How Robust is the N = 34 Subshell Closure? First Spectroscopy of 52ArThe first γ-ray spectroscopy of 52Ar, with the neutron number N = 34, was measured using the 53K(p,2p) one-proton removal reaction at 210 MeV/u at the RIBF facility. The 2+1…H. N. Liu, A. Obertelli, P. Doornenbal et al.·Nov 20, 2018SaveLearn
PHENIX results on collision energy dependent Levy HBT correlations from sNN = 15 to 200 GeVDifferent regions on the QCD phase diagram can be investigated by varying the collision energy and the centrality in heavy-ion collisions. In our latest measurements at the PHENIX experiment at RHIC,…Daniel Kincses·Nov 20, 2018SaveLearn
Observation of a Be double-Lambda hypernucleus in the J-PARC E07 experimentA double-Λ hypernucleus, ΛΛBe, was observed by the J-PARC E07 collaboration in nuclear emulsions tagged by the (K-,K+) reaction. This event was interpreted as a production…H. Ekawa, K. Agari, J. K. Ahn et al.·Nov 19, 2018SaveLearn
High resolution measurement of tagged two-neutron energy and angle correlations in Cf-252(sf)Background: Spontaneous fission events emit prompt neutrons correlated with one another in emission angle and energy. Purpose: We explore the relationship in energy and angle between correlated…P. F. Schuster, M. J. Marcath, S. Marin et al.·Nov 16, 2018SaveLearn
Identical pion intensity interferometry in central Au+Au collisions at 1.23A GeVWe investigate identical pion HBT intensity interferometry for central Au+Au collisions at 1.23A GeV. High-statistics π-π- and π+π+ data are measured with HADES at SIS18/GSI. The radius…J. Adamczewski-Musch, O. Arnold, C. Behnke et al.·Nov 15, 2018SaveLearn
Final results of the Aurora experiment to study 2β decay of 116Cd with enriched 116CdWO4 crystal scintillatorsThe double-beta decay of 116Cd has been investigated with the help of radiopure enriched 116CdWO4 crystal scintillators (mass of 1.162 kg) at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory. The…A. S. Barabash, P. Belli, R. Bernabei et al.·Nov 15, 2018SaveLearn
Hadronic resonance production with ALICE at the LHCWe present recent results on short-lived hadronic resonances obtained by the ALICE experiment at LHC energies, including results from the Xe--Xe run. The ALICE results on transverse momentum spectra,…Sergey Kiselev·Nov 15, 2018SaveLearn
Astrophysical SE2 factor of the 12C(α,γ)16O reaction through the 12C(11B,7Li)16O transfer reactionThe 12C(α,γ)16O reaction plays a key role in the evolution of stars with masses of M > 0.55 M. The cross-section of the…Y. P. Shen, B. Guo, Z. H. Li et al.·Nov 15, 2018SaveLearn
NA61/SHINE Levy HBT measurements in Be+Be collisions at 150A GeV/cThe program of NA61/SHINE allows for the investigation of the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter. The nature of the quark-hadron transition can be studied through analyzing the space-time…Barnabas Porfy·Nov 13, 2018SaveLearn
Experimental study of the γp→ K0Σ+, γn→ K0Λ, and γn→ K0 Σ0 reactions at the Mainz MicrotronThis work measured dσ/dΩ for neutral kaon photoproduction reactions from threshold up to a c.m.\ energy of 1855MeV, focussing specifically on the γp→ K0Σ+, γn→ K0Λ, and…C. S. Akondi, K. Bantawa, D. M. Manley et al.·Nov 13, 2018SaveLearn
Laboratory Probes of the Neutron-Matter Equation of StateTo relate constraints from nuclear physics to the tidal deformabilities of neutron stars, we construct a neutron star model that accepts input from a large collection of Skyrme density functions to…M. B. Tsang, C. Y. Tsang, P. Danielewicz et al.·Nov 12, 2018SaveLearn
Isomeric fission yield ratios for odd-mass Cd and In isotopes using the Phase-Imaging Ion-Cyclotron-Resonance techniqueIsomeric yield ratios for the odd-A isotopes of 119-127Cd and 119-127In from 25-MeV proton-induced fission on natural uranium have been measured at the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap, by…V. Rakopoulos, M. Lantz, S. Pomp et al.·Nov 12, 2018SaveLearn
