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401. The Zr-92 (n, gamma) reaction and its implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

Author: Tagliente, G, Milazzo, P M, Fujii, K, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Becvar, F, Belloni, F, Berthoumieux, E, Bisterzo, S, Calvino, F, Calviani, M, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, Carrapico, C, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Chiaveri, E, Colonna, N, Cortes, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, S, Dillmann, I, Domingo-Pardo, C, Dridi, W, Duran, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Embid-Segura, M, Ferrari, A, Ferreira-Marques, R, Furman, W, Gallino, R, Goncalves, I, Gonzalez-Romero, E, Gramegna, F, Guerrero, C, Gunsing, F, Haas, B, Haight, R, Heil, M, Herrera-Martinez, A, Igashira, M, Jericha, E, Kappeler, F, Kadi, Y, Karadimos, D, Karamanis, D, Kerveno, M, Kossionides, E, Krticka, M, Lamboudis, C, Leeb, H, Lindote, A, Lopes, I, Lozano, M, Lukic, S, Marganiec, J, Marrone, S, Martinez, T, Massimi, C, Mastinu, P, Mengoni, A, 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, Pigni, M T, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Praena, J, Pretel, C, Quesada, J, Rauscher, T, Reifarth, R, Rosetti, M, Rubbia, C, Rudolf, G, Rullhusen, P, Salgado, J, Santos, C, Sarchiapone, L, Savvidis, I, Stephan, C, Tain, J L, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarin, D, Vincente, M C, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, and Wisshak, K
Subjects: Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Published: 2010

402. Au-197 (n, gamma) cross section in the resonance region

Author: Massimi, C, Domingo-Pardo, C, Vannini, G, Audouin, L, Guerrero, C, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, P, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Becvar, F, Belloni, F, Berthoumieux, E, Calvino, F, Calviani, M, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, Carrapico, C, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Chiaveri, E, Colonna, N, Cortes, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, S, Dillmann, I, Dridi, W, Duran, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Ferrant, L, Ferrari, A, Ferreira-Marques, R, Fujii, K, Furman, W, Galanopoulos, S, Goncalves, I F, Gonzalez-Romero, E, Gramegna, F, Gunsing, F, Haas, B, Haight, R, Heil, M, Herrera-Martinez, A, Igashira, M, Jericha, E, Kappeler, F, Kadi, Y, Karadimos, D, Karamanis, D, Kerveno, M, Koehler, P, Kossionides, E, Krticka, M, Lampoudis, C, Lederer, C, Leeb, H, Lindote, A, Lopes, I, Lozano, M, Lukic, S, Marganiec, J, Marrone, S, Martinez, T, Mastinu, P, Mendoza, E, Mengoni, A, Milazzo, P M, Moreau, C, Mosconi, M, Neves, F, Oberhummer, H, O'Brien, S, Pancin, J, Papadopoulos, C, Paradela, C, Pavlik, A, Pavlopoulos, P, Perdikakis, G, Perrot, L, Pigni, M T, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Praena, J, Pretel, C, Quesada, J, Rauscher, T, Reifarth, R, Rosetti, M, Rubbia, C, Rudolf, G, Rullhusen, P, Sarchiapone, L, Sarmento, R, Savvidis, I, Stephan, C, Tagliente, G, Tain, J L, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Terlizzi, R, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarin, D, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, Wiescher, M, and Wisshak, K
Subjects: Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Published: 2010

403. The (92)Zr(n,gamma) reaction and its implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

Author: Tagliente, G., Milazzo, P. M., Fujii, K., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Furman, W., Gallino, R., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., 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., Pigni, M. T., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Praena, J., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Santos, C., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tain, J. L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., 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., and N TOF Collaboration
Subjects: n-tof, elements, zr isotopes, facility, energy range, cern, capture cross-sections, giant branch stars, neutron-capture, s-process
Abstract: Because the relatively small neutron capture cross sections of the zirconium isotopes are difficult to measure, the results of previous measurements are often not adequate for a number of problems in astrophysics and nuclear technology. Therefore, the (92)Zr(n,gamma) cross section has been remeasured at the CERN n_TOF facility, providing a set of improved parameters for 44 resonances in the neutron energy range up to 40 keV. With this information the cross-section uncertainties in the keV region could be reduced to 5% as required for s-process nucleosynthesis studies and technological applications. Physical Review C
Published: 2010

404. Neutron physics of the Re/Os clock. 3. Resonance analyses and stellar (n, gamma) cross sections of Os-186, Os-187, Os-188

Author: Fujii, K, Mosconi, M, Mengoni, A, Domingo-Pardo, C, Kappeler, F, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez-Pol, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, P, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Becvar, F, Belloni, F, Berthoumieux, E, Bisterzo, S, Calviani, M, Calvino, F, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, Carrillo de Albornoz, A, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Chiaveri, E, Colonna, N, Cortes, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, S, Dillmann, I, Dolfini, R, Dridi, W, Duran, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Embid-Segura, M, Ferrant, L, Ferrari, A, Ferreira-Marques, R, Fitzpatrick, L, Frais-Koelbl, H, 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, 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, Milazzo, P M, Moreau, C, Neves, F, Oberhummer, H, Oshima, M, O'Brien, S, Pancin, J, Papachristodoulou, C, Papadopoulos, C, Paradela, C, Patronis, N, Pavlik, A, Pavlopoulos, P, Perrot, L, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Praena, J, 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, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, Alberto, Villamarin, D, Vincente, M C, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, and Wisshak, K
Subjects: Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Published: 2010

405. Fission Fragment Angular Distribution of Th-232(n,f) at the CERN n_TOF Facility

Author: Tarrío, Diego, Leong, L. S., Audouin, L., Duran, I., Paradela, C., Tassan-Got, L., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapico, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., Garcia, A. R., Giubrone, G., Gomez-Hornillos, M. B., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kaeppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Roman, F., Rubbia, C., Sarmento, R., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Vermeulen, M. J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiss, C., Wright, T. J., Zugec, P., Tarrío, Diego, Leong, L. S., Audouin, L., Duran, I., Paradela, C., Tassan-Got, L., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapico, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., Garcia, A. R., Giubrone, G., Gomez-Hornillos, M. B., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kaeppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Roman, F., Rubbia, C., Sarmento, R., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Vermeulen, M. J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiss, C., Wright, T. J., and Zugec, P.
Abstract: The angular distribution of fragments emitted in neutron-induced fission of Th-232 was measured in the white spectrum neutron beam at the n_TOF facility at CERN. A reaction chamber based on Parallel Plate Avalanche Counters (PPAC) was used, where the detectors and the targets have been tilted 45 degrees with respect to the neutron beam direction in order to cover the full angular range of the fission fragments. A GEANT4 simulation has been developed to study the setup efficiency. The data analysis and the preliminary results obtained for the Th-232(n,f) between fission threshold and 100 MeV are presented here.
Published: 2014
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406. Measurement of the angular distribution of fission fragments using a PPAC assembly at CERN n_TOF

Author: Tarrío, Diego, Leong, L. S., Audouin, L., Duran, I., Paradela, C., Tassan-Got, L., Le Naour, C., Bacri, C. O., Petitbon, V., Mottier, J., Caamano, M., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapico, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., Garcia, A. R., Giubrone, G., Gomez-Hornillos, M. B., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Jenkins, G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kaeppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Roman, F., Rubbia, C., Sarmento, R., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Vermeulen, M. J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiss, C., Wright, T. J., Zugec, P., Tarrío, Diego, Leong, L. S., Audouin, L., Duran, I., Paradela, C., Tassan-Got, L., Le Naour, C., Bacri, C. O., Petitbon, V., Mottier, J., Caamano, M., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Barbagallo, M., Becares, V., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapico, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dzysiuk, N., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrari, A., Fraval, K., Ganesan, S., Garcia, A. R., Giubrone, G., Gomez-Hornillos, M. B., Goncalves, I. F., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gurusamy, P., Jenkins, G., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kaeppeler, F., Karadimos, D., Koehler, P., Kokkoris, M., Krticka, M., Kroll, J., Langer, C., Lederer, C., Leeb, H., Losito, R., Manousos, A., Marganiec, J., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P. F., Mastromarco, M., Meaze, M., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Mirea, M., Mondalaers, W., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Plompen, A., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Riego, A., Roman, F., Rubbia, C., Sarmento, R., Schillebeeckx, P., Schmidt, S., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tsinganis, A., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Vermeulen, M. J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Ware, T., Weigand, M., Weiss, C., Wright, T. J., and Zugec, P.
Abstract: A fission reaction chamber based on Parallel Plate Avalanche Counters (PPACs) was built for measuring angular distributions of fragments emitted in neutron-induced fission of actinides at the neutron beam available at the Neutron Time-Of-Flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN. The detectors and the samples were tilted 45 degrees with respect to the neutron beam direction to cover all the possible values of the emission angle of the fission fragments. The main features of this setup are discussed and results on the fission fragment angular distribution are provided for the Th-232(n,f) reaction around the fission threshold. The results are compared with the available data in the literature, demonstrating the good capabilities of this setup.
Published: 2014
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407. Neutron capture cross section measurements of $^{238}$U, $^{241}$Am and $^{243}$Am at n_TOF

Author: Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Audouin, L, Avrigeanu, V, Becvar, F, Belloni, F, Berthier, B, Berthoumieux, E, Brugger, M, Calviño, F, Calviani, M, Cano-Ott, D, Carrapio, C, Cerutti, F, Colonna, N, Dillmann, I, Domingo-Pardo, C, Dupont, E, Durán, I, Ferrari, A, Furman, W, Ganesan, S, Gómez, B, Gonalves, I F, González, E, Gorlychev, V, Gramegna, F, Guerrero, C, Gunsing, F, Haight, R, Harissopulos, S, Heil, M, Igashira, M, Ioannides, K, Jericha, E, Käppeler, F, Kadi, Y, Köhler, P, Kondev, F G, Krticka, M, Lebbos, E, Lederer, C, Leeb, H, Losito, R, Marganiec, J, Marrone, S, Martnez, T, Massimi, C, Mastinu, P F, Mengoni, A, Mezentseva, W, Mirea, M, Milazzo, P M, Mosconi, M, Paradela, C, Pavlik, A, Plag, R, Praena, J, Quesada, J M, Perkowski, J, Reifarth, R, Rubbia, C, Sage, C, Sarmento, R, Sommerer, F, Tagliente, G, Taín, J L, Tassan-Got, L, Vannini, G, Variale, V, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarín, D, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, and Wallner, A
Subjects: Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Published: 2009

408. High-accuracy $^{233}$U(n,f) cross-section measurement at the white-neutron source n_TOF from near-thermal to 1 MeV neutron energy

