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<button class="button is-small is-link">Go</button> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div> <ol class="breathe-horizontal" start="1"> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.18969">arXiv:2411.18969</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.18969">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2411.18969">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Towards a new generation of solid total-energy detectors for neutron-capture time-of-flight experiments with intense neutron beams </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Balibrea-Correa%2C+J">J. Balibrea-Correa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Babiano-Suarez%2C+V">V. Babiano-Suarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerendegui-Marco%2C+J">J. Lerendegui-Marco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Domingo-Pardo%2C+C">C. Domingo-Pardo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ladarescu%2C+I">I. Ladarescu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tarife%C3%B1o-Saldivia%2C+A">A. Tarife帽o-Saldivia</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=de+la+Fuente-Rosales%2C+G">G. de la Fuente-Rosales</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gameiro%2C+B">B. Gameiro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Zaitseva%2C+N">N. Zaitseva</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alcayne%2C+V">V. Alcayne</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cano-Ott%2C+D">D. Cano-Ott</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-Romero%2C+E">E. Gonz谩lez-Romero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez%2C+T">T. Mart铆nez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mendoza%2C+E">E. Mendoza</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=de+Rada%2C+A+P">A. P茅rez de Rada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Olmo%2C+J+P">J. Plaza del Olmo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=S%C3%A1nchez-Caballero%2C+A">A. S谩nchez-Caballero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Casanovas%2C+A">A. Casanovas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvi%C3%B1o%2C+F">F. Calvi帽o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Valenta%2C+S">S. Valenta</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Altieri%2C+S">S. Altieri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a> , et al. (112 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2411.18969v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Challenging neutron-capture cross-section measurements of small cross sections and samples with a very limited number of atoms require high-flux time-of-flight facilities. In turn, such facilities need innovative detection setups that are fast, have low sensitivity to neutrons, can quickly recover from the so-called $纬$-flash, and offer the highest possible detection sensitivity. In this paper, we… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2411.18969v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2411.18969v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2411.18969v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Challenging neutron-capture cross-section measurements of small cross sections and samples with a very limited number of atoms require high-flux time-of-flight facilities. In turn, such facilities need innovative detection setups that are fast, have low sensitivity to neutrons, can quickly recover from the so-called $纬$-flash, and offer the highest possible detection sensitivity. In this paper, we present several steps toward such advanced systems. Specifically, we describe the performance of a high-sensitivity experimental setup at CERN n\_TOF EAR2. It consists of nine sTED detector modules in a compact cylindrical configuration, two conventional used large-volume C$_{6}$D$_{6}$ detectors, and one LaCl$_{3}$(Ce) detector. The performance of these detection systems is compared using $^{93}$Nb($n$,$纬$) data. We also developed a detailed \textsc{Geant4} Monte Carlo model of the experimental EAR2 setup, which allows for a better understanding of the detector features, including their efficiency determination. This Monte Carlo model has been used for further optimization, thus leading to a new conceptual design of a $纬$ detector array, STAR, based on a deuterated-stilbene crystal array. Finally, the suitability of deuterated-stilbene crystals for the future STAR array is investigaged experimentally utilizing a small stilbene-d12 prototype. The results suggest a similar or superior performance of STAR with respect to other setups based on liquid-scintillators, and allow for additional features such as neutron-gamma discrimination and a higher level of customization capability. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2411.18969v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2411.18969v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 28 November, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2024. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.01365">arXiv:2311.01365</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.01365">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2311.01365">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Pushing the high count rate limits of scintillation detectors for challenging neutron-capture experiments </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Correa%2C+J+B">J. Balibrea Correa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerendegui-Marco%2C+J">J. Lerendegui-Marco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Babiano-Suarez%2C+V">V. Babiano-Suarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Domingo-Pardo%2C+C">C. Domingo-Pardo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ladarescu%2C+I">I. Ladarescu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tarife%C3%B1o-Saldivia%2C+A">A. Tarife帽o-Saldivia</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alcayne%2C+V">V. Alcayne</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cano-Ott%2C+D">D. Cano-Ott</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez-Romero%2C+E">E. Gonz谩lez-Romero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mart%C3%ADnez%2C+T">T. Mart铆nez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mendoza%2C+E">E. Mendoza</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=de+Rada%2C+A+P">A. P茅rez