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1. The n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Tagliente G., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea Correa J., Bernardes A.P., Berthoumieux E., Beyer R., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D.M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Claps G., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Diacono D., Di Castro M., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Eslami M., Fargier S., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Gandhi A., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Goula S., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kokkoris M., Koll D., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lerner G., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E.A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P.M., Mucciola R., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J.A., Pellegriti M.G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Plaza del Olmo J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rooney A., Rubbia C., Sánchez-Caballero A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Scarpa D., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A.G., Sosnin N.V., Spelta M., Stamati M.E., Tamburrino A., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Tosi S., Tsiledakis G., Valenta S., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Weiss C., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron Time-of-Flight (TOF) research facility at CERN, n_TOF, has been a pioneering platform for neutron cross-section measurements since its inception in 2001. It boasts three distinct experimental areas, each tailored to address a specific range of neutron energies. This paper delves into the intricacies of the n_TOF facility, including its recent upgrade during the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) at CERN. Additionally, it highlights the key characteristics of the detectors employed for capture and fission cross-section measurements, paving the way for future research endeavors.
Published: 2024
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2. Description and outlook of the 50,53Cr(n,γ) cross section measurement at n_TOF and HiSPANoS

Author: Pérez-Maroto P., Guerrero C., Casanovas A., Fernández B., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea Correa J., Beltrami C., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Beyer R., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Castelluccio D. M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Di Castro M., Di Maria S., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kaur G., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lerner G., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Plaza del Olmo J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sánchez-Caballero A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamati M. E., Sturniolo A., Tagliente G., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Vagena E., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., Zarrella R., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Chromium is a very relevant element regarding criticality safety in nuclear reactors because of its presence in stainless steel, an important structural material. Currently, there are serious discrepancies between the different evaluations regarding the neutron capture cross sections of 50Cr and 53Cr, most probably related to the difficulty of reducing and then estimating the very large neutron scattering effects on the shape of the resonances. In this context, there is a recent entry in the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) High Priority Request List (HPRL) to measure these reactions between 1 and 100 keV with an accuracy of 8-10%. In response to this request, we have performed a time-of-flight experiment at CERN n_TOF (Switzerland) and a complementary activation experimenton 50Crat30and90keVatCNAHiSPANoS(Spain).Theexperiments are presented herein, together with a discussion on the quality of the preliminary data and the results to be expected.
Published: 2024
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3. Measurement and analysis of the $^{246}$Cm and $^{248}$Cm neutron capture cross-sections at the EAR2 of the n TOF facility

Author: Alcayne, V., Kimura, A., Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Aberle, O., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Bellia, G., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Busso, M., Caamaño, M., Caballero-Ontanaya, L., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fernández-Domınguez, B., Ferrari, A., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., Garg, R., Gawlik-Ramiega, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Ladarescu, I., Lederer-Woods, C., Leeb, H., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Martınez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Ogállar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., de Rada, A. Pérez, Perkowski, J., Persanti, L., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Ramos-Doval, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Romanets, Y., Rubbia, C., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Talip, T., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Torres-Sánchez, P., Tsinganis, A., Ulrich, J., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The $^{246}$Cm(n,$\gamma$) and $^{248}$Cm(n,$\gamma$) cross-sections have been measured at the Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) of the n_TOF facility at CERN with three C$_6$D$_6$ detectors. This measurement is part of a collective effort to improve the capture cross-section data for Minor Actinides (MAs), which are required to estimate the production and transmutation rates of these isotopes in light water reactors and innovative reactor systems. In particular, the neutron capture in $^{246}$Cm and $^{248}$Cm open the path for the formation of other Cm isotopes and heavier elements such as Bk and Cf and the knowledge of (n,$\gamma$) cross-sections of these Cm isotopes plays an important role in the transport, transmutation and storage of the spent nuclear fuel. The reactions $^{246}$Cm(n,$\gamma$) and $^{248}$Cm(n,$\gamma$) have been the two first capture measurements analyzed at n_TOF EAR2. Until this experiment and two recent measurements performed at J-PARC, there was only one set of data of the capture cross-sections of $^{246}$Cm and $^{248}$Cm, that was obtained in 1969 in an underground nuclear explosion experiment. In the measurement at n_TOF a total of 13 resonances of $^{246}$Cm between 4 and 400 eV and 5 of $^{248}$Cm between 7 and 100 eV have been identified and fitted. The radiative kernels obtained for $^{246}$Cm are compatible with JENDL-5, but some of them are not with JENDL-4, which has been adopted by JEFF-3.3 and ENDF/B-VIII.0. The radiative kernels obtained for the first three $^{248}$Cm resonances are compatible with JENDL-5, however, the other two are not compatible with any other evaluation and are 20% and 60% larger than JENDL-5.
Published: 2024

4. Measurement of the 241Am(n,γ) cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Oprea A., Gunsing F., Schillebeeckx P., Aberle O., Bacak M., Berthoumieux E., Cano-Ott D., Diakaki M., Dupont E., Geslot B., Glodariu† T., Heyse J., Mendoza E., Negret A., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Babiano-Suarez V., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Bellia G., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero-Ontanaya L., Calviño F., Calviani M., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Garg R., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gilardoni S., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Harada H., Heinitz S., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler† F., Kaur G., Kadi Y., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Ramos-Doval D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schumann D., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip T., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of 241Am is an important quantity for nuclear energy production and fuel cycle scenarios. Several measurements have been performed in recent years with the aim to reduce existing uncertainties in evaluated data. Two previous measurements, performed at the 185 m flight-path station EAR1 of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, have permitted to substantially extend the resolved resonance region, but suffered in the near-thermal energy range from the unfavorable signal-to-background ratio resulting from the combination of the high radioactivity of 241Am and the rather low thermal neutron flux. The here presented 241Am(n,γ) measurement, performed with C6D6 liquid scintillator gamma detectors at the 20 m flight-path station EAR2 of the n_TOF facility, took advantage of the much higher neutron flux. The current status of the analysis of the data, focussed on the low-energy region, will be described here.
Published: 2023
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5. Results of the 244Cm, 246Cm and 248Cm neutron-induced capture cross sections measurements at EAR1 and EAR2 of the n_TOF facility

Author: Alcayne V., Mendoza E., Cano-Ott D., Kimura A., Aberle O., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bécares V., Bečvář F., Bellia G., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A. S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G. P., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P. F., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Ramos Doval D., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A. G., Sosnin N., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip Z., Tarifeño-Saldivia A. E., Tassan-Got L., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T. J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Accurate neutron capture cross section data for minor actinides (MAs) are required to estimate the production and transmutation rates of MAs in light water reactors, critical fast reactors like Gen-IV systems, and other innovative reactor systems such as accelerator driven systems (ADS). In particular, 244Cm, 246Cm and 248Cm play a role in the transport, storage and transmutation of the nuclear waste of the current nuclear reactors, due to the contribution of these isotopes to the radiotoxicity, neutron emission, and decay heat in the spent nuclear fuel. Also, capture reactions in these Cm isotopes open the path for the formation of heavier elements. In this work, the results of the capture cross section measurement on 244Cm, 246Cm and 248Cm performed at the CERN n_TOF facility are presented. It is important to notice that the Cm samples used in the experiment at n_TOF have been used previously in an experiment at J-PARC, this experiment and the previous one done in the 70s with a nuclear explosion were the only previous capture experiments for these isotopes. At n_TOF, the capture cross section measurements of 244Cm, 246Cm and 248Cm were performed at the 20 m vertical flight path (EAR2) with three C6D6 total energy detectors. In addition, the cross section of 244Cm was measured at the 185 m flight path (EAR1) with a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC). The combination of measurements in EAR1 and EAR2 has contributed to controlling and reducing the systematic uncertainties in the results. The compatibility of the different measurements performed and the techniques to obtain the results are presented in this paper as well as the procedure to obtain the resonance parameters.
Published: 2023
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6. The Stellar 72Ge(n, γ) Cross Section for weak s-process: A First Measurement at n_TOF

Author: Dietz M., Lederer-Woods C., Tattersall A., Battino U., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Lerendegui-Marco J., Krtička M., Reifarth R., Valenta S., Aberle O., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik-Ramie˛ga A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu† T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Harada H., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler† F., Kadi Y., Kahl D., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Leeb H., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The slow neutron capture process (s-process) is responsible for producing about half of the elemental abundances heavier than iron in the universe. Neutron capture cross sections on stable isotopes are a key nuclear physics input for s-process studies. The 72Ge(n, γ) Maxwellian-Averaged Cross Section (MACS) has an important influence on the production of isotopes between Ge and Zr in the weak s-process in massive stars and so far only theoretical estimations are available. An experiment was carried out at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN to measure the 72Ge(n, γ) reaction for the first time at stellar neutron energies. The capture measurement was performed using an enriched 72GeO2 sample at a flight path length of 184 m, which provided high neutron energy resolution. The prompt gamma rays produced after neutron capture were detected with a set of liquid scintillation detectors (C6D6). The neutron capture yield is derived from the counting spectra taking into account the neutron flux and the gamma-ray detection efficiency using the Pulse Height Weighting Technique. Over 70 new neutron resonances were identified, providing an improved resolved reaction cross section to calculate experimental MACS values for the first time. The experiment, data analysis and the new MACS results will be presented including their impact on stellar nucleosynthesis, which was investigated using the post-processing nucleosynthesis code mppnp for a 25 solar mass model.
Published: 2023
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7. New perspectives for neutron capture measurements in the upgraded CERN-n_TOF Facility

