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Author AGATA Collaboration (Akkoyun, S. et al); Algora, A.; Barrientos, D.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Egea, F.J.; Gadea, A.; Huyuk, T.; Kaci, M.; Mendez, V.; Rubio, B.; Salt, J.; Tain, J.L.
Title AGATA-Advanced GAmma Tracking Array Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 668 Issue Pages 26-58
Keywords AGATA; gamma-Ray spectroscopy; gamma-Ray tracking; HPGe detectors; Digital signal processing; Pulse-shape and gamma-ray tracking algorithms; Semiconductor detector performance and simulations
Abstract The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) is a European project to develop and operate the next generation gamma-ray spectrometer. AGATA is based on the technique of gamma-ray energy tracking in electrically segmented high-purity germanium crystals. This technique requires the accurate determination of the energy, time and position of every interaction as a gamma ray deposits its energy within the detector volume. Reconstruction of the full interaction path results in a detector with very high efficiency and excellent spectral response. The realisation of gamma-ray tracking and AGATA is a result of many technical advances. These include the development of encapsulated highly segmented germanium detectors assembled in a triple cluster detector cryostat, an electronics system with fast digital sampling and a data acquisition system to process the data at a high rate. The full characterisation of the crystals was measured and compared with detector-response simulations. This enabled pulse-shape analysis algorithms, to extract energy, time and position, to be employed. In addition, tracking algorithms for event reconstruction were developed. The first phase of AGATA is now complete and operational in its first physics campaign. In the future AGATA will be moved between laboratories in Europe and operated in a series of campaigns to take advantage of the different beams and facilities available to maximise its science output. The paper reviews all the achievements made in the AGATA project including all the necessary infrastructure to operate and support the spectrometer.
Address (down) [Boston, A. J.; Boston, H. C.; Colosimo, S.; Cooper, R. J.; Cresswell, J. R.; Dimmock, M. R.; Filmer, F.; Grint, A. N.; Harkness, L. J.; Judson, D. S.; Mather, A. R.; Moon, S.; Nelson, L.; Nolan, P. J.; Norman, M.; Oxley, D. C.; Rigby, S.; Sampson, J.; Scraggs, D. P.; Seddon, D.; Slee, M.; Stanios, T.; Thornhill, J.; Unsworth, C.; Wells, D.] Univ Liverpool, Oliver Lodge Lab, Liverpool L69 7ZE, Merseyside, England, Email: a.j.boston@liverpool.ac.uk
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Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000300864200005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 923
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Belloni, F. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.
Title Neutron-induced fission cross section measurement of U-233, Am-241 and Am-243 in the energy range 0.5 MeV <= E-n <= 20 MeV at n_TOF at CERN Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Physica Scripta Abbreviated Journal Phys. Scr.
Volume T150 Issue Pages 014005 - 4pp
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Abstract Neutron-induced fission cross section measurements of U-233, Am-243 and Am-241 relative to U-235 have been carried out at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. A fast ionization chamber has been employed. All samples were located in the same detector; therefore the studied elements and the reference U-235 target are subject to the same neutron beam.
Address (down) [Belloni, F.; Milazzo, P. M.; Abbondanno, U.; Fujii, K.; Moreau, C.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Trieste, Italy, Email: francesca.belloni@cea.fr
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Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0031-8949 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000309605500006 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1184
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Belloni, F. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.
Title Neutron-induced fission cross-section of U-233 in the energy range 0.5 < E-n < 20 MeV Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 47 Issue 1 Pages 2 - 7pp
Keywords
Abstract The neutron-induced fission cross-section of U-233 has been measured at the CERN nTOF facility relative to the standard fission cross-section of U-235 between 0.5 and 20MeV. The experiment was performed with a fast ionization chamber for the detection of the fission fragments and to discriminate against alpha-particles from the natural radioactivity of the samples. The high instantaneous flux and the low background of the nTOF facility result in data with uncertainties of approximate to 3%, which were found in good agreement with previous experiments. The high quality of the present results allows to improve the evaluation of the U-233(n, f) cross-section and, consequently, the design of energy systems based on the Th/U cycle.
Address (down) [Belloni, F.; Milazzo, P. M.; Abbondanno, U.; Fujii, K.; Moreau, C.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl INFN, Trieste, Italy, Email: paolo.milazzo@ts.infn.it
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes ISI:000288550800006 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 539
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Belloni, F. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.
Title Measurement of the neutron-induced fission cross-section of Am-243 relative to U-235 from 0.5 to 20 MeV Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 47 Issue 12 Pages 160 - 8pp
Keywords
Abstract The ratio of the neutron-induced fission cross-sections of Am-243 and U-235 was measured in the energy range from 0.5 to 20 MeV with uncertainties of approximate to 4%. The experiment was performed at the CERN n_TOF facility using a fast ionization chamber. With the good counting statistics that could be achieved thanks to the high instantaneous flux and the low backgrounds, the present results are useful for resolving discrepancies in previous data sets and are important for future reactors with improved fuel burn-up.
