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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Neutron reactions and nuclear cosmo-chronology

Author

Mosconi, M., Heil, M., Mengoni, A., Plag, R., Fujii, K., Gallino, R., Aerts, G., Terlizzi, R., Abbondanno, U., Rosetti, M., Marrone, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calvi?o, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Dillman, I., Carrillo de Albornoz, A., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dolfini, R., Domingo Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Haight, R., Fitzpatrick, L., Frais-Koelbl, H., Furman, W., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Herrera-Martinez, A., Haas, B., Igashira, M., Isaev, S., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Karamanis, D., Karadimos, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Mastinu, P., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Milazzo, P. M., Marganiec, J., Marques, L., Moreau, C., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Rubbia, C., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Rudolf, G., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Andriamonje, S., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.

Subjects
Stellar cross sections, Neutron capture, Inelastic scattering, Re/Os cosmo-chronometer, s process
Abstract

The β -decay of 187Re ( t 1 / 2 = 42.3 Gyr ) represents a suited cosmo-chronometer for the age of the r -process abundances, since the radiogenic part of the daughter isotope 187Os is defined by the difference between the solar 187Os abundance and s -process contribution to 187Os. The latter component can be determined via the s -process systematics based on the stellar neutron capture cross sections of 186Os and 187Os. The laboratory cross section of 187Os requires a significant correction for the effect of the low-lying excited state at 9.75 keV, which is strongly populated under stellar conditions. This theoretical correction can be improved by an experimental cross section for inelastic scattering to the 9.75 keV state. High resolution time-of-flight measurements of ( n , γ ) cross sections of 186,187,188Os from 1 eV to 1 MeV at CERN n_TOF facility are reported. The inferred stellar cross sections differ from previously recommended values. In addition, the inelastic scattering cross section has been measured at 30 keV neutron energy via time-of-flight at the Karlsruhe 3.7 MV Van de Graaff. The implications of these results for the Re/Os clock are discussed. Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics

Published
2007

6. The 139Lan,gamma cross section: Key for the onset of the s-process

Author

Terlizzi, R., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., De Albornoz, A.C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Anthony, Ferreira-Marques, R., Fitzpatrick, L., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Gallino, R., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Isaev, S., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Karamanis, D., Karadimos, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marques, L., Marrone, S., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Pignatari, M., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M.C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., Département d'Astrophysique, de physique des Particules, de physique Nucléaire et de l'Instrumentation Associée (DAPNIA), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), 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), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), nTOF, 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 Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
level density, Nuclear Theory, s and r process, FOS: Physical sciences, nucleosynthesis, 25.40.Lw, 26.20.+f, 27.60.+j, 97.10.Cv, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), 139La, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Experiment, neutron capture, neutron strength function
Abstract

The nuclear resonance parameters and the capture cross section of the neutron magic isotope 139La has been measured n_TOF. The description of the experimental apparata is followed by the data analysis procedures. We extracted the resonance parameters, the main nuclear quantities such as the resonance integral, the average gamma widths for s- and p-waves, the nuclear level densities and the neutron strength functions. These results represent a signifcant improvement over previous data. The deduced Maxwellian-averaged capture cross sections are important for the interpretation of the most recent spectroscopic observations in low metallicity stars., Comment: 50 pages and 9 Figures

