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Author Tain, J.L. et al; Algora, A.; Estevez, E.; Rubio, B.; Valencia, E.; Jordan, D.
Title Beta Decay Studies of Neutron Rich Nuclei Using Total Absorption Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Delayed Neutron Measurements Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication (up) Journal of the Korean Physical Society Abbreviated Journal J. Korean Phys. Soc.
Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 1499-1502
Keywords Beta decay; Delayed neutron emission; Total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy; Neutron detectors; Nuclear technology; Nuclear astrophysics
Abstract A complete characterisation of the beta-decay of neutron-rich nuclei can be obtained from the measurement of beta-delayed gamma rays and, whenever the process is energetically possible, beta-delayed neutrons. The accurate determination of the beta-intensity distribution and the beta-delayed neutron emission probability is of great relevance in the fields of reactor technology and nuclear astrophysics. A programme for combined measurements using the total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy technique and both neutron counters and neutron time-of-flight spectrometers is presented.
Address [Tain, JL; Algora, A; Estevez, E; Rubio, B; Valencia, E; Jordan, D] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: tain@ific.uv.es
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Publisher Korean 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 0374-4884 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000294080700010 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 730
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Giubrone, G. et al); Tain, J.L.
Title The Role of Fe and Ni for S-process Nucleosynthesis and Innovative Nuclear Technologies Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication (up) Journal of the Korean Physical Society Abbreviated Journal J. Korean Phys. Soc.
Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 2106-2109
Keywords Neutron capture cross sections; Neutron time of flight facility; C(6)D(6) detectors; Pulse height weighting technique; Nuclear astrophysics; Advanced nuclear systems
Abstract The accurate measurement of neutron capture cross sections of all Fe and Ni isotopes is important for disentangling the contribution of the s-process and the r-process to the stellar nucleosynthesis of elements in the mass range 60 < A < 120. At the same time, Fe and Ni are important components of structural materials and improved neutron cross section data is relevant in the design of new nuclear systems. With the aim of obtaining improved capture data on all stable iron and nickel isotopes, a program of measurements has been launched at the CERN Neutron Time of Flight Facility n_TOF.
Address [Giubrone, G; Tain, JL] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, E-46003 Valencia, Spain, Email: tain@ific.uv.es
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Publisher Korean 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 0374-4884 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000294080700158 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 743
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Author Aggarwal, N. et al; Figueroa, D.G.
Title Challenges and opportunities of gravitational-wave searches at MHz to GHz frequencies Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication (up) Living Reviews in Relativity Abbreviated Journal Living Rev. Relativ.
Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 4 - 74pp
Keywords Ultra-high-frequency gravitational waves; Cosmological gravitational waves; Gravitational wave detectors; Fundamental physics with gavitational waves
Abstract The first direct measurement of gravitational waves by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations has opened up new avenues to explore our Universe. This white paper outlines the challenges and gains expected in gravitational-wave searches at frequencies above the LIGO/Virgo band, with a particular focus on Ultra High-Frequency Gravitational Waves (UHF-GWs), covering the MHz to GHz range. The absence of known astrophysical sources in this frequency range provides a unique opportunity to discover physics beyond the Standard Model operating both in the early and late Universe, and we highlight some of the most promising gravitational sources. We review several detector concepts that have been proposed to take up this challenge, and compare their expected sensitivity with the signal strength predicted in various models. This report is the summary of the workshop “Challenges and opportunities of high-frequency gravitational wave detection” held at ICTP Trieste, Italy in October 2019, that set up the stage for the recently launched Ultra-High-Frequency Gravitational Wave (UHF-GW) initiative.
Address [Aggarwal, Nancy] Northwestern Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ctr Interdisciplinary Explorat & Res Astrophys CI, Ctr Fundamental Phys, Evanston, IL 60208 USA, Email: nancy.aggarwal@northwestern.edu;
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Publisher Springer Int Publ Ag Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2367-3613 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000727359500002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5074
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Author AGATA Collaboration; Doncel, M.; Recchia, F.; Quintana, B.; Gadea, A.; Farnea, E.
