Publications (35)
Mini-phoswich and SiPM for Heavy Ion Detection
D. Carbone, P. Finocchiaro, C. Agodi +9
The possibility to use a mini-phoswich detector to identify ions in the region of Z ~ 10 is explored in the framework of the NUMEN project. The NUMEN program, aimed at the investig…
Depletion depth measurements of new large area silicon carbide detectors
A. Spatafora, D. Carbone, L. La Fauci +9
The ion beam induced charge technique with proton microprobe is used to characterise newly developed p-n junction large area silicon carbide detectors. They were recently produced…
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.…
An upgraded focal plane detector for the MAGNEX spectrometer
D. Torresi, O. Sgouros, V. Soukeras +11
An upgraded and improved version of the focal plane detector (FPD) of the large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer MAGNEX is described here. The FPD consists of a tracker operating a…
High precision probe of the fully sequential decay width of the Hoyle state in C
D. Dell'Aquila, I. Lombardo, G. Verde +25
The decay path of the Hoyle state in C () has been studied with the reaction induced at $10.5…
Laser Driven Nuclear physics at ELINP
F. Negoita, M. Roth, P. G. Thirolf +53
High power lasers have proven being capable to produce high energy gamma rays, charged particles and neutrons to induce all kinds of nuclear reactions. At ELI, the studies with hig…
The MAGNEX magnetic spectrometer for double charge exchange reactions
M. Cavallaro, C. Agodi, G. A. Brischetto +10
Physics cases of increasing interest in the recent years, such as the study of double charge exchange reactions for neutrino physics, require the study of very suppressed reaction…
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…
A global study of Be + p at 2.72 A MeV
V. Soukeras, O. Sgouros, A. Pakou +17
Background: In our recent experiment, Be+p at 5.67A MeV, the breakup decay rates to the 3 configurations, ++n, Be+n and He+He of Be, were observed a…
Elastic and inelastic scattering of O on Al and Si at 240 MeV
L. M. Fonseca, R. Linares, V. A. B. Zagatto +6
The nuclear scattering at energies well above the Coulomb barrier allows for a fairly sensitive examination of the parameters of the optical potential when the relevant couplings a…
Identification of medium mass (A=60-80) ejectiles from 15 MeV/nucleon peripheral heavy-ion collisions with the MAGNEX large-acceptance spectrometer
G. A. Souliotis, S. Koulouris, F. Cappuzzello +13
An approach to identify medium-mass ejectiles from peripheral heavy-ion reactions in the energy region of 15 MeV/nucleon is developed for data obtained with a large acceptance magn…
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…
Lepton Double Charge Exchange Reactions as Probes for Lepton Number Violation
H. Lenske, F. Cappuzzello, A. Spatafora
Lepton number violating (LNV) double charge exchange (LDCE) reactions on nuclei at accelerator facilities with multi-GeV beams are proposed as a probe for physics bey…
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…
Competition between direct and sequential two-neutron transfers in the O + Si collision at 84 MeV
E. N. Cardozo, J. Lubian, R. Linares +7
In this work we study the simultaneous and sequential two-neutron transfer mechanisms to the Si nucleus induced by (t,p) and (O, O) reactions. New experimental…
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…
Design and performance of the prototype of the new Particle Identification system for the MAGNEX spectrometer within the NUMEN project
C. Lombardo, D. Carbone, A. Spatafora +12
The MAGNEX large acceptance magnetic spectrometer is installed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN-LNS) in Catania. In the past,…
Characterization of a gas detector prototype based on Thick-GEM for the MAGNEX focal plane detector
I. Ciraldo, G. A. Brischetto, D. Torresi +18
A new gas detector prototype for the upgrade of the focal plane detector of the MAGNEX large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer has been developed and tested in view of the NUMEN pro…
Probing nuclear interactions à la Rutherford: Insights on He from scattering
F. Cappuzzello, V. Soukeras, S. Bacca +27
Nuclear interactions play a key role for the stability of atomic nuclei and stellar environments. Successful parametrization and models of these interactions, developed in the last…
One-neutron transfer reaction in the O + Ti collision at 275 MeV
O. Sgouros, M. Cutuli, F. Cappuzzello +29
The present article reports new data on the Ti(O,O)Ti reaction at 275 MeV incident energy as part of the systematic research pursued within the NUMEN pr…
The MAGNEX spectrometer: results and perspectives
F. Cappuzzello, C. Agodi, D. Carbone +1
This article discusses the main achievements and future perspectives of the MAGNEX spectrometer at the INFN-LNS laboratory in Catania (Italy). MAGNEX is a large acceptance magnetic…
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…
Application of an ab-initio S-matrix to data analysis of transfer to the continuum reactions populating 11Be
A. Bonaccorso, F. Cappuzzello, D. Carbone +4
Recently, the bound and continuum spectrum of 11Be has been calculated within the ab-initio no-core shell model with continuum (NCSMC) method successfully reproducing the parity in…
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…
Characterization of newly developed large area SiC sensors for the NUMEN experiment
D. Carbone, A. Spatafora, D. Calvo +7
First prototypes of large area, p-n junction, silicon carbide (SiC) detectors have been produced as part of an ongoing programme to develop a new particle identification wall for t…
Study of the core-excited Fano Resonances in the neutron-rich C-isotopes
S. E. A. Orrigo, H. Lenske, F. Cappuzzello +1
Fano Resonances are a new continuum excitation mode in light exotic nuclei. By the QPC model we explain these sharp and asymmetric structures as due to the coupling of a single par…
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…
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…
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…