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Author Bizzeti, P.G.; Sona, P.; Michelagnoli, C.; Melon, B.; Bazzacco, D.; Farnea, E.; Bizzeti-Sona, A.M.; de Angelis, G.; Gadea, A.; Gottardo, A.; Lunardi, S.; Menegazzo, R.; Mengoni, D.; Nannini, A.; Napoli, D.R.; Perego, A.; Recchia, F.; Sahin, E.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.; Ur, C.A.
Title (up) Analyzing power of AGATA triple clusters for gamma-ray linear polarization Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 51 Issue 4 Pages 49 - 11pp
Keywords
Abstract We have investigated the ability of AGATA triple clusters to measure the linear polarization of gamma rays, exploiting the azimuthal-angle dependence of the Compton scattering differential cross section. To this aim, partially polarized gamma rays have been produced by Coulomb excitation of the first excited state of Pd-104 and Pd-108, which decay to the ground state by emission of gamma rays of 555.8 keV and 433.9 keV, respectively. Pulse-shape analysis and gamma-ray tracking techniques have been used to determine the position and time sequence of the interaction points inside the germanium crystals. Anisotropies in the detection efficiency have been taken into account using 661.6 keV gammas from a Cs-137 radioactive source. We obtain an average analyzing power of 0.451(34) at 433.9 keV and 0.484(24) at 555.8 keV.
Address [Bizzeti, P. G.; Sona, P.; Melon, B.; Bizzeti-Sona, A. M.; Perego, A.] Univ Florence, Dipartimento Fis, Florence, Italy, Email: bizzeti@fi.infn.it
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000353789600001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2214
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Author Valiente-Dobon, J.J.; Poves, A.; Gadea, A.; Fernandez-Dominguez, B.
Title (up) Broken mirror symmetry in S-36 and Ca-36 Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Physical Review C Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. C
Volume 98 Issue 1 Pages 011302 - 5pp
Keywords
Abstract Shape coexistence is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the neutron-rich nuclei belonging to (or sitting at the shores of) the N = 20 island of inversion (IoI). Exact isospin symmetry predicts the same behavior for their mirrors and the existence of a proton-rich IoI around Z = 20, centered in the (surely unbound) nucleus Ca-32. In this article we show that in Ca-36 and S-36, Coulomb effects break dramatically the mirror symmetry in the excitation energies due to the different structures of the intruder and normal states. The mirror energy difference (MED) of their 2(+) states is known to be very large at – 246 keV. We reproduce this value and predict the first excited state in Ca-36 to be a 0(+) at 2.7 MeV, 250 keV below the first 2(+). In its mirror S-36 the 0(+) lies at 55keV above the 2(+) measured at 3.291 MeV. Our calculations predict a huge MED of -720 keV, that we dub the “colossal” mirror energy difference. A possible reaction mechanism to access the O-2(+) in Ca-36 will be discussed. In addition, we theoretically address the MEDs of the A = 34, T = 3 and A = 32, T = 4 mirrors.
Address [Valiente-Dobon, J. J.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Amer 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 2469-9985 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000439059400001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3661
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Valiente-Dobon, J.J. et al); Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Blasco Miquel, J.; Civera, J.V.; Gadea, A.
Title (up) Conceptual design of the AGATA 2 pi array at LNL Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 1049 Issue Pages 168040 - 14pp
Keywords AGATA spectrometer; LNL facility; gamma-ray tracking; Pulse shape analysis; PRISMA spectrometer; EUCLIDES detector; DANTE detector; TRACE detector; Plunger device
Abstract The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) has been installed at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Italy. In this installation, AGATA will consist, at the beginning, of 13 AGATA triple clusters (ATCs) with an angular coverage of 1n,and progressively the number of ATCs will increase up to a 2 pi angular coverage. This setup will exploit both stable and radioactive ion beams delivered by the Tandem-PIAVE-ALPI accelerator complex and the SPES facility. The new implementation of AGATA at LNL will be used in two different configurations, firstly one coupled to the PRISMA large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer and lately a second one at Zero Degrees, along the beam line. These two configurations will allow us to cover a broad physics program, using different reaction mechanisms, such as Coulomb excitation, fusion-evaporation, transfer and fission at energies close to the Coulomb barrier. These setups have been designed to be coupled with a large variety of complementary detectors such as charged particle detectors, neutron detectors, heavy-ion detectors, high-energy gamma-ray arrays, cryogenic and gasjet targets and the plunger device for lifetime measurements. We present in this paper the conceptual design, characteristics and performance figures of this implementation of AGATA at LNL.
