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astro-ph.CO2023

Deep-underground dark matter search with a COSINUS detector prototype

The COSINUS Collaboration, G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj +36

Sodium iodide (NaI) based cryogenic scintillating calorimeters using quantum sensors for signal read out have shown promising first results towards a model-independent test of the…

nucl-ex2023

$β^-$ decay -value measurement of Cs and its implications to neutrino studies

Z. Ge, T. Eronen, A. de Roubin +21

The $β^-$ decay -value of Cs (, ~days) was measured with the JYFLTRAP Penning trap setup at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line (IGIS…

physics.ins-det2021

Simulation-based design study for the passive shielding of the COSINUS dark matter experiment

G. Angloher, I. Dafinei, N. Di Marco +28

The COSINUS (Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches) experiment aims at the detection of dark matter-induced recoils in sodium iodide (Na…

physics.ins-det2025

Performance of the MORA Apparatus for Testing Time-Reversal Invariance in Nuclear Beta Decay

N. Goyal, A. Singh, S. Daumas-Tschopp +40

The MORA experimental setup is designed to measure the triple-correlation D parameter in nuclear beta decay. The D coefficient is sensitive to possible violations of time-reversal…

nucl-ex2023

Precision mass measurement of Hf for nuclear structure of Lu and the process

A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk, A. Kankainen +8

We report on the precise mass measurement of the Hf isotope performed at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line facility using the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectr…

nucl-ex2022

Direct determination of the excitation energy of quasi-stable isomer Ta

D. A. Nesterenko, K. Blaum, P. Delahaye +11

Ta is a naturally abundant quasi-stable nuclide and the longest-lived nuclear isomer known to date. It is of interest for, among others, the search for dark matter, for th…

nucl-ex2024

Isochronous mass spectrometry at the RIKEN Rare-RI Ring facility

D. Nagae, S. Omika, Y. Abe +28

A dedicated isochronous storage ring, named the Rare-RI Ring, was constructed at the RI Beam Factory of RIKEN, aiming at precision mass measurements of nuclei located in uncharted…

nucl-ex2022

Observation of an ultra-low -value electron-capture channel decaying to As via high-precision mass measurement

M. Ramalho, Z. Ge, T. Eronen +10

A precise determination of the atomic mass of As has been performed utilizing the double Penning trap mass spectrometer, JYFLTRAP. The mass excess is measured to be -73035.5…

physics.ins-det2026

Beam-test evaluation of pre-production Low Gain Avalanche Detectors for the ATLAS High Granularity Timing Detector

A. Aboulhorma, M. Ait Tamlihat, H. M. Alfanda +223

The High Granularity Timing Detector (HGTD) will be installed in the ATLAS experiment as part of the Phase-II upgrade for the High Luminosity-Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC). It wil…

physics.ins-det2024

Water Cherenkov muon veto for the COSINUS experiment: design and simulation optimization

G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj, M. Cababie +36

COSINUS is a dark matter (DM) direct search experiment that uses sodium iodide (NaI) crystals as cryogenic calorimeters. Thanks to the low nuclear recoil energy threshold and event…

nucl-ex2024

Prominent bump in the two-neutron separation energies of neutron-rich lanthanum isotopes revealed by high-precision mass spectrometry

A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk, A. Kankainen +13

We report on high-precision atomic mass measurements of La and Ce performed with the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap using the Phase-Imaging Ion-Cyclotron-R…

nucl-ex2022

Direct determination of the atomic mass difference of the pairs As-Se and Tb-Gd rules out As and Tb as possible candidates for electron (anti)neutrino mass measurements

Z. Ge, T. Eronen, A. de Roubin +19

The first direct determination of the ground-state-to-ground-state values of the $β^-$ decay As Se and the electron-capture decay Tb $\righ…

nucl-ex2021

Dy electron-capture: a strong new candidate for neutrino mass determination

Z. Ge, T. Eronen, K. S. Tyrin +21

{ The ground-state to ground-state electron-capture value of Dy () has been measured directly utilizing the double Penning trap mass spectrometer JYFLTRAP. A val…

physics.ins-det2020

Development and operation of an electrostatic time-of-flight detector for the Rare RI storage Ring

D. Nagae, Y. Abe, S. Okada +28

An electrostatic time-of-flight detector named E-MCP has been developed for quick diagnostics of circulating beam and timing measurement in mass spectrometry at the Rare-RI Ring in…

astro-ph.HE2025

Neutrino flux sensitivity to the next galactic core-collapse supernova in COSINUS

