J. Zhao

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19982026

most citedDesign and Construction of the BESIII Detector

1.2k citations · 6.3k across the 120 of their papers we have counts for

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121 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2022erq: A Superluminous Thermonuclear Supernova with Escalating Preexplosion Mass Loss

Qian Zhai, Jujia Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang +51

We present a photometric and spectroscopic study of the superluminous Type Ia supernova SN 2022erq. Its early spectra, dominated by iron-group elements with weak intermediate-mass…

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2025aico: Early observations of a faint Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope

J. -W. Zhao, A. Pastorello, B. Kumar +45

We aimed to investigate the physical properties and the underlying explosion mechanisms of the Type IIb SN 2025aico. Through a comprehensive analysis of early-phase optical light c…

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2019vxm: A luminous and long-lived Type IIn supernova with early flash-ionisation features

Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, T. J. Moriya +38

We present the photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the luminous and long-lasting Type IIn supernova (SN) 2019vxm. The SN reaches a peak V-band absolute magnitude of MV = -20.…

astro-ph.HE2026

The transitional Type Ibn/IIn SN 2022pda, with pre-explosion outbursts and a double-peaked light curve

Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, R. Chiba +65

We report the results of a photometric and spectroscopic follow-up campaign of the unusual interacting supernova (SN) 2022pda. Precursor variability lasting $\sim 100$ days is obse…

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2017ati: A luminous type IIb explosion from a massive progenitor

Z. -H. Peng, S. Benetti, Y. -Z. Cai +21

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type~IIb supernova (SN)~2017ati. It reached the maximum light at about 27~d after the explosion and the light c…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

SN 2022ngb: A faint, slowly evolving Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope

J. -W. Zhao, S. Benetti, Y. -Z. Cai +35

An extensive photometric and spectroscopic follow-up campaign of the Type IIb SN 2022ngb is presented in the article. Through detailed modeling of this dataset, we aim to constrain…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium XII. SN 2024acyl: A fast, linearly declining Type Ibn supernova with early flash-ionisation features

Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, K. Maeda +63

We present a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type Ibn supernova (SN) 2024acyl. It rises to an absolute magnitude peak of about -17.58 mag in 10.6 days, and displays a…

nucl-ex2024

Charge radii of $^{11 - 16}$ C, $^{13 - 17}$ N and $^{15 - 18}$ O determined from their charge-changing cross-sections and the mirror-difference charge radii

J. W. Zhao, B. -H. Sun, I. Tanihata +24

Charge-changing cross-sections of $^{11 - 16}$ C, $^{13 - 17}$ N and $^{15 - 18}$ O on a carbon target have been determined at energies around 300 MeV/nucleon. A nucleon separation energy-d…

nucl-ex2023★ 24 cited

Isospin-dependence of the charge-changing cross-section shaped by the charged-particle evaporation process

J. W. Zhao, B. -H. Sun, I. Tanihata +26

We present the charge-changing cross sections (CCCS) of $^{11 - 15}$ C, $^{13 - 17}$ N, and $^{15, 17 - 18}$ O at around 300 MeV/nucleon on a carbon target, which extends to $p$ -shell isotop…

physics.ins-det2023

Increasing the rate capability for the cryogenic stopping cell of the FRS Ion Catcher

J. W. Zhao, D. Amanbayev, T. Dickel +45

At the FRS Ion Catcher (FRS-IC), projectile and fission fragments are produced at relativistic energies, separated in-flight, energy-bunched, slowed down, and thermalized in the ul…

hep-ex2019★ 10 cited

Search for the decay $η^{'} \to γ γ η$

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, P. Adlarson +479

Using a data sample of $1.31 \times 1 0^{9} J / ψ$ events collected with the BESIII detector, a search for $η^{'} \to γ γ η$ via $J / ψ \to γ η^{'}$ is performed for the first time. No significant $η…

hep-ex2019★ 2 cited

Amplitude analysis of $D^{+} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{+} π^{-}$

