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Direct Measurement of the Ar Half-life from 3.4 Years of Data with the DEAP-3600 Detector
DEAP Collaboration, P. Adhikari, R. Ajaj +114
The half-life of Ar is measured using the DEAP-3600 detector located 2 km underground at SNOLAB. Between 2016 and 2020, DEAP-3600 used a target mass of (3269 24) kg of…
Large quadrupole deformation in Ne challenges rotor model and modern theory: urging for clusters in nuclei
C. V. Mehl, J. N. Orce, C. Ngwetsheni +31
The spectroscopic quadrupole moment of the first excited state, , at 1.634 MeV in Ne was determined from sensitive reorientation-effect Coulomb-excitation…
Proton-unbound states in relevant for the reaction in novae
E. C. Vyfers, V. Pesudo, S. Triambak +13
Background: The nucleosynthesis of several proton-rich nuclei is determined by radiative proton-capture reactions on unstable nuclei in nova explosions. One such reaction is $^{23}…
Evolution of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance in the Ca isotope chain
S. D. Olorunfunmi, R. Neveling, J. Carter +25
Two recent studies of the evolution of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance (ISGMR) within the calcium isotope chain report conflicting results. One study suggests that the monop…
Investigating the predicted breathing-mode excitation of the Hoyle state
K. C. W. Li, F. D. Smit, P. Adsley +25
Knowledge of the low-lying monopole strength in the Hoyle state in particular is crucial for our understanding of both the astrophysically important …
Isospin Mixing and the Cubic Isobaric Multiplet Mass Equation in the Lowest T = 2, A = 32 Quintet
M. Kamil, S. Triambak, A. Magilligan +24
The isobaric multiplet mass equation (IMME) is known to break down in the first T = 2, A = 32 isospin quintet. In this work we combine high-resolution experimental data with state-…
Proton decays from -unbound states in Mg and the Ne()Na cross section
J. W. Brümmer, P. Adsley, T. Rauscher +15
This paper examines the Ne()Na cross-section relevant in X-ray bursts. The study was performed with the K600 magnetic spectrometer in coincidence with the C…
Multi-probe study of excited states in : disentangling the sources of monopole strength between the Hoyle state and MeV
K. C. W. Li, F. D. Smit, P. Adsley +24
Knowledge of the low-lying monopole strength in , the Hoyle state in particular, is crucial for our understanding of both the astrophysically important reacti…
Fine structure of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance in Ca
S. D. Olorunfunmi, I. T. Usman, J. Carter +19
Experiments investigating the fine structure of the IsoScalar Giant Monopole Resonance (ISGMR) of 48Ca were carried out with a 200 MeV alpha inelastic-scattering reaction, using th…
Electromagnetic Backgrounds and Potassium-42 Activity in the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Detector
R. Ajaj, G. R. Araujo, M. Batygov +88
The DEAP-3600 experiment is searching for WIMP dark matter with a 3.3 tonne single phase liquid argon (LAr) target, located 2.1 km underground at SNOLAB. The experimental signature…
Second T = 3/2 state in B and the isobaric multiplet mass equation
N. J. Mukwevho, B. M. Rebeiro, D. J. Marín-Lámbarri +17
Recent high-precision mass measurements and shell model calculations~[Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 108}, 212501 (2012)] have challenged a longstanding explanation for the requirement of a…
Re-examining the Mg()Mg reaction - probing astrophysically important states in Mg
P. Adsley, J. W. Brümmer, K. C. W. Li +10
Background: The Ne()Mg reaction is one of the neutron sources for the -process in massive stars. The properties of levels in Mg above the -particle…
Alpha clustering in Si probed through the identification of high-lying states
P. Adsley, D. G. Jenkins, J. Cseh +15
Aspects of nuclear structure in alpha-conjugate nuclei have long been associated with alpha clustering, including the existence of superdeformed bands. In this paper, an alpha-part…
Beta-delayed proton emission from Mg
M. V. Lund, M. J. G. Borge, J. A. Briz +10
Beta-delayed proton emission from Mg has been measured at ISOLDE, CERN, with a detection setup including particle identification capabilities. -delayed protons with cente…
Systematic trends in beta-delayed particle emitting nuclei: The case of beta-p-alpha emission from 21Mg
M. V. Lund, M. J. G. Borge, J. A. Briz +10
We have observed beta+-delayed alpha and p-alpha emission from the proton-rich nucleus 21Mg produced at the ISOLDE facility at CERN. The assignments were cross-checked with a time…
Sizeable beta-strength in 31Ar(beta-3p) decay
G. T. Koldste, B. Blank, M. J. G. Borge +18
We present for the first time precise spectroscopic information on the recently discovered decay mode beta-delayed 3p-emission. The detection of the 3p events gives an increased se…
Multi-particle emission in the decay of 31Ar
G. T. Koldste, B. Blank, M. J. G. Borge +20
A multi-hit capacity setup was used to study the decay of the dripline nucleus 31Ar, produced at the ISOLDE facility at CERN. A spectroscopic analysis of the beta-delayed three-pro…
Study of bound states in 12Be through low-energy 11Be(d,p)-transfer reactions
J. G. Johansen, V. Bildstein, M. J. G. Borge +27
The bound states of 12Be have been studied through a 11Be(d,p)12Be transfer reaction experiment in inverse kinematics. A 2.8 MeV/u beam of 11Be was produced using the REX-ISOLDE fa…
Relative proton and gamma widths of astrophysically important states in 30S studied in the beta-decay of 31Ar
G. T. Koldste, B. Blank, M. J. G. Borge +19
Resonances just above the proton threshold in 30S affect the 29P(p,gamma)30S reaction under astrophysical conditions. The (p,gamma)-reaction rate is currently determined indirectly…