Galactic chemical evolution and solar s-process abundances: Dependence on the 13C-pocket structure

S Bisterzo, C Travaglio, R Gallino… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the s-process abundances (A≳ 90) at the epoch of the solar system formation.
Asymptotic giant branch yields are computed with an updated neutron capture network and …

NuGrid stellar data set. I. Stellar yields from H to Bi for stars with metallicities Z= 0.02 and Z= 0.01

M Pignatari, F Herwig, R Hirschi… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We provide a set of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis calculations that applies
established physics assumptions simultaneously to low-and intermediate-mass and massive …

Nuclear data activities at the n_TOF facility at CERN

n_TOF Collaboration, F Gunsing, O Aberle… - The European Physical …, 2016 - Springer
Nuclear data in general, and neutron-induced reaction cross sections in particular, are
important for a wide variety of research fields. They play a key role in the safety and criticality …

Neutron physics with accelerators

N Colonna, F Gunsing, F Käppeler - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Neutron-induced nuclear reactions are of key importance for a variety of applications in
basic and applied science. Apart from nuclear reactors, accelerator-based neutron sources …

Re-evaluation of the Ne()Mg and Ne()Mg reaction rates

P Adsley, U Battino, A Best, A Caciolli… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
The competing $^{22} $ Ne ($\alpha,\gamma $) $^{26} $ Mg and $^{22} $ Ne ($\alpha, n $)
$^{25} $ Mg reactions control the production of neutrons for the weak $ s $-process in …

The branchings of the main s-process: their sensitivity to α-induced reactions on 13C and 22Ne and to the uncertainties of the nuclear network

S Bisterzo, R Gallino, F Käppeler… - Monthly Notices of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the main component of the slow neutron capture
process (the s-process), which accounts for the solar abundances of half of the nuclei with …

The resonances in the Ne+ fusion reactions

M Wiescher, RJ DeBoer, J Görres - The European Physical Journal A, 2023 - Springer
The interplay and correlation between the 22 Ne (α, γ) 26 Mg and the competing 22 Ne (α, n)
25 Mg reaction plays an important role for the interpretation of the 22 Ne (α, n) 25 Mg …

Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques

V Babiano-Suarez, J Lerendegui-Marco… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging
techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in (n, γ) cross-section …

[HTML][HTML] Neutron capture measurements with high efficiency detectors and the Pulse Height Weighting Technique

E Mendoza, V Alcayne, D Cano-Ott… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neutron capture cross section measurements in time-of-flight facilities are usually performed
by detecting the prompt γ-rays emitted in the capture reactions. One of the difficulties to be …

Progress on nuclear reaction rates affecting the stellar production of 26Al

AM Laird, M Lugaro, A Kankainen… - Journal of Physics G …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The radioisotope 26 Al is a key observable for nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy and the
environment of the early Solar System. To properly interpret the large variety of astronomical …