BARC/PUB/2018/0662

 
 

First Measurement of 72Ge(n, γ) at n_TOF

 
     
 
Author(s)

Dietz, M.; Lederer-Woods, C.; Aberle, O.; Saxena, A. ; and others
(BARC)

Source

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2018. Vol. 184: Article no. 2005

ABSTRACT

The slow neutron capture process (s-process) is responsible for producing about half of the elemental abundances heavier than iron in the universe. Neutron capture cross sections on stable isotopes are a key nuclear physics input for s-process studies. The 72Ge(n, γ) cross section has an important influence on production of isotopes between Ge and Zr during s-process in massive stars and therefore experimental data are urgently required. 72Ge(n, γ) was measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF (CERN) for the first time at stellar energies. The measurement was performed using an enriched 72GeO2 sample at a flight path of 185m with a set of liquid scintillation detectors (C6D6). The motivation, experiment and current status of the data analysis are reported.

 
 
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