Testing ab initio nuclear structure in neutron-rich nuclei: lifetime measurements of second 2+ states in 16C and 20OTo test the predictive power of ab initio nuclear structure theory, the lifetime of the second 2+ state in neutron-rich 20O, tau(2+2 ) = 150(+80-30) fs, and an estimate for the lifetime of the…M. Ciemala, S. Ziliani, F. C. L. Crespi et al.·Feb 12, 2020SaveLearn
Emerging nuclear collectivity in 124-130TeThe emergence of nuclear collectivity near doubly-magic 132Sn was explored along the stable, even-even 124-130Te isotopes. Preliminary measurements of the…B. J. Coombes, A. E. Stuchbery, J. M. Allmond et al.·Feb 12, 2020SaveLearn
An Integral Experiment on Polyethylene Using Radiative Capture in Indium Foils in a High Flux D-D Neutron GeneratorThe Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California Berkeley built a D-D neutron generator called the High Flux Neutron Generator (HFNG). It operates in the range of 100-125 keV of…Nnaemeka Nnamani, Karl van Bibber, Lee A Bernstein et al.·Feb 11, 2020SaveLearn
A method to test the coupling strength of the linear and nonlinear contributions to higher-order flow harmonics via Event Shape EngineeringA Multi-Phase Transport (AMPT) model is used to study the efficacy of shape-engineered events to delineate the degree of coupling between the linear and nonlinear contributions to the higher-order…Niseem Magdy, Olga Evdokimov, Roy A. Lacey·Feb 11, 2020SaveLearn
Detection prospects for the second-order weak decays of 124Xe in multi-tonne xenon time projection chambersWe investigate the detection prospects for two-neutrino and neutrinoless second order weak decays of 124Xe -- double electron capture (0/2), electron capture with positron…Christian Wittweg, Brian Lenardo, Alexander Fieguth et al.·Feb 11, 2020SaveLearn
Study of the 25Mg(d,p)26Mg reaction to constrain the 25Al(p,γ)26Si resonant reaction rates in nova burning conditionsThe rate of the 25Al(p,γ)26Si reaction is one of the few key remaining nuclear uncertainties required for predicting the production of the cosmic γ-ray emitter 26Al in…C. B. Hamill, P. J. Woods, D. Kahl et al.·Feb 10, 2020SaveLearn
Recent results on net-baryon fluctuations in ALICERecent results on the analysis of event-by-event net-baryon number fluctuations in Pb--Pb collisions at sNN = 2.76 and 5.02 TeV are presented. The cumulants of the net-proton…Mesut Arslandok·Feb 10, 2020SaveLearn
Benchmarking 136Xe Neutrinoless ββ Decay Matrix Element Calculations with the 138 Ba(p,t) ReactionWe used a high-resolution magnetic spectrograph to study neutron pair-correlated 0+ states in 136Ba, produced via the 138 Ba(p,t) reaction. In conjunction with state-of-the-art…B. M. Rebeiro, S. Triambak, P. E. Garrett et al.·Feb 7, 2020SaveLearn
Examining the EMC Effect using the F2n neutron structure functionThe persistently mysterious deviations from unity of the ratio of nuclear target structure functions to those of deuterium as measured in deep inelastic scattering (often termed the "EMC Effect")…H. Szumila-Vance, C. Keppel, S. Escalante et al.·Feb 7, 2020SaveLearn
Search for exotic spin-dependent interactions using polarized heliumWe investigate the sensitivities of searches for exotic spin-dependent interactions between the polarized nuclear spins of 3He and the particles of unpolarized or polarized solid-state masses…P. -H. Chu, Y. J. Kim, I. M. Savukov·Feb 6, 2020SaveLearn
Measurement of the 154Gd(n,γ) cross section and its astrophysical implicationsThe neutron capture cross section of 154Gd was measured from 1 eV to 300 keV in the experimental area located 185 m from the CERN n\TOF neutron spallation source, using a metallic sample of…A. Mazzone, S. Cristallo, C. Massimi et al.·Feb 6, 2020SaveLearn
Evolution of the N=20 and 28 Shell Gaps and 2-particle-2-hole states in the FSU InteractionThe FSU spsdfp cross-shell interaction for the shell model was successfully fitted to a wide range of mostly intruder negative parity states of the sd shell nuclei. This paper reports the…R. S. Lubna, K. Kravvaris, S. L. Tabor. Vandana Tripathi et al.·Feb 5, 2020SaveLearn
