P. Cennini, F. Calvino, Anton Wallner, Corrie S. Moreau, V. Chepel, Roberto Capote, P. Baumann, Y. Kadi, G. Tagliente, P.A. Assimakopoulos, M. Kerveno, C. Eleftheriadis, A. Goverdovski, F. Alvarez-Velarde, H. Frais-Koelbl, Thomas Rauscher, M. Dahlfors, F. Gunsing, Gerald Badurek, R. Dolfini, G. Aerts, M. Mosconi, P. Vaz, G. Vannini, J. Marganiec, S. Andriamonje, Marco Calviani, Cristian Massimi, P. Pavlopoulos, Aaron Couture, J. Salgado, A. J. M. Plompen, F. Belloni, C. Stephan, S. O'Brien, Mario Barbagallo, Carlos Guerrero, A. Poch, Marco T. Pigni, D. Karadimos, I. Dillmann, G. Rudolf, F. Cerutti, D. Cano-Ott, C. Pretel, E. Chiaveri, E. Jericha, L. Marques, I. Lopes, Michael Heil, A. Pavlik, Heinz Oberhummer, C. Santos, P. F. Mastinu, R. Terlizzi, S. Walter, C. Domingo-Pardo, L. Ferrant, K. Wisshak, A. Lindote, James L. Cox, E. González-Romero, L. Fitzpatrick, L. Tavora, K. Fujii, R. C. Haight, Masayuki Igashira, C. Paradela, H. Wendler, L. Audouin, M. Embid-Segura, D. Villamarin, P. E. Koehler, P. Rullhusen, V. Ketlerov, Michael Wiescher, L. Sarchiapone, ntof, F. Bečvář, M. Meaze, Manuel Lozano, Ralf Plag, H. Álvarez, M. Oshima, M. Krtička, J. L. Tain, C Lampoudis, J. Andrzejewski, M. Rosetti, F. Voss, W.I. Furman, C. T. Papadopoulos, E. Kossionides, R. Ferreira-Marques, T. Martinez, I. Duran, C. A. Papachristodoulou, F. Neves, P. M. Milazzo, C. Rubbia, V. Konovalov, Javier Praena, Isabel S. Gonçalves, A. Plukis, S. Marrone, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, F. Käppeler, E. Griesmayer, S. Lukic, Nicola Colonna, A. Herrera-Martinez, N. Patronis, Arnaud Ferrari, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Alberto Mengoni, A. Ventura, F. Gramegna, I. Savvidis, B. Haas, M. C. Vincente, W. Dridi, Rene Reifarth, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, S. Isaev, U. Abbondanno, E. Berthoumieux, C. Carrapiço, D. Karamanis, F Belloni, P M Milazzo, M Calviani, N Colonna, P Mastinu, U Abbondanno, G Aert, H Álvarez, F Álvarez-Velarde, S Andriamonje, J Andrzejewski, P Assimakopoulo, L Audouin, G Badurek, M Barbagallo, P Baumann, F Bečvář, E Berthoumieux, F Calviño, F Cerutti, D Cano-Ott, R Capote, C Carrapiço, A Carrillo de Albornoz, P Cennini, V Chepel, E Chiaveri, G Corte, A Couture, J Cox, M Dahlfor, S David, I Dillmann, R Dolfini, C Domingo-Pardo, W Dridi, I Duran, C Eleftheriadi, M Embid-Segura, L Ferrant, A Ferrari, R Ferreira-Marque, L Fitzpatrick, H Frais-Koelbl, K Fujii, W Furman, I Goncalve, E González-Romero, A Goverdovski, F Gramegna, E Griesmayer, C Guerrero, F Gunsing, B Haa, R Haight, M Heil, A Herrera-Martinez, M Igashira, S Isaev, E Jericha, F Käppeler, Y Kadi, D Karadimo, D Karamani, V Ketlerov, M Kerveno, P Koehler, V Konovalov, E Kossionide, M Krtička, C Lampoudi, C Lederer, H Leeb, A Lindote, I Lope, M Lozano, S Lukic, J Marganiec, L Marque, S Marrone, T Martínez, C Massimi, M H Meaze, A Mengoni, C Moreau, M Mosconi, F Neve, H Oberhummer, S O'Brien, M Oshima, J Pancin, C Papachristodoulou, C Papadopoulo, C Paradela, N Patroni, A Pavlik, P Pavlopoulo, L Perrot, M T Pigni, R Plag, A Plompen, A Pluki, A Poch, J Praena, C Pretel, J Quesada, T Rauscher, R Reifarth, M Rosetti, C Rubbia, G Rudolf, P Rullhusen, J Salgado, C Santo, L Sarchiapone, I Savvidi, C Stephan, G Tagliente, J L Tain, L Tassan-Got, L Tavora, R Terlizzi, G Vannini, P Vaz, A Ventura, D Villamarin, M C Vincente, V Vlachoudi, R Vlastou, F Vo, A Wallner, S Walter, H Wendler, M Wiescher, and K Wisshak

