Nuclear level densities and gamma-ray strength functions of 180,181,182TaParticle-γ coincidence experiments were performed at the Oslo Cyclotron Laboratory with the 181Ta(d,X) and 181Ta(3He,X) reactions, to measure the nuclear level densities (NLDs) and…C. P. Brits, K. L. Malatji, M. Wiedeking et al.·Jan 9, 2019SaveLearn
Ge Detectors and 0νββ: The Search for Double Beta Decay with Germanium Detectors: Past, Present and FutureHigh Purity Germanium Detectors have excellent energy resolution; the best among the technologies used in double beta decay. Since neutrino-less double beta decay hinges on the search for a rare peak…Frank T. Avignone, Steven R. Elliott·Jan 9, 2019SaveLearn
Open Heavy Flavour: Experimental summaryIn this paper I will review a few of the latest experimental measurements of heavy-flavour hadrons presented at the Hard Probes 2018 conference. Results from experiments both at RHIC and at the LHC…Deepa Thomas·Jan 7, 2019SaveLearn
Doppler Broadening in 20Mg(βpγ)19Ne DecayBackground: The 15O(α,γ)19Ne bottleneck reaction in Type I x-ray bursts is the most important thermonuclear reaction rate to constrain experimentally, in order to improve the accuracy of…Brent E. Glassman, David Pérez-Loureiro, Chris Wrede et al.·Jan 7, 2019SaveLearn
Overview of latest results from PHENIXAn overview of the latest results on the hard probes from the PHENIX experiment at RHIC is given. The results on the measurements of high pT hadrons, hadron-hadron correlations, open heavy…Takao Sakaguchi, PHENIX collaboration·Jan 7, 2019SaveLearn
Observation of excited states in 20Mg sheds light on nuclear forces and shell evolutionThe exotic Borromean nucleus 20Mg with N = 8, located at the proton drip-line provides a unique testing ground for nuclear forces and the evolution of shell structure in the neutron-deficient…J. S. Randhawa, R. Kanungo, M. Holl et al.·Jan 7, 2019SaveLearn
Measurements of the fluctuations of identified particles in ALICE at the LHCThe event-by-event fluctuations of identified particles in ultrarelativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions give information about the state of matter created in these collisions as well as the phase…Alice Ohlson·Jan 3, 2019SaveLearn
Collision Energy Dependence of p t Correlations in Au+Au Collisions at RHICWe present two-particle p t correlations as a function of event centrality for Au+Au collisions at s NN = 7.7, 11.5, 14.5, 19.6, 27, 39, 62.4, and 200 GeV at the Relativistic…STAR Collaboration, J. Adam, L. Adamczyk et al.·Jan 3, 2019SaveLearn
Ridges in p-A (and pp) collisionsCorrelations between particles separated by several units of pseudorapidity were discovered in high-multiplicity pp and p-Pb collisions at the LHC. These long-range structures observed in…Alice Ohlson·Jan 3, 2019SaveLearn
Investigating correlated fluctuations of conserved charges with net-Λ fluctuations in Pb-Pb collisions at ALICEEvent-by-event fluctuations of conserved charges - such as electric charge, strangeness, and baryon number - in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions provide insight into the properties of the…Alice Ohlson·Jan 3, 2019SaveLearn
Correlations, multiplicity distributions, and the ridge in pp and p-Pb collisionsMeasurements made by the ALICE Collaboration of single- and two-particle distributions in high-energy pp and p-Pb collisions are used to characterize the interactions in small collision systems, tune…Alice Ohlson·Jan 3, 2019SaveLearn
Collective behavior in small systemsThe presence of correlations between particles significantly separated in pseudorapidity in proton-proton and proton-nucleus collisions has raised questions about whether collective effects are…Alice Ohlson·Jan 3, 2019SaveLearn
First observation of 20B and 21BThe most neutron-rich boron isotopes 20B and 21B have been observed for the first time following proton removal from 22N and 22C at energies around 230 MeV/nucleon. Both nuclei were found to exist as…S. Leblond, F. M. Marqués, J. Gibelin et al.·Jan 2, 2019SaveLearn
