Centrality dependence of the charged-particle multiplicity density at mid-rapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeVThe pseudorapidity density of charged particles (dNch/dη) at mid-rapidity in Pb-Pb collisions has been measured at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of…ALICE Collaboration·Dec 18, 2015SaveLearn
Recent results from NA61/SHINEThe NA61/SHINE experiment aims to discover the critical point of strongly interacting matter and study the properties of the onset of deconfinement. For these goals a scan of the two dimensional…Evgeny Andronov·Dec 18, 2015SaveLearn
Charge-dependent flow and the search for the Chiral Magnetic Wave in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeVWe report on measurements of a charge-dependent flow using a novel three-particle correlator with ALICE in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC, and discuss the implications for observation of local parity…ALICE Collaboration·Dec 17, 2015SaveLearn
Precision Mass Measurements of 129-131Cd and Their Impact on Stellar Nucleosynthesis via the Rapid Neutron Capture ProcessMasses adjacent to the classical waiting-point nuclide 130Cd have been measured by using the Penning- trap spectrometer ISOLTRAP at ISOLDE/CERN. We find a significant deviation of over 400 keV from…D. Atanasov, P. Ascher, K. Blaum et al.·Dec 17, 2015SaveLearn
Measurements of correlations of anisotropic flow harmonics in Pb--Pb Collisions with ALICEWe report the first measurements of the correlation strength between various anisotropic flow harmonics, using ALICE data. This correlation strength is characterized with multi-particle cumulants of…You Zhou·Dec 16, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of neutral mesons in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at mid-rapidity with ALICEOne of the key signatures of the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP), is the modification of hadron transverse momentum differential cross-sections in heavy-ion collisions (HIC) as compared to proton-proton…Astrid Morreale·Dec 16, 2015SaveLearn
Radiative Decay of Neutron-Unbound Intruder States in 19OThe 9Be(14C, αγ) reaction at ELab=30 and 35 MeV was used to study excited states of 19O. The Florida State University (FSU) γ detector array was used to detect γ radiation…R. Dungan, S. L. Tabor, Vandana Tripathi et al.·Dec 16, 2015SaveLearn
Measurements of open-charm production in pp and p-Pb collisions with the ALICE detector at the LHCHadrons containing heavy quarks, i.e. charm and beauty, are effective probes to investigate the properties of the hot, dense and strongly-interacting medium formed in high-energy nuclear collisions.…Chitrasen Jena·Dec 14, 2015SaveLearn
Direct photon measurement in Pb-Pb collisions at s NN = 2.76 TeV with ALICEThe ALICE experiment has measured the direct photon spectra in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN = 2.76 TeV for three different centrality selections. The measurement was performed emplying a…Baldo Sahlmueller·Dec 14, 2015SaveLearn
Identified charged hadron production in pp and Pb-Pb collisions with ALICE at the LHCNuclear matter under extreme conditions can be investigated in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The measurement of transverse momentum distributions and yields of identified particles is a…Maria Vasileiou·Dec 12, 2015SaveLearn
First Results from The GlueX ExperimentThe GlueX experiment at Jefferson Lab ran with its first commissioning beam in late 2014 and the spring of 2015. Data were collected on both plastic and liquid hydrogen targets, and much of the…The GlueX Collaboration, H. Al Ghoul, E. G. Anassontzis et al.·Dec 11, 2015SaveLearn
Measurements of heavy-flavour production in p-Pb collisions with ALICEThe production of open heavy-flavour particles was studied in p-Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV using the ALICE detector. Three separate observables were used: the hadronic decays of…Jeremy Wilkinson·Dec 9, 2015SaveLearn
