Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF

Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF

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. C.; Cortés, G.; Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.; Cosentino, L.; Cristallo, S.; Dellmann, S.; Di, C. M.; Di, M. 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, D. R. 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. A. B.; Urlass, S.; Vagena, E.; Valenta, S.; Variale, V.; Vaz, P.; Vecchio, G.; Vescovi, D.; Vlachoudis, V.; Vlastou, R.; Wallner, A.; Woods, P. J.; Wright, T.; Zarrella, R.; Žugec, P.

This article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of (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 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.

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