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1. Neutron capture measurements with high efficiency detectors and the Pulse Height Weighting Technique

Author: Mendoza, E., Alcayne, V., Cano-Ott, D., González-Romero, E., Martínez, T., Pérez de Rada, A., Sánchez-Caballero, A., Balibrea, Javier, Domingo Pardo, César, Lerendegui-Marco, J., Calviño, F., Guerrero, C., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, European Commission, and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Subjects: Neutrons, Neutron capture, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Pulse height weighting technique, ¿-ray cascades, Total energy detecto, Instrumentation
Abstract: Neutron capture cross section measurements in time-of-flight facilities are usually performed by detecting the prompt γ-rays emitted in the capture reactions. One of the difficulties to be addressed in these measurements is that the emitted γ-rays may change with the neutron energy, and therefore also the detection efficiency. To deal with this situation, many measurements use the so called Total Energy Detection (TED) technique, usually in combination with the Pulse Height Weighting Technique (PHWT). With it, it is sought that the detection efficiency depends only on the total energy of the γ-ray cascade, which does not vary much with the neutron energy. This technique was developed in the 1960s and has been used in many neutron capture experiments to date. One of the requirements of the technique is that γ-ray detectors have a low efficiency. This has meant that the PHWT has been used with experimental setups with low detection efficiencies. However, this condition does not have to be fulfilled by the experimental system as a whole. The main goal of this work is to show that it is possible to measure with a high efficiency detection system that uses the PHWT, and how to analyze the measured data., This work was supported in part by the I+D+i grant PGC2018- 096717-B-C21 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Commission H2020 Framework Programme project SANDA (Grant agreement ID: 847552).
Published: 2023

2. Measurement of the 241Am(n,γ) cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN.

Author: Oprea, A., Gunsing, F., Schillebeeckx, P., Aberle, O., Bacak, M., Berthoumieux, E., Cano-Ott, D., Diakaki, M., Dupont, E., Geslot, B., Glodariu†, T., Heyse, J., Mendoza, E., Negret, A., Alcayne, V., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., and Babiano-Suarez, V.
Subjects: NUCLEAR cross sections, TIME-of-flight mass spectrometry, NEUTRON capture, NUCLEAR energy, FUEL cycle
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of 241Am is an important quantity for nuclear energy production and fuel cycle scenarios. Several measurements have been performed in recent years with the aim to reduce existing uncertainties in evaluated data. Two previous measurements, performed at the 185 m flight-path station EAR1 of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, have permitted to substantially extend the resolved resonance region, but suffered in the near-thermal energy range from the unfavorable signal-to-background ratio resulting from the combination of the high radioactivity of 241Am and the rather low thermal neutron flux. The here presented 241Am(n,γ) measurement, performed with C6D6 liquid scintillator gamma detectors at the 20 m flight-path station EAR2 of the n_TOF facility, took advantage of the much higher neutron flux. The current status of the analysis of the data, focussed on the low-energy region, will be described here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2023
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3. New detection systems for an enhanced sensitivity in key stellar (n,γ) measurements.

Author: Lerendegui-Marco, J., Babiano-Suárez, V., Balibrea-Correa, J., Domingo-Pardo, C., Ladarescu, I., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Alcayne, V., Cano-Ott, D., González-Romero, E., Martínez, T., Mendoza, E., Guerrero, C., Calviño, F., Casanovas, A., Köster, U., Chiera, N. M., Dressler, R., Maugeri, E. A., Schumann, D., and Aberle, O.
Subjects: NEUTRON capture, NUCLEAR reactions, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEAR astrophysics, SUPERGIANT stars
Abstract: Neutron capture cross-section measurements are fundamental in the study of astrophysical phenomena, such as the slow neutron capture (s-) process of nucleosynthesis operating in red-giant and massive stars. However, neutron capture measurements via the time-of-flight (TOF) technique on key s-process nuclei are often challenging. Difficulties arise from the limited mass (∼mg) available and the high sample-related background in the case of the unstable s-process branching points. Measurements on neutron magic nuclei, that act as s-process bottlenecks, are affected by low (n,γ) cross sections and a dominant neutron scattering background. Overcoming these experimental challenges requires the combination of facilities with high instantaneous flux, such as n_TOFEAR2, with detection systems with an enhanced detection sensitivity and high counting rate capabilities. This contribution reviews some of the latest detector developments in detection systems for (n,γ) measurements at n_TOF, such as i-TED, an innovative detection system which exploits the Compton imaging technique to reduce the dominant neutron scattering background and s-TED, a highly segmented total energy detector intended for high flux facilities. The discussion will be illustrated with results of the first measurement of key the s-process branching-point reaction 79Se(n,γ). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2023
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4. First measurement of the 94Nb(n,γ) cross section at the CERN n_TOF facility.

Author: Balibrea-Correa, J., Babiano-Suárez, V., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Domingo-Pardo, C., Ladarescu, I., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Alcayne, V., Cano-Ott, D., González-Romero, E., Martínez, T., Mendoza, E., Guerrero, C., Calviño, F., Casanovas, A., Köster, U., Chiera, N. M., Dressler, R., Maugeri, E. A., Schumann, D., and Aberle, O.
Subjects: NEUTRON capture, ISOTOPES, NUCLEAR astrophysics, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEAR reactions
Abstract: One of the crucial ingredients for the improvement of stellar models is the accurate knowledge of neutron capture cross-sections for the different isotopes involved in the s-,r- and i- processes. These measurements can shed light on existing discrepancies between observed and predicted isotopic abundances and help to constrain the physical conditions where these reactions take place along different stages of stellar evolution. In the particular case of the radioactive 94Nb, the 94Nb(n,γ) cross-section could play a role in the determination of the s-process production of 94Mo in AGB stars, which presently cannot be reproduced by state-of-the-art stellar models. There are no previous 94Nb(n,γ) experimental data for the resolved and unresolved resonance regions mainly due to the difficulties in producing highquality samples and also due to limitations in conventional detection systems commonly used in time-of-flight experiments. Motivated by this situation, a first measurement of the 94Nb(n,γ) reaction was carried out at CERN n_TOF, thereby exploiting the high luminosity of the EAR2 area in combination with a new detection system of small-volume C6D6-detectors and a high quality 94Nb-sample. The latter was based on hyper-pure 93Nb material activated at the high-flux reactor of ILL-Grenoble. An innovative ring-configuration detection system in close geometry around the capture sample allowed us to significantly enhance the signal-to-background ratio. This set-up was supplemented with two conventional C6D6-detectors and a highresolution LaCl3(Ce)-detector, which will be employed for addressing reliably systematic effects and uncertainties. At the current status of the data analysis, 18 resonance in 94Nb+n have been observed for the first time in the neutron energy range from thermal up to 10 keV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2023
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5. Measurement of ⁷³Ge(n,γ) cross sections and implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

Author: Lederer-Woods, C., Battino, U., Ferreira, P., Gawlik, A., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Heinitz, S., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Mengoni, A., Reifarth, R., Tattersall, A., Valenta, S., Weiss, C., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Barros, S., Bečvář, F., Beinrucker, C., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L. A., Deo, K., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Finocchiaro, P., Frost, R. J. W., Furman, V., Göbel, K., García, A. R., Gheorghe, I., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Griesmayer, E., Harada, H., Heftrich, T., Hernández-Prieto, A., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Katabuchi, T., Kavrigin, P., Ketlerov, V., Khryachkov, V., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Leeb, H., Licata, M., Lo Meo, S., Losito, R., Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Montesano, S., Musumarra, A., Nolte, R., Palomo-Pinto, F. R., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, J. I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Riego-Perez, A., Robles, M., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A. G., Stamatopoulos, A., Suryanarayana, S. V., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weigand, M., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Neutron capture, Germanium, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Physics, ddc:530, n_TOF, Nuclear Experiment, Nucleosynthesis, s process
Abstract: 73Ge(n,γ) cross sections were measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN up to neutron energies of 300 keV, providing for the first time experimental data above 8 keV. Results indicate that the stellar cross section at kT=30 keV is 1.5 to 1.7 times higher than most theoretical predictions. The new cross sections result in a substantial decrease of 73Ge produced in stars, which would explain the low isotopic abundance of 73Ge in the solar system.
Published: 2019

6. Measurement and analysis of the 241Am neutron capture cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Mendoza, E., Bosnar, Damir, and Žugec, Petar
Subjects: PRIRODNE ZNANOSTI. Fizika, Total Absorption Calorimeter, 241Am, n_TOF, 241Am, neutron capture, n_TOF, Total Absorption Calorimeter, NATURAL SCIENCES. Physics, neutron capture
Abstract: The 241Am(n, γ) cross section has been measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN with the n_TOF BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter in the energy range between 0.2 eV and 10 keV. Our results are analyzed as resolved resonances up to 700 eV, allowing a more detailed description of the cross section than in the current evaluations, which contain resolved resonances only up to 150–160 eV. The cross section in the unresolved resonance region is perfectly consistent with the predictions based on the average resonance parameters deduced from the resolved resonances, thus obtaining a consistent description of the cross section in the full neutron energy range under study. Below 20 eV, our results are in reasonable agreement with JEFF-3.2 as well as with the most recent direct measurements of the resonance integral, and differ up to 20–30% with other experimental data. Between 20 eV and 1 keV, the disagreement with other experimental data and evaluations gradually decreases, in general, with the neutron energy. Above 1 keV, we find compatible results with previously existing values.
Published: 2018
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7. Measurement of the 244Cm and 246Cm neutron-induced capture cross sections at the n_TOF facility.

Author: Alcayne, V., Kimura, A., Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Martínez, T., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Becčvář, F., Bellia, G., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Busso, M., Caamaño, M., and Caballero-Ontanaya, L.
Subjects: CURIUM, NEUTRON capture, NUCLEAR cross sections, NUCLEAR reactors, NUCLEAR physics experiments
Abstract: The neutron capture reactions of the 244Cm and 246Cm isotopes open the path for the formation of heavier Cm isotopes and heavier elements such as Bk and Cf in a nuclear reactor. In addition, both isotopes belong to the minor actinides with a large contribution to the decay heat and to the neutron emission in irradiated fuels. There are only two previous 244Cm and 246Cm capture cross section measurements: one in 1969 using a nuclear explosion [1] and the most recent data measured at J-PARC in 2010 [2]. The data for both isotopes are very scarce due to the difficulties in performing the measurements: high intrinsic activity of the samples and limited facilities capable of providing isotopically enriched samples. We have measured both neutron capture cross sections at the n_TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR-2) with three C6 D6 detectors and also at Area 1 (EAR-1) with the TAC. Preliminary results assessing the quality and limitations (back-ground subtraction, measurement technique and counting statistics) of this new experimental datasets are presented and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2019
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8. Experimental neutron capture data of 58Ni from the CERN n_TOF facility

Author: 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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9. 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

10. Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the fissile isotope 235U with the CERN n_TOF total absorption calorimeter and a fission tagging based on micromegas detectors.

Author: Balibrea-Correa, J., Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Krtička, M., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Carrapiço, C., and Cerutti, F.
Subjects: *NEUTRON capture, *NEUTRON cross sections, *ISOTOPES, *CALORIMETERS, *NUCLEAR energy
Abstract: The accuracy on neutron capture cross section of fissile isotopes must be improved for the design of future nuclear systems such as Gen-IV reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems. The High Priority Request List of the Nuclear Energy Agency, which lists the most important nuclear data requirements, includes also the neutron capture cross sections of fissile isotopes such as 233,235U and 239,241Pu. A specific experimental setup has been used at the CERN n_TOF facility for the measurement of the neutron capture cross section of 235U by a set of micromegas fission detectors placed inside a segmented BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2017
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11. Measurement of the 241Am neutron capture cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN.

Author: Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Altstadt, S., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Balibrea, J., Bécares, V., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Berthier, B., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., and Carrapiço, C.
Subjects: *AMERICIUM, *NEUTRON capture, *NEUTRON cross sections, *ACTINIDE elements, *NUCLEAR reactors
Abstract: New neutron cross section measurements of minor actinides have been performed recently in order to reduce the uncertainties in the evaluated data, which is important for the design of advanced nuclear reactors and, in particular, for determining their performance in the transmutation of nuclear waste. We have measured the 241Am(n,γ) cross section at the n TOF facility between 0.2 eV and 10 keV with a BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter, and the analysis of the measurement has been recently concluded. Our results are in reasonable agreement below 20 eV with the ones published by C. Lampoudis et al. in 2013, who reported a 22% larger capture cross section up to 110 eV compared to experimental and evaluated data published before. Our results also indicate that the 241Am(n,γ) cross section is underestimated in the present evaluated libraries between 20 eV and 2 keV by 25%, on average, and up to 35% for certain evaluations and energy ranges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2017
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12. Neutron capture cross section of unstable 63Ni: implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

Author: Lederer, C., Massimi, C., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Be cv a r, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, Damir, Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapi co, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cort es, G., Cort es-Giraldo, M.A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Dressler, R., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., Garc ia, A.R., Giubrone, G., G omez-Hornillos, E., Gon calves, I.F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Jenkins, D.K., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Karadimos, D., Kivel, N., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Korschinek, G., Krti cka, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Leeb, H., Leong, L.S., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Mart nez, T., Mastinu, P.F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondelaers, 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., Schumann, D., 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., Weis , C., Wright, T.J., Žugec, Petar, C. Lederer, C. Massimi, S. Altstadt, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Barbagallo, V. Bécare, F. Bečvář, F. Belloni, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowe, V. Boccone, D. Bosnar, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, C. Carrapiço, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, M. Chin, N. Colonna, G. Corté, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Duran, R. Dressler, N. Dzysiuk, C. Eleftheriadi, A. Ferrari, K. Fraval, S. Ganesan, A. R. García, G. Giubrone, M. B. Gómez-Hornillo, I. F. Gonçalve, E. González-Romero, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, P. Gurusamy, D. G. Jenkin, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Käppeler, D. Karadimo, N. Kivel, P. Koehler, M. Kokkori, G. Korschinek, M. Krtička, J. Kroll, C. Langer, H. Leeb, L. S. Leong, R. Losito, A. Manouso, J. Marganiec, T. Martínez, P. F. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, M. Meaze, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, M. Mirea, W. Mondelaer, 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, D. Schumann, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, D. Tarrío, 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. Weiß, T. J. Wright, P. Žugec, 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, nTOF, and 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)
Subjects: NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, radiative caputre, resonance reactions, neutron, s-process (nuclear astrophyiscs), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), NEUTRON CAPTURE, CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENTS, Nuclear Experiment, S-PROCESS, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR), Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract: The $^{63}$Ni($n, \gamma$) cross section has been measured for the first time at the neutron time-of-flight facility n\_TOF at CERN from thermal neutron energies up to 200 keV. In total, capture kernels of 12 (new) resonances were determined. Maxwellian Averaged Cross Sections were calculated for thermal energies from kT = 5 keV to 100 keV with uncertainties around 20%. Stellar model calculations for a 25 M$_\odot$ star show that the new data have a significant effect on the $s$-process production of $^{63}$Cu, $^{64}$Ni, and $^{64}$Zn in massive stars, allowing stronger constraints on the Cu yields from explosive nucleosynthesis in the subsequent supernova. The Ni63(n,γ) cross section has been measured for the first time at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN from thermal neutron energies up to 200 keV. In total, capture kernels of 12 (new) resonances were determined. Maxwellian averaged cross sections were calculated for thermal energies from kT=5–100 keV with uncertainties around 20%. Stellar model calculations for a 25M⊙ star show that the new data have a significant effect on the s-process production of Cu63, Ni64, and Zn64 in massive stars, allowing stronger constraints on the Cu yields from explosive nucleosynthesis in the subsequent supernova. The $^{63}$Ni($n, \gamma$) cross section has been measured for the first time at the neutron time-of-flight facility n\_TOF at CERN from thermal neutron energies up to 200 keV. In total, capture kernels of 12 (new) resonances were determined. Maxwellian Averaged Cross Sections were calculated for thermal energies from kT = 5 keV to 100 keV with uncertainties around 20%. Stellar model calculations for a 25 M$_\odot$ star show that the new data have a significant effect on the $s$-process production of $^{63}$Cu, $^{64}$Ni, and $^{64}$Zn in massive stars, allowing stronger constraints on the Cu yields from explosive nucleosynthesis in the subsequent supernova.
Published: 2013
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13. Improved Neutron Capture Cross Section Measurements with the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter

Author: Mendoza, E., Becares, V., Casado, A., Cano-Ott, D., Fernandez-Ordonez, M., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Martinez, T., Vidriales, J. J., Andrzejewski, J., Marganiec, J., Perkowski, J., Audouin, L., Berthier, B., Tassan-Got, L., Avrigeanu, V., Mirea, M., Becvar, F., Krticka, M., Belloni, F., Milazzo, P. M., Berthoumieux, E., Gunsing, F., Calvino, F., Cortes, G., Gomez-Hornillos, M. B., Andriamonje, S., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Ferrari, A., Kadi, Y., Lebbos, E., Losito, H., Vlachoudis, V., Carrapico, C., Goncalves, I. F., Saarmento, H., Vaz, P., Colonna, N., Marrone, S., Moinul, M., Tagliente, G., Variale, V., Dillmann, I., Domingo-Pardo, C., Heil, M., Duran, I., Paradela, C., Tarrio, D., Ganesan, S., Giubrone, G., Tain, J. L., Gramegna, F., Mastinu, P. F., Harrisopulos, S., Ioannides, K., Karadimos, D., Jericha, E., Leeb, H., Weiss, C., Kappeler, F., Lederer, C., Pavlik, A., Wallner, A., Lozano, M., Prena, J., Quesada, J. M., Massimi, C., Vannini, G., Mengoni, A., Ventura, A., Mosconi, M., Nolte, R., Vlastou, R., and n TOF Collaboration
Subjects: cross section, background, monte carlo, shielding, simulation, nuclear data, neutron, gamma ray, time of flight, calorimeter, n_tof, nd2010, total absorption, neutron capture
Abstract: The n_TOF collaboration operates a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) [1] for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples. The results obtained with the TAC have led to a substantial improvement of the capture cross sections of (237)Np and (240)Pu [2]. The experience acquired during the first measurements has allowed us to optimize the performance of the TAC and to improve the capture signal to background ratio, thus opening the way to more complex and demanding measurements on rare radioactive materials. The new design has been reached by a series of detailed Monte Carlo simulations of complete experiments and dedicated test measurements. The new capture setup will be presented and the main achievements highlighted. Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Published: 2011

14. Neutron Capture Measurements on Minor Actinides at the n_TOF Facility at CERN: Past, Present and Future

Author: 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., Griesayer, E., Capote, R., Lozano, M., Quesada, J., Mengoni, A., De Albornoz, A. C., Maroues, L., Salgado, J., Tavora, L., Vaz, P., Cennini, P., Dahlfors, M., Ferrari, A., Gramegna, F., Herrera-Martinez, A., Mastinu, P., Praena, J., Sarchiapone, L., Wiendler, H., Chepel, V., Ferreira-Marques, R., Goncalves, I., 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., O'Brien, S., Wiescher, M., Dillman, I., Heil, M., Kappeler, F., Mosconi, M., Plag, R., Voss, 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., and n TOF Collaboration
Subjects: nuclear waste, ads, cross section, actinides, plutonium, tac, generation iv, total absorption calorimeter, transmutation, nuclear data, nuclear energy, americium, uranium, accelerator driven system, n_tof, barium fluoride, nuclear reactor, neutron capture
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 studies and reports [1-3] have identified the need for substantially improving the accuracy of neutron cross-section data for minor actinides. The n_TOF collaboration has initiated an ambitious experimental 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 C(6)D(6) detectors for the less radioactive materials. Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Published: 2011

15. Study of Photon Strength Function of Actinides: the Case of (235)U, (238)Np and (241)Pu

Author: Guerrero, C., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Ano-Ott, D. C., Martinez, T., Mendoza, E., Villamarin, D., Colonna, N., Meaze, M. H., Marrone, S., Tagliente, G., Terlizzi, R., Belloni, F., Abbondanno, U., Fujii, K., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Aerts, G., Berthoumieux, E., Dridi, W., Gunsing, F., Pancin, J., Perrot, L., Plukis, A., Alvarez, H., Duran, I., Paradela, C., Andriamonje, S., Calviani, M., Chiaveri, E., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Kadi, Y., Vicente, M. C., 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., Capote, R., De Albornoz, A. C., 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., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Neves, F., Cortes, G., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Couture, A., Cox, J., O'Brien, S., Wiescher, M., Dillman, I., Kappeler, F., Mosconi, M., Plag, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wisshak, K., Dolfini, R., Rubbia, C., Domingo-Pardo, C., Tain, J. L., Eleftheriadis, C., Savvidis, I., Frais-Koelbl, H., Griesmayer, E., Furman, W., Konovalov, V., Goverdovski, A., Ketlerov, V., Haas, B., Haight, R., Reifarth, R., Heil, M., Igashira, M., Koehler, P., Kossionides, E., Lampoudis, C., Lozano, M., Quesada, J., Massimi, C., Vannini, G., Mengoni, A., Oshima, M., Papadopoulos, C., Vlastou, R., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Plompen, A., Rullhusen, P., Rauscher, T., Rosetti, M., Ventura, A., and N TOF Collaboration
Subjects: pygmy, parameter, resonance, photon/gamma strength functions, spectra, nuclei, scissor mode, n_tof, tac, total absorption calorimeter, systematics, neutron capture
Abstract: The decay from excited levels in medium and heavy nuclei can be described in a statistical approach by means of Photon Strength Functions and Level Density distributions. The study of electromagnetic cascades following neutron capture based on the use of high efficiency detectors has been shown to be well suited for probing the properties of the Photon Strength Function of heavy (high level density) and/or radioactive (high background) nuclei. In this work we have investigated for the first time the validity of the recommended PSF of actinides, in particular (235)U, (238)Np and (241)Pu. Our study includes the search for resonance structures in the PSF below S(n) and draws conclusions regarding their existence and their characteristics in terms of energy, width and electromagnetic nature. Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Published: 2011

16. THE Am-243 NEUTRON CAPTURE MEASUREMENT AT THE n_TOF FACILITY.

Author: MENDOZA, E., CANO-OTT, D., GUERREROa, C., ÁLVAREZ-VELARDE, F., GARCÍA-RÍOS, A., GONZÁLEZ-ROMERO, E., MARTÍNEZ, T., VILLAMARIN, D., KADI, Y., COLONNA, N., MARRONE, S., MEAZE, M. H., TAGLIENTE, G., TERLIZZI, R., ABBONDANNO, U., BELLONI, F., FUJII, K., MILAZZO, P. M., MOREAU, C., and ANDRIAMONJE, S.
Subjects: NEUTRON capture, NEUTRON measurement, AMERICIUM isotopes, NUCLEAR facilities, NUCLEAR cross sections, ELECTROMAGNETIC measurements
Published: 2013

17. The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter response to γ-ray cascades following neutron capture in minor actinides.

Author: Guerrero, C., Cano-Ott, D., Mendoza, E., and Taín, J. L.
Subjects: GAMMA rays, NEUTRON capture, ACTINIDE elements, MASS attenuation coefficients, NUCLEAR physics, NUCLEAR excitation, PHOTONS
Abstract: Neutron capture cross sections of minor actinides are measured at n_TOF using the segmented Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC), a 4π detector made of 40 BaF2 crystals. As well as these measurements, the experimental data regarding the detection of the prompt γ-ray cascades (crystal multiplicity and deposited energy) provide valuable information about the de-excitation mechanism of the compound nucleus. In this work we have used this source of information to perform a preliminary study on the Photon Strength Functions of some minor actinides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2009
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18. Measurement of ⁷³Ge(n,γ) cross sections and implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

Author: Lederer-Woods, C., Battino, U., Ferreira, P., Gawlik, A., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Heinitz, S., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Mengoni, A., Reifarth, R., Tattersall, A., Valenta, S., Weiss, C., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Barros, S., Bečvář, F., Beinrucker, C., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L.A., Deo, K., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Finocchiaro, P., Frost, R.J.W., Furman, V., Göbel, K., García, A.R., Gheorghe, I., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I.F., González-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Griesmayer, E., Harada, H., Heftrich, T., Hernández-Prieto, A., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D.G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Katabuchi, T., Kavrigin, P., Ketlerov, V., Khryachkov, V., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Leeb, H., Licata, M., Lo Meo, S., Losito, R., Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P.M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Montesano, S., Musumarra, A., Nolte, R., Palomo-Pinto, F.R., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, J.I., Praena, J., Quesada, J.M., Rauscher, T., Riego-Perez, A., Robles, M., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A.G., Stamatopoulos, A., Suryanarayana, S.V., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weigand, M., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Neutron capture, 13. Climate action, Germanium, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, n_TOF, Nuclear Experiment, 7. Clean energy, Nucleosynthesis, s process
Abstract: 73Ge(n,γ) cross sections were measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN up to neutron energies of 300 keV, providing for the first time experimental data above 8 keV. Results indicate that the stellar cross section at kT=30 keV is 1.5 to 1.7 times higher than most theoretical predictions. The new cross sections result in a substantial decrease of 73Ge produced in stars, which would explain the low isotopic abundance of 73Ge in the solar system.

19. Measurement and analysis of the 241Am neutron capture cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN.

Author: Mendoza, E.
Subjects: *NEUTRON capture, *NUCLEAR cross sections, *NEUTRON temperature
Abstract: The 241Am(n,γ) cross section has been measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN with the n_TOF BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter in the energy range between 0.2 eV and 10 keV. Our results are analyzed as resolved resonances up to 700 eV, allowing a more detailed description of the cross section than in the current evaluations, which contain resolved resonances only up to 150-160 eV. The cross section in the unresolved resonance region is perfectly consistent with the predictions based on the average resonance parameters deduced from the resolved resonances, thus obtaining a consistent description of the cross section in the full neutron energy range under study. Below 20 eV, our results are in reasonable agreement with JEFF-3.2 as well as with the most recent direct measurements of the resonance integral, and differ up to 20-30% with other experimental data. Between 20 eV and 1 keV, the disagreement with other experimental data and evaluations gradually decreases, in general, with the neutron energy. Above 1 keV, we find compatible results with previously existing values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2018
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20. Multi-section fission ionization chamber for measurement of [formula omitted] reaction in fission tagging method.

Author: Perkowski, J., Alcayne, V., Andrzejewski, J., Cano-Ott, D., Gawlik-Ramięga, A., Mendoza, E., Sánchez-Caballero, A., Sibbens, G., Vanleeuw, D., Aberle, O., Altieri, S., Amaducci, S., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Correa, J. Balibrea, Beltrami, C., Bennett, S., Bernardes, A.P., Berthoumieux, E., and Beyer, R.
Subjects: *IONIZATION chambers, *FISSION counters, *FAST reactors, *MIXED oxide fuels (Nuclear engineering), *GAMMA rays, *NEUTRON capture
Abstract: The 239 P u (n , γ) reaction cross section is very important for operation of both thermal and fast reactors, when loaded with MOX fuels. According to the NEA/OECD High Priority Request List the precision of cross section data for this reaction should be improved. The cross section of (n , f) reaction is much higher compared to (n , γ) for this isotope. In such conditions the fission tagging technique could be applied to identify the fission background. In the past, this technique was successfully used for capture measurements at the n_TOF facility at CERN. The multi-section fission ionization chamber was constructed and used in the combination with Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) for detecting gamma rays for the precise measurement of 239 P u (n , γ) reaction cross section at the n_TOF facility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2024
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21. Correction of dead-time and pile-up in a detector array for constant and rapidly varying counting rates.

Author: Guerrero, C., Cano-Ott, D., Mendoza, E., and Wright, T.
Subjects: *STATISTICAL correlation, *NEUTRON capture, *COINCIDENCE circuits, *ABSORPTION, *CALORIMETERS, *CHEMICAL reactions
Abstract: The effect of dead-time and pile-up in counting experiments may become a significant source of uncertainty if not properly taken into account. Although analytical solutions to this problem have been proposed for simple set-ups with one or two detectors, these are limited when it comes to arrays where time correlation between the detector modules is used, and also in situations of variable counting rates. In this paper we describe the dead-time and pile-up corrections applied to the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC), a 4 π γ-ray detector made of 40 BaF 2 modules operating at the CERN n_TOF facility. Our method is based on the simulation of the complete signal detection and event reconstruction processes and can be applied as well in the case of rapidly varying counting rates. The method is discussed in detail and then we present its successful application to the particular case of the measurement of 238 U(n, γ ) reactions with the TAC detector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2015
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22. A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes

Author: D. Macina, A. Musumarra, K. Göbel, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, E. Mendoza, A. Oprea, I. Knapova, N. V. Sosnin, T. Wright, J. Heyse, Rene Reifarth, N. Kivel, R. Nolte, L. Cosentino, J. Marganiec, P. F. Mastinu, P. Vaz, F. Bečvář, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, M. Aiche, I. Duran, Stefan Kopecky, A. Saxena, A. Kimura, Alberto Ventura, G. Vannini, S. Valenta, Nicola Colonna, M. Kokkoris, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, P. M. Milazzo, R. Dressler, P. Kavrigin, E. Dupont, Carlos Guerrero, G. Sibbens, M. Mastromarco, Marco Calviani, B. Laurent, E. González-Romero, P. Ferreira, Mario Barbagallo, L. Audouin, M. Krtička, A. Pavlik, A. G. Smith, J. Billowes, D. Schumann, E. Griesmayer, Anton Wallner, Alexandru Negret, G. Cortes, C. Domingo-Pardo, G. Tagliente, M. Bacak, L. A. Damone, F. Käppeler, J. Balibrea, Philip Woods, O. Aberle, D. Vanleeuw, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, F. Calviño, H. Leeb, E. A. Maugeri, A. Kalamara, T. Martinez, C. Weiss, R. Vlastou, Olivier Serot, Carlo Rubbia, V. Vlachoudis, J. Perkowski, M. Diakaki, D. Radeck, Alfredo Ferrari, E. Berthoumieux, Stephan Richter, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Warren, F. Gunsing, A. Masi, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, A. Manna, Hideo Harada, Deniz Kurtulgil, V. Variale, D. G. Jenkins, Y. H. Chen, Cristian Massimi, P. V. Sedyshev, G. Belier, S. Heinitz, V. Furman, A. Stamatopoulos, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, A. S. Brown, A. Casanovas, C. Lederer, E. Jericha, T. Glodariu, Paolo Finocchiaro, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, A. Moens, J. A. Ryan, S. Amaducci, Simone Gilardoni, R. Cardella, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, M. Caamaño, F. Cerutti, B. Fernández-Domínguez, J. L. Tain, J. Taieb, L. Mathieu, E. Leal-Cidoncha, A. Gawlik, Thomas Rauscher, A. R. García, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, Ignacio Porras, J. Lerendegui-Marco, I. F. Gonçalves, N. Patronis, Alberto Mengoni, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, 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), Direction des Applications Militaires (DAM), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire) (CEA-DES (ex-DEN)), 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), Bacak, M., Aiche, M., Belier, G., Berthoumieux, E., Diakaki, M., Dupont, E., Gunsing, F., Heyse, J., Kopecky, S., Laurent, B., Leeb, H., Mathieu, L., Moens, A., Richter, S., Schillebeeckx, P., Serot, O., Sibbens, G., Taieb, J., Vanleeuw, D., Vlachoudis, V., Aberle, O., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Becvar, F., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Caamano, M., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L. A., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Duran, I., Fernandez-Dominguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Gobel, K., Garcia, A. R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kalamara, A., Kavrigin, P., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Lo Meo, S., Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J. A., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarifeno-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weiss, C., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., Zugec, P., 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), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Nuclear i de les Radiacions Ionitzants, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Bacak M., Aiche M., Belier G., Berthoumieux E., Diakaki M., Dupont E., Gunsing F., Heyse J., Kopecky S., Laurent B., Leeb H., Mathieu L., Moens A., Richter S., Schillebeeckx P., Serot O., Sibbens G., Taieb J., Vanleeuw D., Vlachoudis V., Aberle O., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Becvar F., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamano M., Calvino F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortes G., Cortes-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Duran I., Fernandez-Dominguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Gobel K., Garcia A.R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Goncalves I.F., Gonzalez-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Harada H., Heinitz S., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Kappeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Krticka M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S.J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martinez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E.A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabate-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A.G., Sosnin N.V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeno-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Zugec P.
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Fission, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Theory, Física::Física de partícules [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Nuclear physics, Context (language use), Neutrons--Captura, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Neutrons--Capture, 0103 physical sciences, Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters, 233 U, ddc:530, n_TOF, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Physics, [PHYS]Physics [physics], Fission detector, 233U, Time-of-flight, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Fissile material, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Neutron radiation, Fast fission, NATURAL SCIENCES. Physics, Calorimeter, PRIRODNE ZNANOSTI. Fizika, Neutron capture, 13. Climate action, Física nuclear, Other
Abstract: In the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections of fissile isotopes, the fission channel is a source of background which can be removed efficiently using the so-called fission-tagging or fission-veto technique. For this purpose a new compact and fast fission chamber has been developed. The design criteria and technical description of the chamber are given within the context of a measurement of the 233U(n, ��) cross-section at the n_TOF facility at CERN, where it was coupled to the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter. For this measurement the fission detector was optimized for time resolution, minimization of material in the neutron beam and for alpha-fission discrimination. The performance of the fission chamber and its application as a fission tagging detector are discussed., This work was partially supported by the French NEEDS/NACRE Project and by the European Commission within HORIZON2020 via the EURATOM Project EUFRAT.
Published: 2020
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23. Review and new concepts for neutron-capture measurements of astrophysical interest

