K-series X-ray yield measurement of kaonic hydrogen atoms in a gaseous targetWe measured the K-series X-rays of the K-p exotic atom in the SIDDHARTA experiment with a gaseous hydrogen target of 1.3 g/l, which is about 15 times the ρ STP of hydrogen gas. At this…M. Bazzi, G. Beer, G. Bellotti et al.·Feb 29, 2016SaveLearn
Experimental overview on small collision systems at the LHCThese conferences proceedings summarize the experimental findings obtained in small collision systems at the LHC, as presented in the special session on "QGP in small systems?" at the Quark…Constantin Loizides·Feb 29, 2016SaveLearn
The Λp interaction studied via femtoscopy in p + Nb reactions at sNN=3.18 ~GeVWe report on the first measurement of pΛ and pp correlations via the femtoscopy method in p+Nb reactions at sNN=3.18 ~GeV, studied with the High Acceptance…J. Adamczewski-Musch, G. Agakishiev, O. Arnold et al.·Feb 29, 2016SaveLearn
An event mixing technique for Bose-Einstein correlations of two pions in photoproduction around 1 GeVWe have developed an event mixing technique to observe Bose-Einstein correlations (BEC) between two identical neutral pions produced in photo-induced reactions in the non-perturbative QCD energy…Qing-Hua He, H. Fujimura, H. Fukasawa et al.·Feb 26, 2016SaveLearn
Unexpectedly large charge radii of neutron-rich calcium isotopesDespite being a complex many-body system, the atomic nucleus exhibits simple structures for certain "magic" numbers of protons and neutrons. The calcium chain in particular is both unique and…R. F. Garcia Ruiz, M. L. Bissell, K. Blaum et al.·Feb 25, 2016SaveLearn
Muon Flux Measurements at the Davis Campus of the Sanford Underground Research Facility with the Majorana Demonstrator Veto SystemWe report the first measurement of the total MUON flux underground at the Davis Campus of the Sanford Underground Research Facility at the 4850 ft level. Measurements were done with the Majorana…N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo, F. T. Avignone et al.·Feb 24, 2016SaveLearn
QED Radiative Corrections to Low-Energy Moller and Bhabha ScatteringWe present a treatment of the next-to-leading-order radiative corrections to unpolarized Moller and Bhabha scattering without resorting to ultra-relativistic approximations. We extend existing…Charles S. Epstein, Richard G. Milner·Feb 24, 2016SaveLearn
Antineutrino emission and gamma background characteristics from a thermal research reactorThe detailed understanding of the antineutrino emission from research reactors is mandatory for any high sensitivity experiments either for fundamental or applied neutrino physics, as well as a good…V. M. Bui, L. Giot, M. Fallot et al.·Feb 24, 2016SaveLearn
Measurement of D-meson production versus multiplicity in p-Pb collisions at s NN=5.02 TeVThe measurement of prompt D-meson production as a function of multiplicity in p-Pb collisions at s NN=5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC is reported. D0, D+ and D*+…ALICE Collaboration·Feb 23, 2016SaveLearn
Baryon spectroscopy with polarization observables from CLASThe spectrum of nucleon excitations is dominated by broad and overlapping resonances. Polarization observables in photoproduction reactions are key in the study of these excitations. They give…Steffen Strauch·Feb 23, 2016SaveLearn
New data on cross-sections of deuteron induced nuclear reactions on gold up to 50 MeV and comparison of production routes of medically relevant Au and Hg radioisotopesInvestigations of cross-sections of deuteron induced nuclear reactions on gold were extended up to 50 MeV by using the standard stacked foil irradiation technique and high resolution gamma-ray…F. Tárkányi, A. Hermanne, F. Ditrói et al.·Feb 23, 2016SaveLearn
Evolution of fusion hindrance for asymmetric systems at deep sub barrier energiesMeasurements of fusion cross-sections of 7Li and 12C with 198Pt at deep sub-barrier energies are reported to unravel the role of the entrance channel in the occurrence of fusion hindrance. The onset…A. Shrivastavaa, K. Mahata, S. K. Pandit et al.·Feb 23, 2016SaveLearn