Z production in pPb collisions and charmonium production in PbPb ultra-peripheral collisions at LHCbThis article presents recent results of the Z boson production in the proton-lead collisions and the charmonium production in the ultra-peripheral lead-lead collisions at the LHC collected during…Hengne Li·Feb 5, 2020SaveLearn
Higher harmonic non-linear flow modes of charged hadrons in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN = 5.02 TeVAnisotropic flow coefficients, vn, non-linear flow mode coefficients, n,mk, and correlations among different symmetry planes, n,mk are measured in Pb-Pb collisions at…ALICE Collaboration·Feb 3, 2020SaveLearn
Measurement of the Spectral Shape of the beta-decay of 137Xe to the Ground State of 137Cs in EXO-200 and Comparison with TheoryWe report on a comparison between the theoretically predicted and experimentally measured spectra of the first-forbidden non-unique β-decay transition…S. Al Kharusi, G. Anton, I. Badhrees et al.·Feb 1, 2020SaveLearn
Two-Pion Intensity Interferometry in Au + Au @ 1.23A GeVHigh-statistics π-π- HBT data for non-central Au + Au collisions at 1.23A GeV, measured with HADES at SIS18/GSI, are presented. The three-dimensional emission source is studied in…Robert Greifenhagen·Jan 31, 2020SaveLearn
Beta decay of molecular tritiumThe beta decay of tritium in the form of molecular TT is the basis of sensitive experiments to measure neutrino mass. The final-state electronic, vibrational, and rotational excitations modify the…Y. -T. Lin, T. H. Burritt, C. Claessens et al.·Jan 31, 2020SaveLearn
Constraining the destruction rate of 40K in stellar nucleosynthesis through the study of the 40Ar(p,n)40K reaction40K plays a significant role in the radiogenic heating of earth-like exoplanets, which can affect the development of a habitable environment on their surfaces. The initial amount of 40K in the…P. Gastis, G. Perdikakis, J. Dissanayake et al.·Jan 30, 2020SaveLearn
Studies of Strange and Non-Strange Beauty Productions in PbPb Collisions with the CMS DetectorBeauty quarks are considered as one of the best probes of the strongly interacting medium created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions because they are predominantly produced via initial hard…Zhaozhong Shi·Jan 28, 2020SaveLearn
In-beam gamma-ray and electron spectroscopy of 249,251MdThe odd-Z 251Md nucleus was studied using combined γ-ray and conversion-electron in-beam spectroscopy. Besides the previously observed rotational band based on the [521]1/2-…R. Briselet, Ch. Theisen, B. Sulignano et al.·Jan 28, 2020SaveLearn
A New Neutron Lifetime Experiment with Cold Neutron Beam Decay in Superfluid Helium-4The puzzle remains in the large discrepancy between neutron lifetime measured by the two distinct experimental approaches -- counts of beta decays in a neutron beam and storage of ultracold neutrons…Wanchun Wei·Jan 27, 2020SaveLearn
Search for muon catalyzed d3He fusionThis report presents the results of an experiment aimed at observation of the muon catalyzed 3\!He\;d fusion reaction 3\!He + μ\;d3\!He\;μ\;d4\!He(3.66MeV)+p(14.64MeV)+μ which…V. D. Fotev, V. A. Ganzha, K. A. Ivshin et al.·Jan 27, 2020SaveLearn
Evolution of Octupole Deformation in Radium Nuclei from Coulomb Excitation of Radioactive 222Ra and 228Ra BeamsThere is sparse direct experimental evidence that atomic nuclei can exhibit stable pear shapes arising from strong octupole correlations. In order to investigate the nature of octupole collectivity…P. A. Butler, L. P. Gaffney, P. Spagnoletti et al.·Jan 27, 2020SaveLearn
Charge-state distributions of 20Ne ions emerging from thin foilsNew experimental measurements of charge state distributions produced by a 20Ne10+ beam at 15 MeV/u colliding on various thin solid targets are presented. The use of the MAGNEX magnetic spectrometer…M. Cavallaro, G. Santagati, F. Cappuzzello et al.·Jan 27, 2020SaveLearn
Nuclear structure studies performed using the (18O,16O) twoneutron transfer reactionsExcitation energy spectra and absolute cross section angular distributions were measured for the 13C(18O,16O)15C two-neutron transfer reaction at 84 MeV incident energy. This reaction selectively…D. Carbone, C. Agodi, F. Cappuzzello et al.·Jan 27, 2020SaveLearn