Author: M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Kimura, A. Segarr, J. Lerendegui-Marco, M. Krtička, T. Martinez, M. Busso, M. Mastromarco, L. Caballero, J. L. Tain, G. Tagliente, Mario Barbagallo, Z. Eleme, D. Schumann, I. Knapova, S. Bennett, B. Fernandez-Domingez, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, P. Sprung, A. Masi, F. Ogallar, A. Saxena, F. Gunsing, V. Michalopoulou, J. Heyse, A. Stamatopoulos, N. Patronis, A. Casanovas, D. G. Jenkins, Alberto Ventura, E. Jericha, E. Berthoumieux, Javier Praena, B. Thomas, A. Negret, Cristian Massimi, Alberto Mengoni, I. Ferro-Goncalves, P. J. Davies, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, C. Rubbia, P. M. Milazzo, Paolo Finocchiaro, G. Cortes, D. R. Doval, E. Mendoza, S. Urlass, Alfredo Ferrari, J. Balibrea-Correa, J. Moreno-Soto, D. Rochman, L. Cosentino, N. V. Sosnin, A. Mazzone, M. Kokkoris, E. Maugeri, P. F. Mastinua, A. Oprea, Rene Reifarth, C. Petrone, Claudia Lederer-Woods, V. Variale, Arnd R. Junghans, P. Torres-Sanchez, A. Sekhar, M. Diakaki, U. Jiri, F. Mingrone, S. Amaducci, M. Bacak, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, Deniz Kurtulgil, J. Andrzejewski, M. Caamaño, E. Chiaveri, V. Babiano-Suarez, D. Cano-Ott, D. Macina, F. Cerutti, V. Vlachoudis, I. Ladarescu, L. Audouin, Carlos Guerrero, L. Piersanti, A. Pavlik, A. S. Brown, R. Garg, C. Domingo-Pardo, E. González-Romero, I. Porras, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, M. T. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, O. Aberle, V. Furman, Y. Kopatch, A. Tsinganis, Simone Gilardoni, F. Calviño, E. Pirovano, Nicola Colonna, J. Perkowski, E. Dupont, M. A. Millán-Callado, K. Göbel, S. Cristallo, T. Wright, Diego Vescovi, F. Käppeler, A. Musumarra, R. Vlastou, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, A. Manna, Q. Ducasse, S. Valenta, P. Zugec, Marco Calviani, A. G. Smith, M. Dietz, Philip Woods, Anton Wallner, P. Schillebeeckx, A. Gawlik, L. A. Damone, I. Duran, R. Dressler, V. Alcayne, 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, 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), Domingo-Pardo, C., Babiano-Suarez, V., Balibrea-Correa, J., Caballero, L., Ladarescu, I., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Tain, J. L., Calvino, F., Casanovas, A., Segarr, A., Tarifeno-Saldivia, A. E., Guerrero, C., Millan-Callado, M. A., Quesada, J. M., Rodriguez-Gonzalez, M. T., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Bennett, S., Berthoumieux, E., Bosnar, D., Brown, A. S., Busso, M., Caamano, M., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G. P., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Davies, P. J., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dressler, R., Ducasse, Q., Dupont, E., Duran, I., Eleme, Z., Fernandez-Domingez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferro-Goncalves, I., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Garg, R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Gobel, K., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Gunsing, F., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Jiri, U., Junghans, A., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Kimura, A., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krticka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Lederer-Woods, C., Lonsdale, S. -J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Martinez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinua, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Moreno-Soto, J., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Ogallar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Petrone, C., Piersanti, L., Pirovano, E., Porras, I., Praena, J., Doval, D. R., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Rubbia, C., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sekhar, A., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N., Sprung, P., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tassan-Got, L., Thomas, B., Torres-Sanchez, P., Tsinganis, A., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T. J., Zugec, P., Domingo-Pardo C., Babiano-Suarez V., Balibrea-Correa J., Caballero L., Ladarescu I., Lerendegui-Marco J., Tain J.L., Calvino F., Casanovas A., Segarr A., Tarifeno-Saldivia A.E., Guerrero C., Millan-Callado M.A., Quesada J.M., Rodriguez-Gonzalez M.T., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A.S., Busso M., Caamano M., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortes G.P., Cortes-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L.A., Davies P.J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Duran I., Eleme Z., Fernandez-Domingez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Goncalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Gobel K., Gonzalez-Romero E., Gunsing F., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kappeler F., Kimura A., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krticka M., Kurtulgil D., Lederer-Woods C., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martinez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinua P.F., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J., Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogallar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Doval D.R., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabate-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A.G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tassan-Got L., Thomas B., Torres-Sanchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P.J., Wright T.J., and Zugec P.
Subjects: History, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Measure (physics), FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Education, Nuclear physics, Nucleosynthesis, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, 14. Life underwater, Instrumentation (computer programming), [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Detectors and Experimental Techniques, 010306 general physics, physics.ins-det, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Stellar evolution, Physics, neutron capture, detector, TOF, Detector, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Computer Science Applications, Progressive refinement, Neutron capture, astrophysics, neutron capture, neutron time of flight, n_TOF
Abstract: The idea of slow-neutron capture nucleosynthesis formulated in 1957 triggered a tremendous experimental effort in different laboratories worldwide to measure the relevant nuclear physics input quantities, namely (n, γ) cross sections over the stellar temperature range (from few eV up to several hundred keV) for most of the isotopes involved from Fe up to Bi. A brief historical review focused on total energy detectors will be presented to illustrate how advances in instrumentation have led to the assessment of new aspects of s-process nucleosynthesis and to the progressive refinement of stellar models. A summary will be presented on current efforts to develop new detection concepts, such as the Total-Energy Detector with γ-ray imaging capability (i-TED). The latter is based on the simultaneous combination of Compton imaging with neutron time-of-flight (TOF) techniques, in order to achieve a superior level of sensitivity and selectivity in the measurement of stellar neutron capture rates., European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (ERC Consolidator Grant project HYMNS) 681740, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Spanish Government FPA2014-52823-C2-1-P FPA2017-83946-C2-1-P, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) PIE-201750I26, Program Severo Ochoa SEV-2014-0398
Published: 2020
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24. Pushing the high count rate limits of scintillation detectors for challenging neutron-capture experiments.

Author: Balibrea-Correa, J., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Babiano-Suarez, V., Domingo-Pardo, C., Ladarescu, I., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Fuente-Rosales, G. de la, Alcayne, V., Cano-Ott, D., González-Romero, E., Martínez, T., Mendoza, E., de Rada, A. Pérez, del Olmo, J. Plaza, Sánchez-Caballero, A., Casanovas, A., Calviño, F., Valenta, S., Aberle, O., and Altieri, S.
Subjects: *SCINTILLATION counters, *NEUTRON capture, *MONTE Carlo method, *NEUTRON measurement
Abstract: One of the critical aspects for the accurate determination of neutron capture cross sections when combining time-of-flight and total energy detector techniques is the characterization and control of systematic uncertainties associated to the measuring devices. In this work we explore the most conspicuous effects associated to harsh count rate conditions: dead-time and pile-up effects. Both effects, when not properly treated, can lead to large systematic uncertainties and bias in the determination of neutron cross sections. In the majority of neutron capture measurements carried out at the CERN n_TOF facility, the detectors of choice are the C 6 D 6 liquid-based either in form of large-volume cells or recently commissioned sTED detector array, consisting of much smaller-volume modules. To account for the aforementioned effects, we introduce a Monte Carlo model for these detectors mimicking harsh count rate conditions similar to those happening at the CERN n_TOF 20 m flight path vertical measuring station. The model parameters are extracted by comparison with the experimental data taken at the same facility during 2022 experimental campaign. We propose a novel methodology to consider both, dead-time and pile-up effects simultaneously for these fast detectors and check the applicability to experimental data from 197Au(n , γ), including the saturated 4.9 eV resonance which is an important component of normalization for neutron cross section measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2024
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25. Monte Carlo simulation of the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter.

Author: Guerrero, C., Cano-Ott, D., Mendoza, E., Taín, J.L., Algora, A., Berthoumieux, E., Colonna, N., Domingo-Pardo, C., González-Romero, E., Heil, M., Jordán, D., Käppeler, F., Lampoudis, C., Martínez, T., Massimi, C., and Plag, R.
Subjects: *MONTE Carlo method, *TIME-of-flight measurements, *MASS attenuation coefficients, *NEUTRON capture, *NUCLEAR reactor design & construction
Abstract: Abstract: The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) is a BaF2 segmented detector used at CERN for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of importance for the design of advanced nuclear reactors. This work presents the simulation code that has been developed in GEANT4 for the accurate determination of the detection efficiency of the TAC for neutron capture events. The code allows to calculate the efficiency of the TAC for every neutron capture state, as a function of energy, crystal multiplicity, and counting rate. The code includes all instrumental effects such as the single crystal detection threshold and energy resolution, finite size of the coincidence time window, and signal pile-up. The results from the simulation have been validated with experimental data for a large set of electromagnetic de-excitation patterns: of well known calibration sources, neutron capture reactions in light nuclei with well known level schemes like natTi, reference samples used in () measurements like 197Au and experimental data from an actinide sample like 240Pu. The systematic uncertainty in the determination of the detection efficiency has been estimated for all the cases. As a representative example, the accuracy reached for the case of 197Au() ranges between 0.5% and 2%, depending on the experimental and analysis conditions. Such a value matches the high accuracy required for the nuclear cross-section data needed in advanced reactor design. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Published: 2012
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26. Neutron capture measurement at the n TOF facility of the 204Tl and 205Tl s-process branching points

Author: Luis Caballero, V. Michalopoulou, S. Urlass, Maurizio Busso, I. Duran, A. Masi, E. Mendoza, D. Macina, Carlos Guerrero, R. Garg, A. S. Brown, A. Musumarra, Claudia Lederer-Woods, D. G. Jenkins, G. Cortes, Peter Schillebeeckx, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, U Koester, Deniz Kurtulgil, E. Dupont, I. Ferro-Gonçalves, M. Kokkoris, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, Ignacio Porras, L. Cosentino, A. Kimura, B. Fernández-Domíngez, P. M. Milazzo, M. Mastromarco, F. Mingrone, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, D. Bosnar, Y. Kopatch, P. J. Woods, G. Vannini, S. Bennett, J Balibrea, J. Lerendegui-Marco, J. Andrzejewski, Massimo Barbagallo, S. Amaducci, A. Stamatopoulos, F. Ogállar, N. Patronis, A. K. Saxena, A. Oprea, M. Caamaño, E. Jericha, I. Knapova, Paolo Finocchiaro, Anton Wallner, Z. Eleme, Arnaud Ferrari, G. Tagliente, V. Vlachoudis, D. Ramos Doval, B. Thomas, P. Vaz, Dorothea Schumann, Alberto Mengoni, I. Ladarescu, Alberto Ventura, L. A. Damone, P. J. Davies, O. Aberle, V. Variale, Dimitri Rochman, Arnd R. Junghans, M. A. Millán-Callado, A. Casanovas, V. Alcayne, Rene Reifarth, A. Gawlik, S. Heinitz, C. Petrone, F. Gunsing, Diego Vescovi, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, Cristian Massimi, Y. Kadi, E. González-Romero, Sergio Cristallo, S. Valenta, Marco Calviani, A. G. Smith, P. Torres-Sánchez, M. Dietz, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, J. Moreno-Soto, D. Cano-Ott, A. Sekhar, M. Diakaki, M. Krtička, T. Martinez, E. Chiaveri, P. F. Mastinu, Kathrin Göbel, Jan Heyse, L. Audouin, M. Bacak, Rugard Dressler, A. Tsinganis, Luciano Piersanti, Nicola Colonna, N. V. Sosnin, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, P. Sprung, E. Pirovano, R. Vlastou, E. Berthoumieux, V. Furman, T. J. Wright, Simone Gilardoni, U. Jiri, F. Cerutti, F. Calviño, J. Perkowski, Javier Praena, Alexandru Negret, F. Käppeler, V. Babiano-Suarez, A. Manna, J. L. Tain, C. Rubbia, Q. Ducasse, Casanovas, A., Tarifeo-Saldivia, A. E., Domingo-Pardo, C., Calvio, F., Maugeri, E., Guerrero, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Dressler, R., Heinitz, S., Schumann, D., Tain, J. L., Quesada, J. M., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Bennett, S., Berthoumieux, E., Bosnar, D., Brown, A. S., Busso, M., Caamao, M., Caballero, L., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G. P., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Davies, P. J., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Ducasse, Q., Dupont, E., Durn, I., Eleme, Z., Fernndez-Domingez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferro-Goncalves, I., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Garg, R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Gobel, K., Gonzlez-Romero, E., Gunsing, F., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Jiri, U., Junghans, A., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Kimura, A., Knapov, I., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krticka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Ladarescu, I., Lederer-Woods, C., Lonsdale, S. -J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Martinez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Milln-Callado, M. A., Mingrone, F., Moreno-Soto, J., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Ogllar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Petrone, C., Piersanti, L., Pirovano, E., Porras, I., Praena, J., Ramos Doval, D., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Rubbia, C., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Sekhar, A., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N., Sprung, P., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tassan-Got, L., Thomas, B., Torres-Snchez, P., Tsinganis, A., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T. J., Zugec, P., Koester, U., 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, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), 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), ILL, Casanovas A., Tarifeo-Saldivia A.E., Domingo-Pardo C., Calvio F., Maugeri E., Guerrero C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Dressler R., Heinitz S., Schumann D., Tain J.L., Quesada J.M., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A.S., Busso M., Caamao M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortes G.P., Cortes-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L.A., Davies P.J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durn I., Eleme Z., Fernndez-Domingez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Goncalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Gobel K., Gonzlez-Romero E., Gunsing F., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kappeler F., Kimura A., Knapov I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krticka M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martinez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P.F., Mastromarco M., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P.M., Milln-Callado M.A., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J., Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogllar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Ramos Doval D., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabate-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Sekhar A., Smith A.G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tassan-Got L., Thomas B., Torres-Snchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P.J., Wright T.J., Zugec P., and Koester U.
Subjects: History, Electron density, Nuclear Theory, General Physics and Astronomy, Natural abundance, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 010502 geochemistry & geophysics, 01 natural sciences, Education, Nuclear physics, Nucleosynthesis, 0103 physical sciences, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, ddc:530, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, neutron physics, n_TOF, s process nucleosynthesis, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Physics, Isotope, Nuclear data, 204Tl, 205Tl, neutron capture, neutron time of flight, n_TOF, Computer Science Applications, Neutron capture, Isotopes of lead, s-process
Abstract: Neutron capture cross sections are one of the fundamental nuclear data in the study of the s (slow) process of nucleosynthesis. More interestingly, the competition between the capture and the decay rates in some unstable nuclei determines the local isotopic abundance pattern. Since decay rates are often sensible to temperature and electron density, the study of the nuclear properties of these nuclei can provide valuable constraints to the physical magnitudes of the nucleosynthesis stellar environment. Here we report on the capture cross section measurement of two thallium isotopes, 204Tl and 205Tl performed by the time-of-flight technique at the n TOF facility at CERN. At some particular stellar s-process environments, the decay of both nuclei is strongly enhanced, and determines decisively the abundance of two s-only isotopes of lead, 204Pb and 205Pb. The latter, as a long-lived radioactive nucleus, has potential use as a chronometer of the last s-process events that contributed to final solar isotopic abundances.
Published: 2020
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27. Characterization and First Test of an i-TED Prototype at CERN n_TOF