Address (down) [Belloni, F.; Calviani, M.; Mastinu, P.; Milazzo, P. M.; Abbondanno, U.; Fujii, K.; Gramegna, F.; Moreau, C.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl INFN, Lab Nazl Legnaro, Trieste, Italy, Email: paolo.milazzo@ts.infn.it
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000300285100005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 904
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Barbagallo, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.
Title Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the Be-7(n,p)Li-7 reaction at n_TOF Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 887 Issue Pages 27-33
Keywords Cosmological Lithium problem; Big bang nucleosynthesis; Be-7(n,p)Li-7 reaction; n_TOF spallation neutron source
Abstract 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 and performed. The high instantaneous neutron flux available in EAR2 allows to investigate neutron induced reactions with charged particles in the exit channel even employing targets made out of small amounts of short-lived radioactive isotopes. After the successful measurement of the Be-7(n,alpha)alpha cross section, the Be-7(n,p)Li-7 reaction was studied in order to provide still missing cross section data of relevance for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), in an attempt to find a solution to the cosmological Lithium abundance problem. This paper describes the experimental setup employed in such a measurement and its characterization.
Address (down) [Barbagallo, M.; Mastromarco, M.; Damone, L. A.; Mazzone, A.; Colonna, N.; Tagliente, G.; Variale, V.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, Bari, Italy, Email: finocchiaro@lns.infn.ir
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Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000427814400005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3528
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Barbagallo, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Giubrone, G.; Tain, J.L.
Title High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n_TOF Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 49 Issue 12 Pages 156 - 11pp
Keywords
Abstract The neutron flux of the nTOF facility at CERN was measured, after installation of the new spallation target, with four different systems based on three neutron-converting reactions, which represent accepted cross sections standards in different energy regions. A careful comparison and combination of the different measurements allowed us to reach an unprecedented accuracy on the energy dependence of the neutron flux in the very wide range (thermal to 1 GeV) that characterizes the nTOF neutron beam. This is a pre-requisite for the high accuracy of cross section measurements at n_TOF. An unexpected anomaly in the neutron-induced fission cross section of U-235 is observed in the energy region between 10 and 30keV, hinting at a possible overestimation of this important cross section, well above currently assigned uncertainties.
Address (down) [Barbagallo, M.; Colonna, N.; Mastromarco, M.; Meaze, M.; Tagliente, G.; Variale, V.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, I-70125 Bari, Italy, Email: massimo.barbagallo@ba.infn.it
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000328351000001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1663
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Barbagallo, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.
Title Be-7(n,alpha)He-4 Reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: Measurement of the Cross Section in a Wide Energy Range at n_TOF at CERN Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. Lett.
Volume 117 Issue 15 Pages 152701 - 7pp
Keywords
Abstract The energy-dependent cross section of the (7)Bed(n,alpha)He-4 reaction, of interest for the so-called cosmological lithium problem in big bang nucleosynthesis, has been measured for the first time from 10 meV to 10 keV neutron energy. The challenges posed by the short half-life of Be-7 and by the low reaction cross section have been overcome at nTOF thanks to an unprecedented combination of the extremely high luminosity and good resolution of the neutron beam in the new experimental area (EAR2) of the nTOF facility at CERN, the availability of a sufficient amount of chemically pure Be-7, and a specifically designed experimental setup. Coincidences between the two alpha particles have been recorded in two Si-Be-7-Si arrays placed directly in the neutron beam. The present results are consistent, at thermal neutron energy, with the only previous measurement performed in the 1960s at a nuclear reactor. The energy dependence reported here clearly indicates the inadequacy of the cross section estimates currently used in BBN calculations. Although new measurements at higher neutron energy may still be needed, the n_TOF results hint at a minor role of this reaction in BBN, leaving the long-standing cosmological lithium problem unsolved.
Address (down) [Barbagallo, M.; Colonna, N.; Damone, L.; Mastromarco, M.; Mazzone, A.; Tagliente, G.; Variale, V.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, Bari, Italy, Email: nicola.colonna@ba.infn.it
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000384479300003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2822
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Balibrea-Correa, J. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Giubrone, G.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.
