activity
20082024
most citedThe Be()Li reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)

84 citations · 441 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

nucl-ex2024

Radiative neutron capture cross section of Pu measured at n_TOF-EAR1 in the unresolved resonance region up to 600 keV

J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Guerrero, E. Mendoza +133

Accurate neutron capture cross sections are essential for the design and operation of fast reactors using MOX fuels. For Pu, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) recommends 8--1…

nucl-ex2019★ 25 cited

Measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section relative to the 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standards from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy range at n_TOF

S. Amaducci, L. Cosentino, M. Barbagallo +118

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range at n_TOF relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha), with high resolution and in a wide energy range, with a setup based…

nucl-ex2018★ 84 cited

The Be()Li reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)

L. Damone, M. Barbagallo, M. Mastromarco +155

We report on the measurement of the Be()Li cross section from thermal to approximately 325 keV neutron energy, performed in the high-flux experimental area (EAR2)…

nucl-ex2018★ 29 cited

Cross section measurements of Gd(n,) induced by thermal and epithermal neutrons

M. Mastromarco, A. Manna, O. Aberle +121

Neutron capture measurements on Gd and Gd were performed using the time-of-flight technique at the n\_TOF facility at CERN. Four samples in form of self-sustaining…

physics.ins-det2017★ 25 cited

Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the 7Be(n,p)7Li reaction at n_TOF

M. Barbagallo, J. Andrzejewski, M. Mastromarco +125

Following the completion of the second neutron beam line and the related experimental area (EAR2) at the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN, several experiments were planned a…

nucl-ex2016★ 21 cited

Neutron capture cross section measurement of 238U at the n TOF CERN facility with C6D6 scintillation detectors in the energy region from 1 eV to 700 keV

TOF Collaboration, F. Mingrone, C. Massimi +102

The aim of this work is to provide a precise and accurate measurement of the 238U(n,g) reaction cross section in the energy region from 1 eV to 700 keV. This reaction is of fundame…

nucl-ex2016★ 13 cited

Integral measurement of the C(n,p)B reaction up to 10 GeV

P. Žugec, N. Colonna, D. Bosnar +102

The integral measurement of the C(n,p)B reaction was performed at the neutron time of flight facility n_TOF at CERN. The total number of B nuclei produced per…

physics.ins-det2016★ 25 cited

Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the 7Be(n,α)α reaction at n_TOF

L. Cosentino, A. Musumarra, M. Barbagallo +129

The newly built second experimental area EAR2 of the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN allows to perform (n, charged particles) experiments on short-lived highly radioactive…

nucl-ex2014★ 16 cited

Measurement of the C()B cross section at n_TOF (CERN) by in-beam activation analysis

P. Žugec, N. Colonna, D. Bosnar +101

The integral cross section of the C()B reaction has been determined for the first time in the neutron energy range from threshold to several GeV at the n_TOF fac…

physics.ins-det2014★ 41 cited

GEANT4 simulation of the neutron background of the CD set-up for capture studies at n_TOF

TOF collaboration, P. Žugec, N. Colonna +104

The neutron sensitivity of the CD detector setup used at n_TOF for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software repli…

nucl-ex2014★ 39 cited

Ni() and Ni() cross sections measured at n_TOF/CERN

C. Lederer, C. Massimi, E. Berthoumieux +112

The cross section of the Ni() reaction was measured with the time-of-flight technique at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. Capture kernels of 42 resona…

nucl-ex2014★ 32 cited

Experimental neutron capture data of Ni from the CERN n_TOF facility

TOF collaboration, P. Žugec, M. Barbagallo +99

The Ni cross section has been measured at the neutron time of flight facility n_TOF at CERN, in the energy range from 27 meV up to 400 keV. In total, 51 resonances h…

physics.ins-det2013★ 29 cited

A new CVD Diamond Mosaic-Detector for (n,) Cross-Section Measurements at the n\_TOF Experiment at CERN

C. Weiss, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero +1

At the n\_TOF experiment at CERN a dedicated single-crystal chemical vapor deposition (sCVD) Diamond Mosaic-Detector has been developed for (n,) cross-section measurements. The…

nucl-ex2013★ 57 cited

Neutron capture cross section of unstable 63Ni: implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

C. Lederer, C. Massimi, S. Altstadt +102

The Ni() cross section has been measured for the first time at the neutron time-of-flight facility n\_TOF at CERN from thermal neutron energies up to 200 keV. In total…

nucl-ex2008★ 5 cited

The energy dependence of the electric dipole strength in heavy nuclei

Eckart Grosse, Frantisek Becvar, Arnd R. Junghans +3

On the basis of new photon scattering measurements and a reevaluation of average neutron resonance capture data we investigate how well Lorentzians adjusted to photo-neutron data i…