Subjects
Fission, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, Neutron cross section, Neutron, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Mathematical Physics, EMERGING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Neutron radiation, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, NEUTRON INDUCED FISSION, Time of flight, TIME-OF-FLIGHT, Ionization chamber, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Atomic physics
Abstract

Neutron-induced fission cross section measurements of U-233, Am-243 and Am-241 relative to U-235 have been carried out at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. A fast ionization chamber has been employed. All samples were located in the same detector; therefore the studied elements and the reference U-235 target are subject to the same neutron beam.

Published
2012

15. Determination of Resonance Parameters and their Covariances from Neutron Induced Reaction Cross Section Data

Author

K. Volev, N. Otuka, M. Moxon, Peter Schillebeeckx, Hideo Harada, B. Becker, Stefan Kopecky, I. Sirakov, Jan Heyse, Klaus H Guber, Yaron Danon, Arnd R. Junghans, Cristian Massimi, P. Schillebeeckx, B. Becker, Y. Danon, K. Guber, H. Harada, J. Heyse, A.R. Junghan, S. Kopecky, C. Massimi, M.C. Moxon, N. Otuka, I. Sirakov, and K. Volev

Subjects
Physics, COVARIANCES, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Propagation of uncertainty, neutron resonances, NEUTRON RESONANCE, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Covariance matrix, Monte Carlo method, Experimental data, Nuclear data, Covariance, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, neutron time-of-flight, NUCLEAR DATA, Nuclear physics, parameters and covariances, Cross section (physics), TIME-OF-FLIGHT, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear Data measurements, CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENTS, 010306 general physics, Data reduction
Abstract

Cross section data in the resolved and unresolved resonance region are represented by nuclear reaction formalisms using parameters which are determined by fitting them to experimental data. Therefore, the quality of evaluated cross sections in the resonance region strongly depends on the experimental data used in the adjustment process and an assessment of the experimental covariance data is of primary importance in determining the accuracy of evaluated cross section data. In this contribution, uncertainty components of experimental observables resulting from total and reaction cross section experiments are quantified by identifying the metrological parameters involved in the measurement, data reduction and analysis process. In addition, different methods that can be applied to propagate the covariance of the experimental observables (i.e. transmission and reaction yields) to the covariance of the resonance parameters are discussed and compared. The methods being discussed are: conventional uncertainty propagation, Monte Carlo sampling and marginalization. It is demonstrated that the final covariance matrix of the resonance parameters not only strongly depends on the type of experimental observables used in the adjustment process, the experimental conditions and the characteristics of the resonance structure, but also on the method that is used to propagate the covariances. Finally, a special data reduction concept and format is presented, which offers the possibility to store the full covariance information of experimental data in the EXFOR library and provides the information required to perform a full covariance evaluation.

