Independent measurement of the Hoyle state β feeding from 12B using GammasphereUsing an array of high-purity Compton-suppressed germanium detectors, we performed an independent measurement of the β-decay branching ratio from 12B to the second-excited (Hoyle)…M. Munch, M. Alcorta, H. O. U. Fynbo et al.·Jan 12, 2016SaveLearn
Model-independent determination of the astrophysical S-factor in laser-induced fusion plasmasIn this work, we present a new and general method for measuring the astrophysical S-factor of nuclear reactions in laser-induced plasmas and we apply it to d(d,n)3He. The experiment was…D. Lattuada, M. Barbarino, A. Bonasera et al.·Jan 11, 2016SaveLearn
Nucleon Resonance Structure Studies Via Exclusive KY ElectroproductionStudying the structure of excited nucleon states employing the electroproduction of exclusive reactions is an important avenue for exploring the nature of the non-perturbative strong interaction. The…Daniel S. Carman·Jan 11, 2016SaveLearn
Precision X-ray spectroscopy of kaonic atoms as a probe of low-energy kaon-nucleus interactionIn the exotic atoms where one atomic 1s electron is replaced by a K-, the strong interaction between the K- and the nucleus introduces an energy shift and broadening of the low-lying…H. Shi, M. Bazzi, G. Beer et al.·Jan 10, 2016SaveLearn
Measurement of inclusive jet production and nuclear modifications in pPb collisions at sqrt(s[NN]) = 5.02 TeVInclusive jet production in pPb collisions at a nucleon-nucleon (NN) center-of-mass energy of sqrt(s[NN]) = 5.02 TeV is studied with the CMS detector at the LHC. A data sample corresponding to an…CMS Collaboration·Jan 8, 2016SaveLearn
Beam Energy Dependence of the Third Harmonic of Azimuthal Correlations in Au+Au Collisions at RHICWe present results from a harmonic decomposition of two-particle azimuthal correlations measured with the STAR detector in Au+Au collisions for energies ranging from sNN=7.7 GeV to 200…STAR Collaboration, L. Adamczyk, J. K. Adkins et al.·Jan 8, 2016SaveLearn
Magnetic dipole excitations of 50CrThe low-lying M1-strength of the open-shell nucleus 50Cr has been studied with the method of nuclear resonance fluorescence up to 9.7 MeV, using bremsstrahlung at the superconducting Darmstadt…H. Pai, T. Beck, J. Beller et al.·Jan 8, 2016SaveLearn
Measurement of hadron suppression and study of its connection with vanishing v3 at low sNN in Au+Au collisions with STARAt top RHIC and LHC energies the suppression of high transverse momentum (pT) hadrons provides evidence for partonic energy loss in QGP. We study partonic energy loss in the RHIC Beam…Stephen Horvat·Jan 7, 2016SaveLearn
Analysis Techniques for the Evaluation of the Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Lifetime in 130Te with CUORE-0We describe in detail the methods used to obtain the lower bound on the lifetime of neutrinoless double-beta (0νββ) decay in 130Te and the associated limit on the effective Majorana mass of…CUORE Collaboration, C. Alduino, K. Alfonso et al.·Jan 6, 2016SaveLearn
Comment on an Effect Proposed by A.G. Lebed in Semiclassical GravityA.G. Lebed has given an argument that when a hydrogen atom is transported slowly to a different gravitational potential, it has a certain probability of emitting a photon. He proposes a space-based…B. Crowell·Jan 6, 2016SaveLearn
Baryon Spectroscopy - Recent Results from the CBELSA/TAPS ExperimentOne of the remaining challenges within the standard model is to gain a good understanding of QCD in the non-perturbative regime. One key step toward this aim is baryon spectroscopy, investigating the…Jan Hartmann·Jan 6, 2016SaveLearn
Forward-backward multiplicity correlations in pp, pPb and Pb+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detectorTwo-particle pseudorapidity correlations are measured in 2.76 TeV Pb+Pb, 5.02 TeV pPb and 13 TeV pp collisions. Correlation function is measured using charged particles in the pseudorapidity range…Jiangyong Jia·Jan 6, 2016SaveLearn
Charge-dependent anisotropic flow in Cu+Au collisionsWe present the first measurements of charge-dependent directed flow in Cu+Au collisions at t sNN = 200 GeV. The directed flow has been measured as functions of the transverse momentum and…Takafumi Niida·Jan 5, 2016SaveLearn
