4 papers
From credible shell model interactions to neutron-capture uncertainties
Oliver Gorton, Konstantinos Kravvaris
Nuclear structure theory can provide nuclear astrophysics and nuclear technologies with bound state properties and transition rates. When describing nuclear reactions, the list can…
Constraining capture cross sections using proton inelastic scattering as a surrogate reaction
Aaina Thapa, Jutta Escher, Emanuel Chimanski +6
The surrogate reaction method is an alternative to direct measurements of compound nuclear reaction cross sections. We introduce theory tools for extracting capture cross sections…
Towards next-generation optical potentials for nuclear reactions and structure calculations
Salvatore Simone Perrotta, Cole Davis Pruitt, Oliver C. Gorton +1
Optical-model potentials (OMPs) are critical ingredients for basic and applied nuclear physics. Present-day computational capabilities allow us to generate data-driven nucleon-nucl…
Correcting for neutron width fluctuations in Hauser-Feshbach gamma branching ratios
Oliver C. Gorton, Jutta E. Escher
Porter-Thomas fluctuations of neutron widths skew compound nuclear decay probabilities from their statistical Hauser-Feshbach values. We present a straightforward method to correct…