Published
2012

16. Fission Cross-section Measurements of 233U, 245Cm and 241;243Am at CERN n_TOF Facility

Author

Calviani, M., Andriamonje, S., Colonna, N., Belloni, F., H. Meaze, M., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulo, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrillo de Albornoz, A., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaver, E., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillman, I., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Anthony, Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Goncalves, I., González-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Isaev, S., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lampoudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marques, L., Marrone, S., Martínez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O'Brien, S., Oshima, M., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Pigni, M.T., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Praena, J., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vicente, M.C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aval du cycle et Energie Nucléaire (ACEN), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), nTOF, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), M. Calviani, S. Andriamonje, E. Chiaveri, V. Vlachoudi, N. Colonna, M. H. Meaze, S. Marrone, G. Tagliente, R. Terlizzi, F. Belloni, U. Abbondanno, K. Fujii, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, C. Massimi, G. Aert, E. Berthoumieux, W. Dridi, F. Gunsing, J. Pancin, L. Perrot, A. Pluki, H. Alvarez, I. Duran, C. Paradela, F. Alvarez-Velarde, D. Cano-Ott, E. Gonzalez-Romero, C. Guerrero, T. Martinez, D. Villamarin, M. C. Vicente, J. Andrzejewski, J. Marganiec, P. Assimakopoulo, D. Karadimo, D. Karamani, C. Papachristodoulou, N. Patroni, L. Audouin, S. David, L. Ferrant, S. Isaev, C. Stephan, L. Tassan-Got, G. Badurek, E. Jericha, H. Leeb, H. Oberhummer, M. T. Pigni, P. Baumann, M. Kerveno, S. Lukic, G. Rudolf, F. Becvar, M. Krticka, F. Calvino, R. Capote and A. Carrillo De Albornoz, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions

Subjects
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Fission, Nuclear Theory, ENDF, General Physics and Astronomy, neutron-induced fission reactions, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], NEUTRON INDUCED REACTIONS, European Organization for Nuclear Research. CERN, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Nuclear Data, Am, Neutron flux, 0103 physical sciences, Cm, Nuclear astrophysics, n_TOF, ND2010, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, EMERGING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES, Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Nuclear data, Nuclear energy, Ionization chamber, Neutron source, Energia nuclear, fission cross section, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

Neutron-induced ssion cross-sections of minor actinides have been measured using the n TOF white neutron source at CERN, Geneva, as part of a large experimental program aiming at collecting new data relevant for nuclear astrophysics and for the design of advanced reactor systems. The measurements at n TOF take advantage of the innovative features of the n TOF facility, namely the wide energy range, high instantaneous neutron ux and good energy resolution. Final results on the ssion cross-section of 233U, 245Cm and 243Am from thermal to 20 MeV are here reported, together with preliminary results for 241Am. The measurement have been performed with a dedicated Fast Ionization Chamber (FIC), a ssion fragment detector with a very high e ciency, relative to the very well known cross-section of 235U, measured simultaneously with the same detector.

Published
2011
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17. Neutron cross-sections for next generation reactors: New data from n_TOF

