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Domingo-Pardo, C. |
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Beta-delayed neutron emission: first measurements in the heavy mass region and future prospects |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2016 |
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Acta Physica Polonica B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acta Phys. Pol. B |
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47 |
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3 |
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729-737 |
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Beta-delayed neutrons play a key role in the formation of heavy elements in explosive stellar environments. The final r-process abundance distribution, including the rare-earth peak, is tailored to a large extent by the neutrons released after the beta decay of very exotic neutron-rich nuclei encountered along the r-process path and during the freeze-out phase. Such scenarios involve a vast amount of – yet undiscovered – nuclei, and most of them are expected to be neutron emitters. In this respect, existing beta-delayed neutron emission data is rather scarce, spanning from the lightest isotopes up to the region of the fission-fragments with masses up to A similar to 150. This contribution gives an overview on the latest measurements of neutron branching ratios in the heavy mass region around N = 126, which was practically unexplored in the past. Present plans to access very exotic nuclei at the RIB-facility of RIKEN in the framework of the BRIKEN project, are presented, together with the expected impact in r-process nucleosynthesis studies. |
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[Domingo-Pardo, C.; S410 GSI Collaboration; BRIKEN Collaboration] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Valencia, Spain |
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego |
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0587-4254 |
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WOS:000373495500015 |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2623 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Guerrero, C. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Giubrone, G.; Tain, J.L. |
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Performance of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. A |
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49 |
Issue |
2 |
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27 - 15pp |
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The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF features a white neutron source produced by spallation through 20 GeV/c protons impinging on a lead target. The facility, aiming primarily at the measurement of neutron-induced reaction cross sections, was operating at CERN between 2001 and 2004, and then underwent a major upgrade in 2008. This paper presents in detail all the characteristics of the new neutron beam in the currently available configurations, which correspond to two different collimation systems and two choices of neutron moderator. The characteristics discussed include the intensity and energy dependence of the neutron flux, the spatial profile of the beam, the in-beam background components and the energy resolution/broadening. The discussion of these features is based on dedicated measurements and Monte Carlo simulations, and includes estimations of the systematic uncertainties of the mentioned quantities. |
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[Guerrero, C.; Tsinganis, A.; Berthoumieux, E.; Weiss, C.; Chiaveri, E.; Calviani, M.; Vlachoudis, V.; Andriamonje, S.; Boccone, V.; Brugger, M.; Cerutti, F.; Chin, M.; Ferrari, A.; Hernandez-Prieto, A.; Kadi, Y.; Losito, R.; Roman, F.; Rubbia, C.; Versaci, R.] CERN, European Org Nucl Res, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland, Email: carlos.guerrero@cern.ch |
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Springer |
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1434-6001 |
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WOS:000315601600011 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1358 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Belloni, F. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
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Measurement of the neutron-induced fission cross-section of Am-241 at the time-of-flight facility n_TOF |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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European Physical Journal A |
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Eur. Phys. J. A |
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49 |
Issue |
1 |
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2 - 6pp |
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The neutron-induced fission cross-section of Am-241 has been measured relative to the standard fission cross-section of U-235 between 0.5 and 20 MeV. The experiment was performed at the CERN nTOF facility. Fission fragments were detected by a fast ionization chamber by discriminating against the alpha-particles from the high radioactivity of the samples. The high instantaneous neutron flux and the low background of the nTOF facility enabled us to obtain uncertainties of approximate to 5%. With the present results it was possible to resolve discrepancies between previous data sets and to confirm current evaluations, thus providing important information for design studies of future reactors with improved fuel burn-up. |
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1434-6001 |
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WOS:000315048100002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1399 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Barbagallo, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Giubrone, G.; Tain, J.L. |
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High-accuracy determination of the neutron flux at n_TOF |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. A |
| Volume |
49 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
156 - 11pp |
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The neutron flux of the nTOF facility at CERN was measured, after installation of the new spallation target, with four different systems based on three neutron-converting reactions, which represent accepted cross sections standards in different energy regions. A careful comparison and combination of the different measurements allowed us to reach an unprecedented accuracy on the energy dependence of the neutron flux in the very wide range (thermal to 1 GeV) that characterizes the nTOF neutron beam. This is a pre-requisite for the high accuracy of cross section measurements at n_TOF. An unexpected anomaly in the neutron-induced fission cross section of U-235 is observed in the energy region between 10 and 30keV, hinting at a possible overestimation of this important cross section, well above currently assigned uncertainties. |
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[Barbagallo, M.; Colonna, N.; Mastromarco, M.; Meaze, M.; Tagliente, G.; Variale, V.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, I-70125 Bari, Italy, Email: massimo.barbagallo@ba.infn.it |
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1434-6001 |
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WOS:000328351000001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1663 |
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Huyuk, T. et al; Gadea, A.; Aliaga-Varea, R.J.; Domingo-Pardo, C. |
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Conceptual design of the early implementation of the NEutron Detector Array (NEDA) with AGATA |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. A |
| Volume |
52 |
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3 |
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55 - 8pp |
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The NEutron Detector Array (NEDA) project aims at the construction of a new high-efficiency compact neutron detector array to be coupled with large gamma-ray arrays such as AGATA. The application of NEDA ranges from its use as selective neutron multiplicity filter for fusion-evaporation reaction to a large solid angle neutron tagging device. In the present work, possible configurations for the NEDA coupled with the Neutron Wall for the early implementation with AGATA has been simulated, using Monte Carlo techniques, in order to evaluate their performance figures. The goal of this early NEDA implementation is to improve, with respect to previous instruments, efficiency and capability to select multiplicity for fusion-evaporation reaction channels in which 1, 2 or 3 neutrons are emitted. Each NEDA detector unit has the shape of a regular hexagonal prism with a volume of about 3.23 l and it is filled with the EJ301 liquid scintillator, that presents good neutron-gamma discrimination properties. The simulations have been performed using a fusion-evaporation event generator that has been validated with a set of experimental data obtained in the Ni-58 + Fe-56 reaction measured with the Neutron Wall detector array. |
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[Hueyuek, Tayfun; Gadea, Andres; Jose Aliaga-Varea, Ramon; Domingo-Pardo, Cesar] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: huyuk@ific.uv.es |
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WOS:000372866900001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2607 |
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