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Origin of Lead

A. Casanovas, one of our team members, recently published paper: "Shedding light on the origin of 204Pb, the heaviest s-process–only isotope in the solar system" (Physical review letters, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.052702), has been highlighted at CERN's EP Newsletter.

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ENPAI Deploys HENSA for Long-Term Background Study at Gran Sasso

The ENPAI research group at UPC uses HENSA, a high-efficiency neutron detector, to measure background levels at Gran Sasso National Lab. This long-term campaign aims to understand and minimize neutron interference in low-background experiments, crucial for research in particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics.

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Campaign to Measure Cosmic Ray Neutrons

The ENPAI research team, part of the Advanced Nuclear Technology (ANT) group at UPC Barcelona, is proud to announce a new campaign to measure neutrons generated by cosmic rays!
This innovative project utilizes the newly developed HENSA++ spectrometer, built by IFIC(CSIC, Valencia) and ENPAI (UPC). The campaign is a collaboration with the IAXO dark matter experiment team at the University of Zaragoza.
Key Points:
Two-week campaign to measure background neutron levels for the IAXO dark matter experiment.

HENSA++ spectrometer: State-of-the-art neutron detection system for high-efficiency measurements.
Two-phase approach: Outdoor measurements (started today!) to avoid interference, followed by indoor measurements to study wall influence.
Goal: Deeper understanding of cosmic ray neutrons and aiding IAXO experiment design and sensitivity.

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