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-forbidden strengths near Sn from knockout reactions in Cd and Sn
T. J. Gray, K. L. Jones, R. Grzywacz +21
Neutron knockout reactions on beams of Cd, and Sn are presented. States in the residual Cd and Sn nuclei are populated, including low-lying…
Structure Studies of from the Be(d,p) reaction in inverse kinematics on a solid deuteron target
J. Kovoor, K. L. Jones, J. Hooker +42
The low-lying structure of Be has remained an enigma for decades. Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies, large inconsistencies remain. Being both unbound, an…
First direct measurement constraining the Ar(,p)K reaction cross section for mixed hydrogen and helium burning in accreting neutron stars
J. Browne, K. A. Chipps, K. Schmidt +25
The rate of the final step in the astrophysical p-process, the Ar(,\textit{p})K reaction, suffers from large uncertainties due to lack of experimental data, des…
Executive Summary of the Topical Program: Nuclear Isomers in the Era of FRIB
G. W. Misch, M. R. Mumpower, F. G. Kondev +29
We report on the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Theory Alliance topical program "Nuclear Isomers in the Era of FRIB". We outline the many ways isomers influence and contrib…
E2 Rotational Invariants of and states for Cd: the Emergence of Collective Rotation
T. J. Gray, J. M. Allmond, R. V. F. Janssens +29
The collective structure of Cd is elucidated by multi-step Coulomb excitation of a 3.849 MeV/ beam of Cd on a 1.1 mg/cm Pb target using GRETINA-CHICO…
CLARION2-TRINITY: a Compton-suppressed HPGe and GAGG:Ce-Si-Si array for absolute cross-section measurements with heavy ions
T. J. Gray, J. M. Allmond, D. T. Dowling +26
The design and performance of a new Compton-suppressed HPGe and charged-particle array, CLARION2-TRINITY, are described. The TRINITY charged-particle array is comprised of 64 Ceriu…
Horizons: Nuclear Astrophysics in the 2020s and Beyond
H. Schatz, A. D. Becerril Reyes, A. Best +162
Nuclear Astrophysics is a field at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics, which seeks to understand the nuclear engines of astronomical objects and the origin of the…
Neutron transfer reactions on the ground state and isomeric state of a 130Sn beam
K. L. Jones, A. Bey, S. Burcher +23
The structure of nuclei around the neutron-rich nucleus 132Sn is of particular interest due to the vicinity of the Z = 50 and N = 82 shell closures and the r-process nucleosyntheti…
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…
Superallowed decay of Mg: value and branching
B. E. Glassman, D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. Wrede +18
\textbf{Background}: Superallowed decays of isospin nuclides can be used to test theoretical isospin symmetry breaking corrections applied to extrac…
New -ray Transitions Observed in Ne with Implications for the O(,)Ne Reaction Rate
M. R. Hall, D. W. Bardayan, T. Baugher +34
The O(,)Ne reaction is responsible for breakout from the hot CNO cycle in Type I x-ray bursts. Understanding the properties of resonances between and…
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…
-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…
Key Ne states identified affecting -ray emission from F in novae
M. R. Hall, D. W. Barbadian, T. Baugher +34
Detection of nuclear-decay rays provides a sensitive thermometer of nova nucleosynthesis. The most intense -ray flux is thought to be annihilation radiation from the d…
Doppler Broadening in Mg()Ne Decay
Brent E. Glassman, David Pérez-Loureiro, Chris Wrede +18
Background: The O()Ne bottleneck reaction in Type I x-ray bursts is the most important thermonuclear reaction rate to constrain experimentally, in order to impro…
Towards Neutron Capture on Exotic Nuclei: Demonstrating as a Surrogate Reaction for
A. Ratkiewicz, J. A. Cizewski, J. E. Escher +15
The neutron-capture reaction plays a critical role in the synthesis of the elements in stars and is important for societal applications including nuclear power generation and stock…
Status of the JENSA gas-jet target for experiments with rare isotope beams
K. Schmidt, K. A. Chipps, S. Ahn +12
The JENSA gas-jet target was designed for experiments with radioactive beams provided by the rare isotope re-accelerator ReA3 at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.…
Chronology of the three-body dissociation of He
B. Laurent, F. M. Marqués, C. Angulo +20
The space and time configurations of the dissociation of He into He++, on C and Pb targets, have been explored simultaneously for the first time. The final-state inte…
Development of the (d,n) proton-transfer reaction in inverse kinematics for structure studies
K. L. Jones, C. Thornsberry, J. Allen +27
Transfer reactions have provided exciting opportunities to study the structure of exotic nuclei and are often used to inform studies relating to nucleosynthesis and applications. I…
Confirmation of the isomeric state in 26P
D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. Wrede, M. B. Bennett +20
We report the independent experimental confirmation of an isomeric state in the proton drip-line nucleus P. The -ray energy and half-life determined are 164.4 0.3 (…
Toward a complete theory for predicting inclusive deuteron breakup away from stability
G. Potel, G. Perdikakis, B. V. Carlson +12
We present an account of the current status of the theoretical treatment of inclusive reactions in the breakup-fusion formalism, pointing to some applications and making th…
Isobaric multiplet mass equation in the quartets
M. B. Bennett, C. Wrede, B. A. Brown +20
The observed mass excesses of analog nuclear states with the same mass number and isospin can be used to test the isobaric multiplet mass equation (IMME), which has, in mos…
Beta-delayed gamma decay of 26P: Possible evidence of a proton halo
D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. Wrede, M. B. Bennett +23
Background: Measurements of decay provide important nuclear structure information that can be used to probe isospin asymmetries and inform nuclear astrophysics studies. Purpose…
Isospin Mixing Reveals P()S Resonance Influencing Nova Nucleosynthesis
M. B. Bennett, C. Wrede, B. A. Brown +21
The thermonuclear P()S reaction rate is critical for modeling the final elemental and isotopic abundances of ONe nova nucleosynthesis, which affect the calibrati…