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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Mendoza, E. et al); Giubrone, G.; Tain, J.L.
Title Improved Neutron Capture Cross Section Measurements with the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of the Korean Physical Society Abbreviated Journal J. Korean Phys. Soc.
Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 1813-1816
Keywords ND2010; Nuclear data; n_TOF; Background; Monte Carlo; Neutron; Time of flight; Cross section; Calorimeter; Shielding; Simulation; Total absorption; Gamma ray; Neutron capture
Abstract The n_TOF collaboration operates a Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) [1] for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of low-mass and/or radioactive samples. The results obtained with the TAC have led to a substantial improvement of the capture cross sections of (237)Np and (240)Pu [2]. The experience acquired during the first measurements has allowed us to optimize the performance of the TAC and to improve the capture signal to background ratio, thus opening the way to more complex and demanding measurements on rare radioactive materials. The new design has been reached by a series of detailed Monte Carlo simulations of complete experiments and dedicated test measurements. The new capture setup will be presented and the main achievements highlighted.
Address [Mendoza, E; Becares, V; Casado, A; Cano-Ott, D; Fernandez-Ordonez, M; Gonzalez-Romero, E; Guerrero, C; Martinez, T; Vidriales, JJ] Ctr Invest Energet Medioambientales & Tecnol, Madrid 28040, Spain, Email: emilio.mendoza@ciemat.es
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Publisher (down) Korean Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0374-4884 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000294080700086 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 738
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Author Reichardt, C.L.; de Putter, R.; Zahn, O.; Hou, Z.
Title New limits on early dark energy from the South Pole telescope Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.
Volume 749 Issue 1 Pages L9 - 5pp
Keywords cosmic background radiation; dark energy; early universe
Abstract We present new limits on early dark energy (EDE) from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite on large angular scales and South Pole Telescope on small angular scales. We find a strong upper limit on the EDE density of Omega(e) < 0.018 at 95% confidence, a factor of three improvement over WMAP data alone. We show that adding lower-redshift probes of the expansion rate to the CMB data improves constraints on the dark energy equation of state, but not the EDE density. We also explain how small-scale CMB temperature anisotropy constrains EDE.
Address [Reichardt, C. L.; Zahn, O.] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley Ctr Cosmol Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA, Email: cr@bolo.berkeley.edu
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Publisher (down) 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 2041-8205 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000302143100009 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 962
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Author ANTARES and IceCube Collaborations (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Colomer, M.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Khan-Chowdhury, N.R.; Lotze, M.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J.
Title Joint Constraints on Galactic Diffuse Neutrino Emission from the ANTARES and IceCube Neutrino Telescopes Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.
Volume 868 Issue 2 Pages L20 - 7pp
Keywords cosmic rays; diffusion; Galaxy: disk; gamma rays: diffuse background; neutrinos
Abstract The existence of diffuse Galactic neutrino production is expected from cosmic-ray interactions with Galactic gas and radiation fields. Thus, neutrinos are a unique messenger offering the opportunity to test the products of Galactic cosmic-ray interactions up to energies of hundreds of TeV. Here we present a search for this production using ten years of Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abyss environmental RESearch (ANTARES) track and shower data, as well as seven years of IceCube track data. The data are combined into a joint likelihood test for neutrino emission according to the KRA(gamma) model assuming a 5 PeV per nucleon Galactic cosmic-ray cutoff. No significant excess is found. As a consequence, the limits presented in this Letter start constraining the model parameter space for Galactic cosmic-ray production and transport.
Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Ruiz, R. Gracia; Organokov, M.; Pradier, T.] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France, Email: antares.spokeperson@in2p3.fr;
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Publisher (down) 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 2041-8205 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000450844500004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3807
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Author Borja-Lloret, M.; Barrientos, L.; Bernabeu, J.; Lacasta, C.; Muñoz, E.; Ros, A.; Roser, J.; Viegas, R.; Llosa, G.