de Rada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=del+Olmo%2C+J+P">J. Plaza del Olmo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=S%C3%A1nchez-Caballero%2C+A">A. S谩nchez-Caballero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Casanovas%2C+A">A. Casanovas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvi%C3%B1o%2C+F">F. Calvi帽o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Valenta%2C+S">S. Valenta</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Altieri%2C+S">S. Altieri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Beltrami%2C+C">C. Beltrami</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bennett%2C+S">S. Bennett</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bernardes%2C+A+P">A. P. Bernardes</a> , et al. (109 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.01365v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> One of the critical aspects for the accurate determination of neutron capture cross sections when combining time-of-flight and total energy detector techniques is the characterization and control of systematic uncertainties associated to the measuring devices. In this work we explore the most conspicuous effects associated to harsh count rate conditions: dead-time and pile-up effects. Both effects… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.01365v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2311.01365v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.01365v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> One of the critical aspects for the accurate determination of neutron capture cross sections when combining time-of-flight and total energy detector techniques is the characterization and control of systematic uncertainties associated to the measuring devices. In this work we explore the most conspicuous effects associated to harsh count rate conditions: dead-time and pile-up effects. Both effects, when not properly treated, can lead to large systematic uncertainties and bias in the determination of neutron cross sections. In the majority of neutron capture measurements carried out at the CERN n\_TOF facility, the detectors of choice are the C$_{6}$D$_{6}$ liquid-based either in form of large-volume cells or recently commissioned sTED detector array, consisting of much smaller-volume modules. To account for the aforementioned effects, we introduce a Monte Carlo model for these detectors mimicking harsh count rate conditions similar to those happening at the CERN n\_TOF 20~m fligth path vertical measuring station. The model parameters are extracted by comparison with the experimental data taken at the same facility during 2022 experimental campaign. We propose a novel methodology to consider both, dead-time and pile-up effects simultaneously for these fast detectors and check the applicability to experimental data from $^{197}$Au($n$,$纬$), including the saturated 4.9~eV resonance which is an important component of normalization for neutron cross section measurements. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.01365v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2311.01365v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 2 November, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2023. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.13323">arXiv:2211.13323</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2211.13323">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2211.13323">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> A detector system for 'absolute' measurements of fission cross sections at n_TOF in the energy range below 200 MeV </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Pirovano%2C+E">E. Pirovano</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Manna%2C+A">A. Manna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Colonna%2C+N">N. Colonna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camprini%2C+P+C">P. Console Camprini</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cosentino%2C+L">L. Cosentino</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dietz%2C+M">M. Dietz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ducasse%2C+Q">Q. Ducasse</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Finocchiaro%2C+P">P. Finocchiaro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Massimi%2C+C">C. Massimi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mengoni%2C+A">A. Mengoni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nolte%2C+R">R. Nolte</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Radeck%2C+D">D. Radeck</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tassan-Got%2C+L">L. Tassan-Got</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Terranova%2C+N">N. Terranova</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Vannini%2C+G">G. Vannini</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2211.13323v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> A new measurement of the $^{235}$U(n,f) cross section was performed at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. The experiment focused on neutron energies from 20 MeV to several hundred MeV, and was normalized to neutron scattering on hydrogen. This is a measurement first of its kind at this facility, in an energy range that was until now not often explored, so the detector development p… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2211.13323v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2211.13323v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2211.13323v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> A new measurement of the $^{235}$U(n,f) cross section was performed at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN. The experiment focused on neutron energies from 20 MeV to several hundred MeV, and was normalized to neutron scattering on hydrogen. This is a measurement first of its kind at this facility, in an energy range that was until now not often explored, so the detector development phase was crucial for its success. Two detectors are presented, a parallel plate fission chamber (PPFC) and a recoil proton telescope (RPT), both dedicated to perform measurements in the incident neutron energy range from 30 MeV to 200 MeV. The experiment was designed to minimize statistical uncertainties in the allocated run time. Several efforts were made to ensure that the systematic effects were understood and under control. The results show that the detectors are suited for measurements at n_TOF above 30 MeV, and indicate the path for possible future lines of development. