Browsing by Author "Cano Ott, Daniel"

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    • A first prototype of C6D6 total-energy detector with SiPM readout for neutron capture time-of-flight experiments 

      Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui Marco, Jorge; Calvo Diaz-Aldagalán, David; Caballero Ontanaya, Luis; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Tolosa Delgado, Alvaro; Domingo Pardo, César; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cano Ott, Daniel; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Bacak, Michael; Barbagallo, Massimo (2021-01-01)
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      Low efficiency total-energy detectors (TEDs) are one of the main tools for neutron capture cross section measurements utilizing the time-of-flight (TOF) technique. State-of-the-art TEDs are based on a CD liquid-scintillation ...

    • A segmented total energy detector (sTED) optimized for (n, ¿) cross-section measurements at n_TOF EAR2 

      Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Cano Ott, Daniel; García Alvarado, Jose Maria; González Romero, Enrique Miguel; Martínez, T.; Pérez de Rada Fiol, Alberto; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (Elsevier, 2024-04-01)
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      The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN is a spallation source dedicated to measurements of neutron- induced reaction cross-sections of interest in nuclear technologies, astrophysics, and other applications. Since ...

    • Characterization of the new n_TOF neutron ream: fluence, profile and resolution 

      Bécares, Vicente; Cano Ott, Daniel; Calviani, Marco; Andriamonje, S.; Brugger, Matthias; Andrzejewski, Józef; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Gómez Hornillos, María Belén (2011-08-12)
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      After a halt of four years, the n TOF spallation neutron facility at CERN has resumed operation in November 2008 with a new spallation target characterized by an improved safety and engineering design, resulting in a ...

    • 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 ...

    • Experimental setup of the 239Pu neutron capture and fission cross-section measurements at n_TOF, CERN 

      Sánchez Caballero, Adrián; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Andrzejewski, Józef; Cano Ott, Daniel; Cardinaels, Thomas; Dries, Peter; Gawlik Ramiega, Aleksandra; González Romero, Enrique Miguel; Heyse, Jan; Leinders, Gregory; Martínez, Trinitario; Mendoza, Emilio; Moens, André; Pérez de Rada Fiol, Alberto; Perkowski, Jaroslaw; Plompen, Arjan; Paradela, Carlos; Schillebeeckx, P.; Sibbens, Geodele; van Hecke, Karen; Vanaken, Koen; Vanleeuw, David; Verguts, Ken; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (EPJ Web of Conferences, 2023)
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      The experimental setup of the new measurement of 239Pu fission and capture cross-section in the n_TOF time-of-flight facility at CERN is presented. The measurement aims to address the needs and demands of nuclear data ...

    • First measurements with the BEta deLayEd Neutron Detector (BELEN-20) at JYFLTRAP 

      Martínez, T.; Gómez Hornillos, María Belén; Rissanen, J.; Taín Enríquez, José Luis; Algora, A.; Cano Ott, Daniel; Agramunt, J.; Gorlychev, V.; Caballero Folch, Roger; Kolhinen, V.S.; Karvonen, P.; Jokinen, Ari; Hakala, P.J.; Garcia, A.; Eronen, T.; Elomaa, V.V.; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Äystö, J.; Achouri, L.; Moore, I.; Valencia, E; Reponen, M.; Sonnenschein, V.; Podolyak, Z.; Pretel Sánchez, Carme; Parlog, M.; Penttila, H. (IOPScience, 2010)
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      A prototype version of the BEta deLayEd Neutron detector, which is being developed for the FAIR/DESPEC experiment, has been used for the first time in an experiment at JYFL (Finland). This detector is based on 3He counters ...

    • Integral cross section measurement of the12C(n,p)12B reaction 

      Žugec, Petar; Colonna, Nicola; Bosnar, Damir; Ventura, A.; Altstadt, Sebastian; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Ludmila; Barbagallo, Massimo; Bécares, Vicente; Berthoumieux, Eric; Brugger, Matthias; Calviani, Marco; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cano Ott, Daniel; Riego Pérez, Albert (2015)
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      The integral cross section of the12C(n, p)12B reaction was measured at the neutron time of flight facility nTOF at CERN, from the reaction threshold at 13.6 MeV up to 10 GeV, by means of the combined activation and a ...

    • Measurement of the a ratio and (n,¿) cross section of U 235 from 0.2 to 200 eV at n_TOF 

      Balibrea-Correa, J.; Mendoza, E.; Cano Ott, Daniel; Capote Noy, Roberto; Altstadt, Sebastian; Andrzejewski, Józef; Audouin, Ludmila; Bécares, Vicente; Barbagallo, Massimo; Becvar, F.; Belloni, Fabio; Berthoumieux, Eric; Billowes, J.; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Gómez Hornillos, María Belén (American Physical Society, 2020-10-20)
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      We measured the neutron capture-to-fission cross-section ratio (a ratio) and the capture cross section of 235U between 0.2 and 200 eV at the n_TOF facility at CERN. The simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture ...

