PT Journal
AU n_TOF Collaboration (Weiss, Cea
   Domingo-Pardo, C
   Giubrone, G
   Tain, JL
TI The (n,alpha) Reaction in the s-process Branching Point Ni-59
SO Nuclear Data Sheets
JI Nucl. Data Sheets
PY 2014
BP 208
EP 210
VL 120
DI 10.1016/j.nds.2014.07.048
LA English
AB The (n,alpha) reaction in the radioactive Ni-59 is of relevance in nuclear astrophysics as Ni-59 can be considered as the first branching point in the astrophysical s-process. Its relevance in nuclear technology is especially related to material embrittlement in stainless steel. However, there is a discrepancy between available experimental data and the evaluated nuclear data files for this reaction. At the n_TOF facility at CERN, a dedicated system based on sCVD diamond diodes was set up to measure the Ni-59(n,alpha)Fe-56 cross section. The results of this measurement, with special emphasis on the dominant resonance at 203 eV, are presented here.
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