G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj, M. Cababie +39

While neutrinos are often treated as a background for many dark matter experiments, these particles offer a new avenue for physics: the detection of core-collapse supernovae. Super…

nucl-ex2026

The dipole strength distribution of He and decay characteristics

C. Lehr, T. Aumann, M. Duer +91

The weak binding and spatially extended neutron densities characteristic of drip-line nuclei give rise to a distinctive low-energy dipole response. The drip-line nucleus He is…

nucl-ex2023

Isospin symmetry in the triplet

K. Wimmer, P. Ruotsalainen, S. M. Lenzi +44

Excited states in the nuclei Ga and Ge were populated in direct reactions of relativistic radioactive ion beams at the RIBF. Coincident \grays were meas…

nucl-ex2011

Performance of a large TeO2 crystal as a cryogenic bolometer in searching for neutrinoless double beta decay

L. Cardani, L. Gironi, J. W. Beeman +5

Bolometers are ideal devices in the search for neutrinoless Double Beta Decay. Enlarging the mass of individual detectors would simplify the construction of a large experiment, but…

nucl-ex2025

Isomeric states of fission fragments explored via Penning trap mass spectrometry at IGISOL

A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk, A. Kankainen +36

The masses of Br, Mo, Pd, Ag, In, Sb and their respective isomeric states have been measured with the JYFLTRAP Penning tr…

hep-ph2025

COSINUS model-independent sensitivity to the DAMA/LIBRA dark matter signal

G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj, A. Böhmer +40

COSINUS is a dark matter direct detection experiment using NaI crystals as cryogenic scintillating calorimeters. If no signal is observed, this will constrain the dark matter scatt…

physics.ins-det2016

An improvement of isochronous mass spectrometry: Velocity measurements using two time-of-flight detectors

P. Shuai, X. Xu, Y. H. Zhang +15

Isochronous mass spectrometry (IMS) in storage rings is a powerful tool for mass measurements of exotic nuclei with very short half-lives down to several tens of microseconds, usin…

nucl-ex2024

Precision mass measurements in the zirconium region pin down the mass surface across the neutron midshell at

M. Hukkanen, W. Ryssens, P. Ascher +19

Precision mass measurements of Y, Zr, Nb, and Mo have been performed with the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer at the Ion…

nucl-ex2023

Nuclear charge radius of Al and its implication for V in the quark-mixing matrix

P. Plattner, E. Wood, L. Al Ayoubi +50

Collinear laser spectroscopy was performed on the isomer of the aluminium isotope Al. The measured isotope shift to Al in the $3s^{2}3p\;^{2}\!P^\circ_{3/2} \rightar…

nucl-ex2021

Direct measurement of the mass difference of As-Ge rules out As as a promising -decay candidate to determine the neutrino mass

Z. Ge, T. Eronen, A. de Roubin +18

We report the first direct determination of the ground-state to ground-state electron-capture -value for the As to Ge decay by measuring their atomic mass differen…

nucl-ex2022

High-precision electron-capture value measurement of In for electron-neutrino mass determination

Z. Ge, T. Eronen, A. deRoubin +12

A precise determination of the ground state In () electron capture to ground state of Cd () value has been performed utilizing the double Penning…

nucl-ex2024

Probing the N=104 midshell region for the r process via precision mass spectrometry of neutron-rich rare-earth isotopes with the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap

A. Jaries, S. Nikas, A. Kankainen +13

We have performed high-precision mass measurements of neutron-rich rare-earth Tb, Dy and Ho isotopes using the Phase-Imaging Ion-Cyclotron-Resonance technique at the JYFLTRAP doubl…

nucl-ex2019

Masses of neutron-rich Sc and Ti nuclides: The subshell closure in scandium

X. Xu, M. Wang, K. Blaum +36

Isochronous mass spectrometry has been applied in the storage ring CSRe to measure the masses of the neutron-rich Sc and Ti nuclei. The new mass…

cond-mat.mes-hall2007

Weak localization in GaMnAs: evidence of impurity band transport

L. P. Rokhinson, Y. Lyanda-Geller, Z. Ge +4

We report the observation of negative magnetoresistance in the ferromagnetic semiconductor GaMnAs at low temperatures ( K) and low magnetic fields ( mT). We attribut…

nucl-ex2023

High-precision measurements of low-lying isomeric states in In with JYFLTRAP double Penning trap

D. A. Nesterenko, J. Ruotsalainen, M. Stryjczyk +26

Neutron-rich In isotopes have been studied utilizing the double Penning trap mass spectrometer JYFLTRAP at the IGISOL facility. Using the phase-imaging ion-cyclotron-re…

nucl-ex2020

HPRL -- International cooperation to identify and monitor priority nuclear data needs for nuclear applications

