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Babiano-Suarez, V. et al; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Balibrea-Correa, J.; Caballero, L.; Calvo, D.; Ladarescu, I.; Real, D.; Domingo-Pardo, C. |
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Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques |
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European Physical Journal A |
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i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in (n, gamma) cross-section measurements using time-of-flight technique. This work presents the first experimental validation of the i-TED apparatus for high-resolution time-of-flight experiments and demonstrates for the first time the concept proposed for background rejection. To this aim, the Au-197(n, gamma) and Fe-56(n, gamma) reactions were studied at CERN n_TOF using an i-TED demonstrator based on three position-sensitive detectors. Two C6D6 detectors were also used to benchmark the performance of i-TED. The i-TED prototype built for this study shows a factor of similar to 3 higher detection sensitivity than state-of-the-art C6D6 detectors in the 10 keV neutron-energy region of astrophysical interest. This paper explores also the perspectives of further enhancement in performance attainable with the final i-TED array consisting of twenty position-sensitive detectors and newanalysis methodologies based on Machine-Learning techniques. |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Amaducci, S. et al); Babiano-Suarez, V.; Caballero-Ontanaya, L.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Ladarescu, I.; Tain, J.L. |
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First Results of the Ce-140(n,gamma)Ce-141 Cross-Section Measurement at n_TOF |
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2021 |
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Universe |
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Universe |
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200 - 11pp |
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An accurate measurement of the Ce-140(n,gamma) energy-dependent cross-section was performed at the n_TOF facility at CERN. This cross-section is of great importance because it represents a bottleneck for the s-process nucleosynthesis and determines to a large extent the cerium abundance in stars. The measurement was motivated by the significant difference between the cerium abundance measured in globular clusters and the value predicted by theoretical stellar models. This discrepancy can be ascribed to an overestimation of the Ce-140 capture cross-section due to a lack of accurate nuclear data. For this measurement, we used a sample of cerium oxide enriched in Ce-140 to 99.4%. The experimental apparatus consisted of four deuterated benzene liquid scintillator detectors, which allowed us to overcome the difficulties present in the previous measurements, thanks to their very low neutron sensitivity. The accurate analysis of the p-wave resonances and the calculation of their average parameters are fundamental to improve the evaluation of the Ce-140 Maxwellian-averaged cross-section. |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Lederer, C. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Au-197(n,gamma) cross section in the unresolved resonance region |
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2011 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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034608 - 11pp |
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The cross section of the reaction Au-197(n,gamma) was measured with the time-of-flight technique at the n_TOF (neutron time-of-flight) facility in the unresolved resonance region between 5 and 400 keV using a pair of C6D6 (where D denotes H-2) liquid scintillators for the detection of prompt capture gamma rays. The results with a total uncertainty of 3.9%-6.7% for a resolution of 20 bins per energy decade show fair agreement with the Evaluated Nuclear Data File Version B-VII.0 (ENDF/B-VII.0), which contains the standard evaluation. The Maxwellian-averaged cross section (MACS) at 30 keV is in excellent agreement with the one according to the ENDF/B-VII.0 evaluation and 4.7% higher than the MACS measured independently by activation technique. Structures in the cross section, which had also been reported earlier, have been interpreted as being due to clusters of resonances. |
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[Colonna, N.; Barbagallo, M.; Marrone, S.; Tagliente, G.; Terlizzi, R.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-70126 Bari, Italy, Email: claudia.lederer@univie.ac.at |
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Colonna, N.; Belloni, F.; Berthoumieux, E.; Calviani, M.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Guerrero, C.; Karadimos, D.; Lederer, C.; Massimi, C.; Paradela, C.; Plag, R.; Praena, J.; Sarmento, R. |
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Advanced nuclear energy systems and the need of accurate nuclear data: the n_TOF project at CERN |
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2010 |
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Energy & Environmental Science |
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Energy Environ. Sci. |
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1910-1917 |
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To satisfy the world's constantly increasing demand for energy, a suitable mix of different energy sources has to be devised. In this scenario, an important role could be played by nuclear energy, provided that major safety, waste and proliferation issues affecting current nuclear reactors are satisfactorily addressed. To this purpose, a large effort has been under way for a few years towards the development of advanced nuclear systems with the aim of closing the fuel cycle. Generation IV reactors, with full or partial waste recycling capability, accelerator driven systems, as well as new fuel cycles are the main options being investigated. The design of advanced systems requires improvements in basic nuclear data, such as cross-sections for neutron-induced reactions on actinides. In this paper, the main concepts of advanced reactor systems are described, together with the related needs of new and accurate nuclear data. The present activity in this field at the neutron facility n_TOF at CERN is discussed. |
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[Colonna, N.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy, Email: nicola.colonna@ba.infn.it |
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Royal Soc Chemistry |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Belloni, F. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Neutron-induced fission cross-section of U-233 in the energy range 0.5 < E-n < 20 MeV |
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2011 |
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European Physical Journal A |
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Eur. Phys. J. A |
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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. |
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[Belloni, F.; Milazzo, P. M.; Abbondanno, U.; Fujii, K.; Moreau, C.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl INFN, Trieste, Italy, Email: paolo.milazzo@ts.infn.it |