Author: Lerendegui-Marco J., Casanovas A., Alcayne V., Aberle O., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Beltrami C., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Di Castro M., Di Maria S., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández B., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramiega A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kaur G., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerner G., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas† F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Plaza J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sánchez A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamati M. E., Sturniolo A., Tagliente G., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Urlass S., Vagena E., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner T., Woods P. J., Wright T., Zarrella R., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The n_TOF facility has just undergone in 2021 a major upgrade with the installation of its third generation spallation target that has been designed to optimize the performance of the two n_TOF time-of-flight lines. This contribution describes the key features and limitations for capture measurements in the two beam lines prior to the target upgrade and presents first results of (n,γ) measurements carried out as part of the commissioning of the upgraded facility. In particular, the energy resolution, a key factor for both increasing the signal-to-background ratio and obtaining accurate resonance parameters, has been clearly improved for the 20 m long vertical beam-line with the new target design while keeping the remarkably high resolution of the long beamline n_TOF-EAR1. The improvements in the n_TOF neutron beam-lines need to be accompanied by improvements in the instrumentation. A review is given on recent detector R&D projects aimed at tackling the existing challenges and further improving the capabilities of this facility.
Published: 2023
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8. Compton imaging for enhanced sensitivity (n,γ) cross section TOF experiments: Status and prospects

Author: Domingo-Pardo C., Babiano-Suarez V., Balibrea-Correa J., Caballero L., Ladarescu I., Lerendegui-Marco J., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Bacak M., Beltrami C., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Beyer R., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Di Castro M., Di Maria S., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández B., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramie˛ga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kaur G., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Köster U., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Lederer-Woods C., Lerner G., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas† F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Plaza J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sánchez-Caballero A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamati M. E., Sturniolo A., Tagliente G., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Vagena E., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., Zarrella R., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Radiative neutron-capture cross sections are of pivotal importance in many fields such as nucle-osynthesis studies or innovative reactor technologies. A large number of isotopes have been measured with high accuracy, but there are still a large number of relevant isotopes whose cross sections could not be experimentally determined yet, at least with sufficient accuracy and completeness, owing to limitations in detection techniques, sample production methods or in the facilities themselves. In the context of the HYMNS (High-sensitivitY Measurements of key stellar Nucleo-Synthesis reactions) project over the last six years we have developed a novel detection technique aimed at background suppression in radiative neutron-capture time-of-flight measurements. This new technique utilizes a complex detection set-up based on position-sensitive radiation-detectors deployed in a Compton-camera array configuration. The latter enables to implement gamma-ray imaging techniques, which help to disentangle true capture events arising from the sample under study and contaminant background events from the surroundings. A summary on the main developments is given in this contribution together with an update on recent experiments at CERN n_TOF and an outlook on future steps.
Published: 2023
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9. High resolution 80Se(n,γ) cross section measurement at CERN n_TOF

Author: Babiano-Suarez V., Balibrea-Correa J., Caballero-Ontanaya L., Domingo-Pardo C., Ladarescu I., Lerendegui-Marco J., Tain J. L., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Guerrero C., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamaño M., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Davies P. J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Garg R., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gilardoni S., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Junghans A., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Lederer-Woods C., Leeb H., Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Persanti L., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Ramos-Doval D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tassan-Got L., Thomas Th., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Neutron capture cross section measurements of isotopes close to s-process branching-points are of fundamental importance for the understanding of this nucleosynthesis mechanism through which about 50% of the elements heavier than iron are produced. We present in this contribution the results corresponding to the high resolution measurement, for first time ever, of the 80Se(n, γ) cross section, in which 98 resonances never measured before have been reported. As a consequence, ten times more precise values for the MACS have been obtained compared to previous accepted value adopted in the astrophysical KADoNiS data base.
Published: 2023
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10. Neutron capture and total cross-section measurements on 94,95,96Mo at n_TOF and GELINA

Author: Mucciola R., Paradela C., Manna A., Alaerts G., Massimi C., Kopecky S., Mengoni A., Moens A., Schillebeeckx P., Wynants R., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Amar Es-Sghir H., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Busso M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D. M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P. C., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Di Castro M., Diacono D., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lerner G., Martínez T., Masi A., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Murtas† F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Oprea A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Protti N., Quesada J. M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Romano F., Rubbia C., Sánchez A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Spelta M., Stamati M. E., Tagliente G., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Terranova N., Torres-Sánchez P., Urlass S., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Capture and total cross section measurements for 94,95,96Mo have been performed at the neutron time-of-flight facilities, n_TOF at CERN and GELINA at JRC-Geel. The measurements were performed using isotopically enriched samples with an enrichment above 95% for each of the 94,95,96Mo isotopes. The capture measurements were performed at n_TOF using C6D6 detectors and a new sTED detector. The transmission measurements were performed at a 10 m station of GELINA using a 6Li glass neutron detector. Preliminary results of these measurements are presented.
Published: 2023
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11. A segmented total energy detector (sTED) for (n, γ) cross section measurements at n_TOF EAR2

Author: Alcayne V., Cano-Ott D., Garcia J., González-Romero E., Martínez T., Mendoza E., Sánchez A., Plaza J., Balibrea-Correa J., Casanovas A., Domingo-Pardo C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Aberle O., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Amar Es-Sghir H., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Busso M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Castelluccio D. M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P. C., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Di Castro M., Diacono D., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerner G., Manna A., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas† F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Oprea A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Protti N., Quesada J. M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Romano F., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Spelta M., Stamati M. E., Tagliente G., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Terranova N., Torres-Sánchez P., Urlass S., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF is characterised by its high instantaneous neutron intensity, high-resolution and broad neutron energy spectra, specially conceived for neutron-induced reaction cross section measurements. Two Time-Of-Flight (TOF) experimental areas are available at the facility: experimental area 1 (EAR1), located at the end of the 185 m horizontal flight path from the spallation target, and experimental area 2 (EAR2), placed at 20 m from the target in the vertical direction. The neutron fluence in EAR2 is ˜ 300 times more intense than in EAR1 in the relevant time-of-flight window. EAR2 was designed to carry out challenging cross-section measurements with low mass samples (approximately 1 mg), reactions with small cross-sections or/and highly radioactive samples. The high instantaneous fluence of EAR2 results in high counting rates that challenge the existing capture systems. Therefore, the sTED detector has been designed to mitigate these effects. In 2021, a dedicated campaign was done validating the performance of the detector up to at least 300 keV neutron energy. After this campaign, the detector has been used to perform various capture cross section measurements at n_TOF EAR2.
Published: 2023
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12. Characterisation of the n_TOF 20 m beam line at CERN with the new spallation target

Author: Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Bacak M., Casanovas A., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., García-Infantes F., Lerendegui-Marco J., Manna A., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Patronis N., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Stamati M. E., Tassan-Got L., Vlachoudis V., Aberle O., Altieri S., Amar Es-Sghir H., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Balibrea J., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Busso M., Caamaño M., Alviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Castelluccio D. M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P. C., Cortés G., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Di Castro M., Diacono D., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerner G., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas† F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Oprea A., Pérez-Maroto P., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Protti N., Quesada J. M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Romano F., Rubbia C., Sánchez A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Spelta M., Tagliente G., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Terranova N., Torres-Sánchez P., Urlass S., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vescovi D., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The n_TOF facility hosts CERN’s pulsed neutron source, comprising two beam lines of different flight paths and one activation station. It is based on a proton beam delivered by the PS accelerator impinging on a lead spallation target. During Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) at CERN (2019-2021), a major upgrade of the spallation target was carried out in order to optimize the performances of the neutron beam. Therefore, the characteristics of n_TOF two experimental areas were investigated in detail. In this work, the focus is on the second experimental area (EAR2), located 20 m above the spallation target. Preliminary results of the neutron energy distribution and beam line energy resolution are presented, compared to previous experimental campaigns and Monte Carlo simulations with the FLUKA code. Moreover, preliminary results of the spatial beam profile measurements are shown.
Published: 2023
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13. First high resolution measurement of neutron capture resonances in 176Yb at the n_TOF CERN facility

Author: García-Infantes F., Praena J., Casanovas A., Mastromarco M., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Amar Es-Sghir H., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Bennett S., Bernardes A.P., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Busso M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Castelluccio D.M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P.C., Coréts G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Di Castro M., Diacono D., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Duarn I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lerner G., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Atteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Oprea A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Pomp S., Porras I., Protti N., Quesada J. M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Ochman D., Romanets Y., Romano F., Rubbia C., Sánchez A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Spelta M., Stamati M. E., Tagliente G., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Terranova N., Torres-Sánchez P., Urlass S., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Lastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Several international agencies recommend the study of new routes and new facilities for producing radioisotopes with application to nuclear medicine. 177Lu is a versatile radioisotope used for therapy and diagnosis (theranostics) of cancer with good success in neuroendocrine tumours that is being studied to be applied to a wider range of tumours. 177Lu is produced in few nuclear reactors mainly by the neutron capture on 176Lu. However, it could be produced at high-intensity celeratorbased neutron facilities. The energy of the neutrons in accelerator-based neutron facilities is higher than in thermal reactors.Thus, experimental data on the 176Yb(n,γ) cross-section in the eV and keV region are mandatory to calculate accurately the production of 177Yb, which beta decays to 177Lu. At present, there are not experimental data available from thermal to 3 keV of the 176Yb(n,γ) cross-section. In addition, there is no data in the resolved resonance region (RRR). This contribution shows the first results of the 176Yb capture measurement performed at the n_TOF facility at CERN.
Published: 2023
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14. First measurement of the 94Nb(n,γ) cross section at the CERN n_TOF facility

