# 80Se(n,?) cross-section measurement at CERN n TOF

Babiano-Suarez, V.; Aberle, O.; Alcayne, V.; Amaducci, S.; Andrzejewski, J.; Audouin, L.; Bacak, M.; Balibrea-Correa, J.; Barbagallo, M.; Bennett, S.; Berthoumieux, E.; Bosnar, D.; Brown, A. S.; Busso, M.; Caamao, M.; Caballero, L.; Calviani, M.; Calvio, F.; Cano-Ott, D.; Casanovas, A.; ... mehr

##### Abstract:
Radiative neutron capture cross section measurements are of fundamental importance for the study of the slow neutron capture (s-) process of nucleosynthesis. This mechanism is responsible for the formation of most elements heavier than iron in the Universe. Particularly relevant are branching nuclei along the s-process path, which are sensitive to the physical conditions of the stellar environment. One such example is the branching at $^{79}$Se (3.27 × 10$^{5}$ y), which shows a thermally dependent β-decay rate. However, an astrophysically consistent interpretation requires also the knowledge of the closest neighbour isotopes involved. In particular, the $^{80}$Se(n,γ) cross section directly affects the stellar yield of the "cold" branch leading to the formation of the s-only $^{82}$Kr. Experimentally, there exists only one previous measurement on $^{80}$Se using the time of flight (TOF) technique. However, the latter suffers from some limitations that are described in this presentation. These drawbacks have been significantly improved in a recent measurement at CERN n TOF. This contribution presents a summary of the latter measurement and the status of the data analysis.

 Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Kernphysik (IKP) Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz Publikationsjahr 2020 Sprache Englisch Identifikator ISSN: 1742-6588, 1742-6596 KITopen-ID: 1000127033 Erschienen in Journal of physics / Conference series Verlag IOP Publishing Band 1668 Heft 1 Seiten 012001 Nachgewiesen in Scopus
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