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20132022
most citedFirst inverse kinematics study of the NeNa reaction and its role in AGB star and classical nova nucleosynthesis

21 citations · 103 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

nucl-ex2022★ 4 cited

Elastic scattering of 3He+4He with SONIK

S. N. Paneru, C. R. Brune, D. Connolly +22

Measurements of the elastic scattering cross section of 3He and 4He are important in order to improve constraints on theoretical models of 4He(3He,g)7Be, a key reaction in Big Bang…

physics.ins-det2022★ 3 cited

Instrumentation for correlated prompt - emission studies in coincidence with fission fragments

S. Marin, I. Tolstukhin, M. B. Oberling +9

Recent theoretical and experimental results have brought renewed interest and focus on the topic of fission fragment angular momentum. Measurements of neutrons and rays in coin…

nucl-ex2022

First inverse kinematics measurement of resonances in Be()C relevant to neutrino-driven wind nucleosynthesis using DRAGON

A. Psaltis, A. A. Chen, R. Longland +18

A possible mechanism to explain the origin of the light -nuclei in the Galaxy is the nucleosynthesis in the proton-rich neutrino-driven wind ejecta of core-collapse supernovae v…

nucl-ex2022

Direct measurement of resonances in Be()C relevant to -process nucleosynthesis

A. Psaltis, A. A. Chen, R. Longland +18

We have performed the first direct measurement of two resonances of the Be()C reaction with unknown strengths using an intense radioactive Be beam and the DRAGO…

physics.comp-ph2021★ 9 cited

Use of Bayesian Optimization to Understand the Structure of Nuclei

J. Hooker, J. Kovoor, K. L. Jones +41

Monte Carlo simulations are widely used in nuclear physics to model experimental systems. In cases where there are significant unknown quantities, such as energies of states, an it…

nucl-ex2021★ 2 cited

Properties of correlated fission fragments from neutron induced fission of Np-237 at incident neutron energies between 200 keV and 100 MeV

D. Connolly, K. B. Montoya, D. L. Duke +7

Neutron-induced fission of Np has been measured over a wide range of incident neutron energies using a twin Frisch-gridded ionization chamber (TFGIC) and a thin-backed $^{2…

nucl-ex2021

Proton inelastic scattering reveals deformation in He

M. Holl, R. Kanungo, Z. H. Sun +27

A measurement of proton inelastic scattering of He at ~MeV at TRIUMF shows a resonance at 3.54(6)~MeV with a width of 0.89(11)~MeV. The energy of the state is in good ag…

physics.ins-det2020★ 4 cited

Beyond the acceptance limit of DRAGON: the case of the reaction

A. Psaltis, A. A. Chen, D. S. Connolly +13

Radiative capture reactions play a pivotal role for our understanding of the origin of the elements in the cosmos. Recoil separators provide an effective way to study these reactio…

nucl-ex2019★ 10 cited

First inverse kinematics measurement of key resonances in the reaction at stellar temperatures

A. Lennarz, M. Williams, A. M. Laird +17

In this Letter we report on the first inverse kinematics measurement of key resonances in the reaction which forms part of the NeNa cycle, and…

nucl-ex2019★ 21 cited

First inverse kinematics study of the NeNa reaction and its role in AGB star and classical nova nucleosynthesis

M. Williams, A. Lennarz, A. M. Laird +17

The abundances of sodium and oxygen are observed to be anti-correlated in all well-studied globular clusters. Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars undergoing hot bottom burning (HBB…

physics.ins-det2019★ 14 cited

Initial operation of the recoil mass spectrometer EMMA at the ISAC-II facility of TRIUMF

B. Davids, M. Williams, N. E. Esker +8

The Electromagnetic Mass Analyser (EMMA) is a new vacuum-mode recoil mass spectrometer currently undergoing the final stages of commissioning at the ISAC-II facility of TRIUMF. EMM…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 5 cited

Catching Element Formation In The Act

Chris L. Fryer, Frank Timmes, Aimee L. Hungerford +216

Gamma-ray astronomy explores the most energetic photons in nature to address some of the most pressing puzzles in contemporary astrophysics. It encompasses a wide range of objects…

nucl-ex2019

-wave scattering lengths for the Be+p system from an -matrix analysis

S. N. Paneru, C. R. Brune, R. Giri +23

The astrophysical -factor for the radiative proton capture reaction on Be () at low energies is affected by the -wave scattering lengths. We report the measuremen…

nucl-ex2018★ 9 cited

Direct Measurement of Astrophysically Important Resonances in

G. Christian, G. Lotay, C. Ruiz +12

According to sensitivity studies, the reaction has a significant influence on , , and p…

physics.ins-det2014★ 11 cited

Design and commissioning of a timestamp-based data acquisition system for the DRAGON recoil mass separator

G. Christian, C. Akers, D. Connolly +4

The DRAGON recoil mass separator at TRIUMF exists to study radiative proton and alpha capture reactions, which are important in a variety of astrophysical scenarios. DRAGON experim…

nucl-ex2013★ 11 cited

Strength of the keV resonance in {Ne}{Na}

G. Christian, D. Hutcheon, C. Akers +3

The NeNa reaction is the starting point of the NeNa cycle, which is an important process for the production of intermediate mass elements. The $E_{\text{cm}} =…