Result from the First Science Run of the ZEPLIN-III Dark Matter Search Experiment (2008)
Lebedenko, V. N., Araujo, H. M., Barnes, E. J., Bewick, A., Cashmore, R., Chepel, V., ...
The ZEPLIN-III experiment in the Palmer Underground Laboratory at Boulby uses a 12kg two-phase xenon time projection chamber to search for the weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) that may...
Zonno, G.; Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia, Sezione Milano-Pavia, Milano, Italia, Musacchio, G.; Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia, Sezione Milano-Pavia, Milano, Italia, Meroni, F.; Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia, Sezione Milano-Pavia, Milano, Italia, Oliveira, C. S.; Istituto Superior Tècnico, Lisbon, Portugal, Ferreira, M. A.; Istituto Superior Tècnico, Lisbon, Portugal, Neves, F.; Istituto Superior Tècnico, Lisbon, Portugal
The Azores earthquake, July 9, 1998 (Mw 6.2) caused a large damage to the stock of old masonry buildings, with maximum felt intensity Is=VIII (MMI). A stochastic strong ground motion (SM) was...
Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
We have measured the neutron capture reaction yield of $^(232)Th$ at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The average capture cross section has...
Resonance capture cross section of $^{207}$Pb (2008)
Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
The radiative neutron capture cross section of 207Pb has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n_TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region....
Resonance capture cross section of $^{207}$Pb (2008)
Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
The radiative neutron capture cross section of 207Pb has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n_TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region....
Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
We have measured the neutron capture reaction yield of $^(232)Th$ at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The average capture cross section has...
Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
We have measured the neutron capture reaction yield of $^(232)Th$ at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The average capture cross section has...
Resonance capture cross section of $^{207}$Pb (2008)
Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
The radiative neutron capture cross section of 207Pb has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n_TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region....
Domingo Pardo, César, Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Álvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
10 pages, 6 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 25.40.Lw; 27.80.+w; 97.10.Cv.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000250620900078.-- ArXiv pre-print available at: http://arxiv.org/abs/0707.3679
Measurement of single electron emission in two-phase xenon (2007)
Edwards, B., Araujo, H. M., Chepel, V., Cline, D., Durkin, T., Gao, J., ...
We present the first measurements of the electroluminescence response to the emission of single electrons in a two-phase noble gas detector. Single ionization electrons generated in liquid xenon are...
Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
The (n, gamma) cross section of 206Pb has been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 600 keV by using two optimized C6D6 detectors. In the...
The $^{139}La(n,\gamma)$ cross section: Key for the onset of the s-process (2007)
Terlizzi, R., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., ...
The nuclear resonance parameters and the capture cross section of the neutron magic isotope 139La have been measured relative to 197Au in the energy range of 0.6 eV to 9 keV at the neutron...
Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
The neutron capture cross section of $^{204}$Pb has been measured at the CERN n_TOF installation with high resolution in the energy range from 1 eV to 440 keV. An R-matrix analysis of the resolved...
Alner, G. J., Araujo, H. M., Bewick, A., Bungau, C., Camanzi, B., Carson, M. J., ...
Results are presented from the first underground data run of ZEPLIN-II, a 31 kg two phase xenon detector developed to observe nuclear recoils from hypothetical weakly interacting massive dark matter...
New measurement of neutron capture resonances in $^{209}$Bi (2007)
Domingo-Pardo, C., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Pol, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., ...
The neutron capture cross section of Bi-209 has been measured at the CERN n_TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements over previous measurements are mainly because...
Resonance capture cross section of 207Pb (2006)
Domingo-Pardo, C, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez-Pol, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, Andrzejewski, J, ...
The radiative neutron capture cross section of 207Pb has been measured at the CERN neutron time of flight installation n_TOF using the pulse height weighting technique in the resolved energy region....
New measurement of neutron capture resonances of 209Bi (2006)
Domingo-Pardo, C, Domingo-Pardo, C, Abbondanno, U, Aerts, G, Alvarez-Pol, H, Alvarez-Velarde, F, ...
The neutron capture cross section of Bi209 has been measured at the CERN n TOF facility by employing the pulse-height-weighting technique. Improvements over previous measurements are mainly because...
The ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector: instrument design, manufacture and commissioning (2006)
Akimov, D. Yu., Alner, G. J., Araujo, H. M., Bewick, A., Bungau, C., Burenkov, A. A., ...
We present details of the technical design and manufacture of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment. ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase xenon detector which measures both the scintillation light and the...
The ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector: performance study using an end-to-end simulation tool (2006)
Araujo, H. M., Akimov, D. Yu., Alner, G. J., Bewick, A., Bungau, C., Camanzi, B., ...
We present results from a GEANT4-based Monte Carlo tool for end-to-end simulations of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment. ZEPLIN-III is a two-phase detector which measures both the scintillation...
Marrone, S., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., ...
The $^(151)Sm(n,\gamma)$ cross section was measured with the time-of-flight technique from 0.6 eV up to 1 MeV relative to the Au standard with an overall uncertainty of typically 6%. Neutrons were...
Scintillation efficiency of liquid xenon for nuclear recoils with the energy down to 5 keV (2005)
Chepel, V., Solovov, V., Neves, F., Pereira, A., Mendes, P. J., Silva, C. P., ...
The scintillation efficiency of liquid xenon for nuclear recoils has been measured to be nearly constant in the recoil energy range from 140 keV down to 5 keV. The average ratio of the efficiency for...
Performance of a Chamber for Studying the Liquid Xenon Response to Nuclear Recoils (2005)
Chepel, V., Neves, F., Solovov, V., Pereira, A., Lopes, M. I., Da Cunha, J. Pinto, ...
The design and performance of a 1.2 liter liquid xenon chamber equipped with 7 two-inch photomultiplier tubes, with the purpose of studying the scintillation response of xenon to gamma-rays and...
Measurements of the $^{90,91,92,94,96}$Zr(n, $\gamma$) cross-sections at n_TOF (2005)
Tagliente, G., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Álvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., ...
Neutron capture cross sections of the$^{90,91,92,94,96}$Zr have been measured over the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV at the spallation neutron facility n_TOF at CERN in 2003. The innovative...
Neutron capture cross section measurements for nuclear astrophysics at CERN n_TOF (2005)
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Álvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
A series of neutron capture cross section measurements of interest to nuclear astrophysics have been recently performed at n_TOF, the neutron spallation source operating at CERN. The low repetition...
Measurement of the $^{151}Sm(n,\gamma)^{152}Sm$ cross section at n_TOF (2005)
Marrone, S., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., ...
The $^{151}Sm(n,\gamma)^{152}Sm$ cross section, which is important for the interpretation of the $^{151}Sm$ branching as an s-process thermometer, was measured from 1 eV up to 1 MeV at the innovative...
The data acquisition system of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN (2005)
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
Measurements of the $^{90,91,92,94,96}$Zr(n, $\gamma$) cross-sections at n_TOF (2005)
Tagliente, G., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Álvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., ...
Neutron capture cross sections of the$^{90,91,92,94,96}$Zr have been measured over the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV at the spallation neutron facility n_TOF at CERN in 2003. The innovative...
Neutron capture cross section measurements for nuclear astrophysics at CERN n_TOF (2005)
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Álvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
A series of neutron capture cross section measurements of interest to nuclear astrophysics have been recently performed at n_TOF, the neutron spallation source operating at CERN. The low repetition...
Measurement of the $^{151}Sm(n,\gamma)^{152}Sm$ cross section at n_TOF (2005)
Marrone, S., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., ...
The $^{151}Sm(n,\gamma)^{152}Sm$ cross section, which is important for the interpretation of the $^{151}Sm$ branching as an s-process thermometer, was measured from 1 eV up to 1 MeV at the innovative...
The data acquisition system of the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN (2005)
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
Neutron Capture Cross Sections for the Re/Os Clock (2005)
Mosconi, M., Mengoni, A., Heil, M., Käppeler, F., Aerts, G., Terlizzi, R., ...