Author: Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Konovalov, V., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Krticka, M., Rudolf, G., Kossionides, E., Rullhusen, P., Leeb, H., Salgado, J., Capote, R., Cano-Ott, D., Mengoni, A., Calviño Tavares, Francisco|||0000-0002-7198-4639, Milazzo, P.M., Berthoumieux, E., Massimi, C., Berthier, B., Mastinu, P., Belloni, F., Lampoudis, C., Marrone, S., Becvár, F., Martínez, T., Baumann, P., Badurek, G., Audouin, L., Carrapiço, C., Marganiec, J., Lukic, S., Lozano, M., Santos, C., Lopes, I., Lindote, A., Taín Enríquez, José Luis|||0000-0002-3263-6965, Tassan-Got, L., Assimakopoulos, P.A., Kadi, Y., Calviani, M., Karadimos, D., Praena, J., Karamanis, D., Abbondanno, U., Ketlerov, V., Aerts, G., Kerveno, M., Álvarez, H., Koehler, P., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M.C., Käppeler, F., Vaz, P., Jericha, E., Ventura, A., Igashira, M., Terlizzi, R., Herrera-Martinez, A., Vannini, G., Voss, F., Guerrero, C., Tavora, L., Gunsing, F., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Heil, M., Haas, B., Haight, R., Furman, W., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goncalves, I., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Fujiii, K., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dillmann, I., David, S., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere|||0000-0002-3648-5826, Couture, A., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Rubbia, C., Rosetti, M., Plukis, A., Poch Parés, Agustí, Plag, R., Plompen, A., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Pretel Sánchez, Carme|||0000-0001-6199-3366, Quesada, J., Pigni, M.T., Perrot, L., Pavlopoulos, P., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Wisshak, K., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Mosconi, M., Moreau, C., Oberhummer, H., Walter, S., Neves, F., Wiescher, M., 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), 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-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), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), TOF, 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, 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), 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)
Subjects: Energies::Energia nuclear [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Física::Física de partícules [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Nuclear physics, Física nuclear, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The 233U(n,f ) cross section has been measured at the white neutron source n TOF in a wide energy range with a dedicated fission ionization chamber. We report here the results from ∼30 meV to 1 MeV neutron energy. The 233U(n,f ) cross section has been determined relative to a reference sample of 235U(n,f )measured simultaneously with the same detector. The very high instantaneous neutron flux and the intrinsically low background of the n TOF installation result in an accuracy around 3% in the whole energy range, while the energy resolution of the neutron beam allows for an accurate description of the fission cross section by means of R-matrix analysis over a wide energy range. The results are, in general, in good agreementwith the most recent high-accuracy measurement of this fission cross section, over the more limited range of the previous measurements, and indicated that even the latest evaluations underestimate the cross section in the epithermal region. The present high-quality data provide the basis for a more precise evaluation of the 233U fission cross section and for improving the reliability of databases needed for the design of new energy systems based on the Th/U cycle.
Published: 2009

409. High-accuracy (233)U(n, f) cross-section measurement at the white-neutron source n_TOF from near-thermal to 1 MeV neutron energy

Author: Calviani, M., Praena, J., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Belloni, F., Berthier, B., Berthoumieux, E., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Ketlerov, V., Kerveno, M., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lampoudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Martinez, T., 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., Pigni, M. T., 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., Santos, C., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., and N TOF Collaboration
Subjects: nuclear-data library, region, facility, cern, fission, targets, uranium-233
Abstract: The (233)U(n, f) cross section has been measured at the white neutron source n_TOF in a wide energy range with a dedicated fission ionization chamber. We report here the results from similar to 30 meV to 1 MeV neutron energy. The (233)U(n, f) cross section has been determined relative to a reference sample of (235)U(n, f) measured simultaneously with the same detector. The very high instantaneous neutron flux and the intrinsically low background of the n_TOF installation result in an accuracy around 3% in the whole energy range, while the energy resolution of the neutron beam allows for an accurate description of the fission cross section by means of R-matrix analysis over a wide energy range. The results are, in general, in good agreement with the most recent high-accuracy measurement of this fission cross section, over the more limited range of the previous measurements, and indicated that even the latest evaluations underestimate the cross section in the epithermal region. The present high-quality data provide the basis for a more precise evaluation of the (233)U fission cross section and for improving the reliability of databases needed for the design of new energy systems based on the Th/U cycle. Physical Review C
Published: 2009

410. Nuclear physics for the Re/Os clock

Author: Mosconi, M., Heil, M., Kappeler, F., Plag, R., Mengoni, A., Fujii, K., Domingo-Pardo, C., Aerts, G., Terlizzi, R., Gallino, R., Abbondanno, U., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Furman, W., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Koehler, P., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Milazzo, P. M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Pigni, M. T., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Santos, C., 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., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., and n TOF Collaboration
Subjects: stars, age, neutron cross-sections, nucleosynthesis, os-187, inelastic-scattering, isotopes
Abstract: Dating the age of the universe by the beta-decay of (187)Re (t(1/2) = 41.2 Gyr) requires the accurate assessment of the s-process reaction flow. The daughter nucleus (187)Os as well as its immediate s-only neighbor (186)Os are shielded from the r-process. Therefore, the radiogenic contribution to (187)Os can be derived via the local approximation of the s-process, which is well justified in this mass region: ( N(s))(187) = ( N(s))(186). Accordingly, accurate Maxwellian-averaged (n,gamma) cross sections have to be known for (186)Os and (187)Os over the full range of s-process temperatures. Because (187)Os has low-lying excited states, which are significantly populated during the s-process, neutron captures on these excited states have to be properly taken into account. The input for the corresponding Hauser-Feshbach calculations can be constrained by deriving the strength functions from a detailed resonance analysis of the measured (n,gamma) cross sections as well as by an additional measurement of the inelastic scattering cross section for the first exited level, which dominates the competition between the capture and scattering channels. This contribution reports on measurements of the neutron capture cross sections of (186)Os, (187)Os and (188)Os from the eV region to 1MeV at the CERN/n_TOF facility and of the inelastic scattering cross section of (187)Os around 30 keV at the Karlsruhe 3.7 MV Van de Graaff accelerator. Based on these results and on a detailed resonance analysis, improved Maxwellian-averaged cross sections were obtained for thermal energies between 5 keV and 100 keV. The implications of these results for the Re/Os clock are discussed. Journal of Physics G-Nuclear and Particle Physics
Published: 2008

411. Experimental study of the 91Zr(n gamma) reaction up to 26 keV

Author: Tagliente, G, Milazzo, P M, Fujii, K, Aerts, G, Abbondanno, U, Alvarez, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, Samuel A, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, Panayiotis, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Becvár, F, Belloni, F, Berthoumieux, E, Calviño, F, Calviani, M, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, Carrapiço, C, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Colonna, N, Cortés, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, S, Dillmann, I, Domingo-Pardo, C, Dridi, W, Durán, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Embid-Segura, M, Ferrant, L, Ferrari, A, Ferreira-Marques, R, Furman, W, Gonçalves, I, Gonzalez-Romero, E, Gramegna, F, Guerrero, C, Gunsing, F, Haas, B, Haight, R, Heil, M, Herrera-Martínez, A, Igashira, M, Jericha, E, Kappeler, F, Kadi, Y, Karadimos, D, Karamanis, D, Kerveno, M, Köhler, P, Kossionides, E, Krticka, M, Lamboudis, C, Leeb, H, Lindote, A, Lopes, I, Lozano, M, Lukic, S, Marganiec, J, Marrone, S, Martínez, T, Massimi, C, Mastinu, P, Mengoni, A, 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, Pigni, M T, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Praena-Rodriguez, J, Pretel, C, Quesada, J, Rauscher, T, Reifarth, R, Rubbia, C, Rudolf, G, Rullhusen, P, Salgado, J, Santos, C, Sarchiapone, L, Savvidis, I, Stéphan, C, Taín, J L, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarín, D, Vincente, M C, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, 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), Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), 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), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna (INFN, Sezione di Bologna), nTOF, 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), and National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)
Subjects: statistical-model, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, cern, transmission, nucleosynthesis, capture cross-sections, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 25.40.Lw, 25.70.Ef, 27.60.+j, 97.10.Cv, n-tof, evolution, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, giant branch stars, Nuclear Experiment, neutron-capture, s-process
Abstract: The neutron capture cross sections of the Zr isotopes are relevant to studies in nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear technology. The valence neutron of (91)Zr with respect to the neutron magic nucleus (90)Zr has interesting implications for the statistical analysis in the proximity of shell closures. In stellar nucleosynthesis, the Zr isotopes are important for the s-process reaction flow between the Fe seeds and the heavier isotopes. Because of its relatively small (n, gamma) cross sections, Zr represents also an interesting structural material for nuclear reactors. For the same reason, these cross sections are difficult to measure and reliable data are sparse. Therefore, the (n, gamma) cross sections of the Zr isotopes have been remeasured at the CERN n_TOF facility. Thanks to its high instantaneous flux, good energy resolution, and low background, this facility is particularly suited for the determination of small, resonance-dominated cross sections. In this work, results for the (91)Zr(n, gamma) (92)Zr reaction are reported in the neutron energy range from thermal to 26 keV. In this region, accurate data of 157 resonances could be obtained, 33 of these resonances are not present in the main databases and/or were observed for the first time. Physical Review C
Published: 2008

412. The measurement of the (206)Pb(n,gamma) cross section and stellar implications

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Gallino, R., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Koehler, P., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., 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., Pigni, M. T., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Santos, C., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.
Subjects: stars, elements, lead, galactic chemical evolution, neutron-capture, chronometers
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of (206)Pb has been measured at the CERN n_TOF spectrometer using a setup of two C(6)D(6) detectors. In the energy interval from 1 eV to 600 keV the cross section is dominated by resonances, which were analyzed via the R-matrix analysis code SAMMY. In the relevant energy ranges for stellar nucleosynthesis, i. e., at thermal energies of kT = 8 keV and kT = 23 keV, the present Maxwellian average cross section differs by 20% and 9% from the recommended values of Bao et al respectively. From the new cross section the s-abundance of (206)Pb could be reliably determined as 70( 4)%. This result is of importance in order to test and constrain r-process abundance calculations in the actinide region, because the r-process portion of (206)Pb is dominated by alpha-back decays of short-lived transbismuth isotopes. Journal of Physics G-Nuclear and Particle Physics
Published: 2008

413. The measurement of the Pb-206(n,gamma) cross section and stellar implications

Author: Domingo Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, Sara, Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Attilio, Ferreira Marques, R., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Gallino, Roberto, Goncalves, I., Gonzalez Romero, E., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Kadi, Y., Kappeler, F., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Koehler, P., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., 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., Pigni, M. T., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Santos, C., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tassan Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.
Published: 2008

414. Measurement of Th-232(n,5n gamma) cross sections from 29 to 42 MeV

Author: Kerveno, M., Nolte, R., Baumann, P., Dessagne, Ph., Jericha, E., Jokić, Stevan, Lukić, Strahinja, Meulders, J. P., Nachab, A., Pavlik, A., Reginatto, M., and Rudolf, G.
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The excitation function of the reaction Th-232(n,5n gamma)Th-228 from 29 to 42 MeV has been measured for the first time at the quasi-monoenergetic neutron beam of the UCL cyclotron CYCLONE employing the Li-7(p,n) source reaction. Taking advantage of the good energy resolution of the planar High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors, prompt gamma-ray spectroscopy was used to detect the gamma rays resulting from the decay of excited states of nuclei created by the (n,xn) reactions. The neutron beam was characterized by a combination of time of flight measurements carried out using a liquid scintillation detector and a U-238 fission ionization chamber and fluence measurements carried Out using a proton recoil telescope. The preliminary results are compared with calculations performed using the TALYS-0.72 code. International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, Proceedings, Apr 22-27, 2007, Nice, France
Published: 2008