Higher Moments of Net-Particle Multiplicity DistributionsStudying fluctuations of conserved quantities, such as baryon number, strangeness, and charge, provides insights into the properties of matter created in high-energy nuclear collisions. Lattice QCD…Jochen Thäder·Jan 5, 2016SaveLearn
Transverse Energy Measurements from the Beam Energy Scan in PHENIXTransverse energy distributions at midrapidity have been measured by the PHENIX experiment at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) for Au+Au, U+U, Cu+Au, Cu+Cu, He+Au, d+Au, and p+p…J. T. Mitchell·Jan 5, 2016SaveLearn
Nuclear Modification Factor of D0 Meson in Au+Au Collisions at sNN = 200 GeVHeavy-flavor quarks are dominantly produced in initial hard scattering processes and experience the whole evolution of the system in heavy-ion collisions at RHIC energies. Thus they are suggested to…Guannan Xie·Jan 4, 2016SaveLearn
Underground nuclear astrophysics: why and howThe goal of nuclear astrophysics is to measure cross sections of nuclear physics reactions of interest in astrophysics. At stars temperatures, these cross sections are very low due to the suppression…A. Best, A. Caciolli, Zs. Fülöp et al.·Jan 2, 2016SaveLearn
Correlations between jets and charged particles in PbPb and pp collisions at sqrt(s[NN]) = 2.76 TeVThe quark-gluon plasma is studied via medium-induced changes to correlations between jets and charged particles in PbPb collisions compared to pp reference data. This analysis uses data sets from…CMS Collaboration·Jan 1, 2016SaveLearn
Overview of recent results from the STAR experimentThe Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC (STAR) experiment utilizes its excellent mid-rapidity tracking and particle identification capabilities to study the emergent properties of Quantum Chromodynamics…Mustafa Mustafa·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn
Exploring the QCD Phase Structure with Beam Energy Scan in Heavy-ion CollisionsBeam energy scan programs in heavy-ion collisions aim to explore the QCD phase structure at high baryon density. Sensitive observables are applied to probe the signatures of the QCD phase transition…Xiaofeng Luo·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn
Allowed rare pion and muon decays as tests of the Standard ModelSimple dynamics, few available decay channels, and extremely well controlled radiative and loop corrections, make pion and muon decays a sensitive means for testing the underlying symmetries, the…Dinko Pocanic·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn
Measurements of DS-meson production in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 200 GeV in STARWe present the first measurement of the nuclear modification factor RAA and elliptic flow v2 of Ds in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 200 GeV with the STAR detector. These…Md. Nasim·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn
PHENIX results on fluctuations and Bose-Einstein correlations in Au+Au collisions from the RHIC Beam Energy ScanThe RHIC Beam Energy Scan focuses on mapping the QCD phase diagram and pinpointing the location of a possible critical end point. Bose-Einstein correlations and event-by-event fluctuations of…Prakhar Garg·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn
Centrality and pseudorapidity dependence of the transverse energy flow in pPb collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 5.02 TeVThe almost hermetic coverage of CMS is used to measure the distribution of transverse energy as a function of pseudo-rapidity for pPb collisions at sNN = 5.02 TeV. For minimum bias…Christopher Bruner, Michael Murray·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn
Study of the bulk properties of the system formed in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 14.5 GeV using the STAR detector at RHICWe present the first measurements of the transverse momentum spectra and azimuthal anisotropy of the identified hadrons (π+, π-, K+, K-, p(p), K0s, Λ(Λ) and…Vipul Bairathi·Dec 31, 2015SaveLearn