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most citedLong-term evolution of the neutron rate at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory

7 citations · 15 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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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…

physics.ins-det2025

Design and commissioning of the miniBELEN neutron counter for the study of reactions

Nil Mont-Geli, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, Max Pallàs +27

The miniBELEN detector is a moderated neutron counter based on the use of He tubes and high-density polyethylene as moderator. The detector has been designed to have a neutron…

physics.ins-det2024

Ambient neutron dosimetry in high energy and pulsed neutron fields

Ariel Tarifeno-Saldivia, Francisco Calvino, Alfredo De Blas +9

The status of the LINrem project is presented, focusing on the development of innovative neutron dosimeters with enhanced energy sensitivity, time resolution, and portability. Desi…

physics.ins-det2023

Commissioning of miniBELEN-10A, a moderated neutron counter with a flat efficiency for thick-target neutron yields measurements

N Mont-Geli, A Tarifeño-Saldivia, L M Fraile +40

miniBELEN-10A is a modular and transportable moderated neutron counter with a nearly flat detection efficiency up to 8 MeV. The detector was designed to carry out measurements of (…

physics.ins-det2023★ 1 cited

miniBELEN: a modular neutron counter for (alpha,n) reactions

N Mont-Geli, A Tarifeño-Saldivia, L M Fraile +38

miniBELEN is a modular and transportable neutron moderated counter with a nearly flat neutron detection efficiency up to 10 MeV. Modularity implies that the moderator can be reasse…

physics.ins-det2022

A novel modular neutron long counter for (α,n) reactions

N Mont-Geli, A Tarifeño-Saldivia, F Calviño +2

In this work, we present the design of a new modular and transportable neutron detector for (α,n) reactions. The detector is based on the use of several 3He-filled proportional cou…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

Efficiency calibration of the BRIKEN detector: the world largest counter for beta-delayed neutrons

M. Pallas, A. Tarifeno-Saldivia, F. Calvino +7

Beta-delayed neutron emission plays a fundamental role in the explosive nucleosynthesis of elements heavier than iron by the rapid neutron capture (r-process). The most ambitious p…

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-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…