Author: Ralf Nolte, A. Kimura, L. A. Damone, Mario Barbagallo, Y. H. Chen, V. Bécares, D. Schumann, G. Cortes, I. Duran, R. Dressler, L. Cosentino, O. Aberle, A. Gawlik, K. Göbel, B. Fernández-Domíngez, Luis Caballero, Ignacio Porras, Rene Reifarth, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, Simone Gilardoni, C. Rubbia, Alfredo Ferrari, A. Oprea, P. Schillebeeckx, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, T. Wright, D. Macina, J. Heyse, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, M. Krtička, G. Bellia, M. Mastromarco, M. Kokkoris, Sergio Cristallo, Paolo Finocchiaro, V. Furman, F. Ogállar, A. Pavlik, T. Martinez, Z. Talip, G. Tagliente, C. Domingo-Pardo, D. Ramos Doval, Alexandru Negret, G. Vannini, Anton Wallner, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, F. Bečvář, A. Saxena, F. Käppeler, A. S. Brown, A. Masi, V. Babiano-Suarez, E. Mendoza, I. Ferro-Gon calves, D. G. Jenkins, A. Casanovas, J. Ulrich, P. J. Woods, Maurizio Busso, P. F. Mastinu, S. Valenta, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Manna, D. Radeck, N. Patronis, Francesca Matteucci, Marco Calviani, P. Vaz, E. Berthoumieux, M. Caamaño, A. G. Smith, S. Heinitz, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, M. Diakaki, Alberto Ventura, V. Variale, Dimitri Rochman, M. Dietz, F. Cerutti, Alberto Mengoni, J. Lerendegui-Marco, S. Amaducci, I. Ladarescu, J. Billowes, R. Vlastou, Damir Bosnar, N. V. Sosnin, Y. Kadi, J. L. Tain, A. Stamatopoulos, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, Niko Kivel, Z. Eleme, Carlos Guerrero, E. González-Romero, L. Audouin, V. Michalopoulou, V. Alcayne, S. Urlass, A. Musumarra, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Deniz Kurtulgil, A. Tsinganis, Luciano Piersanti, Nicola Colonna, E. Dupont, M. Bacak, T. Glodariu, Y. Kopatch, T. Rausher, F. Gunsing, Cristian Massimi, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, V. Vlachoudis, F. Calviño, P. M. Milazzo, J. Perkowski, 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, García-Ramos JE., Andrés M., Valera J., Moro A., Pérez-Bernal F., Babiano-Suarez V., Caballero L., Domingo-Pardo C., Ladarescu I., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Becares V., Becvar F., Bellia G., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A.S., Busso M., Caamano M., Calviani M., Calvino F., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortes G.P., Cortes-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dressler R., Dupont E., Duran I., Eleme Z., Fernandez-Domingez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gon calves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gobel K., Gonzalez-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Kadi Y., Kappeler F., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krticka M., Kurtulgil D., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martinez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P.F., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogallar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Radeck D., Ramos Doval D., Rausher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabate-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A.G., Sosnin N., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Talip Z., Tarifeno-Saldivia A.E., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P.J., Wright T.J., Zugec P., 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), Babiano-Suarez, V., Caballero, L., Domingo-Pardo, C., Ladarescu, I., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Bellia, G., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A. S., Busso, M., Caamano, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G. P., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Duran, I., Eleme, Z., Fernandez-Domingez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferro-Gon calves, I., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gobel, K., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krticka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Lederer-Woods, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Lo Meo, S., Lonsdale, S. -J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Martinez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Maugeri, E., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Ogallar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Piersanti, L., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Ramos Doval, D., Rausher, T., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Rubbia, C., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Talip, Z., Tarifeno-Saldivia, A. E., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Ulrich, J., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T. J., Zugec, P., García-Ramos, José-Enrique, Andrés, María V., Lay Valera, José A., Moro, Antonio M., and Pérez-Bernal, Francisco
Subjects: Physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Gamma ray, i-TED, n_TOF, characterization, Neutron radiation, Radiation, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, Nuclear physics, 03 medical and health sciences, Neutron capture, 0302 clinical medicine, Neutron cross section, Neutron, Gamma spectroscopy, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], iTED, n_TOF, neutron
Abstract: International audience; Neutron capture cross section measurements are of fundamental importance for the study of the slow process of neutron capture, so called s-process. This mechanism is responsible for the formation of most elements heavier than iron in the Universe. To this aim, installations and detectors have been developed, as total energy radiation C$_{6}$ D$_{6}$ detectors. However, these detectors can not distinguish between true capture gamma rays from the sample under study and neutron induced gamma rays produced in the surroundings of the setup. To improve this situation, we propose (Domingo Pardo in Nucl Instr Meth Phys Res A 825:78–86, 2016, [1]) the use of the Compton principle to select events produced in the sample and discard background events. This involves using detectors capable of resolving the interaction position of the gamma ray inside the detector itself, as well as a high energy resolution. These are the main features of i-TED, a total energy detector capable of gamma ray imaging. Such system is being developed at the “Gamma Spectroscopy and Neutrons Group” at IFIC ( http://webgamma.ific.uv.es/gamma/es/ , [2]), in the framework of the ERC-funded project HYMNS (High sensitivitY and Measurements of key stellar Nucleo-Synthesis reactions). This work summarizes first tests with neutron beam at CERN n $\_$ TOF.
Published: 2018
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28. First results of the 140Ce(n,γ)141Ce cross-section measurement at n_TOF

Author: n_TOF Collaboration, Amaducci, Simone, Colonna, Nicola, Cosentino, Luigi, Cristallo, Sergio, Finocchiaro, Paolo, Krtička, Milan, Massimi, Cristian, Mastromarco, Mario, Mazzone, Annamaria, Mengoni, Alberto, Valenta, Stanislav, Aberle, Oliver, Alcayne, Victor, Andrzejewski, Józef, Audouin, Laurent, Babiano-Suarez, Victor, Bacak, Michael, Barbagallo, Massimo, Bennett, Samuel, Berthoumieux, Eric, Billowes, Jon, Bosnar, Damir, Brown, Adam, Busso, Maurizio, Caamaño, Manuel, Caballero-Ontanaya, Luis, Calviño, Francisco, Calviani, Marco, Cano-Ott, Daniel, Casanovas, Adria, Cerutti, Francesco, Chiaveri, Enrico, Cortés, Guillem, Cortés-Giraldo, Miguel, Damone, Lucia-Anna, Davies, Paul-John, Diakaki, Maria, Dietz, Mirco, Domingo-Pardo, Cesar, Dressler, Rugard, Ducasse, Quentin, Dupont, Emmeric, Durán, Ignacio, Eleme, Zinovia, Fernández-Domínguez, Beatriz, Ferrari, Alfredo, Furman, Valter, Göbel, Kathrin, Garg, Ruchi, Gawlik, Aleksandra, Gilardoni, Simone, Gonçalves, Isabel, González-Romero, Enrique, Guerrero, Carlos, Gunsing, Frank, Harada, Hideo, Heinitz, Stephan, Heyse, Jan, Jenkins, David, Junghans, Arnd, Käppeler, Franz, Kadi, Yacine, Kimura, Atsushi, Knapova, Ingrid, Kokkoris, Michael, Kopatch, Yuri, Kurtulgil, Deniz, Ladarescu, Ion, Lederer-Woods, Claudia, Leeb, Helmut, Lerendegui-Marco, Jorge, Lonsdale, Sarah-Jane, Macina, Daniela, Manna, Alice, Martínez, Trinitario, Masi, Alessandro, Mastinu, Pierfrancesco, Maugeri, Emilio-Andrea, Mendoza, Emilio, Michalopoulou, Veatriki, Milazzo, Paolo, Mingrone, Federica, Moreno-Soto, Javier, Musumarra, Agatino, Negret, Alexandru, Ogállar, Francisco, Oprea, Andreea, Patronis, Nikolas, Pavlik, Andreas, Perkowski, Jarosław, Piersanti, Luciano, Petrone, Cristina, Pirovano, Elisa, Porras, Ignacio, Praena, Javier, Quesada, José-Manuel, Ramos-Doval, Diego, Rauscher, Thomas, Reifarth, René, Rochman, Dimitri, Rubbia, Carlo, Sabaté-Gilarte, Marta, Saxena, Alok, Schillebeeckx, Peter, Schumann, Dorothea, Sekhar, Adhitya, Smith, Gavin, Sosnin, Nikolay, Sprung, Peter, Stamatopoulos, Athanasios, Tagliente, Giuseppe, Tain, José, Tarifeño-Saldivia, Ariel, Tassan-Got, Laurent, Thomas, Benedikt, Torres-Sánchez, Pablo, Tsinganis, Andrea, Ulrich, Jiri, Urlass, Sebastian, Vannini, Gianni, Variale, Vincenzo, Vaz, Pedro, Ventura, Alberto, Vescovi, Diego, Vlachoudis, Vasilis, Vlastou, Rosa, Wallner, Anton, Woods, PhilipJohn, Wright, Tobias, Žugec, Petar, n_TOF Collaboration, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Física de Partículas, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, 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, n_TOF, ITA, FRA, DEU, ESP, GRC, Amaducci S., Colonna N., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Finocchiaro P., Krticka M., Massimi C., Mastromarco M., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Valenta S., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamano M., Caballero-Ontanaya L., Calvino F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Cortes G., Cortes-Giraldo M., Damone L.-A., Davies P.-J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Duran I., Eleme Z., Fernandez-Dominguez B., Ferrari A., Furman V., Gobel K., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Goncalves I., Gonzalez-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D., Junghans A., Kappeler F., Kadi Y., Kimura A., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martinez T., Masi A., Mastinu P., Maugeri E.-A., Mendoza E., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J., Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogallar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.-M., Ramos-Doval D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabate-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J., Tarifeno-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Thomas B., Torres-Sanchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P.J., Wright T., Zugec P., 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: cross-section, Cerium oxide, Capture, General Physics and Astronomy, QC793-793.5, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Ce, chemistry.chemical_compound, neutron, $^{140}$Ce, n_TOF, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Physics, Deuterated benzene, Elementary particle physics, nucleosynthesis, Cerium, cerium, Cosmic electrodynamics, Atomic physics, Nucleosynthesis, neutron capture, Cross-section, chemistry.chemical_element, Neutron, Scintillator, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, ddc:530, 010306 general physics, capture, Nucleosynthesi, Ones electromagnètiques, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Electromagnetic waves, Nuclear data, 140Ce, TheoryofComputation_MATHEMATICALLOGICANDFORMALLANGUAGES, chemistry, 13. Climate action, s-process, MACS, Electrodinàmica còsmica
Abstract: The cerium oxide material for this measurement was provided by T. Katabuchi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology., An accurate measurement of the 140Ce(n,g) energy-dependent cross-section was performed at the n_TOF facility at CERN. This cross-section is of great importance because it represents a bottleneck for the s-process nucleosynthesis and determines to a large extent the cerium abundance in stars. The measurement was motivated by the significant difference between the cerium abundance measured in globular clusters and the value predicted by theoretical stellar models. This discrepancy can be ascribed to an overestimation of the 140Ce capture cross-section due to a lack of accurate nuclear data. For this measurement, we used a sample of cerium oxide enriched in 140Ce to 99.4%. The experimental apparatus consisted of four deuterated benzene liquid scintillator detectors, which allowed us to overcome the difficulties present in the previous measurements, thanks to their very low neutron sensitivity. The accurate analysis of the p-wave resonances and the calculation of their average parameters are fundamental to improve the evaluation of the 140Ce Maxwellian-averaged cross-section.
Published: 2021
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29. Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques

Author: Ignacio Porras, D. Macina, F. Ogállar, G. Cortes, G. Tagliente, A. Oprea, N. Patronis, A. K. Saxena, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Deniz Kurtulgil, Arnaud Ferrari, L. Audouin, Carlos Guerrero, S. Heinitz, R. Garg, Alberto Mengoni, I. Ladarescu, Rugard Dressler, C. Petrone, P. Torres-Sánchez, Hideo Harada, T. Rodríguez-González, J. Lerendegui-Marco, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, L. Persanti, J. Balibrea-Correa, A. Casanovas, J. Billowes, A. Tsinganis, V. Babiano-Suarez, S. Amaducci, S. Bennett, N. V. Sosnin, O. Aberle, Nicola Colonna, Luis Caballero, M. A. Millán-Callado, Simone Gilardoni, I. F. Gonçalves, A. Stamatopoulos, V. Variale, A. Kimura, Dimitri Rochman, Arnd R. Junghans, Annamaria Mazzone, L. Cosentino, A. Masi, Petar Žugec, M. Mastromarco, D. Bosnar, D. G. Jenkins, Z. Eleme, E. Dupont, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, D. Cano-Ott, P. Sprung, E. Mendoza, Massimo Barbagallo, Y. Kadi, Anton Wallner, Kathrin Göbel, M. Kokkoris, A. Sekhar, M. Diakaki, Y. Kopatch, I. Duran, A. Manna, A. Gawlik, Thomas Rauscher, Jan Heyse, D. Ramos-Doval, Diego Vescovi, Maurizio Busso, J. Andrzejewski, J. Moreno-Soto, M. Bacak, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, Rene Reifarth, F. Mingrone, G. Vannini, D. Calvo, Paolo Finocchiaro, V. Vlachoudis, M. Krtička, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, Dorothea Schumann, I. Knapova, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, Alexandru Negret, S. Valenta, T. Martinez, E. Pirovano, B. Fernández-Domínguez, A. S. Brown, P. Vaz, Sergio Cristallo, Marco Calviani, E. González-Romero, F. Käppeler, A. G. Smith, D. Real, L. A. Damone, M. Caamaño, Alberto Ventura, M. Dietz, V. Alcayne, F. Calviño, H. Leeb, A. Musumarra, Philip Woods, A. Pavlik, E. Chiaveri, J. Perkowski, P. F. Mastinu, P. M. Milazzo, C. Domingo-Pardo, F. Cerutti, J. L. Tain, F. Gunsing, Th. Thomas, Cristian Massimi, S. Urlass, P. J. Davies, R. Vlastou, V. Michalopoulou, J. Ulrich, Peter Schillebeeckx, E. Berthoumieux, C. Rubbia, Q. Ducasse, Javier Praena, V. Furman, T. J. Wright, ITA, GBR, FRA, DEU, ESP, AUS, AUT, BEL, HRV, GRC, IND, POL, CZE, European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), 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, 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), Babiano-Su??rez, V., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Balibrea-Correa, J., Caballero, L., Calvo, D., Ladarescu, I., Real, D., Domingo-Pardo, C., Calvi??o, F., Casanovas, A., Tarife??o-Saldivia, A., Alcayne, V., Guerrero, C., Mill??n-Callado, M. A., Rodr??guez-Gonz??lez, T., Barbagallo, M., Aberle, O., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Bennett, S., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Busso, M., Caama??o, M., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cort??s, G., Cort??s-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Davies, P. J., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dressler, R., Ducasse, Q., Dupont, E., Dur??n, I., Eleme, Z., Fern??ndez-Dom??nguez, B., Ferrari, A., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., G??bel, K., Garg, R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Gon??alves, I. F., Gonz??lez-Romero, E., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Junghans, A., K??ppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kimura, A., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krti??ka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Lederer-Woods, C., Leeb, H., Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Martinez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Moreno-Soto, J., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Og??llar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Persanti, L., Petrone, C., Pirovano, E., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Ramos-Doval, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Rubbia, C., Sabat??-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sekhar, A., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Sprung, P., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tassan-Got, L., Thomas, Th., Torres-S??nchez, P., Tsinganis, A., Ulrich, J., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., and ugec, P.
Subjects: Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment, FOS: Physical sciences, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], nucl-ex, Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, 0103 physical sciences, Electronic engineering, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Sensitivity (control systems), [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), 010306 general physics, physics.ins-det, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, i-TED, neutron capture, n_TOF, machine learning, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Compton imaging, Detector, Experimental validation, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Neutron capture, Physics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Proof of concept, Benchmark (computing), Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, astro-ph.IM
Abstract: Babiano-Suárez, V., et al., i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in (n, γ) cross-section measurements using time-of-flight technique. This work presents the first experimental validation of the i-TED apparatus for high-resolution time-of-flight experiments and demonstrates for the first time the concept proposed for background rejection. To this aim, the Au(n, γ) and Fe(n, γ) reactions were studied at CERN n_TOF using an i-TED demonstrator based on three position-sensitive detectors. Two CD detectors were also used to benchmark the performance of i-TED. The i-TED prototype built for this study shows a factor of ∼ 3 higher detection sensitivity than state-of-the-art CD detectors in the 10 keV neutron-energy region of astrophysical interest. This paper explores also the perspectives of further enhancement in performance attainable with the final i-TED array consisting of twenty position-sensitive detectors and new analysis methodologies based on Machine-Learning techniques., This work has been carried out in the framework of a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (ERC Consolidator Grant project HYMNS, with grant agreement No. 681740). The authors acknowledge support from the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación under grants PID2019-104714GB-C21, FPA2017-83946-C2-1-P, FIS2015-71688-ERC, CSIC for funding PIE-201750I26, and the funding agencies of the participating institutes. We would like to thank the crew at the Electronics Laboratory of IFIC, in particular Manuel Lopez Redondo and Jorge Nácher Arándiga for their excellent and efficient work.
Published: 2021
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30. Measurement of 73Ge(n,g) cross sections and implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

Author: S. Montesano, V. Khryachkov, A. Tsinganis, Alfredo Ferrari, F. R. Palomo-Pinto, Nicola Colonna, E. Dupont, A. Goverdovski, G. Tagliente, J. Heyse, A. Musumarra, Claudia Lederer-Woods, M. Mastromarco, F. Gunsing, Cristian Massimi, Pedro G. Ferreira, Mario Weigand, I. Duran, E. Mendoza, Anton Wallner, M. Bacak, P. V. Sedyshev, M. Mirea, J. Balibrea, V. Furman, F. Calviño, H. Leeb, Ioana Gheorghe, J. Perkowski, Tanja Heftrich, S. Heinitz, J. Billowes, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Kimura, Francesca Matteucci, A. Riego-Perez, T. Glodariu, M. Krtička, A. Hernández-Prieto, S. Warren, V. Bécares, L. Cosentino, N. Patronis, R. Dressler, Roberto Losito, M. S. Robles, T. Martinez, E. Jericha, C. Weiss, D. Macina, R. Vlastou, V. Variale, Paolo Finocchiaro, A. Stamatopoulos, P. M. Milazzo, O. Aberle, J. A. Ryan, D. G. Jenkins, E. Berthoumieux, Mario Barbagallo, M. Diakaki, Alberto Mengoni, J. Marganiec, Carlos Guerrero, F. Bečvář, A. Saxena, S. V. Suryanarayana, D. Schumann, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, E. González-Romero, P. F. Mastinu, A. Tattersall, P. Schillebeeckx, Hideo Harada, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, P. Kavrigin, F. Mingrone, S. Valenta, J. Andrzejewski, Ralf Nolte, Marco Calviani, V. Vlachoudis, M. Kokkoris, Rene Reifarth, E. Griesmayer, A. G. Smith, Petar Žugec, C. Paradela, M. Dietz, Stefan Schmidt, L. A. Damone, L. Audouin, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, K. Göbel, B. Fernández-Domínguez, F. Käppeler, T. Wright, Tatsuya Katabuchi, S. Barros, U. Battino, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, J. I. Porras, I. Knapova, P. Vaz, Alberto Ventura, C. Rubbia, J. L. Tain, Niko Kivel, G. Cortes, J. Lerendegui-Marco, A. R. García, M. Brugger, I. F. Gonçalves, R. J. W. Frost, C. Beinrucker, E. Leal-Cidoncha, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, Fabio Belloni, G. Vannini, A. Gawlik, Thomas Rauscher, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, M. Licata, K. Deo, M. Caamaño, V. Ketlerov, F. Cerutti, Lederer-Woods, C., Battino, U., Ferreira, P., Gawlik, A., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Heinitz, S., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Mengoni, A., Reifarth, R., Tattersall, A., Valenta, S., Weiss, C., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Becares, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Barros, S., Becvar, F., Beinrucker, C., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Caamano, M., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L. A., Deo, K., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Duran, I., Fernandez-Dominguez, B., Ferrari, A., Finocchiaro, P., Frost, R. J. W., Furman, V., Gobel, K., Garcia, A. R., Gheorghe, I., Glodariu, T., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Griesmayer, E., Harada, H., Heftrich, T., Hernandez-Prieto, A., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Katabuchi, T., Kavrigin, P., Ketlerov, V., Khryachkov, V., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Leeb, H., Licata, M., Lo Meo, S., Losito, R., Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Montesano, S., Musumarra, A., Nolte, R., Palomo-Pinto, F. R., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, J. I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Riego-Perez, A., Robles, M., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J. A., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A. G., Stamatopoulos, A., Suryanarayana, S. V., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarifeno-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weigand, M., Wright, T., Zugec, P., 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), n_TOF, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Damone, L.A., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Frost, R.J.W., Göbel, K., García, A.R., Gonçalves, I.F., González-Romero, E., Hernández-Prieto, A., Jenkins, D.G., Käppeler, F., Krtička, M., Martínez, T., Milazzo, P.M., Palomo-Pinto, F.R., Porras, J.I., Quesada, J.M., Ryan, J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Smith, A.G., Suryanarayana, S.V., Tain, J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Žugec, P., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, and 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)
Subjects: Nucleosynthesis, Neutron capture, s process, Germanium, n_TOF, s proce, Nuclear reaction, Natural abundance, nucl-ex, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Stellar nucleosynthesis, CERN, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, n_TOF, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Cross section, Germanium, lcsh:QC1-999, PRIRODNE ZNANOSTI. Fizika, Neutron capture, Nucleosynthesis, s process, Nucleosíntesi, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, nTOF, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Neutron, Neutrons--Captura, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Neutrons--Capture, Nuclear physics, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, 010306 general physics, Nucleosynthesi, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Capture cross section, NATURAL SCIENCES. Physics, Stars, 13. Climate action, s-process, lcsh:Physics
Abstract: 73Ge(n, γ) cross sections were measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN up to neutron energies of 300keV, providing for the first time experimental data above 8keV. Results indicate that the stellar cross section at kT=30keV is 1.5 to 1.7 times higher than most theoretical predictions. The new cross sections result in a substantial decrease of 73Ge produced in stars, which would explain the low isotopic abundance of 73Ge in the solar system., This work was supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF (J3503), the Adolf Messer Foundation (Germany), the UK Science and Facilities Council (ST/M006085/1), and the European Research Council ERC-2015-StG Nr.677497.
Published: 2019
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31. Measurement of the 244Cm and 246Cm neutron-induced capture cross sections at the n_TOF facility

Author: A. Oprea, J. Heyse, F. Gunsing, E. Chiaveri, G. Vannini, D. Cano-Ott, Paolo Finocchiaro, M. Bacak, F. Ogállar, V. Bécares, A. Kimura, Y. H. Chen, A. Musumarra, Cristian Massimi, G. Tagliente, J. Ulrich, L. Audouin, V. Michalopoulou, J. Lerendegui-Marco, I. Duran, A. Masi, Francesca Matteucci, A. Gawlik, Mario Barbagallo, G. Cortes, T. Glodariu, Thomas Rauscher, D. G. Jenkins, I. Knapova, D. Schumann, Alfredo Ferrari, D. Radeck, F. Becčvář, I. F. Gonçalves, P. Vaz, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, R. Dressler, Ralf Nolte, E. Mendoza, Simone Gilardoni, Carlos Guerrero, A. Casanovas, E. Berthoumieux, Alberto Ventura, V. Vlachoudis, L. A. Damone, E. González-Romero, F. Calviño, S. Heinitz, A. S. Brown, A. Tsinganis, M. Diakaki, O. Aberle, L. Cosentino, Nicola Colonna, M. Krtička, J. Perkowski, E. Dupont, G. Bellia, A. Pavlik, P. Schillebeeckx, Maurizio Busso, C. Domingo-Pardo, Diego Vescovi, T. Martinez, V. Variale, A. Saxena, A. Stamatopoulos, Dimitri Rochman, V. Alcayne, Z. Eleme, Hideo Harada, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, D. Macina, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, L. Persanti, Y. Kopatch, Ignacio Porras, A. Manna, Rene Reifarth, S. Urlass, P. M. Milazzo, M. Mastromarco, P. F. Mastinu, L. Caballero-Ontanaya, Alexandru Negret, Claudia Lederer-Woods, J. L. Tain, T. Talip, J. M. Quesada, N. Patronis, L. Tassan-Got, B. Fernández-Domínguez, Anton Wallner, F. Käppeler, M. Caamaño, Sergio Cristallo, Deniz Kurtulgil, Niko Kivel, F. Cerutti, V. Furman, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, Alberto Mengoni, I. Ladarescu, N. V. Sosnin, Tatsuya Katabuchi, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, J. Billowes, D. Ramos-Doval, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, M. Kokkoris, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, R. Vlastou, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, S. Simone, K. Göbel, T. Wright, S. Valenta, Marco Calviani, A. G. Smith, M. Dietz, Philip Woods, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Nuclear i de les Radiacions Ionitzants, 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, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), 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), Alcayne, V., Kimura, A., Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Martínez, T., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Becčvář, F., Bellia, G., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Busso, M., Caamaño, M., Caballero-Ontanaya, L., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Katabuchi, T., Kivel, N., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Ladarescu, I., Lederer-Woods, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Ogállar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Persanti, L., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Ramos-Doval, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Simone, S., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Talip, T., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Ulrich, J., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear reaction, Neutron emission, QC1-999, Nuclear physics, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, law.invention, law, 0103 physical sciences, CERN, Neutron, n_TOF, 010306 general physics, [PHYS]Physics [physics], Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Isotope, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Cross section, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, r-process, Actinide, Nuclear reactor, Neutron capture, n_TOF, 244Cm, 246Cm, neutron capture, 13. Climate action, neutron capture, n_TOF, r-process, Física nuclear, Other, n_TOF, neutron reaction, Cm, neutron capture
Abstract: The neutron capture reactions of the 244Cm and 246Cm isotopes open the path for the formation of heavier Cm isotopes and heavier elements such asThe neutron capture reactions of the 244Cm and 246Cm isotopes open the path for the formation of heavier Cm isotopes and heavier elements such as Bk and Cf in a nuclear reactor. In addition, both isotopes belong to the minor actinides with a large contribution to the decay heat and to the neutron emission in irradiated fuels. There are only two previous 244Cm and 246Cm capture cross section measurements: one in 1969 using a nuclear explosion and the most recent data measured at J-PARC in 2010. The data for both isotopes are very scarce due to the difficulties in performing the measurements: high intrinsic activity of the samples and limited facilities capable of providing isotopically enriched samples. We have measured both neutron capture cross sections at the n_TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR-2) with three C6D6 detectors and also at Area 1 (EAR-1) with the TAC. Preliminary results assessing the quality and limitations (background subtraction, measurement technique and counting statistics) of this new experimental datasets are presented and discussed. Bk and Cf in a nuclear reactor. In addition, both isotopes belong to the minor actinides with a large contribution to the decay heat and to the neutron emission in irradiated fuels. There are only two previous 244Cm and 246Cm capture cross section measurements: one in 1969 using a nuclear explosion and the most recent data measured at J-PARC in 2010. The data for both isotopes are very scarce due to the difficulties in performing the measurements: high intrinsic activity of the samples and limited facilities capable of providing isotopically enriched samples. We have measured both neutron capture cross sections at the n_TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR-2) with three C6D6 detectors and also at Area 1 (EAR-1) with the TAC. Preliminary results assessing the quality and limitations (background subtraction, measurement technique and counting statistics) of this new experimental datasets are presented and discussed.
Published: 2019
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32. Cross section measurements of $^{155,157}$Gd(n,$\gamma$) induced by thermal and epithermal neutrons