415. Neutron capture cross section of Zr-90: Bottleneck in the s-process reaction flow

Author: Tagliente, G., Fujii, K., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Alvarez, H., Alvarez Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillman, I., Domingo Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Attilio, Ferreira Marques, R., Furman, W., Gallino, Roberto, Goncalves, I., Gonzalez Romero, E., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Kaeppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Koehler, P., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., 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., Pigni, M. T., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Praena, J., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Santos, C., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tain, J. L., Tassan Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.
Published: 2008

416. Neutron capture cross section of 90Zr: Bottleneck in the s-process reaction flow

Author: Tagliente, G., Fujii, K., Milazzo, P.M., Moreau, C., Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Bečvá&#345, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapiço, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillman, I., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Anthony, Ferreira-Marques, R., Furman, W., Gallino, R., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Gramegna, F., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Koehler, P., Kossionides, E., Krtička, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Martínez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., 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., T. Pigni, M., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Praena, J., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Santos, C., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., 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), Pole Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), 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: zr isotopes, facility, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, nucleosynthesis, valence component, system, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 25.40.Lw, 25.70.Ef, 27.60.+j, 97.10.Cv, n-tof, massive stars, energy range, evolution, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, giant branch stars, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The neutron capture cross sections of the Zr isotopes have important implications in nuclear astrophysics and for reactor design. The small cross section of the neutron magic nucleus (90)Zr, which accounts for more than 50% of natural zirconium represents one of the key isotopes for the stellar s-process, because it acts as a bottleneck in the neutron capture chain between the Fe seed and the heavier isotopes. The same element, Zr, also is an important component of the structural materials used in traditional and advanced nuclear reactors. The (n, gamma) cross section has been measured at CERN, using the n_TOF spallation neutron source. In total, 45 resonances could be resolved in the neutron energy range below 70 keV, 10 being observed for the first time thanks to the high resolution and low backgrounds at n_TOF. On average, the Gamma(gamma) widths obtained in resonance analyses with the R-matrix code SAMMY were 15% smaller than reported previously. By these results, the accuracy of the Maxwellian averaged cross section for s-process calculations has been improved by more than a factor of 2. Physical Review C
Published: 2008

417. Measurement of the radiative neutron capture cross section of Pb-206 and its astrophysical implications

Author: Domingo Pardo, César, Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Kadi, Y., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Haight, R., n_TOF Collaboration, Herrera-Martínez, A., Leeb, H., Igashira, M., Isaev, S., Kappeler, F., Karamanis, D., Karadimos, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Mastinu, P., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Lindote, A., Kossionides, E., Mosconi, M., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Neves, F., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Plag, R., Moreau, C., Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Rauscher, T., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Plompen, A., Rudolf, G., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Plukis, A., Rullhusen, P., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Villamarin, D., Salgado, J., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Walter, S., Taín, José Luis, Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Becvar, F., Vincente, M. C., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Berthoumieux, E., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., Bisterzo, S., Dillmann, I., Calvino, F., Cano Ott, Daniel, Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Eleftheriadis, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés Rossell, Guillem, Embid-Segura, M., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dolfini, R., Dridi, W., Durán, Ignacio, Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Fitzpatrick, L., Frais-Koelbl, H., Heil, M., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Gallino, R., Jericha, E., Goncalves, I., and González-Romero, E.
Subjects: n_TOF Collaboration, Neutron capture cross sections, Pulse height weighting technique, [PACS] Stellar structure, interiors, evolution, nucleosynthesis, ages, C6D6 scintillation detectors, Nuclear astrophysics, [PACS] Nucleon radiative capture, [PACS] Properties of nuclei with 190 ≤ A ≤ 219, Monte Carlo simulations
Abstract: 10 pages, 6 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 25.40.Lw; 27.80.+w; 97.10.Cv.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000250620900078.-- ArXiv pre-print available at: http://arxiv.org/abs/0707.3679, The (n,γ) cross section of Pb-206 has been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 620 keV by using two optimized C6D6 detectors. In the investigated energy interval about 130 resonances could be observed, from which 61 had enough statistics to be reliably analyzed via the R-matrix analysis code SAMMY. Experimental uncertainties were minimized, in particular with respect to (i) angular distribution effects of the prompt capture γ-rays, and to (ii) the TOF-dependent background due to sample-scattered neutrons. Other background components were addressed by background measurements with an enriched Pb-208 sample. The effect of the lower energy cutoff in the pulse height spectra of the C6D6 detectors was carefully corrected via Monte Carlo simulations. Compared to previous Pb-206 values, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross sections derived from these data are about 20% and 9% lower at thermal energies of 5 keV and 30 keV, respectively. These new results have a direct impact on the s-process abundance of Pb-206, which represents an important test for the interpretation of the cosmic clock based on the decay of U-238.
Published: 2007

418. Measurement of the radiative neutron capture cross section of 206Pb and its astrophysical implications

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calvino, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillman, I., Dolfini, R., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., 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, M., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, 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., Marrone, S., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O'Brien, S., 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., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., 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: 25.40.Lw,27.80.+w,97.10.Cv, Neutron capture cross sections, Pulse height weighting technique, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, C6D6 scintillation detectors, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear astrophysics, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Experiment, Monte Carlo simulations
Abstract: The (n, gamma) cross section of 206Pb has been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 600 keV by using two optimized C6D6 detectors. In the investigated energy interval about 130 resonances could be observed, from which 61 had enough statistics to be reliably analyzed via the R-matrix analysis code SAMMY. Experimental uncertainties were minimized, in particular with respect to (i) angular distribution effects of the prompt capture gamma-rays, and to (ii) the TOF-dependent background due to sample-scattered neutrons. Other background components were addressed by background measurements with an enriched 208Pb sample. The effect of the lower energy cutoff in the pulse height spectra of the C6D6 detectors was carefully corrected via Monte Carlo simulations. Compared to previous 206Pb values, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross sections derived from these data are about 20% and 9% lower at thermal energies of 5 keV and 30 keV, respectively. These new results have a direct impact on the s-process abundance of 206Pb, which represents an important test for the interpretation of the cosmic clock based on the decay of 238U., Comment: 11 pages, 8 figures, paper to be submitted to Phys. Rev. C
Published: 2007

419. The La-139(n,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, A., 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., and Wisshak, K.
Subjects: resonance spectroscopy, n-tof, dispersion spectrograph, process nucleosynthesis, neutron-capture elements, cool dwarf stars, r-process elements, metal-poor stars, giant branch stars, galactic chemical evolution
Abstract: The nuclear resonance parameters and the capture cross section of the neutron magic isotope La-139 have been measured relative to Au-197 in the energy range of 0.6 eV to 9 keV at the neutron time-of-flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN. We describe the experimental apparatus and the data analysis procedures, which concerned mainly the efficiency correction by means of the pulse height weighting function technique and the determination of different background components. We extracted the resonance parameters and the main nuclear quantities such as the resonance integral RI=10.8 +/- 1.0b, the average gamma widths for s and p waves (l=0)=50.7 +/- 5.4 meV and (l=1)=33.6 +/- 6.9 meV, the nuclear level densities < D >(l=0)=252 +/- 22 eV and < D >(l=1)< 250 eV, and the neutron strength functions S-0=(0.82 +/- 0.05)x10(-4) and S-1=(0.55 +/- 0.04)x10(-4). These results represent a significant 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. ispartof: Physical Review. C, Nuclear physics vol:75 issue:3 pages:1-15 status: published
Published: 2007

420. Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the s-only isotope Pb-204 from 1 eV to 440 keV

Author: Domingo Pardo, César, Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Berthoumieux, E., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Dahlfors, M., Wisshak, K., Bisterzo, S., Calvino, F., Cano Ott, Daniel, Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Eleftheriadis, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., David, S., Colonna, N., Cortés Rossell, Guillem, Couture, A., Cox, J., Dillmann, I., Embid-Segura, M., Dolfini, R., Dridi, W., Durán, Ignacio, Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Haight, R., Fitzpatrick, L., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Gallino, R., Jericha, E., Goncalves, I., González-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Heil, M., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Haas, B., Kadi, Y., Herrera-Martínez, A., Igashira, M., Isaev, S., Kappeler, F., Karamanis, D., Karadimos, D., Kerveno, M., Mastinu, P., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Mosconi, M., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Neves, F., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Rauscher, T., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Rudolf, G., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Rullhusen, P., Poch, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., n_TOF Collaboration, Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Salgado, J., Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Walter, S., Taín, José Luis, Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Becvar, F., Terlizzi, R., and Vannini, G.
Subjects: [PACS] Stellar structure, interiors, evolution, nucleosynthesis, ages, R-process, Abundances, Elements, [PACS] Nucleon radiative capture, Nucleosynthesis, [PACS] Properties of nuclei with 190 ≤ A ≤ 219, Galactic chemical evolution, Giant Branch Stars
Abstract: 9 pages, 3 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 25.40.Lw; 27.80.+w; 97.10.Cv.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000243896000061.-- ArXiv pre-print available at: http://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0610033, The neutron capture cross section of Pb-204 has been measured at the CERN n_TOF installation with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 440 keV. An R-matrix analysis of the resolved resonance region, between 1 eV and 100 keV, was carried out using the SAMMY code. In the interval between 100 keV and 440 keV we report the average capture cross section. The background in the entire neutron energy range was reliably determined from the measurement of a Pb-208 sample. Other systematic effects in this measurement were investigated and precisely corrected by means of detailed Monte Carlo simulations. We obtain a Maxwellian average capture cross section for Pb-204 at kT=30 keV of 79(3) mb, in agreement with previous experiments. However our cross section at kT=5 keV is about 35% larger than the values reported so far. The implications of the new cross section for the s-process abundance contributions in the Pb/Bi region are discussed., This work was supported by the European Commission (FIKW-CT-2000-00107), by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (FPA2001-0144-C05), and partly by the Italian MIUR-FIRB grant "The astrophysical origin of the heavy elements beyond Fe".
Published: 2007

421. Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the s-only isotope Pb-204 from 1 eV to 440 keV

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Bisterzo, S., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrapico, C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillmann, I., Dolfini, R., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., 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., Marrone, S., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O'Brien, S., 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., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.
Subjects: elements, lead, abundances, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, r-process, cern, nucleosynthesis, giant branch stars, galactic chemical evolution, solar, chronometers
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of Pb-204 has been measured at the CERN n_TOF installation with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 440 keV. An R-matrix analysis of the resolved resonance region, between 1 eV and 100 keV, was carried out using the SAMMY code. In the interval between 100 keV and 440 keV we report the average capture cross section. The background in the entire neutron energy range was reliably determined from the measurement of a Pb-208 sample. Other systematic effects in this measurement were investigated and precisely corrected by means of detailed Monte Carlo simulations. We obtain a Maxwellian average capture cross section for Pb-204 at kT=30 keV of 79(3) mb, in agreement with previous experiments. However our cross section at kT=5 keV is about 35% larger than the values reported so far. The implications of the new cross section for the s-process abundance contributions in the Pb/Bi region are discussed. ispartof: Physical Review C vol:75 issue:1 pages:1-9 status: published
Published: 2007

422. 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

423. Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the s-only isotope 204Pb from 1 eV to 440 keV