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed +458

The decay $D^{+} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{+} π^{-}$ is studied with an amplitude analysis using a data set of 2.93${\mbox{\,fb}^{-1}}$ of $e^{+} e^{+}$ collisions at the $ψ (3770)$ …

hep-ex2017★ 58 cited

Luminosity measurements for the R scan experiment at BESIII

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed +423

By analyzing the large-angle Bhabha scattering events $e^{+} e^{-}$ $\to$ ( $γ$ ) $e^{+} e^{-}$ and diphoton events $e^{+} e^{-}$ $\to$ $γ γ$ for the data sets collected at center-of-mass…

hep-ex2017★ 34 cited

Evidence for the singly-Cabibbo-suppressed decay $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p η$ and search for $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p π^{0}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +421

We study the singly-Cabibbo-suppressed decays $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p η$ and $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p π^{0}$ using $Λ_{c}^{+} Λ_{c}^{+}$ pairs produced by $e^{+} e^{-}$ collisions at a center-of-mass energy…

hep-ex2016★ 62 cited

Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction for $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ μ^{+} ν_{μ}$

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed +424

We report the first measurement of the absolute branching fraction for $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ μ^{+} ν_{μ}$ . This measurement is based on a sample of $e^{+} e^{-}$ annihilation data at a center…

hep-ex2016★ 23 cited

Observation of $e^{+} e^{-} \to η^{'} J / ψ$ at center-of-mass energies between 4.189 and 4.600 GeV

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed +428

The process $e^{+} e^{-} \to η^{'} J / ψ$ is observed for the first time with a statistical significance of $8.6 σ$ at center-of-mass energy $s = 4.226$ GeV and $7.3 σ$ at $\…

hep-ex2016★ 55 cited

Observation of an anomalous line shape of the $η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$ mass spectrum near the $p p ˉ$ mass threshold in $J / ψ \to γ η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, S. Ahmed +431

Using $1.09 \times 1 0^{9}$ $J / ψ$ events collected by the BESIII experiment in 2012, we study the $J / ψ \to γ η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$ process and observe a significant abrupt change…

hep-ex2016★ 8 cited

Measurement of the leptonic decay width of $J / ψ$ using initial state radiation

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +414

Using a data set of 2.93 fb $^{- 1}$ taken at a center-of-mass energy of $s$ = 3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider, we measure the process $e^+e^-\righta…

hep-ex2016★ 7 cited

Observation of pseudoscalar and tensor resonances in $J / ψ \to γ ϕϕ$

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, X. C. Ai +406

Based on a sample of $(1310.6 \pm 10.5) \times 1 0^{6}$ $J / ψ$ events collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring, a partial wave analysis of the decay $J…

physics.ins-det2016★ 31 cited

Development of a fast plastic scintillation detector with time resolution of less than 10 ps

J. W. Zhao, B. H. Sun, I. Tanihata +9

Timing-pick up detectors with excellent timing resolutions are essential in many modern nuclear physics experiments. Aiming to develop a Time-Of-Flight system with precision down t…

hep-ex2015★ 15 cited

Observation of the Singly Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay $D^{+} \to ω π^{+}$ and Evidence for $D^{0} \to ω π^{0}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +414

Based on 2.93 fb $^{- 1}$ $e^{+} e^{-}$ collision data taken at center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV by the BESIII detector, we report searches for the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays $D^{…

hep-ex2015★ 7 cited

Measurement of the branching fraction for $ψ (3770) \to γ χ_{c 0}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +409