Author: Balibrea-Correa J., Babiano-Suárez V., Lerendegui-Marco J., Domingo-Pardo C., Ladarescu I., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Alcayne V., Cano-Ott D., González-Romero E., Martínez T., Mendoza E., Guerrero C., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Köster U., Chiera N. M., Dressler R., Maugeri E. A., Schumann D., Aberle O., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Bacak M., Beltrami C., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Beyer R., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviani M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Di Castro M., Di Maria S., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández B., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kaur G., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Lederer-Woods C., Lerner G., Manna A., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Plaza J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sánchez-Caballero A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamati M. E., Sturniolo A., Tagliente G., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Vagena E., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., Zarrella R., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: One of the crucial ingredients for the improvement of stellar models is the accurate knowledge of neutron capture cross-sections for the different isotopes involved in the s-,r- and i- processes. These measurements can shed light on existing discrepancies between observed and predicted isotopic abundances and help to constrain the physical conditions where these reactions take place along different stages of stellar evolution. In the particular case of the radioactive 94Nb, the 94Nb(n,γ) cross-section could play a role in the determination of the s-process production of 94Mo in AGB stars, which presently cannot be reproduced by state-of-the-art stellar models. There are no previous 94Nb(n,γ) experimental data for the resolved and unresolved resonance regions mainly due to the difficulties in producing highquality samples and also due to limitations in conventional detection systems commonly used in time-of-flight experiments. Motivated by this situation, a first measurement of the 94Nb(n,γ) reaction was carried out at CERN n_TOF, thereby exploiting the high luminosity of the EAR2 area in combination with a new detection system of small-volume C6D6-detectors and a high quality 94Nb-sample. The latter was based on hyper-pure 93Nb material activated at the high-flux reactor of ILL-Grenoble. An innovative ring-configuration detection system in close geometry around the capture sample allowed us to significantly enhance the signal-to-background ratio. This set-up was supplemented with two conventional C6D6-detectors and a highresolution LaCl3(Ce)-detector, which will be employed for addressing reliably systematic effects and uncertainties. At the current status of the data analysis, 18 resonance in 94Nb+n have been observed for the first time in the neutron energy range from thermal up to 10 keV.
Published: 2023
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15. Neutron-induced cross section measurements

Author: Massimi C., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Beltrami C., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D. M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chasapoglou S., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Di Castro M., Di Maria S., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández B., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., Furman V., GarcíaInfantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kaur G., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lerner G., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Plaza J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sánchez A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamati M. E., Sturniolo A., Tagliente G., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Urlass S., Vagena E., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., Zarrella R., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Neutron-induced cross sections represent the main nuclear input to models of stellar and Big-Bang nucleosynthesis. While (n,γ) reactions are relevant for the formation of elements heavier than iron, (n,p) and (n,α) reactions can play an important role in specific cases. The time-of-flight method is routinely used at n_TOF to experimentally determine the cross section data. In addition, recent upgrades of the facility will allow the use of activation techniques as well, possibly opening the way to a systematic study of neutron interaction with radioactive isotopes. In the last 20 years n_TOF has provided a large amount of experimental data for Nuclear Astrophysics. Our plan is to carry on challenging measurements and produce nuclear data in the next decades as well.
Published: 2023
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16. New detection systems for an enhanced sensitivity in key stellar (n,γ) measurements

Author: Lerendegui-Marco J., Babiano-Suárez V., Balibrea-Correa J., Domingo-Pardo C., Ladarescu I., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Alcayne V., Cano-Ott D., González-Romero E., Martínez T., Mendoza E., Guerrero C., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Köster U., Chiera N. M., Dressler R., Maugeri E. A., Schumann D., Aberle O., Altieri S., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Bacak M., Beltrami C., Bennett S., Bernardes A. P., Berthoumieux E., Beyer R., Boromiza M., Bosnar D., Caamaño M., Calviani M., Cerutti F., Cescutti G., Chiaveri E., Colombetti P., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Dellmann S., Di Castro M., Di Maria S., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fargier S., Fernández B., Fernández-Domínguez B., Finocchiaro P., Fiore S., García-Infantes F., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gervino G., Gilardoni S., Gunsing F., Gustavino C., Heyse J., Hillman W., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Kaperoni K., Kaur G., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kyritsis N., Lederer-Woods C., Lerner G., Manna A., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mucciola R., Murtas F., Musacchio-Gonzalez E., Musumarra A., Negret A., Pérez de Rada A., Pérez-Maroto P., Patronis N., Pavón-Rodríguez J. A., Pellegriti M. G., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Plaza J., Pomp S., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sánchez-Caballero A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Schillebeeckx P., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamati M. E., Sturniolo A., Tagliente G., Tarrío D., Torres-Sánchez P., Vagena E., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Vecchio G., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., Zarrella R., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Neutron capture cross-section measurements are fundamental in the study of astrophysical phenomena, such as the slow neutron capture (s-) process of nucleosynthesis operating in red-giant and massive stars. However, neutron capture measurements via the time-of-flight (TOF) technique on key s-process nuclei are often challenging. Difficulties arise from the limited mass (∼mg) available and the high sample-related background in the case of the unstable s-process branching points. Measurements on neutron magic nuclei, that act as s-process bottlenecks, are affected by low (n,γ) cross sections and a dominant neutron scattering background. Overcoming these experimental challenges requires the combination of facilities with high instantaneous flux, such as n_TOFEAR2, with detection systems with an enhanced detection sensitivity and high counting rate capabilities. This contribution reviews some of the latest detector developments in detection systems for (n,γ) measurements at n_TOF, such as i-TED, an innovative detection system which exploits the Compton imaging technique to reduce the dominant neutron scattering background and s-TED, a highly segmented total energy detector intended for high flux facilities. The discussion will be illustrated with results of the first measurement of key the s-process branching-point reaction 79Se(n,γ).
Published: 2023
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17. First 80Se(n,γ) cross section measurement with high resolution in the full stellar energy range 1 eV - 100 keV and its astrophysical implications for the s-process

Author: Babiano-Suarez V., Balibrea-Correa J., Caballero-Ontanaya L., Domingo-Pardo C., Ladarescu I., Lerendegui-Marco J., Tain J. L., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Guerrero C., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamaño M., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., CortésGiraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Davies P. J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Garg R., Gawlik-Ramięga A., Gilardoni S., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Junghans A., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Lederer-Woods C., Leeb H., Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Persanti L., Petrone C., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Ramos-Doval D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Romanets Y., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tassan-Got L., Thomas Th., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Most elements heavier than iron have been generated in the stellar media by means of neutron capture reactions, approximately half are produced by the slow neutron capture or s-process. Radiative neutron capture cross section measurements are of fundamental importance for the study of this mechanism. In this contribution we present a brief summary on the measurement and results for the 80Se(n,γ) cross-section. The experiment was carried out at CERN n_TOF EAR1 via the time of flight (ToF) technique, using four C6D6 scintillation detectors with very fast response. More than a hundred new resonances have been analyzed for the first time with a high accuracy. The MACS obtained at kT = 8 keV is 36% smaller than the recommended value in KADo-NiS. Some of the astrophysical implications of this result are elucidated in this contribution.
Published: 2022
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18. Pushing the high count rate limits of scintillation detectors for challenging neutron-capture experiments

Author: Correa, J. Balibrea, Lerendegui-Marco, J., Babiano-Suarez, V., Domingo-Pardo, C., Ladarescu, I., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Alcayne, V., Cano-Ott, D., González-Romero, E., Martínez, T., Mendoza, E., de Rada, A. Pérez, del Olmo, J. Plaza, Sánchez-Caballero, A., Casanovas, A., Calviño, F., Valenta, S., Aberle, O., Altieri, S., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Bacak, M., Beltrami, C., Bennett, S., Bernardes, A. P., Berthoumieux, E., Beyer, R., Boromiza, M., Bosnar, D., Caamaño, M., Calviani, M., Castelluccio, D. M., Cerutti, F., Cescutti, G., Chasapoglou, S., Chiaveri, E., Colombetti, P., Colonna, N., Camprini, P. Console, Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Dellmann, S., Di Castro, M., Di Maria, S., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fargier, S., Fernández, B., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Finocchiaro, P., Fiore, S., Furman, V., García-Infantes, F., Gawlik-Ramikega, A., Gervino, G., Gilardoni, S., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gustavino, C., Heyse, J., Hillman, W., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Junghans, A., Kadi, Y., Kaperoni, K., Kaur, G., Kimura, A., Knapová, I., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krtička, M., Kyritsis, N., Lederer-Woods, C., Lerner, G., Manna, A., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mucciola, R., Murtas, F., Musacchio-Gonzalez, E., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Pérez-Maroto, P., Patronis, N., Pavón-Rodríguez, J. A., Pellegriti, M. G., Perkowski, J., Petrone, C., Pirovano, E., Pomp, S., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Romanets, Y., Rubbia, C., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sekhar, A., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamati, M. E., Sturniolo, A., Tagliente, G., Tarrío, D., Torres-Sánchez, P., Vagena, E., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Vecchio, G., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., Zarrella, R., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: One of the critical aspects for the accurate determination of neutron capture cross sections when combining time-of-flight and total energy detector techniques is the characterization and control of systematic uncertainties associated to the measuring devices. In this work we explore the most conspicuous effects associated to harsh count rate conditions: dead-time and pile-up effects. Both effects, when not properly treated, can lead to large systematic uncertainties and bias in the determination of neutron cross sections. In the majority of neutron capture measurements carried out at the CERN n\_TOF facility, the detectors of choice are the C$_{6}$D$_{6}$ liquid-based either in form of large-volume cells or recently commissioned sTED detector array, consisting of much smaller-volume modules. To account for the aforementioned effects, we introduce a Monte Carlo model for these detectors mimicking harsh count rate conditions similar to those happening at the CERN n\_TOF 20~m fligth path vertical measuring station. The model parameters are extracted by comparison with the experimental data taken at the same facility during 2022 experimental campaign. We propose a novel methodology to consider both, dead-time and pile-up effects simultaneously for these fast detectors and check the applicability to experimental data from $^{197}$Au($n$,$\gamma$), including the saturated 4.9~eV resonance which is an important component of normalization for neutron cross section measurements.
Published: 2023