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C. Eleftheriadis, Carlos Guerrero, S. David, L. Tavora, G. Cortes, Alfredo Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marques, Heinz Oberhummer, G. Tagliente, Yacine Kadi, P. Rullhusen, A. Herrera-Martinez, N. Patronis, L. Perrot, K. Wisshak, D. Villamarin, W.I. Furman, Masayuki Igashira, A. J. M. Plompen, J. Marganiec, S. Andriamonje, V. Chepel, S. Walter, Ralf Plag, S. Lukic, Marco T. Pigni, G. Rudolf, I. Lopes, F. Neves, C. A. Papachristodoulou, P. M. Milazzo, P. Cennini, M. Oshima, H. Wendler, Roberto Capote, E. Kossionides, P. Baumann, P.A. Assimakopoulos, J. Andrzejewski, James L. Cox, J. Salgado, G. Aerts, E. Chiaveri, Carlo Rubbia, P. F. Mastinu, D. Cano-Ott, V. Vlachoudis, M. Mosconi, F. Voss, A. Poch, L. Sarchiapone, I. Duran, F. Becvar, E. Griesmayer, H. Leeb, I. Dillman, C. Stephan, S. O'Brien, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, R. Terlizzi, M. C. Vicente, Marco Calviani, V. Konovalov, F. Käppeler, Nicola Colonna, G. Vannini, Corrie S. Moreau, R. C. Haight, P. E. Koehler, D. Karamanis, E. Jericha, S. Isaev, U. Abbondanno, C. Paradela, F. Gunsing, L. Audouin, E. Gonzalez-Romero, R. Vlastou, Michael Wiescher, A. Plukis, Cristian Massimi, E. Berthoumieux, F. Gramegna, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, T. Martinez, A. Lindote, Rene Reifarth, I. Savvidis, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, A. Goverdovski, F. Alvarez-Velarde, Gerald Badurek, R. Dolfini, L. Ferrant, A. Ventura, P. Pavlopoulos, C. Lampoudis, H. Álvarez, A. Pavlik, J. L. Tain, C. Domingo-Pardo, Martin Heil, H. Frais-Koelbl, Manuel Lozano, J. Pancin, B. Haas, M. Dahlfors, P. Vaz, Aaron Couture, C. T. Papadopoulos, W. Dridi, L. Marques, Isabel S. Gonçalves, S. Marrone, M. Kerveno, K. Fujii, Alberto Mengoni, V. Ketlerov, C. Pretel, M. Rosetti, Thomas Rauscher, D. Karadimos, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), TOF, N. Colonna, U. Abbondanno, G. Aerts, H. Álvarez, F. Álvarez-Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulos, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, P. Baumann, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, B. Berthier, E. Berthoumieux, M. Calviani, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, R. Capote, C. Carrapiço, P. Cennini, V. Chepel, E. Chiaveri, G. Cortes, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfors, S. David, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadis, M. Embid-Segura, L. Ferrant,†, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marques, K. Fujii, W. Furman, I. Goncalves, E. González-Romero, A. Goverdovski, F. Gramegna, E Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, B. Haas, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera-Martinez, M. Igashira, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimos, D. Karamanis, V. Ketlerov, M. Kerveno, P. Koehler, V. Konovalov, E. Kossionides, M. Krtička, C. Lampoudis, H. Leeb, A. Lindote, I. Lopes, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, S. Marrone, T. Martínez, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neves, H. Oberhummer, S. O'Brien, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulos, C. Paradela, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulos, L. Perrot, M. T. Pigni, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Plukis, A. Poch, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, M. Rosetti, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, P. Rullhusen, J. Salgado, L. Sarchiapone, I. Savvidis, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, M. C. Vincente, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, F. Voss, S. Walter, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Fission, Nuclear Theory, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Sensitivity and Specificity, Nuclear physics, Data acquisition, Neutron flux, Nuclear Reactors, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear astrophysics, Neutron, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Neutrons, Radiation, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Reproducibility of Results, Equipment Design, Neutron Capture Therapy, NUCLEAR FISSION, Equipment Failure Analysis, 13. Climate action, Nuclear fission, Spallation Neutron Source
Abstract

7th International Topical Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Application. Czech Tech univ, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC. JUN 22-27, 2008, In 2002, an innovative neutron time-of-flight facility started operation at CERN: n_TOF. The main characteristics that make the new facility unique are the high instantaneous neutron flux, high resolution and wide energy range. Combined with state-of-the-art detectors and data acquisition system, these features have allowed to collect high accuracy neutron cross-section data on a variety of isotopes, many of which radioactive, of interest for Nuclear Astrophysics and for applications to advanced reactor technologies. A review of the most important results on capture and fission reactions obtained so far at n_TOF is presented, together with plans for new measurements related to nuclear industry.

Published
2010
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18. The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter for neutron capture measurements at CERN