Author: DOMINGO-PARDO, C., ABBONDANNO, U., AERTS, G., ÁLVAREZ-POL, H., ALVAREZ-VELARDE, F., ANDRIAMONJE, S., ANDRZEJEWSKI, J., ASSIMAKOPOULOS, P., AUDOUIN, L., BADUREK, G., BAUMANN, P., BE&#269VÁ, F., BERTHOUMIEUX, E., BISTERZO, S., CALVIÑO, F., CANO-OTT, D., CAPOTE, R., CARRAPIÇO, C., CENNINI, P., CHEPEL, V., CHIAVERI, E., COLONNA, N., CORTES, G., COUTURE, A., COX, J., DAHLFORS, M., DAVID, S., DILLMANN, I., DOLFINI, R., 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., KÄPPELER, F., KARAMANIS, D., KARADIMOS, D., KERVENO, M., KETLEROV, V., KOEHLER, P., KONOVALOV, V., KOSSIONIDES, E., KRTIČKA, M., LAMBOUDIS, C., LEEB, H., LINDOTE, A., LOPES, I., LOZANO, M., LUKIC, S., MARGANIEC, J., MARRONE, S., MASTINU, P., MENGONI, A., M. MILAZZO, P., MOREAU, C., MOSCONI, M., NEVES, F., OBERHUMMER, H., OSHIMA, M., O'BRIEN, S., 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., SAVVIDIS, I., STEPHAN, C., TAGLIENTE, G., L. TAIN, J., TASSAN-GOT, L., TAVORA, L., TERLIZZI, R., 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., C. Domingo-Pardo, U. Abbondanno, G. Aert, H. Álvarez-Pol, F. Alvarez-Velarde, S. Andriamonje, J. Andrzejewski, P. Assimakopoulo, L. Audouin, G. Badurek, P. Baumann, F. Becvár, E. Berthoumieux, S. Bisterzo, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, R. Capote, C. Carrapiço, P. Cennini, V. Chepel, E. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. Corte, A. Couture, J. Cox, M. Dahlfor, S. David, I. Dillman, R. Dolfini, W. Dridi, I. Duran, C. Eleftheriadi, M. Embid-Segura, L. Ferrant, A. Ferrari, R. Ferreira-Marque, L. Fitzpatrick, H. Frais-Koelbl, K. Fujii, W. Furman, R. Gallino, I. Goncalve, E. Gonzalez-Romero, A. Goverdovski, F. Gramegna, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, B. Haa, R. Haight, M. Heil, A. Herrera-Martinez, M. Igashira, S. Isaev, E. Jericha, Y. Kadi, F. Käppeler, D. Karamani, D. Karadimo, M. Kerveno, V. Ketlerov, P. Koehler, V. Konovalov, E. Kossionide, M. Krtička, C. Lamboudi, H. Leeb, A. Lindote, I. Lope, M. Lozano, S. Lukic, J. Marganiec, S. Marrone, P. Mastinu, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, C. Moreau, M. Mosconi, F. Neve, H. Oberhummer, M. Oshima, S. O'Brien, J. Pancin, C. Papachristodoulou, C. Papadopoulo, C. Paradela, N. Patroni, A. Pavlik, P. Pavlopoulo, L. Perrot, R. Plag, A. Plompen, A. Pluki, A. Poch, C. Pretel, J. Quesada, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, M. Rosetti, C. Rubbia, G. Rudolf, P. Rullhusen, J. Salgado, L. Sarchiapone, I. Savvidi, C. Stephan, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, R. Terlizzi, G. Vannini, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, D. Villamarin, M. C. Vincente, V. Vlachoudi, R. Vlastou, F. Vo, S. Walter, H. Wendler, M. Wiescher, K. Wisshak(n_TOF Collaboration), 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), 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-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), nTOF, 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), 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: 25.40.Lw, 27.80.+w, 97.10.Cv, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], NEUTRON TIME OF FLIGHT, Nuclear Experiment, S-PROCESS, NEUTRON CAPTURE CROSS SECTION
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of 204Pb has been measured at the CERN n_TOF installation with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 440 keV. An R-matrix analysis of the resolved resonance region, between 1 eV and 100 keV, was carried out using the SAMMY code. In the interval between 100 keV and 440 keV we report the average capture cross section. The background in the entire neutron energy range could be reliably determined from the measurement of a 208Pb sample. Other systematic effects in this measurement could be investigated and precisely corrected by means of detailed Monte Carlo simulations. We obtain a Maxwellian average capture cross section for 204Pb at kT=30 keV of 79(3) mb, in agreement with previous experiments. However our cross section at kT=5 keV is about 35% larger than the values reported so far. The implications of the new cross section for the s-process abundance contributions in the Pb/Bi region are discussed., Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, article submitted to Phys. Rev. C
Published: 2007

424. Status and outlook of the neutron time-of-flight facility

Author: Gunsing, F., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., 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., Dillman, I., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Haas, B., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Igashira, M., Isaev, S., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lampoudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marques, L., Marrone, S., Martinez, T., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., 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., Pigni, M. T., 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., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.
Subjects: n-tof, elements, detector, neutrons, cern, n_tof, beam, time-of-flight, capture, spallation
Abstract: 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 burst result in a much enhanced signal to background ratio for neutron capture of radioactive isotopes and makes this facility well suited for the measurement of high quality neutron-induced reaction cross-sections. Neutrons are created by spallation reactions induced by a pulsed 20 GeV/c proton beam impinging on a lead target. A 5 cm water slab surrounding the lead target serves as a coolant and at the same time as a moderator of the spallation neutron spectrum, providing a wide energy spectrum from 0.1 eV to about 250 MeV. By the end of 2005, a first phase of data taking has been successfully terminated. Fission and capture experiments have been performed on a variety of isotopes of interest for nuclear astrophysics, advanced nuclear technologies and for basic nuclear physics. The instrumentation developed for this facility consists of parallel plate avalanche counter and fission ionization chamber detectors for the fission experiments and of low mass C6D6 detectors and a 4 pi BaF2 total absorption calorimeter for capture experiments. A new data acquisition system, based on sampling of the detector signals, has been developed to cope with the high count rates and to minimize the effective dead time to only a few tens of nanosecond. A second phase of data taking is planned to start in 2007, after an upgrade of the spallation target. On the longer term, the construction of a flight path at 20 in resulting in an increased neutron flux of about a factor of 100 opens new possibilities. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Published: 2007

425. 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

426. New measurement of neutron capture resonances of 209Bi

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrillode Albornoz, A., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillman, I., Dolfini, R., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., 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., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O'Brien, S., 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., Savvidis, I., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, Alberto, Villamarin, D., Vincente, M.C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Walter, S., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., and Wisshak, K.
Subjects: Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of Bi209 has been measured at the CERN n TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements over previous measurements are mainly because of an optimized detection system, which led to a practically negligible neutron sensitivity. Additional experimental sources of systematic error, such as the electronic threshold in the detectors, summing of gamma-rays, internal electron conversion, and the isomeric state in bismuth, have been taken into account. Gamma-ray absorption effects inside the sample have been corrected by employing a nonpolynomial weighting function. Because Bi209 is the last stable isotope in the reaction path of the stellar s-process, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross section is important for the recycling of the reaction flow by alpha-decays. In the relevant stellar range of thermal energies between kT=5 and 8 keV our new capture rate is about 16% higher than the presently accepted value used for nucleosynthesis calculations. At this low temperature an important part of the heavy Pb-Bi isotopes are supposed to be synthesized by the s-process in the He shells of low mass, thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars. With the improved set of cross sections we obtain an s-process fraction of 19(3)% of the solar bismuth abundance, resulting in an r-process residual of 81(3)%. The present (n,gamma) cross-section measurement is also of relevance for the design of accelerator driven systems based on a liquid metal Pb/Bi spallation target. The neutron capture cross section of Bi209 has been measured at the CERN n TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements over previous measurements are mainly because of an optimized detection system, which led to a practically negligible neutron sensitivity. Additional experimental sources of systematic error, such as the electronic threshold in the detectors, summing of gamma-rays, internal electron conversion, and the isomeric state in bismuth, have been taken into account. Gamma-ray absorption effects inside the sample have been corrected by employing a nonpolynomial weighting function. Because Bi209 is the last stable isotope in the reaction path of the stellar s-process, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross section is important for the recycling of the reaction flow by alpha-decays. In the relevant stellar range of thermal energies between kT=5 and 8 keV our new capture rate is about 16% higher than the presently accepted value used for nucleosynthesis calculations. At this low temperature an important part of the heavy Pb-Bi isotopes are supposed to be synthesized by the s-process in the He shells of low mass, thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars. With the improved set of cross sections we obtain an s-process fraction of 19(3)% of the solar bismuth abundance, resulting in an r-process residual of 81(3)%. The present (n,gamma) cross-section measurement is also of relevance for the design of accelerator driven systems based on a liquid metal Pb/Bi spallation target.
Published: 2006

427. Neutron capture cross section of Th-232 measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN in the unresolved resonance region up to 1 MeV

Author: Aerts, G, Abbondanno, U, Alvarez, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, P, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Becvar, F, Walter, S, Calvino, F, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, Wisshak, K, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, De Albornoz, AC, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Embid-Segura, M, Chiaveri, E, Colonna, N, Cortes, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, Solomon Arulraj, Dillman, I, Dolfini, R, Domingo-Pardo, C, Ferrant, L, Dridi, W, Duran, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Ferrari, A, Ferreira-Marques, R, Fitzpatrick, L, Frais-Koelbl, H, Fujii, K, Furman, W, Goncalves, I, Gonzalez-Romero, E, Kadi, Y, Goverdovski, A, Gramegna, F, Griesmayer, E, Guerrero, C, Gunsing, F, Haas, B, Haight, R, Heil, M, Herrera-Martinez, A, Igashira, M, Karadimos, D, Isaev, S, Jericha, E, Kappeler, F, Karamanis, D, Kerveno, M, Ketlerov, V, Koehler, P, Konovalov, V, Kossionides, E, Krticka, M, Lamboudis, C, Neves, F, Leeb, H, Lindote, A, Lopes, I, Lozano, M, Lukic, S, Marganiec, J, Marques, L, Marrone, S, Mastinu, P, Mengoni, A, Oberhummer, H, Milazzo, PM, Moreau, C, Mosconi, M, O'Brien, S, Oshima, M, Pancin, J, Papachristodoulou, C, Papadopoulos, C, Paradela, C, Patronis, Nikolaos, Pavlik, A, Rudolf, G, Pavlopoulos, P, Perrot, L, Pigni, MT, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Pretel, C, Quesada, J, Rauscher, T, Rullhusen, P, Reifarth, R, Rosetti, M, Rubbia, C, Salgado, J, Sarchiapone, L, Savvidis, I, Stephan, C, Taliente, G, Tain, JL, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Berthoumieux, E, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarin, D, Vincente, MC, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, and Voss, F
Subjects: parameters, elements, u-238, accelerator, range, system, Nuclear Experiment, transmutation, compound nucleus, parity violation
Abstract: We have measured the neutron capture reaction yield of Th-232 at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The average capture cross section has been extracted in the energy range from 4 keV up to 1 MeV with an overall accuracy better than 4%. An independent IAEA evaluation shows good agreement with the data. The average cross section has been expressed in terms of average resonance parameters using the partial waves l=0,1, and 2. ispartof: Physical Review. C, Nuclear physics vol:73 issue:5 pages:1-10 status: published
Published: 2006

