2017-07-192017-07-192004-10-15Quesada Molina, J.M., Abbondanno, U., Aerts, G., Álvarez Velarde, F., Álvarez Pol, H., Andriamonje, S.,...,Badurek, G. (2004). Neutron capture cross section measurement of 151 Sm at the CERN neutron time of flight facility (n_TOF). Physical Review Letters, 93 (16), 161103-1-161103-5.0031-9007 (impreso)1079-7114 (electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/11441/62694The151Sm(n,γ)152Sm cross section has been measured at the spallation neutron facility n_TOF at CERN in the energy range from 1 eV to 1 MeV. The new facility combines excellent resolution in neutron time-of-flight, low repetition rates, and an unsurpassed instantaneous luminosity, resulting in rather favorable signal/background ratios. The 151Sm cross section is of importance for characterizing neutron capture nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant branch stars. At a thermal energy of   kT=30  keV the Maxwellian averaged cross section of this unstable isotope (t1/2=93  yr) was determined to be 3100±160  mb, significantly larger than theoretical predictions.application/pdfengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.161103