    • Multi-section fission ionization chamber for measurement of 239 Pu (n, y) reaction in fission tagging method 

      Perkowski, Jaroslaw; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Andrzejewski, Józef; Cano Ott, Daniel; Gawlik Ramiega, Aleksandra; Mendoza, Emilio; Sánchez Caballero, Adrián; Sibbens, Geodele; Vanleeuw, David; Aberle, Oliver; Altieri, Saverio; Amaducci, Simone; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Bacak, Michael; Balibrea Correa, Javier; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (2024-10-01)
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      The 239 Pu (n, y) 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 ...

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

      Mendoza Cembranos, Emilio; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Cano Ott, Daniel; González Romero, Enrique Miguel; Martínez, T.; Pérez de Rada Fiol, Alberto; Sánchez Caballero, Adrián; Balibrea Correa, Javier; Domingo Pardo, César; Lerendegui Marco, Jorge; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Guerrero Sánchez, Carlos (2023-02-01)
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      Neutron capture cross section measurements in time-of-flight facilities are usually performed by detecting the prompt ¿-rays emitted in the capture reactions. One of the difficulties to be addressed in these measurements ...

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

      Cano Ott, Daniel; Colonna, Nicola; Tagliente, G.; Belloni, Fabio; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Poch Parés, Agustí; Pretel Sánchez, Carme (2011-08-12)
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      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 ...

    • Pushing the high count rate limits of scintillation detectors for challenging neutron-capture experiments 

      Balibrea Correa, Javier; Lerendegui Marco, Jorge; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Domingo Pardo, César; Ladarescu, Ion; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel; Fuente Rosales, Gabriel de la; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Cano Ott, Daniel; González Romero, Enrique Miguel; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere (Elsevier, 2024-04-25)
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      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 ...

    • Study of photon strength function of actinides: the case of 235-U, 238-Np and 241-Pu 

      Cano Ott, Daniel; Colonna, Nicola; Tagliente, G.; Belloni, Fabio; Abbondanno, U.; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Poch Parés, Agustí; Pretel Sánchez, Carme (2011-08-12)
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      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 ...

    • The DESPEC setup for GSI and FAIR 

      Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban; de Blas, Alfredo; Mont i Geli, Nil; Pallás Cabello, M. Elvira; Hall, O; Hubbard, Nicolas J.; Agramunt Ros, Jorge; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Algora, A.; Cano Ott, Daniel; Guadilla, Victor; Mistry, Andrew Kishor; Arici, Tugba; Banerjee, Akashrup; Benzoni, Giovanna; Cederwall, Bo; Gerl, Juergen; Górska, Magdalena; Hall, Oscar; Hubbard, Nicolas; Kojouharov, Ivan M.; Jolie, Jan (Elsevier, 2022-04-06)
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      The DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC) setup for nuclear structure investigations was developed and commissioned at GSI, Germany in preparation for a full campaign of experiments at the FRS and Super-FRS. In this paper, we report ...

    • Towards a new generation of solid total-energy detectors for neutron-capture time-of-flight experiments with intense neutron beams 

      Balibrea Correa, Javier; Babiano Suárez, Víctor; Lerendegui Marco, Jorge; Domingo Pardo, César; Ladarescu, Ion; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban; Fuente Rosales, Gabriel de la; Gameiro, Bernardo; Zaitseva, Natalia P.; Alcayne Aicua, Víctor; Cano Ott, Daniel; González Romero, Enrique Miguel; Casanovas Hoste, Adrià; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere (Elsevier, 2025-03-01)
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      Challenging neutron-capture cross-section measurements of small cross sections and samples with a very limited number of atoms require high-flux time-of-flight facilities. In turn, such facilities need innovative detection ...

    • Zr 92 (n,?) and (n,tot) measurements at the GELINA and n_TOF facilities 

      Tagliente, G.; Bécares, Vicente; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Calviani, Marco; Cano Ott, Daniel; Colonna, Nicola; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Gómez Hornillos, María Belén; Martínez, T.; Mastromarco, Mario; Mendoza, E.; Praena, J.; Riego Pérez, Albert; Lederer, Claudia (American Physical Society, 2022-02-01)
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      Stellar nucleosynthesis of elements heavier than iron is driven by neutron capture processes. Zr92 is positioned at a strategic point along the slow nucleosynthesis path, given its proximity to the neutron magic number ...