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most citedCharge radii of exotic potassium isotopes challenge nuclear theory and the magic character of

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44 papers

nucl-ex2025

Measurement of the cross-section at the CERN n\_TOF facility from subthermal energy to 120 keV

Marco Antonio Martínez-Cañadas, Pablo Torres-Sánchez, Javier Praena +130

Background: The reaction is of special interest in three different applications. First, in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy due to the presence of in b…

nucl-ex2025★ 3 cited

Measurement of the C(n,p) and C(n,d) reactions from n_TOF at CERN

P. Žugec, N. Colonna, D. Rochman +129

The energy dependence of the cross section of the (n,p) and (n,d) reactions on C has been studied for the first time at the n_TOF facility at CERN, from the particle d…

nucl-ex2025

Charge radii of neutron-rich scandium isotopes and the seniority symmetry in the shell

S. W. Bai, X. F. Yang, Á. Koszorús +30

Nuclear charge radii of neutron-rich Sc isotopes were measured using collinear laser spectroscopy at CERN-ISOLDE. The new data reveal that the charge radii of scandium is…

nucl-ex2024

Radiative neutron capture cross section of Pu measured at n_TOF-EAR1 in the unresolved resonance region up to 600 keV

J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Guerrero, E. Mendoza +133

Accurate neutron capture cross sections are essential for the design and operation of fast reactors using MOX fuels. For Pu, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) recommends 8--1…

nucl-ex2024

Measurement and analysis of the Cm and Cm neutron capture cross-sections at the EAR2 of the n TOF facility

V. Alcayne, A. Kimura, E. Mendoza +130

The Cm(n,) and Cm(n,) cross-sections have been measured at the Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) of the n_TOF facility at CERN with three CD detectors. This…

nucl-ex2024★ 9 cited

Electromagnetic moments of the odd-mass nickel isotopes Ni

P. Müller, S. Kaufmann, T. Miyagi +24

The magnetic dipole and the spectroscopic quadrupole moments of the nuclear ground states in the odd-mass nickel isotopes Ni have been determined using collinear laser sp…

nucl-ex2024★ 7 cited

Nuclear charge radii of germanium isotopes around = 40

S. J. Wang, A. Kanellakopoulos, X. F. Yang +26

Collinear laser spectroscopy measurements were performed on Ge isotopes () at ISOLDE-CERN, by probing the $4s^2 4p^2 \, ^3\!P_1 \rightarrow 4s^2 4p 5s \, ^3\!P_1^…

nucl-ex2024

New insights on fission of U induced by high energy neutrons from a new measurement at CERN n\_TOF

Alice Manna, Elisa Pirovano, the n\_TOF Collaboration

The U(n,f) reaction cross section was measured relative to neutron-proton elastic scattering for the first time in the energy region from 10 MeV to 440 MeV at the CERN n\_T…

nucl-ex2023★ 26 cited

Electromagnetic Properties of Indium Isotopes Elucidate the Doubly Magic Character of Sn

J. Karthein, C. M. Ricketts, R. F. Garcia Ruiz +24

Our understanding of nuclear properties in the vicinity of Sn, suggested to be the heaviest doubly magic nucleus with equal numbers of protons (Z=50) and neutrons (N=50), h…

nucl-ex2022

Electromagnetic moments of scandium isotopes and isotones in the distinctive orbit

S. W. Bai, Á. Koszorús, B. S. Hu +31

The electric quadrupole moment of Sc was measured by collinear laser spectroscopy at CERN-ISOLDE to be b, and a nearly tenfold improvement in precis…

nucl-ex2022

High accuracy, high resolution 235U(n,f) cross section from n_TOF (CERN) in the thermal to 10 keV energy range

TOF collaboration, M. Mastromarco, S. Amaducci +119

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range (25 meV - 170 keV) at the n_TOF facility at CERN, relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standard reactions, with hig…

nucl-ex2021★ 76 cited

Nuclear Charge Radii of the Nickel Isotopes Ni

S. Malbrunot-Ettenauer, S. Kaufmann, S. Bacca +38

Collinear laser spectroscopy is performed on the nickel isotopes Ni, using a time-resolved photon counting system. From the measured isotope shifts, nuclear charge rad…

nucl-ex2021★ 16 cited

Charge radii, moments and masses of mercury isotopes across the N = 126 shell closure

