Abstract
An overview of the past, present and future research activities at the CERN neutron time of flight facility n-TOF is given, with special focus on the astrophysical aspects. During the first campaign (Phase I), neutron capture cross sections of relevance for several aspects of the s-process nucleosynthesis have been measured. A second campaign has recently started (Phase II), aiming at the study of the weak s-process component via accurate (n,γ) measurements of the Fe and Ni isotopes. Some changes in the facility will allow us to perform these measurements with improved experimental conditions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012026 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 202 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |