$\beta$-delayed neutron spectroscopy around N=82 with VANDLE
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Abstract
The properties of nuclei close to magic numbers have become a reference for our understanding of nuclear structure. The $\beta$-decay of these nuclei offers a clean window to study both the properties of the parent and the daughter. Of course, a sizable fraction of the beta-decay of neutron rich-nuclei will populate neutron-unbound states in the daughter.\\ The Versatile Array of Neutron Detectors at Low Energy was developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for neutron spectroscopy following $\beta$-decay and nuclear reactions [1,2]. It consists in 50+ individual detector modules made of plastic scintillator to measure neutron energies using the time-of-flight technique.\\ Results from a recent campaign at ISOLDE, CERN, on the decay of $r$-process waiting points $^{130,132}$Cd will be presented.\\ \noindent{[1] S.V. Paulauskas et al. Nucl. Instr. and Methods A737, 22(2014).}\\ \noindent{[2] W.A. Peters et al., submitted.} \\
*This research was sponsored in part by the National Nuclear Security Administration under the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances program through DOE Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FG52-08NA28552.
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