The radioactive decay of 187Re --> 187Os (t1/2 = 43 Gyr) is suited for dating the onset of heavy-element nucleosynthesis. The radiogenic contribution to the 187Os abundance is the difference between...
High-Resolution Study of $^{237}$Np Fission Cross Section from 5 eV to 1 MeV (2005)
Furman, W., Cennini, P., Ketlerov, V., Goverdovski, A., Konovalov, V., Abbondanno, U., ...
A series of measurements of 237Np fission cross section have been performed at the CERN spallation neutron facility n_TOF which covers a wide energy range from 1 eV up to 250 MeV. A fast ionization...
Measurement of the $^{232}$Th Neutron Capture Cross Section at the CERN n_TOF Facility (2005)
Aerts, G., Abbondanno, U., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Mosconi, M., ...
The use of a fuel cycle based on 232Th can substantially reduce the radiotoxicity of the produced nuclear waste since the lower atomic and mass number of thorium results in a strongly suppressed...
Cano-Ott, D., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Heil, M., Terlizzi, R., ...
Accurate and reliable neutron-capture cross-section data for actinides are necessary for the proper design, safety regulation, and precise performance assessment of transmutation devices such as Fast...
New Measurement of the Capture Cross Section of Bismuth and Lead Isotopes (2005)
Domingo-Pardo, C., Tain, J. L., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., ...
All the stable lead isotopes and 209Bi have been recently measured at n_TOF (CERN) in the range from 1 eV up to 1 MeV, using an optimized experimental setup, A set of two homemade C6D6 detectors with...
Measurement of Capture Cross Sections of $^{90,91,92,94,96}$Zr Isotopes at n_TOF (2005)
Moreau, C., Fujii, K., Tagliente, G., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez, H., ...
The neutron capture cross sections for Zr isotopes have important implications in nuclear technologies as well in the field of nuclear astrophysics. The innovative features of the n_TOF CERN facility...
The n_TOF Facility at CERN: performances and first physics results (2005)
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez, H., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Andriamonje, S., Mosconi, M., ...
The neutron Time of Flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN is a source of a wide-range (1 eV
A low-mass neutron flux monitor for the n _TOF facility at CERN (2004)
Mastinu,P. F., Abbondanno,U., Aerts,G., Alvarez,H., Andriamonje,S., Angelopoulos,A., ...
A small-mass system has been developed for monitoring the flux of neutrons with energy up to 1 MeV at the new time-of-flight facility at CERN, n_TOF. The monitor is based on a thin Mylar foil with a...
A low-mass neutron flux monitor for the n_TOF facility at CERN (2004)
Mastinu, P.F., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Angelopoulos, A., ...
Time-energy relation of the n_TOF neutron beam: energy standards revisited (2004)
Lorusso, G., Colonna, N., Marrone, S., Tagliente, G., Heil, M., Cano-Ott, D., ...
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
Measurement of the n_TOF beam profile with a micromegas detector (2004)
Pancin, J., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Angelopoulos, A., ...
A low-mass neutron flux monitor for the n_TOF facility at CERN (2004)
Mastinu, P.F., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Angelopoulos, A., ...
Time-energy relation of the n_TOF neutron beam: energy standards revisited (2004)
Lorusso, G., Colonna, N., Marrone, S., Tagliente, G., Heil, M., Cano-Ott, D., ...
Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez-Velarde, F., Alvarez-Pol, H., Andriamonje, S., Andrzejewski, J., ...
Measurement of the n_TOF beam profile with a micromegas detector (2004)
Pancin, J., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Alvarez, H., Andriamonje, S., Angelopoulos, A., ...
Low Temperature Performance of a Large Area Avalanche Photodiode (2002)
Solovov, V. N., Neves, F., Chepel, V., Lopes, M. I., Marques, R. F.
A Large Area Avalanche Photodiode (LAAPD) was studied, aiming to access its performance as light detector at low temperatures, down to -80 C. The excess noise factor, F, was measured and found to be...
Service and Protocol Architecture for the MAFTIA Middleware (2001)
This document describes the specification of the MAFTIA middleware architecture. The specification focusses on the models building blocks and services. It describes the tradeoffs made in terms of...