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

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12 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Toward High-Resolution Detection of Target Fragmentation: TEA-Sensitized NIT for Proton Therapy Applications

V. Boccia, T. Asada, A. Alexandrov +96

Nano Imaging Trackers (NIT) are fine-grained nuclear emulsions capable of tracking charged particles with sub-micrometric spatial resolution. The DAMON (Direct Measurement of Targe…

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

Measurement of 80-200 MeV/n O nuclear cross-section on Carbon and Polyethylene targets with the nuclear emulsion detector of the FOOT experiment

FOOT Collaboration, Giuliana Galati, Vincenzo Boccia +93

Accurate knowledge of nuclear fragmentation cross-sections is essential for optimizing charged particle therapy. In this study, conducted within the framework of the FOOT (Fragment…

physics.ins-det2026

New method for clustering thresholds determination in Microstrip Silicon Detector

S. Mazzolani, I. Mattei, L. Servoli

The Microstrip Silicon Detector (MSD) is one of the subsystems of the FragmentatiOn Of Target (FOOT) experiment whose goal is to measure double differential nuclear fragmentation c…

nucl-ex2026

First Nb() Measurement: Constraining the Nucleosynthetic Origin of Mo in Presolar Grains

J. Balibrea-Correa, J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Domingo-Pardo +136

Isotopic measurements of presolar silicon carbide grains from dying stars have revealed a puzzling overabundance of Mo that stellar nucleosynthesis models have failed to rep…

nucl-ex2025

Cross Section Measurements of Large Angle Fragments Production in the Interaction of Carbon Ion Beams with Thin Targets

The FOOT Collaboration, Y. Dong, I. Mattei +87

The fragmentation cross sections of carbon ion beams with kinetic energies of impinging on thin targets of graphite (C), polyvinyl-toluene (CH)…

nucl-ex2025

Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment

FOOT Collaboration, R. Ridolfi, M. Toppi +88

This paper presents the measurements of the angular differential cross sections for the forward production of He, Li, Be, B, C and N nuclei in the fragmentation process of a 400$\t…

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,…

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★ 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…