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Beltran Jimenez, J.; Heisenberg, L.; Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
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Born-Infeld inspired modifications of gravity |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Physics Reports |
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Phys. Rep. |
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727 |
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1-129 |
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Born-Infeld gravity; Astrophysics; Black holes; Cosmology; Early universe; Compact objects; Singularities |
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General Relativity has shown an outstanding observational success in the scales where it has been directly tested. However, modifications have been intensively explored in the regimes where it seems either incomplete or signals its own limit of validity. In particular, the breakdown of unitarity near the Planck scale strongly suggests that General Relativity needs to be modified at high energies and quantum gravity effects are expected to be important. This is related to the existence of spacetime singularities when the solutions of General Relativity are extrapolated to regimes where curvatures are large. In this sense, Born-Infeld inspired modifications of gravity have shown an extraordinary ability to regularise the gravitational dynamics, leading to non-singular cosmologies and regular black hole spacetimes in a very robust manner and without resorting to quantum gravity effects. This has boosted the interest in these theories in applications to stellar structure, compact objects, inflationary scenarios, cosmological singularities, and black hole and wormhole physics, among others. We review the motivations, various formulations, and main results achieved within these theories, including their observational viability, and provide an overview of current open problems and future research opportunities. |
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[Beltran Jimenez, Jose] Univ Autonoma Madrid, CSIC, Inst Fis Teor, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: jose.beltran@uam.es; |
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0370-1573 |
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WOS:000425482900001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3497 |
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Srivastava, R.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Testing a lepton quarticity flavor theory of neutrino oscillations with the DUNE experiment |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
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Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
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778 |
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459-463 |
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Oscillation studies play a central role in elucidating at least some aspects of the flavor problem. Here we examine the status of the predictions of a lepton quarticity flavor theory of neutrino oscillations against the existing global sample of oscillation data. By performing quantitative simulations we also determine the potential of the upcoming DUNE experiment in narrowing down the currently ill-measured oscillation parameters theta(23) and delta(CP). We present the expected improved sensitivity on these parameters for different assumptions. |
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[Srivastava, Rahul; Ternes, Christoph A.; Tortola, Mariam; Valle, Jose W. F.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, Parc Cient Paterna,C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: rahulsri@ific.uv.es; |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000426436700063 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3512 |
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Caputo, A.; Zavala, J.; Blas, D. |
Title |
Binary pulsars as probes of a Galactic dark matter disk |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physics of the Dark Universe |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Dark Universe |
Volume |
19 |
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1-11 |
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Dark disk; Binary pulsar |
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As a binary pulsar moves through a wind of dark matter particles, the resulting dynamical friction modifies the binary's orbit. We study this effect for the double disk dark matter (DDDM) scenario, where a fraction of the dark matter is dissipative and settles into a thin disk. For binaries within the dark disk, this effect is enhanced due to the higher dark matter density and lower velocity dispersion of the dark disk, and due to its co-rotation with the baryonic disk. We estimate the effect and compare it with observations for two different limits in the Knudsen number (Kn). First, in the case where DDDM is effectively collisionless within the characteristic scale of the binary (Kn >> 1) and ignoring the possible interaction between the pair of dark matter wakes. Second, in the fully collisional case (Kn << 1), where a fluid description can be adopted and the interaction of the pair of wakes is taken into account. We find that the change in the orbital period is of the same order of magnitude in both limits. A comparison with observations reveals good prospects to probe currently allowed DDDM models with timing data from binary pulsars in the near future. We finally comment on the possibility of extending the analysis to the intermediate (rarefied gas) case with Kn similar to 1. |
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[Caputo, Andrea; Blas, Diego] CERN, Theoret Phys Dept, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, Email: andrea.caputo@uv.es; |
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2212-6864 |
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WOS:000428024400001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3527 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Barbagallo, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the Be-7(n,p)Li-7 reaction at n_TOF |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
