TY  - JOUR
AU  - n_TOF Collaboration (Domingo-Pardo, C. et al
AU  - Babiano-Suarez, V.
AU  - Balibrea-Correa, J.
AU  - Caballero, L.
AU  - Ladarescu, I.
AU  - Lerendegui-Marco, J.
AU  - Tain, J. L.
AU  - Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023//
TI  - Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF
T2  - Eur. Phys. J. A
JO  - European Physical Journal A
SP  - 8 - 11pp
VL  - 59
IS  - 1
PB  - Springer
AB  - 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.
SN  - 1434-6001
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.02163
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00876-7
DO  - 10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00876-7
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:000926364900001
ID  - n_TOFCollaborationDomingo-Pardo_etal2023
ER  -