Total Absorption Spectroscopy Study of 92Rb Decay: A Major Contributor to Reactor Antineutrino Spectrum ShapeThe antineutrino spectra measured in recent experiments at reactors are inconsistent with calculations based on the conversion of integral beta spectra recorded at the ILL reactor. 92Rb makes…A. -A. Zakari-Issoufou, M. Fallot, A. Porta et al.·Apr 22, 2015SaveLearn
The role of the g9/2 orbital in the development of collectivity in the A = 60 region: The case of 61CoAn extensive study of the level structure of 61Co has been performed following the complex 26Mg(48Ca, 2a4npg)61Co reaction at beam energies of 275, 290 and 320 MeV using Gammasphere and the Fragment…A. D. Ayangeakaa, S. Zhu, R. V. F. Janssens et al.·Apr 22, 2015SaveLearn
The E00-110 experiment in Jefferson Lab's Hall A: Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering off the Proton at 6 GeVWe present final results on the photon electroproduction (ep→ epγ) cross section in the deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS) regime and the valence quark region from Jefferson…M. Defurne, M. Amaryan, K. A. Aniol et al.·Apr 21, 2015SaveLearn
Systematic study of charged-pion and kaon femtoscopy in Au+Au collisions at s_NN=200 GeVWe present a systematic study of charged pion and kaon interferometry in Au+Au collisions at s_NN=200 GeV. The kaon mean source radii are found to be larger than pion radii in the…A. Adare, S. Afanasiev, C. Aidala et al.·Apr 20, 2015SaveLearn
Experimental constraints on the γ-ray strength function in 90Zr using partial cross sections of the 89Y(p,γ)90Zr reactionPartial cross sections of the 89Y(p,γ)90Zr reaction have been measured to investigate the γ-ray strength function in the neutron-magic nucleus 90Zr. For five proton energies…L. Netterdon, A. Endres, S. Goriely et al.·Apr 20, 2015SaveLearn
Selecting specific initial configuration using spectator neutrons in U+U collisionsWe present a method to select events with specific initial configuration, namely body-tip, in heavy-ion collisions using deformed Uranium nuclei. We propose to use asymmetry in spectator neutron…Vipul Bairathi, Md. Rihan Haque, Bedangadas Mohanty·Apr 18, 2015SaveLearn
Characterization of relativistic heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider through temperature fluctuationsWe propose to characterize heavy-ion collisions at ultra-relativistic energies by using fluctuations of energy density and temperature. Temperature fluctuations on an event-by-event basis have been…Sumit Basu, Rupa Chatterjee, Bastanta K. Nandi et al.·Apr 17, 2015SaveLearn
Ground-State Electromagnetic Moments of Calcium IsotopesHigh-resolution bunched-beam collinear laser spectroscopy was used to measure the optical hyperfine spectra of the 43-51Ca isotopes. The ground state magnetic moments of 49,51Ca and…R. F. Garcia Ruiz, M. L. Bissell, K. Blaum et al.·Apr 17, 2015SaveLearn
Direct Evidence of Washing out of Nuclear Shell EffectsConstraining excitation energy at which nuclear shell effect washes out has important implications on the production of super heavy elements and many other fields of nuclear physics research. We…A. Chaudhuri, T. K. Ghosh, K. Banerjee et al.·Apr 17, 2015SaveLearn
Excitation functions of proton-induced reactions on natural Nd and production of radionuclides relevant for double beta decay: Completing measurement in 5-35 MeV energy rangeCross-sections for the proton-induced reactions on natural neodymium in energy regions 5-10 MeV and 30-35 MeV were measured using the cyclotron U-120M at the Nuclear Physics Institute at Rez near…O. Lebeda, V. Lozza, J. Petzoldt et al.·Apr 16, 2015SaveLearn
Evidence of Cluster Structure of 9Be from 3He+9Be ReactionThe study of inelastic scattering and multi-nucleon transfer reactions was performed by bombarding a 9Be target with a 3He beam at an incident energy of 30 MeV. Angular distributions for…S. M. Lukyanov, M. N. Harakeh, M. A. Naumenko et al.·Apr 15, 2015SaveLearn
Is q a physical quantity or just a parameter? and other unanswered questions in High-pT PhysicsThe many different theoretical studies of energy loss of a quark or gluon traversing a medium have one thing in common: the transport coefficient of a gluon in the medium, q, which is defined…M. J. Tannenbaum·Apr 14, 2015SaveLearn
