The pi0, eta, eta' -> gamma gamma*(Q2) Decay Rates and RadiiThe low Q2 slopes of the the transition form factors provide a unique method to measure the sizes of the neutral pseudo-scalar mesons, since they do not have electromagnetic form factors. From the…A. M. Bernstein·Nov 10, 2015SaveLearn
Broad levels in 17O and their relevance for the astrophysical s-processLevels in 17O affect the astrophysical s-process in two opposite ways. The neutron production is enhanced by resonances in the 13C(α,n)16O reaction at excitation energies around 7…Thomas Faestermann, Peter Mohr, Ralf Hertenberger et al.·Nov 9, 2015SaveLearn
Statistical properties of 243Pu, and 242Pu(n,γ) cross section calculationThe level density and gamma-ray strength function (gammaSF) of 243Pu have been measured in the quasi-continuum using the Oslo method. Excited states in 243Pu were populated using the 242Pu(d,p)…T. A. Laplace, F. Zeiser, M. Guttormsen et al.·Nov 6, 2015SaveLearn
Heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider: a review of the results from Run 1We present an overview of the results obtained in pPb and PbPb collisions at the Large Hadron Collider during Run 1. We first discuss the results for global characteristics: cross sections, hadron…N. Armesto, E. Scomparin·Nov 6, 2015SaveLearn
Revalidation of the isobaric multiplet mass equation for the A=20 quintetAn unexpected breakdown of the isobaric multiplet mass equation in the A=20, T=2 quintet was recently reported, presenting a challenge to modern theories of nuclear structure. In the present…B. E. Glassman, D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. Wrede et al.·Nov 5, 2015SaveLearn
First measurement of several β-delayed neutron emitting isotopes beyond N=126The β-delayed neutron emission probabilities of neutron rich Hg and Tl nuclei have been measured together with β-decay half-lives for 20 isotopes of Au, Hg, Tl, Pb and Bi in the mass region…R. Caballero-Folch, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Agramunt et al.·Nov 4, 2015SaveLearn
Electroweak bosons in Pb+Pb and p+Pb collisions from ATLASElectroweak boson (W, Z, γ) measurements in Pb+Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV and in p+Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV are presented with the ATLAS detector at the LHC.…Thomas Balestri·Nov 3, 2015SaveLearn
Solution of the proton radius puzzle? Low momentum transfer electron scattering data are not enoughIn two recent papers it is argued that the 'proton radius puzzle' can be explained by truncating the electron scattering data to low momentum transfer and fit the rms radius in the low…Michael O. Distler, Thomas Walcher, Jan C. Bernauer·Nov 2, 2015SaveLearn
Validity of the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis in 238NpWe have analyzed primary γ-ray spectra of the odd-odd 238Np nucleus extracted from 237Np(d,pγ)238Np coincidence data measured at the Oslo Cyclotron Laboratory. The primary γ…M. Guttormsen, A. C. Larsen, A. Görgen et al.·Nov 2, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of two particle pseudorapidity correlations in Pb+Pb collisions at sNN = 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detectorTwo-particle pseudorapidity correlations, measured using charged particles with pT > 0.5 GeV and |η| < 2.4, from sNN = 2.76 TeV Pb+Pb collisions collected in 2010 by the…Sooraj Radhakrishnan·Nov 2, 2015SaveLearn
Parton Dynamics at PHENIXInvestigating partonic interactions is one of the primary goals of the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). RHIC is specially tailored for studying intrinsic partonic…J. D. Osborn·Oct 30, 2015SaveLearn
Photoproduction of π0-pairs off protons and off neutronsTotal cross sections, angular distributions, and invariant-mass distributions have been measured for the photoproduction of π0π0 pairs off free protons and off nucleons bound in the deuteron. The…M. Dieterle, M. Oberle, J. Ahrens et al.·Oct 30, 2015SaveLearn
Particle production in p-Pb collisions with ALICE at the LHCMeasurements of the transverse momentum spectra of light flavor particles at intermediate and high pT are an important tool for QCD studies. In pp collisions they provide a baseline for perturbative…Alberica Toia·Oct 29, 2015SaveLearn
