The neutron long counter NERO for studies of β - Delayed neutron emission in the r-process

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 618, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 275-283

  Pereira, J ^a   Hosmer, P ^a,g   Lorusso, G ^a   Santi, P ^a,h   Couture, A ^b   Daly, J ^b   Del Santo, M ^a   Elliot, T ^a   Gorres J ^b   Herlitzius, C ^b,c   Kratz, K L ^c,d   Lamm, L O ^b   Lee, H Y ^b   Montes, F ^a   Ouellette, M ^a   Pellegrini, E ^a   Reeder, P ^e   Schatz, H ^a   Schertz, F ^c,d   Schnorrenberger, L ^a,f   Smith, K ^a   Stech, E ^b   Strandberg, E ^b   Ugalde, C ^b   Wiescher, M ^b   Wohr A ^b   more..

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Virtuelles Institut für Struktur der Kerne and Nuklearer Astrophysik   (Germany)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g Navy Nuclear Power School   (United States)

^h LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrophysical r process; Large neutron counter; Neutron background; Neutron detection efficiency; Delayed neutron emission

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; EFFICIENCY; NEUTRON EMISSION;

DELAYED NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON BACKGROUND; NEUTRON COUNTER; NEUTRON DETECTION; R-PROCESS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 77956165018     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.262     Document Type: Article

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