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. Console,Cortés G.,A. Cortés-Giraldo M.,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.,García-Infantes F.,Gawlik-Ramięga A.,Gervino G.,Gilardoni S.,González-Romero E.,Guerrero C.,Gunsing F.,Gustavino C.,Heyse J.,Hillman W.,Jenkins D. G.,Jericha E.,Junghans A.,Kadi Y.,Kaperoni K.,Käppeler F.,Kaur G.,Kimura A.,Knapová I.,Köster U.,Kokkoris M.,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.,Pérez de Rada A.,Pérez-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.,
Abstract
AbstractThis article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of $$(n,\gamma )$$
(
n
,
γ
)
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 $$\gamma $$
γ
-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.
Funder
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
H2020 European Research Council
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas