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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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Conceptual design of a hybrid neutron-gamma detector for study of ß-delayed neutrons at the RIB facility of RIKEN 

      Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban; Taín Enríquez, José Luis; Domingo Pardo, César; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Phong, V.H.; Riego Pérez, Albert; Agramunt Ros, Jorge; Algora, A. (2017-04-07)
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      The conceptual design of the BRIKEN neutron detector at the radioactive ion beam factory (RIBF) of the RIKEN Nishina Center is reported. The BRIKEN setup is a complex system aimed at detecting heavy-ion implants, ß particles, ...
    • First evidence of multiple ß-delayed neutron emission for isotopes with A > 100 

      Caballero-Folch, R.; Dillmann, I.; Agramunt Ros, Jorge; Tan, J.L.; Domingo Pardo, César; Äystö, J.; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Canete, L.; Eronen, T.; Ganioglu, E.; Gelletly, W.; Gorelov, D.; Guadilla, V.; Hakala, J.; Jokinen, A.; Kankainen, A.; Kolhinen, V.S.; Koponen, J.; Marta, M.; Mendoza Cembrano, Emilio; Montaner Piza, A.; Moore, I.; Nobs, Ch.; Orrigo, S.; Penttila, H.; Pohjalainen, I.; Reinikainen, J.; Riego Pérez, Albert; Rinta-Antila, S.; Rubio, B.; Salvador Castiñeira, Paula Genoveva; Simutkin, V.; Voss, A.; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere (2017-03-01)
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      The beta-delayed neutron emission probability, P-n, of very neutron-rich nuclei allows us to achieve a better understanding of the nuclear structure above the neutron separation energy, S-n. The emission of neutrons can ...
    • First tests of the applicability of gamma-ray imaging for background discrimination in time-of-flight neutron capture measurements 

      Perez Magan, D. L.; Caballero Ontanaya, Luis; Domingo Pardo, César; Agramunt Ros, Jorge; Albiol, F.; Casanovas Grau, Albert; Gonzalez, A.; Guerrero, C.; Lerendegui Marco, J.; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban (2016-07-01)
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      In this work we explore for the first time the applicability of using gamma-ray imaging in neutron capture measurements to identify and suppress spatially localized background. For this aim, a pinhole gamma camera is ...
    • Measurement of the 70Ge(n,¿) cross section up to 300 keV at the CERN n_TOF facility 

      Lederer-Woods, C.; Andrzejewski, Józef; Battino, U.; Gunsing, Frank; Krticka, M.; Massimi, Cristian; Mingrone, Federica; Aberle, O.; Audouin, Ludmila; Bacak, M.; Barbagallo, Massimo; Beinrucker, C.; Berthoumieux, Eric; Bosnar, Damir; Brugger, Matthias; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Chen, Yu-Hsiang; Colonna, Nicola; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Cosentino, Luigi; Diakaki, M.; Domingo Pardo, César; Dressler, Rugard; Dupont, E.; Gonzalez Romero, E.; Goverdovski, A.; Griesmayer, E.; Jericha, E.; Kaeppeler, F.; Kadi, Y; Ketlerov, V.; Kimura, Atsushi; Leal-Cidoncha, E.; Leeb, H.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Losito, R.; Marganiec, J.; Mastromarco, M.; Musumarra, A.; Patronis, N.; Pavlik, A.; Rauscher, Thomas; Rubbia, C.; Sabaté-Gilarte, M.; Saxena, Avadh; Schmidt, Samuel; Stamatopoulos, A.; Tassan-Got, L.; Vannini, Gianni; Vlachoudis, V.; Wallner, A.; Wright, T.; Žugec, Petar (American Physical Society (APS), 2019-10-17)
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      Neutron capture data on intermediate mass nuclei are of key importance to nucleosynthesis in the weakcomponent of the slow neutron capture processes, which occurs in massive stars. The (n,¿) cross section on70Ge, which is ...
    • Measuring the ß-decay Properties of Neutron-rich Exotic Pm, Sm, Eu, and Gd Isotopes to Constrain the Nucleosynthesis Yields in the Rare-earth Region 