Title Measurement of the alpha ratio and (n, gamma) cross section of U-235 from 0.2 to 200 eV at n_TOF Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C
Volume 102 Issue 4 Pages 044615 - 18pp
Keywords
Abstract We measured the neutron capture-to-fission cross-section ratio (alpha ratio) and the capture cross section of U-235 between 0.2 and 200 eV at the nTOF facility at CERN. The simultaneous measurement of neutron-induced capture and fission rates was performed by means of the nTOF BaF2 Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC), used for detection of gamma rays, in combination with a set of micromegas detectors used as fission tagging detectors. The energy dependence of the capture cross section was obtained with help of the Li-6(n, t) standard reaction determining the n_TOF neutron fluence; the well-known integral of the U-235(n, f) cross section between 7.8 and 11 eV was then used for its absolute normalization. The alpha ratio, obtained with slightly higher statistical fluctuations, was determined directly, without need for any reference cross section. To perform the analysis of this measurement we developed a new methodology to correct the experimentally observed effect that the probabilities of detecting a fission reaction in the TAC and the micromegas detectors are not independent. The results of this work have been used in a new evaluation of U-235 performed within the scope of the Collaborative International Evaluated Library Organisation (CIELO) Project, and are consistent with the ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JEFF-3.3 capture cross sections below 4 eV and above 100 eV. However, the measured capture cross section is on average 10% larger between 4 and 100 eV.
Address (down) [Balibrea-Correa, J.; Mendoza, E.; Cano-Ott, D.] Ctr Invest Energet Medioambientales & Tecnol, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain, Email: emilio.mendoza@ciemat.es
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0556-2813 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000579839000003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4575
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Author Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Calvo, D.; Caballero, L.; Babiano, V.; Ladarescu, I.; Redondo, M.L.; Tain, J.L.; Tolosa, A.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Calvino, F.; Casanovas, A.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.; Alcayne, V.; Cano-Ott, D.; Martinez, T.; Guerrero, C.; Barbagallo, M.; Macina, D.; Bacak, M.
Title A first prototype of C6D6 total-energy detector with SiPM readout for neutron capture time-of-flight experiments Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 985 Issue Pages 164709 - 8pp
Keywords Silicon photomultiplier; Radiation detectors; Time-of-flight; Radiative capture; Total energy detector; Pulse-height weighting technique
Abstract Low efficiency total-energy detectors (TEDs) are one of the main tools for neutron capture cross section measurements utilizing the time-of-flight (TOF) technique. State-of-the-art TEDs are based on a C6D6 liquid-scintillation cell optically coupled to a fast photomultiplier tube. The large photomultiplier tube represents yet a significant contribution to the so-called neutron sensitivity background, which is one of the most conspicuous sources of uncertainty in this type of experiments. Here we report on the development of a first prototype of a TED based on a silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM) readout, thus resulting in a lightweight and much more compact detector. Apart from the envisaged improvement in neutron sensitivity, the new system uses low voltage (+28 V) and low current supply (-50 mA), which is more practical than the-kV supply required by conventional photomultipliers. One important difficulty hindering the earlier implementation of SiPM readout for this type of detector was the large capacitance for the output signal when all pixels of a SiPM array are summed together. The latter leads to long pulse rise and decay times, which are not suitable for time-of-flight experiments. In this work we demonstrate the feasibility of a Schottky-diode multiplexing readout approach, that allows one to preserve the excellent timing properties of SiPMs, hereby paving the way for their implementation in future neutron TOF experiments.
Address (down) [Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Calvo, D.; Caballero, L.; Babiano, V; Ladarescu, I; Redondo, M. Lopez; Tain, J. L.; Tolosa, A.; Domingo-Pardo, C.] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: dacaldia@ific.uv.es;
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Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000592358200019 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4638
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Bacak, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.
Title A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 969 Issue Pages 163981 - 10pp
Keywords Fission detector; U-233; n_TOF; Time-of-flight
Abstract In the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections of fissile isotopes, the fission channel is a source of background which can be removed efficiently using the so-called fission-tagging or fission-veto technique. For this purpose a new compact and fast fission chamber has been developed. The design criteria and technical description of the chamber are given within the context of a measurement of the U-233(n, gamma) cross-section at the nTOF facility at CERN, where it was coupled to the nTOF Total Absorption Calorimeter. For this measurement the fission detector was optimized for time resolution, minimization of material in the neutron beam and for alpha-fission discrimination. The performance of the fission chamber and its application as a fission tagging detector are discussed.
Address (down) [Bacak, M.; Gunsing, F.; Vlachoudis, V.; Aberle, O.; Calviani, M.; Cardella, R.; Cerutti, F.; Chiaveri, E.; Ferrari, A.; Gilardoni, S.; Kadi, Y.; Macina, D.; Masi, A.; Mingrone, F.; Rubbia, C.; Sabate-Gilarte, M.; Zugec, P.] CERN, European Org Nucl Res, Geneva, Switzerland, Email: michael.bacak@cern.ch
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Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000536792400015 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4413
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