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(70)Ge(p,gamma)(71)As and (76)Ge(p,n)(76)As cross sections for the astrophysical p process : Sensitivity of the optical proton potential at low energies
(2007-11)
The cross sections of the (70)Ge(p,gamma)(71)As and (76)Ge(p,n)(76)As reactions have been measured with the activation method in the Gamow window for the astrophysical p process. The experiments were carried out at the Van ...
Measurement of the radiative neutron capture cross section of Pb-206 and its astrophysical implications
(2007-10)
The (n,gamma) cross section of Pb-206 has been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 620 keV by using two optimized C6D6 detectors. In the investigated energy interval ...
Status and outlook of the neutron time-of-flight facility
(2007-08)
The neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN, fully operational since 2002, combines a high instantaneous neutron flux with high energy resolution. The wide energy range and the high neutron flux per time-of-flight ...
Neutron reactions and nuclear cosmo-chronology
(Elsevier, 2007-07)
The beta-decay of Re-187 (t(1/2) = 42.3 Gyr) represents a suited cosmo-chronometer for the age of the r-process abundances, since the radiogenic part of the daughter isotope (OS)-O-187 is defined by the difference between ...
Proton capture cross-section of Cd-106,Cd-108 for the astrophysical p-process
(2007-05)
The proton capture cross-sections of the two most proton-rich, stable isotopes of cadmium have been measured for the first time in the energy range relevant to the astrophysical p-process between E-p = 2.4 and 4.7 MeV. The ...
The r-process : Supernovae and other sources of the heaviest elements
(2007-05)
Rapid neutron capture in stellar explosions is responsible for the heaviest elements in nature, up to Th, U and beyond. This nucleosynthesis process, the r-process, is unique in the sense that a combination of nuclear ...
Large-scale prediction of the parity distribution in the nuclear level density and application to astrophysical reaction rates
(2007-04)
A generalized method to calculate the excitation-energy dependent parity ratio in the nuclear level density is presented, using the assumption of Poisson distributed independent quasi particles combined with BCS occupation ...
Comment on "Heavy element production in inhomogeneous big bang nucleosynthesis"
(2007-03)
The work of Matsuura et al. [Phys. Rev. D 72, 123505 (2005)] claims that heavy nuclei could have been produced in a combined p- and r-process in very high baryon density regions of an inhomogeneous big bang. However, they ...
The La-139(n,gamma) cross section : Key for the onset of the s-process
(2007-03)
The nuclear resonance parameters and the capture cross section of the neutron magic isotope La-139 have been measured relative to Au-197 in the energy range of 0.6 eV to 9 keV at the neutron time-of-flight (n_TOF) facility ...
Measurement of the neutron induced fission cross section on transuranic (TRU) elements at the n_TOF facility at CERN
(American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2007)
During the 2004 campaign, the n_TOF collaboration measured neutron fission cross sections for U-233, Am-241,Am-243, Cm-245, as well as the fission standards U-235.238, using a sealed Fission Ionization Chamber (FIC). The ...