AHL Publications

Publications with contributions from AHL employees:

Publications in recent years:

  • Lamirand V, Knospe A, Ambrožič K, Hübner S, Lange C, Pakari O, et al.
    CORTEX experiments – Part I: modulation campaigns in AKR-2 & CROCUS for the validation of neutron noise codes
    Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2025; 211: 110928 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2024.110928
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  • Manna A, Pirovano E, Console Camprini P, Cosentino L, Dietz M, Ducasse Q, et al.
    New insights on fission of 235U induced by high energy neutrons from a new measurement at n_TOF
    Physics Letters B. 2025; 860: 139213 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2024.139213
    DORA PSI
  • Amaducci S, Colonna N, Cosentino L, Cristallo S, Finocchiaro P, Krtička M, et al.
    Measurement of the Ce 140 (n,γ) cross section at n_TOF and its astrophysical implications for the chemical evolution of the universe
    Physical Review Letters. 2024; 132(12): 122701 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.122701
    DORA PSI
  • Brown DA, Morrissey LJ, Hand M, Mulder JA, Wade B, Barrote V
    The metamorphic footprint of western Laurentia preserved in subducted rocks from southern Australia
    Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 2024; 42(5): 729-765. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmg.12770
    DORA PSI
  • Chiera NM, Sprung P, Amelin Y, Dressler R, Schumann D, Talip Z
    The 146Sm half-life re-measured: consolidating the chronometer for events in the early Solar System
    Scientific Reports. 2024; 14(1): 17436 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64104-6
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  • Cretton A, Helmersson B, Wiese H, Yetik O, Bertsch J
    Hydrogen concentrations in the oxide layer and metal of cladding irradiated in Swiss nuclear power plants with changing water chemistry
    In: Proceedings of TopFuel 2024 reactor fuel performance conference. European Nuclear Society (ENS); 2024:(10 pp.).
    DORA PSI
  • Dai Y, Brun R, Spahr A, Boutellier V, Jiang W, Shi J, et al.
    The eighth SINQ target irradiation program, STIP-VIII
    Nuclear Materials and Energy. 2024; 39: 101638 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2024.101638
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  • Favaretto C, Grundler PV, Talip Z, Köster U, Johnston K, Busslinger SD, et al.
    Terbium-149 production: a focus on yield and quality improvement towards preclinical application
    Scientific Reports. 2024; 14(1): 3284 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53610-2
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  • Hoseong LIM, Nebel O, Jacobsen Y, Park J, Myeong B, Raveggi M, et al.
    On the age-old problem of dating a granite: combined zircon, apatite, and titanite petrochronology in an I-type granite from Mt Stirling, Australia
    Journal of Petrology. 2024; 65(7): egae074 (26 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egae074
    DORA PSI
  • Yetik O, Duarte LI, Zubler R, Bertsch J, Trtik P, Wiese H
    Hydrogen quantification in irradiated zirconium cladding oxide by combining high-resolution neutron imaging and hot gas extraction
    In: Proceedings of TopFuel 2024 reactor fuel performance conference. European Nuclear Society (ENS); 2024:(11 pp.).
    DORA PSI
  • Babiano-Suarez V, Balibrea-Correa J, Caballero-Ontanaya L, Domingo-Pardo C, Ladarescu I, Lerendegui-Marco J, et al.
    High resolution 80Se(n,γ) cross section measurement at CERN n_TOF
    In: Mattoon CM, Vogt R, Escher J, Thompson I, eds. 15th international conference on nuclear data for science and technology (ND2022). Vol. 284. EPJ web conferences. Les Ulis Cedex A: EDP Sciences; 2023:01001 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328401001
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  • Chiera NM, Dressler R, Sprung P, Talip Z, Schumann D
    Determination of the half-life of gadolinium-148
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2023; 194: 110708 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110708
    DORA PSI
  • Hasenstab-Dübeler E, Münker C, Tusch J, Thiemens MM, Garbe-Schönberg D, Strub E, et al.
    Cerium-Nd isotope evidence for an incompatible element depleted Moon
    Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters. 2023; 606: 118018 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118018
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  • Helmersson B, Holmkvist C, Girardin G, Wiese H, Martin M, Anghel C, et al.
    Duplex and optimized ZIRLOTM fuel cladding experience in a European high-duty pressurized water reactor
    In: International symposium on zirconium in the nuclear industry. Vol. STP 1645. ASTM special technical publication. West Conshohocken: ASTM International; 2023:599-614. https://doi.org/10.1520/STP164520220080
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  • Kommescher S, Kurzweil F, Fonseca ROC, Rzehak LJA, Hohl SV, Kirchenbaur M, et al.
    Mineralogical controls on the Ti isotope composition of subduction zone magmas
    Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 2023; 24(8): e2022GC010840 (25 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010840
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  • Kuri G, Ramanantoanina H, Bhattacharya S, Bertsch J, Martin M
    Insights into the interfacial speciation of Ni in the corrosion layer of high burnup Zircaloy-2 cladding: a combined XRD, XAS, and LFDFT study
    Corrosion Science. 2023; 215: 111024 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2023.111024
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  • Manna A, Pirovano E, Colonna N, Castelluccio D, Console Camprini P, Cosentino L, et al.
    Characterization of a detector setup for the measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section relative to n-p scattering up to 500 MeV at the n_TOF facility at CERN
    In: Mattoon CM, Vogt R, Escher J, Thompson I, eds. 15th international conference on nuclear data for science and technology (ND2022). Vol. 284. EPJ web conferences. Les Ulis Cedex A: EDP Sciences; 2023:04016 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328404016
    DORA PSI
  • Michalopoulou V, Diakaki M, Vlastou R, Kokkoris M, Stamatopoulos A, Tsinganis A, et al.
    Measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section relative to the 10B(n,α) reaction with micromegas detectors at the CERN n_TOF facility: first results
    In: Mattoon CM, Vogt R, Escher J, Thompson I, eds. 15th international conference on nuclear data for science and technology (ND2022). Vol. 284. EPJ web conferences. Les Ulis Cedex A: EDP Sciences; 2023:01030 (4 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328401030
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  • Michalopoulou V, Stamatopoulos A, Diakaki M, Tsinganis A, Vlastou R, Kokkoris M, et al.
    Measurement of the neutron-induced fission cross section of 230Th at the CERN n_TOF facility
    Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. 2023; 108(1): 014616 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.108.014616
    DORA PSI
  • Pirovano V, Manna D, Colonna J, Console Camprini E, Cosentino T, Dietz E, et al.
    Detector set up for the measurements of the neutron-induced fission cross section of 235U relative to n-p scattering up to 150 MeV at CERN-n_TOF
    In: Mattoon CM, Vogt R, Escher J, Thompson I, eds. 15th international conference on nuclear data for science and technology (ND2022). Vol. 284. EPJ web conferences. Les Ulis Cedex A: EDP Sciences; 2023:01043 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328404019
    DORA PSI
  • Babiano-Suarez V, Balibrea-Correa J, Caballero-Ontanaya L, Domingo-Pardo C, Ladarescu I, Lerendegui-Marco J, et al.
    First 80Se(n,γ) cross section measurement with high resolution in the full stellar energy range 1 eV - 100 keV and its astrophysical implications for the s-process
    In: Liu W, Wang Y, Guo B, Tang X, Zeng S, eds. Symposium on nuclei in the cosmos. 16th symposium on nuclei in the cosmos, NIC-XVI 2021. Les Ulis Cedex A: EDP Sciences; 2022:11026 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226011026
    DORA PSI
  • Bhattacharya S, Kuri G, Martin M, Bertsch J, Pouchon MA
    Atomic-scale insights into structural distortions in irradiated UO2 at an intermediate burnup around 50 MWd/kgU
    In: Proceedings of TopFuel 2022 light water reactor fuel performance conference. American Nuclear Society; 2022:278-285. https://doi.org/10.13182/TopFuel22-38929
    DORA PSI
  • Chiera NM, Dressler R, Sprung P, Talip Z, Schumann D
    High precision half-life measurement of the extinct radio-lanthanide Dysprosium-154
    Scientific Reports. 2022; 12(1): 8988 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12684-6
    DORA PSI
  • Helmersson B, Schrire D, Kucuk A, Blair P, Anghel C, Martin M, et al.
    Recent examinations of hydride orientation for zircaloy-2 RXA fuel rods with doped and un-doped pellets
    In: Proceedings of TopFuel 2022 light water reactor fuel performance conference. American Nuclear Society; 2022:495-504. https://doi.org/10.13182/TopFuel22-38926
    DORA PSI
  • Maas R, Apukhtina OB, Kamenetsky VS, Ehrig K, Sprung P, Münker C
    Carbonates at the supergiant Olypmic Dam Cu-U-Au-Ag deposit, South Australia part 2: Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf and Sr-Pb isotope constraints on the chronology of carbonate deposition
    Ore Geology Reviews. 2022; 140: 103745 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103745
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  • Miladinova I, Froitzheim N, Nagel TJ, Janák M, Fonseca ROC, Sprung P, et al.
    Constraining the process of intracontinental subduction in the Austroalpine Nappes: implications from petrology and Lu-Hf geochronology of eclogites
    Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 2022; 40(3): 423-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmg.12634
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  • Moreno-Soto J, Valenta S, Berthoumieux E, Chebboubi A, Diakaki M, Dridi W, et al.
    Constraints on the dipole photon strength for the odd uranium isotopes
    Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. 2022; 105(2): 024618 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.105.024618
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  • Rzehak LJA, Kommescher S, Hoare L, Kurzweil F, Sprung P, Leitzke FP, et al.
    Redox-dependent Ti stable isotope fractionation on the Moon: implications for current lunar magma ocean models
    Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 2022; 177(8): 81 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-022-01947-0
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  • Abolhassani S, Baris A, Grabherr R, Hawes J, Colldeweih A, Vanta R, et al.
    Towards an improved understanding of the mechanisms involved in the increased hydrogen uptake and corrosion at high burnups in zirconium based claddings
    In: Motta AT, Yagnik SK, eds. Zirconium in the nuclear industry: 19th international symposium. Vol. STP1622. ASTM International: selected technical papers. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International; 2021:435-466. https://doi.org/10.1520/STP162220190052
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  • Amaducci S, Colonna N, Cosentino L, Cristallo S, Finocchiaro P, Krtička M, et al.
    First results of the 140Ce(n,ү)141Ce cross-section measurement at n_TOF
    Universe. 2021; 7(6): 200 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/UNIVERSE7060200
    DORA PSI
  • Babiano-Suárez V, Lerendegui-Marco J, Balibrea-Correa J, Caballero L, Calvo D, Ladarescu I, et al.
    Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques
    European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei. 2021; 57(6): 197 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00507-7
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  • Dai Y, Boutellier V, Grabherr R, Urech A, Blau B, Welte J, et al.
    Post-irradiation examinations of SINQ Target-11
    In: Kikuchi K, ed. Spallation materials technology. Materials science forum. Baech, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications; 2021:41-52. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1024.41
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  • Duquesne L, Bischoff J, Buchanan K, Schweitzer E, Nimishakavi K, Girardin G, et al.
    Framatome's evolutionary ATF solution: feedback from the irradiation programs on PROtect's Cr-coated M5Framatome cladding
    In: TopFuel2021. Brussels: European Nuclear Society; 2021:(10 pp.).
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  • Heinke R, Chevallay E, Chrysalidis K, Cocolios TE, Duchemin C, Fedosseev VN, et al.
    Efficient production of high specific activity thulium-167 at Paul Scherrer Institute and CERN-MEDICIS
    Frontiers in Medicine. 2021; 8: 712374 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.712374
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  • Herranz M, Boden S, Völgyesi P, Idoeta R, Broeckx W, Ruiz González J, et al.
    Radiological characterisation in view of nuclear reactor decommissioning: on-site benchmarking exercise of a biological shield
    Progress in Nuclear Energy. 2021; 137: 103740 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.103740
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  • Jakopič R, Fankhauser A, Aregbe Y, Richter S, Crozet M, Maillard C, et al.
    243Am certified reference material for mass spectrometry
    Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 2021; 327(1): 495-504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07521-x
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  • Kajan I, Heinitz S, Kossert K, Sprung P, Dressler R, Schumann D
    First direct determination of the 93Mo half-life
    Scientific Reports. 2021; 11: 19788 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99253-5
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  • Pouchon MA, Nordström L-Å, Hellwig C
    Modeling of sphere-pac fuel
    In: Konings RJM, Stoller RE, eds. Comprehensive nuclear materials. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2021:436-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102865-0.00068-6
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  • Rzehak LJA, Kommescher S, Kurzweil F, Sprung P, Leitzke FP, Fonseca ROC
    The redox dependence of titanium isotope fractionation in synthetic Ti-rich lunar melts
    Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 2021; 176(3): 19 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-020-01769-y
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  • Talip Z, Borgna F, Müller C, Ulrich J, Duchemin C, Ramos JP, et al.
    Production of mass-separated erbium-169 towards the first preclinical in vitro investigations
    Frontiers in Medicine. 2021; 8: 643175 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.643175
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  • Thiemens MM, Tusch J, Fonseca ROC, Leitzke F, Fischer-Gödde M, Debaille V, et al.
    Reply to: no 182W evidence for early Moon formation
    Nature Geoscience. 2021; 14(10): 716-718. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00821-1
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