Preparation and characterization of ³³S samples for ³³S(n,α)³⁰Si cross-section measurements at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Altstadt, S.; Andrzejewski, J.; Audouin, L.; Barbagallo, M.; Belloni, F.; Berthoumieux, E.; Bečvář, F.; Billowes, J.; Boccone, V.; Bosnar, D.; Brugger, M.; Bécares, V.; Calviani, M.; Calviño, F.; Cano-Ott, D.; Carrapiço, C.; Cerutti, F.; Chiaveri, E.; Chin, M.; Colonna, N.; Cortés, G.; Cortés-Giraldo, M.A.; Diakaki, M.; Dietz, M.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Dressler, R.; Durán, I.; Eleftheriadis, C.; Fernández, B.; Ferrari, A.; Ferrer, F.J.; Fraval, K.; Furman, V.; Ganesan, S.; García, A.R.; García-López, J.; Giubrone, G.; González-Romero, E.; Gonçalves, I.F.; Goverdovski, A.; Griesmayer, E.; Guerrero, C.; Gunsing, F.; Gómez-Hornillos, M.B.; Göbel, K.; Heftrich, T.; Hernández-Prieto, A.; Heyse, J.; Jenkins, D.G.; Jericha, E.; Kadi, Y.; Karadimos, D.; Katabuchi, T.; Ketlerov, V.; Khryachkov, V.; Kivel, N.; Koehler, P.; Kokkoris, M.; Kroll, J.; Krtička, M.; Käppeler, F.; Lampoudis, C.; Langer, C.; Leal-Cidoncha, E.; Lederer, C.; Leeb, H.; Leong, L.S.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Losito, R.; Mallick, A.; Manousos, A.; Marganiec, J.; Martínez, T.; Massimi, C.; Mastinu, P.; Mastromarco, M.; Mendoza, E.; Mengoni, A.; Milazzo, P.M.; Mingrone, F.; Mirea, M.; Mondelaers, W.; Paradela, C.; Pavlik, A.; Perkowski, J.; Plompen, A.J.M.; Porras, I.; Praena, J.; Quesada, J.M.; Rauscher, T.; Reifarth, R.; Riego-Perez, A.; Robles, M.; Rubbia, C.; Ryan, J.A.; Sabaté-Gilarte, M.; Sarmento, R.; Saxena, A.; Schillebeeckx, P.; Schmidt, S.; Schumann, D.; Sedyshev, P.; Tagliente, G.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.; Tarrío, D.; Tassan-Got, L.; Tsinganis, A.; Valenta, S.; Vannini, G.; Variale, V.; Vaz, P.; Ventura, A.; Vermeulen, M.J.; Vlachoudis, V.; Vlastou, R.; Vollenberg, W.; Wallner, A.; Ware, T.; Weigand, M.; Weiss, C.; Wright, T.; Žugec, P.

Preparation and characterization of ³³S samples for ³³S(n,α)³⁰Si cross-section measurements at the n_TOF facility at CERN

Authors: S. Altstadt
J. Andrzejewski
L. Audouin
M. Barbagallo
F. Belloni
E. Berthoumieux
F. Bečvář
J. Billowes
V. Boccone
D. Bosnar
M. Brugger
V. Bécares
M. Calviani
F. Calviño
D. Cano-Ott
C. Carrapiço
F. Cerutti
E. Chiaveri
M. Chin
N. Colonna
G. Cortés
M.A. Cortés-Giraldo
M. Diakaki
M. Dietz
C. Domingo-Pardo
R. Dressler
I. Durán
C. Eleftheriadis
B. Fernández
A. Ferrari
F.J. Ferrer
K. Fraval
V. Furman
S. Ganesan
A.R. García
J. García-López
G. Giubrone
E. González-Romero
I.F. Gonçalves
A. Goverdovski
E. Griesmayer
C. Guerrero
F. Gunsing
M.B. Gómez-Hornillos
K. Göbel
T. Heftrich
A. Hernández-Prieto
J. Heyse
D.G. Jenkins
E. Jericha
Y. Kadi
D. Karadimos
T. Katabuchi
V. Ketlerov
V. Khryachkov
N. Kivel
P. Koehler
M. Kokkoris
J. Kroll
M. Krtička
F. Käppeler
C. Lampoudis
C. Langer
E. Leal-Cidoncha
C. Lederer
H. Leeb
L.S. Leong
J. Lerendegui-Marco
R. Losito
A. Mallick
A. Manousos
J. Marganiec
T. Martínez
C. Massimi
P. Mastinu
M. Mastromarco
E. Mendoza
A. Mengoni
P.M. Milazzo
F. Mingrone
M. Mirea
W. Mondelaers
C. Paradela
A. Pavlik
J. Perkowski
A.J.M. Plompen
I. Porras
J. Praena
J.M. Quesada
T. Rauscher
R. Reifarth
A. Riego-Perez
M. Robles
C. Rubbia
J.A. Ryan
M. Sabaté-Gilarte
R. Sarmento
A. Saxena
P. Schillebeeckx
S. Schmidt
D. Schumann
P. Sedyshev
G. Tagliente
J.L. Tain
A. Tarifeño-Saldivia
D. Tarrío
L. Tassan-Got
A. Tsinganis
S. Valenta
G. Vannini
V. Variale
P. Vaz
A. Ventura
M.J. Vermeulen
V. Vlachoudis
R. Vlastou
W. Vollenberg
A. Wallner
T. Ware
M. Weigand
C. Weiss
T. Wright
P. Žugec
Publication date: 1 January 2018
Publisher: North-Holland Publishing
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Abstract

Thin 33S samples for the study of the 33S(n,α)30Si cross-section at the n_TOF facility at CERN were made by thermal evaporation of 33S powder onto a dedicated substrate made of kapton covered with thin layers of copper, chromium and titanium. This method has provided for the first time bare sulfur samples a few centimeters in diameter. The samples have shown an excellent adherence with no mass loss after few years and no sublimation in vacuum at room temperature. The determination of the mass thickness of 33S has been performed by means of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. The samples have been successfully tested under neutron irradiation