E. Dupont, M. Bossant, R. Capote +21

The OECD-NEA High Priority Request List (HPRL) is a point of reference to guide and stimulate the improvement of nuclear data for nuclear energy and other applications, and a tool…

nucl-ex2018

Application of isochronous mass spectrometry for the study of angular momentum population in projectile fragmentation reactions

X. L. Tu, A. Kelic-Heil, Yu. A. Litvinov +37

Isochronous mass spectrometry was applied to measure isomeric yield ratios of fragmentation reaction products. This approach is complementary to conventional gamma-ray spectroscopy…

nucl-ex2020

High-precision mass measurement of Yb for verification of nonlinear isotope shift

D. A. Nesterenko, R. P. de Groote, T. Eronen +4

The absolute mass value of Yb has been directly determined with the JYFLTRAP Penning trap mass spectrometer at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line (IGISOL) facility. A…

physics.ins-det2022

First measurements of remoTES cryogenic calorimeters: easy-to-fabricate particle detectors for a wide choice of target materials

G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj, I. Dafinei +34

Low-temperature calorimeters based on a readout via Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) and operated below mK are well suited for rare event searches with outstanding resolution a…

nucl-ex2019

Study of multi-neutron systems with SAMURAI spectrometer

Z. H. Yang, F. M. Marqués, N. L. Achouri +95

The tetraneutron has been drawing the attention of the nuclear physics community for decades, but a firm conclusion on its existence and properties is still far from being reached…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2004

Effects of Capping on the (Ga,Mn)As Magnetic Depth Profile

B. J. Kirby, J. A. Borchers, J. J. Rhyne +6

Annealing can increase the Curie temperature and net magnetization in uncapped (Ga,Mn)As films, effects that are suppressed when the films are capped with GaAs. Previous polarized…

physics.ins-det2023

Particle discrimination in a NaI crystal using the COSINUS remote TES design

COSINUS Collaboration, G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj +38

The COSINUS direct dark matter experiment situated at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy is set to investigate the nature of the annually modulating signal detected by th…

nucl-ex2025

Probing the quantum phase transition around via mass measurements of technetium isotopes

J. Ruotsalainen, A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk +28

The masses of neutron-rich Tc isotopes were measured using the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap and found to deviate from the Atomic Mass Evaluation 2020 by , $40(…

nucl-ex2014

Accurate correction of magnetic field instabilities for high-resolution isochronous mass measurements in storage rings

P. Shuai, H. S. Xu, Y. H. Zhang +20

Isochronous mass spectrometry (IMS) in storage rings is a successful technique for accurate mass measurements of short-lived nuclides with relative precision of about $10^{-5}-10^{…

physics.ins-det2025

Thermal Cycling Reliability of Hybrid Pixel Sensor Modules for The ATLAS High Granularity Timing Detector

Y. Li, A. Aboulhorma, M. Ait Tamlihat +219

The reliability of bump connection structures has become a critical aspect of future silicon detectors for particle physics. The High Granularity Timing Detector (HGTD) for the ATL…

nucl-ex2024

Direct high-precision measurement of the mass difference of As-Se related to neutrino mass determination

Z. Ge, T. Eronen, M. Ramalho +20

The first direct determination of the ground-state-to-ground-state ${β^{-}}$-decay -value of As to Se was performed by measuring their atomic mass difference util…

nucl-ex2020

Towards a More Complete and Accurate Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data Library (EXFOR): International Collaboration Between Nuclear Reaction Data Centres (NRDC)

N. Otuka, E. Dupont, V. Semkova +37

The International Network of Nuclear Reaction Data Centres (NRDC) coordinated by the IAEA Nuclear Data Section (NDS) is successfully collaborating in the maintenance and developmen…

nucl-ex2024

First investigation on the isomeric ratio in multinucleon transfer reactions: Entrance channel effects on the spin distribution

D. Kumar, T. Dickel, A. Zadvornaya +39

The multinucleon transfer (MNT) reaction approach was successfully employed for the first time to measure the isomeric ratios (IRs) of Po (25/2) isomer and its (9/2

physics.ins-det2021

Study of radial motion phase advance during motion excitations in a Penning trap and accuracy of JYFLTRAP mass spectrometer

D. A. Nesterenko, T. Eronen, Z. Ge +2

Phase-imaging ion-cyclotron-resonance technique has been implemented at the Penning-trap mass spectrometer JYFLTRAP and is routinely employed for mass measurements of stable and sh…

physics.ins-det2025

High-resolution multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer for exotic nuclei at IGISOL

V. A. Virtanen, T. Eronen, A. Kankainen +9

A Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MR-ToF-MS) has been commissioned at the Ion-Guide Isotope Separator On-Line (IGISOL) facility. It consists of six electrode pai…

nucl-ex2025

High-precision mass measurements of the ground and isomeric states in Ag

J. Ruotsalainen, D. A. Nesterenko, M. Stryjczyk +26

The masses of the ground and isomeric states in Ag have been measured using the phase-imaging ion-cyclotron-resonance technique at the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass…

physics.ins-det2016

Enriched TeO bolometers with active particle discrimination: towards the CUPID experiment

D. R. Artusa, F. T. Avignone, J. W. Beeman +23

We present the performances of two 92% enriched TeO crystals operated as thermal bolometers in view of a next generation experiment to search for neutrinoless double be…

nucl-ex2010

Response of a TeO_2 bolometer to alpha particles

F. Bellini, M. Biassoni, C. Bucci +9

crystals are used as bolometers in experiments searching for Double Beta Decay without emission of neutrinos. One of the most important issues in this extremely delicate ki…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010

Production of high purity TeO2 single crystals for the study of neutrinoless double beta decay

C. Arnaboldi, C. Brofferio, A. Bryant +43

High purity TeO2 crystals are produced to be used for the search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te. Dedicated production lines for raw material synthesis, crystal gro…

nucl-ex2023

Reinvestigation of Sr and Y atomic masses using the JYFLTRAP Penning trap

A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk, A. Kankainen +5

We report on the precise mass measurements of the Sr and Y isotopes performed using the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer. The mass-excess values from th…

physics.ins-det2025

Quenching factors for Na recoils as a function of Tl dopant concentrations in NaI(Tl) crystals

G. Angloher, M. R. Bharadwaj, A. Böhmer +51

Thallium-doped sodium iodide (NaI(Tl)) scintillation detectors play an important role in the field of direct dark matter (DM) searches. The DAMA/LIBRA experiment stands out for its…

nucl-ex2026

Direct observation of three-neutron emission from He and the search for the trineutron

S. W. Huang, C. Lenain, Z. H. Yang +107

Three-neutron emission from He has been directly measured for the first time, following neutron knockout from a He beam at 156 MeV/nucleon. A resonance-like structure at $2…

nucl-ex2024

High-precision Penning-trap mass measurements of Cd and In isotopes at JYFLTRAP remove the fluctuations in the two-neutron separation energies

A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk, A. Kankainen +23

We report on the first direct mass measurements of the Cd and In isotopes performed at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line facility using the JYFLTRAP d…

nucl-ex2023

Binding energies of ground and isomeric states in neutron-rich ruthenium isotopes: measurements at JYFLTRAP and comparison to theory

M. Hukkanen, W. Ryssens, P. Ascher +27

We report on precision mass measurements of Ru performed with the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer at the Accelerator Laboratory of University of JyvÃ…

nucl-ex2021

High-precision -value measurement and nuclear matrix elements for the double- decay of Mo

D. A. Nesterenko, L. Jokiniemi, J. Kotila +5

Neutrinoless double-beta () decay and the standard two-neutrino double-beta () decay of Mo have been studied. The double-beta decay -value has been dete…

nucl-ex2024

Discovery of a new long-lived isomer in Rh via Penning-trap mass spectrometry

M. Stryjczyk, A. Jaries, W. Ryssens +8

We report on mass measurements of three long-lived states in Rh performed with the JYFLTRAP Penning-trap mass spectrometer: the ground state and two isomers with estimated…

nucl-ex2022

First application of mass measurement with the Rare-RI Ring reveals the solar r-process abundance trend at A=122 and A=123

H. F. Li, S. Naimi, T. M. Sprouse +41

The Rare-RI Ring (R3) is a recently commissioned cyclotron-like storage ring mass spectrometer dedicated to mass measurements of exotic nuclei far from stability at Radioactive Iso…

nucl-ex2025

Ultra-low value for the allowed decay of Ag confirmed via mass measurements

J. Ruotsalainen, M. Stryjczyk, M. Ramalho +5

The mass of the electron-antineutrino can be determined in dedicated measurements of the spectral shape near the endpoint of a $β^-$ transition, with a low value enh…

nucl-ex2024

Mass measurements in the Sn region with the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer

O. Beliuskina, D. A. Nesterenko, A. Jaries +24

We report on new precision mass measurements of neutron-rich Sb and I isotopes from the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer. We confirm the value fro…