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Potential absence of observed linear-chain structures in O via C() resonant scattering
J. Bishop, A. Hollands, Tz. Kokolova +14
Background: The preference for light nuclear systems to coagulate into -particle clusters has been well-studied. The possibility of a linear chain configuration of -particles…
First Experimental Test of the Ratio Method
S. Ota, P. Capel, G. Christian +9
The ratio is a new reaction observable suggested to extract accurately structure information on halo nuclei. It corresponds to the ratio of differential cross sections for scatteri…
First experimental test of the ratio method for nuclear-reaction analysis
S. Ota, P. Capel, G. Christian +9
Nuclear halos are very exotic quantal structures observed far from stability. Because of their short lifetime, they are mostly studied through reactions. The ratio method offers a…
Cluster structure of 3+p states in N
J. Bishop, G. V. Rogachev, S. Ahn +16
Background: Cluster states in N are extremely difficult to measure due to the unavailability of B+ elastic scattering data. Purpose: Using -delayed charged-parti…
Radiative decay branching ratio of the Hoyle state
Zifeng Luo, M. Barbui, J. Bishop +9
Background: The triple-alpha process is a vital reaction in nuclear astrophysics, characterized by two consecutive reactions [] t…
BlueSTEAl: A pair of silicon arrays and a zero-degree phoswich detector for studies of scattering and reactions in inverse kinematics
Shuya Ota, Greg Christian, Ben J. Reed +7
BlueSTEAl, the Blue (aluminum chamber of) Silicon TElescope Arrays for light nuclei,has been developed to study direct reactions in inverse kinematics, as well as scattering and br…
Silicon tracker array for RIB experiments at SAMURAI
A. I. Stefanescu, V. Panin, L. Trache +49
This work describes a silicon tracker system developed for experiments with proton-rich radioactive ion beams at the SAMURAI superconducting spectrometer of RIBF at RIKEN. The syst…
First observation of the 3p decay of via -delayed charged-particle spectroscopy
Jack Bishop, G. V. Rogachev, S. Ahn +16
Background: The -delayed proton-decay of has previously been studied, but the direct observation of -delayed +++p decay has not been reported. Purp…
alpha-cluster structure of 18Ne
M. Barbui, A. Volya, E. Aboud +15
In this work we study alpha-clustering in 18Ne and compare it with what is known about clustering in the mirror nucleus 18O. The excitation function of 18Ne was measured in inverse…
Study of (Li, ) and (Li, ) reactions on Ne and implications for -process nucleosynthesis
S. Ota, G. Christian, W. N. Catford +20
We studied cluster states in Mg via the Ne(Li,)Mg reaction in inverse kinematics at an energy of MeV/nucleon. States between = 4 - 12 M…
Almost medium-free measurement of the Hoyle state direct-decay component with a TPC
J. Bishop, G. V. Rogachev, S. Ahn +14
Background: The structure of the Hoyle state, a highly -clustered state at 7.65 MeV in , has long been the subject of debate. Understanding if the system compri…
Evidence against the Efimov effect in from spectroscopy and astrophysics
J. Bishop, G. V. Rogachev, S. Ahn +16
Background: The Efimov effect is a universal phenomenon in physics whereby three-body systems are stabilized via the interaction of an unbound two-body sub-systems. A hypothetical…
Search for the high-spin members of the :2n: band in Be
Sriteja Upadhyayula, Grigory V. Rogachev, Jack Bishop +9
Method: Measuring excitation functions for He+ scattering, populating states in the excitation energy range from 4.5 MeV to 8 MeV in Be using a He rare-isotope…
Constraining the Ne(,)Mg and Ne(,n)Mg reaction rates using sub-Coulomb -transfer reactions
H. Jayatissa, G. V. Rogachev, V. Z. Goldberg +9
The Ne(,)Mg and Ne(,n)Mg reactions play an important role in astrophysics because they have significant influence on the neutron flux during th…
Decay properties of resonances and their impact on -process nucleosynthesis
S. Ota, G. Christian, G. Lotay +15
The astrophysical -process is one of the two main processes forming elements heavier than iron. A key outstanding uncertainty surrounding -process nucleosynthesis is the neut…
A study in using MICROMEGAS to improve particle identification with the TAMU-MDM focal plane detector
Alexandra Spiridon, Emmanuel Pollacco, Antti Saastamoinen +5
A MICROMEGAS detection amplifier has been incorporated into the design of the TAMU MDM focal plane detector with the purpose of improving the energy resolution and thus, the partic…
Texas Active Target (TexAT) detector for experiments with rare isotope beams
E. Koshchiy, G. V. Rogachev, E. Pollacco +14
The TexAT (Texas Active Target) detector is a new active-target time projection chamber (TPC) that was built at the Cyclotron Institute Texas AM University. The detector is des…
Determining the average prompt-fission-neutron multiplicity for Pu(,) via a Pu(,) surrogate reaction
B. S. Wang, J. T. Burke, O. A. Akindele +7
The average prompt-fission-neutron multiplicity is of significance in the areas of nuclear theory, nuclear nonproliferation, and nuclear energy. In this work, the surrogate…
GADGET: A Gas Amplifier Detector with Germanium Tagging
Moshe Friedman, David Pérez-Loureiro, Tamas Budner +15
The Gas Amplifier Detector with Germanium Tagging (GADGET) is a new detection system devoted to the measurement of weak, low-energy -delayed proton decays relevant for nuclear a…
Structure of 9C through proton resonance scattering with Texas Active Target detector
J. Hooker, G. V. Rogachev, E. Koshchiy +9
Background: Level structure of the most neutron deficient nucleon-bound carbon isotope, 9C, is not well known. Definitive spin-parity assignments are only available for two excited…
Precise half-life measurement of the superallowed emitter 30S
V. E. Iacob, J. C. Hardy, L. Chen +6
We have measured the half-life of 30S, the parent of a superallowed 0+-to-0+ beta transition, to high precision using very pure sources and a 4pi proportional gas counter to detect…
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…
Coulomb displacement energies as a probe for nucleon pairing in the shell
A. Kankainen, T. Eronen, D. Gorelov +8
Coulomb displacement energies of mirror nuclei have been studied via a series of high-precision -value measurements with the double Penning trap mass spectro…
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…