Charge-state distribution of Li ions from the β decay of laser-trapped 6He atomsBackground: The accurate determination of atomic final states following nuclear β decay plays an important role in many experiments. In particular, the charge state distributions of ions following…Ran Hong, Arnaud Leredde, Yelena Bagdasarova et al.·Mar 21, 2017SaveLearn
High precision half-life measurement of 147Sm α decay from thin-film sourcesAn investigation of the α-decay of 147Sm was performed using an ultra low-background Twin Frisch-Grid Ionisation Chamber (TF-GIC). Four natural samarium samples were produced using pulsed laser…Heinrich Wilsenach, Kai Zuber, Detlev Degering et al.·Mar 21, 2017SaveLearn
Exclusive η electroproduction at W>2 GeV with CLAS and transversity generalized parton distributionsThe cross section of the exclusive η electroproduction reaction ep e p η was measured at Jefferson Lab with a 5.75-GeV electron beam and the CLAS detector. Differential cross…CLAS Collaboration, I. Bedlinskiy, V. Kubarovsky et al.·Mar 20, 2017SaveLearn
Solar neutrino interactions with the double beta decay nuclei of 82Se, 100Mo and 150NdSolar neutrinos interact within double-beta decay () detectors and contribute to backgrounds for \ experiments. Background contributions due to solar neutrino interactions with \ nuclei of…H. Ejiri, S. R. Elliott·Mar 20, 2017SaveLearn
Entrance Channel Effects on the Quasifission Reaction Channel in Cr + W SystemsBackground: Formation of a fully equilibrated compound nucleus is a critical step in the heavy-ion fusion reaction mechanism but can be hindered by orders of magnitude by quasifission, a process in…K. Hammerton, D. J. Morrissey, Z. Kohley et al.·Mar 16, 2017SaveLearn
Charm production nearby threshold in pA-interactions at 70 GeVThe results of the SERP-E-184 experiment at the U-70 accelerator (IHEP, Protvino) are presented. Interactions of the 70 GeV proton beam with C, Si and Pb targets were studied to detect decays of…A. Afonin, E. Ardashev, V. Balandin et al.·Mar 16, 2017SaveLearn
Direct Evidence for Octupole Deformation in 146Ba and the Origin of Large E1 Moment Variations in Reflection-Asymmetric NucleiDespite the more than one order of magnitude difference between the measured dipole moments in 144Ba and 146Ba, the strength of the octupole correlations in 146Ba are found to be as…Brian Bucher, Shaofei Zhu, Ching-Yen Wu et al.·Mar 15, 2017SaveLearn
First elastic electron scattering from 132Xe at the SCRIT facilityThe first elastic electron scattering has been successfully performed at the self-confining RI ion target (SCRIT) facility, the world's first electron scattering facility for exotic nuclei. The…K. Tsukada, A. Enokizono, T. Ohnishi et al.·Mar 13, 2017SaveLearn
Light charged clusters emitted in 32 MeV/nucleon 136,124Xe+124,112Sn reactions: chemical equilibrium, 3He and 6He productionNuclear particle production from peripheral to central events is presented. N/Z gradient between projectile and target is studied using the fact that two reactions have the same projectile+target N/Z…R. Bougault, E. Bonnet, B. Borderie et al.·Mar 10, 2017SaveLearn
Two-photon exchange in elastic electron-proton scatteringWe review recent theoretical and experimental progress on the role of two-photon exchange (TPE) in electron-proton scattering at low to moderate momentum transfers. We make a detailed comparison and…A. Afanasev, P. G. Blunden, D. Hasell et al.·Mar 10, 2017SaveLearn
Heavy-ion Physics at a Fixed-Target Experiment Using the LHC Proton and Lead Beams (AFTER@LHC): Feasibility Studies for Quarkonium and Drell-Yan ProductionWe outline the case for heavy-ion-physics studies using the multi-TeV lead LHC beams in the fixed-target mode. After a brief contextual reminder, we detail the possible contributions of AFTER@LHC to…B. Trzeciak, C. Da Silva, E. G. Ferreiro et al.·Mar 10, 2017SaveLearn
Cross section measurement of the astrophysically important 17O(p,gamma)18F reaction in a wide energy rangeThe 17O(p,g)18F reaction plays an important role in hydrogen burning processes in different stages of stellar evolution. The rate of this reaction must therefore be known with high accuracy in order…Gy. Gyürky, A. Ornelas, Zs. Fülöp et al.·Mar 9, 2017SaveLearn