887 |
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27-33 |
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Cosmological Lithium problem; Big bang nucleosynthesis; Be-7(n,p)Li-7 reaction; n_TOF spallation neutron source |
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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. |
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[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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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000427814400005 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3528 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Praena, J. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Giubrone, G.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. |
Title |
Preparation and characterization of S-33 samples for S-33(n,alpha)Si-30 cross-section measurements at the n_TOF facility at CERN |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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890 |
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Pages |
142-147 |
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Neutron induced alpha emission; Thermal evaporation; Rutherford backscattering |
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Thin S-33 samples for the study of the S-33(n,alpha)Si-30 cross-section at the n_TOF facility at CERN were made by thermal evaporation of S-33 powder onto a dedicated substrate made of kapton covered with thin layers of copper, chromium and titanium. This method has provided for the first time bare sulfur samples a few centimeters in diameter. The samples have shown an excellent adherence with no mass loss after few years and no sublimation in vacuum at room temperature. The determination of the mass thickness of S-33 has been performed by means of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. The samples have been successfully tested under neutron irradiation. |
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[Praena, J.; Porras, I.] Univ Granada, Granada, Spain, Email: jpraena@ugr.es |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000427814900020 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3537 |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Aaboud, M. et al); Alvarez Piqueras, D.; Barranco Navarro, L.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Cerda Alberich, L.; Costa, M.J.; Escobar, C.; Estrada Pastor, O.; Fernandez Martinez, P.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Jimenez Pena, J.; Lacasta, C.; Madaffari, D.; Mamuzic, J.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Melini, D.; Mitsou, V.A.; Pedraza Lopez, S.; Rodriguez Bosca, S.; Rodriguez Rodriguez, D.; Romero Adam, E.; Salt, J.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Vos, M. |
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A search for resonances decaying into a Higgs boson and a new particle X in the XH -> qqbb final state with the ATLAS detector |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
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779 |
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24-45 |
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A search for heavy resonances decaying into a Higgs boson (H) and a new particle (X) is reported, utilizing 36.1 fb(-1) of proton-proton collision data at root s = 13 TeV collected during 2015 and 2016 with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The particle Xis assumed to decay to a pair of light quarks, and the fully hadronic final state XH -> q (q) over bar 'b (b) over bar is analysed. The search considers the regime of high XH resonance masses, where the X and H bosons are both highly Lorentz-boosted and are each reconstructed using a single jet with large radius parameter. A two-dimensional phase space of XH mass versus X mass is scanned for evidence of a signal, over a range of XH resonance mass values between 1 TeV and 4 TeV, and for X particles with masses from 50 GeV to 1000 GeV. All search results are consistent with the expectations for the background due to Standard Model processes, and 95% CL upper limits are set, as a function of XH and X masses, on the production cross-section of the XH -> q (q) over bar 'b (b) over bar resonance. |
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[Duvnjak, D.; Jackson, P.; Petridis, A.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Email: atlas.publication@cern.ch |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000429098900004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3564 |
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Alcaide, J.; Chala, M.; Santamaria, A. |
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LHC signals of radiatively-induced neutrino masses and implications for the Zee-Babu model |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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779 |
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107-116 |
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Lepton-number violation; LHC searches; Higgs sector; Doubly-charged scalars |
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Contrary to the see-saw models, extended Higgs sectors leading to radiatively-induced neutrino masses do require the extra particles to be at the TeV scale. However, these new states have often exotic decays, to which experimental LHC searches performed so far, focused on scalars decaying into pairs of same-sign leptons, are not sensitive. In this paper we show that their experimental signatures can start to be tested with current LHC data if dedicated multi-region analyses correlating different observables are used. We also provide high-accuracy estimations of the complicated Standard Model backgrounds involved. For the case of the Zee-Babu model, we show that regions not yet constrained by neutrino data and low-energy experiments can be already probed, while most of the parameter space could be excluded at the 95% C.L. in a high-luminosity phase of the LHC. |
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[Chala, Mikael] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: mikael.chala@cern.ch |
