Jurado Lab

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ERC Advanced Grant · 2019

Nuclear rEaCTions At storage Rings

Obtaining reliable cross sections for neutron-induced reactions on unstable nuclei is a highly important task and a major challenge. These data are essential for nuclear astrophysics -since most of the heavy elements in the Universe are produced by neutron-induced reactions in stars- and for applications in nuclear technology. However, their measurement is very complicated as both projectile and target are radioactive. The most promising way to infer these cross sections is to use surrogate reactions in inverse kinematics, where the nucleus formed in the neutron-induced reaction of interest is produced by a reaction involving a radioactive heavy-ion beam and a stable, light target nucleus.…

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