학술논문

Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
Domingo-Pardo, C.Babiano-Suarez, V.Balibrea-Correa, J.Caballero, L.Ladarescu, I.Lerendegui-Marco, J.Tain, J. L.Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.Aberle, O.Alcayne, V.Altieri, S.Amaducci, S.Andrzejewski, J.Bacak, M.Beltrami, C.Bennett, S.Bernardes, A. P.Berthoumieux, E.Boromiza, M.Bosnar, D.Caamaño, M.Calviño, F.Calviani, M.Cano-Ott, D.Casanovas, A.Cerutti, F.Cescutti, G.Chasapoglou, S.Chiaveri, E.Chiera, N. M.Colombetti, P.Colonna, N.Camprini, P. ConsoleCortés, G.Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.Cosentino, L.Cristallo, S.Dellmann, S.Di Castro, M.Di Maria, S.Diakaki, M.Dietz, M.Dressler, R.Dupont, E.Durán, I.Eleme, Z.Fargier, S.Fernández, B.Fernández-Domínguez, B.Finocchiaro, P.Fiore, S.Furman, V.García-Infantes, F.Gawlik-Ramiega, A.Gervino, G.Gilardoni, S.González-Romero, E.Guerrero, C.Gunsing, F.Gustavino0, C.Heyse, J.Hillman, W.Jenkins, D. G.Jericha, E.Junghans, A.Kadi, Y.Kaperoni, K.Käppeler, F.Kaur, G.Kimura, A.Knapová, I.Koester, U.Kokkoris, M.Kopatch, Y.Krtička, M.Kyritsis, N.Lederer-Woods, C.Lerner, G.Manna, A.Martínez, T.Masi, A.Massimi, C.Mastinu, P.Mastromarco, M.Maugeri, E. A.Mazzone, A.Mendoza, E.Mengoni, A.Milazzo, P. M.Mönch, I.Mucciola, R.Murtas, F.Musacchio-Gonzalez, E.Musumarra, A.Negret, A.de Rada, A. PérezPérez-Maroto, P.Patronis, N.Pavón-Rodríguez, J. A.Pellegriti, M. G.Perkowski, J.Petrone, C.Pirovano, E.Plaza, J.Pomp, S.Porras, I.Praena, J.Quesada, J. M.Reifarth, R.Rochman, D.Romanets, Y.Rubbia, C.Sánchez, A.Sabaté-Gilarte, M.Schillebeeckx, P.Schumann, D.Sekhar, A.Smith, A. G.Sosnin, N. V.Stamati, M.Sturniolo, A.Tagliente, G.Tarrío, D.Torres-Sánchez, P.Turko, J.Urlass, S.Vagena, E.Valenta, S.Variale, V.Vaz, P.Vecchio, G.Vescovi, D.Vlachoudis, V.Vlastou, R.Wallner, T.Woods, P. J.Wright, T.Zarrella, R.Žugec, P.
Source
The European Physical Journal A 59, 8 (2023)
Subject
Nuclear Experiment
Language
Abstract
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 scintillators 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.
Comment: preprint submitted to the European Physical Journal A, 11 pages, 4 figures