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2211.13323v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2211.13323v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 28 November, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 22 November, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Added acknowledgement to Euratom funding</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.12427">arXiv:2211.12427</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2211.12427">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2211.12427">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/18/04/P04024">10.1088/1748-0221/18/04/P04024 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Recoil Proton Telescopes and Parallel Plate Avalanche Counters for the $^{235}$U(n,f) cross section measurement relative to H(n,n)H between 10 and 450 MeV neutron energy </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Manna%2C+A">A. Manna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Pirovano%2C+E">E. Pirovano</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Castelluccio%2C+D+M">D. M. Castelluccio</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Colonna%2C+N">N. Colonna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Camprini%2C+P+C">P. Console Camprini</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cosentino%2C+L">L. Cosentino</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dietz%2C+M">M. Dietz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ducasse%2C+Q">Q. Ducasse</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Finocchiaro%2C+P">P. Finocchiaro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Naour%2C+C+L">C. Le Naour</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Meo%2C+S+L">S. Lo Meo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mastromarco%2C+M">M. Mastromarco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Massimi%2C+C">C. Massimi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mengoni%2C+A">A. Mengoni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Milazzo%2C+P+M">P. M. Milazzo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mingrone%2C+F">F. Mingrone</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Nolte%2C+R">R. Nolte</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Piscopo%2C+M">M. Piscopo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Radeck%2C+D">D. Radeck</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Spelta%2C+M">M. Spelta</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tassan-Got%2C+L">L. Tassan-Got</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Terranova%2C+N">N. Terranova</a> , et al. (1 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2211.12427v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> With the aim of measuring the $^{235}$U(n,f) cross section at the n\_TOF facility at CERN over a wide neutron energy range, a detection system consisting of two fission detectors and three detectors for neutron flux determination was realized. The neutron flux detectors are Recoil Proton Telescopes (RPT), based on scintillators and solid state detectors, conceived to detect recoil protons from the… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2211.12427v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2211.12427v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2211.12427v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> With the aim of measuring the $^{235}$U(n,f) cross section at the n\_TOF facility at CERN over a wide neutron energy range, a detection system consisting of two fission detectors and three detectors for neutron flux determination was realized. The neutron flux detectors are Recoil Proton Telescopes (RPT), based on scintillators and solid state detectors, conceived to detect recoil protons from the neutron-proton elastic scattering reaction. This system, along with a fission chamber and an array of parallel plate avalanche counters for fission event detection, was installed for the measurement at the n\_TOF facility in 2018, at CERN. An overview of the performances of two RPTs - especially developed for this measurement - and of the parallel plate avalanche counters are described in this article. In particular, the characterization in terms of detection efficiency by Monte Carlo simulations and response to neutron beam, the study of the background, dead time correction and characterization of the samples, are reported. The results of the present investigation show that the performances of these detectors are suitable for accurate measurements of fission reaction cross sections in the range from 10 to 450~MeV. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2211.12427v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2211.12427v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 January, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 22 November, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2022. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04443">arXiv:2209.04443</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2209.04443">pdf</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics">astro-ph.IM</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The CERN n TOF NEAR station for astrophysics- and application-related neutron activation measurements </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Patronis%2C+N">N. Patronis</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mengoni%2C+A">A. Mengoni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Colonna%2C+N">N. Colonna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cecchetto%2C+M">M. Cecchetto</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Domingo-Pardo%2C+C">C. Domingo-Pardo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerendegui-Marco%2C+J">J. Lerendegui-Marco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gervino%2C+G">G. Gervino</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Stamati%2C+M+E">M. E. Stamati</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Goula%2C+S">S. Goula</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bernardes%2C+A+P">A. P. Bernardes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mastromarco%2C+M">M. Mastromarco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Manna%2C+A">A. Manna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Vlastou%2C+R">R. Vlastou</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Massimi%2C+C">C. Massimi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calviani%2C+M">M. Calviani</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alcayne%2C+V">V. Alcayne</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Altieri%2C+S">S. Altieri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Babiano-Suarez%2C+V">V. Babiano-Suarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Balibrea%2C+J">J. Balibrea</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Beltrami%2C+C">C. Beltrami</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bennett%2C+S">S. Bennett</a> , et