19. Measurement of the energy-differential cross-section of the 12C(n,p)12B and 12C(n,d)11B reactions at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Barbagallo M., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V, Bacak M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A. S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Cano-Ott D, Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G. P., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Davies P. J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P. F., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Millán-Callado M. A., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J, Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Ramos Doval D., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté- Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A. E., Tassan-Got L, Thomas B., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T. J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Although the 12C(n,p)12B and 12C(n,d)11B reactions are of interest in several fields of basic and applied Nuclear Physics the present knowledge of these two cross-sections is far from being accurate and reliable, with both evaluations and data showing sizable discrepancies. As part of the challenging n_TOF program on (n,cp) nuclear reactions study, the energy differential cross-sections of the 12C(n,p)12B and 12C(n,d)11 B reactions have been measured at CERN from the reaction thresholds up to 30 MeV neutron energy. Both measurements have been recently performed at the long flight-path (185 m) experimental area of the n_TOF facility at CERN using a pure (99.95%) rigid graphite target and two silicon telescopes. In this paper an overview of the experiment is presented together with a few preliminary results.
Published: 2020
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20. Measurement and analysis of 155,157Gd(n,γ) from thermal energy to 1 keV

Author: Massimi C., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D, Cardella R., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D. M., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Clai G., Colonna N., Console Camprini P., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Guglielmelli A., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E, Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Mucciola R., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rocchi F., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L, Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L, Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: We have measured the capture cross section of the 155Gd and 157Gd isotopes between 0.025 eV and 1 keV. The capture events were recorded by an array of 4 C6D6 detectors, and the capture yield was deduced exploiting the total energy detection system in combination with the Pulse Height Weighting Techniques. Because of the large cross section around thermal neutron energy, 4 metallic samples of different thickness were used to prevent problems related to self-shielding. The samples were isotopically enriched, with a cross contamination of the other isotope of less than 1.14%. The capture yield was analyzed with an R-Matrix code to describe the cross section in terms of resonance parameters. Near thermal energies, the results are significantly different from evaluations and from previous time-of-flight experiments. The data from the present measurement at n_TOF are publicly available in the experimental nuclear reaction database EXFOR.
Published: 2020
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21. Accurate measurement of the standard 235U(n,f) cross section from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy

Author: Amaducci S., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D, Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Girardo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E, Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J, Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L, Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: An accurate measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section from thermal to 170 keV of neutron energy has recently been performed at n_TOF facility at CERN using 6Li(n,t)4He and 10B(n,α)7Li as references. This measurement has been carried out in order to investigate a possible overestimation of the 235U fission cross section evaluation provided by most recent libraries between 10 and 30 keV. A custom experimental apparatus based on in-beam silicon detectors has been used, and a Monte Carlo simulation in GEANT4 has been employed to characterize the setup and calculate detectors efficiency. The results evidenced the presence of an overestimation in the interval between 9 and 18 keV and the new data may be used to decrease the uncertainty of 235U(n,f) cross section in the keV region.
Published: 2020
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22. Status and perspectives of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN

Author: Chiaveri E., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A.S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Cano-Ott D., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Colonna N., Cortés G.P., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L.A., Davies P.J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P.F., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P.M., Millán-Callado M.A., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J., Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Ramos Doval D., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A.G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A.E., Tassan-Got L., Thomas B., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P.J., Wright T.J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Since the start of its operation in 2001, based on an idea of Prof. Carlo Rubbia [1], the neutron time of-flight facility of CERN, n_TOF, has become one of the most forefront neutron facilities in the world for wide-energy spectrum neutron cross section measurements. Thanks to the combination of excellent neutron energy resolution and high instantaneous neutron flux available in the two experimental areas, the second of which has been constructed in 2014, n_TOF is providing a wealth of new data on neutron-induced reactions of interest for nuclear astrophysics, advanced nuclear technologies and medical applications. The unique features of the facility will continue to be exploited in the future, to perform challenging new measurements addressing the still open issues and long-standing quests in the field of neutron physics. In this document the main characteristics of the n_TOF facility and their relevance for neutron studies in the different areas of research will be outlined, addressing the possible future contribution of n_TOF in the fields of nuclear astrophysics, nuclear technologies and medical applications. In addition, the future perspectives of the facility will be described including the upgrade of the spallation target, the setup of an imaging installation and the construction of a new irradiation area.
Published: 2020
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23. Study of the neutron-induced fission cross section of 237Np at CERN's n_TOF facility over a wide energy range

Author: Stamatopoulos A., Tsinganis A., Diakaki M., Colonna N., Kokkoris M., Vlastou R., Kalamara A., Schillebeeckx P., Tassan-Got L, Žugec P., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Patronis N., Eleme Z., Heyse J., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D, Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán, Femandez-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu† T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Knapova I., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E, Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J, Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Saxena A., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., and Wright T.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Neutron-induced fission cross sections of isotopes involved in the nuclear fuel cycle are vital for the design and safe operation of advanced nuclear systems. Such experimental data can also provide additional constraints for the adjustment of nuclear model parameters used in the evaluation process, resulting in the further development of fission models. In the present work, the 237Np(n,f) cross section was studied at the EAR2 vertical beam-line at CERN's n_TOF facility, over a wide range of neutron energies, from meV to MeV, using the time-of-flight technique and a set-up based on Micromegas detectors, in an attempt to provide accurate experimental data. Preliminary results in the 200 keV – 14 MeV neutron energy range as well as the experimental procedure, including a description of the facility and the data handling and analysis, will be presented.
Published: 2020
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24. The 154Gd neutron capture cross section measured at the n_TOF facility and its astrophysical implications

Author: Mastromarco M., Mazzone A., Massimi C., Cristallo S., Colonna N., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V, Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A. S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Cano-Ott D, Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Cortés G. P., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Davies P. J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Mastinu P. F., Maugeri E., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Millán-Callado M. A., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J, Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Doval D. Ramos, Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A. E., Tassan-Got L, Thomas B., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T. J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The (n, γ) cross sections of the gadolinium isotopes play an important role in the study of the stellar nucleosynthesis. In particular, among the isotopes heavier than Fe, 154Gd together with 152Gd have the peculiarity to be mainly produced by the slow capture process, the so-called s-process, since they are shielded against the β-decay chains from the r-process region by their stable samarium isobars. Such a quasi pure s-process origin makes them crucial for testing the robustness of stellar models in galactic chemical evolution (GCE). According to recent models, the 154Gd and 152Gd abundances are expected to be 15-20% lower than the reference un-branched s-process 150Sm isotope. The close correlation between stellar abundances and neutron capture cross sections prompted for an accurate measurement of 154Gd cross section in order to reduce the uncertainty attributable to nuclear physics input and eventually rule out one of the possible causes of present discrepancies between observation and model predictions. To this end, the neutron capture cross section of 154Gd was measured in a wide neutron energy range (from thermal up to some keV) with high resolution in the first experimental area of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF (EAR1) at CERN. In this contribution, after a brief description of the motivation and of the experimental setup used in the measurement, the preliminary results of the 154Gd neutron capture reaction as well as their astrophysical implications are presented.
Published: 2020
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25. Preliminary results on the 233U α-ratio measurement at n_TOF

Author: Bacak M., Aïche M., Bélier G., Berthoumieux E., Diakaki M., Dupont E., Gunsing F., Heyse J., Kopecky S., Krtička M., Laurent B., Leeb H., Mathieu L., Schillebeeckx P., Serot O., Taieb J., Valenta S., Vlachoudis V., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani, Cano-Ott D, Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna, Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Harada H., Heinitz S., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E, Lederer C., Lerendegui-Marco J, Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L, Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: 233U is the fissile nuclei in the Th-U fuel cycle with a particularily small neutron capture cross setion which is on average about one order of magnitude lower than its fission cross section. Hence, the measurement of the 233U(n, γ) cross section relies on a method to accurately distinguish between capture and fission γ-rays. A measurement of the 233U α-ratio has been performed at the n_TOF facility at CERN using a so-called fission tagging setup, coupling n_TOF 's Total Absorption Calorimeter with a novel fission chamber to tag the fission γ-rays. The experimental setup is described and essential parts of the analysis are discussed. Finally, a preliminary 233U α-ratio is presented.
Published: 2020
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26. Neutron capture cross section measurements of 241Am at the n_TOF facility

Author: Oprea A., Gunsing F., Schillebeeckx P., Aberle O., Bacak M., Berthoumieux E., Cano-Ott D, Diakaki M., Dupont E., Geslot B., Glodariu T., Heyse J., Mendoza E., Negret A., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Babiano-Suarez V, Barbagallo M., Becčvář F., Bellia G., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero-Ontanaya L, Calviño F., Calviani M., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Durán I., Eleme Z., Femández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Goncalves I. F., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Harada H., Heinitz S., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Persanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Ramos-Doval D, Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schumann D., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip T., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L, Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Neutron capture on 241Am plays an important role in the nuclear energy production and also provides valuable information for the improvement of nuclear models and the statistical interpretation of the nuclear properties. A new experiment to measure the 241Am(n, γ) cross section in the thermal region and the first few resonances below 10 eV has been carried out at EAR2 of the n_TOF facility at CERN. Three neutron-insensitive C6D6 detectors have been used to measure the neutron-capture gamma cascade as a function of the neutron time of flight, and then deduce the neutron capture yield. Preliminary results will be presented and compared with previously obtained results at the same facility in EAR1. In EAR1 the gamma-ray background at thermal energies was about 90% of the signal while in EAR2 is up to a 25 factor much more favorable signal to noise ratio. We also extended the low energy limit down to subthermal energies. This measurement will allow a comparison with neutron capture measurements conducted at reactors and using a different experimental technique.
Published: 2020
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27. New reaction rates for the destruction of 7Be during big bang nucleosynthesis measured at CERN/n_TOF and their implications on the cosmological lithium problem

Author: Mengoni A., Damone L.A., Barbagallo M., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V, Bacak M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A.S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Cano-Ott D, Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G.P., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Davies P.J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P.F., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P.M., Millán-Callado M.A., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J, Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Doval D. Ramos, Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A.G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A.E., Tassan-Got L, Thomas B., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P.J., Wright T.J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: New measurements of the 7Be(n,α)4He and 7Be(n,p)7Li reaction cross sections from thermal to keV neutron energies have been recently performed at CERN/n_TOF. Based on the new experimental results, astrophysical reaction rates have been derived for both reactions, including a proper evaluation of their uncertainties in the thermal energy range of interest for big bang nucleosynthesis studies. The new estimate of the 7Be destruction rate, based on these new results, yields a decrease of the predicted cosmological 7Li abundance insufficient to provide a viable solution to the cosmological lithium problem.
Published: 2020
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28. Measurement of the 244Cm capture cross sections at both CERN n_TOF experimental areas

