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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Gawlik, A. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. url  doi
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  Title Measurement of the Ge-70(n, gamma) cross section up to 300 keV at the CERN n_TOF facility Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C  
  Volume 100 Issue 4 Pages 045804 - 10pp  
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  Abstract Neutron capture data on intermediate mass nuclei are of key importance to nucleosynthesis in the weak component of the slow neutron capture processes, which occurs in massive stars. The (n,gamma) cross section on Ge-70, which is mainly produced in the s process, was measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. Resonance capture kernels were determined up to 40 keV neutron energy and average cross sections up to 300 keV. Stellar cross sections were calculated from kT = 5 keV to kT = 100 keV and are in very good agreement with a previous measurement by Walter and Beer (1985) and recent evaluations. Average cross sections are in agreement with Walter and Beer (1985) over most of the neutron energy range covered, while they are systematically smaller for neutron energies above 150 keV. We have calculated isotopic abundances produced in s-process environments in a 25 solar mass star for two initial metallicities (below solar and close to solar). While the low metallicity model reproduces best the solar system germanium isotopic abundances, the close to solar model shows a good global match to solar system abundances in the range of mass numbers A = 60-80.  
  Address [Gawlik, A.; Andrzejewski, J.; Perkowski, J.; Marganiec, J.] Univ Lodz, Lodz, Poland, Email: claudia.lederer-woods@ed.ac.uk  
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  Publisher (up) Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 2469-9985 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000490751000004 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4174  
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Goldkuhle, A. et al); Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Gadea, A. doi  openurl
  Title Lifetime measurements in Ti-52,Ti-54 to study shell evolution toward N=32 Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C  
  Volume 100 Issue 5 Pages 054317 - 12pp  
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  Abstract Lifetimes of the excited states in the neutron-rich Ti-52,Ti-54 nuclei, produced in a multinucleon-transfer reaction, were measured by employing the Cologne plunger device and the recoil-distance Doppler-shift method. The experiment was performed at the Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds facility by using the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array for the gamma-ray detection, coupled to the large-acceptance variable mode spectrometer for an event-by-event particle identification. A comparison between the transition probabilities obtained from the measured lifetimes of the 2(1)(+) to 8(1)(+) yrast states in Ti-52,Ti-54 and that from the shell-model calculations based on the well-established GXPF1A, GXPF1B, and KB3G fp shell interactions support the N = 32 subshell closure. The B(E2) values for Ti-52 determined in this work are in disagreement with the known data, but are consistent with the predictions of the shell-model calculations and reduce the previously observed pronounced staggering across the even-even titanium isotopes.  
  Address [Goldkuhle, A.; Fransen, C.; Blazhev, A.; Beckers, M.; Birkenbach, B.; Braunroth, T.; Dewald, A.; Eberth, J.; Hess, H.; Jolie, J.; Litzinger, J.; Mueller-Gatermann, C.; Reiter, P.; Vogt, A.; Warr, N.; Zell, K. O.] Univ Cologne, Inst Kernphys, D-50937 Cologne, Germany, Email: agoldkuhle@ikp.uni-koeln.de  
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  ISSN 2469-9985 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000496925500001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4201  
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Cederwall, B. et al); Gadea, A.; Jurado, M.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Huyuk, T.; Perez-Vidal, R.M. doi  openurl
  Title Isospin Properties of Nuclear Pair Correlations from the Level Structure of the Self-Conjugate Nucleus Ru-88 Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. Lett.  
  Volume 124 Issue 6 Pages 062501 - 6pp  
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  Abstract The low-lying energy spectrum of the extremely neutron-deficient self-conjugate (N = Z) nuclide Ru-88(44)44 has been measured using the combination of the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array (AGATA) spectrometer, the NEDA and Neutron Wall neutron detector arrays, and the DIAMANT charged particle detector array. Excited states in Ru-88 were populated via the Fe-54(Ar-36, 2n gamma)Ru-88* fusion-evaporation reaction at the Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL) accelerator complex. The observed gamma-ray cascade is assigned to Ru-88 using clean prompt gamma-gamma-2-neutron coincidences in anticoincidence with the detection of charged particles, confirming and extending the previously assigned sequence of low-lying excited states. It is consistent with a moderately deformed rotating system exhibiting a band crossing at a rotational frequency that is significantly higher than standard theoretical predictions with isovector pairing, as well as observations in neighboring N > Z nuclides. The direct observation of such a “delayed” rotational alignment in a deformed N = Z nucleus is in agreement with theoretical predictions related to the presence of strong isoscalar neutron-proton pair correlations.  
