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20122026
most citedTotal Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Rb Decay: A Major Contributor to Reactor Antineutrino Spectrum Shape

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nucl-ex2026

Study of Decay Shape Factors in First-Forbidden Transitions with for Reactor Antineutrino Spectra Predictions

G. A. Alcalá, A. Algora, M. Estienne +36

The electron spectra of the decays of Rb and Cs, key contributors to the reactor antineutrino spectrum, were measured at the IGISOL facility using radioactive be…

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★ 1 cited

Status of the HENSA collaboration at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory: results from two years of measurement of the neutron flux in hall B

N. Mont-Geli, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, G. Cortés +29

Thiswork deals with the characterization of the neutron flux in hall B of the CanfrancUnderground Laboratory (LSC) employing the High Efficiency Neutron Spectrometry Array (HENSA).…

nucl-ex2025★ 2 cited

The beta decay of Tz=-2 64Se and its descendants: the T=2 isobaric multiplet

P. Aguilera, F. Molina, B. Rubio +49

In this paper we present our results on the decay of 64Se. It is the heaviest Tz=-2 nucleus that both beta decays and has a stable mirror partner Tz=+2, thus allowing comparison wi…

nucl-ex2025★ 2 cited

Study of beta spectrum shapes relevant to the prediction of reactor antineutrino spectra

G. A. Alcalá, A. Algora, M. Estienne +35

The shapes of the beta spectra of 92Rb and 142Cs, two of the beta decays most relevant for the prediction of the antineutrino spectrum in reactors, have been measured. A new setup…

nucl-ex2025

Impact of newly measured \nobreakdash-delayed neutron emitters around \myisoSimp{78}{Ni} on light element nucleosynthesis in the neutrino-wind following a neutron star merger

A. Tolosa-Delgado, J. L. Tain, M. Reichert +71

Neutron emission probabilities and half-lives of 37 beta-delayed neutron emitters from 75Ni to 92Br were measured at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan, including 11 one-neutron and…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

-delayed neutron spectroscopy of As with MONSTER at IGISOL

A. Pérez de Rada Fiol, T. Martínez, D. Cano-Ott +35

The -delayed neutron emission in the As -decays has been measured at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On Line facility of the Accelerator Laboratory of the Universi…

nucl-ex2024

Isospin breaking in the Kr and Br mirror system

A. Algora, A. Vitéz-Sveiczer, A. Poves +65

Isospin symmetry is a fundamental concept in nuclear physics. Even though isospin symmetry is partially broken, it holds approximately for most nuclear systems, which makes excepti…

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

Total absorption -ray spectroscopy of the decays of Y

V. Guadilla, L. Le Meur, M. Fallot +42

The decays of the ground state (gs) and isomeric state (m) of Y have been studied with the total absorption -ray spectroscopy technique at the Ion Guide Isotope Separ…

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…

nucl-ex2020★ 13 cited

On the -decay of Hg

A. Algora, E. Ganioğlu, P. Sarriguren +20

The Gamow-Teller strength distribution of the decay of Hg into Au has been determined for the first time using the total absorption gamma spectroscopy technique and…

nucl-ex2020★ 22 cited

Beta decay of the very neutron-deficient Ge and Ge nuclei

S. E. A. Orrigo, B. Rubio, W. Gelletly +48

We report here the results of a study of the decay of the proton-rich Ge isotopes, Ge and Ge, produced in an experiment at the RIKEN Nishina Center. We have impro…

physics.ins-det2020★ 20 cited

Neutron flux and spectrum in the Dresden Felsenkeller underground facility studied by moderated He counters

M. Grieger, T. Hensel, J. Agramunt +11

Ambient neutrons may cause significant background for underground experiments. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their flux and energy spectrum in order to devise a proper…

nucl-ex2020★ 12 cited

Determination of Beta Decay Ground State Feeding of Nuclei of Importance for Reactor Applications

V. Guadilla, J. L. Tain, A. Algora +41

In -decay studies the determination of the decay probability to the ground state of the daughter nucleus often suffers from large systematic errors. The difficulty of the measur…

nucl-ex2019★ 15 cited

Total absorption -ray spectroscopy of the -delayed neutron emitters I and Rb

V. Guadilla, J. L. Tain, A. Algora +41

The decays of the -delayed neutron emitters I and Rb have been studied with the total absorption -ray spectroscopy technique. The purity of the beams provided…

nucl-ex2019★ 22 cited

Total absorption -ray spectroscopy of niobium isomers

V. Guadilla, A. Algora, J. L. Tain +42

The intensity distributions of the decays of Nb and Nb have been determined using the Total Absorption -Ray Spectro…

physics.ins-det2019★ 22 cited

Segmented YSO scintillation detectors as a new -implant detection tool for decay spectroscopy in fragmentation facilities

R. Yokoyama, M. Singh, R. Grzywacz +18

A newly developed segmented YSO scintillator detector was implemented for the first time at the RI-beam Factory at RIKEN Nishina Center as an implantation-decay counter. The result…

physics.ins-det2018★ 12 cited

The ORNL Analysis Technique for Extracting -Delayed Multi-Neutron Branching Ratios with BRIKEN

B. C. Rasco, N. T. Brewer, R. Yokoyama +15

Many choices are available in order to evaluate large radioactive decay networks. %multi-particle decay data. There are many parameters that influence the calculated -decay dela…

physics.ins-det2018★ 25 cited

Characterization and performance of the DTAS detector

V. Guadilla, J. L. Tain, A. Algora +42

DTAS is a segmented total absorption γ-ray spectrometer developed for the DESPEC experiment at FAIR. It is composed of up to eighteen NaI(Tl) crystals. In this work we study the pe…

nucl-ex2018★ 13 cited

First determination of -delayed multiple neutron emission beyond A = 100 through direct neutron measurement: The P value of Sb

R. Caballero-Folch, I. Dillmann, J. Agramunt +34

Background: -delayed multiple neutron emission has been observed for some nuclei with A100, with Rb being the heaviest 2n emitter measured to date. So far, only…

nucl-ex2017★ 23 cited

Simultaneous investigation of the and decays in Br

A. I. Morales, A. Algora, B. Rubio +55

The decay of the odd-odd nucleus Br has been investigated with the BigRIPS and EURICA setups at the Radioactive Ion Beam Factory (RIBF) of the RIKEN Nishina Center. The…