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F. Gunsing, Cristian Massimi, S. David, G. Tagliente, R. C. Haight, J. Salgado, A. Poch, L. Tavora, A. J. M. Plompen, Rene Reifarth, S. Walter, P. M. Milazzo, L. Audouin, G. Vannini, A. Herrera-Martinez, C. Paradela, S. Lukic, A. Pavlik, G. Rudolf, I. Lopes, Michael Wiescher, F. Käppeler, C. T. Papadopoulos, P. Pavlopoulos, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Marganiec, S. Andriamonje, P. Rullhusen, P. E. Koehler, D. Villamarin, Ralf Plag, Michael Heil, J. M. Quesada, Marco T. Pigni, I. Savvidis, J. Andrzejewski, N. Patronis, P. Cennini, Carlo Rubbia, B. Haas, P. F. Mastinu, V. Vlachoudis, F. Alvarez-Velarde, F. Gramegna, Iris Dillmann, S. Marrone, G. Cortes, C. Santos, M. Mosconi, C. Carrapiço, C. Stephan, S. O'Brien, Manuel Lozano, F. Bečvář, W. Dridi, R. Terlizzi, E. Mendoza, F. Voss, C. Eleftheriadis, C. Lampoudis, E. Berthoumieux, T. Martinez, Roberto Capote, Yacine Kadi, P.A. Assimakopoulos, H. Álvarez, Nicola Colonna, M. Krtička, F. Neves, E. Jericha, F. Calviño, J. L. Tain, Carlos Guerrero, Alfredo Ferrari, M. Dahlfors, R. Ferreira-Marques, U. Abbondanno, P. Vaz, Heinz Oberhummer, M. Kerveno, Alberto Ventura, Aaron Couture, E. Gonzalez-Romero, W.I. Furman, A. Plukis, Alberto Mengoni, J. Pancin, J. Cox, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, Laurent Tassan-Got, A. Lindote, C. A. Papachristodoulou, L. Ferrant, M. C. Vicente, G. Aerts, K. Wisshak, C. Pretel, H. Leeb, K. Fujii, E. Kossionides, Javier Praena, I. Goncalves, Thomas Rauscher, D. Karadimos, L. Sarchiapone, R. Vlastou, Marco Calviani, V. Chepel, Masayuki Igashira, I. Duran, P. Baumann, L. Perrot, C. Moreau, Gerald Badurek, C. Guerrero, U. Abbondanno, G. Aert, H. Alvarez, F. Alvarez-Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulo, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, P. Baumann, F. Becvar, E. Berthoumieux, F. Calvino, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, R. Capote, C. Carrapico, P. Cennini, V. Chepel, E. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. Corte, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfor, S. David, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadi, L. Ferrant, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marque, K. Fujii, W. Furman, I. Goncalve, E. Gonzalez-Romero, F. Gramegna, F. Gunsing, B. Haa, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera-Martinez, M. Igashira, E. Jericha, F. Kappeler, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimo, M. Kerveno, P. Koehler, E. Kossionide, M. Krticka, C. Lampoudi, H. Leeb, A. Lindote, I. Lope, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, S. Marrone, T. Martinez, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P.M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neve, H. Oberhummer, S. O'Brien, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulo, C. Paradela, N. Patroni, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulo, L. Perrot, M.T. Pigni, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Pluki, A. Poch, J. Praena, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, P. Rullhusen, J. Salgado, C. Santo, L. Sarchiapone, I. Savvidi, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J.L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, M.C. Vicente, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, F. Vo, S. Walter, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak, Département d'Astrophysique, de physique des Particules, de physique Nucléaire et de l'Instrumentation Associée (DAPNIA), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PôLE UNIVERSITAIRE LéONARD DE VINCI), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), and nTOF

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Nuclear transmutation, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, GAMMA RAY CALORIMETER, neutron cross-sections, Total Absorption, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], time-of-flight, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Stellar nucleosynthesis, Nucleosynthesis, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, n_TOF, 010306 general physics, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), total absorption, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, isotopes, cross-section measurements, Physics, Time-of-Flight, detector, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, baf2 detector, transmutation, BaF2 detector, Calorimeter, Time of flight, Neutron capture, stomatognathic diseases, n_tof, beam, of-flight facility, NEUTRON CAPTURE, neutron capture, Neutron cross-sections
Abstract

The n_TOF Collaboration has built and commissioned a high-performance detector for (n, gamma) measurements called the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC). The TAC was especially designed for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples with the accuracy required for nuclear technology and stellar nucleosynthesis. We present a detailed description of the TAC and discuss its overall performance in terms of energy and time resolution, background discrimination, detection efficiency and neutron sensitivity. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

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2009
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19. The measurement of the 206Pbn, gamma cross section and stellar implications