By analyzing a data set of 2.92 fb $^{- 1}$ of $e^{+} e^{-}$ collision data taken at $s = 3.773 GeV$ and 106.41 $\times 1 0^{6}$ $ψ (3686)$ decays taken at $s = 3.686 GeV$ …

hep-ex2015★ 44 cited

Study of $D^{+} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} ν_{e}$

M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, X. C. Ai +412

We present an analysis of the decay $D^{+} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} ν_{e}$ based on data collected by the BESIII experiment at the $ψ (3770)$ resonance. Using a nearly background-free sample…

hep-ex2015★ 13 cited

Study of $J / ψ \to p p ˉ ϕ$ at BESIII

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +408

Using a data sample of $1.31 \times 1 0^{9}$ $J / ψ$ events accumulated with the BESIII detector, the decay $J / ψ \to p p ˉ ϕ$ is studied via two decay modes, $ϕ\to K^{0}_{S}K^{0}_{L}…

SN 2022erq: A Superluminous Thermonuclear Supernova with Escalating Preexplosion Mass Loss

SN 2025aico: Early observations of a faint Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope

SN 2019vxm: A luminous and long-lived Type IIn supernova with early flash-ionisation features

The transitional Type Ibn/IIn SN 2022pda, with pre-explosion outbursts and a double-peaked light curve

SN 2017ati: A luminous type IIb explosion from a massive progenitor

SN 2022ngb: A faint, slowly evolving Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope

Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium XII. SN 2024acyl: A fast, linearly declining Type Ibn supernova with early flash-ionisation features

Charge radii of 11−16C, 13−17N and 15−18O determined from their charge-changing cross-sections and the mirror-difference charge radii

Isospin-dependence of the charge-changing cross-section shaped by the charged-particle evaporation process

Increasing the rate capability for the cryogenic stopping cell of the FRS Ion Catcher

Search for the decay η′→γγη

Amplitude analysis of D+→KS0​π+π+π−

Luminosity measurements for the R scan experiment at BESIII

Evidence for the singly-Cabibbo-suppressed decay Λc+​→pη and search for Λc+​→pπ0

Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction for Λc+​→Λμ+νμ​

Observation of e+e−→η′J/ψ at center-of-mass energies between 4.189 and 4.600 GeV

Observation of an anomalous line shape of the η′π+π− mass spectrum near the ppˉ​ mass threshold in J/ψ→γη′π+π−

Measurement of the leptonic decay width of J/ψ using initial state radiation

Observation of pseudoscalar and tensor resonances in J/ψ→γϕϕ

Development of a fast plastic scintillation detector with time resolution of less than 10 ps

Observation of the Singly Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay D+→ωπ+ and Evidence for D0→ωπ0

Measurement of the branching fraction for ψ(3770)→γχc0​

Study of D+→K−π+e+νe​

Study of J/ψ→ppˉ​ϕ at BESIII

Charge radii of $^{11 - 16}$ C, $^{13 - 17}$ N and $^{15 - 18}$ O determined from their charge-changing cross-sections and the mirror-difference charge radii

Search for the decay $η^{'} \to γ γ η$

Amplitude analysis of $D^{+} \to K_{S}^{0} π^{+} π^{+} π^{-}$

Evidence for the singly-Cabibbo-suppressed decay $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p η$ and search for $Λ_{c}^{+} \to p π^{0}$

Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction for $Λ_{c}^{+} \to Λ μ^{+} ν_{μ}$

Observation of $e^{+} e^{-} \to η^{'} J / ψ$ at center-of-mass energies between 4.189 and 4.600 GeV

Observation of an anomalous line shape of the $η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$ mass spectrum near the $p p ˉ$ mass threshold in $J / ψ \to γ η^{'} π^{+} π^{-}$

Measurement of the leptonic decay width of $J / ψ$ using initial state radiation

Observation of pseudoscalar and tensor resonances in $J / ψ \to γ ϕϕ$

Observation of the Singly Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay $D^{+} \to ω π^{+}$ and Evidence for $D^{0} \to ω π^{0}$

Measurement of the branching fraction for $ψ (3770) \to γ χ_{c 0}$

Study of $D^{+} \to K^{-} π^{+} e^{+} ν_{e}$

Study of $J / ψ \to p p ˉ ϕ$ at BESIII