Towards a 229Th-based nuclear clockAn overview over the current status of the development of a nuclear clock based on the state of lowest known nuclear excitation energy in 229Th is presented. The text is especially written for…Lars von der Wense, Benedict Seiferle, Peter G. Thirolf·Nov 9, 2018SaveLearn
Merits and constraints of low- K2 experimental data for the proton radius determinationThe question of the determination of the proton charge radius Rp from electron scattering data led to an unprecedented experimental effort for measurements of the electric form factor of the…M. Hoballah, S. Cholak, R. Kunne et al.·Nov 8, 2018SaveLearn
Mass distribution in 36.2 MeV alpha induced fission of 232ThMass distribution of fission products has been determined in (alpha+232Th) reaction at Elab=36.2 MeV using alpha particles from the cyclotron at the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata.…D. Banerjee, T. N. Nag, R. Tripathi et al.·Nov 8, 2018SaveLearn
Dominance of tensor correlations in high-momentum nucleon pairs studied by (p,pd) reactionThe isospin character of p-n pairs at large relative momentum has been observed for the first time in the 16O ground state. A strong population of the J,T=1,0 state and a very weak population of the…S. Terashima, L. Yu, H. J. Ong et al.·Nov 6, 2018SaveLearn
On similarities as a function of system size in heavy ion collisionsQualitative and quantitative similarities as a function of the system size in heavy ion collisions from low energy dissipative collisions, collective expansion of compressed baryonic matter up to the…Mihai Petrovici, Amelia Lindner, Amalia Pop·Nov 6, 2018SaveLearn
Statistical sensitivity of the nEDM apparatus at PSI to neutron mirror-neutron oscillationsThe neutron and its hypothetical mirror counterpart, a sterile state degenerate in mass, could spontaneously mix in a process much faster than the neutron β-decay. Two groups have performed a…C. Abel, N. Ayres, G. Bison et al.·Nov 5, 2018SaveLearn
Measurement of Nuclear Transparency Ratios for Protons and NeutronsThis paper presents, for the first time, measurements of neutron transparency ratios for nuclei relative to C measured using the (e,e'n) reaction, spanning measured neutron momenta of 1.4 to 2.4…M. Duer, O. Hen, E. Piasetzky et al.·Nov 5, 2018SaveLearn
Clarification of large-strength transitions in the beta decay of 11BeThe shape and normalisation of the beta-delayed alpha spectrum from 11Be was measured by implanting 11Be ions in a segmented Si detector. The spectrum is found to be dominated by a well-known…J. Refsgaard, J. Büscher, A. Arokiaraj et al.·Nov 5, 2018SaveLearn
Isospin symmetry in B(E2) values: Coulomb excitation study of 21MgThe Tz~=~-32 nucleus 21Mg has been studied by Coulomb excitation on 196Pt and 110Pd targets. A 205.6(1)-keV γ-ray transition resulting from the Coulomb excitation…P. Ruotsalainen, J. Henderson, G. Hackman et al.·Nov 2, 2018SaveLearn
Excited states of 39Ca and their significance in nova nucleosynthesisBackground: Discrepancies exist between the observed abundances of argon and calcium in oxygen-neon nova ejecta and those predicted by nova models. An improved characterization of the 38K($p,…Kiana Setoodehnia, Caleb Marshall, Richard Longland et al.·Nov 1, 2018SaveLearn
The γ-ray strength function for Thallium isotopes relevant to the 205Pb - 205Tl chronometryPhotoneutron cross sections were measured for 203Tl and 205Tl at energies between the one- and two-neutron thresholds using quasi-monochromatic γ-ray beams produced in laser…H. Utsunomiya, T. Renstrøm, G. M. Tveten et al.·Nov 1, 2018SaveLearn
Updated determination of N* resonance parameters using a unitary, multichannel formalismResults are presented for an updated multichannel energy-dependent partial-wave analysis of πN scattering. Our earlier work incorporated single-energy amplitudes for πN → πN, $γN…B C Hunt, D M Manley·Oct 31, 2018SaveLearn
Solar Neutrino Physics with BorexinoWe present the most recent solar neutrino results from the Borexino experiment at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory. In particular, refined measurements of all neutrinos produced in the pp…Andrea Pocar·Oct 30, 2018SaveLearn