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L. Tavora, L. Perrot, I. Savvidis, E. Gonzalez-Romero, P. Rullhusen, A. Plukis, F. Käppeler, R. Ferreira-Marques, L. Ferrant, R. C. Haight, D. Karamanis, I. Dillmann, P. Pavlopoulos, C. Paradela, I. Duran, M. C. Vincente, V. Chepel, Rene Reifarth, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, L. Audouin, P. Baumann, B. Haas, Michael Wiescher, J. Andrzejewski, G. Aerts, C. Carrapiço, A. J. M. Plompen, U. Abbondanno, P. E. Koehler, Carlo Rubbia, W. Dridi, W.I. Furman, M. Dahlfors, G. Rudolf, I. Lopes, D. Villamarin, Marco T. Pigni, James L. Cox, F. Bečvář, E. Berthoumieux, P. Vaz, C. A. Papachristodoulou, F. Neves, P. M. Milazzo, Alberto Ventura, Aaron Couture, E. Jericha, S. Walter, S. Lukic, F. Gramegna, Ralf Plag, J. Salgado, A. Poch, J. Marganiec, S. Andriamonje, P. F. Mastinu, L. Sarchiapone, H. Leeb, Masayuki Igashira, J. Pancin, P. Cennini, Carlos Guerrero, F. Gunsing, M. Embid-Segura, G. Cortes, M. Mosconi, R. Vlastou, Heinz Oberhummer, C. Stephan, S. O'Brien, F. Voss, Manuel Lozano, Y. Kadi, Cristian Massimi, R. Terlizzi, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, Marco Calviani, Nicola Colonna, Vasilis Vlachoudis, S. David, G. Tagliente, K. Wisshak, A. Pavlik, Roberto Capote, P.A. Assimakopoulos, C. Domingo-Pardo, G. Vannini, F. Alvarez-Velarde, D. Cano-Ott, Gerald Badurek, A. Lindote, C. T. Papadopoulos, S. Marrone, H. Álvarez, R. Gallino, C. Lamboudis, J. L. Tain, Michael Heil, M. Kerveno, E. Kossionides, C. Eleftheriadis, I. Goncalves, Thomas Rauscher, C. Santos, D. Karadimos, K. Fujii, C. Pretel, Sara Bisterzo, A. Herrera-Martinez, N. Patronis, Arnaud Ferrari, Alberto Mengoni, Département d'Astrophysique, de physique des Particules, de physique Nucléaire et de l'Instrumentation Associée (DAPNIA), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), nTOF, C Domingo-Pardo, U Abbondanno, G Aert, H Álvarez, F Alvarez-Velarde, S Andriamonje, J Andrzejewski, P Assimakopoulo, L Audouin, G Badurek, P Baumann, F Bečvář, E Berthoumieux, S Bisterzo, F Calviño, M Calviani, D Cano-Ott, R Capote, C Carrapiço, P Cennini, V Chepel, N Colonna, G Corte, A Couture, J Cox, M Dahlfor, S David, I Dillmann, W Dridi, I Duran, C Eleftheriadi, M Embid-Segura, L Ferrant, A Ferrari, R Ferreira-Marque, K Fujii, W Furman, R Gallino, I Goncalve, E Gonzalez-Romero, F Gramegna, C Guerrero, F Gunsing, B Haa, R Haight, M Heil, A Herrera-Martinez, M Igashira, E Jericha, Y Kadi, F Käppeler, D Karadimo, D Karamani, M Kerveno, P Koehler, E Kossionide, M Krtička, C Lamboudi, H Leeb, A Lindote, I Lope, M Lozano, S Lukic, J Marganiec, S Marrone, C Massimi, P Mastinu, A Mengoni, P M Milazzo, M Mosconi, F Neve, H Oberhummer, S O'Brien, J Pancin, C Papachristodoulou, C Papadopoulo, C Paradela, N Patroni, A Pavlik, P Pavlopoulo, L Perrot, M T Pigni, R Plag, A Plompen, A Pluki, A Poch, C Pretel, J Quesada, T Rauscher, R Reifarth, C Rubbia, G Rudolf, P Rullhusen, J Salgado, C Santo, L Sarchiapone, I Savvidi, C Stephan, G Tagliente, J L Tain, L Tassan-Got, L Tavora, R Terlizzi, G Vannini, P Vaz, A Ventura, D Villamarin, M C Vincente, V Vlachoudi, R Vlastou, F Vo, S Walter, M Wiescher, K Wisshak, and Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Physics, s proce, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Spectrometer, experiment, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), Neutron capture, Stellar nucleosynthesis, 13. Climate action, Nucleosynthesis, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron cross section, r-process, CERN n_TOF spectrometer, Alpha decay, 010306 general physics, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics
Abstract