Helicity Asymmetry Measurement for π0 Photoproduction on the CLAS Frozen Spin TargetThe measurement was performed with circularly polarized photons incident on longitudinally polarized target in Hall B at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The helicity asymmetry E…Diane Schott, William Briscoe, Igor Strakovsky·Dec 9, 2015SaveLearn
Two-Neutron Sequential Decay of 24OA two-neutron unbound excited state of 24O was populated through a (d,d') reaction at 83.4 MeV/nucleon. A state at E = 715 110 (stat) 45 (sys) keV with a width of Γ< 2 MeV was…M. D. Jones, N. Frank, T. Baumann et al.·Dec 8, 2015SaveLearn
The 63Ni(n,γ) cross section measured with DANCEThe neutron capture cross section of the s-process branch nucleus 63Ni affects the abundances of other nuclei in its region, especially 63Cu and 64Zn. In order to determine the energy…M. Weigand, T. A. Bredeweg, A. Couture et al.·Dec 7, 2015SaveLearn
ALICE Upgrades: Plans and PotentialsThe ALICE collaboration consolidated and completed the installation of current detectors during LS1 with the aim to accumulate 1 nb-1 of Pb-Pb collisions during Run 2 corresponding to about 10…Raphael Tieulent·Dec 7, 2015SaveLearn
Interplay of fission modes in mass distribution of light actinide nuclei 225,227PaFission-fragment mass distributions were measured for 225,227Pa nuclei formed in fusion reactions of 19F + 206, 208Pb around fusion barrier energies. Mass-angle correlations do not indicate any…R. Dubey, P. Sugathan, A. Jhingan et al.·Dec 3, 2015SaveLearn
A search for cosmogenic production of β-neutron emitting radionuclides in waterHere we present the first results of WATCHBOY, a water Cherenkov detector designed to measure the yield of β-neutron emitting radionuclides produced by cosmic ray muons in water. In addition to the…S. Dazeley, M. Askins, M. Bergevin et al.·Dec 2, 2015SaveLearn
Observation of Large Enhancement of Charge Exchange Cross Sections with Neutron-Rich Carbon IsotopesProduction cross sections of nitrogen isotopes from high-energy carbon isotopes on hydrogen and carbon targets have been measured for the first time for a wide range of isotopes. The fragment…I. Tanihata, S. Terashima, R. Kanungo et al.·Dec 2, 2015SaveLearn
Population of 13Be in a Nucleon Exchange ReactionThe neutron-unbound nucleus 13Be was populated with a nucleon-exchange reaction from a 71 MeV/u secondary 13B beam. The decay energy spectrum was reconstructed using invariant mass spectroscopy based…B. R. Marks, P. A. DeYoung, J. K. Smith et al.·Dec 2, 2015SaveLearn
Measurements of long-range near-side angular correlations in sNN=5TeV proton-lead collisions in the forward regionTwo-particle angular correlations are studied in proton-lead collisions at a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy of sNN=5TeV, collected with the LHCb detector at the LHC. The…LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, C. Abellán Beteta et al.·Dec 1, 2015SaveLearn
Experimental Evidence of a Bonded Dineutron ExistenceExperimental observation of 159Tb(n,2n) reaction product was performed with application of the activation technique. Tb specimen of natural composition was irradiated with (d,d) neutrons of 5.39 and…I. M. Kadenko·Dec 1, 2015SaveLearn
Search for the eta-mesic Helium bound state with the WASA-at-COSY facilityWe performed a search for 4He-eta bound state with high statistics and high acceptance with the WASA-at-COSY facility using a ramped beam technique. The signature of eta-mesic nuclei is searched for…M. Skurzok, W. Krzemien, O. Rundel et al.·Dec 1, 2015SaveLearn
Lifetime measurements of nuclei in few-electron ionsIn this review lifetime measurements of ions with at most two electrons are summarized. Such highly ionized systems have been studied - until now - only in the Experimental Storage Ring of the GSI in…Thomas Faestermann·Dec 1, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of the Branching Ratio for the Beta Decay of 14OWe present a new measurement of the branching ratio for the decay of 14O to the ground state of 14N. The experimental result, $λ0/λ total = (4.934 0.040 1pt (stat.) …P. A. Voytas, E. A. George, G. W. Severin et al.·Dec 1, 2015SaveLearn