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20182026
most citedOptical potentials for the rare-isotope beam era

59 citations · 306 across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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27 papers

nucl-th2026

Higher-order corrections to beta decays and nuclear structure

Grigor Sargsyan, Ayala Glick-Magid

Precision measurements of nuclear decay offer a powerful route to tests of physics beyond the Standard Model, but interpreting measurements spectra and correlation observables…

nucl-th2026

Future directions in nuclear decay at FRIB and beyond

Garrett B. King, Ayala Glick-Magid, Grigor Sargsyan +38

Motivated by the opportunities presented for studies relevant to nuclear structure, astrophysics, and fundamental symmetries with nuclear decay, the Facility for Rare Isotope B…

nucl-th2026

Ab initio optical potentials for magnesium isotopes at intermediate energies: from stability to the island of inversion

G. H. Sargsyan, J. I. Fuentealba Bustamente, K. Beyer +1

We present the first calculations of ab initio nonlocal optical potentials for Mg and Mg isotopes using the leading-order term of the spectator expansion of mul…

nucl-th2026★ 2 cited

The Role of Ab Initio Beta-Decay Calculations in Light Nuclei for Probes of Physics Beyond the Standard Model

Grigor H. Sargsyan, Garrett B. King, Ayala Glick-Magid +1

Precision beta decay experiments serve as powerful probes of physics beyond the Standard Model, enabling stringent tests of fundamental symmetries of nature. In particular, these e…

nucl-ex2025

Triplet of kindred prompt-2p emitters in mass-8 proton-rich nuclei

R. J. Charity, G. H. Sargsyan, K. D. Launey +3

A triplet of kindred prompt-2p emitters in A=8 nuclei has been demonstrated. Two of these are the ground state of 8C and its isobaric analog state in 8B, both of which are analogs…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

Comparing invariant-mass spectroscopy of 8B with ab initio predictions

R. J. Charity, G. H. Sargsyan, K. D. Launey +3

Levels in 8B have been investigated experimentally using the invariant-mass technique and compared to ab initio calculations. Data sets obtained using E/A=69-MeV 9C and 13O beams o…

nucl-th2025★ 1 cited

Ab initio symmetry-adapted approaches to nuclear reactions

Kristina D Launey, Grigor H. Sargsyan, Alexis Mercenne +2

In this review, we discuss recent applications of the ab initio symmetry-adapted no-core shell-model (SA-NCSM) theory for study and prediction of structure and reactions of stable…

nucl-th2024

Unexpected Rise in Nuclear Collectivity from Short-Range Physics

Kevin S. Becker, Kristina D. Launey, Andreas Ekström +4

We discover a surprising relation between the collective motion of nucleons within atomic nuclei, traditionally understood to be driven by long-range correlations, and short-range…

nucl-th2024★ 3 cited

Ab initio informed 20Ne(p, p)16O reaction elucidates the emergence of alpha clustering from chiral potentials

G. H. Sargsyan, Kazuki Yoshida, Kazuyuki Ogata +4

We report on the first \textit{ab initio} informed knock-out reaction in the intermediate-mass region, with the aim to probe the underlying chiral potential and its impact on t…

nucl-th2024

Microscopic optical potentials from a Greens function approach

G. H. Sargsyan, G. Potel, K. Kravvaris +1

Optical potentials are a standard tool in the study of nuclear reactions, as they describe the interaction between a target nucleus and a projectile. The use of phenomenological op…

nucl-th2024

Uncertainty Quantification of Collective Nuclear Observables From the Chiral Potential Parametrization

Kevin S. Becker, Kristina D. Launey, Andreas Ekström +4

We perform an uncertainty estimate of quadrupole moments and B(E2) transition rates that inform nuclear collectivity. In particular, we study the low-lying states of 6Li and 12C us…

nucl-th2023★ 1 cited

Understanding the Effect of Chiral NN Parametrization on Nuclear Shapes From an Ab Initio Perspective