Published
2007

7. The data acquisition system of the neutron time-of-flight facility n- TOF at CERN

Author

Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Benlliure, J., Berthomieux, E., Betev, B., Calvino, P., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortina, D., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dababneh, S., David, S., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Anthony, Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Furman, W.I., Goncalves, I.F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Isaev, S., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P.E., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, M.I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Martinez-Val, J., Mastinu, P.F., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Molina-Coballes, A., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papaevangelou, T., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perlado, J.M., Perrot, L., Peskov, V., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Policarpo, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J.M., Rapp, W., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rulhusen, P., Salgado, J., Schäfer, E., Soares, J.C., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L.M.N., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin-Fernandez, D., Vincente-Vincente, M., Vlachoudis, V., Voss, F., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., 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, U.Abbondanno, G. Aert, F.Alvarez, H.Alvarez, S.Andriamonje, J.Andrzejewski, G.Badurek, P.Baumann, F.Becvar, J. Benlliure, E. Berthomieux, B.Betev, F. Calvino, D.Cano-Ott, R.Capote, P.Cennini, V.Chepel, E.Chiaveri, N.Colonna, G.Corte, D.Cortina, A.Couture, J.Cox, S.Dababneh, S.David, R.Dolfini, C.Domingo-Pardo, I.Duran, M.Embid-Segura, L.Ferrant, A.Ferrari, R.Ferreira-Marque, H.Frais-Koelbl, W.Furman, I.Goncalve, E.Gonzalez-Romero, A.Goverdovski, F.Gramegna, E.Griesmayer, F.Gunsing, B.Haa, R.Haight, M.Heil, A.Herrera-Martinez, S.Isaev, E.Jericha, Y.Kadi, F.Kappeler, M.Kerveno, V.Ketlerov, P.E.Koehlera, V.Konovalov, M.Krticka, H.Leeb, A.Lindote, M.I.Lope, M. Lozano, S.Lukic, J.Marganiec, S.Marrone, J.Martinez-Val, P.Mastinu, A.Mengoni, P.M.Milazzo, A.Molina-Coballe, C.Moreau, M.Mosconi, F.Neve, H.Oberhummer, S.O'Brien, J.Pancin, T.Papaevangelou, C.Paradela, A.Pavlik, P.Pavlopoulo, J.M.Perlado, L.Perrot, V.Peskov, R.Plag, A.Plompen, A.Pluki, A. Poch, A.Policarpo, C.Pretel, J.M.Quesada, W. Rapp, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, M. Rosetti, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, P. Rullhusena, J. Salgado, E. Schaeffer, J.C. Soare, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J.L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, L.M.N. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin-Fernandez, M. Vincente-Vincente, V. Vlachoudi, F. Vo, H. Wendler, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak., Institut de Recherches Subatomiques (IReS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Cancéropôle du Grand Est-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and TOF

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Memory buffer register, TheoryofComputation_COMPUTATIONBYABSTRACTDEVICES, Radiative capture, Computer interfaces, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, ComputingMethodologies_ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE, Radiació, Nuclear physics--Experiments, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Data acquisition, Neutron flux, 0103 physical sciences, Pulse shape analysis, Neutron, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, 25.40.Lw, 25.40.Ny, 29.50.+v, 29.85.+c, Neutron time-of-flight spectroscopy, TheoryofComputation_GENERAL, Dead time, Flash-ADC, Time of flight, Neutron capture, Física nuclear -- Experiments, ComputingMethodologies_PATTERNRECOGNITION, business, Computer hardware
Abstract

The n_TOF facility at CERN has been designed for the measurement of neutron capture, fission and (n; n) crosssections with high accuracy. This requires a flexible and—due to the high instantaneous neutron flux—almost dead time free data acquisition system. A scalable and versatile data solution has been designed based on 8-bit flash-ADCs with sampling rates up to 2GHz and 8 Mbyte memory buffer. The software is written in C and Cþþand is running on PCs equipped with RedHat Linux.

