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    • Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF 

      Domingo Pardo, César; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Balibrea Correa, Javier; Lerendegui Marco, Jorge; Taín Enríquez, José Luis; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel; Aberle, O.; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Amaducci, Simone; Andrzejewski, Józef; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Calviani, Marco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Cosentino, Luigi; Dressler, Rugard (Springer Nature, 2023-01-01)
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      This article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of (n,¿) data of astrophysical interest at CERN n_TOF. The MC-aided analysis methodology for the use of low-efficiency radiation ...
    • Constraints on the dipole photon strength for the odd uranium isotopes 

      Berthoumieux, Eric; Dupont, Emmeric; Gunsing, Frank; Serot, Olivier; Aberle, O.; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Amaducci, Simone; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Ludmila; Bécares, Vicente; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Bacak, Michael; Barbagallo, Massimo; Billowes, J.; Bosnar, Damir; Caballero Ontanaya, Luis; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Calviani, Marco; Cano Ott, Daniel; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Chiaveri, E.; Colonna, Nicola; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Cortés Giraldo, Miguel Antonio; Cosentino, Luigi; Cristallo, Sergio; Damone, Lucia Anna; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (American Physical Society, 2022-02-01)
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      Nuclear level densities (NLDs) and photon strength functions (PSFs), also called ¿ -ray or radiation strength functions, represent average properties of the nucleus in the regime of excitation where individual levels and ...
    • Destruction of the cosmic ¿ -ray emitter Al 26 in massive stars: Study of the key Al 26 (n,p) reaction 

      Lederer-Woods, C.; Woods, Phil J.; Kahl, D.; Aberle, O.; Amaducci, Simone; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Ludmila; Bacak, Michael; Balibrea-Correa, J.; Barbagallo, Massimo; Becvar, F.; Berthoumieux, Eric; Billowes, J.; Calviño Tavares, Francisco (American Physical Society, 2021-08-01)
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      The 26 Al ( n , p ) 26 Mg reaction is the key reaction impacting on the abundances of the cosmic ¿ -ray emitter 26 Al produced in massive stars and impacts on the potential pollution of the early solar system with 26 Al ...
    • First results of the140ce(N,¿)141ce cross-section measurement at n_tof 

      Amaducci, Simone; Colonna, Nicola; Cosentino, Luigi; Cristallo, Sergio; Finocchio, Elisabetta; Massimi, Cristian; Mastromarco, Mario; Aberle, O.; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Andrzejewski, Józef; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Bacak, Michael; Barbagallo, Massimo; Berthoumieux, Eric; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere (2021-06-01)
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      An accurate measurement of the 140Ce(n,¿) 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 ...
    • High accuracy, high resolution 235U(n,f) cross section from n_TOF (CERN) from 18 meV to 10 keV 

      Mastromarco, Mario; Amaducci, Simone; Colonna, Nicola; Finocchiaro, Paolo; Cosentino, Luigi; Barbagallo, Massimo; Aberle, O.; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Ludmila; Bacak, Michael; Balibrea-Correa, J.; Becvar, F.; Berthoumieux, Eric; Billowes, J.; Bosnar, Damir; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (Springer Nature, 2022-08-01)
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      U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range (18 meV–170 keV) at the n_TOF facility at CERN, relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,a) standard reactions, with high resolution and accuracy, with a setup based on a stack ...
    • Measurement of the 154Gd(n,gamma) cross section and its astrophysical implications 

      Mazzoni, Alberto; Cristallo, Sergio; Aberle, O.; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Amaducci, Simone; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Ludmila; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (Elsevier, 2020-05-10)
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      The neutron capture cross section of 154Gd was measured from 1 eV to 300 keV in the experimental area located 185 m from the CERN n_TOF neutron spallation source, using a metallic sample of gadolinium, enriched to 67% in ...
    • Measurement of the 235U(n, f) cross section relative to the 6Li(n, t) and 10B(n, a) standards from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy range at n_TOF 

      Amaducci, Simone; Cosentino, Luigi; Barbagallo, Massimo; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (2019-07-26)
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      The 235U(n, f ) cross section was measured at n_TOF relative to 6Li(n, t) and 10B(n,a) , with high resolution ( L=183.49(2) m) and in a wide energy range (25meV-170keV) with 1.5% systematic uncertainty, making use of a ...
    • Measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section relative to the 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,a) standards from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy range at n_TOF 

      Amaducci, Simone; Cosentino, Luigi; Barbagallo, Massimo; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere (2019-02-27)
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      The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range at n_TOF relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha), with high resolution and in a wide energy range, with a setup based on a stack of six samples and six silicon ...
    • Measurement of the N 14 (n,p) C 14 cross section at the CERN n_TOF facility from subthermal energy to 800 keV 

      Torres Sanchez, Pablo; Praena Rodríguez, Javier; Porras Sánchez, Ignacio; Sabaté-Gilarte, Marta; Lederer Woods, Claudia; Aberle, Oliver; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Amaducci, Simone; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Laurent; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (American Physical Society, 2023-06-29)
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      Background: The 14N(n,p)14C reaction is of interest in neutron capture therapy, where nitrogen-related dose is the main component due to low-energy neutrons, and in astrophysics, where 14N acts as a neutron poison in the ...