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Neutron physics of the Re/Os clock. III : Resonance analyses and stellar (n, gamma) cross sections of Os-186,Os-187,Os-188
(2010-07-15)
Neutron resonance analyses have been performed for the capture cross sections of Os-186, Os-187, and Os-188 measured at the n_TOF facility at CERN. Resonance parameters have been extracted up to 5, 3, and 8 keV, respectively, ...
Reaction rate sensitivity of Ti-44 production in massive stars and implications of a thick target yield measurement of Ca-40(alpha, gamma)Ti-44
(2010-06-01)
We evaluate two dominant nuclear reaction rates and their uncertainties that affect Ti-44 production in explosive nucleosynthesis. Experimentally we develop thick target yields for the Ca-40(alpha, gamma)Ti-44 reaction at ...
Stellar (n,gamma) cross sections of p-process isotopes Part I: Pd-102, Te-120, Ba-130,Ba-132, and Dy-156
(2010-01)
We have investigated the (n,gamma) cross sections of p-process isotopes with the activation technique. The measurements were carried out at the Karlsruhe Van de Graaff accelerator using the Li-7(p, n) Be-7 source for ...
Alpha-induced reactions for the astrophysical p-process : the case of (151)Eu
(IOP Publishing Ltd., 2010)
The cross sections of (151)Eu(alpha, gamma)(155)Tb and (151)Eu(alpha,n)(154)Tb reactions have been measured with the activation method. Some aspects of the measurement are presented here to illustrate the requirements of ...
Odd p isotope In-113 : Measurement of alpha-induced reactions
(2009-06)
One of the few p nuclei with an odd number of protons is In-113. Reaction cross sections of In-113(alpha,gamma)Sb-117 and In-113(alpha,n)Sb-116 have been measured with the activation method at center-of-mass energies between ...
Experimental study of the (91)Zr(n, gamma) reaction up to 26 keV
(2008-10)
The neutron capture cross sections of the Zr isotopes are relevant to studies in nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear technology. The valence neutron of (91)Zr with respect to the neutron magic nucleus ...
Neutron capture cross section of (90)Zr : Bottleneck in the s-process reaction flow
(2008-03)
The neutron capture cross sections of the Zr isotopes have important implications in nuclear astrophysics and for reactor design. The small cross section of the neutron magic nucleus (90)Zr, which accounts for more than ...
Improved lead and bismuth (n,gamma) cross sections and their astrophysical impact
(EDP Sciences, 2008)
A series of (n,gamma) neutron capture measurements on the lead isotopes and bismuth have been carried Out at the CERN n_TOF installation in the neutron energy range from 1 eV up to 1 MeV. At n_TOF, contaminations due to ...
Nuclear physics for the Re/Os clock
(2008-01)
Dating the age of the universe by the beta-decay of (187)Re (t(1/2) = 41.2 Gyr) requires the accurate assessment of the s-process reaction flow. The daughter nucleus (187)Os as well as its immediate s-only neighbor (186)Os ...
Capture cross section measurements of (186,187,188)Os at n_TOF : the resolved resonance region
(EDP Sciences, 2008)
The neutron capture cross sections of (186,187,188)Os have been measured at the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility, n_TOF, in the neutron energy range from 1 eV up to 1 MeV. In this contribution, we report the results ...