428. Pb-207(n,2n gamma)Pb-206 cross-section measurements by in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy

Author: Baumann, P, Borcea, C, Jericha, E, Jokić, Stevan, Kerveno, M, Lukić, Strahinja, Mihailescu, LC, Pavlik, A, Plompen, A, Rudolf, G, and n TOF collaboration
Subjects: enriched lead, neutron cross-sections, time-of-flight, gamma-ray production
Abstract: Pb-207(n,2n gamma)Pb-206 cross section were measured for incident neutron energies between 6 and 20 MeV with the white neutron beam produced at GELINA. The gamma-ray production cross section for the main transition (803 kcV, 2(+)- GT 0(+)) in Pb-206 is compared to results obtained at Los Alamos and to the TALYS and EMPIRE-II code predictions. 12th International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, Sep 04-09, 2005, Univ Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Published: 2006

429. Neutron capture cross section of Th-232 measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN in the unresolved resonance region up to 1 MeV

Author: Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Berthoumieux, E., 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., Dillman, I., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Marques, R., Fitzpatrick, L., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Furman, W., 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., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, 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., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., 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., Pigni, M. T., 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., Taliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., 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., and n TOF Collaboration
Subjects: parameters, elements, u-238, accelerator, range, system, transmutation, compound nucleus, parity violation
Abstract: We have measured the neutron capture reaction yield of Th-232 at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The average capture cross section has been extracted in the energy range from 4 keV up to 1 MeV with an overall accuracy better than 4%. An independent IAEA evaluation shows good agreement with the data. The average cross section has been expressed in terms of average resonance parameters using the partial waves l=0,1, and 2. Physical Review C
Published: 2006

430. Measurement of the 151Sm n,gamma cross section from 0.6 eV to 1 MeV via the neutron time-of-flight technique at the CERN n_TOF facility

Author: Marrone, S., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Bevá, F., Benlliure, J., Berthomieux, E., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortina, D., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dababneh, S., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran-Escribano, I., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Anthony, Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., I. Furman, W., Gallino, R., F. Goncalves, I., 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., Karadimos, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., E. Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kritka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., I. Lopes, M., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Martinez-Val, J., F. Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., M. Milazzo, P., Molina-Coballes, A., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O'Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papaevangelou, T., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., M. Perlado, J., Perrot, L., Pignatari, M., Pigni, M.T., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Policarpo, A., Pretel, C., M. Quesada, J., Raman, S., Rapp, W., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., C. Soares, J., 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., 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), 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, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)
Subjects: [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 25.40.Lw, 26.20.+f, 27.70.+q, 28.41.Ak
Abstract: PACS; The 151Sm n,\gamma cross section was measured with the time-of-flight technique from 0.6 eV up to 1 MeV relative to the Au standard with an overall uncertainty of typically 6%. Neutrons were produced by spallation at the innovative n_TOF facility at CERN; the \gamma rays from capture events were detected with organic C_(6)D_(6)scintillators. Experimental setup and data analysis procedures are described with emphasis on the corrections for detection efficiency, background subtraction, and neutron flux determination. At low energies, resonances could be resolved up to about 1 keV, yielding a resonance integral of 3575±210 b, an average s-wave resonance spacing of langleD_(0)\rangle$=1.49±0.07 eV, and a neutron strength function of langleS_(0)\rangle=(3.87±0.33)×10-4. Maxwellian-averaged capture cross sections are reported for thermal energies between 5 and 100 keV. These results are of relevance for nuclear structure studies, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear technology. The new value of the Maxwellian-averaged cross section at kT=30 keV is 3.08±0.15 b, considerably larger than previous theoretical estimates, and provides better constraints for the thermodynamic conditions during the occurrence of the it slow neutron capture process in low-mass stars during their asymptotic giant branch phase.
Published: 2006

431. Neutron capture cross section of 232Th measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN in the unresolved resonance region up to 1 MeV

Author: Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Be Vá, F., Berthoumieux, E., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carrillo De Albornoz, A., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dillman, 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., 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., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karadimos, D., Karamanis, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krti Ka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marques, L., Marrone, S., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P.M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., 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., Pigni, M.T., 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., Taliente, G., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., 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), 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), nTOF, 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 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)
Subjects: 25.40.Lw, 25.40.Ny, 28.20.Fc, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: We have measured the neutron capture reaction yield of 232Th$ at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The average capture cross section has been extracted in the energy range from 4 keV up to 1 MeV with an overall accuracy better than 4%. An independent IAEA evaluation shows good agreement with the data. The average cross section has been expressed in terms of average resonance parameters using the partial waves \ell =0,1, and 2.
Published: 2006

432. New measurement of neutron capture resonances in 209Bi

Author: DOMINGO-PARDO, C., ABBONDANNO, U., AERTS, G., ALVAREZ-POL, H., ALVAREZ-VELARDE, F., ANDRIAMONJE, S., ANDRZEJEWSKI, J., ASSIMAKOPOULOS, P., AUDOUIN, L., BADUREK, G., BAUMANN, P., BECVAR, F., BERTHOUMIEUX, E., 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., DILLMAN, I., DOLFINI, R., 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., MASTINU, P., MENGONI, A., MILAZZO, P.M., MOREAU, C., MOSCONI, M., NEVES, F., OBERHUMMER, H., OSHIMA, M., O'BRIEN, S., 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., SAVVIDIS, I., STEPHAN, C., TAGLIENTE, G., TAIN, J.L., TASSAN-GOT, L., TAVORA, L., TERLIZZI, R., 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), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), 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), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PôLE UNIVERSITAIRE LéONARD DE VINCI), Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci (PULV), nTOF, 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), C.Domingo-Pardo, U.Abbondanno, G.Aert, H.Alvarez-Pol, F.Alvarez-Velarde, S.Andriamonje, J.Andrzejewski, P.Assimakopoulo, L.Audouin, G.Badurek, P.Baumann, F.Becvar, E.Berthomieux, F.Calvino, D.Cano-Ott, R.Capote, A.Carrillo de Albornoz, P.Cennini, V.Chepel, E.Chiaveri, N.Colonna, G.Corte, A.Couture, J.Cox, M.Dahlfor, S.David, I.Dilmann, R.Dolfini, W.Dridi, I.Duran, C.Eleftheriadi, M.Embid-Segura, L.Ferrant, A.Ferrari, R.Ferreira-Marque, L.Fritzpatrick, H.Frais-Koelbl, K.Fujii, W.Furman, R.Gallino, I.Goncalve, E.Gonzalez-Romero, A.Goverdovski, F.Gramegna, E.Griesmayer, C.Guerrero, F.Gunsing, B.Haa, R.Haight, M.Heil, A.Herrera-Martinez, M.Igashira, S.Isaev, E.Jericha, Y.Kadi, F.Käppeler, D.Karamani, D.Karadimo, M.Kerveno, V.Ketlerov, P.E.Koehler, V.Konovalov, E.Kossionide, M.Krticka, C.Lamboudi, H.Leeb, A.Lindote, I.Lope, M.Lozano, S.Lukic, J.Marganiec, L.Marque, S.Marrone, P.Mastinu, A.Mengoni, P.M.Milazzo, C.Moreau, M.Mosconi, F.Neve, H.Oberhummer, M.Oshima, S.O'Brien, J.Pancin, C.Papachristodoulou, C.Papadopoulo, C.Paradela, N.Patroni, A.Pavlik, P.Pavlopoulo, L.Perrot, R.Plag, A.Plompen, A.Pluki, A.Poch, C.Pretel, J.Quesada, T.Rauscher, R.Reifarth, M.Rosetti, C.Rubbia, G.Rudolf, P.Rullhusen, J.Salgado, L.Sarchiapone, I.Savvidi, C.Stephan, G.Tagliente, J.L.Tain, L.Tassan-Got, L.Tavora, R.Terlizzi, G.Vannini, P.Vaz, A.Ventura, D.Villamarin, M.C.Vincente, V.Vlachoudi, R.Vlastou, F.Vo, S.Walter, H.Wendler, and M.Wiescher and K. Wisshak
Subjects: 25.40.Lw, 25.40.Sc, 27.80.+w, 97.10.Cv, GALACTIC CHEMICAL EVOLUTION, FOS: Physical sciences, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], ABUNDANCES, ELEMENTS, FACILITY, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, CROSS-SECTION, S-PROCESS, DETECTOR, CHRONOMETERS, SYSTEM, STARS
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of Bi209 has been measured at the CERN n TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements over previous measurements are mainly because of an optimized detection system, which led to a practically negligible neutron sensitivity. Additional experimental sources of systematic error, such as the electronic threshold in the detectors, summing of gamma-rays, internal electron conversion, and the isomeric state in bismuth, have been taken into account. Gamma-ray absorption effects inside the sample have been corrected by employing a nonpolynomial weighting function. Because Bi209 is the last stable isotope in the reaction path of the stellar s-process, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross section is important for the recycling of the reaction flow by alpha-decays. In the relevant stellar range of thermal energies between kT=5 and 8 keV our new capture rate is about 16% higher than the presently accepted value used for nucleosynthesis calculations. At this low temperature an important part of the heavy Pb-Bi isotopes are supposed to be synthesized by the s-process in the He shells of low mass, thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars. With the improved set of cross sections we obtain an s-process fraction of 19(3)% of the solar bismuth abundance, resulting in an r-process residual of 81(3)%. The present (n,gamma) cross-section measurement is also of relevance for the design of accelerator driven systems based on a liquid metal Pb/Bi spallation target., 10 pages, 5figures, recently published in Phys. Rev. C
Published: 2006

433. Resonance capture cross section of Pb-207

Author: Sarchiapone, L., Savvidis, I., Kerveno, M., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Koehler, P., Rubbia, C., Ketlerov, V., Rudolf, G., Kossionides, E., Rullhusen, P., Goncalves, I., Gallino, R., Ferreira-Marques, R., Fitzpatrick, L., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Poch Parés, Agustí, Duran, I., Dridi, W., Dolfini, R., David, S., Dillmann, I., Cox, J., Dahlfors, M., Colonna, N., Couture, A., Chiaveri, E., Perrot, L., Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere, Rosetti, M., Reifarth, R., Plompen, A., Plag, R., Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Pretel Sánchez, Carme, Plukis, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Pavlik, A., Patronis, N., Mosconi, M., Pancin, J., Wisshak, K., Papachristodoulou, C., Wiescher, M., Papadopoulos, C., Paradela, C., The nTOF Collaborat, Oberhummer, H., Oshima, M., O'Brien, S., Wendler, H., Moreau, C., Milazzo, P.M., Neves, F., Voss, F., Cennini, P., Carrapico, C., Mastinu, P., Capote, R., Mengoni, A., Cano-Ott, D., Marganiec, J., Bisterzo, S., Konovalov, V., Marrone, S., Calviño Tavares, Francisco, Lozano, M., Berthoumieux, E., Lukic, S., Becvar, F., Baumann, P., Badurek, G., Chepel, V., Lopes, I., Salgado, J., Lindote, A., Leeb, H., Lamboudis, C., Krticka, M., Tain, J.L., Tassan-Got, L., Audouin, L., Isaev, S., Domingo-Pardo, C., Jericha, E., Abbondanno, U., Kadi, Y., Aerts, G., Kaeppeler, F., Álvarez-Pol, H., Karamanis, D., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Karadimos, D., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, P., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M.C., Igashira, M., Vaz, P., Herrera-Martinez, A., Ventura, A., Heil, M., Terlizzi, R., Haight, R., Vannini, G., Walter, S., Gramegna, F., Tavora, L., Griesmayer, E., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Haas, B., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Furman, W., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GREENER - Grup de recerca d'estudis energètics i de les radiacions
Subjects: Estels -- Estructura, Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Radiative capture, Stars -- Structure, Radiació
Abstract: The radiative neutron capture cross section of 207Pb has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region. The measurement has been performed with an optimized setup of two C6D6 scintillation detectors, which allowed us to reduce scattered neutron backgrounds down to a negligible level. Resonance parameters and radiative kernels have been determined for 16 resonances by means of an R-matrix analysis in the neutron energy range from 3 keV to 320 keV. Good agreement with previous measurements was found at low neutron energies, whereas substantial discrepancies appear beyond 45 keV. With the present results, we obtain an s-process contribution of 77±8% to the solar abundance of 207Pb. This corresponds to an r-process component of 23 ± 8%, which is important for deriving the U/Th ages of metal poor halo stars.
Published: 2006
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434. Astrophysical Implications of the $^{139}La(n,\gamma)$ and $^{151}Sm(n,\gamma)$ Cross Sections Measured at n_TOF

Author: Marrone, S, Abbondanno, U, Aarts, G, Álvarez-Pol, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, Samuel A, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, Panayiotis, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Becvár, F, Berthoumieux, E, Calviño, F, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, Carrapiço, C, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Chiaveri, Enrico, Colonna, N, Cortés, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, S, Dillmann, I, Dolfini, R, Domingo-Pardo, C, Dridi, W, Durán, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Embid-Segura, M, Ferrant, L, Ferrari, A, Ferreira-Marques, R, Fitzpatrick, L, Frais-Kölbl, H, Fujii, K, Furman, W, Gallino, R, Gonçalves, I, Gonzalez-Romero, E, Goverdovski, A, Gramegna, F, Griesmayer, E, Guerrero, C, Gunsing, F, Haas, B, Haight, R C, Heil, M, Herrera-Martínez, A, Igashira, M, Isaev, S, Jericha, E, Kadi, Y, Käppeler, F, Karamanis, D, Karadimos, D, Kerveno, M, Ketlerov, V, Köhler, P, Konovalov, V, Kossionides, E, Krticka, M, Lamboudis, C, Leeb, H, Lindote, A, Lopes, I, Lozano, M, Lukic, S, Marganiec, J, Mastinu, P, Mengoni, A, Milazzo, P M, Moreau, C, Mosconi, M, Neves, F, Oberhummer, Heinz, O'Brien, S, Oshima, M, 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, Carlo, Rudolf, G, Rullhusen, P, Salgado, J, Sarchiapone, L, Savvidis, I, Stéphan, C, Tagliente, G, Taín, J L, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarín, D, Vincente, M C, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, and Wisshak, K
Subjects: Astrophysics and Astronomy
Published: 2006

435. New measurement of neutron capture resonances in Bi-209

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez-Pol, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, P, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Rudolf, G, Rullhusen, P, Salgado, J, Sarchiapone, L, Savvidis, I, Stephan, C, Tagliente, G, Tain, JL, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Becvar, F, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarin, D, Vincente, MC, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, Berthoumieux, E, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, Wisshak, K, Calvino, F, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, de Albornoz, A Carrillo, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Chiaveri, E, Colonna, N, Cortes, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, Solomon Arulraj, Dillman, I, Dolfini, R, Dridi, W, Duran, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Embid-Segura, M, Ferrant, L, Ferrari, A, 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, Mastinu, P, Mengoni, A, Milazzo, PM, Moreau, C, Mosconi, M, Neves, F, Oberhummer, H, Oshima, M, O'Brien, S, Pancin, J, Papachristodoulou, C, Papadopoulos, C, Paradela, C, Patronis, Nikolaos, Pavlik, A, Pavlopoulos, P, Perrot, L, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Pretel, C, Quesada, J, Rauscher, T, Reifarth, R, Rosetti, M, and Rubbia, C
Subjects: cross-section, stars, elements, facility, detector, abundances, system, Nuclear Experiment, galactic chemical evolution, s-process, chronometers
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of Bi-209 has been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements over previous measurements are mainly because of an optimized detection system, which led to a practically negligible neutron sensitivity. Additional experimental sources of systematic error, such as the electronic threshold in the detectors, summing of gamma-rays, internal electron conversion, and the isomeric state in bismuth, have been taken into account. gamma-Ray absorption effects inside the sample have been corrected by employing a nonpolynomial weighting function. Because Bi-209 is the last stable isotope in the reaction path of the stellar s-process, the Maxwellian averaged capture cross section is important for the recycling of the reaction flow by alpha decays. In the relevant stellar range of thermal energies between kT=5 and 8 keV our new capture rate is about 16% higher than the presently accepted value used for nucleosynthesis calculations. At this low temperature an important part of the heavy Pb-Bi isotopes are supposed to be synthesized by the s-process in the He shells of low mass, thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars. With the improved set of cross sections we obtain an s-process fraction of 19 +/- 3% of the solar bismuth abundance, resulting in an r-process residual of 81 +/- 3%. The present (n,gamma) cross-section measurement is also of relevance for the design of accelerator driven systems based on a liquid metal Pb/Bi spallation target. ispartof: Physical Review. C, Nuclear physics vol:74 issue:2 pages:1-10 status: published
Published: 2006

436. Resonance capture cross section of Pb-207

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, Goele, Alvarez-Pol, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andriamonje, S, Andrzejewski, J, Assimakopoulos, P, Audouin, L, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Mosconi, M, Neves, F, Oberhummer, H, Oshima, M, O'Brien, S, Pancin, J, Papachristodoulou, C, Papadopoulos, C, Paradela, C, Patronis, Nikolaos, Rudolf, G, Pavlik, A, Pavlopoulos, P, Perrot, L, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poch, A, Pretel, C, Quesada, J, Rauscher, T, Rullhusen, P, Reifarth, R, Rosetti, M, Rubbia, C, Salgado, J, Sarchiapone, L, Savvidis, I, Stephan, C, Tagliente, G, Tain, JL, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L, Becvar, F, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarin, D, Vincente, MC, Vlachoudis, V, Vlastou, R, Voss, F, Walter, S, Berthoumieux, E, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, Wisshak, K, Bisterzo, S, Calvino, F, Cano-Ott, D, Capote, R, Carrapico, C, Cennini, P, Chepel, V, Chiaveri, E, Colonna, N, Cortes, G, Couture, A, Cox, J, Dahlfors, M, David, S, Dillman, I, Dolfini, R, Dridi, W, Duran, I, Eleftheriadis, C, Embid-Segura, M, Ferrant, L, Ferrari, A, 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, Kaeppeler, 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, Marrone, S, Mastinu, P, Mengoni, A, Milazzo, PM, and Moreau, C
Subjects: elements, abundances, nucleosynthesis, giant branch stars, galactic chemical evolution, neutron-capture, solar, chronometers
Abstract: The radiative neutron capture cross section of Pb-207 has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n_TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region. The measurement has been performed with an optimized setup of two C6D6 scintillation detectors, which allowed us to reduce scattered neutron backgrounds down to a negligible level. Resonance parameters and radiative kernels have been determined for 16 resonances by means of an R-matrix analysis in the neutron energy range from 3 keV to 320 keV. Good agreement with previous measurements was found at low neutron energies, whereas substantial discrepancies appear beyond 45 keV. With the present results, we obtain an s-process contribution of 77 +/- 8% to the solar abundance of Pb-207. This corresponds to an r-process component of 23 +/- 8%, which is important for deriving the U/Th ages of metal poor halo stars. ispartof: Physical Review. C, Nuclear physics vol:74 issue:5 status: published
Published: 2006

437. Measurement of the 151Sm(n,) cross section from 0.6 eV to 1 MeV via the neutron time-of-flight technique at the CERN n_TOF facility

Author: Marrone, S, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Alvarez-Pol, H, Andriamonje, Samuel A, Andrzejewski, J, Badurek, G, Baumann, P, Voss, F, Käppeler, F K, Krticka, M, Raman, S, Mengoni, A, Gallino, R, Goncalves, I S, Gonzalez-Romero, S, Goverdovski, A A, Gramegna, F, Griesmayer, E, Gunsing, F, Haas, B, Haight, R, Heil, M, Herrera-Martínez, A, Isaev, S, Jericha, E, Kadi, Y, Karadimos, D, Kerveno, M, Ketlerov, V, Köhler, P E, Konovalov, V, Kritcka, M, Lamboudis, P, Leeb, H, Lindote, A, Lopes, M I, Lozano, M, Lukic, S, Marganiec, J, Martínez-Val, J M, Mastinu, P F, Milazzo, P M, Molina-Coballes, A, Moreau, C, Mosconi, M, Neves, F, Oberhummer, Heinz, O'Brien, S, Pancin, J, Papaevangelou, T, Paradela, C, Pavlik, A, Pavlopoulos, P, Perlado, J M, Perrot, L, Pignatari, M, Pigni, M T, Plag, R, Plompen, A, Plukis, A, Poche, A, Policarpo, Armando, Pretel, C, Queada, J M, Rapp, W, Rauscher, T, Reifarth, A, Rosetti, M, Rubbia, Carlo, Rudolf, G, Rullhusen, P, Salgado, J, Soares, J C, Stéphan, C, Tagliente, G, Taín, J L, Tassan-Got, L, Tavora, L M N, Terlizzi, R, Vannini, G, Vaz, P, Ventura, A, Villamarín-Fernández, D, Vincente-Vincente, M, Vlachoudis, V, Wendler, H, Wiescher, M, and Wisshak, K
Subjects: Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Published: 2006

438. 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

439. New Measurement of the Capture Cross Section of Bismuth and Lead Isotopes

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C., Tain, J. L., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Assimakopoulos, R., Audouin, L., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Benlliure, J., Berthoumieux, E., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Albornoz, A. C., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortina, D., Couture, A., Cox, J., David, S., Dolfini, R., Dridi, W., Duran, I., Embid-Segurao, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Fitzpatrick, L., Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Fujii, K., Furman, W., Guerrero, C., Goncalves, I., Gallino, R., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., 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, R., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marques, L., Marrone, S., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Moreau, C., Mosconi, M., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O Brien, S., Oshima, M., Pancin, J., Papachristodoulou, C., Papadopouloso, C., Paradela, C., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perrot, L., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Carme Pretel, Quesada, J., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Sarchiapone, L., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, R., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M. C., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Wendle, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., Tof Collaboration, N., 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, Detector, chemistry.chemical_element, 25.40.Lw, 27.80.+w, 020206 networking & telecommunications, 02 engineering and technology, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Weighting, Bismuth, Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), chemistry, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Neutron, Sensitivity (control systems)
Abstract: PACS; International audience; All the stable lead isotopes and 209Bi have been recently measured at n_TOF (CERN) in the range from 1 eV up to 1 MeV, using an optimized experimental setup, A set of two homemade C6D6 detectors with carbon-fibre canning was designed to greatly reduce the sensitivity to scattered neutrons. Surrounding elements like the sample holder and the sample exchanger have been made also of carbon fibre.The pulse-height weighting technique has been used in order to determine the (n,gamma) cross sections. Concerning this technique, special care has been taken in the treatment of several sources of error leading to a total systematic uncertainty of less than 3%.Results on the analysed 209Bi and 207Pb capture data and a comparison with previous experiments and evaluations are presented.
Published: 2005

