A CVD diamond detector for (n,alpha) cross section measurements

C. Weiss; G. Badurek; E. Berthoumieux; M. Calviani; E. Chiaveri; D. Dobos; E. Griesmayer; C. Guerrero; E. Jericha; F. Kaeppeler; H. Leeb; T. Rauscher; V. Vlachoudis

A CVD diamond detector for (n,alpha) cross section measurements

C. Weiss, G. Badurek, E. Berthoumieux, M. Calviani, E. Chiaveri, D. Dobos, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero, E. Jericha, F. Kaeppeler, H. Leeb, T. Rauscher, V. Vlachoudis

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In astrophysics, the determination of the optical alpha-nucleus potential for low alpha-particle energies, crucial in understanding the origin of the stable isotopes, has turned out to be a challenge. Theory still cannot predict the optical potentials required for the calculation of the astrophysical reaction
rates in the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model and there is scant experimental information on reactions with alpha particles at the relevant astrophysical energies. Measurements of (n,alpha) cross-sections offer a good opportunity to study the alpha channel.
At the n_TOF experiment at CERN, a prototype detector, based on the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond technology, has been recently developed for (n,alpha) measurements. A reference measurement of the 10B(n,alpha)7Li reaction was performed in 2011 at n_TOF as a feasibility study for this detector type.
The results of this measurement and an outline for future experiments are presented here.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics
Publisher	SISSA
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012
Event	VI European Summer School on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (ENAS6) - Acireale, Italy Duration: 18 Sept 2011 → 27 Sept 2011

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Name	Proceedings of Science
Publisher	SISSA
Volume	ENAS 6
ISSN (Electronic)	1824-8039

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Conference	VI European Summer School on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (ENAS6)
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Acireale
Period	18/09/11 → 27/09/11

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Weiss, C., Badurek, G., Berthoumieux, E., Calviani, M., Chiaveri, E., Dobos, D., Griesmayer, E., Guerrero, C., Jericha, E., Kaeppeler, F., Leeb, H., Rauscher, T., & Vlachoudis, V. (2012). A CVD diamond detector for (n,alpha) cross section measurements. In Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics Article 015 (Proceedings of Science; Vol. ENAS 6). SISSA. http://pos.sissa.it/archive/conferences/148/015/ENAS%206_015.pdf

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A CVD diamond detector for (n,alpha) cross section measurements

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