      Kiss, Gábor Gyula; Vitéz Sveiczer, András; Saito, Yukiya; Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban; Pallàs i Solís, Max; Taín Enríquez, José Luis; Dillmann, Iris; Agramunt Ros, Jorge; Algora, A.; Domingo Pardo, César; Estrade, A; Appleton, Corrigan; Allmond, James Mitchell; Aguilera, Patricio; Baba, H. (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2022-09-06)
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      The ß-delayed neutron-emission probabilities of 28 exotic neutron-rich isotopes of Pm, Sm, Eu, and Gd were measured for the first time at RIKEN Nishina Center using the Advanced Implantation Detector Array (AIDA) and the ...
    • 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 reactions on Fe and Ni isotopes for the astrophysical s-process 

      Lederer, Claudia; Massimi, Cristian; Žugec, Petar; Barbagallo, Massimo; Colonna, Nicola; Domingo Pardo, César; Gunsing, Frank; Taín Enríquez, José Luis; Altstadt, Sebastian; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Gómez Hornillos, María Belén; Riego Pérez, Albert (2014-06-01)
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      Neutron capture cross sections in the keV neutron energy region are the key nuclear physics input to study the astrophysical slow neutron capture process. In the past years, a series of neutron capture cross section ...
    • Status and outlook of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN 

      Gunsing, Frank; Abbondanno, U; Aerts, G; Alvarez, H; Alvarez Velarde, Francisco; Andriamonje, S; Assimakopoulos, P; Audouin, Ludmila; Badurek, G.; Dolfini, R.; Ferrant, L.; Domingo Pardo, César; Dridi, W.; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Duran, I.; Ferrari, A.; Ferreira-Marques, R.; Frais-Koelbl, H.; Furman, W.; Fujii, K; Jericha, E.; Goncalves, I.; Gonzalez Romero, E.; Goverdovski, A.; Karamanis, D.; Gramegna, F.; Griesmayer, E.; Haas, B.; Haight, R.; Kerveno, M.; Herrera Martinez, Aura; Igashira, M.; Isaev, S.; Kappeler, F; Kadi, Y; Karadimos, D.; Ketlerov, V.; Koehler, Paul E.; Konovalov, V.; Kossionides, E.; Krticka, M.; Mengoni, A; Lampoudis, C.; Leeb, H.; Lindote, A.; Neves, F.; Lopes, I.; Marrone, S.; Lukic, S.; Marganiec, J.; Marques, L.; Oberhummer, H.; Martínez, T.; Mastinu, P.; Massimi, Cristian; Milazzo, P.M.; Moreau, C; Mosconi, M.; O'Brien, S.; Oshima, M.; Pancin, J.; Papachristodoulou, C.; Papadopoulos, C.; Rauscher, Thomas; Paradela, C.; Patronis, N.; Pavlik, A.; Rudolf, G.; Pavlopoulos, P.; Perrot, L.; Pigni, M.T.; Plag, R.; Plompen, A.; Plukis, A.; Rullhusen, P.; Pretel Sánchez, Carme; Poch Parés, Agustí; Quesada, J.; Reifarth, R.; Rubbia, C.; Rosetti, M.; Sarchiapone, L.; Salgado, J.; Savvidis, I.; Stephan, C.; Tagliente, G.; Walter, S.; Tassan-Got, L.; Tavora, L.; Becvar, F.; Terlizzi, R.; Vannini, Gianni; Vaz, P.; Ventura, Alberto; Villamarin, D.; Vincente, M.C.; Berthoumieux, Eric; Vlastou, R.; Vlachoudis, V.; Voss, F.; Wendler, H.; Wiescher, M.; Wisshak, K.; Cano-Ott, D; Capote Noy, Roberto; Albornoz, A.C. de; Cennini, P.; Eleftheriadis, C.; Chepel, V.; Chiaveri, E.; Colonna, Nicola; Couture, A.; Cox, J.; Dahlfors, M.; David, S.; Dillmann, Iris; Lozano, Manuel; Guerrero, Carlos; Taín Enríquez, José Luis (2007-08)
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      The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, fully operational since 2002, combines a high instantaneous neutron flux with high energy resolution. The wide energy range and the high neutron flux per time-of-flight ...
    • ß-delayed neutron emission measurements around the third r-process abundance peak 

      Caballero Folch, Roger; Domingo Pardo, César; Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere; Calviño Tavares, Francisco; Riego Pérez, Albert (2012)
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      The elements heavier than iron are produced in the Universe mainly by means of the slow (s) and rapid (r) neutron capture processes (for a recent review see e.g. [1]). The latter nucleosynthesis mechanism occurs between ...