Recent highlights and prospects on (n,γ) measurements at the CERN n_TOF facility
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Neutron capture cross-section measurements are fundamental in the study of the slow neutron capture (s-) process of nucleosynthesis and for the development of innovative nuclear technologies. One of the best suited methods to measure radiative neutron capture (n,γ) cross sections over the full stellar range of interest for all the applications is the time-of-flight (TOF) technique. Overcoming the current experimental limitations for TOF measurements, in particular on low mass unstable samples, requires the combination of facilities with high instantaneous flux, such as the CERN n_TOF facility, with detection systems with an enhanced detection sensitivity and high counting rate capabilities. This contribution presents a summary about the recent highlights in the field of (n,γ) measurements at n_TOF. The recent upgrades in the facility and in new detector concepts for (n,γ) measurements are described. Last, an overview is given on the existing limitations and prospects for TOF measurements involving unstable targets and the outlook for activation measurements at the brand new high-flux n_TOF-NEAR station.
Source: EPJ Web of Conferences
Authors: J. Lerendegui-Marco, V. Alcayne, V. Babiano-Suarez, M. Bacak, J. Balibrea-Correa, A. Casanovas, C. Domingo-Pardo, G. de la Fuente, B. Gameiro, F. García-Infantes, I. Ladarescu, E. Musacchio-Gonzalez, J. A. Pavón-Rodríguez, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, O. Aberle, S. Altieri, S. Amaducci, J. Andrzejewski, C. Beltrami, S. Bennett, A. P. Bernardes, E. Berthoumieux, R. Beyer, M. Boromiza, D. Bosnar, M. Caamaño, F. Calviño, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, D. M. Castelluccio, F. Cerutti, G. Cescutti, S. Chasapoglou, E. Chiaveri, P. Colombetti, N. Colonna, P. Console Camprini, G. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Cosentino, S. Cristallo, S. Dellmann, M. Di Castro, S. Di Maria, M. Diakaki, M. Dietz, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, Z. Eleme, S. Fargier, B. Fernández, B. Fernández-Domínguez, P. Finocchiaro, S. Fiore, V. Furman, A. Gawlik-Ramięga, G. Gervino, S. Gilardoni, E. González-Romero, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, C. Gustavino, J. Heyse, W. Hillman, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, A. Junghans, Y. Kadi, K. Kaperoni, G. Kaur, A. Kimura, I. Knapová, M. Kokkoris, Y. Kopatch, M. Krtička, N. Kyritsis, C. Lederer-Woods, G. Lerner, A. Manna, T. Martínez, A. Masi, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, V. Michalopoulou, P. M. Milazzo, R. Mucciola, F. Murtas, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, A. Pérez de Rada, P. Pérez-Maroto, N. Patronis, M. G. Pellegriti, J. Perkowski, C. Petrone, E. Pirovano, J. Plaza del Olmo, S. Pomp, I. Porras, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, R. Reifarth, D. Rochman, Y. Romanets, C. Rubbia, A. Sánchez-Caballero, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, P. Schillebeeckx, D. Schumann, A. Sekhar, A. G. Smith, N. V. Sosnin, M. E. Stamati, A. Sturniolo, G. Tagliente, D. Tarrío, P. Torres-Sánchez, E. Vagena, S. Valenta, V. Variale, P. Vaz, G. Vecchio, D. Vescovi, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, P. J. Woods, T. Wright, R. Zarrella, P. Žugec
Institutions: Universitat de València, Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universidad de Granada, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Universidad de Sevilla, University of Pavia, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, University of Łódź, University of Manchester, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, University of Zagreb, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna, University of Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, National Technical University of Athens, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, University of Turin, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, Collurania Teramo Observatory, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, National Institute for Astrophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Instituto Superior Técnico, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Paul Scherrer Institute, University of Ioannina, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I, European Commission, Joint Research Center, University of York, TU Wien, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Charles University, University of Edinburgh, University of Bologna, University of Bari Aldo Moro, National Research Council, University of Perugia, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, University of Catania, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Uppsala University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411655388