Revisiting 7Be Weak and Radiative Transition Rates in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis: Implications for the Primordial Lithium ProblemThe primordial 7Li abundance predicted by standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) exceeds observations in old, metal-poor stars by a factor of 3-4. Since most primordial 7Li is produced as 7Be and…Simone Taioli, Francesca Triggiani, Stefano Simonucci·Jan 18, 2026SaveLearn
Signatures of QCD conductivities in heavy-ion collisionsDissipative processes are pivotal for understanding the hydrodynamic evolution of hot and dense QCD matter created in relativistic nuclear collisions. The interplay of multiple conserved charges --…Akihiko Monnai, Grégoire Pihan, Björn Schenke et al.·Jan 18, 2026SaveLearn
Radiative strength functions from the energy-localized Brink-Axel hypothesisRadiative strength functions (RSFs) model the bulk electromagnetic response of highly-excited nuclei and are critical inputs for statistical reaction codes. In this paper, we present a definition of…Oliver C. Gorton, Konstantinos Kravvaris, Jutta E. Escher et al.·Jan 18, 2026SaveLearn
Nucleon Resonances in Nuclear Matter and Finite NucleiThe theory of nuclear excitations involving nucleon resonances is revisited and significantly extended to asymmetric nuclear matter and higher P- and S-wave N* resonances. Excited states of are…Horst Lenske·Jan 17, 2026SaveLearn
Fine-tunings in radiative α-particle capture on 12C at astrophysical energiesWe investigate the fine-tuning of radiative alpha-particle capture on carbon, α(12 C,16 O)γ, at astrophysical energies. Utilizing results from cluster effective field…Ulf-G. Meißner, Bernard Ch. Metsch, Helen Meyer·Jan 16, 2026SaveLearn
The Effective Theory of Muon-to-Electron ConversionWe summarize recent work to develop an effective theory of muon-to-electron conversion, based on a complete set of low-energy effective operators that are developed from a systematic expansion in…W. C. Haxton, Evan Rule·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Islands of shape coexistence for Z=38-84 in a non-relativistic mean-field approach using Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theoryBased on the microscopic mechanism of the particle-hole (p-h) excitations in the proton and neutron single-particle energy levels relative to the Fermi energy, a search for islands of shape…Malik A. Hasan, Dennis Bonatsos·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Updated Results for Kinematic Factors in Double Beta DecaysAccurate calculations of phase space factors (PSFs), electron energy spectra and angular correlations are essential for designing and interpreting double-beta decay (DBD) experiments. These…S. Ghinescu, S. Stoica·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Quadrupole transitions of 10C and their isospin symmetry with 10BeWe investigate the structures of 10C focusing on the quadrupole properties in comparison with the mirror nucleus 10Be. We describe 10C and 10Be in the variation of the multiple…Takayuki Myo, Mengjiao Lyu, Qing Zhao et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Revisiting the nuclear island of negative hexadecapole deformations in A≈180 mass region: focusing on moments of inertia and quadrupole-hexadecapole couplingFor even-even nuclei 180-184Yb, 182-186Hf and 184-188W located on an island of hexadecapole-deformation archipelago, the structure properties, especially under rotation, are…Ran Li, Hua-Lei Wang, Kui Xiao et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Average pairing correlation properties and effective pairing residual interactionsThis paper describes a method to determine the intensities of effective pairing residual interactions, extending what has been done for the seniority force model [Phys. Rev. C 110, 024311 (2024)]. It…Meng-Hock Koh, P. Quentin, L. Bonneau·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Reconstructing jet anisotropies with cumulantsIn relativistic heavy-ion collisions, where quark-gluon plasma forms, hadron production is anisotropic at both low and high transverse momentum, driven by flow dynamics and spatial anisotropies. To…Tanner Mengel, Niseem Magdy, Ron Belmont et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