Author: Alcayne V., Mendoza E., Cano-Ott D, Kimura A., Aberle O., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V, Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bécares V., Bečvář F., Bellia G., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A. S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G. P., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P. F., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Ramos Doval D., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A. G., Sosnin N., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip Z., Tarifeño-Saldivia A. E., Tassan-Got L, Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T. J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Accurate neutron capture cross section data for minor actinides (MAs) are required to estimate the production and transmutation rates of MAs in light water reactors with a high burnup, critical fast reactors like Gen-IV systems and other innovative reactor systems such as accelerator driven systems (ADS). Capture reactions of 244Cm open the path for the formation of heavier Cm isotopes and of heavier elements such as Bk and Cf. In addition, 244Cm shares nearly 50% of the total actinide decay heat in irradiated reactor fuels with a high burnup, even after three years of cooling. Experimental data for this isotope are very scarce due to the difficulties of providing isotopically enriched samples and because the high intrinsic activity of the samples requires the use of neutron facilities with high instantaneous flux. The only two previous experimental data sets for this neutron capture cross section have been obtained in 1969 using a nuclear explosion and, more recently, at J-PARC in 2010. The neutron capture cross sections have been measured at n_TOF with the same samples that the previous experiments in J-PARC. The samples were measured at n_TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR-2) with three C6D6 detectors and also in Experimental Area 1 (EAR-1) with the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC). Preliminary results assessing the quality and limitations of these new experimental datasets are presented for the experiments in both areas. Preliminary yields of both measurements will be compared with evaluated libraries for the first time.
Published: 2020
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29. Study of photon strength functions of 241Pu and 245Cm from neutron capture measurements

Author: Mendoza E., Alcayne V., Cano-Ott D, Kimura A., Skarbeli A. V., Aberle O., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V, Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bécares V., Bečvář F., Bellia G., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A. S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G. P., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P. F., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Doval D. Ramos, Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A. G., Sosnin N., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip Z., Tarifeño-Saldivia A. E., Tassan-Got L, Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T. J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: We have measured the γ-rays following neutron capture on 240Pu and 244 Cm at the n_TOF facility at CERN with the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) and with C6D6 organic scintillators. The TAC is made of 40 BaF2 crystals operating in coincidence and covering almost the entire solid angle. This allows to obtain information concerning the energy spectra and the multiplicity of the measured capture γ-ray cascades. Additional information is also obtained from the C6D6 detectors. We have analyzed the measured data in order to draw conclusions about the Photon Strength Functions (PSFs) of 241Pu and 245Cm below their neutron separation energies. The analysis has been performed by fitting the PSFs to the experimental results, using the differential evolution method, in order to find neutron capture cascades capable of reproducing at the same time a great variety of deposited energy spectra.
Published: 2020
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30. Monte Carlo simulations and n-p differential scattering data measured with Proton Recoil Telescopes

Author: Terranova N., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Amaducci S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Babiano-Suarez V, Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bennett S., Berthoumieux E., Bosnar D., Brown A. S., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero L., Calviani M., Calviño F., Cano-Ott D, Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G. P., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Davies P. J., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C, Dressler R., Ducasse Q., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domíngez B., Ferrari A., Ferro-Gonçalves I., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Göbel K., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Jiri U., Junghans A., Kadi Y., Käppeler F., Kimura A., Knapová I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C, Lerendegui-Marco J, Lonsdale S.-J., Macina D., Manna A., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P. F., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Millán-Callado M. A., Mingrone F., Moreno-Soto J, Musumarra A., Negret A., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Petrone C., Piersanti L., Pirovano E., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Doval D. Ramos, Reifarth R., Rochman D., Rubbia C., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sekhar A., Smith A. G., Sosnin N., Sprung P., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A. E., Tassan-Got L, Thomas B., Torres-Sánchez P., Tsinganis A., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T. J., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron-induced fission cross section of 235U, a standard at thermal energy and between 0.15 MeV and 200 MeV, plays a crucial role in nuclear technology applications. The long-standing need of improving cross section data above 20 MeV and the lack of experimental data above 200 MeV motivated a new experimental campaign at the n_TOF facility at CERN. The measurement has been performed in 2018 at the experimental area 1 (EAR1), located at 185 m from the neutron-producing target (the experiment is presented by A. Manna et al. in a contribution to this conference). The 235U(n,f) cross section from 20 MeV up to about 1 GeV has been measured relative to the 1H(n,n)1H reaction, which is considered the primary reference in this energy region. The neutron flux impinging on the 235U sample (a key quantity for determining the fission events) has been obtained by detecting recoil protons originating from n-p scattering in a C2H4 sample. Two Proton Recoil Telescopes (PRT), consisting of several layers of solid-state detectors and fast plastic scintillators, have been located at proton scattering angles of 25.07° and 20.32°, out of the neutron beam. The PRTs exploit the ΔE-E technique for particle identification, a basic requirement for the rejection of charged particles from neutron-induced reactions in carbon. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations were performed to characterize proton transport through the different slabs of silicon and scintillation detectors, to optimize the experimental set-up and to deduce the efficiency of the whole PRT detector. In this work we compare measured data collected with the PRTs with a full Monte Carlo simulation based on the Geant-4 toolkit.
Published: 2020
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31. Preliminary results on the 233U capture cross section and alpha ratio measured at n_TOF (CERN) with the fission tagging technique

Author: Bacak M., Aiche M., Bélier G., Berthoumieux E., Diakaki M., Dupont E., Gunsing F., Heyse J., Kopecky S., Laurent B., Leeb H., Mathieu L., Schillebeeckx P., Serot O., Taieb J., Vlachoudis V., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Harada H., Heinitz S., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: 233U is of key importance among the fissile nuclei in the Th-U fuel cycle. A particularity of 233U is its small neutron capture cross-section, which is on average about one order of magnitude lower than the fission cross-section. The accuracy in the measurement of the 233U capture cross-section depends crucially on an efficient capture-fission discrimination, thus a combined set-up of fission and γ-detectors is needed. A measurement of the 233U capture cross-section and capture-to-fission ratio was performed at the CERN n_TOF facility. The Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) of n_TOF was employed as γ-detector coupled with a novel compact ionization chamber as fission detector. A brief description of the experimental set-up will be given, and essential parts of the analysis procedure as well as the preliminary response of the set-up to capture are presented and discussed.
Published: 2019
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32. Measurement of the 244Cm and 246Cm neutron-induced capture cross sections at the n_TOF facility

Author: Alcayne V., Kimura A., Mendoza E., Cano-Ott D., Martínez T., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Becčvář F., Bellia G., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero-Ontanaya L., Calviño F., Calviani M., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Kivel N., Knapova I., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Manna A., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Persanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Ramos-Doval D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Simone S., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip T., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Urlass S., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vescovi D., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron capture reactions of the 244Cm and 246Cm isotopes open the path for the formation of heavier Cm isotopes and heavier elements such as Bk and Cf in a nuclear reactor. In addition, both isotopes belong to the minor actinides with a large contribution to the decay heat and to the neutron emission in irradiated fuels. There are only two previous 244Cm and 246Cm capture cross section measurements: one in 1969 using a nuclear explosion [1] and the most recent data measured at J-PARC in 2010 [2]. The data for both isotopes are very scarce due to the difficulties in performing the measurements: high intrinsic activity of the samples and limited facilities capable of providing isotopically enriched samples. We have measured both neutron capture cross sections at the n_TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR-2) with three C6 D6 detectors and also at Area 1 (EAR-1) with the TAC. Preliminary results assessing the quality and limitations (back-ground subtraction, measurement technique and counting statistics) of this new experimental datasets are presented and discussed.
Published: 2019
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33. Measurement of the $^{14}$N(n,p)$^{14}$C cross section at the CERN n_TOF facility from sub-thermal energy to 800 keV

Author: Torres-Sánchez, P., Praena, J., Porras, I., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Lederer-Woods, C., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bécares, V., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Bellia, G., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Busso, M., Caamaño, M., Caballero, L., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferrer, F. J., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., Garg, R., Gawlik-Ramięga, A., Geslot, B., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Ladarescu, I., Leeb, H., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Matteucci, F., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Michalopoulou, V., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Ogállar, F., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Piersanti, L., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Ramos-Doval, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Rubbia, C., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Talip, T., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Tsinganis, A., Ulrich, J., Urlass, S., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: Background: The $^{14}$N(n,p)$^{14}$C reaction is of interest in neutron capture therapy, where nitrogen-related dose is the main component due to low-energy neutrons, and in astrophysics, where 14N acts as a neutron poison in the s-process. Several discrepancies remain between the existing data obtained in partial energy ranges: thermal energy, keV region and resonance region. Purpose: Measuring the 14N(n,p)14C cross section from thermal to the resonance region in a single measurement for the first time, including characterization of the first resonances, and providing calculations of Maxwellian averaged cross sections (MACS). Method: Time-of-flight technique. Experimental Area 2 (EAR-2) of the neutron time-of-flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN. $^{10}$B(n,${\alpha}$)$^7$Li and $^{235}$U(n,f) reactions as references. Two detection systems running simultaneously, one on-beam and another off-beam. Description of the resonances with the R-matrix code sammy. Results: The cross section has been measured from sub-thermal energy to 800 keV resolving the two first resonances (at 492.7 and 644 keV). A thermal cross-section (1.809$\pm$0.045 b) lower than the two most recent measurements by slightly more than one standard deviation, but in line with the ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JEFF-3.3 evaluations has been obtained. A 1/v energy dependence of the cross section has been confirmed up to tens of keV neutron energy. The low energy tail of the first resonance at 492.7 keV is lower than suggested by evaluated values, while the overall resonance strength agrees with evaluations. Conclusions: Our measurement has allowed to determine the $^{14}$N(n,p) cross-section over a wide energy range for the first time. We have obtained cross-sections with high accuracy (2.5 %) from sub-thermal energy to 800 keV and used these data to calculate the MACS for kT = 5 to kT = 100 keV., Comment: 18 pages, 15 figures, 4 tables
Published: 2022
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34. Measurement of the radiative capture cross section of the s-process branching points 204Tl and 171Tm at the n_TOF facility (CERN)

