activity
20182026
most citedDirect measurement of the ionization quenching factor of nuclear recoils in germanium in the keV energy range

57 citations · 139 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

nucl-ex2026

Double-differential neutron-induced cross sections on Fe-nat at GANIL-NFS

L. de Arruda, D. Tarrío, X. Ledoux +8

An experimental campaign to measure double-differential cross sections (DDXS) for light-charged particles (LCPs) emitted from Fe was carried out in 2023 at the Neutrons…

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-ex2025★ 3 cited

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…

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…

physics.ins-det2024

Towards a new generation of solid total-energy detectors for neutron-capture time-of-flight experiments with intense neutron beams

J. Balibrea-Correa, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Lerendegui-Marco +134

Challenging neutron-capture cross-section measurements of small cross sections and samples with a very limited number of atoms require high-flux time-of-flight facilities. In turn,…

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-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 -,…

physics.ins-det2022

A detector system for 'absolute' measurements of fission cross sections at n_TOF in the energy range below 200 MeV

E. Pirovano, A. Manna, O. Aberle +14

A new measurement of the U(n,f) cross section was performed at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. The experiment focused on neutron energies from 20 MeV to…

nucl-ex2022★ 6 cited

Recoil Proton Telescopes and Parallel Plate Avalanche Counters for the U(n,f) cross section measurement relative to H(n,n)H between 10 and 450 MeV neutron energy

A. Manna, E. Pirovano, O. Aberle +23

With the aim of measuring the U(n,f) cross section at the n\_TOF facility at CERN over a wide neutron energy range, a detection system consisting of two fission detectors a…

physics.ins-det2022★ 4 cited

The CERN n TOF NEAR station for astrophysics- and application-related neutron activation measurements

N. Patronis, A. Mengoni, N. Colonna +130

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 b…

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…

physics.ins-det2022★ 57 cited

Direct measurement of the ionization quenching factor of nuclear recoils in germanium in the keV energy range

A. Bonhomme, H. Bonet, C. Buck +9

This article reports the measurement of the ionization quenching factor in germanium for nuclear recoil energies between 0.4 and 6.3 keV. Precise knowledge of this factor in…

physics.ins-det2020★ 33 cited

Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques

V. Babiano-Suárez, J. Lerendegui-Marco, J. Balibrea-Correa +132

i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in () cross-section measurements using time-…

physics.ins-det2019

Review and new concepts for neutron-capture measurements of astrophysical interest

C. Domingo-Pardo, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Balibrea-Correa +128

The idea of slow-neutron capture nucleosynthesis formulated in 1957 triggered a tremendous experimental effort in different laboratories worldwide to measure the relevant nuclear p…

physics.ins-det2018★ 3 cited

Calibration of the compact neutron spectrometer at PTB

M. Osipenko, V. Ceriale, G. Gariano +6

In the present article we describe the calibration measurements of the compact neutron spectrometer at certified PTB neutron source. The spectrometer is based on two diamond detect…