Characterization and first test of an i-TED prototype at CERN n_TOF

V. Babiano-Suarez*, L. Caballero, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Ladarescu, O. Aberle, V. Alcayne, S. Amaducci, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Bacak, M. Barbagallo, V. Bécares, F. Bečvář, G. Bellia, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowes, D. Bosnar, A. S. Brown, M. Busso, M. CaamañoM. Calviani, F. Calviño, D. Cano-Ott, A. Casanovas, F. Cerutti, Y. H. Chen, E. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. P. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Cosentino, S. Cristallo, L. A. Damone, M. Diakaki, M. Dietz, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, Z. Eleme, B. Fernández-Domíngez, A. Ferrari, I. Ferro-Gon calves, P. Finocchiaro, V. Furman, A. Gawlik, S. Gilardoni, T. Glodariu, K. Göbel, E. González-Romero, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, S. Heinitz, J. Heyse, D. G. Jenkins, Y. Kadi, F. Käppeler, A. Kimura, N. Kivel, M. Kokkoris, Y. Kopatch, M. Krtička, D. Kurtulgil, C. Lederer-Woods, J. Lerendegui-Marco, S. Lo Meo, S. J. Lonsdale, D. Macina, A. Manna, T. Martínez, A. Masi, C. Massimi, P. F. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, F. Matteucci, E. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, V. Michalopoulou, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, R. Nolte, F. Ogállar, A. Oprea, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, L. Piersanti, I. Porras, J. Praena, J. M. Quesada, D. Radeck, D. Ramos Doval, T. Rausher, R. Reifarth, D. Rochman, C. Rubbia, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, D. Schumann, A. G. Smith, N. Sosnin, A. Stamatopoulos, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, Z. Talip, A. E. Tarifeño-Saldivia, L. Tassan-Got, A. Tsinganis, J. Ulrich, S. Urlass, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, P. J. Woods, T. J. Wright, P. Žugec

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    Abstract

    Neutron capture cross section measurements are of fundamental importance for the study of the slow process of neutron capture, so called s-process. This mechanism is responsible for the formation of most elements heavier than iron in the Universe. To this aim, installations and detectors have been developed, as total energy radiation C 6 D 6 detectors. However, these detectors can not distinguish between true capture gamma rays from the sample under study and neutron induced gamma rays produced in the surroundings of the setup. To improve this situation, we propose (Domingo Pardo in Nucl Instr Meth Phys Res A 825:78–86, 2016, [1]) the use of the Compton principle to select events produced in the sample and discard background events. This involves using detectors capable of resolving the interaction position of the gamma ray inside the detector itself, as well as a high energy resolution. These are the main features of i-TED, a total energy detector capable of gamma ray imaging. Such system is being developed at the “Gamma Spectroscopy and Neutrons Group” at IFIC (http://webgamma.ific.uv.es/gamma/es/, [2]), in the framework of the ERC-funded project HYMNS (High sensitivitY and Measurements of key stellar Nucleo-Synthesis reactions). This work summarizes first tests with neutron beam at CERN n _ TOF.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBasic Concepts in Nuclear Physics
    Subtitle of host publicationTheory, Experiments and Applications - 2018 La Rábida International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics
    EditorsJosé-Enrique García-Ramos, Francisco Pérez-Bernal, María V. Andrés, Antonio M. Moro, José A. Valera
    PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
    Pages169-173
    Number of pages5
    ISBN (Print)9783030222031
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    EventInternational Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics, RABIDA 2018 - Huelva, Spain
    Duration: 18 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

    Publication series

    NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
    Volume225
    ISSN (Print)0930-8989
    ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics, RABIDA 2018
    Country/TerritorySpain
    CityHuelva
    Period18/06/1822/06/18

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