Address [Valiente-Dobon, J. J.; Goasduff, A.; Angelini, F.; Balogh, M.; Brugnara, D.; Cocconi, P.; Cogo, A.; Collado, J.; Ertoprak, A.; Galtarossa, F.; Gambalonga, A.; Gongora Servin, B.; Gottardo, A.; Gozzelino, A.; Gulmini, M.; Marchi, T.; Modanese, P.; Napoli, D. R.; Pellumaj, J.; Perez-Vidal, R. M.; Pilotto, E.; Raniero, W.; Rosso, D.; Scarpa, D.; Sedlak, M.; Toniolo, N.; Volpe, V.; Zago, L.; Zanon, I.; Allegrini, M. L.; Benini, D.; Biasotto, M.; Corradi, L.; De Angelis, G.; De Ruvo, L.; Fantinel, S.; Fioretto, E.; Minarello, A.; Stefanini, A. M.] INFN, Lab Nazl Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy, Email: valiente@lnl.infn.it
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier 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:001020811800001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5590
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Author Goasduff, A.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.; Lunardi, S.; Haas, F.; Gadea, A.; de Angelis, G.; Bazzacco, D.; Courtin, S.; Farnea, E.; Gottardo, A.; Michelagnoli, C.; Mengoni, D.; Napoli, D.R.; Recchia, F.; Sahin, E.; Ur, C.A.
Title (up) Counting rate measurements for lifetime experiments using the RDDS method with the new generation gamma-ray array AGATA Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 758 Issue Pages 1-3
Keywords Lifetime measurement; gamma spectroscopy; Counting rate
Abstract The differential Recoil Distance Doppler Shift (RDDS) method after multinucleon transfer (MNT) reactions to measure lifetimes of excited states in neutron-rich nuclei requires the use of a thick energy degrader for the recoiling ejectiles that are then detected in a spectrometer. This type of measurements greatly benefits from the use of the new generation segmented gamma-ray detectors, such as the AGATA demonstrator which offers unprecedented energy and angular resolutions. In order to make an optimized choice of the material and the thickness of the degrader for lifetime measurements using the RODS method after MNT, an experiment has been performed with the AGATA demonstrator. Counting rate measurements for different degraders are presented.
Address [Goasduff, A.; Haas, F.; Courtin, S.] Univ Strasbourg, IPHC, F-67037 Strasbourg, France, Email: Alain.Goasduff@csnsm.in2p3.fr
Corporate Author Thesis
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:000338348900001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1829
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Author Doncel, M.; Gadea, A.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.; Quintana, B.; Modamio, V.; Mengoni, D.; Moller, O.; Dewald, A.; Pietralla, N.
Title (up) Determination of lifetimes of nuclear excited states using the Recoil Distance Doppler Shift Method in combination with magnetic spectrometers Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication European Physical Journal A Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. A
Volume 53 Issue 10 Pages 211 - 5pp
Keywords
Abstract The current work presents the determination of lifetimes of nuclear excited states using the Recoil Distance Doppler Shift Method, in combination with spectrometers for ion identification, normalizing the intensity of the peaks by the ions detected in the spectrometer as a valid technique that produces results comparable to the ones obtained by the conventional shifted-to-unsifted peak ratio method. The technique has been validated using data measured with the gamma-ray array AGATA, the PRISMA spectrometer and the Cologne plunger setup. In this paper a test performed with the AGATA-PRISMA setup at LNL and the advantages of this new approach with respect to the conventional Recoil Distance Doppler Shift Method are discussed.