The neutron capture cross section of (206)Pb has been measured at the CERN n_TOF spectrometer using a setup of two C(6)D(6) detectors. In the energy interval from 1 eV to 600 keV the cross section is dominated by resonances, which were analyzed via the R-matrix analysis code SAMMY. In the relevant energy ranges for stellar nucleosynthesis, i. e., at thermal energies of kT = 8 keV and kT = 23 keV, the present Maxwellian average cross section differs by 20% and 9% from the recommended values of Bao et al respectively. From the new cross section the s-abundance of (206)Pb could be reliably determined as 70( 4)%. This result is of importance in order to test and constrain r-process abundance calculations in the actinide region, because the r-process portion of (206)Pb is dominated by alpha-back decays of short-lived transbismuth isotopes.

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2008
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20. Status and outlook of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN

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F. Käppeler, C. Lampoudis, L. Marques, A. J. M. Plompen, H. Frais-Koelbl, A. Pavlik, I. Goncalves, F. Voss, E. Kossionides, I. Duran, P. Cennini, P.A. Assimakopoulos, S. Walter, C. T. Papadopoulos, A. Herrera-Martinez, Marco T. Pigni, N. Patronis, W. Furman, R. Vlastou, Thomas Rauscher, G. Vannini, E. Berthoumieux, P.M. Milazzo, P. Baumann, Nicola Colonna, S. Lukic, K. Fujii, M. Oshima, M. Dahlfors, D. Cano-Ott, F. Gunsing, P. Vaz, Carlo Rubbia, D. Karadimos, R. Ferreira-Marques, I. Dillman, Alberto Ventura, V. Ketlerov, I. Savvidis, V. Chepel, T. Martínez, V. Vlachoudis, R. Haight, D. Villamarin, G. Tagliente, C. Stephan, C. Pretel, P. E. Koehler, Cristian Massimi, J. Pancin, L. Sarchiapone, L. Perrot, I. Lopes, J. Cox, S. Marrone, C. A. Papachristodoulou, P. Mastinu, Manuel Lozano, E. Chiaveri, F. Neves, G. Cortes, H. Wendler, L. Ferrant, V.Y. Konovalov, H. Álvarez, M. Rosetti, J. Andrzejewski, G. Rudolf, K. Wisshak, Carlos Guerrero, F. Bečvář, E. González-Romero, R. Reifarth, R. Terlizzi, J. M. Quesada, A. Couture, M.C. Vincente, Heinz Oberhummer, E. Griesmayer, J. Marganiec, R. Capote, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, M. Mosconi, P. Rullhusen, S. David, A. Lindote, L. Audouin, A. Poch, B. Haas, P. Pavlopoulos, C. Eleftheriadis, M. Kerveno, Yacine Kadi, U. Abbondanno, W. Dridi, Alberto Mengoni, R. Plag, Alfredo Ferrari, H. Leeb, S. G. Isaev, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, C. Paradela, A. Plukis, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, E. Jericha, S. Andriamonje, J.L. Tain, M. Heil, F. Gramegna, M. Igashira, M. Wiescher, C. Domingo-Pardo, G. Aerts, S. O'Brien, A. Goverdovski, C. Moreau, F. Alvarez-Velarde, Gerald Badurek, R. Dolfini, D. Karamanis, J. Salgado, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, F. Gunsing, U. Abbondanno, G. Aert, H. Álvarez, F. Álvarez-Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulo, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, P. Baumann, F. Bečvář, E. Berthoumieux, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, R. Capote, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, P. Cennini, V. Chepel, E. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. Corte, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfor, S. David, I. Dillman, R. Dolfini, C. Domingo-Pardo, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadi, L. Ferrant, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marque, H. Frais-Koelbl, K. Fujii, W. Furman, I. Goncalve, E. González-Romero, A. Goverdovski, F. Gramegna, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, B. Haa, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera-Martinez, M. Igashira, S. Isaev, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, D. Karadimo, D. Karamani, M. Kerveno, V. Ketlerov, P. Koehler, V. Konovalov, E. Kossionide, M. Krtička, C. Lampoudi, H. Leeb, A. Lindote, I. Lope, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, L. Marque, S. Marrone, T. Martínez, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, A. Mengoni, P.M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neve, H. Oberhummer, S. O’Brien, M. Oshima, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulo, C. Paradela, N. Patroni, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulo, L. Perrot, M.T. Pigni, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Pluki, A. Poch, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, M. Rosetti, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, P. Rullhusen, J. Salgado, L. Sarchiapone, I. Savvidi, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J.L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, M.C. Vincente, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, F. Vo, S. Walter, H. Wendler, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak, Département d'Astrophysique, de physique des Particules, de physique Nucléaire et de l'Instrumentation Associée (DAPNIA), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), nTOF, and Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, SPALLATION, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, Nuclear physics, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, NEUTRONS, Neutron time-of-flight scattering, 29.25, 28.20.−v, 24.30.−v, 98.80, Neutron flux, 0103 physical sciences, CERN, Neutron cross section, Neutron detection, Neutron, n_TOF, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, Physics, Neutrons, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Time-of-flight, Neutron temperature, Neutron capture, N_TOF, Neutron source, Física nuclear, TIME OF FLIGHT, Spallation
Abstract

