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most citedAdvances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF

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physics.ins-det2025

Characterisation of the neutron beam in the n_TOF-EAR2 experimental area at CERN following the spallation target upgrade

J. A. Pavon-Rodriguez, J. Lerendegui-Marco, A. Manna +16

The n_TOF facility at CERN has undergone a major upgrade after the installation of a new spallation target, designed to improve the features of both neutron beamlines at the experi…

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-ex2023

Fast neutron production at the LNL Tandem from the Li(N,xn)X reaction

Pablo Torres-Sánchez, Hans Th. J. Steiger, Pierfrancesco Mastinu +11

Fast neutron beams are of relevance for many scientific and industrial applications. This paper explores fast neutron production using a TANDEM accelerator at the Legnaro National…

physics.ins-det2023

Pushing the high count rate limits of scintillation detectors for challenging neutron-capture experiments

J. Balibrea Correa, J. Lerendegui-Marco, V. Babiano-Suarez +131

One of the critical aspects for the accurate determination of neutron capture cross sections when combining time-of-flight and total energy detector techniques is the characterizat…

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★ 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★ 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…