Title Experimental test of the background rejection, through imaging capability, of a highly segmented AGATA germanium detector Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 622 Issue 3 Pages 614-618
Keywords Gamma spectroscopy; Gamma tracking; Imaging; Position-sensitive germanium detectors
Abstract The development of highly segmented germanium detectors as well as the algorithms to identify the position of the interaction within the crystal opens the possibility to locate the gamma-ray source using Compton imaging algorithms. While the Compton-suppression shield, coupled to the germanium detector in conventional arrays, works also as an active filter against the gamma rays originated outside the target, the new generation of position sensitive gamma-ray detector arrays has to fully rely on tracking capabilities for this purpose. In specific experimental conditions, as the ones foreseen at radioactive beam facilities, the ability to discriminate background radiation improves the sensitivity of the gamma spectrometer. In this work we present the results of a measurement performed at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL) aiming the evaluation of the AGATA detector capabilities to discriminate the origin of the gamma rays on an event-by-event basis. It will be shown that, exploiting the Compton scattering formula, it is possible to track back gamma rays coming from different positions, assigning them to specific emitting locations. These imaging capabilities are quantified for a single crystal AGATA detector.
Address [Doncel, M.; Quintana, B.] Univ Salamanca, Lab Radiac Ionizantes, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain, Email: doncel@usal.es
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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 ISI:000282562700017 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 257
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Soderstrom, P.A. et al); Gadea, A.
Title Interaction position resolution simulations and in-beam measurements of the AGATA HPGe detectors Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 638 Issue 1 Pages 96-109
Keywords gamma-ray tracking; AGATA; Monte Carlo simulations; HPGe detectors; Fusion-evaporation reactions
Abstract The interaction position resolution of the segmented HPGe detectors of an AGATA triple cluster detector has been studied through Monte Carlo simulations and in an in-beam experiment. A new method based on measuring the energy resolution of Doppler-corrected gamma-ray spectra at two different target to detector distances is described. This gives the two-dimensional position resolution in the plane perpendicular to the direction of the emitted gamma-ray. The gamma-ray tracking was used to determine the full energy of the gamma-rays and the first interaction point, which is needed for the Doppler correction. Five different heavy-ion induced fusion-evaporation reactions and a reference reaction were selected for the simulations. The results of the simulations show that the method works very well and gives a systematic deviation of <1 mm in the FVVHM of the interaction position resolution for the gamma-ray energy range from 60 keV to 5 MeV. The method was tested with real data from an in-beam measurement using a (30)5i beam at 64 MeV on a thin C-12 target. Pulse-shape analysis of the digitized detector waveforms and gamma-ray tracking was performed to determine the position of the first interaction point, which was used for the Doppler corrections. Results of the dependency of the interaction position resolution on the gamma-ray energy and on the energy, axial location and type of the first interaction point, are presented. The FVVHM of the interaction position resolution varies roughly linearly as a function of gamma-ray energy from 8.5 mm at 250 key to 4 mm at 1.5 MeV, and has an approximately constant value of about 4 mm in the gamma-ray energy range from 1.5 to 4 MeV.
Address [Soderstrom, P. -A.; Nyberg, J.; Al-Adili, A.; Atac, A.; Veyssiere, C.] Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden, Email: P-A.Soderstrom@physics.uu.se
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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 ISI:000290082600015 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 619
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Author Labiche, M. et al; Caballero, L.; Rubio, B.
Title TIARA: A large solid angle silicon array for direct reaction studies with radioactive beams Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 614 Issue 3 Pages 439-448
Keywords Position sensitive silicon detectors; Nucleon transfer reactions; Radioactive beams; Inverse kinematics
Abstract A compact, quasi-4 pi position sensitive silicon array. TIARA, designed to study direct reactions induced by radioactive beams in inverse kinematics is described here. The Transfer and Inelastic All-angle Reaction Array (TIARA) consists of 8 resistive charge division detectors forming an octagonal barrel around the target and a set of double-sided silicon-strip annular detectors positioned at each end of the barrel. The detector was coupled to the gamma-ray array EXOGAM and the spectrometer VAMOS at the GANIL Laboratory to demonstrate the potential of such an apparatus with radioactive beams. The N-14(d,p)N-15 reaction, well known in direct kinematics, has been carried out in inverse kinematics for that purpose. The observation of the N-15 ground state and excited states at 7.16 and 7.86 MeV is presented here as well as the comparison of the measured proton angular distributions with DWBA calculations. Transferred l-values are in very good agreement with both theoretical calculations and previous experimental results obtained in direct kinematics.
Address [Labiche, M.; Lemmon, R. C.; Appleton, S.; Faiz, K.; Pucknell, V. F. E.; Warner, D. D.] STFC Daresbury Lab, Nucl Phys Grp, Warrington WA4 4AD, Cheshire, England, Email: marc.labiche@stfc.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 ISI:000276001800008 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 477
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Author Langer, C.; Algora, A.; Couture, A.; Csatlos, M.; Gulyas, J.; Heil, M.; Krasznahorkay, A.; O'Donnell, J.M.; Plag, R.; Reifarth, R.; Stuhl, L.; Sonnabend, K.; Tornyi, T.; Tovesson, F.