Author: Casanovas A., Domingo-Pardo C., Guerrero C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Calviño F., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Dressler R., Heinitz S., Kivel N., Quesada J. M., Schumann D., Aberle O., Alcayne V., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Bacak M., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Bellia G., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Busso M., Caamaño M., Caballero-Ontanaya L., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino L., Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Dietz M., Dupont E., Durán I., Eleme Z., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González-Romero E., Gunsing F., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Kimura A., Kokkoris M., Kopatch Y., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Ladarescu I., Lederer-Woods C., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S. J., Macina D., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Michalopoulou V., Milazzo P. M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Ogállar F., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Persanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Radeck D., Ramos D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rochman D., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Simone S., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Talip T., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Ulrich J., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Woods P. J., Wright T., Žugec P., and Köster U
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron capture cross section of some unstable nuclei is especially relevant for s-process nucleosynthesis studies. This magnitude is crucial to determine the local abundance pattern, which can yield valuable information of the s-process stellar environment. In this work we describe the neutron capture (n,γ) measurement on two of these nuclei of interest, 204Tl and 171Tm, from target production to the final measurement, performed successfully at the n_TOF facility at CERN in 2014 and 2015. Preliminary results on the ongoing experimental data analysis will also be shown. These results include the first ever experimental observation of capture resonances for these two nuclei.
Published: 2018
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35. First Measurement of 72Ge(n, γ) at n_TOF

Author: Dietz M., Lederer-Woods C., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A, Cosentino L., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Dominguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Garg R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Goncalves I. F., González-Romero E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kahl D., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S. J, Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A, Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P. M, Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M, Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A, Sabateé-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G, Sosnin N. V, Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L, Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J, Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The slow neutron capture process (s-process) is responsible for producing about half of the elemental abundances heavier than iron in the universe. Neutron capture cross sections on stable isotopes are a key nuclear physics input for s-process studies. The 72Ge(n, γ) cross section has an important influence on production of isotopes between Ge and Zr during s-process in massive stars and therefore experimental data are urgently required. 72Ge(n, γ) was measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF (CERN) for the first time at stellar energies. The measurement was performed using an enriched 72GeO2 sample at a flight path of 185m with a set of liquid scintillation detectors (C6D6). The motivation, experiment and current status of the data analysis are reported.
Published: 2018
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36. The CERN n TOF NEAR station for astrophysics- and application-related neutron activation measurements

Author: Patronis, N., Mengoni, A., Colonna, N., Cecchetto, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Aberle, O., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Gervino, G., Stamati, M. E., Goula, S., Bernardes, A. P., Mastromarco, M., Manna, A., Vlastou, R., Massimi, C., Calviani, M., Alcayne, V., Altieri, S., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Babiano-Suarez, V., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Beltrami, C., Bennett, S., Berthoumieux, E., Boromiza, M., Bosnar, D., Caamano, M., Calvino, F., Cano-Ott, D., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Cescutti, G., Chasapoglou, S., Chiaveri, E., Colombetti, P., Camprini, P. Console, Cortes, G., Cortes-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Dellmann, S., Di Castro, M., Di Maria, S., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Duran, I., Eleme, Z., Fargier, S., Fernandez, B., Fernandez-Dominguez, B., Finocchiaro, P., Fiore, S., Furman, V., Garcia-Infantes, F., Gawlik-Ramiega, A., Gilardoni, S., Gonzalez-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gustavino, C., Heyse, J., Hillman, W., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Junghans, A., Kadi, Y., Kaperoni, K., Kaur, G., Kimura, A., Knapova, I., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krticka, M., Kyritsis, N., Ladarescu, I., Lederer-Woods, C., Lerner, G., Martınez, T., Masi, A., Mastinu, P., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Milazzo, P. M., Mucciola, R., Murtas, F., Musacchio-Gonzalez, E., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., de Rada, A. Perez, Perez-Maroto, P., Pavon-Rodrıguez, J. A., Pellegriti, M. G., Perkowski, J., Petrone, C., Pirovano, E., Plaza, J., Pomp, S., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Romanets, Y., Rubbia, C., Sanchez, A., Sabate-Gilarte, M., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sekhar, A., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Sturniolo, A., Tagliente, G., Tarrio, D., Torres-Sanchez, P., Urlass, S., Vagena, E., Valenta, S., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Vecchio, G., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Wallner, T., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., Zarrella, R., and Zugec, P.
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: A new experimental area, the NEAR station, has recently been built at the CERN n TOF facility, at a short distance from the spallation target (1.5 m). The new area, characterized by a neutron beam of very high flux, has been designed with the purpose of performing activation measurements of interest for astrophysics and various applications. The beam is transported from the spallation target to the NEAR station through a hole in the shielding wall of the target, inside which a collimator is inserted. The new area is complemented with a {\gamma}-ray spectroscopy laboratory, the GEAR station, equipped with a high efficiency HPGe detector, for the measurement of the activity resulting from irradiation of a sample in the NEAR station. The use of a moderator/filter assembly is envisaged, in order to produce a neutron beam of Maxwellian shape at different thermal energies, necessary for the measurement of Maxwellian Averaged Cross Sections of astrophysical interest. A new fast-cycling activation technique is also being investigated, for measurements of reactions leading to isotopes of very short half life.
Published: 2022

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

Author: Domingo-Pardo, C., Babiano-Suarez, V., Balibrea-Correa, J., Caballero, L., Ladarescu, I., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Tain, J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Aberle, O., Alcayne, V., Altieri, S., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Bacak, M., Beltrami, C., Bennett, S., Bernardes, A. P., Berthoumieux, E., Boromiza, M., Bosnar, D., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Cescutti, G., Chasapoglou, S., Chiaveri, E., Chiera, N. M., Colombetti, P., Colonna, N., Camprini, P. Console, Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Cristallo, S., Dellmann, S., Di Castro, M., Di Maria, S., Diakaki, M., Dietz, M., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Eleme, Z., Fargier, S., Fernández, B., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Finocchiaro, P., Fiore, S., Furman, V., García-Infantes, F., Gawlik-Ramiega, A., Gervino, G., Gilardoni, S., González-Romero, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Gustavino0, C., Heyse, J., Hillman, W., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Junghans, A., Kadi, Y., Kaperoni, K., Käppeler, F., Kaur, G., Kimura, A., Knapová, I., Koester, U., Kokkoris, M., Kopatch, Y., Krtička, M., Kyritsis, N., Lederer-Woods, C., Lerner, G., Manna, A., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mönch, I., Mucciola, R., Murtas, F., Musacchio-Gonzalez, E., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., de Rada, A. Pérez, Pérez-Maroto, P., Patronis, N., Pavón-Rodríguez, J. A., Pellegriti, M. G., Perkowski, J., Petrone, C., Pirovano, E., Plaza, J., Pomp, S., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Reifarth, R., Rochman, D., Romanets, Y., Rubbia, C., Sánchez, A., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sekhar, A., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Stamati, M., Sturniolo, A., Tagliente, G., Tarrío, D., Torres-Sánchez, P., Turko, J., Urlass, S., Vagena, E., Valenta, S., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Vecchio, G., Vescovi, D., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, T., Woods, P. J., Wright, T., Zarrella, R., and Žugec, P.
Subjects: Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: This article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of $(n,\gamma)$ data of astrophysical interest at CERN n_TOF. The MC-aided analysis methodology for the use of low-efficiency radiation detectors in time-of-flight neutron-capture measurements is discussed, with particular emphasis on the systematic accuracy. Several recent instrumental advances are also presented, such as the development of total-energy detectors with $\gamma$-ray imaging capability for background suppression, and the development of an array of small-volume organic scintillators aimed at exploiting the high instantaneous neutron-flux of EAR2. Finally, astrophysics prospects related to the intermediate $i$ neutron-capture process of nucleosynthesis are discussed in the context of the new NEAR activation area., Comment: preprint submitted to the European Physical Journal A, 11 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2022
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38. Measurement of the prompt fission γ235-rays from slow neutron-induced fission of γ235U with STEFF

Author: Wright, T., Smith, A. G., Sosnin, N. V., Bennett, S. A., Davies, P. J., Popescu, A. V., Ryan, J. A., Sekhar, A., Warren, S., Aberle, O., Amaducci, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., Caamaño, M., Calviño, F., Calviani, M., Cano-Ott, D., Cardella, R., Casanovas, A., Cerutti, F., Chen, Y. H., Chiaveri, E., Colonna, N., Cortés, G., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Cosentino, L., Damone, L. A., Diakaki, M., Domingo-Pardo, C., Dressler, R., Dupont, E., Durán, I., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ferrari, A., Ferreira, P., Finocchiaro, P., Furman, V., Göbel, K., García, A. R., Gawlik-Ramięga, A., Gilardoni, S., Glodariu, T., Gonçalves, I. F., González-Romero, E., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Gunsing, F., Harada, H., Heinitz, S., Heyse, J., Jenkins, D. G., Jericha, E., Käppeler, F., Kadi, Y., Kalamara, A., Kavrigin, P., Kimura, A., Kivel, N., Kokkoris, M., Krtička, M., Kurtulgil, D., Leal-Cidoncha, E., Lederer-Woods, C., Leeb, H., Lerendegui-Marco, J., Meo, S. Lo, Lonsdale, S. J., Macina, D., Manna, A., Marganiec, J., Martínez, T., Masi, A., Massimi, C., Mastinu, P., Mastromarco, M., Maugeri, E. A., Mazzone, A., Mendoza, E., Mengoni, A., Milazzo, P. M., Mingrone, F., Musumarra, A., Negret, A., Nolte, R., Oprea, A., Patronis, N., Pavlik, A., Perkowski, J., Porras, I., Praena, J., Quesada, J. M., Radeck, D., Rauscher, T., Reifarth, R., Rubbia, C., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Saxena, A., Schillebeeckx, P., Schumann, D., Sedyshev, P., Stamatopoulos, A., Tagliente, G., Tain, J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia, A., Tassan-Got, L., Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Vlachoudis, V., Vlastou, R., Wallner, A., Weiss, C., Woods, P. J., and Žugec, P.
Published: 2024
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39. High precision measurement of the radiative capture cross section of 238U at the n_TOF CERN facility