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ISI:000288550800006 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Paradela, C. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Neutron-induced fission cross section of U-234 and Np-237 measured at the CERN Neutron Time-of-Flight (n_TOF) facility |
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2010 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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A high-resolution measurement of the neutron-induced fission cross section of U-234 and Np-237 has been performed at the CERN Neutron Time-of-Flight facility. The cross sections have been determined in a wide energy range from 1 eV to 1 GeV using the evaluated U-235 cross section as reference. In these measurements the energy determination for the U-234 resonances could be improved, whereas previous discrepancies for the Np-237 resonances were confirmed. New cross-section data are provided for high neutron energies that go beyond the limits of prior evaluations, obtaining important differences in the case of Np-237. |
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[Paradela, C.; Duran, I.; Tarrio, D.; Alvarez, H.] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain, Email: carlos.paradela@usc.es |
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ISI:000281651400002 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Tarrio D. et al.); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Neutron-induced fission cross section of Pb-nat and Bi-209 from threshold to 1 GeV: An improved parametrization |
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2011 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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Neutron-induced fission cross sections for Pb-nat and Bi-209 were measured with a white-spectrum neutron source at the CERN Neutron Time-of-Flight (n_TOF) facility. The experiment, using neutrons from threshold up to 1 GeV, provides the first results for these nuclei above 200 MeV. The cross sections were measured relative to U-235 and U-238 in a dedicated fission chamber with parallel plate avalanche counter detectors. Results are compared with previous experimental data. Upgraded parametrizations of the cross sections are presented, from threshold energy up to 1 GeV. The proposed new sets of fitting parameters improve former results along the whole energy range. |
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[Tarrio, D.; Duran, I.; Paradela, C.] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain, Email: diego.tarrio@usc.es |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Mosconi, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Neutron physics of the Re/Os clock. I. Measurement of the (n, gamma) cross sections of Os-186,Os-187,Os-188 at the CERN n_TOF facility |
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2010 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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The precise determination of the neutron capture cross sections of Os-186 and Os-187 is important to define the s-process abundance of Os-187 at the formation of the solar system. This quantity can be used to evaluate the radiogenic component of the abundance of Os-187 due to the decay of the unstable Re-187 (t(1/2) = 41.2 Gyr) and from this to infer the time duration of the nucleosynthesis in our galaxy (Re/Os cosmochronometer). The neutron capture cross sections of Os-186, Os-187, and Os-188 have been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility from 1 eV to 1 MeV, covering the entire energy range of astrophysical interest. The measurement has been performed by time-of-flight technique using isotopically enriched samples and two C6D6 scintillation detectors for recording the prompt. rays emitted in the capture events. Maxwellian averaged capture cross sections have been determined for thermal energies between kT = 5 and 100 keV corresponding to all possible s-process scenarios. The estimated uncertainties for the values at 30 keV are 4.1, 3.3, and 4.7% for Os-186, Os-187, and Os-188, respectively. |
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[Mosconi, M.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Kaeppeler, F.; Audouin, L.; Bisterzo, S.; Dillmann, I.; Heil, M.; Plag, R.; Voss, F.; Walter, S.; Wisshak, K.] KIT, Inst Kernphys, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany, Email: Marita.Mosconi@ptb.de |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Fujii, K. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Neutron physics of the Re/Os clock. III. Resonance analyses and stellar (n, gamma) cross sections of Os-186,Os-187,Os-188 |
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2010 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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Neutron resonance analyses have been performed for the capture cross sections of Os-186, Os-187, and Os-188 measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN. Resonance parameters have been extracted up to 5, 3, and 8 keV, respectively, using the SAMMY code for a full R-matrix fit of the capture yields. From these results average resonance parameters were derived by a statistical analysis to provide a comprehensive experimental basis for modeling of the stellar neutron capture rates of these isotopes in terms of the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model. Consistent calculations for the capture and inelastic reaction channels are crucial for the evaluation of stellar enhancement factors to correct the Maxwellian averaged cross sections obtained from experimental data for the effect of thermally populated excited states. These factors have been calculated for the full temperature range of current scenarios of s-process nucleosynthesis using the combined information of the experimental data in the region of resolved resonances and in the continuum. The consequences of this analysis for the s-process component of the Os-187 abundance and the related impact on the evaluation of the time duration of galactic nucleosynthesis via the Re/Os cosmochronometer are discussed. |
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[Fujii, K.; Abbondanno, U.; Belloni, F.; Milazzo, P. M.; Moreau, C.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-34149 Trieste, Italy, Email: Kaori.Fujii@ts.infn.it |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Tagliente, G. et al.); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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The Zr-92(n,gamma) reaction and its implications for stellar nucleosynthesis |
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2010 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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Because the relatively small neutron capture cross sections of the zirconium isotopes are difficult to measure, the results of previous measurements are often not adequate for a number of problems in astrophysics and nuclear technology. Therefore, the Zr-92(n,gamma) cross section has been remeasured at the CERN n_TOF facility, providing a set of improved parameters for 44 resonances in the neutron energy range up to 40 keV. With this information the cross-section uncertainties in the keV region could be reduced to 5% as required for s-process nucleosynthesis studies and technological applications. |
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[Tagliente, G.; Colonna, N.; Marrone, S.; Terlizzi, R.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-70126 Bari, Italy, Email: giuseppe.tagliente@ba.infn.it |
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