440. 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

441. Noncyclic Pancharatnam phase for mixed state SU(2) evolution in neutron polarimetry

Author: Klepp, J., Sponar, S., Hasegawa, Y., Jericha, E., and Badurek, G.
Subjects: Quantum Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
Abstract: We have measured the Pancharatnam relative phase for spin-1/2 states. In a neutron polarimetry experiment the minima and maxima of intensity modulations, giving the Pancharatnam phase, were determined. We have also considered general SU(2) evolution for mixed states. The results are in good agreement with theory., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Phys.Lett.A
Published: 2005
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442. Measurement of the $^{232}$Th Neutron Capture Cross Section at the CERN n_TOF Facility

Author: Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Mosconi, M., 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., Fujii, K., 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., Moreau, C., 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., Stephan, 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., 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: Mass number, Curium, 25.40.Lw, 27.90.+b, Nuclear Theory, Thorium, chemistry.chemical_element, 020206 networking & telecommunications, Americium, 02 engineering and technology, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, Nuclear physics, chemistry, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Neutron cross section, Plutonium-241, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Neutron, Nuclear Experiment, Isotopes of thorium
Abstract: PACS; International audience; The use of a fuel cycle based on 232Th can substantially reduce the radiotoxicity of the produced nuclear waste since the lower atomic and mass number of thorium results in a strongly suppressed build-up of the higher actinides and especially americium and curium. The design and realization of nuclear power stations based on the use of thorium, either in a critical or subcritical system, require an accurate knowledge of the 232Th(n,gamma) reaction cross section. We have measured the neutron capture cross section of 232Th at the recently constructed neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. In the resolved resonance region, the resonance parameters have been extracted. In the unresolved resonance region, the neutron capture cross section is given as point-wise data. ©2005 American Institute of Physics
Published: 2004

443. The n_TOF Facility at CERN: performances and first physics results

Author: Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Mosconi, M., 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., Fujii, K., 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., Moreau, C., 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., 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), nTOF, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, and European Commission’s 5th Framework programme
Subjects: Physics, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Flux, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 29.30.Hs, Neutron spectroscopy, Nuclear physics, Time of flight, Duty cycle, Neutron flux, Computer Science::Systems and Control, 0103 physical sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Spallation, Neutron, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The neutron Time of Flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN is a source of a wide-range (1 eV
Published: 2004

444. Time-energy relation of the n_TOF neutron beam: Energy standards revisited

Author: Lorusso, G. Colonna, N. Marrone, S. Tagliente, G. Heil, M. Cano-Ott, D. Mosconi, M. Moreau, C. Mengoni, A. Abbondanno, U. Aerts, G. Alvarez-Pol, H. Alvarez-Velarde, F. Andriamonje, S. Andrzejewski, J. Angelopoulos, A. Assimakopoulos, P. Badurek, G. Baumann, P. Bečvár, F. Benlliure, J. Berthomieux, E. Bisceglie, E. Calviño, P. Capote, R. Cennini, P. Chepel, V. Chiaveri, E. Coceva, C. Cortes, G. Cortina, D. Couture, A. Cox, J. Dababneh, S. Dahlfors, M. David, S. Dolfini, R. Domingo-Pardo, C. Duran, I. Eleftheriadis, C. Embid-Segura, M. Ferrant, L. Ferrari, A. 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. Herrera-Martinez, A. Ioannides, K.G. Isaev, S. Jericha, E. Käppeler, F. Kadi, Y. Karamanis, D. Ketlerov, V. Kitis, G. Koehler, P.E. Konovalov, V. Kossionides, E. Krticka, M. Leeb, H. Lindote, A. Lopes, M.I. Lozano, M. Lukic, S. Marganiec, J. Mastinu, P.F. Milazzo, P.M. Molina-Coballes, A. Neves, F. Oberhummer, H. O'Brien, S. Pancin, J. Paradela, C. Pavlik, A. Pavlopoulos, P. 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. Rullhusen, P. Salgado, J. Savvidis, E. Soares, J.C. Stephan, C. Tain, J.L. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, L.M.N. Terlizzi, R. Tsangas, N. Vannini, G. Vaz, P. Ventura, A. Villamarin, D. Vincente, M.C. Vlachoudis, V. Vlastou, R. Voss, F. Wendler, H. Wiescher, M. Wisshak, K.
Subjects: Physics::Accelerator Physics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The accurate determination of neutron cross-sections as a function of the neutron energy at a time-of-flight facility requires a precise knowledge of the time-energy relation for the neutron beam. For the n_TOF neutron beam at CERN, produced by spallation of high-energy protons on a Pb target, the time-energy relation is connected to the production mechanism and to the subsequent moderation process. A calibration of the neutron energy scale is proposed based on detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the facility. This time-energy relation has been experimentally validated by means of dedicated measurements of standard energy resonances, from 1eV to approximately 1MeV. On the basis of the present measurements, it is proposed to correct the energy of the 1.3eV resonance of 193Ir, which is commonly considered as an energy standard. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published: 2004

445. Measurement of the n_TOF beam profile with a micromegas detector

Author: Pancin, J. Abbondanno, U. Aerts, G. Alvarez, H. Andriamonje, S. Angelopoulos, A. Assimakopoulos, P. Bacri, C. Badurek, G. Baumann, P. Bečvář, F. Beer, H. Benlliure, J. Berthier, B. Berthoumieux, E. Boffi, S. Borcea, C. Boscolo-Marchi, E. Bustreo, N. Calvino, F. Cano-ott, D. Capote, R. Carlson, P. Cennini, P. Chepel, V. Chiaveri, E. Colonna, N. Cortes, G. Cortina, D. Couture, A. Cox, J. Dababneh, S. Dahlfors, M. David, S. Delbart, A. Derre, J. Dolfini, R. Domingo, C. Duran-Escribano, I. Eleftheriadis, C. Embid-Segura, M. Ferrant, L. Ferrari, A. Ferreira-Lourenco, L. Ferreiramarques, R. Frais-Koelbl, H. Furman, W. Giomataris, Y. Goncalves, I. Gonzalez-Romero, E. Goverdovski, A. Gramegna, F. Griesmayer, E. Gunsing, F. Haight, R. Heil, M. Herrera-Martinez, A. Ioannides, K. Janeva, N. Jeanneau, F. Jericha, E. Käppeler, F. Kadi, Y. Karamanis, D. Kelic, A. Ketlerov, V. Kitis, G. Koehler, P. Konovalov, V. Kossionides, E. Lacoste, V. Leeb, H. Lindote, A. Lopes, I. Lozano, M. Lukic, S. Markov, S. Marrone, S. Martinez-Val, J. Mastinu, P. Mengoni, A. Milazzo, P. Minguez, E. Molina-Coballes, A. Moreau, C. Neves, F. Oberhummer, H. O'brien, S. Papadopoulos, I. Papavengelou, T. Paradela, C. Pavlik, A. Pavlopoulos, P. Perez-Parra, A. Perlado, J. Peskov, V. Perrot, L. Peskov, V. Plag, R. Plompen, A. Plukis, A. Poch, A. Policarpo, A. Pretel, C. Quesada, J. Radici, M. Raman, S. Rapp, W. Reifarth, R. Rejmund, F. Rosetti, M. Rubbia, C. Rudolf, G. Rullhusen, P. Salgado, J. Savvidis, E. Stephan, C. Tagliente, G. Tain, J. Tapia, C. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, L. Terlizzi, R. Terrani, M. Tsangas, N. Vannini, G. Vaz, P. Ventura, A. Villamarin-Fernandez, D. Vincente-Vincente, M. Vlachoudis, V. Vlastou, R. Voss, F. Wendler, H. Wiescher, M. Wisshak, K. Zanini, L.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: A Micromegas detector was used in the neutron Time-Of-Flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN to evaluate the spatial distribution of the neutron beam as a function of its kinetic energy. This was achieved over a large range of neutron energies by using two complementary processes: at low energy by capture of a neutron via the 6Li(n,α)t reaction, and at high energy by elastic scattering of neutrons on gas nuclei (argon+isobutane or helium+isobutane). Data are compared to Monte Carlo simulations and an analytic function fitting the beam profile has been calculated with a sufficient precision to use in neutron capture experiments at the n_TOF facility. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published: 2004

446. Neutron capture cross section measurement of $^{151}$Sm at the CERN neutron time of flight facility (n_TOF)

Author: Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Benlliure, J., Berthoumieux, E., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortina, D., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dababneh, S., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, Anthony, Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Furman, W., Goncalves, I., Gallino, R., 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., Kardimos, D., Kerveno, M., Ketlerov, V., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Krticka, M., Lamboudis, C., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Marganiec, J., Marrone, S., Martinez-Val, J., Mastinu, P., 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., Pignatari, M., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Policarpo, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Raman, S., Rapp, W., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Ruhlhusen, P., Salgado, J., Soares, J.C., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin, D., Vincente, M.C., Vlachoudis, V., Voss, F., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., 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), 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 TOF
Subjects: ComputingMethodologies_PATTERNRECOGNITION, TheoryofComputation_COMPUTATIONBYABSTRACTDEVICES, 25.40.L.w, 26.20.+f,27.70.+q,97.10.Cv, TheoryofComputation_GENERAL, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], ComputingMethodologies_ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE, Nuclear Physics
Abstract: The151Sm(n,gamma)152Sm cross section has been measured at the spallation neutron facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The new facility combines excellent resolution in neutron time-of-flight, low repetition rates, and an unsurpassed instantaneous luminosity, resulting in rather favorable signal/background ratios. The 151Sm cross section is of importance for characterizing neutron capture nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant branch stars. At a thermal energy of kT=30 keV the Maxwellian averaged cross section of this unstable isotope (t(1/2)=93 yr) was determined to be 3100+/-160 mb, significantly larger than theoretical predictions.
Published: 2004

