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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

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-ex2026

Direct Experiments of Neutron Capture on Stable and Unstable Isotopes for Stellar Nucleosynthesis Studies

Jorge Lerendegui-Marco, Javier Balibrea-Correa, Victor Babiano-Suárez +7

Neutron-capture reactions provide essential nuclear-physics input for modeling the synthesis of heavy elements in stars. The growing precision of stellar spectroscopy and isotopic…

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-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-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★ 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-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)…