Physics case for a polarised target for AFTER@LHCWe review a number of ideas put forward in favour of the use of a polarised target along with the proposed idea of a fixed-target experiment using the LHC beams -- AFTER@LHC. A number of recent…J. P. Lansberg, M. Anselmino, R. Arnaldi et al.·Feb 22, 2016SaveLearn
The decay of quadrupole-octupole 1- states in 40Ca and 140CeBackground: Two-phonon excitations originating from the coupling of two collective one-phonon states are of great interest in nuclear structure physics. One possibility to generate low-lying E1…V. Derya, N. Tsoneva, T. Aumann et al.·Feb 22, 2016SaveLearn
Status and Perspectives of the Search for Eta-Mesic NucleiIn this report the search for eta-mesic nuclei is reviewed. The brief description of the experimental studies is presented with a focus on the possible production of the eta-nucleus bound states for…Pawel Moskal, Magdalena Skurzok, Wojciech Krzemien·Feb 22, 2016SaveLearn
Polarization-transfer measurement to a large-virtuality bound proton in the deuteronPossible differences between free and bound protons may be observed in the ratio of polarization-transfer components, P'x/P'z. We report the measurement of P'x/P'z, in the…A1 Collaboration, I. Yaron, D. Izraeli et al.·Feb 19, 2016SaveLearn
A reanalysis of radioisotope measurements of the 9Be(γ,n)8Be cross-sectionThe 9Be(γ,n)8Be reaction is enhanced by a near threshold 1/2+ state. Contradictions between existing measurements of this reaction cross-section affect calculations of astrophysical…Alan E. Robinson·Feb 18, 2016SaveLearn
NICA-MPD: azimuthal and femtoscopic particle correlationsThe discussion is focused on the study of the fundamental symmetries (P/CP) of QCD and geometry of the particle source. The combination of correlators corresponding to the absolute…V. A. Okorokov·Feb 18, 2016SaveLearn
Alpha-particle clustering in excited expanding self-conjugate nucleiThe fragmentation of quasi-projectiles from the nuclear reaction 40Ca + 12C at 25 MeV/nucleon was used to produce alpha-emission sources. From a careful selection of these sources provided by a…B. Borderie, Ad. R. Raduta, G. Ademard et al.·Feb 18, 2016SaveLearn
First observation of low-energy γ-ray enhancement in the rare-earth regionThe γ-ray strength function and level density in the quasi-continuum of 151,153Sm have been measured using BGO shielded Ge clover detectors of the STARLiTeR system. The Compton shields allow for an…A. Simon, M. Guttormsen, A. C. Larsen et al.·Feb 18, 2016SaveLearn
Determination of the 3γfraction from positron annihilation in mesoporous materials for symmetry violation experiment with J-PET scannerVarious mesoporous materials were investigated to choose the best material for experiments requiring high yield of long-lived positronium. We found that the fraction of 3γannihilation determined…B. Jasińska, M. Gorgol, M. Wiertel et al.·Feb 17, 2016SaveLearn
Potential of the J-PET detector for studies of discrete symmetries in decays of positronium atom - a purely leptonic systemThe Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomograph (J-PET) was constructed as a prototype of the cost-effective scanner for the simultaneous metabolic imaging of the whole human body. Being optimized for…P. Moskal, D. Alfs, T. Bednarski et al.·Feb 16, 2016SaveLearn
Design of the SABAT system for underwater detection of dangerous substancesWe present status of simulations used to design a novel device for the detection of hazardous substances in the aquatic environment using neutron activation. Unlike the other considered methods based…M. Silarski, D. Hunik, M. Smolis et al.·Feb 16, 2016SaveLearn
PHENIX results on Bose-Einstein correlation functionsMeasurement of Bose-Einstein or HBT correlations of identified charged particles provide insight into the space-time structure of particle emitting sources in heavy-ion collisions. In this paper we…Dániel Kincses·Feb 15, 2016SaveLearn
Centrality dependence of subthreshold ϕ meson production in Ni+Ni collisions at 1.9A GeVWe analysed the ϕ meson production in central Ni+Ni collisions at the beam kinetic energy of 1.93A GeV with the FOPI spectrometer and found the production probability per event of $[8.6 ~~ 1.6…K. Piasecki, Z. Tymiński, N. Herrmann et al.·Feb 13, 2016SaveLearn