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20232025
most citedCharacterization of the LUNA neutron detector array for the measurement of the 13C(a,n)16O reaction

31 citations · 64 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.ins-det2025★ 3 cited

Towards a comprehensive study of the 14N(p,g)15O astrophysical key reaction: Description of the experimental technique including novel target preparation

A. Compagnucci, A. Formicola, M. Campostrini +46

While the 14N(p,g)15O reaction plays a key role in the hydrogen-burning processes in various stellar conditions, its reaction rate is not known with sufficient precision. Therefore…

nucl-ex2025

New measurement of Cr and Cr (n,) cross sections at n_TOF: a call for chromium nuclear data revision

P. Pérez-Maroto, C. Guerrero, A. Casanovas +8

Cr and Cr are very relevant in criticality safety benchmarks related to nuclear reactors. The discrepancies of up to 30% between the neutron capture cross section eva…

physics.ins-det2024★ 31 cited

Characterization of the LUNA neutron detector array for the measurement of the 13C(a,n)16O reaction

L. Csedreki, G. F. Ciani, J. Balibrea-Correa +46

We introduce the LUNA neutron detector array developed for the investigation of the 13C(a,n)16O reaction towards its astrophysical s-process Gamow peak in the low-background enviro…

physics.ins-det2024★ 10 cited

A Segmented Total Energy Detector (sTED) optimized for cross-section measurements at n_TOF EAR2

V. Alcayne, D. Cano-Ott, J. Garcia +12

The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN is a spallation source dedicated to measurements of neutron-induced reaction cross-sections of interest in nuclear technologies, a…

nucl-ex2023★ 7 cited

New perspectives for neutron capture measurements in the upgraded CERN-n_TOF Facility

J. Lerendegui-Marco, A. Casanovas, V. Alcayne +1

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…

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…