Address [Doncel, M.; Quintana, B.] Univ Salamanca, Lab Radiac Ionizantes, Salamanca, Spain, Email: doncel@liverpool.ac.uk
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6001 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000413766400001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3346
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Author Mengoni, D.; Duenas, J.A.; Assie, M.; Boiano, C.; John, P.R.; Aliaga, R.J.; Beaumel, D.; Capra, S.; Gadea, A.; Gonzales, V.; Gottardo, A.; Grassi, L.; Herrero-Bosch, V.; Houdy, T.; Martel, I.; Parkar, V.V.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Pullia, A.; Sanchis, E.; Triossi, A.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.
Title (up) Digital pulse-shape analysis with a TRACE early silicon prototype Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 764 Issue Pages 241-246
Keywords Silicon detector; Light-charged particles; Digital pulse shape analysis; Particle identification; Gamma-ray spectroscopy
Abstract A highly segmented silicon-pad detector prototype has been tested to explore the performance of the digital pulse shape analysis in the discrimination of the particles reaching the silicon detector. For the first time a 200 tun thin silicon detector, grown using an ordinary floating zone technique, has been shown to exhibit a level discrimination thanks to the fine segmentation. Light-charged particles down to few MeV have been separated, including their punch-through. A coaxial HPGe detector in time coincidence has further confirmed the quality of the particle discrimination.
Address [Mengoni, D.; John, P. R.; Grassi, L.] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, I-35131 Padua, Italy
Corporate Author Thesis
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:000341987000030 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1929
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Author Modamio, V.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.; Jaworski, G.; Huyuk, T.; Triossi, A.; Egea, J.; Di Nitto, A.; Soderstrom, P.A.; Ros, J.A.; de Angelis, G.; de France, G.; Erduran, M.N.; Erturk, S.; Gadea, A.; Gonzalez, V.; Kownacki, J.; Moszynski, M.; Nyberg, J.; Palacz, M.; Sanchis, E.; Wadsworthm, R.
Title (up) Digital pulse-timing technique for the neutron detector array NEDA Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 775 Issue Pages 71-76
Keywords Digital timing; Constant fraction discriminator; Liquid scintillator; BC501A; Neutron detector; NEDA
Abstract A new digital pulse-timing algorithm, to be used with the future neutron detector array NEDA, has been developed and tested. The time resolution of four 5 in diameter photomultiplier tubes (XP4512, R4144, R11833-100, and ET9390-kb), coupled to a cylindrical 5 in by 5 in BC501A liquict scintillator detector was measured by employing digital sampling electronics and a constant fraction discriminator (CFD) algorithm. The zero crossing of the CM algorithm was obtained with a cubic spline interpolation, which was continuous up to the second derivative. The performance of the algorithm was studied at sampling rates of 500 MS/s and 200 MS/s. The time resolution obtained with the digital electronics was compared to the values acquired with a standard analog CFD. The result of this comparison shows that the time resolution from the analog and the digital measurements at 500 MS/s and at 200 MS/s are within 15% for all the tested photomultiplier tubes.
Address [Modamio, V.; Valiente-Dobon, J. J.; Triossi, A.; de Angelis, G.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy, Email: victor.modamio@lnl.infn.it
Corporate Author Thesis
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:000348040900011 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2093
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Author Fernandez, A.; Hufschmidt, D.; Colaux, J.L.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.; Godinho, V.; Jimenez de Haro, M.C.; Feria, D.; Gadea, A.; Lucas, S.
Title (up) Low gas consumption fabrication of He-3 solid targets for nuclear reactions Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Materials & Design Abbreviated Journal Mater. Des.