Author: Mastromarco, Manna, Aberle, Andrzejewski, Audouin, Bacak, Balibrea, Barbagallo, Be?v??, Berthoumieux, Billowes, Bosnar, Brown, Caama?o, Calvi?o, Calviani, Cano-Ott, Cardella, Casanovas, Castelluccio, D.M., Cerutti, Chen, Y.H., Chiaveri, Clai, Colonna, Cort?s, Cort?s-Giraldo, M.A., Cosentino, Damone, L.A., Diakaki, Domingo-Pardo, Dressler, Dupont, Dur?n, Fern?ndez-Dom?nguez, Ferrari, Ferreira, Finocchiaro, Furman, G?bel, Garc?a, A.R., Gawlik, Gilardoni, Glodariu, Gon?alves, I.F., Gonz?lez-Romero, Griesmayer, Guerrero, Gunsing, Guglielmelli, Harada, Heinitz, Heyse, Jenkins, D.G., Jericha, K?ppeler, Kadi, Kalamara, Kavrigin, Kimura, Kivel, Knapova, Kokkoris, Krti?ka, Kurtulgil, Leal-Cidoncha, Lederer, Leeb, Lerendegui-Marco, Lonsdale, S.J., Macina, Marganiec, Mart?nez, Masi, Massimi, Mastinu, Maugeri, E.A., Mazzone, Mendoza, Mengoni, Milazzo, P.M., Mingrone, Musumarra, Negret, Nolte, Oprea, Patronis, Pavlik, Perkowski, Porras, Praena, Quesada, J.M., Radeck, Rauscher, Reifarth, Rocchi, Rubbia, Ryan, J.A., Sabat?-Gilarte, Saxena, Schillebeeckx, Schumann, Sedyshev, Smith, A.G., Sosnin, N.V., Stamatopoulos, Tagliente, Tain, J.L., Tarife?o-Saldivia, Tassan-Got, Valenta, Vannini, Variale, Vaz, Ventura, Vlachoudis, Vlastou, Wallner, Warren, Weiss, Winants, Woods, P.J., Wright, ugec, 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, 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, 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), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Nuclear i de les Radiacions Ionitzants, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group, Mastromarco, M., Manna, A., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Caamano, M., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Casanovas, A., Castelluccio, D. M., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Clai, G., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Duran, I., Fernandez-Dominguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Gobel, K., Garcia, A. R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Guglielmelli, A., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kalamara, A., Kavrigin, P., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rocchi, F., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J. A., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarifeno-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weiss, C., Winants, R., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., Zugec, P., Bečvář, F., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Castelluccio, D.M., Chen, Y.H., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Damone, L.A., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Göbel, K., García, A.R., Gonçalves, I.F., González-Romero, E., Jenkins, D.G., Käppeler, F., Krtička, M., Lonsdale, S.J., Martínez, T., Maugeri, E.A., Milazzo, P.M., Quesada, J.M., Ryan, J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Smith, A.G., Sosnin, N.V., Tain, J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Woods, P.J., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, CERN Lab, nTOF, scintillation counter: liquid, Nuclear physics, shape analysis, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear thecnology, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Kinetic energy, time-of-flight, nucl-ex, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, thermal, resonance: energy, 0103 physical sciences, Thermal, CERN, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, structure, n: capture, [ PHYS.NEXP ] Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 010306 general physics, capture, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Cross section, energy: kinetic, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, capture cross section, Liquid scintillation counting, nucleus, Nuclear data, Nuclear reaction, Epithermal neutron, Nuclear Astrophysics | Absorption Cross Sections | Neutrons, Neutron capture, Automatic Keywords, Neutron source, Física nuclear, Atomic physics, neutron capture, 155, 157Gd, n_TOF, experimental results
Abstract: Neutron capture cross section measurements on$^{155}$Gd and$^{157}$Gd were performed using the time-of-flight technique at the n_TOF facility at CERN on isotopically enriched samples. The measurements were carried out in the n_TOF experimental area EAR1, at 185 m from the neutron source, with an array of 4 C$_{6}$D$_{6}$ liquid scintillation detectors. At a neutron kinetic energy of 0.0253 eV, capture cross sections of 62.2(2.2) and 239.8(8.4) kilobarn have been derived for$^{155}$Gd and$^{157}$Gd, respectively, with up to 6% deviation relative to values presently reported in nuclear data libraries, but consistent with those values within 1.6 standard deviations. A resonance shape analysis has been performed in the resolved resonance region up to 181 eV and 307 eV, respectively for$^{155}$Gd and$^{157}$Gd, where on average, resonance parameters have been found in good agreement with evaluations. Above these energies and up to 1 keV, the observed resonance-like structure of the cross section has been analysed and characterised. From a statistical analysis of the observed neutron resonances we deduced: neutron strength function of $2.01(28) \times 10^{-4}$ and $2.17(41) \times 10^{-4}$ , average total radiative width of 106.8(14) meV and 101.1(20) meV and s-wave resonance spacing 1.6(2) eV and 4.8(5) eV for n +$^{155}$Gd and n +$^{157}$Gd systems, respectively. Neutron capture cross section measurements on$^{155}$Gd and$^{157}$Gd were performed using the time-of-flight technique at the n_TOF facility at CERN on isotopically enriched samples. The measurements were carried out in the n_TOF experimental area EAR1, at 185 m from the neutron source, with an array of 4 C$_{6}$D$_{6}$ liquid scintillation detectors. At a neutron kinetic energy of 0.0253 eV, capture cross sections of 62.2(2.2) and 239.8(8.4) kilobarn have been derived for$^{155}$Gd and$^{157}$Gd, respectively, with up to 6% deviation relative to values presently reported in nuclear data libraries, but consistent with those values within 1.6 standard deviations. A resonance shape analysis has been performed in the resolved resonance region up to 181 eV and 307 eV, respectively for$^{155}$Gd and$^{157}$Gd, where on average, resonance parameters have been found in good agreement with evaluations. Above these energies and up to 1 keV, the observed resonance-like structure of the cross section has been analysed and characterised. From a statistical analysis of the observed neutron resonances we deduced: neutron strength function of $2.01(28) \times 10^{-4}$ and $2.17(41) \times 10^{-4}$, average total radiative width of 106.8(14) meV and 101.1(20) meV and s-wave resonance spacing 1.6(2) eV and 4.8(5) eV for n +$^{155}$Gd and n +$^{157}$Gd systems, respectively. Neutron capture measurements on $^{155}$Gd and $^{157}$Gd were performed using the time-of-flight technique at the n\_TOF facility at CERN. Four samples in form of self-sustaining metallic discs isotopically enriched in $^{155}$Gd and $^{157}$Gd were used. The measurements were carried out at the experimental area (EAR1) at 185 m from the neutron source, with an array of 4 C$_6$D$_6$ liquid scintillation detectors. The capture cross sections of $^{155}$Gd and $^{157}$Gd at neutron kinetic energy of 0.0253 eV have been estimated to be 62.2(2.2) kb and 239.8(9.3) kb, respectively, thus up to 6\% different relative to the ones reported in the nuclear data libraries. A resonance shape analysis has been performed in the resolved resonance region up to 180 eV and 300 eV, respectively, in average resonance parameters have been found in good agreement with evaluations. Above these energies the observed resonance-like structures in the cross section have been tentatively characterised in terms of resonance energy and area up to 1 keV.
Published: 2018
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33. The Nuclear astrophysics program at n_TOF (CERN)

Author: 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.
Published: 2018
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34. First Measurement of $^{72}$Ge$(n,γ)$ at n_TOF

Author: R. Vlastou, D. Radeck, E. Berthoumieux, N. V. Sosnin, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, A. Mengoni, V. Furman, T. J. Wright, M. Mastromarco, J. Andrzejewski, M. Krtička, G. Cortes, A. Oprea, A. Musumarra, J. Lerendegui-Marco, E. Leal-Cidoncha, F. Bečvář, S. Warren, Anton Wallner, J. Balibrea, I. F. Gonçalves, T. Martinez, E. Jericha, Alexandru Negret, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, D. Bosnar, M. Bacak, Paolo Finocchiaro, F. Calviño, E. Mendoza, V. Variale, P. Kavrigin, A. Gawlik, A. Kimura, Thomas Rauscher, Dorothea Schumann, H. Leeb, G. Tagliente, J. A. Ryan, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Ralf Nolte, J. Perkowski, D. Kahl, Peter Schillebeeckx, B. Fernández-Domínguez, F. Käppeler, S. Heinitz, Y. H. Chen, Ignacio Porras, A. Stamatopoulos, O. Aberle, E. Griesmayer, A. Casanovas, Mario Barbagallo, F. Gunsing, Deniz Kurtulgil, Y. Kadi, T. Glodariu, E. González-Romero, F. Cerutti, L. Cosentino, P. V. Sedyshev, A. Masi, L. A. Damone, Cristian Massimi, D. G. Jenkins, Simone Gilardoni, A. R. García, Rugard Dressler, A. S. Brown, C. Rubbia, I. Duran, S. Valenta, R. Cardella, D. Cano-Ott, J. Marganiec, M. Diakaki, F. Mingrone, G. Vannini, D. Macina, Marco Calviani, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, M. Sabateé-Gilarte, Carlos Guerrero, A. G. Smith, E. Chiaveri, P. M. Milazzo, Nicola Colonna, P. F. Mastinu, M. Dietz, L. Audouin, J. L. Tain, E. Dupont, R. Garg, M. Caamaño, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, Niko Kivel, Rene Reifarth, P. Vaz, Pedro G. Ferreira, Alberto Ventura, C. Weiss, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, Hideo Harada, Kathrin Göbel, Jan Heyse, P. J. Woods, N. Patronis, A. K. Saxena, Arnaud Ferrari, J. Billowes, A. Kalamara, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, M. Kokkoris, 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, 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), Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, 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, Dietz, M., Lederer-Woods, C., 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., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A, Cosentino, L., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Dominguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., García, A. R., Garg, R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Goncalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kahl, D., Kalamara, A., Kavrigin, P., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Leeb, H., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Lo Meo, S., Lonsdale, S. J, Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A, Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M, Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M, Radeck, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J. A, Sabateé-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., 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., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear reaction, QC1-999, Nuclear physics, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Astrophysics, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear astrophysics, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, n_TOF, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Physics, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Cross section, Isotope, Stable isotope ratio, Liquid scintillation counting, Neutron capture, neutron capture, 72Ge, n_TOF, Física nuclear, Nucleosíntesi
Abstract: The slow neutron capture process (s-process) is responsible for producing about half of the elemental abundances heavier than iron in the universe. Neutron capture cross sections on stable isotopes are a key nuclear physics input for s-process studies. The 72Ge(n, γ) cross section has an important influence on production of isotopes between Ge and Zr during s-process in massive stars and therefore experimental data are urgently required. 72Ge(n, γ) was measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF (CERN) for the first time at stellar energies. The measurement was performed using an enriched 72GeO2 sample at a flight path of 185m with a set of liquid scintillation detectors (C6D6). The motivation, experiment and current status of the data analysis are reported.
Published: 2017
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35. The 33S(n,α)30Si cross section measurement at n TOF-EAR2 (CERN): From 0.01 eV to the resonance region

Author: A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, P. Kavrigin, R. Cardella, G. Tagliente, E. Mendoza, Ralf Nolte, E. Griesmayer, V. Bécares, F. Bečvář, C. Wolf, L. A. Damone, A. Casanovas, E. Leal-Cidoncha, Hideo Harada, S. Heinitz, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, M. Diakaki, P. Vaz, C. Rubbia, G. Cortes, L. Cosentino, Alberto Ventura, A. Gawlik, Peter Schillebeeckx, P. C. Rout, F. Cerutti, I. Duran, Ignacio Porras, Thomas Rauscher, A. Oprea, C. Lederer, A. Kimura, N. Patronis, A. K. Saxena, S. Valenta, Arnaud Ferrari, A. García-Rios, Rene Reifarth, F. Gunsing, Marco Calviani, P. M. Milazzo, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, M. Mastromarco, Stefan Schmidt, J. Billowes, S. Montesano, V. Khryachkov, A. G. Smith, J. L. Tain, K. Rajeev, D. Cano-Ott, J. Balibrea-Correa, M. Bacak, Philip Woods, Mario Barbagallo, Anton Wallner, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, M. Kokkoris, Francesca Matteucci, E. Jericha, A. Stamatopoulos, M. Krtička, Paolo Finocchiaro, K. Gödel, G. Vannini, S. Warren, J. Lerendegui-Marco, Dorothea Schumann, J. A. Ryan, Niko Kivel, A. Goverdovski, C. Weiss, V. Variale, Cristian Massimi, T. Glodariu, F. Mingrone, Roberto Losito, Damir Bosnar, J. Andrzejewski, Y. Kadi, Rugard Dressler, I. F. Gonçalves, A. Tsinganis, A. Musumarra, M. Mirea, M. Camaño, T. Martinez, Nicola Colonna, F. Calviño, H. Leeb, Tanja Heftrich, J. Perkowski, Vasilis Vlachoudis, A. Riego-Perez, Tatsuya Katabuchi, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, O. Aberle, S. Barros, M. Brugger, J. Marganiec, S. J. Lonsdale, D. G. Jenkins, C. Beinrucker, A. Mengoni, V. Ketlerov, E. Chiaveri, P. F. Mastinu, Y. H. Chen, R. Vlastou, E. Berthoumieux, B. Fernández-Domínguez, F. Käppeler, V. Furman, T. J. Wright, Petar Žugec, E. González, E. Dupont, D. M. Castelluccio, D. Macina, Carlos Guerrero, Jan Heyse, P. V. Sedyshev, Pedro G. Ferreira, Mario Weigand, L. Audouin, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, 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, Mengoni, A., Lo Meo, S., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Praena, J., Porras, I., Quesada, J.M., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea-Correa, J., Barbagallo, M., Barros, S., Bečvář, F., Beinrucker, C., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Camaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Casanovas, A., Castelluccio, D.M., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y.H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L.A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Gödel, K., García-Rios, A., Gawlik, A., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I.F., González, E., Goverdovski, A., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heftrich, T., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D.G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Katabuchi, T., Kavrigin, P., Ketlerov, V., Khryachkov, V., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S.J., Losito, R., Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Maugeri, E.A., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P.M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Montesano, S., Musumarra, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Rajeev, K., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego-Perez, A., Rout, P., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J.A., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Smith, A.G., 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., Weigand, M., Weiss, C., Wolf, C., Woods, P.J., Wright, T., and Ž Ugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear reaction, nTOF, Neutron therapy, QC1-999, chemistry.chemical_element, Neutron, 01 natural sciences, Resonance (particle physics), Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), Physics and Astronomy (all), 0103 physical sciences, CERN, ddc:530, 010306 general physics, Boron, Physics, Neutrons, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Range (particle radiation), Large Hadron Collider, cross section, Reaccions nuclears, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Neutron capture, chemistry, Nuclear reactions
Abstract: The 33S(n,α)30Si cross section measurement, using 10B(n,α) as reference, at the n TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) facility at CERN is presented. Data from 0.01 eV to 100 keV are provided and, for the first time, the cross section is measured in the range from 0.01 eV to 10 keV. These data may be used for a future evaluation of the cross section because present evaluations exhibit large discrepancies. The 33S(n,α)30Si reaction is of interest in medical physics because of its possible use as a cooperative target to boron in Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT)., This work has been partially supported by the projects of Junta de Andalucía (P07-FQM-02894, FQM-220, P11-FQM-8229), Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (FPA2011-28770-C03-02), CEI-Biotic Granada (P-BS-64), Mineco (FPA2013-47327-C2- 1-R, FPA2014-53290-C2-2-P, FIS2015-69941-C2-1-P) and the funding agencies of the participating institutes.
Published: 2017
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36. Time-of-flight and activation experiments on 147Pm and 171Tm for astrophysics