al. (108 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2209.04443v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> A new experimental area, the NEAR station, has recently been built at the CERN n TOF facility, at a short distance from the spallation target (1.5 m). The new area, characterized by a neutron beam of very high flux, has been designed with the purpose of performing activation measurements of interest for astrophysics and various applications. The beam is transported from the spallation target to th… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2209.04443v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2209.04443v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2209.04443v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> A new experimental area, the NEAR station, has recently been built at the CERN n TOF facility, at a short distance from the spallation target (1.5 m). The new area, characterized by a neutron beam of very high flux, has been designed with the purpose of performing activation measurements of interest for astrophysics and various applications. The beam is transported from the spallation target to the NEAR station through a hole in the shielding wall of the target, inside which a collimator is inserted. The new area is complemented with a 纬-ray spectroscopy laboratory, the GEAR station, equipped with a high efficiency HPGe detector, for the measurement of the activity resulting from irradiation of a sample in the NEAR station. The use of a moderator/filter assembly is envisaged, in order to produce a neutron beam of Maxwellian shape at different thermal energies, necessary for the measurement of Maxwellian Averaged Cross Sections of astrophysical interest. A new fast-cycling activation technique is also being investigated, for measurements of reactions leading to isotopes of very short half life. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2209.04443v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2209.04443v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 5 September, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2022. </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.12809">arXiv:2202.12809</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.12809">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2202.12809">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Accelerator Physics">physics.acc-ph</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.25.103001">10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.25.103001 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Design development and implementation of an irradiation station at the neutron time-of-flight facility at CERN </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ferrari%2C+M">M. Ferrari</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Senajova%2C+D">D. Senajova</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aguiar%2C+Y">Y. Aguiar</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Baillard%2C+D">D. Baillard</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bernardes%2C+A+-">A. -P. Bernardes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Buonocore%2C+L">L. Buonocore</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cecchetto%2C+M">M. Cecchetto</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Clerc%2C+V">V. Clerc</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Di+Castro%2C+M">M. Di Castro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alia%2C+R+G">R. Garcia Alia</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Girod%2C+S">S. Girod</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Grenard%2C+J+-">J. -L. Grenard</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Kershaw%2C+K">K. Kershaw</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerner%2C+G">G. Lerner</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Maeder%2C+M">M. Maeder</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Makovec%2C+A">A. Makovec</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mengoni%2C+A">A. Mengoni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ornedo%2C+M+P">M. Perez Ornedo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Pozzi%2C+F">F. Pozzi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Almagro%2C+C+V">C. V. Almagro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calviani%2C+M">M. Calviani</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2202.12809v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> A new parasitic, mixed-field, neutron-dominated irradiation station has been recently commissioned at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN). The station is installed in the Neutron Time-Of-Flight (n\_TOF) facility, taking advantage of the secondary radiation produced by the neutron spallation target. The new station allows radiation damage studies to be performed in irradiation condi… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2202.12809v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2202.12809v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2202.12809v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> A new parasitic, mixed-field, neutron-dominated irradiation station has been recently commissioned at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN). The station is installed in the Neutron Time-Of-Flight (n\_TOF) facility, taking advantage of the secondary radiation produced by the neutron spallation target. The new station allows radiation damage studies to be performed in irradiation conditions that are closer to the ones encountered during the operation of particle accelerators; the irradiation