Centrality Dependence of Particle Production in p-A collisions measured by ALICEWe present the centrality dependence of particle production in p-Pb collisions at sqrt(sNN)= 5.02 TeV measured by the ALICE experiment, including the pseudo-rapidity and transverse momentum spectra,…Alberica Toia·Oct 29, 2015SaveLearn
Latest results from the NA61/SHINE beam energy scan with p+p and Be+Be collisionsThe NA61/SHINE experiment aims to discover the critical point of strongly interacting matter and study the properties of the onset of deconfinement by measurements of hadron production properties in…Maja Mackowiak-Pawlowska·Oct 29, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of an excess in the yield of J/ψ at very low-p T in Pb--Pb collisions with the ALICE detectorWe report on the measurement of J/ψ production at very low transverse momentum (p T < 300 MeV/c) in Pb--Pb collisions performed with the ALICE detector at the LHC. We find an excess in…Laure Massacrier·Oct 28, 2015SaveLearn
Recent results from NA61/SHINE on spectra and correlations in p+p and Be+Be interactions at the CERN SPSThe problem of pinning down the critical point of strongly interacting matter still puzzles the community. One of the answers suspected to emerge in the near future will surely come from NA61/SHINE -…Andrzej Wilczek·Oct 28, 2015SaveLearn
Isobaric yield ratio difference between the 140 A MeV 58, 64Ni + 9Be reactions studied by antisymmetric molecular dynamics model[Background] The isobaric yield ratio difference (IBD) method is found to be sensitive to the density difference of neutron-rich nucleus induced reaction around the Fermi energy. [Purpose]…C. Y. Qiao, H. L. Wei, C. W. Ma et al.·Oct 27, 2015SaveLearn
A Scaling Phenomenon in Shannon Information Uncertainty Difference of fragments in Heavy-ion CollisionsThe Shannon information-entropy uncertainty (in brief as "information uncertainty") is used to analyze the fragments in the measured 140A MeV 40, 48Ca + 9Be and 58, 64Ni +…Chun-Wang Ma, Yi-Dan Song, Chun-Yuan Qiao et al.·Oct 27, 2015SaveLearn
Baryon spectroscopy with polarization observables from CLASMeson photoproduction is an important tool in the study of baryon resonances. The spectrum of broad and overlapping nucleon excitations can be greatly clarified by use of polarization observables.…Steffen Strauch·Oct 27, 2015SaveLearn
Recent results from NA61/SHINEThe main physics goals of the NA61/SHINE programme on strong interactions are the study of the properties of the onset of deconfinement and the search for signatures of the critical point of strongly…Szymon Puławski·Oct 27, 2015SaveLearn
Observation of Doppler broadening in β-delayed proton-γ decayBackground: The Doppler broadening of γ-ray peaks due to nuclear recoil from β-delayed nucleon emission can be used to measure the energies of the nucleons. This method has never been tested…S. B. Schwartz, C. Wrede, M. B. Bennett et al.·Oct 26, 2015SaveLearn
Photon-hadron and photon-photon collisions in ALICEA review is given on photon-hadron and photon-photon collisions in the ALICE experiment. The physics motivation for studying such reactions is outlined, and the results obtained in proton-lead and…R. Schicker·Oct 25, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of spin-flip probabilities for ultracold neutrons interacting with nickel phosphorus coated surfacesWe report a measurement of the spin-flip probabilities for ultracold neutrons interacting with surfaces coated with nickel phosphorus. For 50~μm thick nickel phosphorus coated on stainless steel,…Z. Tang, E. R. Adamek, A. Brandt et al.·Oct 22, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of the absolute differential cross section of proton-proton elastic scattering at small anglesThe differential cross section for proton-proton elastic scattering has been measured at a beam energy of 1.0 GeV and in 200 MeV steps from 1.6 to 2.8 GeV for centre-of-mass angles in the range from…D. Mchedlishvili, D. Chiladze, S. Dymov et al.·Oct 21, 2015SaveLearn