Published
2005

8. Measurement of capture cross sections of 90,91,92,94,96Zr isotopes at n_TOF

Author

MOREAU, C., FUJII, K., ABBONDANNO, U., AERTS, G., ÁLVAREZ, H., ALVAREZ-VELARDE, F., ANDRIAMONJE, S., MENGONI, A., HEIL, M., KÄPPELER, F., TERLIZZI, R., FURMAN, W., KETLEROV, V., GOVERDOVSKI, A., KONOVALOV, V., ANDRZEJEWSKI, J., ASSIMAKOPOULOS, P., AUDOUIN, L., BADUREK, G., BAUMANN, P., BECVÁR, F., BENLLIURE, J., BERTHOUMIEUX, E., CALVIÑO, F., CANO-OTT, D., CAPOTE, R., CARRILLO DE ALBORNOZ, A., CENNINI, P., CHEPEL, V., CHIAVERI, E., COLONNA, N., CORTES, G., CORTINA, D., COUTURE, A., COX, J., DAVID, S., DOLFINI, R., DOMINGO-PARDO, C., DRIDI, W., DURAN, I., EMBID-SEGURA, M., FERRANT, L., FERRARI, Anthony, FERREIRA-MARQUES, R., FITZPATRICK, L., FRAIS-KÖLBL, H., GUERRERO, C., GONCALVES, I., GALLINO, R., GONZALEZ-ROMERO, E., GRAMEGNA, F., GRIESMAYER, E., GUNSING, F., HAAS, B., HAIGHT, R., HERRERA-MARTINEZ, A., IGASHIRA, M., ISAEV, S., JERICHA, E., KADI, Y., KARAMANIS, D., KARADIMOS, D., KERVENO, M., KOEHLER, P., KOLOKOLOV, D., KOSSIONIDES, E., KRTICKA, M., LAMBOUDIS, C., LEEB, H., LINDOTE, A., LOPES, I., LOZANO, M., LUKIC, S., MARGANIEC, J., MARQUES, L., MARRONE, S., MASTINU, P., M. MILAZZO, P., NEVES, F., OBERHUMMER, H., O'BRIEN, S., OSHIMA, M., PANCIN, J., PAPACHRISTODOULOU, C., PAPADOPOULOS, C., PARADELA, C., PATRONIS, N., PAVLIK, A., PAVLOPOULOS, P., PERROT, L., PLAG, R., PLOMPEN, A., PLUKIS, A., POCH, A., PRETEL, C., QUESADA, J., RAUSCHER, T., REIFARTH, R., ROSETTI, M., RUBBIA, C., RUDOLF, G., RULLHUSEN, P., SALGADO, J., SARCHIAPONE, L., STÉPHAN, C., TAGLIENTE, G., L. TAIN, J., TASSAN-GOT, L., TAVORA, L., VANNINI, G., VAZ, P., VENTURA, A., VILLAMARIN, D., C. VINCENTE, M., VLACHOUDIS, V., VLASTOU, R., VOSS, F., WENDLER, H., WIESCHER, M., WISSHAK, K., MOSCONI, M., Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, 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 Subatomiques (IReS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Cancéropôle du Grand Est-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and nTOF

Subjects
Large Hadron Collider, Isotope, Chemistry, Radiative capture, 020206 networking & telecommunications, 02 engineering and technology, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, Resonance (particle physics), Nuclear physics, Neutron capture, 25.40.Lw, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Nuclear astrophysics, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Neutron, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

PACS; International audience; The neutron capture cross sections for Zr isotopes have important implications in nuclear technologies as well in the field of nuclear astrophysics. The innovative features of the n_TOF CERN facility allowed for an accurate determination of the capture cross sections for these isotopes. The preliminary results of the measurements show capture-resonance strengths systematically smaller than in previously available data.

Published
2005

9. CURRENT EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR s-PROCESS NUCLEOSYNTHESIS.

Author

REIFARTH, R., GLORIUS, J., KRÄCKMANN, S., LANGER, C., MEUSEL, O., PLAG, R., POHL, M., SCHMITT, S., SONNABEND, K., HEIL, M., and O'DONNELL, J. M.

Subjects
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEAR reactions, NEUTRON capture, BETA decay, HEAVY elements, NEUTRON stars, MAGNETIC fields
Published
2013

10. Scissors mode of Gd nuclei studied from resonance neutron capture.

Author

Kroll, J., Baramsai, B., Becker, J. A., Becˇvár, F., Bredeweg, T. A., Couture, A., Chyzh, A., Dashdorj, D., Haight, R. C., Heil, M., Jandel, M., Käppeler, F., Krticˇka, M., Mitchell, G. E., O'Donnell, J. M., Parker, W., Reifarth, R., Rundberg, R. S., Ullmann, J. L., and Valenta, S.