Deformed band structures in neutron-rich 152-158Pm isotopesHigh spin band structures of neutron-rich 152-158Pm isotopes have been obtained from the measurement of prompt γ-rays of isotopically identified fragments produced in fission of…S. Bhattacharyya, E. H. Wang, A. Navin et al.·Jan 1, 2019SaveLearn
Half-life measurements of 212Po with thorium-loaded liquid scintillatorPrecise measurement of half-life of 212Po (one of the daughter nuclides in radioactive chain of 232Th) was realized by means of liquid scintillator based on toluene doped by complex of…P. Belli, R. Bernabei, R. S. Boiko et al.·Dec 28, 2018SaveLearn
Measurement of the Antineutrino Spectrum from 235U Fission at HFIR with PROSPECTThis Letter reports the first measurement of the 235U νe energy spectrum by PROSPECT, the Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum experiment, operating 7.9m from the…PROSPECT Collaboration, J. Ashenfelter, A. B. Balantekin et al.·Dec 28, 2018SaveLearn
The Sea of Quarks and Antiquarks in the Nucleon: a ReviewThe quark and gluon structure of the proton has been under intense experimental and theoretical investigation for five decades. Even for the distributions of the well-studied valence quarks,…D. F. Geesaman, P. E. Reimer·Dec 26, 2018SaveLearn
Centrality and transverse momentum dependence of D0-meson production at mid-rapidity in Au+Au collisions at s NN = 200\,GeVWe report a new measurement of D0-meson production at mid-rapidity (|y|\,<\,1) in Au+Au collisions at s NN = 200\,GeV utilizing the Heavy Flavor Tracker, a high…STAR Collaboration, J. Adam, L. Adamczyk et al.·Dec 26, 2018SaveLearn
Direct-photon and heavy-flavour production in proton-proton collisions at s = 7 TeV with ALICELow-mass dielectron measurements play an essential role in the study of the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) created in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. They are produced in all stages of the…Horst Sebastian Scheid·Dec 24, 2018SaveLearn
The Interaction of Neutrons With 7Be: Lack of Standard Nuclear Physics Solution to the "Primordial 7Li Problem"The destruction of 7Be with neutrons represents the last possible standard avenue to reduce the predicted abundance of the primordial 7Li and in this way to attempt to solve the Cosmological 7Li…Moshe Gai·Dec 24, 2018SaveLearn
PHENIX measurements of low momentum direct photon radiation from large and small systems in (ultra)relativistic heavy ion collisions: direct photon scalingThe PHENIX collaboration has measured low momentum direct photon radiation in Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV, 62.4 GeV and 39 GeV, in Cu+Cu at 200 GeV as well as in p+p, p+Au and d+Au at $sNN…Vladimir Khachatryan·Dec 24, 2018SaveLearn
Measurements of open charm hadron production in Au+Au Collisions at sNN = 200 GeV at STARWe report on the measurements of production of various charmed hadrons in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 200 GeV (including D0(D0) and c) obtained via…Guannan Xie·Dec 23, 2018SaveLearn
Nuclear track emulsion in search for the Hoyle-state in dissociation of relativistic 12C nucleiProduction of ensembles of α-particle triples associated with the Hoyle state (the second excited state of the 12C nucleus) in peripheral dissociation of relativistic 12C nuclei is…D. A. Artemenkov, V. Bradnova, G. I. Britvich et al.·Dec 21, 2018SaveLearn
Gamma strength functions and the Brink-Axel hypothesisExperimental tests of the Brink-Axel hypothesis relating gamma strength functions (GSF) deduced from absorption and emission experiments are discussed. High-resolution inelastic proton scattering at…Peter von Neumann-Cosel·Dec 21, 2018SaveLearn
Fine structure of giant resonances: What can be learnedFine structure of giant resonances (GR) has been established in recent years as a global phenomenon across the nuclear chart and for different types of resonances. A quantitative description of the…Peter von Neumann-Cosel·Dec 21, 2018SaveLearn