tests carried out in the station will be complementary to the standard tests on materials, usually performed with gamma sources. Samples will be exposed to neutron doses in the MGy range per year, with minimal impact on the n TOF facility operation. The station has twenty-four irradiation positions, each hosting up to 100 cm3 of sample material. In view of its proximity to the n\_TOF target, inside protective shielding, the irradiation station and its operating procedures have been carefully developed taking into account the safety of personnel and to avoid any unwanted impact on the operation of the n\_TOF facility and experiments. Due to the residual radioactivity of the whole area around the n\_TOF target and of the irradiated samples, access to the irradiation station is forbidden to human operators even when the n\_TOF facility is not in operation. Robots are used for the remote installation and retrieval of the samples, and other optimizations of the handling procedures were developed in compliance with radiation protection regulations and the aim of minimizing doses to personnel. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2202.12809v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2202.12809v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 June, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 25 February, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 25, 103001 (2022) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.10374">arXiv:2012.10374</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2012.10374">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2012.10374">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics">astro-ph.IM</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00507-7">10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00507-7 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Babiano-Su%C3%A1rez%2C+V">V. Babiano-Su谩rez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerendegui-Marco%2C+J">J. Lerendegui-Marco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Balibrea-Correa%2C+J">J. Balibrea-Correa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Caballero%2C+L">L. Caballero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvo%2C+D">D. Calvo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ladarescu%2C+I">I. Ladarescu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Domingo-Pardo%2C+C">C. Domingo-Pardo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvi%C3%B1o%2C+F">F. Calvi帽o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Casanovas%2C+A">A. Casanovas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tarife%C3%B1o-Saldivia%2C+A">A. Tarife帽o-Saldivia</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alcayne%2C+V">V. Alcayne</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guerrero%2C+C">C. Guerrero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mill%C3%A1n-Callado%2C+M+A">M. A. Mill谩n-Callado</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gonz%C3%A1lez%2C+M+T+R">M. T. Rodr铆guez Gonz谩lez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Audouin%2C+L">L. Audouin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bennett%2C+S">S. Bennett</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Berthoumieux%2C+E">E. Berthoumieux</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Billowes%2C+J">J. Billowes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bosnar%2C+D">D. Bosnar</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Brown%2C+A">A. Brown</a> , et al. (110 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2012.10374v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in ($n,纬$) cross-section measurements using time-of-flight technique. This work presents the first experimental validation of the i-TED apparatus for high-resolution time-of-flight experiments and demonstrates for the first time the concept proposed for background reje… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2012.10374v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2012.10374v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2012.10374v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in ($n,纬$) cross-section measurements using time-of-flight technique. This work presents the first experimental validation of the i-TED apparatus for high-resolution time-of-flight experiments and demonstrates for the first time the concept proposed for background rejection. To this aim both $^{197}$Au($n,纬$) and $^{56}$Fe($n, 纬$) reactions were measured at CERN n\_TOF using an i-TED demonstrator based on only three position-sensitive detectors. Two \cds detectors were also used to benchmark the performance of i-TED. The i-TED prototype built for this study shows a factor of $\sim$3 higher detection sensitivity than state-of-the-art \cds detectors in the $\sim$10~keV neutron energy range of astrophysical interest. This paper explores also the perspectives of further enhancement in performance attainable with the final i-TED array consisting of twenty position-sensitive detectors and new analysis methodologies based on Machine-Learning techniques. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2012.10374v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2012.10374v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 December, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">16 pages, 16 figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.06972">arXiv:1911.06972</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.06972">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1911.06972">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1668/1/012013">10.1088/1742-6596/1668/1/012013 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Review and new concepts for neutron-capture measurements of astrophysical interest </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Domingo-Pardo%2C+C">C. Domingo-Pardo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Babiano-Suarez%2C+V">V. Babiano-Suarez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Balibrea-Correa%2C+J">J. Balibrea-Correa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Caballero%2C+L">L. Caballero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ladarescu%2C+I">I. Ladarescu</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Lerendegui-Marco%2C+J">J. Lerendegui-Marco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tain%2C+J+L">J. L. Tain</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvi%C3%B1o%2C+F">F. Calvi帽o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Casanovas%2C+A">A. Casanovas</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Segarra%2C+A">A. Segarra</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Tarife%C3%B1o-Saldivia%2C+A+E">A. E. Tarife帽o-Saldivia</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Guerrero%2C+C">C. Guerrero</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mill%C3%A1n-Callado%2C+M+A">M. A. Mill谩n-Callado</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Quesada%2C+J+M">J. M. Quesada</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Rodr%C3%ADguez-Gonz%C3%A1lez%2C+M+T">M. T. Rodr铆guez-Gonz谩lez</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Alcayne%2C+V">V. Alcayne</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Audouin%2C+L">L. Audouin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bennett%2C+S">S. Bennett</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Berthoumieux%2C+E">E. Berthoumieux</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bosnar%2C+D">D. Bosnar</a> , et al. (106 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1911.06972v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The idea of slow-neutron capture nucleosynthesis formulated in 1957 triggered a tremendous experimental effort in different laboratories worldwide to measure the relevant nuclear physics input quantities, namely ($n,纬$) cross sections over the stellar temperature range (from few eV up to several hundred keV) for most of the isotopes involved from Fe up to Bi. A brief historical review focused on t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1911.06972v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1911.06972v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1911.06972v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The idea of slow-neutron capture nucleosynthesis formulated in 1957 triggered a tremendous experimental effort in different laboratories worldwide to measure the relevant nuclear physics input quantities, namely ($n,纬$) cross sections over the stellar temperature range (from few eV up to several hundred keV) for most of the isotopes involved from Fe up to Bi. A brief historical review focused on total energy detectors will be presented to illustrate how, advances in instrumentation have led, over the years, to the assessment and discovery of many new aspects of $s$-process nucleosynthesis and to the progressive refinement of theoretical models of stellar evolution. A summary will be presented on current efforts to develop new detection concepts, such as the Total-Energy Detector with $纬$-ray imaging capability (i-TED). The latter is based on the simultaneous combination of Compton imaging with neutron time-of-flight (TOF) techniques, in order to achieve a superior level of sensitivity and selectivity in the measurement of stellar neutron capture rates. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1911.06972v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1911.06972v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 16 November, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics IX - Conference Proceedings</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.01178">arXiv:1708.01178</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1708.01178">pdf</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.12.025">10.1016/j.nima.2017.12.025 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the 7Be(n,p)7Li reaction at n_TOF </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mastromarco%2C+M">M. Mastromarco</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Perkowski%2C+J">J. Perkowski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Damone%2C+L+A">L. A. Damone</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Gawlik%2C+A">A. Gawlik</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cosentino%2C+L">L. Cosentino</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Finocchiaro%2C+P">P. Finocchiaro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Maugeri%2C+E+A">E. A. Maugeri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mazzone%2C+A">A. Mazzone</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dressler%2C+R">R. Dressler</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Heinitz%2C+S">S. Heinitz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Kivel%2C+N">N. Kivel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Schumann%2C+D">D. Schumann</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Colonna%2C+N">N. Colonna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Amaducci%2C+S">S. Amaducci</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Audouin%2C+L">L. Audouin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Balibrea%2C+J">J. Balibrea</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99%2C+F">F. Be膷v谩艡</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bellia%2C+G">G. Bellia</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Berthoumieux%2C+E">E. Berthoumieux</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Billowes%2C+J">J. Billowes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bosnar%2C+D">D. Bosnar</a> , et al. (103 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1708.01178v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Following the completion of the second neutron beam line and the related experimental area (EAR2) at the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN, several experiments were planned and performed. The high instantaneous neutron flux available in EAR2 allows to investigate neutron indiced reactions with charged particles in the exit channel even employing targets made out of small amounts of short-liv… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1708.01178v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1708.01178v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1708.01178v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Following the completion of the second neutron beam line and the related experimental area (EAR2) at the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN, several experiments were planned and performed. The high instantaneous neutron flux available in EAR2 allows to investigate neutron indiced reactions with charged particles in the exit channel even employing targets made out of small amounts of short-lived radioactive isotopes. After the successful measurement of the 7Be(n,伪)伪 cross section, the 7Be(n,p)7Li reaction was studied in order to provide still missing cross section data of relevance for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), in an attempt to find a solution to the cosmological Lithium abundance problem. This paper describes the experimental setup employed in such a measurement and its characterization. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1708.01178v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1708.01178v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 3 August, 2017; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> August 2017. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Report number:</span> CERN-EP-DRAFT-MISC-2017-002 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.00181">arXiv:1604.00181</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.00181">pdf</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="High Energy Physics - Experiment">hep-ex</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.089">10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.089 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the 7Be(n,伪)伪 reaction at n_TOF </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cosentino%2C+L">L. Cosentino</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Musumarra%2C+A">A. Musumarra</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Pappalardo%2C+A">A. Pappalardo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Colonna%2C+N">N. Colonna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Damone%2C+L">L. Damone</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Piscopo%2C+M">M. Piscopo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Finocchiaro%2C+P">P. Finocchiaro</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Maugeri%2C+E">E. Maugeri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Heinitz%2C+S">S. Heinitz</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Schumann%2C+D">D. Schumann</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Dressler%2C+R">R. Dressler</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Kivel%2C+N">N. Kivel</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Aberle%2C+O">O. Aberle</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Audouin%2C+L">L. Audouin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ayranov%2C+M">M. Ayranov</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bacak%2C+M">M. Bacak</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barros%2C+S">S. Barros</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Balibrea-Correa%2C+J">J. Balibrea-Correa</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Beecares%2C+V">V. Beecares</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Becvar%2C+F">F. Becvar</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Beinrucker%2C+C">C. Beinrucker</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Berthoumieux%2C+E">E. Berthoumieux</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Billowes%2C+J">J. Billowes</a> , et al. (107 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1604.00181v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The newly built second experimental area EAR2 of the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN allows to perform (n, charged particles) experiments on short-lived highly radioactive targets. This paper describes a detection apparatus and the experimental procedure for the determination of the cross-section of the 7Be(n,伪) reaction, which represents one of the focal points toward the solution of the… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1604.00181v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1604.00181v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1604.00181v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The newly built second experimental area EAR2 of the n_TOF spallation neutron source at CERN allows to perform (n, charged particles) experiments on short-lived highly radioactive targets. This paper describes a detection apparatus and the experimental procedure for the determination of the cross-section of the 7Be(n,伪) reaction, which represents one of the focal points toward the solution of the cosmological Lithium abundance problem, and whose only measurement, at thermal energy, dates back to 1963. The apparently unsurmountable experimental difficulties stemming from the huge 7Be 纬-activity, along with the lack of a suitable neutron beam facility, had so far prevented further measurements. The detection system is subject to considerable radiation damage, but is capable of disentangling the rare reaction signals from the very high background. This newly developed setup could likely be useful also to study other challenging reactions requiring the detectors to be installed directly in the neutron beam. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1604.00181v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1604.00181v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 1 April, 2016; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2016. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 830 (2016) 197 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.6865">arXiv:1406.6865</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1406.6865">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1406.6865">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Detectors">physics.ins-det</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Nuclear Experiment">nucl-ex</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.048">10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.048 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> GEANT4 simulation of the neutron background of the C$_6$D$_6$ set-up for capture studies at n_TOF </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=collaboration%2C+n">n_TOF collaboration</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%3A"> :</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=%C5%BDugec%2C+P">P. 