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WOS:000429098900012 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Bonilla, C.; Lamprea, J.M.; Peinado, E.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Flavour-symmetric type-II Dirac neutrino seesaw mechanism |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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779 |
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257-261 |
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Neutrino masses and mixing; Flavour physics |
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We propose a Standard Model extension with underlying A(4) flavour symmetry where small Dirac neutrino masses arise from a Type-II seesaw mechanism. The model predicts the “golden” flavour-dependent bottom-tau mass relation, requires an inverted neutrino mass ordering and non-maximal atmospheric mixing angle. Using the latest neutrino oscillation global fit[ 1] we derive restrictions on the oscillation parameters, such as a correlation between delta(CP) and m(nu lightest). |
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[Bonilla, Cesar; Valle, Jose W. F.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, Parc Cient Paterna,C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: cesar.bonilla@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000429098900032 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Alvarez-Ruso, L. et al; Nieves, J. |
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NuSTEC White Paper: Status and challenges of neutrino-nucleus scattering |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics |
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Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. |
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100 |
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1-68 |
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Neutrino; Nucleus; Scattering; Nuclear; Model; Oscillations |
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The precise measurement of neutrino properties is among the highest priorities in fundamental particle physics, involving many experiments worldwide. Since the experiments rely on the interactions of neutrinos with bound nucleons inside atomic nuclei, the planned advances in the scope and precision of these experiments require a commensurate effort in the understanding and modeling of the hadronic and nuclear physics of these interactions, which is incorporated as a nuclear model in neutrino event generators. This model is essential to every phase of experimental analyses and its theoretical uncertainties play an important role in interpreting every result. In this White Paper we discuss in detail the impact of neutrino-nucleus interactions, especially the nuclear effects, on the measurement of neutrino properties using the determination of oscillation parameters as a central example. After an Executive Summary and a concise Overview of the issues, we explain how the neutrino event generators work, what can be learned from electron-nucleus interactions and how each underlying physics process – from quasi-elastic to deep inelastic scattering – is understood today. We then emphasize how our understanding must improve to meet the demands of future experiments. With every topic we find that the challenges can be met only with the active support and collaboration among specialists in strong interactions and electroweak physics that include theorists and experimentalists from both the nuclear and high energy physics communities. |
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[Alvarez-Ruso, L.; Nieves, J.] Univ Valencia, Ctr Mixto CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: morfin@fnal.gov |
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WOS:000430618800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3569 |
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Luo, X.L. et al; Agramunt, J.; Egea, F.J.; Gadea, A.; Huyuk, T. |
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Pulse pile-up identification and reconstruction for liquid scintillator based neutron detectors |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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897 |
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59-65 |
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Pile-up; Digital; First-order derivative; Neutron-gamma discrimination; Liquid scintillator |
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The issue of pulse pile-up is frequently encountered in nuclear experiments involving high counting rates, which will distort the pulse shapes and the energy spectra. A digital method of off-line processing of pile-up pulses is presented. The pile-up pulses were firstly identified by detecting the downward-going zero-crossings in the first-order derivative of the original signal, and then the constituent pulses were reconstructed based on comparing the pile-up pulse with four models that are generated by combining pairs of neutron and.. standard pulses together with a controllable time interval. The accuracy of this method in resolving the pile-up events was investigated as a function of the time interval between two pulses constituting a pile-up event. The obtained results show that the method is capable of disentangling two pulses with a time interval among them down to 20 ns, as well as classifying them as neutrons or gamma rays. Furthermore, the error of reconstructing pile-up pulses could be kept below 6% when successive peaks were separated by more than 50 ns. By applying the method in a high counting rate of pile-up events measurement of the NEutron Detector Array (NEDA), it was empirically found that this method can reconstruct the pile-up pulses and perform neutron-gamma discrimination quite accurately. It can also significantly correct the distorted pulse height spectrum due to pile-up events. |
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[Luo, X. L.] Acad Mil Med Sci, Natl Innovat Inst Def Technol, Beijing 100010, Peoples R China, Email: delongtmac@163.com |
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WOS:000433206800010 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3591 |
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