Title Influence of the background in Compton camera images for proton therapy treatment monitoring Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Physics in Medicine and Biology Abbreviated Journal Phys. Med. Biol.
Volume 68 Issue 14 Pages 144001 - 16pp
Keywords Compton imaging; Compton camera; proton therapy; treatment monitoring; Monte Carlo simulation; image reconstruction; background
Abstract Objective. Background events are one of the most relevant contributions to image degradation in Compton camera imaging for hadron therapy treatment monitoring. A study of the background and its contribution to image degradation is important to define future strategies to reduce the background in the system. Approach. In this simulation study, the percentage of different kinds of events and their contribution to the reconstructed image in a two-layer Compton camera have been evaluated. To this end, GATE v8.2 simulations of a proton beam impinging on a PMMA phantom have been carried out, for different proton beam energies and at different beam intensities. Main results. For a simulated Compton camera made of Lanthanum (III) Bromide monolithic crystals, coincidences caused by neutrons arriving from the phantom are the most common type of background produced by secondary radiations in the Compton camera, causing between 13% and 33% of the detected coincidences, depending on the beam energy. Results also show that random coincidences are a significant cause of image degradation at high beam intensities, and their influence in the reconstructed images is studied for values of the time coincidence windows from 500 ps to 100 ns. Significance. Results indicate the timing capabilities required to retrieve the fall-off position with good precision. Still, the noise observed in the image when no randoms are considered make us consider further background rejection methods.
Address [Borja-Lloret, M.; Barrientos, L.; Bernabeu, J.; Lacasta, C.; Munoz, E.; Ros, A.; Roser, J.; Viegas, R.; Llosa, G.] Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, CSIC UV, Valencia, Spain, Email: Marina.Borja@csic.es
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Publisher (down) 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 0031-9155 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001022671300001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5571
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Author de Salas, P.F.; Gariazzo, S.; Mena, O.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.
Title Neutrino Mass Ordering From Oscillations and Beyond: 2018 Status and Future Prospects Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences Abbreviated Journal Front. Astron. Space Sci.
Volume 5 Issue Pages 36 - 50pp
Keywords neutrino mass ordering; neutrino oscillations; neutrinoless double beta (0v beta beta) decay; large scale structure formation; cosmic microwave Background (CMB); neutrino masses and flavor mixing
Abstract The ordering of the neutrino masses is a crucial input for a deep understanding of flavor physics, and its determination may provide the key to establish the relationship among the lepton masses and mixings and their analogous properties in the quark sector. The extraction of the neutrino mass ordering is a data-driven field expected to evolve very rapidly in the next decade. In this review, we both analyse the present status and describe the physics of subsequent prospects. Firstly, the different current available tools to measure the neutrino mass ordering are described. Namely, reactor, long-baseline (accelerator and atmospheric) neutrino beams, laboratory searches for beta and neutrinoless double beta decays and observations of the cosmic background radiation and the large scale structure of the universe are carefully reviewed. Secondly, the results from an up-to-date comprehensive global fit are reported: the Bayesian analysis to the 2018 publicly available oscillation and cosmological data sets provides strong evidence for the normal neutrino mass ordering vs. the inverted scenario, with a significance of 3.5 standard deviations. This preference for the normal neutrino mass ordering is mostly due to neutrino oscillation measurements. Finally, we shall also emphasize the future perspectives for unveiling the neutrinomass ordering. In this regard, apart from describing the expectations from the aforementioned probes, we also focus on those arising from alternative and novel methods, as 21 cm cosmology, core-collapse supernova neutrinos and the direct detection of relic neutrinos.
Address [de Salas, Pablo F.; Gariazzo, Stefano; Mena, Olga; Ternes, Christoph A.; Tortola, Mariam] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: omena@ific.uv.es
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Publisher (down) Frontiers Media Sa Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2296-987x ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000446788500001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3755
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