A new measurement of electron transverse polarization in polarized nuclear beta decayThe Mott polarimetry for T -Violation (MTV) experiment tests time-reversal symmetry in polarized nuclear beta decay by measuring an electron's transverse polarization as a form of angular…H. Kawamura, T. Akiyama, M. Hata et al.·Mar 7, 2017SaveLearn
Determination of N* amplitudes from associated strangeness production in p+p collisionsWe present the first determination of the energy-dependent production amplitudes of N* resonances with masses between 1650 MeV/c2 and 1900 MeV/c2 for an excess energy between 0 and…R. Münzer, L. Fabbietti, E. Epple et al.·Mar 6, 2017SaveLearn
High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Long-Lived Plutonium IsotopesLong-lived isotopes of plutonium were studied using two complementary techniques, high-resolution resonance ionisation spectroscopy (HR-RIS) and collinear laser spectroscopy (CLS). Isotope shifts…A. Voss, V. Sonnenschein, P. Campbell et al.·Mar 6, 2017SaveLearn
Signature of clustering in quantum many body systems probed by the giant dipole resonanceThe present experimental study illustrates how large deformations attained by nuclei due to cluster formation are perceived through the giant dipole resonance (GDR) strength function. The high energy…Deepak Pandit, Debasish Mondal, Balaram Dey et al.·Mar 6, 2017SaveLearn
Structure of 10N in 9C+p resonance scatteringThe structure of exotic nucleus 10N was studied using 9C+p resonance scattering. Two L=0 resonances were found to be the lowest states in 10N. The ground state of 10N is unbound with respect to…J. Hooker, G. V. Rogachev, V. Z. Goldberg et al.·Mar 4, 2017SaveLearn
Study of the 15N(p,n)15O reaction as a monoenergetic neutron source for the measurement of differential scattering cross sectionsThe 15N(p,n) reaction is a promising candidate for the production of monoenergetic neutrons with energies of up to 5.7 MeV at the facilities where the T(p,n)3He reaction cannot be used. The…Erik Poenitz, Ralf Nolte, Dankwart Schmidt et al.·Mar 2, 2017SaveLearn
Missing-mass spectroscopy with the 6Li(π-, K+)X reaction to search for 6ΛHWe searched for the bound state of the neutron-rich Λ-hypernucleus 6ΛH, using the 6Li(π-, K+)X double charge-exchange reaction at a π- beam momentum of 1.2 GeV/c at…R. Honda, M. Agnello, J. K. Ahn et al.·Mar 2, 2017SaveLearn
Background free search for neutrinoless double beta decay with GERDA Phase IIThe Standard Model of particle physics cannot explain the dominance of matter over anti-matter in our Universe. In many model extensions this is a very natural consequence of neutrinos being their…M. Agostini, M. Allardt, A. M. Bakalyarov et al.·Mar 2, 2017SaveLearn
A new precision measurement of the α-decay half-life of 190PtA laboratory measurement of the α-decay half-life of 190Pt has been performed using a low background Frisch grid ionisation chamber. A total amount of 216.60(17) mg of natural platinum has…Miháy Braun, Yordan M. Georgiev, Tommy Schönherr et al.·Mar 2, 2017SaveLearn
Photon beam asymmetry Σ for η and η photoproduction from the protonMeasurements of the linearly-polarized photon beam asymmetry Σ for photoproduction from the proton of η and η mesons are reported. A linearly-polarized tagged photon beam produced by…P. Collins, B. G. Ritchie, M. Dugger et al.·Mar 1, 2017SaveLearn
Coherent diffractive photoproduction of ρ0 mesons on gold nuclei at RHICThe STAR Collaboration reports on the photoproduction of π+π- pairs in gold-gold collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 200 GeV/nucleon-pair. These pion pairs are produced when a nearly-real…STAR Collaboration, L. Adamczyk, J. K. Adkins et al.·Feb 24, 2017SaveLearn
Precise measurement of alphaK for the 88.2-keV M4 transition in 127Te: Test of internal-conversion theoryWe have measured the K-shell internal conversion coefficient, alphaK, for the 88.2-keV M4 transition from the 106-day isomer to the ground state in 127Te to be 484(6). When compared with Dirac-Fock…N. Nica, J. C. Hardy, V. E. Iacob et al.·Feb 24, 2017SaveLearn
Isoscalar Single-Pion Production in the Region of Roper and d*(2380) ResonancesExclusive measurements of the quasi-free pn ppπ- and pp ppπ0 reactions have been performed by means of pd collisions at Tp = 1.2 GeV using the WASA detector setup at COSY. Total…COSY Collaboration, P. Adlarson, W. Augustyniak et al.·Feb 23, 2017SaveLearn