Volume 186 Issue Pages 108337 - 10pp
Keywords He-3 solid targets; Quasistatic magnetron sputtering; Low gas consumption; Nuclear reactions; Inverse kinematics; Target stability
Abstract Nanoporous solids that stabilize trapped gas nanobubbles open new possibilities to fabricate solid targets for nuclear reactions. A methodology is described based on the magnetron sputtering (MS) technique operated under quasistatic flux conditions to produce such nanocomposites films with He-3 contents of up to 16 at.% in an amorphous-silicon matrix. In addition to the characteristic low pressure (3-6 Pa) needed for the gas discharge, the method ensures almost complete reduction of the process gas flow during film fabrication. The method could produce similar materials to those obtained under classical dynamic flux conditions for MS. The drastic reduction (>99.5%) of the gas consumption is fundamental for the fabrication of targets with scarce and expensive gases. Si:He-3 and W:He-3 targets are presented together with their microstructural (scanning and transmission electron microscopy, SEM and TEM respectively) and compositional (Ion Beam Analysis, IBA) characterization. The He-3 content achieved was over 1 x 10(18) at/cm(2) for film thicknesses between 1.5 and 3 μm for both Si and W matrices. First experiments to probe the stability of the targets for nuclear reaction studies in inverse kinematics configurations are presented.
Address [Fernandez, Asuncion; Hufschmidt, Dirk; Godinho, Vanda; Jimenez de Haro, Maria C.; Feria, David] Univ Seville, CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Sevilla, Avda Amer Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain, Email: asuncion@icmse.csic.es
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Sci Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0264-1275 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000505221700053 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4239
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Author Valiente-Dobon, J.J. et al; Gadea, A.; Algora, A.
Title (up) Manifestation of the Berry phase in the atomic nucleus Pb-213 Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 816 Issue Pages 136183 - 5pp
Keywords
Abstract The neutron-rich Pb-213 isotope was produced in the fragmentation of a primary 1 GeV A U-238 beam, separated in FRS in mass and atomic number, and then implanted for isomer decay gamma-ray spectroscopy with the RISING setup at GSI. A newly observed isomer and its measured decay properties indicate that states in Pb-213 are characterized by the seniority quantum number that counts the nucleons not in pairs coupled to angular momentum J = 0. The conservation of seniority is a consequence of a geometric phase associated with particle-hole conjugation, which becomes observable in semi-magic nuclei where nucleons half-fill the valence shell. The gamma-ray spectroscopic observables in Pb-213 are thus found to be driven by two mechanisms, particle-hole conjugation and seniority conservation, which are intertwined through a Berry phase.
Address [Valiente-Dobon, J. J.; Gottardo, A.; de Angelis, G.; Goasduff, A.; Napoli, D. R.; Sahin, E.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy, Email: javier.valiente@lnl.infn
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000647421500054 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4820
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Author Jaworski, G.; Palacz, M.; Nyberg, J.; de Angelis, G.; de France, G.; Di Nitto, A.; Egea, F.J.; Erduran, M.N.; Erturk, S.; Farnea, E.; Gadea, A.; Gonzalez, V.; Gottardo, A.; Huyuk, T.; Kownacki, J.; Pipidis, A.; Roeder, B.; Soderstrom, P.A.; Sanchis, E.; Tarnowski, R.; Triossi, A.; Wadsworth, R.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J.
Title (up) Monte Carlo simulation of a single detector unit for the neutron detector array NEDA Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 673 Issue Pages 64-72
Keywords Monte Carlo simulation; BC501; BC501A; BC537; Liquid scintillator; Neutron detector; Geant4; NEDA
Abstract A study of the dimensions and performance of a single detector of the future neutron detector array NEDA was performed by means of Monte Carlo simulations, using GEANT4. Two different liquid scintillators were evaluated: the hydrogen based BC501A and the deuterated BC537. The efficiency and the probability that one neutron will trigger a signal in more than one detector were investigated as a function of the detector size. The simulations were validated comparing the results to experimental measurements performed with two existing neutron detectors, with different geometries, based on the liquid scintillator BC501.
Address [Jaworski, G.; Palacz, M.; Kownacki, J.; Tarnowski, R.] Univ Warsaw, Heavy Ion Lab, PL-02093 Warsaw, Poland, Email: palacz@slcj.uw.edu.pl
Corporate Author Thesis
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:000301813500009 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 944
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