Publications (19)
Analysis of the one-neutron transfer to O, Si and Ni induced by (O, O) reaction at 84 MeV
R. Linares, M. J. Ermamatov, J. Lubian +10
Background: Recently, a systematic exploration of two-neutron transfer induced by the (O, O) reaction on different targets has been performed. The high resolution dat…
Heavy-ion double charge exchange reactions: a tool towards 0v\b{eta}\b{eta} nuclear matrix elements
F. Cappuzzello, M. Cavallaro, C. Agodi +4
The knowledge of the nuclear matrix elements for the neutrinoless double beta decay is fundamental for neutrino physics. In this paper, an innovative technique to extract informati…
Analysis of two-proton transfer in the 40Ca(18O,20Ne)38Ar reaction at 270 MeV incident energy
J. L. Ferreira, D. Carbone, M. Cavallaro +16
Two-nucleon transfer reactions are essential tools to investigate specific features of the nuclearstructure such as the correlation among valence particles in the transfer process.…
Charge-state distributions of 20Ne ions emerging from thin foils
M. Cavallaro, G. Santagati, F. Cappuzzello +42
New experimental measurements of charge state distributions produced by a 20Ne10+ beam at 15 MeV/u colliding on various thin solid targets are presented. The use of the MAGNEX magn…
Investigation of dust grains by optical tweezers for space applications
A. Magazzù, D. Bronte Ciriza, A. Musolino +10
Cosmic dust plays a dominant role in the universe, especially in the formation of stars and planetary systems. Furthermore, the surface of cosmic dust grains is the bench-work wher…
The NUMEN project: NUclear Matrix Elements for Neutrinoless double beta decay
F. Cappuzzello, C. Agodi, M. Cavallaro +68
The article describes the main achievements of the NUMEN project together with an updated and detailed overview of the related R&D activities and theoretical developments. NUMEN pr…
Nuclear structure studies performed using the (18O,16O) twoneutron transfer reactions
D. Carbone, C. Agodi, F. Cappuzzello +8
Excitation energy spectra and absolute cross section angular distributions were measured for the 13C(18O,16O)15C two-neutron transfer reaction at 84 MeV incident energy. This react…
Core Excited Fano-Resonances in Exotic Nuclei
S. E. A. Orrigo, H. Lenske, F. Cappuzzello +6
Fano-resonances are investigated as a new continuum excitation mode in exotic nuclei. By theoretical model calculations we show that the coupling of a single particle elastic chann…
Study of one-proton transfer reaction for the O + Ti system at 275 MeV
O. Sgouros, M. Cavallaro, F. Cappuzzello +38
Single-nucleon transfer reactions are processes that selectively probe single-particle components of the populated many-body nuclear states. In this context, recent efforts have be…
Analysis of one-neutron transfer reaction in O + Se collision at 275 MeV
I. Ciraldo, F. Cappuzzello, M. Cavallaro +45
Purpose: We want to analyze transitions to low-lying excited states of the residual and ejectile nuclei in the 76Se(18O, 17O) 77Se one-neutron stripping reaction at 275-MeV inciden…
Analysis of two-nucleon transfer reactions in the 20Ne + 116Cd system at 306 MeV
D. Carbone, J. L. Ferreira, S. Calabrese +46
Background: Heavy-ion induced two-nucleon transfer reactions are powerful tools to reveal peculiar aspects of the atomic nucleus, such as pairing correlations, single-particle and…
20Ne + 76Ge elastic and inelastic scattering at 306 MeV
A. Spatafora, F. Cappuzzello, D. Carbone +46
Background: Double charge exchange (DCE) nuclear reactions have recently attracted much interest as tools to provide experimentally driven information about nuclear matrix elements…
Analysis of the background on cross section measurements with the MAGNEX spectrometer: the (20Ne,20O) Double Charge Exchange case
S. Calabrese, F. Cappuzzello, D. Carbone +40
The MAGNEX magnetic spectrometer is used in the experimental measurements of Double Charge Exchange and Multi-Nucleon Transfer reactions induced by heavy ions within the NUMEN proj…
NURE: An ERC project to study nuclear reactions for neutrinoless double beta decay
M. Cavallaro, E. Aciksoz, L. Acosta +71
Neutrinoless double beta decay (0ν\b{eta}\b{eta}) is considered the best potential resource to determine the absolute neutrino mass scale. Moreover, if observed, it will signal th…
Optical tweezers in a dusty universe
P. Polimeno, A. Magazzu, M. A. Iati +17
Optical tweezers are powerful tools based on focused laser beams. They are able to trap, manipulate and investigate a wide range of microscopic and nanoscopic particles in differen…
Measuring nuclear reaction cross sections to extract information on neutrinoless double beta decay
M. Cavallaro, F. Cappuzzello, C. Agodi +72
Neutrinoless double beta decay (0v\b{eta}\b{eta}) is considered the best potential resource to access the absolute neutrino mass scale. Moreover, if observed, it will signal that n…
Important role of projectile excitation in O+Ni and O+Al scattering at intermediate energies
V. A. B. Zagatto, F. Cappuzzello, J. Lubian +9
The elastic scattering angular distribution of the ONi system at MeV was measured in the range of the Rutherford cross section down to orders of magnitude…
Ultra-low threshold cw and pulsed lasing in tensile strained GeSn alloys
A. Elbaz, D. Buca, N. Von den Driesch +15
GeSn alloys are the most promising semiconductors for light emitters entirely based on group IV elements. Alloys containing more than 8 at.% Sn have fundamental direct band-gaps, s…
Multi-channel experimental and theoretical constraints for the Cd(Ne,F)In charge exchange reaction at 306 MeV
S. Burrello, S. Calabrese, F. Cappuzzello +43
Charge exchange (CE) reactions offer a major opportunity to excite nuclear isovector modes, providing clues about the nuclear interaction in the medium. Moreover, double charge exc…