Author: Mingrone F., Altstadt S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Belloni F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Boccone V., Bosnar D., Brugger M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Carrapiço C., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Chin M., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Durán I., Eleftheriadis C., Ferrari A., Fraval K., Furman V., Göbel K., Gómez-Hornillos M.B., Ganesan S., García A.R., Giubrone G., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Heftrich T., Hernández-Prieto A., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Karadimos D., Katabuchi T., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kivel N., Koehler P., Kokkoris M., Kroll J., Krtička M., Lampoudis C., Langer C., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Leong L.S., Lerendegui-Marco J., Losito R., Mallick A., Manousos A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mirea M., Mondelaers W., Paradela C., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Plompen A.J.M., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Robles M., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Sarmento R., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vermeulen M.J., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Ware T., Weigand M., Weiss C., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The importance of improving the accuracy on the capture cross-section of 238U has been addressed by the Nuclear Energy Agency, since its uncertainty significantly affects the uncertainties of key design parameters for both fast and thermal nuclear reactors. Within the 7th framework programme ANDES of the European Commission three different measurements have been carried out with the aim of providing the 238U(n,γ) cross-section with an accuracy which varies from 1 to 5%, depending on the energy range. Hereby the final results of the measurement performed at the n_TOF CERN facility in a wide energy range from 1 eV to 700 keV will be presented.
Published: 2017
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40. Monte carlo simulations of the n_TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study

Author: Lerendegui-Marco J., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Guerrero C., Quesada J.M., Meo S. Lo, Massimi C., Barbagallo M., Colonna N., Mancussi D., Mingrone F., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Vannini G., Vlachoudis V., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Cortés G., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Göbel K., Gómez-Hornillos M.B., García A.R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Griesmayer E., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lonsdale S.J., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E.A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rout P.C., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A.G., Sosnin N.V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Valenta S., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are an essential tool to determine fundamental features of a neutron beam, such as the neutron flux or the γ-ray background, that sometimes can not be measured or at least not in every position or energy range. Until recently, the most widely used MC codes in this field had been MCNPX and FLUKA. However, the Geant4 toolkit has also become a competitive code for the transport of neutrons after the development of the native Geant4 format for neutron data libraries, G4NDL. In this context, we present the Geant4 simulations of the neutron spallation target of the n_TOF facility at CERN, done with version 10.1.1 of the toolkit. The first goal was the validation of the intra-nuclear cascade models implemented in the code using, as benchmark, the characteristics of the neutron beam measured at the first experimental area (EAR1), especially the neutron flux and energy distribution, and the time distribution of neutrons of equal kinetic energy, the so-called Resolution Function. The second goal was the development of a Monte Carlo tool aimed to provide useful calculations for both the analysis and planning of the upcoming measurements at the new experimental area (EAR2) of the facility.
Published: 2017
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41. The measurement programme at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN

Author: Gunsing F., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Bacak M., Balibrea-Correa J., Barbagallo M., Barros S., Bečvář F., Beinrucker C., Belloni F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Brugger M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D.M., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cortés G., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Deo K., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Frost R.J.W., Furman V., Ganesan S., García A.R., Gawlik A., Gheorghe I., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Göbel K., Harada H., Heftrich T., Heinitz S., Hernández-Prieto A., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Katabuchi T., Kavrigin P., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui J., Licata M., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.J., Losito R., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E.A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Mirea M., Montesano S., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Negret A., Oprea A., Palomo-Pinto F.R., Paradela C., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Radeck D., Rajeev K., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Robles M., Rout P., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A.G., Sosnin N.V., Stamatopoulos A., Suryanarayana S.V., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weigand M., Weiss C., Wolf C., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: Neutron-induced reaction cross sections are important for a wide variety of research fields ranging from the study of nuclear level densities, nucleosynthesis to applications of nuclear technology like design, and criticality and safety assessment of existing and future nuclear reactors, radiation dosimetry, medical applications, nuclear waste transmutation, accelerator-driven systems and fuel cycle investigations. Simulations and calculations of nuclear technology applications largely rely on evaluated nuclear data libraries. The evaluations in these libraries are based both on experimental data and theoretical models. CERN’s neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF has produced a considerable amount of experimental data since it has become fully operational with the start of its scientific measurement programme in 2001. While for a long period a single measurement station (EAR1) located at 185 m from the neutron production target was available, the construction of a second beam line at 20 m (EAR2) in 2014 has substantially increased the measurement capabilities of the facility. An outline of the experimental nuclear data activities at n_TOF will be presented.
Published: 2017
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42. 7Be(n,α) and 7Be(n,p) cross-section measurement for the cosmological lithium problem at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Author: Barbagallo M., Colonna N., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barros S., Bečvář F., Beinrucker C., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brugger M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D.M., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A.R., Gawlik A., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heftrich T., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Kavrigin P., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.J., Losito R., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E.A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Mirea M., Montesano S., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras J.I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Rajeev K., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Rout P.C., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A.G., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weigand M., Weiss C., Wolf C., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The Cosmological Lithium Problem refers to the large discrepancy between the abundance of primordial 7Li predicted by the standard theory of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and the value inferred from the so-called “Spite plateau” in halo stars. A possible explanation for this longstanding puzzle in Nuclear Astrophysics is related to the incorrect estimation of the destruction rate of 7Be, which is responsible for the production of 95% of primordial Lithium. While charged-particle induced reactions have mostly been ruled out, data on the 7Be(n,α) and 7Be(n,p) reactions are scarce or completely missing, so that a large uncertainty still affects the abundance of 7Li predicted by the standard theory of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Both reactions have been measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN, providing for the first time data in a wide neutron energy range.
Published: 2017
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43. The 33S(n,α)30Si cross section measurement at n_TOF-EAR2 (CERN): From 0.01 eV to the resonance region

Author: Sabaté-Gilarte M., Praena J., Porras I., Quesada J.M., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Bacak M., Balibrea-Correa J., Barbagallo M., Barros S., Bečvář F., Beinrucker C., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brugger M., Camaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D.M., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Gödel K., García-Rios A., Gawlik A., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heftrich T., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Kavrigin P., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.J., Losito R., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E.A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Mirea M., Montesano S., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Rajeev K., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Rout P., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A.G., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weigand M., Weiss C., Wolf C., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The 33S(n,α)30Si cross section measurement, using 10B(n,α) as reference, at the n_TOF Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) facility at CERN is presented. Data from 0.01 eV to 100 keV are provided and, for the first time, the cross section is measured in the range from 0.01 eV to 10 keV. These data may be used for a future evaluation of the cross section because present evaluations exhibit large discrepancies. The 33S(n,α)30Si reaction is of interest in medical physics because of its possible use as a cooperative target to boron in Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT).
Published: 2017
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44. The Nuclear Astrophysics program at n_TOF (CERN)

Author: Colonna N., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y. H., Chiaveri E., Clai G., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M. A., Cosentino, Cristallo S., Damone L. A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler L. R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., García A. R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I. F., González E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Hernandez-Prieto A., Heyse J., Jenkins D. G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Kroll J., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Langer C., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Lerendegui-Marco J., Leeb H., Lo Meo S., Lonsdale S. J., Losito S., Macina D., Mallik A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E. A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Mingrone F., Milazzo P. M., Mirea M., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Piersanti L., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J. M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego A., Robles M.S., Rubbia C., Ryan J. A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A. G., Sosnin N. V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J. L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weiss C., Woods P. J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: An important experimental program on Nuclear Astrophysics is being carried out at the n_TOF since several years, in order to address the still open issues in stellar and primordial nucleosynthesis. Several neutron capture reactions relevant to s-process nucleosynthesis have been measured so far, some of which on important branching point radioisotopes. Furthermore, the construction of a second experimental area has recently opened the way to challenging measurements of (n, charged particle) reactions on isotopes of short half-life. The Nuclear Astrophysics program of the n_TOF Collaboration is here described, with emphasis on recent results relevant for stellar nucleosynthesis, stellar neutron sources and primordial nucleosynthesis.
Published: 2017
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45. The n_TOF facility: Neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN

Author: Chiaveri E., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Göbel K., García A.R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.J., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E.A., Mazzone A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A.G., Sosnin N.V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The CERN n_TOF neutron beam facility is characterized by a very high instantaneous neutron flux, excellent TOF resolution at the 185 m long flight path (EAR-1), low intrinsic background and coverage of a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to a few GeV. These characteristics provide a unique possibility to perform high-accuracy measurements of neutron-induced reaction cross-sections and angular distributions of interest for fundamental and applied Nuclear Physics. Since 2001, the n_TOF Collaboration has collected a wealth of high quality nuclear data relevant for nuclear astrophysics, nuclear reactor technology, nuclear medicine, etc. The overall efficiency of the experimental program and the range of possible measurements has been expanded with the construction of a second experimental area (EAR-2), located 20 m on the vertical of the n_TOF spallation target. This upgrade, which benefits from a neutron flux 30 times higher than in EAR-1, provides a substantial extension in measurement capabilities, opening the possibility to collect data on neutron cross-section of isotopes with short half-lives or available in very small amounts. This contribution will outline the main characteristics of the n_TOF facility, with special emphasis on the new experimental area. In particular, we will discuss the innovative features of the EAR-2 neutron beam that make possible to perform very challenging measurements on short-lived radioisotopes or sub-mg samples, out of reach up to now at other neutron facilities around the world. Finally, the future perspectives of the facility will be presented.
Published: 2017
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46. Measurement of the 240Pu(n,f) cross-section at the CERN n_TOF facility: First results from experimental area II (EAR-2)

