activity
20242026
collaborators

6 papers

physics.atom-ph2026

Non-destructive cavity readout of molecules for precision measurements

Alejandro Salas-Estrada, Silviu-Marian Udrescu, Geoffrey Zheng +6

We propose a non-destructive method to measure the population of molecules in a selected rotational-hyperfine state by coupling them to a high-finesse optical cavity. In contrast t…

nucl-ex2026

Nuclear charge radii of aluminium isotopes at the proton drip line

Alex Brinson, Brooke Rickey, Pierre Arthuis +35

Understanding the evolution of nuclear size away from stability remains a central challenge in nuclear physics. In neutron-deficient systems, charge radii can be highly sensitive t…

nucl-th2026

Ab initio calculation of symmetry-breaking observables

A Belley, B. Romeo, J. Engel +8

Symmetry-violating observables such as the nuclear anapole and Schiff moments provide sensitive probes of the fundamental symmetries of nature and physics beyond the Standard Model…

physics.atom-ph2025

Puzzling Isotonic Odd-Even Staggering of Charge Radii in Deformed Rare Earth Nuclei

Endre Takacs, Hunter Staiger, Steven A. Blundell +16

The nuclear charge radius is a fundamental observable that encodes key aspects of nuclear structure, deformation, and pairing. Isotonic (constant neutron number) systematics in the…

physics.atom-ph2025

Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Highly Charged Lu and Yb Ions for Nuclear Charge Radius Determination

Hunter Staiger, Endre Takacs, Steven A. Blundell +16

We report a high-precision determination of the natural-abundance-averaged nuclear charge-radius difference between Yb and Lu using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectroscopy of highly…

nucl-th2024

Motivations for Early High-Profile FRIB Experiments

B. Alex Brown, Alexandra Gade, S. Ragnar Stroberg +39

This white paper is the result of a collaboration by those that attended a workshop at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), organized by the FRIB Theory Alliance (FRIB-TA),…