%0 Journal Article
%T Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF
%A n_TOF Collaboration (Domingo-Pardo, C. et al
%A Babiano-Suarez, V.
%A Balibrea-Correa, J.
%A Caballero, L.
%A Ladarescu, I.
%A Lerendegui-Marco, J.
%A Tain, J. L.
%A Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.
%J European Physical Journal A
%D 2023
%V 59
%N 1
%I Springer
%@ 1434-6001
%G English
%F n_TOFCollaborationDomingo-Pardo_etal2023
%O WOS:000926364900001
%O exported from refbase (https://references.ific.uv.es/refbase/show.php?record=5479), last updated on Mon, 06 Mar 2023 07:43:37 +0000
%X This article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of (n, gamma ) data of astrophysical interest at CERN n_TOF. The MC-aided analysis methodology for the use of low-efficiency radiation detectors in time-of-flight neutron-capture measurements is discussed, with particular emphasis on the systematic accuracy. Several recent instrumental advances are also presented, such as the development of total-energy detectors with gamma- ray imaging capability for background suppression, and the development of an array of small-volume organic scintilla tors aimed at exploiting the high instantaneous neutron-flux of EAR2. Finally, astrophysics prospects related to the intermediate i neutron-capture process of nucleosynthesis are discussed in the context of the new NEAR activation area.
%R 10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00876-7
%U https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.02163
%U https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00876-7
%P 8 - 11pp