Subjects
NUCLEAR physics, GADOLINIUM, NEUTRON capture, PHOTONS, GAMMA ray spectrometry, GROUND state (Quantum mechanics), FLUORESCENCE
Abstract

Spectra of γ rays following the neutron capture at isolated resonances of stable Gd nuclei weremeasured. The objectives were to get new information on photon strength of 153,155-159Gd with emphasis on the role of the M1 scissors-mode vibration. An analysis of the data obtained clearly indicates that the scissors mode is coupled not only to the ground state, but also to all excited levels of the nuclei studied. The specificity of our approach ensures unbiasedness in estimating the sumed scissors-mode strength ΣB(M1)↑, even for odd product nuclei, for which conventional nuclear resonance fluorescence measurements yield only limited information. Our analysis indicates that for these nuclei the sum ΣB(M1)↑ increases with A and for 157,159Gd it is significantly higher compared to 156,158Gd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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11. Independent evidence for M1 scissors resonances built on the levels in the quasicontinuum of 163Dy.

Author

Krticčka, M., Becčvárř, F., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Reifarth, R., Tomandl, I., Voss, F., and Wisshak, K.

Subjects
NEUTRONS, NEUTRON resonance, RESONANCE, NEUTRON sources, NUCLEAR physics
Abstract

The spectra of γ-rays following the capture of neutrons in 162Dy at neutron energy region of 90–100 keV, where p-wave neutron resonances dominate, were measured for individual γ multiplicities. These data support independently the main assessment from our previous study of the two-step γ cascades, following the thermal s-wave neutron capture in 162Dy, that the M1 scissors-mode resonances are built on all levels of 163Dy, including the levels in the quasicontinuum. © 2006 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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12. Stellar Neutron Capture on Neon Isotopes.

Author

Heil, M., Plag, R., Gallino, R., Juseviciute, A., Käppeler, F., and Mengoni, A.

Subjects
*NEON isotopes, *NEUTRON cross sections, *COLLISIONS (Nuclear physics), *NEUTRON capture, *NUCLEAR reactions, *NUCLEAR physics, *NUCLEAR astrophysics
Abstract

The stellar (n,γ) cross sections of the Ne isotopes are important for a number of astrophysical quests, i.e., for the interpretation of abundance patterns in presolar material or with respect to the s-process neutron balance in red giant stars. This paper presents resonance studies of experimental data in the keV range, which had not been fully analyzed before. The analyses were carried out with the R-matrix code SAMMY including the consistent treatment of possible interferences in the resonant part. With these results the resonant part of the neon cross sections could be determined. If the component due to direct radiative capture is normalized at thermal neutron energies, one finds that the stellar rates had been grossly overestimated. © 2005 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005
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14. THE DETECTOR FOR ADVANCED NEUTRON CAPTURE EXPERIMENTS AT LANSCE.

Author

ULLMANN, J. L., HAIGHT, R. C., HUNT, L., SEABURY, E., RUNDBERG, R. S., WILHELMY, J. B., FOWLER, M. M., STROTTMAN, D. D., KAEPPELER, F., REIFARTH, R., HEIL, M., and CHAMBERLIN, E. P.

Subjects
NEUTRON capture, BARIUM fluoride, NEUTRON scattering, NUCLEAR astrophysics, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
Published
2002

15. NEUTRON CAPTURE ON RADIOACTIVE TARGETS: PROBING THE S-PROCESS.

Author

WILHELMY, J. B., FOWLER, M. M., HAIGHT, R. C., MILLER, G. G., RUNDBERG, R. S., SEABURY, E. H., ULLMANN, J. L., HEIL, M., KAEPPELER, F., REIFARTH, R., VOSS, F., and WISSHAK, K.

Subjects
NEUTRON capture, NUCLEAR physics, HEAVY elements, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEAR reactions, BETA decay, RADIOACTIVE decay
Published
2000

16. (n,γ) cross-sections of light p nuclei.

Author

Dillmann, I., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Plag, R., Rauscher, T., and Thielemann, F.-K.

