Implications of Sm-151(n,gamma) cross section at n_TOF

The accurate knowledge of the Sm-151(n,gamma) cross section has important implications for the nuclear technologies as well as for fundamental studies. Due to its radioactivity, the only experimental data available on Sm-151 were derived from a transmission measurement [1]. Nowadays thanks to the innovative features of neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF), it was possible to measure Sm-151(n,gamma) cross section in a wide energy range and with good accuracy [2]. We present, here, the main experimental results together with the implications concerning the nuclear astrophysical part