Title Simulations and developments of the Low Energy Neutron detector Array LENA Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 659 Issue 1 Pages 411-418
Keywords Monte Carlo simulations; Charge-exchange reactions; Scintillation detectors; Neutron detector
Abstract Prototypes of the Low Energy Neutron detector Array (LENA) have been tested and compared with detailed GEANT simulations. LENA will consist of plastic scintillation bars with the dimensions 1000 x 45 x 10 mm(3). The tests have been performed with gamma-ray sources and neutrons originating from the neutron-induced fission of (235)U. The simulations agreed very well with the measured response and were therefore used to simulate the response to mono-energetic neutrons with different detection thresholds. LENA will be used to detect low-energy neutrons from (p,n)-type reactions with low momentum transfer foreseen at the R(3)B and EXL setups at FAIR, Darmstadt.
Address [Langer, C.; Heil, M.; Plag, R.; Reifarth, R.] GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany, Email: c.langer@gsi.de
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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:000297826100057 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 833
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Author Affolder, A. et al; Garcia, C.; Lacasta, C.; Marco, R.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Miñano, M.; Soldevila, U.
Title Silicon detectors for the sLHC Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 658 Issue 1 Pages 11-16
Keywords Silicon particle detectors; Radiation damage; Irradiation; Charge collection efficiency
Abstract In current particle physics experiments, silicon strip detectors are widely used as part of the inner tracking layers. A foreseeable large-scale application for such detectors consists of the luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the super-LHC or sLHC, where silicon detectors with extreme radiation hardness are required. The mission statement of the CERN RD50 Collaboration is the development of radiation-hard semiconductor devices for very high luminosity colliders. As a consequence, the aim of the R&D programme presented in this article is to develop silicon particle detectors able to operate at sLHC conditions. Research has progressed in different areas, such as defect characterisation, defect engineering and full detector systems. Recent results from these areas will be presented. This includes in particular an improved understanding of the macroscopic changes of the effective doping concentration based on identification of the individual microscopic defects, results from irradiation with a mix of different particle types as expected for the sLHC, and the observation of charge multiplication effects in heavily irradiated detectors at very high bias voltages.
Address [Barber, T.; Breindl, M.; Driewer, A.; Koehler, M.; Kuehn, S.; Parzefall, U.; Preiss, J.; Walz, M.; Wiik, L.] Univ Freiburg, Inst Phys, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Email: Ulrich.Parzefall@physik.uni-freiburg.de
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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:000297783300004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 836
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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 (up) 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 [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 Studen, A.; Chesi, E.; Cindro, V.; Clinthorne, N.H.; Cochran, E.; Grosicar, B.; Honscheid, K.; Kagan, H.; Lacasta, C.; Llosa, G.; Linhart, V.; Mikuz, M.; Stankova, V.; Weilhammer, P.; Zontar, D.
Title A silicon PET probe Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 648 Issue Pages S255-S258
Keywords PET; Silicon detectors
Abstract PET scanners with high spatial resolution offer a great potential in improving diagnosis, therapy monitoring and treatment validation for several severe diseases. One way to improve resolution of a PET scanner is to extend a conventional PET ring with a small probe with excellent spatial resolution. The probe is intended to be placed close to the area of interest. The coincidences of interactions within the probe and the external ring provide a subset of data which combined with data from external ring, greatly improve resolution in the area viewed by the probe. Our collaboration is developing a prototype of a PET probe, composed of high-resolution silicon pad detectors. The detectors are 1 mm thick, measuring 40 by 26 mm(2), and several such sensors are envisaged to either compensate for low stopping power of silicon or increase the area covered by the probe. The sensors are segmented into 1 mm(3) cubic voxels, giving 1040 readout pads per sensor. A module is composed of two sensors placed in a back-to-back configuration, allowing for stacking fraction of up to 70% within a module. The pads are coupled to a set of 16 ASICs (VaTaGP7.1 by IDEAS) per module and read out through a custom designed data acquisition board, allowing for trigger and data interfacing with the external ring. This paper presents an overview of probe requirements and expected performance parameters. It will focus on the characteristics of the silicon modules and their impact on overall probe performance, including spatial resolution, energy resolution and timing resolution. We will show that 1 mm(3) voxels will significantly extend the spatial resolution of conventional PET rings, and that broadening of timing resolution related to varying depth of photon interactions can be compensated to match the timing resolution of the external ring. The initial test results of the probe will also be presented.
Address [Studen, A.; Cindro, V.; Grosicar, B.; Mikuz, M.; Zontar, D.] Jozef Stefan Inst, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Email: andrej.studen@ijs.si
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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:000305376900063 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1070
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