Subjects
*IRON, *NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, *STABLE isotopes, *SUPERNOVAE, *NEUTRON capture, *PHOTONUCLEAR reactions, *RADIATIVE capture
Abstract

The nucleosynthesis of elements beyond iron is dominated by the s and r processes. However, a small amount of stable isotopes on the proton-rich side cannot be made by neutron capture and is thought to be produced by photodisintegration reactions on existing seed nuclei in the so-called “ p process”. So far most of the p-process reactions are not yet accessible by experimental techniques and have to be inferred from statistical Hauser-Feshbach model calculations. The parametrization of these models has to be constrained by measurements on stable proton-rich nuclei. A series of ( n,γ) activation measurements on p nuclei, related by detailed balance to the respective photodisintegrations, was carried out at the Karlsruhe Van de Graaff accelerator using the 7Li( p, n) 7Be source for simulating a Maxwellian neutron distribution of kT = 25keV. We present here preliminary results of our extended measuring program in the mass range between A = 74 and A = 132, including first experimental ( n,γ) cross-sections of 74Se, 84Sr, 120Te and 132Ba, and an improved value for 130Ba. In all cases we find perfect agreement with the recommended MACS predictions from the Bao et al. compilation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2006
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17. Stellar neutron capture rates of 14C

Author

Reifarth, R., Heil, M., Plag, R., Besserer, U., Dababneh, S., Dörr, L., Görres, J., Haight, R.C., Käppeler, F., Mengoni, A., O'Brien, S., Patronis, N., Rundberg, R.S., Wiescher, M., and Wilhelmy, J.B.

Subjects
*NEUTRON capture, *NUCLEAR cross sections, *NUCLEAR physics, *NUCLEAR reactions
Abstract

We report on new measurements of the 14C(n,γ)15C cross section with averaged neutron energies of 30, 150, and 500 keV using the fast cyclic activation technique. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2005
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18. Anomalous neutron radiative capture in 197Au revisited.

Author

Krtička, M., Bečvář, F., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Reifarth, R., Tomandl, I., Voss, F., and Wisshak, K.

Subjects
GOLD, PHOTONS, NEUTRONS, ATOMS, NUCLEAR reactions, PHYSICS
Abstract

This work is focused on understanding the behavior of the photon strength function of 198Au using a novel approach based on studying γ cascades following the neutron capture in 197Au. © 2006 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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21. Anomalous neutron radiative capture in 197Au revisited.

Author

Krticčka, M., Becčvárř, F., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Reifarth, R., Tomandl, I., Voss, F., and Wisshak, K.

Subjects
GOLD isotopes, NEUTRONS, RADIATIVE capture, ELECTROMAGNETIC waves, NUCLEAR reactions, NUCLEAR physics
Abstract

Behavior of the photon strength function of 198Au is treated using a novel approach based on studying γ cascades following the thermal and keV neutron capture in 197Au. © 2006 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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22. Stellar neutron capture cross sections of 41K and 45Sc.

Author

Heil, M., Plag, R., Uberseder, E., Bisterzo, S., Käppeler, F., Mengoni, A., and Pignatari, M.

Subjects
*ACTIVATION (Chemistry), *NEUTRON absorbers, *NEUTRON capture
Abstract

The neutron capture cross sections of light nuclei (A<56) are important for s-process scenarios since they act as neutron poisons. We report on measurements of the neutron capture cross sections of 41K and 45Sc, which were performed at the Karlsruhe 3.7 MV Van de Graaff accelerator via the activation method in a quasistellar neutron spectrum corresponding to a thermal energy of kT=25 keV. Systematic effects were controlled by repeated irradiations, resulting in overall uncertainties of less than 3%. The measured spectrum-averaged data have been used to normalize the energy-dependent (n,γ) cross sections from the main data libraries JEFF-3.2, JENDL-4.0, and ENDF/B-VII.1, and a set of Maxwellian averaged cross sections was calculated for improving the s-process nucleosynthesis yields in AGB stars and in massive stars. At kT=30 keV, the new Maxwellian averaged cross sections of 41K and 45Sc are 19.2±0.6 mb and 61.3±1.8 mb, respectively. Both values are 20% lower than previously recommended. The effect of neutron poisons is discussed for nuclei with A<56 in general and for the investigated isotopes in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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23. Neutron activation of natural zinc samples at kT = 25 keV.

Author

Reifarth, R., Dababneh, S., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Plag, R., Sonnabend, K., and Uberseder, E.