The collectivity of transverse momentum fluctuationsWe study the observable v0(pT), which quantifies the relative change of pT spectra induced by event-by-event density fluctuations in the medium created in heavy-ion collisions. This quantity…Tribhuban Parida, Rupam Samanta, Jean-Yves Ollitrault·Jan 14, 2026SaveLearn
Ab initio charge form factors and radii of light isoscalar nuclei: Role of the two-body charge densityWe make ab initio predictions of charge form factors (FFs) and radii for the isoscalar nuclei 6Li and 8Be using the Jacobi-coordinate No-Core Shell Model. The calculations employ…Xiang-Xiang Sun, Vadim Baru, Arseniy A. Filin et al.·Jan 14, 2026SaveLearn
Probing the two-quasiparticle Kπ=8+ isomeric structure and enhanced stability in the proton drip-line nucleiStimulated by recent experimental discoveries [Phys. Lett. B 847, 138310 (2023) and Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 072502 (2024)], two-quasiparticle Kπ=8+ isomeric structure…Zhen-Zhen Zhang, Hua-Lei Wang, Kui Xiao et al.·Jan 14, 2026SaveLearn
Shell and cluster structures in 20Ne in the variation of multiple bases of the antisymmetrized molecular dynamicsWe investigate the structures of 20Ne in the variation of the multiple bases of the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD). In this method, the multiple AMD bases are superposed and optimized…Takayuki Myo, Mengjiao Lyu, Qing Zhao et al.·Jan 14, 2026SaveLearn
Comments on Baryon Transition Form FactorsWe discuss in rather general terms the properties of space-like baryon transition form factors. In particular, we argue why these are necessarily complex-valued, what can be deduced from the…Christoph Hanhart, Maxim Mai, Ulf-G. Meißner et al.·Jan 14, 2026SaveLearn
Comment on "Spin-trap isomers in deformed, odd-odd nuclei in the light rare-earth region near N = 98"Mass spectrometry studies of odd-odd light rare-earth nuclei by Orford et al. [Phys. Rev. C 102, 011303(R) (2020)] suggested the existence of new isomers in the neutron rich isotopes 162Tb and…N. Susshma, S. Deepa, K. Vijay Sai et al.·Jan 13, 2026SaveLearn
Dipole response in deformed halo nuclei 42Mg and 44MgThe quasiparticle finite amplitude method based on the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum has been developed for the noncharge-exchange multipole response. Taking…X. F. Jiang, Z. Z. Li, X. W. Sun et al.·Jan 13, 2026SaveLearn
Coherent Absorption Dynamics: The Dual Role of Off-Diagonal Couplings in Weakly Bound NucleiDisentangling reaction mechanisms in weakly bound nuclei remains a long-standing challenge, complicated by the common practice of treating absorption as an incoherent sum of channel contributions.…Hao Liu, Jin Lei, Zhongzhou Ren·Jan 13, 2026SaveLearn
Light Nuclei embedded in a Nuclear Medium: Clustering and Mott TransitionsThe clustering of nucleons is a fundamental phenomenon with broad implications for nuclear physics and astrophysics. In this work, we employ a microscopic in-medium few-body approach to…Qi Meng, Chang Xu·Jan 13, 2026SaveLearn
Learning the relations between neutron star and nuclear matter properties with symbolic regressionThe equation of state (EOS) of dense matter in neutron stars (NSs) remains uncertain, particularly at supra-nuclear densities where complex nuclear interactions and the potential presence of exotic…N. K. Patra, Tuhin Malik, Kai Zhou et al.·Jan 12, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-Physics Bayesian Analysis of Neutron Star Crust Using Relativistic Mean-Field ModelWe study the properties of neutron-star crust within a Bayesian framework based on a unified relativistic mean-field (RMF) description of dense matter. The analysis focuses on the posterior…Vishal Parmar, Ignazio Bombaci·Jan 12, 2026SaveLearn
Physics-Informed Neural Network for Solving the Heavy Quark Diffusion in the Expanding QCD MediumWe employ Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to investigate the dynamical evolution of heavy quarks within the expanding hot QCD medium generated in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The heavy…Wenhua Fan, Jiamin Liu, Huansang Yang et al.·Jan 12, 2026SaveLearn
Merging multidimensional equations of state of strongly interacting matter via a statistical mixtureWe introduce a general method to merge multidimensional equations of state (EoSs) by combining them in a two-fluid equilibrium statistical mixture in the grand canonical ensemble. The merged grand…Yumu Yang, Prachi Garella, Musa R. Khan et al.·Jan 12, 2026SaveLearn