Kevin S. Becker, Kristina D. Launey, Andreas Ekström +5

The ab initio symmetry-adapted no-core shell model naturally describes nuclear deformation and collectivity, and is therefore well-suited to studying the dynamics and coexistence o…

nucl-th2023★ 16 cited

Ab initio translationally invariant nucleon-nucleus optical potentials

M. Burrows, K. D. Launey, A. Mercenne +4

We combine the \textit{ab initio} symmetry-adapted no-core shell model (SA-NCSM) with the single-particle Green's function approach to construct optical potentials rooted in first…

nucl-ex2023★ 2 cited

Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrons, and Neutrinos (FSNN): Whitepaper for the 2023 NSAC Long Range Plan

B. Acharya, C. Adams, A. A. Aleksandrova +176

This whitepaper presents the research priorities decided on by attendees of the 2022 Town Meeting for Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrons and Neutrinos, which took place December 13-1…

nucl-ex2023★ 4 cited

Nuclear decay as a probe for physics beyond the Standard Model

M. Brodeur, N. Buzinsky, M. A. Caprio +43

This white paper was submitted to the 2022 Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrons, and Neutrinos (FSNN) Town Hall Meeting in preparation for the next NSAC Long Range Plan. We advocate to…

nucl-th2022★ 6 cited

Ab initio single-neutron spectroscopic overlaps in lithium isotopes

G. H. Sargsyan, K. D. Launey, R. M. Shaffer +5

We calculate single-neutron spectroscopic overlaps for lithium isotopes in the framework of the \textit{ab initio} symmetry-adapted no-core shell model. We report the associated ne…

nucl-th2022★ 59 cited

Optical potentials for the rare-isotope beam era

C. Hebborn, F. M. Nunes, G. Potel +26

We review recent progress and motivate the need for further developments in nuclear optical potentials that are widely used in the theoretical analysis of nucleon elastic scatterin…

nucl-th2022

New Insights into Backbending in the Symmetry-adapted Framework

Nicholas D. Heller, Grigor H. Sargsyan, Kristina D. Launey +3

We provide new insights into backbending phenomenon within the symmetry-adapted framework which naturally describes the intrinsic deformation of atomic nuclei. For …

nucl-ex2022

Improved Limit on Tensor Currents in the Weak Interaction from Li Decay

M. T. Burkey, G. Savard, A. T. Gallant +28

The electroweak interaction in the Standard Model (SM) is described by a pure vector-axial-vector structure, though any Lorentz-invariant component could contribute. In this work,…

nucl-th2022★ 46 cited

Nuclear Forces for Precision Nuclear Physics -- a collection of perspectives

Ingo Tews, Zohreh Davoudi, Andreas Ekström +42

This is a collection of perspective pieces contributed by the participants of the Institute of Nuclear Theory's Program on Nuclear Physics for Precision Nuclear Physics which was h…

nucl-th2021★ 17 cited

Efficacy of the symmetry-adapted basis for ab initio nucleon-nucleus interactions for light- and intermediate-mass nuclei

Alexis Mercenne, Kristina D. Launey, Tomas Dytrych +4

We study the efficacy of a new ab initio framework that combines the symmetry-adapted (SA) no-core shell-model approach with the resonating group method (RGM) for unified descripti…

nucl-th2021★ 38 cited

Emergent symplectic symmetry in atomic nuclei: Ab initio symmetry-adapted no-core shell model

Kristina D Launey, Tomáš Dytrych, Grigor H Sargsyan +2

Exact symmetry and symmetry-breaking phenomena play a key role in gaining a better understanding of the physics of many-particle systems, from quarks and atomic nuclei, through mol…

nucl-th2021★ 22 cited

Machine learning approach to pattern recognition in nuclear dynamics from the ab initio symmetry-adapted no-core shell model

O. M. Molchanov, K. D. Launey, A. Mercenne +3

A novel machine learning approach is used to provide further insight into atomic nuclei and to detect orderly patterns amidst a vast data of large-scale calculations. The method ut…

nucl-th2021

Impact of clustering on the Li decay and recoil form factors

G. H. Sargsyan, K. D. Launey, M. T. Burkey +10

We place unprecedented constraints on recoil corrections in the decay of Li, by identifying a strong correlation between them and the Li ground state quadrupole moment…