Author: E. Leal-Cidoncha, P. M. Milazzo, M. Mastromarco, Rene Reifarth, O. Aberle, Simone Gilardoni, A. Gawlik, J. M. Quesada-Molina, Thomas Rauscher, D. Radeck, Michael Paul, J. Marganiec, R. Cardella, E. Berthoumieux, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, Leonid Weissman, M. Diakaki, M. Kokkoris, A. S. Brown, L. Tassan-Got, Anton Wallner, M. Caamaño, F. Cerutti, M. Tessler, L. Cosentino, J. Balibrea, S. Valenta, G. Cortes, A. Stamatopoulos, Deniz Kurtulgil, A. Oprea, N. V. Sosnin, J. Heyse, Marco Calviani, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, A. G. Smith, A. Kimura, D. Macina, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, J. L. Tain, A. Saxena, A. R. García, F. Gunsing, N. Patronis, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, M. Bacak, I. Duran, P. Schillebeeckx, Philip Woods, S. Halfon, A. Casanovas, P. F. Mastinu, Ulli Köster, J. Lerendegui-Marco, P. Ferreira, Hideo Harada, Alfredo Ferrari, Mario Barbagallo, S. Warren, R. Dressler, Cristian Massimi, V. Variale, A. Kalamara, C. Weiss, D. Schumann, R. Vlastou, G. Tagliente, P. Kavrigin, I. F. Gonçalves, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, P. C. Rout, E. Mendoza, Y. H. Chen, Alexandru Negret, E. Griesmayer, R. Nolte, L. A. Damone, S. Heinitz, F. Becvar, A. Tsinganis, C. Lederer, A. Masi, E. Jericha, T. Glodariu, Paolo Finocchiaro, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, F. Käppeler, J. A. Ryan, D. G. Jenkins, E. A. Maugeri, K. Göbel, N. Kivel, Ignacio Porras, Nicola Colonna, E. Dupont, G. Vannini, T. Wright, M. Krtička, E. González, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, B. Fernández-Domínguez, T. Martinez, F. Calviño, L. Audouin, H. Leeb, Alberto Mengoni, J. Perkowski, Carlo Rubbia, V. Vlachoudis, Carlos Guerrero, P. Vaz, Alberto Ventura, A. Musumarra, E. Chiaveri, D. Cano-Ott, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Billowes, 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, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. NEMEN - Nanoenginyeria de materials aplicats a l'energia, Vannini, G., Mengoni, A., Lo Meo, S., Guerrero, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Domingo-Pardo, C., Casanovas, A., Dressler, R., Halfon, S., Heinitz, S., Kivel, N., Köster, U., Paul, M., Quesada-Molina, J.M., Schumann, D., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tessler, M., Weissman, L., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y.H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L.A., Diakaki, M., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Göbel, K., García, A.R., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I.F., González, E., Griesmayer, E., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D.G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kalamara, A., Kavrigin, P., Kimura, A., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kurtulgil, D., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S.J., Macina, D., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E.A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P.M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, I., Praena, J., Radeck, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rout, P.C., Rubbia, C., Ryan, J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Smith, A.G., Sosnin, N.V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Warren, S., Weiss, C., Woods, P.J., Wright, T., Ugec, P., and Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear
Subjects: QC1-999, Neutron, Scintillator, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), Stellar nucleosynthesis, Nucleosynthesis, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron cross section, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Isotope, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Tof, Time of flight, Neutron capture, 13. Climate action, Nucleosíntesi
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of several key unstable isotopes acting as branching points in the s-process are crucial for stellar nucleosynthesis studies, but they are very challenging to measure due to the difficult production of sufficient sample material, the high activity of the resulting samples, and the actual (n,γ ) measurement, for which high neutron fluxes and effective background rejection capabilities are required. As part of a new program to measure some of these important branching points, radioactive targets of 147Pm and 171Tm have been produced by irradiation of stable isotopes at the ILL high flux reactor. Neutron capture on 146Nd and 170Er at the reactor was followed by beta decay and the resulting matrix was purified via radiochemical separation at PSI. The radioactive targets have been used for time-of-flight measurements at the CERN n TOF facility using the 19 and 185m beam lines during 2014 and 2015. The capture cascades were detected using a set of four C6D6 scintillators, allowing to observe the associated neutron capture resonances. The results presented in this work are the first ever determination of the resonance capture cross section of 147Pm and 171Tm. Activation experiments on the same 147Pm and 171Tm targets with a high-intensity 30 keV quasi-Maxwellian flux of neutrons will be performed using the SARAF accelerator and the Liquid-Lithium Target (LiLiT) in order to extract the corresponding Maxwellian Average Cross Section (MACS). The status of these experiments and preliminary results will be presented and discussed as well., The authors acknowledge financial support by Spanish FPA2013-45083-P and FPA2014-53290-C2-2-P projects and the EC FP7 projects NeutAndalus (Grant No. 334315) and CHANDA (Grant No. 605203).
Published: 2017

37. The Role of Fe and Ni for S-Process Nucleosynthesis and Innovative Nuclear Technologies

Author: G. Cortes, F. Gunsing, C. Lederer, D. Tarrío, S. Harrisopulos, C. Paradela, M. Krtička, B. Berthier, Ralf Nolte, G. Tagliente, Cristian Massimi, Srinivasan Ganesan, Alessio Ferrari, F. Cerutti, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, G. Pina, Michael Heil, E. Lebbos, D. Cano-Ott, Manuel Lozano, I. Dillman, T. Martinez, V. Bécares, J. L. Tain, M. Mirea, G. Vannini, M. Fernandez-Ordonez, D. Karadimos, F. Calviño, H. Leeb, J. Marganiec, G. Giubrone, S. Andriamonje, Marco Calviani, M. Brugger, J. Perkowski, C. Weiss, I. F. Gonçalves, P. F. Mastinu, Fabio Belloni, F. Gramegna, F. Käppeler, F. Martin-Fuertes, Vlad Avrigeanu, M. Mosconi, Laurent Tassan-Got, R. Vlastou, C. Carrapiço, E. Berthoumieux, P. M. Milazzo, E. Mendoza, J. Quinones, V. Variale, I. Duran, Carlos Guerrero, S. Marrone, E. Jericha, R. Sarmento, E. Gonzalez-Romero, F. Becvar, Javier Praena, Alberto Mengoni, Y. Kadi, L. Audouin, Anton Wallner, M. Meaze, J. Andrzejewski, K. G. Ioannides, Nicola Colonna, V. Vlachoudis, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. M. Quesada, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, E. Chiaveri, 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), TOF, 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), Giubrone G., L. Tain J., Lederer C., Pavlik A., Wallner A., Andriamonje S., Brugger M., Calviani M., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Ferrari A., Kadi Y., Lebbos E., Vlachoudis V., Andrzejewski J., Marganiec J., Perkowski J., Audouin L., Berthier B., Tassan-Got L., Avrigeanu V., Mirea M., Becares V., Cano-Ott D., Fernandez-Ordonez M., Gonzalez-Romero E., Guerrero C., Martin-Fuertes F., Martinez T., Mendoza E., Pina G., Quinones J., Becvar F., Krticka M., Belloni F., M. Milazzo P., Berthoumieux E., Gunsing F., Calvino F., Cortes G., B. Gomez-Hornillos M., Carrapico C., F. Goncalves I., Sarmento R., Vaz P., Colonna N., Marrone S., H. Meaze M., Tagliente G., Variale V., Dillman I., Domingo-Pardo C., Heil M., Duran I., Paradela C., Tarrio D., Ganesan S., Gramegna F., F. Mastinu P., Harrisopulos S., Ioannides K., Karadimos D., Jericha E., Leeb H., Weiss C., Kappeler F., Lozano M., Praena J., M. Quesada J., Massimi C., Vannini G., Mengoni A., Ventura A., Mosconi M., Nolte R., and Vlastou R.
Subjects: NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS, s proce, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, radiative capture cross section, General Physics and Astronomy, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Neutron scattering, 7. Clean energy, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, Nuclear physics, 03 medical and health sciences, Neutron capture, 0302 clinical medicine, Stellar nucleosynthesis, Nucleosynthesis, Neutron cross section, Nuclear astrophysics, Neutron, MEASUREMENTS, Nuclear Experiment, s-process
Abstract: The accurate measurement of neutron capture cross sections of all Fe and Ni isotopes is important for disentangling the contribution of the s-process and the r-process to the stellar nucleosynthesis of elements in the mass range 60 < A < 120. At the same time. Fe and Ni are important components of structural materials and improved neutron cross section data is relevant in the design of new nuclear systems. With the aim of obtaining improved capture data on all stable iron and nickel isotopes, a program of measurements has been launched at the CERN Neutron Time of Flight Facility n_TOF.
Published: 2011
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38. Experimental neutron capture data of 58Ni from the CERN n-TOF facility

Author: M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, Christoph Langer, M. Mirea, Petar Žugec, A. K. Saxena, J. Billowes, F. Cerutti, Arnaud Ferrari, H. Leeb, A. J. M. Plompen, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, J. Perkowski, G. Tagliente, Alberto Ventura, Rene Reifarth, V. Bécares, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, Stefan Schmidt, D. Cano-Ott, Alberto Mengoni, S. Heinitz, Vittorio Boccone, M. Diakaki, C. Paradela, Mario Weigand, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, E. Jericha, L. Audouin, G. Cortes, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, V. Variale, D. Tarrío, M. Kokkoris, J. L. Tain, Dorothea Schumann, C. Weiß, T. Martinez, Rugard Dressler, Jeri Kroll, Roberto Versaci, A. Tsinganis, G. Giubrone, Carlos Guerrero, Nicola Colonna, S. Altstadt, A. Pavlik, R. Sarmento, L.S. Leong, Vasilis Vlachoudis, C. Rubbia, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, C. Domingo-Pardo, A. Riegov, T. J. Wright, A. Manousos, J. Marganiec, I. F. Gonçalves, F. Bečvář, Roberto Losito, E. Mendoza, P. M. Milazzo, Peter Schillebeeckx, N. Dzysiuk, K. Fraval, F. Gunsing, C. Lederer, R. Vlastou, Fabio Belloni, E. Chiaveri, E. Berthoumieux, P. F. Mastinu, Cristian Massimi, Marco Pignatari, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, S. Valenta, Marco Calviani, F. Käppeler, N. Kivel, P. Gurusamy, M. Meaze, M. J. Vermeulen, W. Mondalaers, M. Mastromarco, C. Carrapiço, Anton Wallner, I. Duran, D. G. Jenkins, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, P. E. Koehler, T. Ware, E. Griesmayer, A. R. García, M. Brugger, Srinivasan Ganesan, Mario Barbagallo, M. P. W. Chin, F. Roman, C. Eleftheriadis, Thomas Rauscher, D. Karadimos, E. González-Romero, Žugec, P., Barbagallo, M., Colonna, N., Bosnar, D., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., 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., Lo Meo, S., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martínez, 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., Riegov, 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, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ANT - Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group
Subjects: Nuclear reaction, nTOF, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, QC1-999, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Neutron, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), CERN, Neutron cross section, Nuclear Experiment, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Cross section, Reaccions nuclears, Resonance, Neutron temperature, Time of flight, Neutron capture, Nuclear reactions
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of 58 Ni was measured at the neutron time of flight facility n_TOF at CERN, from 27 meV to 400 keV neutron energy. Special care has been taken to identify all the possible sources of background, with the so-called neutron background obtained for the first time using high-precision GEANT4 simulations. The energy range up to 122 keV was treated as the resolved resonance region, where 51 resonances were identified and analyzed by a multilevel R -matrix code SAMMY. Above 122 keV the code SESH was used in analyzing the unresolved resonance region of the capture yield. Maxwellian averaged cross sections were calculated in the temperature range of kT = 5 – 100 keV, and their astrophysical implications were investigated.
Published: 2015

39. The nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in Stars: the key isotope 25Mg

Author: P. F. Mastinu, K. Fraval, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, T. Martinez, A. J. M. Plompen, J. L. Tain, Rene Reifarth, E. Chiaveri, Javier Praena, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, F. Mingrone, J. Andrzejewski, F. Gunsing, C. Lampoudis, A. Riego, Srinivasan Ganesan, A. K. Saxena, G. Tagliente, Arnaud Ferrari, A. Pavlik, A. Hernández-Prieto, Cristian Massimi, Mario Barbagallo, A. Mallick, G. Vannini, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, F. Cerutti, Carlos Guerrero, Alberto Mengoni, T. Ware, Jeri Kroll, E. Griesmayer, A. Ventura, C. Rubbia, Roberto Losito, R. Sarmento, A. Tsinganis, G. Cortes, D. Tarrío, P. E. Koehler, P. Vaz, G. Giubrone, Rugard Dressler, E. Jericha, C. Paradela, I. Duran, L. Audouin, N. Kivel, Dorothea Schumann, Nicola Colonna, L.S. Leong, Vasilis Vlachoudis, C. Weiß, P. M. Milazzo, M. Mastromarco, C. Carrapiço, Anton Wallner, F. Bečvář, W. Mondalaers, E. Mendoza, Stefan Kopecky, D. G. Jenkins, Peter Schillebeeckx, F. Käppeler, S. Altstadt, V. Bécares, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, R. Vlastou, E. Berthoumieux, Petar Žugec, A. Manousos, J. Marganiec, J. Billowes, M. S. Robles, D. Cano-Ott, M. Diakaki, T. J. Wright, I. F. Gonçalves, Fabio Belloni, Sebastian Schmidt, M. Mirea, H. Leeb, J. Perkowski, Mario Weigand, Damir Bosnar, Y. Kadi, S. Valenta, Marco Calviani, M. J. Vermeulen, V. Variale, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Eleftheriadis, Thomas Rauscher, D. Karadimos, E. González-Romero, M. P. W. Chin, A. R. García, M. Brugger, Christoph Langer, C. Lederer, 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, Lunardi, S., Massimi, C., Koehler, P., Kopecky, S., Mingrone, F., Schillebeeckx, P., Vannini, G., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapiço, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Dressler, R., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., García, A.R., Giubrone, G., Gonçalves, I.F., González-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Hernández-Prieto, A., Jenkins, D.G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Käppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Kivel, N., Krtička, M., Kroll, J., Lampoudis, C., Langer, C., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Leong, L.S., Losito, R., Mallick, A., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Mastinu, P.F., Mastromarco, M., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P.M., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J.M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Robles, M.S., Rubbia, C., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Sarmento, R., Saxena, A., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tarrío, D., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vermeulen, M.J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiß, C., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear reaction, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Isotope, Stable isotope ratio, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 25Mg, stellar nucleosynthesis, neutron capture, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, QC1-999, Nuclear energy, Neutron temperature, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), Nucleosynthesis, Energia nuclear, Neutron, s-process, Nuclear Experiment, Isotopes of magnesium
Abstract: We have measured the radiative neutron-capture cross section and the total neutron-induced cross section of one of the most important isotopes for the s process, the 25Mg. The measurements have been carried out at the neutron time-of-flight facilities n-TOF at CERN (Switzerland) and GELINA installed at the EC-JRC-IRMM (Belgium). The cross sections as a function of neutron energy have been measured up to approximately 300 keV, covering the energy region of interest to the s process. The data analysis is ongoing and preliminary results show the potential relevance for the s process. © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2014.
Published: 2014

40. 238U(n, gamma) reaction cross section measurement with C6D6 detectors at the n_TOF CERN facility