Author: Stamatopoulos A., Tsinganis A., Colonna N., Vlastou R., Kokkoris M., Schillebeeckx P., Plompen A., Heyse J., Žugec P., Barbagallo M., Calviani M., Berthoumieux E., Chiaveri E., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barros S., Bečvář F., Beinrucker C., Belloni F., Billowes J., Boccone V., Bosnar D., Brugger M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Cano-Ott D., Cerutti F., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Deo K., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Frost R.J.W., Furman V., Göbel K., Gómez-Hornillos M.B., García A.R., Gheorghe I., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heftrich T., Heinitz S., Hernández-Prieto A., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Kavrigin P., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kimura A., Kivel N., Krtička M., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Licata M., Meo S. Lo, Losito R., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Mirea M., Montesano S., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Palomo-Pinto F.R., Paradela C., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras J.I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Robles M., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A.G., Suryanarayana S.V., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Wallner A., Warren S., Weigand M., Weiss C., and Wright T.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The accurate knowledge of the neutron-induced fission cross-sections of actinides and other isotopes involved in the nuclear fuel cycle is essential for the design of advanced nuclear systems, such as Generation-IV nuclear reactors. Such experimental data can also provide the necessary feedback for the adjustment of nuclear model parameters used in the evaluation process, resulting in the further development of nuclear fission models. In the present work, the 240Pu(n,f) cross-section was measured at CERN's n_TOF facility relative to the well-known 235U(n,f) cross section, over a wide range of neutron energies, from meV to almost MeV, using the time-of-flight technique and a set-up based on Micromegas detectors. This measurement was the first experiment to be performed at n_TOF's new experimental area (EAR-2), which offers a significantly higher neutron flux compared to the already existing experimental area (EAR-1). Preliminary results as well as the experimental procedure, including a description of the facility and the data handling and analysis, are presented.
Published: 2017
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47. Developments in capture-γ libraries for nonproliferation applications

Author: Hurst A.M., Firestone R.B., Sleaford B.W., Bleuel D.L., Basunia M.S., Bečvář F., Belgya T., Bernstein L.A., Carroll J.J., Detwiler B., Escher J.E., Genreith C., Goldblum B.L., Krtička M., Lerch A.G., Matters D.A., McClory J.W., McHale S.R., Révay Zs., Szentmiklosi L., Turkoglu D., Ureche A., and Vujic J.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The neutron-capture reaction is fundamental for identifying and analyzing the γ-ray spectrum from an unknown assembly because it provides unambiguous information on the neutron-absorbing isotopes. Nondestructive-assay applications may exploit this phenomenon passively, for example, in the presence of spontaneous-fission neutrons, or actively where an external neutron source is used as a probe. There are known gaps in the Evaluated Nuclear Data File libraries corresponding to neutron-capture γ-ray data that otherwise limit transport-modeling applications. In this work, we describe how new thermal neutron-capture data are being used to improve information in the neutron-data libraries for isotopes relevant to nonproliferation applications. We address this problem by providing new experimentally-deduced partial and total neutron-capture reaction cross sections and then evaluate these data by comparison with statistical-model calculations.
Published: 2017
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48. Characterization of the n_TOF EAR-2 neutron beam

Author: Chen Y.H., Tassan-Got L., Audouin L., Le Naour C., Durán I., Casarejos E., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Bécares V., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Barros S., Bečvář F., Beinrucker C., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brugger M., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cano-Ott D., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Castelluccio D.M., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Furman V., Göbel K., Gómez-Hornillos M.B., García A.R., Gawlik A., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Guerrero C., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heftrich T., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Katabuchi T., Kavrigin P., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Lerendegui-Marco J., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.J., Losito R., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Matteucci F., Maugeri E.A., Mendoza E., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Mirea M., Montesano S., Musumarra A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras J.I., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Rajeev K., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Robles M., Rout P.C., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Smith A.G., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Weigand M., Weiss C., Wolf C., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The experimental area 2 (EAR-2) at CERNs neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF), which is operational since 2014, is designed and built as a short-distance complement to the experimental area 1 (EAR-1). The Parallel Plate Avalanche Counter (PPAC) monitor experiment was performed to characterize the beam pro↓le and the shape of the neutron 'ux at EAR-2. The prompt γ-flash which is used for calibrating the time-of-flight at EAR-1 is not seen by PPAC at EAR-2, shedding light on the physical origin of this γ-flash.
Published: 2017
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49. New measurement of the 242Pu(n,γ) cross section at n_TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR

Author: Lerendegui-Marco J., Guerrero C., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Quesada J.M., Mendoza E., Cano-Ott D., Eberhardt K., Junghans A., Aberle O., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bacak M., Balibrea J., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Bosnar D., Brown A., Caamaño M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Cardella R., Casanovas A., Cerutti F., Chen Y.H., Chiaveri E., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cosentino L., Damone L.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Dupont E., Durán I., Fernández-Domínguez B., Ferrari A., Ferreira P., Finocchiaro P., Göbel K., Gómez-Hornillos M.B., García A.R., Gawlik A., Gilardoni S., Glodariu T., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Griesmayer E., Gunsing F., Harada H., Heinitz S., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Kalamara A., Kavrigin P., Kimura A., Kivel N., Kokkoris M., Krtička M., Kurtulgil D., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Meo S. Lo, Lonsdale S.J., Macina D., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Masi A., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Maugeri E.A., Mazzone A., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Musumarra A., Negret A., Nolte R., Oprea A., Patronis N., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Porras I., Praena J., Radeck D., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Rout P.C., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schumann D., Smith A.G., Sosnin N.V., Stamatopoulos A., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tassan-Got L., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Warren S., Woods P.J., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The spent fuel of current nuclear reactors contains fissile plutonium isotopes that can be combined with 238U to make mixed oxide (MOX) fuel. In this way the Pu from spent fuel is used in a new reactor cycle, contributing to the long-term sustainability of nuclear energy. The use of MOX fuels in thermal and fast reactors requires accurate capture and fission cross sections. For the particular case of 242Pu, the previous neutron capture cross section measurements were made in the 70's, providing an uncertainty of about 35% in the keV region. In this context, the Nuclear Energy Agency recommends in its “High Priority Request List” and its report WPEC-26 that the capture cross section of 242Pu should be measured with an accuracy of at least 7–12% in the neutron energy range between 500 eV and 500 keV. This work presents a brief description of the measurement performed at n_TOF-EAR1, the data reduction process and the first ToF capture measurement on this isotope in the last 40 years, providing preliminary individual resonance parameters beyond the current energy limits in the evaluations, as well as a preliminary set of average resonance parameters.
Published: 2017
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50. Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the fissile isotope 235U with the CERN n_TOF total absorption calorimeter and a fission tagging based on micromegas detectors

Author: Balibrea-Correa J., Mendoza E., Cano-Ott D., Krtička M., Altstadt S., Andrzejewski J., Audouin L., Bécares V., Barbagallo M., Bečvář F., Belloni F., Berthoumieux E., Billowes J., Boccone V., Bosnar D., Brugger M., Calviño F., Calviani M., Carrapiço C., Cerutti F., Chiaveri E., Chin M., Colonna N., Cortés G., Cortés-Giraldo M.A., Diakaki M., Domingo-Pardo C., Dressler R., Durán I., Eleftheriadis C., Ferrari A., Fraval K., Furman V., Göbel K., Guerrero C., Gómez-Hornillos M.B., Ganesan S., García A.R., Giubrone G., Gonçalves I.F., González E., Goverdovski A., Griesmayer E., Gunsing F., Heftrich T., Heinitz S., Hernández-Prieto A., Heyse J., Jenkins D.G., Jericha E., Käppeler F., Kadi Y., Karadimos D., Katabuchi T., Ketlerov V., Khryachkov V., Kivel N., Koehler P., Kokkoris M., Kroll J., Lampoudis C., Langer C., Leal-Cidoncha E., Lederer C., Leeb H., Leong L.S., Lerendegui-Marco J., Licata M., Losito R., Mallick A., Manousos A., Marganiec J., Martínez T., Massimi C., Mastinu P., Mastromarco M., Mengoni A., Milazzo P.M., Mingrone F., Mirea M., Mondelaers W., Paradela C., Pavlik A., Perkowski J., Plompen A.J.M., Praena J., Quesada J.M., Rauscher T., Reifarth R., Riego-Perez A., Robles M., Rubbia C., Ryan J.A., Sabaté-Gilarte M., Sarmento R., Saxena A., Schillebeeckx P., Schmidt S., Schumann D., Sedyshev P., Tagliente G., Tain J.L., Tarifeño-Saldivia A., Tarrío D., Tassan-Got L., Tsinganis A., Valenta S., Vannini G., Variale V., Vaz P., Ventura A., Vermeulen M.J., Vlachoudis V., Vlastou R., Wallner A., Ware T., Weigand M., Weiss C., Wright T., and Žugec P.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The accuracy on neutron capture cross section of fissile isotopes must be improved for the design of future nuclear systems such as Gen-IV reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems. The High Priority Request List of the Nuclear Energy Agency, which lists the most important nuclear data requirements, includes also the neutron capture cross sections of fissile isotopes such as 233,235U and 239,241Pu. A specific experimental setup has been used at the CERN n_TOF facility for the measurement of the neutron capture cross section of 235U by a set of micromegas fission detectors placed inside a segmented BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter.
Published: 2017
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