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most citedThe Be()Li reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)

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nucl-ex2026

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…

nucl-ex2026

Direct Experiments of Neutron Capture on Stable and Unstable Isotopes for Stellar Nucleosynthesis Studies

Jorge Lerendegui-Marco, Javier Balibrea-Correa, Victor Babiano-Suárez +7

Neutron-capture reactions provide essential nuclear-physics input for modeling the synthesis of heavy elements in stars. The growing precision of stellar spectroscopy and isotopic…

nucl-ex2025

Measurement of the ambient neutron flux and spectral distribution at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory

S. E. A. Orrigo, J. L. Tain, N. Mont-Geli +13

We report on the measurement of the ambient neutron flux and its energy distribution over a broad range of neutron energies, conducted in Hall A of the Canfranc Underground Laborat…

nucl-ex2025

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…

nucl-ex2025

Direct Neutron Reactions in Storage Rings Utilizing a Supercompact Cyclotron Neutron Target

Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, César Domingo-Pardo, Iris Dillmann +1

We propose a new approach for a high-density free-neutron target, primarily aimed at nuclear astrophysics reaction studies in inverse kinematics with radioactive ions circulating i…

nucl-ex2025

Impact of newly measured \nobreakdash-delayed neutron emitters around \myisoSimp{78}{Ni} on light element nucleosynthesis in the neutrino-wind following a neutron star merger

A. Tolosa-Delgado, J. L. Tain, M. Reichert +71

Neutron emission probabilities and half-lives of 37 beta-delayed neutron emitters from 75Ni to 92Br were measured at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan, including 11 one-neutron and…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

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…

nucl-ex2024

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…

nucl-ex2024

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…

nucl-ex2024

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…

nucl-ex2024

First Exploration of Monopole-Driven Shell Evolution above the N = 126 shell closure: new Millisecond Isomers in 213Tl and 215Tl

T. T. Yeung, A. I. Morales, J. Wu +52

Isomer spectroscopy of heavy neutron-rich nuclei beyond the N=126 closed shell has been performed for the first time at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of the RIKEN Nishina Ce…

nucl-ex2023★ 1 cited

Recent highlights and prospects on (n,) measurements at the CERN n_TOF facility

J. Lerendegui-Marco, V. Alcayne, V. Babiano-Suarez +12

Neutron capture cross-section measurements are fundamental in the study of the slow neutron capture (s-) process of nucleosynthesis and for the development of innovative nuclear te…

nucl-ex2023★ 13 cited

New detection systems for an enhanced sensitivity in key stellar (n,) measurements

J. Lerendegui-Marco, V. Babiano-Suárez, J. Balibrea-Correa +17

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 re…

nucl-ex2023★ 9 cited

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 -,…

nucl-ex2022★ 23 cited

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…

nucl-ex2022★ 7 cited

Long-term evolution of the neutron rate at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory

S. E. A. Orrigo, J. L. Tain, N. Mont-Geli +14

We report results on the long-term variation of the neutron counting rate at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory, of importance for several low-background experiments installed the…

nucl-ex2022

High accuracy, high resolution 235U(n,f) cross section from n_TOF (CERN) in the thermal to 10 keV energy range

TOF collaboration, M. Mastromarco, S. Amaducci +119

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range (25 meV - 170 keV) at the n_TOF facility at CERN, relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standard reactions, with hig…

nucl-ex2021★ 3 cited

Measurement of the neutron flux at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory with HENSA

S. E. A. Orrigo, J. L. Tain, N. Mont-Geli +14

We have performed a long-term measurement of the neutron flux with the High Efficiency Neutron Spectrometry Array HENSA in the Hall A of the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. The Ha…

nucl-ex2021★ 3 cited

First results from the HENSA/ANAIS collaboration at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory

N Mont-Geli, A Tarifeño-Saldivia, S E A Orrigo +24

The HENSA/ANAIS collaboration aims for the precise determination of the neutron flux that could affect ANAIS-112, an experiment looking for the dark matter annual modulation using…

nucl-ex2019★ 25 cited

Measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section relative to the 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standards from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy range at n_TOF

S. Amaducci, L. Cosentino, M. Barbagallo +118

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range at n_TOF relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha), with high resolution and in a wide energy range, with a setup based…

nucl-ex2018★ 84 cited

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)…

nucl-ex2018★ 29 cited

Cross section measurements of Gd(n,) induced by thermal and epithermal neutrons

M. Mastromarco, A. Manna, O. Aberle +121

Neutron capture measurements on Gd and Gd were performed using the time-of-flight technique at the n\_TOF facility at CERN. Four samples in form of self-sustaining…

nucl-ex2018★ 13 cited

First determination of -delayed multiple neutron emission beyond A = 100 through direct neutron measurement: The P value of Sb

R. Caballero-Folch, I. Dillmann, J. Agramunt +34

Background: -delayed multiple neutron emission has been observed for some nuclei with A100, with Rb being the heaviest 2n emitter measured to date. So far, only…