Author: G. Cortes, D. Tarrío, C. Lederer, F. Bečvář, F. Käppeler, E. Mendoza, I. Duran, F. Cerutti, Peter Schillebeeckx, F. Mingrone, C. Lampoudis, Y. Kadi, J. Andrzejewski, T. Ware, V. Bécares, E. Griesmayer, A. Riego, A. Mallick, G. Vannini, A. K. Saxena, G. Tagliente, Javier Praena, P. M. Milazzo, Arnaud Ferrari, V. Variale, Jeri Kroll, M. P. W. Chin, M. S. Robles, M. J. Vermeulen, J. Billowes, P. E. Koehler, E. Jericha, I. F. Gonçalves, P. Vaz, Sebastian Schmidt, S. Altstadt, D. Cano-Ott, Dorothea Schumann, C. Weiß, S. Valenta, M. Diakaki, R. Sarmento, Marco Calviani, Fabio Belloni, R. Vlastou, A. Manousos, E. Berthoumieux, J. Marganiec, A. R. García, D. Bosnar, M. Brugger, G. Giubrone, A. J. M. Plompen, Carlos Guerrero, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Eleftheriadis, Thomas Rauscher, D. Karadimos, T. J. Wright, E. González-Romero, Christoph Langer, Petar Žugec, A. Pavlik, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, C. Paradela, L. Audouin, W. Mondalaers, Pierfrancesco Mastinu, D. G. Jenkins, Roberto Losito, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, Srinivasan Ganesan, Rugard Dressler, A. Tsinganis, Nicola Colonna, L.S. Leong, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Mario Barbagallo, C. Rubbia, J. L. Tain, Niko Kivel, K. Fraval, Alberto Mengoni, E. Chiaveri, M. Mirea, H. Leeb, J. Perkowski, F. Gunsing, Cristian Massimi, M. Krtička, F. Calviño, Mario Weigand, A. Ventura, T. Martinez, Rene Reifarth, J. M. Quesada, L. Tassan-Got, A. Hernández-Prieto, M. Mastromarco, C. Carrapiço, Anton Wallner, Ventura, A., Mengoni, A., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions, INPC 2013 – International Nuclear Physics Conference, Lunardi, S., Mingrone, F., Massimi, C., Vannini, G., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapiço, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Dressler, R., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., García, A.R., Giubrone, G., Gonçalves, I.F., González-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Hernández-Prieto, A., Jenkins, D.G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Käppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Kivel, N., Koehler, P., Krtička, M., Kroll, J., Lampoudis, C., Langer, C., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Leong, L.S., Losito, R., Mallick, A., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Mastinu, P.F., Mastromarco, M., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P.M., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J.M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Robles, M.S., Rubbia, C., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Sarmento, R., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Schumann, D., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tarrío, D., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Vermeulen, M.J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiß, C., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear reaction, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Scintillation, Background subtraction, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, QC1-999, 238U, neutron capture, n_TOF, Nuclear energy, 01 natural sciences, Engineering physics, Particle detector, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, Scintillation counter, Measuring instrument, Energia nuclear, ddc:530, 010306 general physics, Data reduction
Abstract: The radiative capture cross section of 238U is very important for the developing of new reactor technologies and the safety of existing ones. Here the preliminary results of the 238U(n,γ) cross section measurement performed at n-TOF with C6D6 scintillation detectors are presented, paying particular attention to data reduction and background subtraction. © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2014.
Published: 2013

41. Improved neutron capture cross section measurements with the n_TOF total absorption Cclorimeter

Author: E. Mendoza, V. Becares, A. Casado, D. Cano-Ott, M. Fernandez-Ordonez, E. Gonzalez-Romero, C. Guerrero, T. Martinez, J. J. Vidriales, J. Andrzejewski, J. Marganiec, J. Perkowski, L. Audouin, B. Berthier, L. Tassan-Got, V. Avrigeanu, M. Mirea, F. Becvar, M. Krticka, F. Belloni, P. M. Milazzo, E. Berthoumieux, F. Gunsing, F. Calvino, G. Cortes, M. B. Gomez-Hornillos, S. Andriamonje, M. Brugger, M. Calviani, F. Cerutti, E. Chiaveri, A. Ferrari, Y. Kadi, E. Lebbos, R. Losito, V. Vlachoudis, C. Carrapico, I. F. Goncalves, R. Saarmento, P. Vaz, N. Colonna, S. Marrone, M. Moinul, G. Tagliente, V. Variale, I. Dillmann, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Heil, I. Duran, C. Paradela, D. Tarrio, S. Ganesan, G. Giubrone, J. L. Tain, F. Gramegna, P. F. Mastinu, S. Harrisopulos, K. Ioannides, D. Karadimos, E. Jericha, H. Leeb, C. Weiss, F. Kappeler, C. Lederer, A. Pavlik, A. Wallner, M. Lozano, J. Prena, J. M. Quesada, C. Kappeler, C. Massimi, G. Vannini, A. Mengoni, A. Ventura, M. Mosconi, R. Nolte, R. Vlastou, 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, Mendoza E., Becares V., Casado A., Cano-Ott D., Fernandez-Ordonez M., Gonzalez-Romero E., Guerrero C., Martinez T., Vidriales J. J., Andrzejewski J., Marganiec J., Perkowski J., Audouin L., Berthier B., Tassan-Got L., Avrigeanu V., Mirea M., Becvar F., Krticka M., Belloni F., Milazzo P. M., Berthoumieux E., Gunsing F., Calvino F., Cortes G., Gomez-Hornillos M. B., Andriamonje S., Brugger M., Calviani M., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Ferrari A., Kadi Y., Lebbos E., Losito R., Vlachoudis V., Carrapico C., Goncalves I. F., Saarmento R., Vaz P., Colonna N., Marrone S., Moinul M., Tagliente G., Variale V., Dillmann I., Domingo-Pardo C., Heil M., Duran I., Paradela C., Tarrio D., Ganesan S., Giubrone G., Tain J. L., Gramegna F., Mastinu P. F., Harrisopulos S., Ioannides K., Karadimos D., Jericha E., Leeb H., Weiss C., Kappeler F., Lederer C., Pavlik A., Wallner A., Lozano M., Prena J., Quesada J. M., Kappeler C., Massimi C., Vannini G., Mengoni A., Ventura A., Mosconi M., Nolte R., and Vlastou R.
Subjects: Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], GAMMA RAY CALORIMETER, Gamma ray, General Physics and Astronomy, Nuclear energy, radiative capture corss section, Calorimeter, Nuclear physics, Monte Carlo method, Time of flight, Neutron capture, Cross section (physics), Monte Carlo, Mètode de, MINOR ACTINIDES TRANSMUTATIONS, Neutron cross section, Energia nuclear, Neutron, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
Abstract: The n TOF collaboration operates a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) [1] for measuring neu- tron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples. The results obtained with the TAC have led to a substantial improvement of the capture cross sections of 237Np and 240Pu [2]. The experience acquired during the rst measurements has allowed us to optimize the performance of the TAC and to improve the capture signal to background ratio, thus opening the way to more complex and demanding measurements on rare radioactive materials. The new design has been reached by a series of detailed Monte Carlo simulations of complete experiments and dedicated test measurements. The new capture setup will be presented and the main achievements highlighted.
Published: 2011

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

Author: 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.
Published: 2011
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43. Study of Photon Strength Function of Actinides: the Case of 235U, 238Np and 241Pu

Author: M. Mosconi, A. Goverdovski, S. O'Brien, F. Alvarez-Velarde, I. Dillman, Gerald Badurek, R. Terlizzi, Carlos Guerrero, U. Abbondanno, Heinz Oberhummer, Marco Calviani, Christoph A. Stephan, S. Walter, D. Karamanis, R. Dolfini, Ralf Plag, J. Salgado, W.I. Furman, M. Kerveno, L. Tavora, C. A. Papachristodoulou, A. Poch, M. C. Vicente, E. Kossionides, J. Pancin, P. Rullhusen, N. Colonna, Thomas Rauscher, S. Isaev, A. Herrera-Martinez, N. Patronis, Javier Praena, M. Dahlfors, F. Neves, P. M. Milazzo, D. Karadimos, P. Vaz, C. Eleftheriadis, I. Duran, I. Savvidis, Rene Reifarth, D. Cano-Ott, E. Gonzalez-Romero, G. Aerts, Y. Kadi, Aaron Couture, P. Pavlopoulos, A. Mengoni, H. Álvarez, S. David, H. Frais-Koelbl, J. L. Tain, V. Ketlerov, C. Lampoudis, G. Tagliente, A. Plukis, A. Pavlik, Manuel Lozano, C. Domingo-Pardo, A. Carrillo de Albornoz, L. Ferrant, Martin Heil, J. M. Quesada, J. Marganiec, R. C. Haight, C. T. Papadopoulos, S. Andriamonje, L. Tassan-Got, C. Paradela, L. Sarchiapone, M. Meaze, R. Vlastou, E. Jericha, C. Rubbia, T. Martiez, C. Pretel, E. Berthoumieux, E. Chiaveri, M. Rosetti, P. F. Mastinu, Isabel S. Gonçalves, L. Audouin, S. Marrone, P. E. Koehler, E. Mendoza, Michael Wiescher, K. Fujii, M. Krtička, B. Haas, D. Villamarin, R. Ferreira-Marques, Marco T. Pigni, Anthony Ferrari, L. Marques, E. Griesmayer, Fabio Belloni, L. Perrot, F. Käppeler, V. Chepel, G. Rudolf, P. Baumann, W. Dridi, Masayuki Igashira, A. Ventura, K. Wisshak, Isabel Lopes, Corrie S. Moreau, A. J. M. Plompen, H. Wendler, S. Lukic, James L. Cox, F. Calviño, F. Voss, H. Leeb, F. Becvar, Vasilis Vlachoudis, F. Gramegna, F. Gunsing, Cristian Massimi, G. Cortes, Roberto Capote, P.A. Assimakopoulos, G. Vannini, M. Oshima, J. Andrzejewski, V. Konovalov, A. Lindote, P. Cennini, 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, Guerrero C., Alvarez-Velarde F., Cano-Ott D., Martiez T., Mendoza E., Villamarin D., Colonna N., H. Meaze M., Marrone S., Tagliente G., Terlizzi R., Belloni F., Abbondanno U., Fujii K., M. Milazzo P., Moreau C., Aerts G., Berthoumieux E., Dridi W., Gunsing F., Pancin J., Perrot L., Plukis A., Alvarez H., Duran I., Paradela C., Andriamonje S., Calviani M., Chiaveri E., Gonzalez-Romero E., Kadi Y., C. Vicente M., 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., T. Pigni M., Baumann P., Kerveno M., Lukic S., Rudolf G., Becvar F., Krticka M., Calvino F., Capote R., 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., Lindote A., Lopes I., Neves F., Cortes G., Poch A., Pretel C., Couture A., Cox J., Obrien S., Wiescher M., Dillman I., Kappeler F., Mosconi M., Plag R., Voss F., Walter S., Wisshak K., Dolfini R., Rubbia C., Domingo-Pardo C., L. Tain J., Eleftheriadis C., Savvidis I., Frais-Koelbl H., Griesmayer E., Furman W., Konovalov V., Goverdovski A., Ketlerov V., Haas B., Haight R., Reifarth R., Heil M., Igashira M., Koehler P., Kossionides E., Lampoudis C., Lozano M., Quesada J., Massimi C., Vannini G., Mengoni A., Oshima M., Papadopoulos C., Vlastou R., Pavlik A., Pavlopoulos P., Plompen A., Rullhusen P., Rauscher T., Rosetti M., Ventura A., Département d'Electronique, des Détecteurs et d'Informatique pour la Physique (ex SEDI) (DEDIP), 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, 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), Aval du cycle et Energie Nucléaire (ACEN), 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), TOF, 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), 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), 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)-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: Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Work (thermodynamics), Photon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, General Physics and Astronomy, radiative capture cross section, Actinide, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], NEUTRON INDUCED REACTIONS, Electromagnetisme, 01 natural sciences, Spectral line, Nuclear physics, Neutron capture, Electromagnetism, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Photon Strength Function, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Nuclear Experiment, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: The decay from excited levels in medium and heavy nuclei can be described in a statistical approach by means of Photon Strength Functions and Level Density distributions. The study of electromagnetic cascades following neutron capture based on the use of high e ciency detectors has been shown to be well suited for probing the properties of the Photon Strength Function of heavy (high level density) and/or radioactive (high background) nuclei. In this work we have investigated for the rst time the validity of the recommended PSF of actinides, in particular 235U, 238Np and 241Pu. Our study includes the search for resonance structures in the PSF below Sn and draws conclusions regarding their existence and their characteristics in terms of energy, width and electromagnetic nature.
Published: 2011
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44. Measurement of the radiative capture cross section of the s-process branching points 204Tl and 171Tm at the n_TOF facility (CERN)

Author: M. Caamaño, A. Musumarra, Y. H. Chen, J. Andrzejewski, J. Ulrich, A. Kimura, R. Vlastou, D. Radeck, E. Berthoumieux, A. Oprea, G. Cortes, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, V. Furman, T. J. Wright, D. Ramos, S. Valenta, Marco Calviani, A. G. Smith, V. Alcayne, A. Casanovas, P. Vaz, Alberto Ventura, Rene Reifarth, M. Dietz, E. Chiaveri, F. Ogállar, G. Tagliente, F. Mingrone, P. F. Mastinu, F. Gunsing, I. Duran, Francesca Matteucci, N. V. Sosnin, Annamaria Mazzone, Petar Žugec, M. Mastromarco, Philip Woods, A. Pavlik, F. Bečvář, Ralf Nolte, C. Domingo-Pardo, L. A. Damone, Massimo Barbagallo, D. Cano-Ott, M. Diakaki, A. Masi, Anton Wallner, D. G. Jenkins, L. Caballero-Ontanaya, Cristian Massimi, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Persanti, L. Audouin, V. Michalopoulou, L. Cosentino, E. Mendoza, V. Variale, Dimitri Rochman, M. Krtička, N. Patronis, O. Aberle, Paolo Finocchiaro, A. K. Saxena, Dorothea Schumann, Arnaud Ferrari, T. Martinez, S. Heinitz, Peter Schillebeeckx, J. M. Quesada, Rugard Dressler, G. Bellia, Simone Gilardoni, A. S. Brown, D. Bosnar, F. Calviño, D. Macina, L. Tassan-Got, Ulli Köster, I. Ladarescu, Maurizio Busso, Carlos Guerrero, A. Tsinganis, J. Perkowski, J. Billowes, Kathrin Göbel, P. M. Milazzo, Sergio Cristallo, Nicola Colonna, Javier Praena, S. Lo Meo, Y. Kopatch, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, S. J. Lonsdale, Claudia Lederer-Woods, Jan Heyse, E. Dupont, Vasilis Vlachoudis, Pedro G. Ferreira, J. Lerendegui-Marco, Emilio Andrea Maugeri, Deniz Kurtulgil, M. Kokkoris, I. F. Gonçalves, M. Bacak, V. Bécares, F. Cerutti, Tatsuya Katabuchi, Z. Eleme, Ignacio Porras, T. Glodariu, Alexandru Negret, B. Fernández-Domínguez, F. Käppeler, A. Gawlik, Thomas Rauscher, A. Stamatopoulos, E. González-Romero, A. Mengoni, Y. Kadi, S. Simone, J. L. Tain, T. Talip, Niko Kivel, G. Vannini, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física, 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, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, 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), Casanovas, A., Domingo-Pardo, C., Guerrero, C., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Calviño, F., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Dressler, R., Heinitz, S., Kivel, N., Quesada, J.M., Schumann, D., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Bellia, G., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Busso, M., Caamaño, M., Caballero-Ontanaya, L., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y.H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M.A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L.A., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., Gawlik, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I.F., González-Romero, E., Gunsing, F., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D.G., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Katabuchi, T., Kimura, A., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Ladarescu, I., Lederer-Woods, C., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S.J., Macina, D., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Maugeri, E.A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P.M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Ogállar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Persanti, L., Porras, I., Praena, J., Radeck, D., Ramos, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Simone, S., Smith, A.G., Sosnin, N.V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Talip, T., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Ulrich, J., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P.J., Wright, T., Zugec, P., Köster, U., Yang Sun, and Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear
Subjects: Nuclear reaction, nTOF, QC1-999, Nuclear Theory, Nuclear physics, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Physics and Astronomy (all), Cross section (physics), Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Astrophysics, 0103 physical sciences, CERN, Neutron cross section, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, ddc:530, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Neutrons, Large Hadron Collider, Cross section, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Neutron capture, Physics , Nuclear Astrophysics, neutron capture, 204Tl, 171Tm, n_TOF, Física nuclear, s-process, Nucleosíntesi
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of some unstable nuclei is especially relevant for s-process nucleosynthesis studies. This magnitude is crucial to determine the local abundance pattern, which can yield valuable information of the s-process stellar environment. In this work we describe the neutron capture (n,γ) measurement on two of these nuclei of interest, 204Tl and 171Tm, from target production to the final measurement, performed successfully at the n_TOF facility at CERN in 2014 and 2015. Preliminary results on the ongoing experimental data analysis will also be shown. These results include the first ever experimental observation of capture resonances for these two nuclei.
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