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most citedThe 7Be(n,alpha)4He reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)

119 citations · 938 across the 27 of their papers we have counts for

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27 papers

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-ex2021★ 4 cited

Determination of the Bi(n,)Bi cross section using the NICE-Detector

K. Al-Khasawneh, E. Borris, B. Brückner +12

The capture cross section of Bi(n,)Bi was measured at different astrophysically energies including thermal capture cross section (25 meV), resonance integral, a…

physics.ins-det2020★ 33 cited

Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques

V. Babiano-Suárez, J. Lerendegui-Marco, J. Balibrea-Correa +132

i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in () cross-section measurements using time-…

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…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 60 cited

Neutron-induced cross sections -- from raw data to astrophysical rates

René Reifarth, Philipp Erbacher, Stefan Fiebiger +13

Neutron capture cross sections are one of the most important nuclear inputs to models of stellar nucleosynthesis of the elements heavier than iron. The activation technique and the…

nucl-ex2019★ 57 cited

Approaching the Gamow window with stored ions: Direct measurement of Xe(p,) in the ESR storage ring

J. Glorius, C. Langer, Z. Slavkovská +63

We report the first measurement of low-energy proton-capture cross sections of Xe in a heavy ion storage ring. Xe ions of five different beam energies betwe…

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…

physics.ins-det2017★ 38 cited

A spallation-based neutron target for direct studies of neutron-induced reactions in inverse kinematics

René Reifarth, Kathrin Göbel, Tanja Heftrich +4

We discuss the possibility to build a neutron target for nuclear reaction studies in inverse kinematics utilizing a storage ring and radioactive ion beams. The proposed neutron tar…

nucl-ex2016★ 119 cited

The 7Be(n,alpha)4He reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)

M. Barbagallo, A. Musumarra, L. Cosentino +12

The energy-dependent cross section of the 7Be(n,alpha)4He reaction, of interest for the so-called Cosmological Lithium Problem in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, has been measured for th…

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-ex2015★ 7 cited

Statistical model analysis of hadron yields in proton-nucleus and heavy-ion collisions at SIS 18 energies

G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, A. Balanda +107

The HADES data from p+Nb collisions at center of mass energy of = 3.2 GeV are analyzed by employing a statistical model. Accounting for the identified hadrons ,…

nucl-ex2015★ 28 cited

The Ni(n,) cross section measured with DANCE

M. Weigand, T. A. Bredeweg, A. Couture +15

The neutron capture cross section of the s-process branch nucleus Ni affects the abundances of other nuclei in its region, especially Cu and Zn. In order to de…

nucl-ex2015★ 8 cited

The thermal neutron capture cross section of the radioactive isotope Fe

T. Heftrich, M. Bichler, R. Dressler +20

50% of the heavy element abundances are produced via slow neutron capture reactions in different stellar scenarios. The underlying nucleosynthesis models need the input of neutron…

nucl-ex2015★ 6 cited

K*(892)+ production in proton-proton collisions at E_beam = 3.5 GeV

HADES Collaboration, G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold +96

We present results on the K*(892)+ production in proton-proton collisions at a beam energy of E = 3.5 GeV, which is hitherto the lowest energy at which this mesonic resonance has b…

nucl-ex2015★ 30 cited

Study of the quasi-free reaction with a deuterium beam at 1.25 GeV/nucleon

G. Agakishiev, A. Balanda, D. Belver +102

The tagged quasi-free reaction has been studied experimentally with the High Acceptance Di-Electron Spectrometer (HADES) at GSI at a deuteron incident beam energy…

nucl-ex2015★ 26 cited

Subthreshold Xi- Production in Collisions of p(3.5 GeV)+Nb

G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, A. Balanda +95

Results on the production of the double-strange cascade hyperon are reported for collisions of p\,(3.5~GeV)\,+\,Nb, studied with the High Acceptance Di-Electron Spec…

nucl-ex2014★ 96 cited

Partial Wave Analysis of the Reaction to Search for the "" Bound State

G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, D. Belver +93

Employing the Bonn-Gatchina partial wave analysis framework (PWA), we have analyzed HADES data of the reaction . This reaction might contain information abo…

nucl-ex2014★ 31 cited

Medium effects in proton-induced production at 3.5 GeV

G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, D. Belver +94

We present the analysis of the inclusive production in p+p and p+Nb collisions measured with the HADES detector at a beam kinetic energy of 3.5 GeV. Data are compared to th…

nucl-ex2014★ 40 cited

Lambda hyperon production and polarization in collisions of p(3.5 GeV) + Nb

G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, A. Balanda +95

Results on hyperon production are reported for collisions of p(3.5 GeV) + Nb, studied with the High Acceptance Di-Electron Spectrometer (HADES) at SIS18 at GSI Helmholtzzentrum…

nucl-ex2014★ 39 cited

Baryon resonance production and dielectron decays in proton-proton collisions at 3.5 GeV

G. Agakishiev, A. Balanda, D. Belver +94

We report on baryon resonance production and decay in proton-proton collisions at a kinetic energy of GeV based on data measured with HADES. The exclusive channels $pp \right…

nucl-ex2014★ 19 cited

Associate K^0 production in p+p collisions at 3.5 GeV: The role of Delta(1232)++

G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold, A. Balanda +97

An exclusive analysis of the 4-body final states and measured with HADES for p+p collisions at a beam kinetic e…