447. A low-mass neutron flux monitor for the n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Mastinu, P.F. Abbondanno, U. Aerts, G. Alvarez, H. Andriamonje, S. Angelopoulos, A. Assimakopoulos, P. Bacri, C.O. Badurek, G. Baumann, P. Bečvář, F. Beer, H. Benlliure, J. Berthier, B. Berthomieux, E. Boffi, S. Borcea, C. Boscolo-Marchi, E. Bustreo, N. Calviño, P. Cano-Ott, D. Capote, R. Carlson, P. Cennini, P. Chepel, V. Chiaveri, E. Coceva, C. Colonna, N. Cortes, G. Cortina, D. Couture, A. Cox, J. Dababneh, S. Dahlfors, M. David, S. Dolfini, R. Domingo-Pardo, C. Duran, I. Eleftheriadis, C. Embid-Segura, M. Ferrant, L. Ferrari, A. Ferreira-Lourenco, L. Ferreira-Marques, R. Frais-Koelbl, H. Furman, W.I. Giomataris, Y. Goncalves, I.F. Gonzalez-Romero, E. Goverdovski, A. Gramegna, F. Griesmayer, E. Gunsing, F. Haight, R. Heil, M. Herrera-Martinez, A. Ioannides, K.G. Janeva, N. Jericha, E. Käppeler, F. Kadi, Y. Karamanis, D. Kelic, A. Ketlerov, V. Kitis, G. Koehler, P.E. Konovalov, V. Kossionides, E. Lacoste, V. Leeb, H. Lindote, A. Lopes, M.I. Loriggiola, M. Lozano, M. Lukic, S. Markov, S. Marigo, S. Marrone, S. Martinez-Val, J. Mengoni, A. Milazzo, P.M. Minguez, E. Molina-Coballes, A. Moreau, C. Neves, F. Oberhummer, H. O'Brien, S. Pancin, J. Papaevangelou, T. Paradela, C. Pavlik, A. Pavlopoulos, P. Perez-Parra, A. Perlado, J.M. Perrot, L. Peskov, V. Plag, R. Plompen, A. Plukis, A. Poch, A. Policarpo, A. Pretel, C. Quesada, J.M. Radici, M. Raman, S. Rapp, W. Rauscher, T. Reifarth, R. Rejmund, F. Rosetti, M. Rubbia, C. Rudolf, G. Rullhusen, P. Salgado, J. Savvidis, E. Soares, J.C. Stephan, C. Tagliente, G. Tain, J.L. Tapia, C. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, L.M.N. Terlizzi, R. Terrani, M. Tsangas, N. Vannini, G. Vaz, P. Ventura, A. Villamarin-Fernandez, D. Vincente-Vincente, M. Vlachoudis, V. Vlastou, R. Voss, F. Wendler, H. Wiescher, M. Wisshak, K. Zanini, L.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: A small-mass system has been developed for monitoring the flux of neutrons with energy up to 1 MeV at the new time-of-flight facility at CERN, n_TOF. The monitor is based on a thin Mylar foil with a 6Li deposit, placed in the neutron beam, and an array of Silicon detectors, placed outside the beam, for detecting the products of the 6Li(n, α)3H reaction. The small amount of material on the beam ensures a minimal perturbation of the flux and minimizes the background related to scattered neutrons. Moreover, a further reduction of the γ-ray background has been obtained by constructing the scattering chamber hosting the device in carbon fibre. A detailed description of the flux monitor is here presented, together with the characteristics of the device, in terms of efficiency, resolution and induced background. The use of the monitor in the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections at n-TOF is discussed.
Published: 2004

448. A low-mass neutron flux monitor for the n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Mastinu, Pf, Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Angelopoulos, A., Assimakopoulos, P., Bacri, Co, Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Beer, H., Benlliure, J., Berthier, B., Berthomieux, E., Boffi, S., Borcea, C., Boscolo-Marchi, E., Bustreo, N., Calvino, P., Cano-Ott, D., Capote, R., Carlson, P., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Coceva, C., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortina, D., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dababneh, S., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Dolfini, R., Domingo-Pardo, C., Duran, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Lourenco, L., Ferreira-Marques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Furman, Wi, Giomataris, Y., Goncalves, If, Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Gunsing, F., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Ioannides, Kg, Janeva, N., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karamanis, D., Kelic, A., Ketlerov, V., Kitis, G., Koehler, Pe, Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Lacoste, V., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, Mi, Loriggiola, M., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Markov, S., Marigo, S., Marrone, S., Martinez-Val, J., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, Pm, Minguez, E., Molina-Coballes, A., Moreau, C., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O Brien, S., Pancin, J., Papaevangelou, T., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perez-Parra, A., Perlado, Jm, Perrot, L., Peskov, V., Plag, R., Plompen, A., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Policarpo, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, Jm, Radici, M., Raman, S., Rapp, W., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rejmund, F., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Savvidis, E., Soares, Jc, Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, Jl, Tapia, C., Tassan-Goth, L., Tavora, Lmn, Terlizzi, R., Terrani, M., Tsangas, N., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin-Fernandez, D., Vincente-Vincente, M., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., Zanini, L., and nTOF Collaboration
Abstract: A small-mass system has been developed for monitoring the flux of neutrons with energy up to 1 MeV at the new time-of-flight facility at CERN, n_TOF. The monitor is based on a thin Mylar foil with a Li-6 deposit, placed in the neutron beam, and an array of Silicon detectors, placed outside the beam, for detecting the products of the Li-6(n, alpha)H-3 reaction. The small amount of material on the beam ensures a minimal perturbation of the flux and minimizes the background related to scattered neutrons. Moreover, a further reduction of the gamma-ray background has been obtained by constructing the scattering chamber hosting the device in carbon fibre. A detailed description of the flux monitor is here presented, together with the characteristics of the device, in terms of efficiency, resolution and induced background. The use of the monitor in the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections at n_TOF is discussed. Brazilian Journal of Physics
Published: 2004

449. Measurement of the n(-)TOF beam profile with a micromegas detector

Author: Pancin, J., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Angelopoulos, A., Assimakopoulos, P., Bacri, C. O., Badurek, G., Baumann, P., Becvar, F., Plukis, A., Poch, A., Policarpo, A., Pretel, C., Quesada, J., Radici, M., Raman, S., Rapp, W., Reifarth, R., Rejmund, F., Beer, H., Rosetti, M., Rubbia, C., Rudolf, G., Rullhusen, P., Salgado, J., Savvidis, E., Stephan, C., Tagliente, G., Tain, J., Tapia, C., Benlliure, J., Tassan-Got, L., Tavora, L., Terlizzi, R., Terrani, M., Tsangas, N., Vannini, G., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Villamarin-Fernandez, D., Vincente-Vincente, M., Berthier, B., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Voss, F., Wendler, H., Wiescher, M., Wisshak, K., Zanini, L., Berthoumieux, E., Boffi, S., Borcea, C., Boscolo-Marchi, E., Bustreo, N., Calvino, F., Cano-ott, D., Capote, R., Carlson, P., Cennini, P., Chepel, V., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortes, G., Cortina, D., Couture, A., Cox, J., Dababneh, S., Dahlfors, M., David, S., Delbart, A., Derre, J., Dolfini, R., Domingo, C., Duran-Escribano, I., Eleftheriadis, C., Embid-Segura, M., Ferrant, L., Ferrari, A., Ferreira-Lourenco, L., Ferreiramarques, R., Frais-Koelbl, H., Furman, W., Giomataris, Y., Goncalves, I., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Goverdovski, A., Gramegna, F., Griesmayer, E., Gunsing, F., Haight, R., Heil, M., Herrera-Martinez, A., Ioannides, K., Janeva, N., Jeanneau, F., Jericha, E., Kappeler, F., Kadi, Y., Karamanis, D., Kelic, A., Ketlerov, V., Kitis, G., Koehler, P., Konovalov, V., Kossionides, E., Lacoste, V., Leeb, H., Lindote, A., Lopes, I., Lozano, M., Lukic, S., Markov, S., Marrone, S., Martinez-Val, J., Mastinu, P., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P., Minguez, E., Molina-Coballes, A., Moreau, C., Neves, F., Oberhummer, H., O'brien, S., Papadopoulos, I., Papavengelou, T., Paradela, C., Pavlik, A., Pavlopoulos, P., Perez-Parra, A., Perlado, J., Peskov, V., Perrot, L., Plag, R., and Plompen, A.
Subjects: micromegas, n(-)tof, beam profile, gaseous detector, neutron beam profiler
Abstract: A Micromegas detector was used in the neutron Time-Of-Flight (n-TOF) facility at CERN to evaluate the spatial distribution of the neutron beam as a function of its kinetic energy. This was achieved over a large range of neutron energies by using two complementary processes: at low energy by capture of a neutron via the Li-6(n, alpha)t reaction, and at high energy by elastic scattering of neutrons on gas nuclei (argon + isobutane or helium + isobutane). Data are compared to Monte Carlo simulations and an analytic function fitting the beam profile has been calculated with a sufficient precision to use in neutron capture experiments at the n-TOF facility. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Published: 2004

450. New experimental validation of the pulse height weighting technique for capture cross-section measurements

Author: Abbondanno, U. Aerts, G. Alvarez, H. Andriamonje, S. Angelopoulos, A. Assimakopoulos, P. Bacri, C.O. Badurek, G. Baumann, P. Bečvář, F. Beer, H. Benlliure, J. Berthier, B. Berthomieux, E. Boffi, S. Borcea, C. Boscolo-Marchi, E. Bustreo, N. Calviño, P. Cano-Ott, D. Capote, R. Carlson, P. Cennini, P. Chepel, V. Chiaveri, E. Coceva, C. Colonna, N. Cortes, G. Cortina, D. Couture, A. Cox, J. Dababneh, S. Dahlfors, M. David, S. Dolfini, R. Domingo-Pardo, C. Duran, I. Eleftheriadis, C. Embid-Segura, M. Ferrant, L. Ferrari, A. Ferreira-Lourenco, L. Ferreira-Marques, R. Frais-Koelbl, H. Furman, W.I. Giomataris, Y. Goncalves, I.F. Gonzalez-Romero, E. Goverdovski, A. Gramegna, F. Griesmayer, E. Gunsing, F. Haight, R. Heil, M. Herrera-Martinez, A. Ioannides, K.G. Janeva, N. Jericha, E. Käppeler, F. Kadi, Y. Karamanis, D. Kelic, A. Ketlerov, V. Kitis, G. Koehler, P.E. Konovalov, V. Kossionides, E. Lacoste, V. Leeb, H. Lindote, A. Lopes, M.I. Lozano, M. Lukic, S. Markov, S. Marrone, S. Martinez-Val, J. Mastinu, P. Mengoni, A. Milazzo, P.M. Minguez, E. Molina-Coballes, A. Moreau, C. Neves, F. Oberhummer, H. O'Brien, S. Pancin, J. Papaevangelou, T. Paradela, C. Pavlik, A. Pavlopoulos, P. Perez-Parra, A. Perlado, J.M. Perrot, L. Peskov, V. Plag, R. Plompen, A. Plukis, A. Poch, A. Policarpo, A. Pretel, C. Quesada, J.M. Radici, M. Raman, S. Rapp, W. Rauscher, T. Reifarth, R. Rejmund, F. Rosetti, M. Rubbia, C. Rudolfh, G. Rullhusen, P. Salgado, J. Savvidis, E. Soares, J.C. Stephan, C. Tagliente, G. Tain, J.L. Tapia, C. Tassan-Got, L. Tavora, L.M.N. Terlizzi, R. Terrani, M. Tsangas, N. Vannini, G. Vaz, P. Ventura, A. Villamarin-Fernandez, D. Vincente-Vincente, M. Vlachoudis, V. Vlastou, R. Voss, F. Wendler, H. Wiescher, M. Wisshak, K. Zanini, L.
Abstract: The accuracy of the pulse height weighting technique for the determination of neutron capture cross-sections is investigated. The technique is applied to measurements performed with C6D6 liquid scintillation detectors of two different types using capture samples of various dimensions. The data for well-known (n,γ) resonances are analyzed using weighting functions obtained from Monte Carlo simulations of the experimental set-up. Several causes of systematic deviation are identified and their effect is quantified. In all the cases measured the reaction yield agrees with the standard value within 2%. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published: 2004

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