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The present uncertainties in the knowledge of the neutrino cross sections for E_nu \sim 1 GeV, that is in the energy range most important for atmospheric and long baseline accelerator neutrinos, are large. These uncertainties do not play a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 Paolo Lipari

Dosimetry cross sections are fundamental quantities necessary for neutron dosimetry using the neutron activation method. It is worth noting that the uncertainty in cross sections is the major source of uncertainty in calculational…

This study outlines a numerical methodology aimed at rectifying the neutron scattering cross-sections of fundamental elements across a range of low neutron energies typically employed in general neutron scattering experiments. By using the…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2023-09-28 Karrie E. An , Guan-Rong Huang , Changwoo Do , Wei-Ren Chen

The acquisition of precise and reliable nuclear data is a prerequisite to success for stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis studies. Core-collapse simulators find it challenging to generate an explosion from the collapse of the core of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-05-30 Jameel-Un Nabi , Abdel Nasser Tawfik

The NOMAD experiment collected valuable neutrino data samples, matching both the large statistics of massive calorimeters and the reconstruction quality of bubble chambers. This paper describes the recent measurements of neutrino…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Petti

The quantitative description of the effects of nuclear dynamics on the measured neutrino-nucleus cross sections -- needed to reduce the systematic uncertainty of long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments -- involves severe…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-08-19 Omar Benhar , Noemi Rocco

We study neutral current neutrino-nucleus reaction cross-sections for Mn, Fe, Co and Ni isotopes. An earlier study for a few selected nuclei has shown that in the supernova environment the cross sections are increased for low energy…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Juodagalvis , K. Langanke , G. Martinez-Pinedo , W. R. Hix , D. J. Dean , J. M. Sampaio

The present status of neutrino cross section physics is reviewed focusing on the recent theoretical developments in quasielastic scattering, multi-nucleon contributions to the inclusive scattering and pion production on nucleons and nuclei.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-05-17 Luis Alvarez-Ruso

An experimentally constrained equation of state of neutron-rich matter is fundamental for the physics of nuclei and the astrophysics of neutron stars, mergers, core-collapse supernova explosions and the synthesis of heavy elements. To this…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-01-03 T. Aumann , C. A. Bertulani , F. Schindler , S. Typel

We present the findings of a study based on a new inelastic electron-scattering experiment on the ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}$ nucleus focusing on the kinematic region of $Q^2=0.8\,\mathrm{GeV}^2/{c}^2$. The measured cross section is sensitive to…

Based on the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics model along with the GEMINI model, heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies are studied. We calculate the production cross sections of different fragments for reactions of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-03-30 Donghong Zhang , Wenjie Xie , Jun Su , Fengshou Zhang

A new facility to measure neutrino mass differences and mixing angles and neutrino-nucleus cross sections, such as the proposed ORLaND facility at Oak Ridge, would contribute to the experimental determination of vacuum mixing parameters and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 A. Mezzacappa

Efficient excitation of nuclei via exchange of a real or virtual photon has a fundamental importance for nuclear science and technology development. Here, we present a new mechanism of nuclear excitation based on the capture of a free muon…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-10-12 Simone Gargiulo , Ming Feng Gu , Fabrizio Carbone , Ivan Madan

Radiative thermal neutron capture cross sections for nuclei participating in s-process and p-process nucleosynthesis in and around $N=50$ closed neutron shell have been calculated in statistical semi-microscopic Hauser-Feshbach approach for…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-05-29 Saumi Dutta , G. Gangopadhyay , Abhijit Bhattacharyya

We have measured a large number of proton-induced radionuclide production cross sections from tellurium targets of natural isotopic composition at incident energies of 0.80, 1.4, and 23 GeV. The results of these measurements are compared to…

The nucleosynthesis of elements beyond iron is dominated by the s and r processes. However, a small amount of stable isotopes on the proton-rich side cannot be made by neutron capture and are thought to be produced by photodisintegration…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-30 I. Dillmann , M. Heil , F. Käppeler , T. Rauscher , F. -K. Thielemann

The neutron-capture cross sections of 64Zn, 68Zn, and 70Zn have been measured with the activation technique in a quasistellar neutron spectrum corresponding to a thermal energy of kT = 25 keV. By a series of repeated irradiations with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-08 R. Reifarth , S. Dababneh , M. Heil , F. Käppeler , R. Plag , K. Sonnabend , E. Uberseder

The availability of the double-differential charged-current neutrino cross section, measured by the MiniBooNE collaboration using a carbon target, allows for a systematic comparison of nuclear effects in quasi-elastic electron and neutrino…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-05-20 Omar Benhar

We calculate neutron capture cross sections for r-process nucleosynthesis in the $^{48}$Ca region, namely for the isotopes $^{40-44}$S, $^{46-50}$Ar, $^{56-66}$Ti, $^{62-68}$Cr, and $^{72-76}$Fe. While previously only cross sections…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-04-20 T. Rauscher , W. Böhmer , K. -L. Kratz , W. Balogh , H. Oberhummer

$^{50}$Cr and $^{53}$Cr are very relevant in criticality safety benchmarks related to nuclear reactors. The discrepancies of up to 30% between the neutron capture cross section evaluations have an important effect on the $k_{eff}$ and…

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