Subjects
*NUCLEAR activation analysis, *ZINC, *CHEMICAL sample preparation, *NEUTRON capture, *NUCLEAR cross sections, *NEUTRONS spectra, *THERMAL analysis, *NUCLEAR isomers
Abstract

The neutron-capture cross sections of64Zn, 68Zn, and 70Zn have been measured with the activation technique in a quasistellar neutron spectrum corresponding to a thermal energy of kT = 25 keV. By a series of repeated irradiations with different experimental conditions, an uncertainty of 3% could be achieved for the 64Zn(n,&ggr;)65Zn cross section and for the partial cross section 68Zn(n,&ggr;)69Znm feeding the isomeric state in 69Zn. For the partial cross sections 70Zn(n,&ggr;)71Znm and 70Zn(n, &ggr;)71Zng, which had not been measured so far, uncertainties of only 16% and 6% could be reached because of limited counting statistics and decay intensities. Compared to previous measurements on 64,68Zn, the uncertainties could be significantly improved, while the 70Zn cross section was found to be two times smaller than existing model calculations. From these results Maxwellian average cross sections were determined between 5 and 100 keV. Additionally, the β-decay half-life of 71Znm could be determined with significantly improved accuracy. The consequences of these data have been studied by network calculations for convective core He burning and convective shell C burning in massive stars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2012
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24. Neutron capture measurements at a RIA-type facility

Author

Reifarth, R., Haight, R.C., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., and Vieira, D.J.

Subjects
*NEUTRON capture, *CONSTITUTION of matter, *RADIOACTIVE nuclear beams, ISOTOPE mass
Abstract

Neutron capture cross-sections of unstable isotopes are important for neutron-induced nucleosynthesis as well as for technological applications. The Rare Isotope Accelerator or comparable facilities will be able to produce radioactive ion beams up to 1012 particles/s and would therefore be a suitable place for (n,γ) studies on radioactive isotopes with half-lives between days and months. We propose a facility for measurements of (n,γ) cross-sections of unstable isotopes in the keV range suited for minimal sample masses down to 1015 atoms, corresponding to minimum half-lives of only 10 d. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2004
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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]

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2012
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26. Preparation of a 60Fe target for nuclear astrophysics experiments

Author

Schumann, D., Neuhausen, J., Dillmann, I., Domingo Pardo, C., Käppeler, F., Marganiec, J., Voss, F., Walter, S., Heil, M., Reifarth, R., Goerres, J., Uberseder, E., Wiescher, M., and Pignatari, M.

Subjects
*NUCLEAR astrophysics, *NEUTRON capture, *NUCLEAR cross sections, *IRON isotopes, *NUCLEAR energy, *PARTICLE accelerators
Abstract

Abstract: An 60Fe target for studying the 60Fe(n, γ)61Fe cross-section at stellar energies was prepared using radio-chemical separation techniques. In total, 7.8×1015 60Fe atoms (777ng) were separated from a copper beam dump for the 590MeV proton beam of the high intensity accelerator at PSI. The final target was prepared by evaporating the iron-containing aqueous solution onto a graphite backing. With this sample the keV neutron capture cross-section of 60Fe has been measured at FZ Karlsruhe. The work is part of the ERAWAST-initiative (Exotic Radionuclides from Accelerator WAste for Science and Technology) which is aimed at extracting rare valuable radionuclides from accelerator waste by chemical means. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2010
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27. Pulse shape analysis of signals from BaF2 and CeF3 scintillators for neutron capture experiments

Author

Marrone, S., Berthomieux, E., Becvar, F., Cano-Ott, D., Colonna, N., Domingo-Pardo, C., Gunsing, F., Haight, R.C., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Krtička, M., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., O’Donnell, J., Plag, R., Schillebeeckx, P., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., and Terlizzi, R.

Subjects
*PARTICLES (Nuclear physics), *RECONSTRUCTION (U.S. history, 1865-1877), *NEUTRONS, *PULSE (Heart beat)
Abstract

Abstract: The scope of this work is to study the characteristics of BaF2 and CeF3 signals using fast digitizers, which allow the sampling of the signal at very high frequencies and the application of the fitting method for analysis of the recorded pulses. By this procedure particle identification and the reconstruction of pile-up events can be improved, while maintaining the energy and time-of-flight resolution as compared to traditional methods. The reliability of the technique and problems connected with data acquisition are discussed with respect to accurate measurements of neutron capture cross-sections. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2006
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28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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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