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20132026
most citedNuclear Physics Experiments with Ion Storage Rings

77 citations · 399 across the 22 of their papers we have counts for

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22 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Surrogate neutron-capture studies with fission detection in inverse kinematics at the ESR storage ring

Bogusław Włoch, Camille Berthelot, Guy Leckenby +39

The NECTAR (Nuclear rEaCTions At storage Rings) experiment at the ESR heavy-ion storage ring at GSI/FAIR Darmstadt is dedicated to surrogate reaction studies of neutron-induced rea…

nucl-ex2025★ 9 cited

First Proton-Induced Cross Sections on a Stored Rare Ion Beam: Measurement of 118Te(p,γ) for Explosive Nucleosynthesis

F. Dellmann, J. Glorius, Yu. A. Litvinov +75

We present the first nuclear cross-section measurements of (p,γ) and (p,n) reactions on 118Te at energies relevant for the γ-process nucleosynthesis. Absolute cross-section values…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

Half-life determination of heavy ions in a storage ring considering feeding and depleting background processes

R. J. Chen, G. Leckenby, R. S. Sidhu +49

Heavy-ion storage rings have relatively large momentum acceptance which allows for multiple ion species to circulate at the same time. This needs to be considered in radioactive de…

physics.acc-ph2025

Software Defined Radio for on-line interaction with beam processes in the heavy ion storage ring ESR

M. S. Sanjari, Yu. A. Litvinov, S. Litvinov +19

The application of software defined radio in on-line interaction with the beam processes of the heavy ion storage ring is presented. It is discussed how this new technique can enha…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

Bayesian and Monte Carlo approaches to estimating uncertainty for the measurement of the bound-state decay of

G. Leckenby, M. Trassinelli, R. J. Chen +47

The measurement of the bound-state decay of at the Experimental Storage Ring at GSI, Darmstadt, has recently been reported with substantial impact on…

nucl-ex2025★ 10 cited

Bound-State Beta Decay of Ions and the LOREX Project

R. S. Sidhu, G. Leckenby, R. J. Chen +55

Stable Tl ions have the lowest known energy threshold for capturing electron neutrinos () of \,keV. The Lorandite Experiment (LOREX), proposed in th…

nucl-ex2023

Measurement of the Isolated Nuclear Two-Photon Decay in

D. Freire-Fernández, W. Korten, R. J. Chen +57

The nuclear two-photon or double-gamma () decay is a second-order electromagnetic process whereby a nucleus in an excited state emits two gamma rays simultaneously. To be able…

physics.ins-det2023★ 6 cited

Storage, Accumulation and Deceleration of Secondary Beams for Nuclear Astrophysics

J. Glorius, Yu. A. Litvinov, M. Aliotta +61

Low-energy investigations on rare ion beams are often limited by the available intensity and purity of the ion species in focus. Here, we present the first application of a techniq…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 6 cited

Single and double -shell vacancy production in slow Xe-Xe collisions

P. -M. Hillenbrand, S. Hagmann, Y. S. Kozhedub +23

We present an experimental and theoretical study of symmetric collisions at 50, 30, and 15 MeV/u, corresponding to strong perturbations with $v_K/v_…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 16 cited

X-ray emission associated with radiative recombination for Pb ions at threshold energies

B. Zhu, A. Gumberidze, T. Over +28

For bare lead ions, decelerated to the low beam energy of 10 MeV/u, the x-ray emission associated with radiative recombination (RR) at "cold collision" conditions has been studied…

physics.atom-ph2021★ 5 cited

Electron-loss-to-continuum cusp in collisions of U with N and Xe

P. -M. Hillenbrand, K. N. Lyashchenko, S. Hagmann +24

We study the electron-loss-to-continuum (ELC) cusp experimentally and theoretically by comparing the ionization of U projectiles in collisions with N and Xe targets, at…

nucl-ex2020★ 4 cited

Determination of luminosity for in-ring reactions: A new approach for the low-energy domain

Y. M. Xing, J. Glorius, L. Varga +59

Luminosity is a measure of the colliding frequency between beam and target and it is a crucial parameter for the measurement of absolute values, such as reaction cross sections. In…

physics.atom-ph2020★ 11 cited

Electron capture of Xe in collisions with H molecules in the energy range between 5.5 MeV/u and 30.9 MeV/u

F. M. Kröger, G. Weber, M. O. Herdrich +63

The electron capture process was studied for Xe colliding with H molecules at the internal gas target of the ESR storage ring at GSI, Darmstadt. Cross section values fo…

nucl-ex2019★ 24 cited

New Test of Modulated Electron Capture Decay of Hydrogen-Like Pm Ions: Precision Measurement of Purely Exponential Decay

F. C. Ozturk, B. Akkus, D. Atanasov +92

An experiment addressing electron capture (EC) decay of hydrogen-like Pm ions has been conducted at the experimental storage ring (ESR) at GSI. The decay appears to…

physics.ins-det2019★ 9 cited

Position sensitive resonant Schottky cavities for heavy ion storage rings

D. Dmytriiev, M. S. Sanjari, Yu. A. Litvinov +1

Studying the rapid neutron capture process (r-process) in stellar environments, that leads to the creation of elements heavier than 56-Fe, remains one of the fundamental questions…

nucl-ex2019★ 57 cited

Approaching the Gamow window with stored ions: Direct measurement of Xe(p,) in the ESR storage ring

J. Glorius, C. Langer, Z. Slavkovská +63

We report the first measurement of low-energy proton-capture cross sections of Xe in a heavy ion storage ring. Xe ions of five different beam energies betwe…

physics.atom-ph2019★ 12 cited

Radiative electron capture as a tunable source of highly linearly polarized x-rays

M. Vockert, G. Weber, H. Bräuning +27

The radiative electron capture (REC) into the K shell of bare Xe ions colliding with a hydrogen gas target has been investigated. In this study, the degree of linear polarization o…

physics.atom-ph2017★ 27 cited

Wavelength-dispersive spectroscopy in the hard x-ray regime of a heavy highly-charged ion: The 1s Lamb shift in hydrogen-like gold

T. Gassner, M. Trassinelli, R. Heß +40

Accurate spectroscopy of highly charged high-Z ions in a storage ring is demonstrated to be feasible by the use of specially adapted crystal optics. The method has been applied for…

physics.ins-det2015★ 18 cited

Conceptual design of elliptical cavities for intensity and position sensitive beam measurements in storage rings

M. S. Sanjari, X. Chen, P. Hülsmann +5

Position sensitive beam monitors are indispensable for the beam diagnostics in storage rings. Apart from their applications in the measurements of beam parameters, they can be used…

nucl-ex2013★ 77 cited

Nuclear Physics Experiments with Ion Storage Rings

Yu. A. Litvinov, S. Bishop, K. Blaum +38

In the last two decades a number of nuclear structure and astrophysics experiments were performed at heavy-ion storage rings employing unique experimental conditions offered by suc…

nucl-ex2013★ 63 cited

High-resolution measurement of the time-modulated orbital electron capture and of the decay of hydrogen-like Pm ions

Decays Collaboration, P. Kienle, F. Bosch +45

The periodic time modulations, found recently in the two-body orbital electron-capture (EC) decay of both, hydrogen-like Pr and Pm ions, with period…

nucl-ex2013★ 43 cited

Schottky mass measurements of heavy neutron-rich nuclides in the element range $70\leZ \le79$ at the ESR

D. Shubina, R. B. Cakirli, Yu. A. Litvinov +42

Storage-ring mass spectrometry was applied to neutron-rich Au projectile fragments. Masses of Lu, Hf, Ta, W, and Re…