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Improved Mo neutron resonance parameters from neutron capture and transmission measurements at n_TOF and GELINA
R. Mucciola, S. Cristallo, S. Kopecky +140
We report high-resolution measurements of the cross section in the neutron energy range from a few eV up to about 250 keV, performe…
First Nb() Measurement: Constraining the Nucleosynthetic Origin of Mo in Presolar Grains
J. Balibrea-Correa, J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Domingo-Pardo +136
Isotopic measurements of presolar silicon carbide grains from dying stars have revealed a puzzling overabundance of Mo that stellar nucleosynthesis models have failed to rep…
Constraining r-process nucleosynthesis via enhanced accuracy neutron-capture experiments
C. Domingo-Pardo, C. Lederer-Woods, A. Mengoni
The isotopic abundances of r-process elements in the solar system are traditionally derived as residuals from the subtraction of s-process contributions from total solar abundances…
First Proton-Induced Cross Sections on a Stored Rare Ion Beam: Measurement of 118Te(p,γ) for Explosive Nucleosynthesis
F. Dellmann, J. Glorius, Yu. A. Litvinov +75
We present the first nuclear cross-section measurements of (p,γ) and (p,n) reactions on 118Te at energies relevant for the γ-process nucleosynthesis. Absolute cross-section values…
Measurement of the cross-section at the CERN n\_TOF facility from subthermal energy to 120 keV
Marco Antonio Martínez-Cañadas, Pablo Torres-Sánchez, Javier Praena +130
Background: The reaction is of special interest in three different applications. First, in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy due to the presence of in b…
Measurement of the C(n,p) and C(n,d) reactions from n_TOF at CERN
P. Žugec, N. Colonna, D. Rochman +129
The energy dependence of the cross section of the (n,p) and (n,d) reactions on C has been studied for the first time at the n_TOF facility at CERN, from the particle d…
Investigation of Direct Nuclear Reactions in a Storage Ring Using In-Ring Detection
J. C. Zamora, T. Aumann, S. Bagchi +62
\textbf{Background:} Experiments involving nuclear reactions in a storage ring offer exceptional possibilities for precise measurements in inverse kinematics. These experiments pro…
Neutron capture measurements for s-process nucleosynthesis; A review about CERN n_TOF developments and contributions
C. Domingo-Pardo, O. Aberle, V. Alcayne +143
This article presents a review about the main CERN n\_TOF contributions to the field of neutron-capture experiments of interest for -process nucleosynthesis studies over the las…
Radiative neutron capture cross section of Pu measured at n_TOF-EAR1 in the unresolved resonance region up to 600 keV
J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Guerrero, E. Mendoza +133
Accurate neutron capture cross sections are essential for the design and operation of fast reactors using MOX fuels. For Pu, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) recommends 8--1…
Measurement and analysis of the Cm and Cm neutron capture cross-sections at the EAR2 of the n TOF facility
V. Alcayne, A. Kimura, E. Mendoza +130
The Cm(n,) and Cm(n,) cross-sections have been measured at the Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) of the n_TOF facility at CERN with three CD detectors. This…
New insights on fission of U induced by high energy neutrons from a new measurement at CERN n\_TOF
Alice Manna, Elisa Pirovano, the n\_TOF Collaboration
The U(n,f) reaction cross section was measured relative to neutron-proton elastic scattering for the first time in the energy region from 10 MeV to 440 MeV at the CERN n\_T…
Ta(n,) cross-section measurement and the astrophysical origin of Ta isotope
R. Garg, S. Dellmann, C. Lederer-Woods +11
Tantalum-180m is nature's rarest (quasi) stable isotope and its astrophysical origin is an open question. A possible production site of this isotope is the slow neutron capture pro…
First measurement of the Nb(,) cross section at the CERN n\_TOF facility
J. Balibrea-Correa, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Lerendegui-Marco +134
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 -,…
Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF
C. Domingo-Pardo, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Balibrea-Correa +136
This article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of data of astrophysical interest at CERN n_TOF. The MC-aided analysis methodo…
Determination of luminosity for in-ring reactions: A new approach for the low-energy domain
Y. M. Xing, J. Glorius, L. Varga +59
Luminosity is a measure of the colliding frequency between beam and target and it is a crucial parameter for the measurement of absolute values, such as reaction cross sections. In…
Measurement of the Ge() cross section up to 300~keV at the CERN n_TOF facility
A. Gawlik, C. Lederer-Woods, the n_TOF collaboration
Neutron capture data on intermediate mass nuclei are of key importance to nucleosynthesis in the weak component of the slow neutron capture processes, which occurs in massive stars…
New Test of Modulated Electron Capture Decay of Hydrogen-Like Pm Ions: Precision Measurement of Purely Exponential Decay
F. C. Ozturk, B. Akkus, D. Atanasov +92
An experiment addressing electron capture (EC) decay of hydrogen-like Pm ions has been conducted at the experimental storage ring (ESR) at GSI. The decay appears to…
Single-particle shell strengths near the doubly magic nucleus Ni and the Ni(p,)Cu reaction rate in explosive astrophysical burning
D. Kahl, P. J. Woods, T. Poxon-Pearson +24
Angle-integrated cross-section measurements of the Ni(d,n) and (d,p) stripping reactions have been performed to determine the single-particle strengths of low-lying excited…
Approaching the Gamow window with stored ions: Direct measurement of Xe(p,) in the ESR storage ring
J. Glorius, C. Langer, Z. Slavkovská +63
We report the first measurement of low-energy proton-capture cross sections of Xe in a heavy ion storage ring. Xe ions of five different beam energies betwe…
The Be()Li reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)
L. Damone, M. Barbagallo, M. Mastromarco +155
We report on the measurement of the Be()Li cross section from thermal to approximately 325 keV neutron energy, performed in the high-flux experimental area (EAR2)…