沤ugec</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Colonna%2C+N">N. Colonna</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bosnar%2C+D">D. Bosnar</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Altstadt%2C+S">S. Altstadt</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Andrzejewski%2C+J">J. Andrzejewski</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Audouin%2C+L">L. Audouin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Barbagallo%2C+M">M. Barbagallo</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=B%C3%A9cares%2C+V">V. B茅cares</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99%2C+F">F. Be膷v谩艡</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Belloni%2C+F">F. Belloni</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Berthoumieux%2C+E">E. Berthoumieux</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Billowes%2C+J">J. Billowes</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Boccone%2C+V">V. Boccone</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Brugger%2C+M">M. Brugger</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calviani%2C+M">M. Calviani</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Calvi%C3%B1o%2C+F">F. Calvi帽o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cano-Ott%2C+D">D. Cano-Ott</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Carrapi%C3%A7o%2C+C">C. Carrapi莽o</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cerutti%2C+F">F. Cerutti</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Chiaveri%2C+E">E. Chiaveri</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Chin%2C+M">M. Chin</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cort%C3%A9s%2C+G">G. Cort茅s</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Cort%C3%A9s-Giraldo%2C+M+A">M. A. Cort茅s-Giraldo</a> , et al. (83 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1406.6865v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The neutron sensitivity of the C$_6$D$_6$ detector setup used at n_TOF for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software replica of the entire n_TOF experimental hall, including the neutron beam line, sample, detector supports and the walls of the experimental area has been implemented in the simulations. The simulations have been analyzed in t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1406.6865v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1406.6865v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1406.6865v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The neutron sensitivity of the C$_6$D$_6$ detector setup used at n_TOF for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software replica of the entire n_TOF experimental hall, including the neutron beam line, sample, detector supports and the walls of the experimental area has been implemented in the simulations. The simulations have been analyzed in the same manner as experimental data, in particular by applying the Pulse Height Weighting Technique. The simulations have been validated against a measurement of the neutron background performed with a $^\mathrm{nat}$C sample, showing an excellent agreement above 1 keV. At lower energies, an additional component in the measured $^\mathrm{nat}$C yield has been discovered, which prevents the use of $^\mathrm{nat}$C data for neutron background estimates at neutron energies below a few hundred eV. The origin and time structure of the neutron background have been derived from the simulations. Examples of the neutron background for two different samples are demonstrating the important role of accurate simulations of the neutron background in capture cross section measurements. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1406.6865v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1406.6865v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 June, 2014; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2014. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> P. Zugec, N. Colonna, D. Bosnar et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods A 760, 57 (2014) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9909012">arXiv:physics/9909012</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/9909012">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/physics/9909012">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/physics/9909012">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Biological Physics">physics.bio-ph</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Statistical Mechanics">cond-mat.stat-mech</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Pattern Formation and Solitons">nlin.PS</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Populations and Evolution">q-bio.PE</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Pattern formation by competition: a biological example </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Bezzi%2C+M">M. Bezzi</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Ciliberto%2C+A">A. Ciliberto</a>, <a href="/search/physics?searchtype=author&query=Mengoni%2C+A">A. Mengoni</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="physics/9909012v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present a simple model based on a reaction-diffusion equation to explain pattern formation in a multicellular bacterium (Streptomyces). We assume competition for resources as the basic mechanism that leads to pattern formation; in particular we are able to reproduce the spatial pattern formed by bacterial aerial mycelium in case of growth in minimal (low resources) and maximal (large resource… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('physics/9909012v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('physics/9909012v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="physics/9909012v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present a simple model based on a reaction-diffusion equation to explain pattern formation in a multicellular bacterium (Streptomyces). We assume competition for resources as the basic mechanism that leads to pattern formation; in particular we are able to reproduce the spatial pattern formed by bacterial aerial mycelium in case of growth in minimal (low resources) and maximal (large resources) culture media. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('physics/9909012v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('physics/9909012v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 7 September, 1999; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 1999. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">10 pages, 6 figures (Postscript), to appear in Journal of biological Physics</span> </p> </li> </ol> 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