  Address [Cederwall, B.; Liu, X.; Aktas, O.; Ertoprak, A.; Zhang, W.; Qi, C.; Nyberg, A. Atac; Back, T.; Doncel, M.; Gottardo, A.] KTH Royal Inst Technol, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, Email: cederwall@nuclear.kth.se  
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  ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000513242500002 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4278  
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Author Ciemala, M. et al; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Perez-Vidal, R.M. url  doi
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  Title Testing ab initio nuclear structure in neutron-rich nuclei: Lifetime measurements of second 2(+) state in C-16 and O-20 Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C  
  Volume 101 Issue 2 Pages 021303 - 7pp  
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  Abstract To test the predictive power of ab initio nuclear structure theory, the lifetime of the second 2(+) state in neutron-rich O-20, tau(2(2)(+)) = 150(-30)(+80) fs, and an estimate for the lifetime of the second 2(+) state in C-16 have been obtained for the first time. The results were achieved via a novel Monte Carlo technique that allowed us to measure nuclear state lifetimes in the tens-to-hundreds of femtoseconds range by analyzing the Doppler-shifted gamma-transition line shapes of products of low-energy transfer and deep-inelastic processes in the reaction O-18 (7.0 MeV/u) + Ta-181. The requested sensitivity could only be reached owing to the excellent performances of the Advanced gamma-Tracking Array AGATA, coupled to the PARIS scintillator array and to the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. The experimental lifetimes agree with predictions of ab initio calculations using two- and three-nucleon interactions, obtained with the valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group for O-20 and with the no-core shell model for C-16. The present measurement shows the power of electromagnetic observables, determined with high-precision gamma spectroscopy, to assess the quality of first-principles nuclear structure calculations, complementing common benchmarks based on nuclear energies. The proposed experimental approach will be essential for short lifetime measurements in unexplored regions of the nuclear chart, including r-process nuclei, when intense beams, produced by Isotope Separation On-Line (ISOL) techniques, become available.  
  Address [Ciemala, M.; Fornal, B.; Maj, A.; Bednarczyk, P.; Cieplicka-Orynczak, N.; Grebosz, J.; Iskra, L. W.; Kmiecik, M.; Mazurek, K.; Matejska-Minda, M.; Wasilewska, B.; Zieblinski, M.] Inst Nucl Phys, PAN, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland, Email: michal.ciemala@ifj.edu.pl;  
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  Publisher (up) Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 2469-9985 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000517222700001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4311  
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Author n_TOF Collaboration (Stamatopoulos, A. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. doi  openurl
  Title Investigation of the Pu-240(n, f) reaction at the n_TOF/EAR2 facility in the 9 meV-6 MeV range Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C  
  Volume 102 Issue 1 Pages 014616 - 23pp  
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  Abstract Background: Nuclear waste management is considered amongst the major challenges in the field of nuclear energy. A possible means of addressing this issue is waste transmutation in advanced nuclear systems, whose operation requires a fast neutron spectrum. In this regard, the accurate knowledge of neutron-induced reaction cross sections of several (minor) actinide isotopes is essential for design optimization and improvement of safety margins of such systems. One such case is Pu-240, due to its accumulation in spent nuclear fuel of thermal reactors and its usage in fast reactor fuel. The measurement of the Pu-240(n, f) cross section was previously attempted at the CERN nTOF facility EAR1 measuring station using the time-of-flight technique. Due to the low amount of available material and the given flux at EAR1, the measurement had to last several months to achieve a sufficient statistical accuracy. This long duration led to detector deterioration due to the prolonged exposure to the high alpha activity of the fission foils, therefore the measurement could not be successfully completed. Purpose: It is aimed to determine whether it is feasible to study neutron-induced fission at nTOF/EAR2 and provide data on the Pu-240(n, f) reaction in energy regions requested for applications. Methods: The study of the Pu-240(n, f) reaction was made at a new experimental area (EAR2) with a shorter flight path which delivered on average 30 times higher flux at fast neutron energies. This enabled the measurement to be performed much faster, thus limiting the exposure of the detectors to the intrinsic activity of the fission foils. The experimental setup was based on microbulk Micromegas detectors and the time-of-flight data were analyzed with an optimized pulse-shape analysis algorithm. Special attention was dedicated to the estimation of the non-negligible counting loss corrections with the development of a new methodology, and other corrections were estimated via Monte Carlo simulations of the experimental setup. Results: This new measurement of the Pu-240(n, f) cross section yielded data from 9 meV up to 6 MeV incident neutron energy and fission resonance kernels were extracted up to 10 keV. Conclusions: Neutron-induced fission of high activity samples can be successfully studied at the n_TOF/EAR2 facility at CERN covering a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to a few MeV.  
  Address [Stamatopoulos, A.; Tsinganis, A.; Kokkoris, M.; Vlastou, R.; Diakaki, M.] Natl Tech Univ Athens, Athens, Greece, Email: athanasios.stamatopoulos@cern.ch  
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  Publisher (up) Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0556-2813 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000551057500002 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4466  
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