Empirical description of beta-delayed fission partial half-livesBackground: The process of beta-delayed fission (bDF) provides a versatile tool to study low-energy fission in nuclei far away from the beta-stability line, especially for nuclei which do not fission…L. Ghys, AN. Andreyev, S. Antalic et al.·Apr 14, 2015SaveLearn
Reduced quasifission competition in fusion reactions forming neutron-rich heavy elementsMeasurements of mass-angle distributions (MADs) for Cr + W reactions, providing a wide range in the neutron-to-proton ratio of the compound system, (N/Z)CN, have allowed for the dependence of…K. Hammerton, Z. Kohley, D. J. Hinde et al.·Apr 13, 2015SaveLearn
Highlights from BNL and RHIC 2014Highlights of news from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and results from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in the period July 2013-June 2014 are presented. It was a busy year for news,…M. J. Tannenbaum·Apr 10, 2015SaveLearn
Fission barrier, damping of shell correction and neutron emission in the fission of A200Decay of 210Po compound nucleus formed in light and heavy-ion induced fusion reactions has been analyzed simultaneously using a consistent prescription for fission barrier and nuclear level…K. Mahata, S. Kailas, S. S. Kapoor·Apr 10, 2015SaveLearn
Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of 130Te with CUORE-0We report the results of a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in a 9.8~kg·yr exposure of 130Te using a bolometric detector array, CUORE-0. The characteristic detector energy…K. Alfonso, D. R. Artusa, F. T. Avignone et al.·Apr 9, 2015SaveLearn
Measurement of double polarisation asymmetries in ω-photoproductionThe first measurements of the beam-target-helicity-asymmetries E and G in the photoproduction of ω-mesons off protons at the CBELSA/TAPS experiment are reported. E (G) was measured using…H. Eberhardt, T. C. Jude, H. Schmieden et al.·Apr 9, 2015SaveLearn
Observation of charge asymmetry dependence of pion elliptic flow and the possible chiral magnetic wave in heavy-ion collisionsWe present measurements of π- and π+ elliptic flow, v2, at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at s_ NN = 200, 62.4, 39, 27, 19.6, 11.5 and 7.7 GeV, as a function of…STAR Collaboration, L. Adamczyk, J. K. Adkins et al.·Apr 9, 2015SaveLearn
Neutron single-particle strength in silicon isotopes: Constraining the driving forces of shell evolutionShell evolution is studied in the neutron-rich silicon isotopes 36,38,40 Si using neutron single-particle strengths deduced from one-neutron knockout reactions. Configurations involving neutron…S. R. Stroberg, A. Gade, J. A. Tostevin et al.·Apr 9, 2015SaveLearn
Everything Under the Sun: A Review of Solar NeutrinosSolar neutrinos offer a unique opportunity to study the interaction of neutrinos with matter, a sensitive search for potential new physics effects, and a probe of solar structure and solar system…G. D. Orebi Gann·Apr 8, 2015SaveLearn
Has a "ppK-" Signal in p+p Reactions been Observed Yet?Our answer to the question posed in the title is: probably no. In this work we show that it is rather unlikely that the structure X(2265) reported by the DISTO collaboration corresponds to a kaonic…Eliane Epple, Laura Fabbietti·Apr 8, 2015SaveLearn
Photon production from gluon mediated quark-anti-quark annihilation at confinementHeavy ion collisions at RHIC produce direct photons at low transverse momentum, pT from 1-3 GeV/c, in excess of the p+p spectra scaled by the nuclear overlap factor, TAA. These low…Sarah Campbell·Apr 7, 2015SaveLearn
Evolution of E2 transition strength in deformed hafnium isotopes from new measurements on 172Hf, 174Hf, and 176HfThe available data for E2 transition strengths in the region between neutron-deficient Hf and Pt isotopes are far from complete. More and precise data are needed to enhance the picture of structure…M. Rudigier, K. Nomura, M. Dannhoff et al.·Apr 7, 2015SaveLearn
Test of statistical model cross section calculations for α-induced reactions on 107Ag at energies of astrophysical interestAstrophysical reaction rates, which are mostly derived from theoretical cross sections, are necessary input to nuclear reaction network simulations for studying the origin of p nuclei. Past…C. Yalcin, Gy. Gyürky, T. Rauscher et al.·Apr 7, 2015SaveLearn