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

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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

Spectroscopy of Be from the Be() reaction measured in inverse kinematics by the AT-TPC in SOLARIS

M. Z. Serikow, D. Bazin, M. A. Caprio +21

The spectroscopy of Be is explored using the BeBe transfer reaction performed in inverse kinematics at $9.6\,\MeV/u$ using the Active Target Time Projec…

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

Measurement of the cross-section at the CERN n\_TOF facility from subthermal energy to 120 keV

Marco Antonio Martínez-Cañadas, Pablo Torres-Sánchez, Javier Praena +130

Background: The reaction is of special interest in three different applications. First, in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy due to the presence of in b…

nucl-ex2025★ 3 cited

Measurement of the C(n,p) and C(n,d) reactions from n_TOF at CERN

P. Žugec, N. Colonna, D. Rochman +129

The energy dependence of the cross section of the (n,p) and (n,d) reactions on C has been studied for the first time at the n_TOF facility at CERN, from the particle d…

nucl-ex2025

Modern approach to muonic x-ray spectroscopy demonstrated through the measurement of stable Cl radii

K. A. Beyer, T. E. Cocolios, C. Costache +25

Recent advances in muonic x-ray experiments have reinvigorated efforts in measurements of absolute nuclear charge radii. Here, a modern approach is presented, and demonstrated thro…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

Neutron capture measurements for s-process nucleosynthesis; A review about CERN n_TOF developments and contributions

C. Domingo-Pardo, O. Aberle, V. Alcayne +143

This article presents a review about the main CERN n\_TOF contributions to the field of neutron-capture experiments of interest for -process nucleosynthesis studies over the las…

nucl-ex2025

Near-threshold dipole strength in {^{10}}Be with isoscalar character

J. Chen, Y. Ayyad, D. Bazin +29

Isoscalar dipole transitions are a distinctive fingerprint of cluster structures. A {1^-} resonance at 7.27(10) MeV, located just below the α-emission threshold, has been observed…

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-ex2024

Measurement and analysis of the Cm and Cm neutron capture cross-sections at the EAR2 of the n TOF facility

V. Alcayne, A. Kimura, E. Mendoza +130

The Cm(n,) and Cm(n,) cross-sections have been measured at the Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) of the n_TOF facility at CERN with three CD detectors. This…

nucl-ex2024

New insights on fission of U induced by high energy neutrons from a new measurement at CERN n\_TOF

Alice Manna, Elisa Pirovano, the n\_TOF Collaboration

The U(n,f) reaction cross section was measured relative to neutron-proton elastic scattering for the first time in the energy region from 10 MeV to 440 MeV at the CERN n\_T…

nucl-ex2023★ 1 cited

Measurement of the 171Tm beta spectrum

Frédéric Juget, Maarten van Dijk, Emilio Andrea Maugeri +6

The beta spectrum of the main transition of the beta-decay of 171Tm was measured using a double focalizing spectrometer. The instrument was lately improved in order to reduce its l…

nucl-ex2023★ 13 cited

New detection systems for an enhanced sensitivity in key stellar (n,) measurements

J. Lerendegui-Marco, V. Babiano-Suárez, J. Balibrea-Correa +17

Neutron capture cross-section measurements are fundamental in the study of astrophysical phenomena, such as the slow neutron capture (s-) process of nucleosynthesis operating in re…

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 -,…

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…

nucl-ex2022

Evidence of a near-threshold resonance in B relevant to the -delayed proton emission of Be

Y. Ayyad, W. Mittig, T. Tang +27

A narrow near-threshold proton-emitting resonance (Ex = 11.4 MeV, J = 1/2 and = 4.4 keV) was directly observed in B via proton resonance scattering. This r…

nucl-ex2022

High accuracy, high resolution 235U(n,f) cross section from n_TOF (CERN) in the thermal to 10 keV energy range

TOF collaboration, M. Mastromarco, S. Amaducci +119

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range (25 meV - 170 keV) at the n_TOF facility at CERN, relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standard reactions, with hig…

nucl-ex2020★ 33 cited

Shape Coexistence at Zero Spin in 64Ni Driven by the Monopole Tensor Interaction

N. Mărginean, D. Little, Y. Tsunoda +75

The low-spin structure of the semimagic 64Ni nucleus has been considerably expanded: combining four experiments, several 0+ and 2+ excited states were identified below 4.5 MeV, and…

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…