5 pages, 2 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 29.25; 28.20.−v; 24.30.−v; 98.80.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000248784100221, Printed version published Aug 2007.-- Issue title: The Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on The Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry (Fort Worth, TX, Aug 20-25, 2006)., The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, fully operational since 2002, combines a high instantaneous neutron flux with high energy resolution. The wide energy range and the high neutron flux per time-of-flight burst result in a much enhanced signal to background ratio for neutron capture of radioactive isotopes and makes this facility well suited for the measurement of high quality neutron-induced reaction cross-sections., Neutrons are created by spallation reactions induced by a pulsed 20 GeV/c proton beam impinging on a lead target. A 5 cm water slab surrounding the lead target serves as a coolant and at the same time as a moderator of the spallation neutron spectrum, providing a wide energy spectrum from 0.1 eV to about 250 MeV., By the end of 2005, a first phase of data taking has been successfully terminated. Fission and capture experiments have been performed on a variety of isotopes of interest for nuclear astrophysics, advanced nuclear technologies and for basic nuclear physics., The instrumentation developed for this facility consists of parallel plate avalanche counter and fission ionization chamber detectors for the fission experiments and of low mass C6D6 detectors and a 4 pi BaF2 total absorption calorimeter for capture experiments. A new data acquisition system, based on sampling of the detector signals, has been developed to cope with the high count rates and to minimize the effective dead time to only a few tens of nanosecond., A second phase of data taking is planned to start in 2007, after an upgrade of the spallation target. On the longer term, the construction of a flight path at 20 in resulting in an increased neutron flux of about a factor of 100 opens new possibilities.

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2007
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21. Evaluation of stable tungsten isotopes in the resolved resonance region

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O. Serot, F. Emiliani, K. Guber, S. Kopecky, C. Lampoudis, P. Schillebeeckx, K. Volev, C. De Saint Jean, O. Litaize, G. Noguere, MASSIMI, CRISTIAN, O. Serot, F. Emiliani, K. Guber, S. Kopecky, C. Lampoudi, C. Massimi, P. Schillebeeckx, K. Volev, C. De Saint Jean, O. Litaize, and G. Noguere

Subjects
Isotope, Chemistry, Physics, QC1-999, 020209 energy, Neutron resonance, Mechanical engineering, chemistry.chemical_element, 02 engineering and technology, Tungsten, 01 natural sciences, NEUTRON CAPTURE CROSS SECTION, Computational physics, 0103 physical sciences, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Neutron cross section, Evaluated data, 010306 general physics, Shape analysis (digital geometry)
Abstract

In the last decade benchmark experiments and simulations, together with newly obtained neutron cross section data, have pointed out deficiencies in evaluated data files of W isotopes. The role of W as a fundamental structural material in different nuclear applications fully justifies a new evaluation of 182, 183, 184, 186W neutron resonance parameters. In this regard transmission and capture cross section measurements on natural and enriched tungsten samples were performed at the GELINA facility of the EC-JRC-IRMM. A resonance parameter file used as input in the resonance shape analysis was prepared based on the available literature and adjusted in first instance to transmission data. © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2013.

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2013
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