T. Day Goodacre, A. V. Afanasjev, A. E. Barzakh +48

Combining laser spectroscopy in a Versatile Arc Discharge and Laser Ion Source, with Penning-trap mass spectrometry at the CERN-ISOLDE facility, this work reports on mean-square ch…

nucl-ex2021★ 52 cited

Isotope Shifts of Radium Monofluoride Molecules

S. M. Udrescu, A. J. Brinson, R. F. Garcia Ruiz +25

Isotope shifts of RaF were measured for different vibrational levels in the electronic transition . The observed isoto…

nucl-ex2020★ 81 cited

Laser spectroscopy of neutron-rich Hg isotopes: Illuminating the kink and odd-even staggering in charge radii across the shell closure

T. Day Goodacre, A. V. Afanasjev, A. E. Barzakh +41

The mean-square charge radii of Hg () have been studied for the first time and those of Hg () remeasured by the applicat…

physics.ins-det2020★ 33 cited

Imaging neutron capture cross sections: i-TED proof-of-concept and future prospects based on Machine-Learning techniques

V. Babiano-Suárez, J. Lerendegui-Marco, J. Balibrea-Correa +132

i-TED is an innovative detection system which exploits Compton imaging techniques to achieve a superior signal-to-background ratio in () cross-section measurements using time-…

nucl-ex2020★ 148 cited

Charge radii of exotic potassium isotopes challenge nuclear theory and the magic character of

Á. Koszorús, X. F. Yang, W. G. Jiang +26

Nuclear charge radii are sensitive probes of different aspects of the nucleon-nucleon interaction and the bulk properties of nuclear matter; thus, they provide a stringent test and…

nucl-ex2020★ 17 cited

Nuclear Moments of Germanium Isotopes around = 40

A. Kanellakopoulos, X. F. Yang, M. L. Bissell +24

Collinear laser spectroscopy measurements were performed on Ge isotopes () at ISOLDE-CERN. The hyperfine structure of the $4s^2 4p^2 \, ^3P_1 \rightarrow 4s^2…

physics.atom-ph2019★ 31 cited

Analytic Response Relativistic Coupled-Cluster Theory: The first application to indium isotope shifts

B. K. Sahoo, A. R. Vernon, R. F. Garcia Ruiz +16

With increasing demand for accurate calculation of isotope shifts of atomic systems for fundamental and nuclear structure research, an analytic energy derivative approach is presen…

nucl-ex2019★ 136 cited

Measurement and microscopic description of odd-even staggering of charge radii of exotic copper isotopes

R. P. de Groote, J. Billowes, C. L. Binnersley +23

The mesoscopic nature of the atomic nucleus gives rise to a wide array of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena. The size of the nucleus is a window into this duality: while the ch…

nucl-th2019★ 129 cited

Spectroscopy of short-lived radioactive molecules: A sensitive laboratory for new physics

R. F. Garcia Ruiz, R. Berger, J. Billowes +24

The study of molecular systems provides exceptional opportunities for the exploration of the fundamental laws of nature and for the search for physics beyond the Standard Model of…

nucl-ex2019★ 25 cited

Measurement of the 235U(n,f) cross section relative to the 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standards from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy range at n_TOF

S. Amaducci, L. Cosentino, M. Barbagallo +118

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range at n_TOF relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha), with high resolution and in a wide energy range, with a setup based…

nucl-ex2019★ 69 cited

Shape staggering of mid-shell mercury isotopes from in-source laser spectroscopy compared with Density Functional Theory and Monte Carlo Shell Model calculations

S. Sels, T. Day Goodacre, B. A. Marsh +45

Neutron-deficient Hg isotopes were studied using in-source laser resonance-ionization spectroscopy at the CERN-ISOLDE radioactive ion-beam facility, in an experiment co…

nucl-ex2018★ 84 cited

The Be()Li reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)

L. Damone, M. Barbagallo, M. Mastromarco +155

We report on the measurement of the Be()Li cross section from thermal to approximately 325 keV neutron energy, performed in the high-flux experimental area (EAR2)…