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20132026
most citedEvidence for dipole nature of the low-energy enhancement in Fe

91 citations · 494 across the 35 of their papers we have counts for

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35 papers

nucl-ex2026

Statistical and non-statistical -decay properties of Zn

A. C. Larsen, M. Guttormsen, T. K. Eriksen +23

We present a study on the -decay properties of Zn using the Oslo method on Zn() data combined with Zn cross-section measurements at the…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

Exploring the statistical properties of the neutron-deficient In isotope with the Oslo method

M. Markova, A. C. Larsen, P. von Neumann-Cosel +14

The nuclear level density (NLD) and the -ray strength function (GSF) of the neutron-deficient In isotope were extracted for the first time with data from the Cd$…

nucl-ex2024

A saga on the -decay branching ratio of the Hoyle state

W. Paulsen, K. C. W. Li, S. Siem +12

The radiative branching ratio of the Hoyle state is crucial to estimate the triple- reaction rate in stellar environments at medium temperatures of to 2 GK. Knowledge of…

nucl-ex2024★ 6 cited

Photoneutron cross section measurements on Pb in the Giant Dipole Resonance region

I. Gheorghe, S. Goriely, N. Wagner +16

Photoneutron reactions on Pb in the Giant Dipole Resonance energy region have been investigated at the -ray beam line of the NewSUBARU facility in Japan. The measurement…

nucl-ex2023★ 12 cited

Nuclear level densities and ray strength functions of Sn isotopes studied with the Oslo method

M. Markova, A. C. Larsen, G. M. Tveten +13

The Sn isotopes have been studied with (), (), and () reactions to extract the nuclear level densities (NLDs) and -ray strength fun…

nucl-ex2023★ 11 cited

Direct measurement of hexacontatetrapole, γ decay from Fe

T. Palazzo, A. J. Mitchell, G. J. Lane +11

The only proposed observation of a discrete, hexacontatetrapole () transition in nature occurs from the T = 2.54(2)-minute decay of Fe. However, there are confl…

nucl-ex2023★ 17 cited

Nuclear level densities and -ray strength functions in Sn isotopes: impact of Porter-Thomas fluctuations

M. Markova, A. C. Larsen, P. von Neumann-Cosel +20

Nuclear level densities (NLDs) and -ray strength functions (GSFs) of Sn have been extracted with the Oslo method from proton- coincidences in the ($p,p^{\prime}γ)…

nucl-ex2022★ 3 cited

High precision proton angular distribution measurements of C(p,p') for determination of the decay branching ratio of the Hoyle state

K. J. Cook, A. Chevis, T. K. Eriksen +14

Background: In stars, carbon is produced exclusively via the process, where three particles fuse to form C in the excited Hoyle state, which can then decay to the g…

physics.ins-det2022★ 3 cited

Pulse Shape Discrimination of low-energy nuclear and electron recoils for improved particle identification in NaI:Tl

N. J. Spinks, L. J. Bignell, G. J. Lane +20

The scintillation mechanism in NaI:Tl crystals produces different pulse shapes that are dependent on the incoming particle type. The time distribution of scintillation light from n…

nucl-ex2022★ 9 cited

Electric monopole transition from the superdeformed band in Ca

E. Ideguchi, T. Kibédi, J. T. H. Dowie +14

The electric monopole () transition strength for the transition connecting the third 0 level, a "superdeformed" band head, to the "spherical" 0 ground state in do…

physics.ins-det2021★ 24 cited

Quenching factor measurements of sodium nuclear recoils in NaI:Tl determined by spectrum fitting

L. J. Bignell, I. Mahmood, F. Nuti +21

We have performed measurements of sodium nuclear recoils in NaI:Tl crystals, following scattering by neutrons produced in a Li(p,n)Be reaction. Understanding the light…

nucl-ex2020

Comprehensive test of the Brink-Axel hypothesis in the energy region of the pygmy dipole resonance

M. Markova, P. von Neumann-Cosel, A. C. Larsen +22

The validity of the Brink-Axel hypothesis, which is especially important for numerous astrophysical calculations, is addressed for 116,120,124Sn below the neutron separation energy…

nucl-ex2020

Improved precision on the experimental E0 decay branching ratio of the Hoyle state

T. K. Eriksen, T. Kibédi, M. W. Reed +35

Stellar carbon synthesis occurs exclusively via the process, in which three particles fuse to form C in the excited Hoyle state, followed by electromagnetic decay t…

nucl-ex2019

transition strength in stable Ni isotopes

L. J. Evitts, A. B. Garnsworthy, T. Kibedi +21

Excited states in Ni were populated via inelastic proton scattering at the Australian National University as well as via inelastic neutron scattering at the University…

nucl-th2019★ 21 cited

Table of electronic factors for E0 electron and electron-positron pair conversion transitions

J. T. H. Dowie, T. Kibédi, T. K. Eriksen +1

A new tabulation of electronic factors is reported for electron conversion for elements of Z from 5 to 126 and electronic factors for electron-positron pair conversion for elements…

nucl-ex2019★ 6 cited

First-excited state factors in the stable, even Ge and Se isotopes

B. P. McCormick, A. E. Stuchbery, B. A. Brown +15

Transient-field -factor measurements in inverse kinematics were performed for the first-excited states of the stable, even isotopes of Ge and Se. The factors of Ge an…

nucl-ex2019★ 12 cited

Restricted spin-range correction in the Oslo Method: The example of nuclear level density and -ray strength function from

F. Zeiser, G. M. Tveten, G. Potel +19

The Oslo Method has been applied to particle- coincidences following the (d,p) reaction to obtain the nuclear level density (NLD) and -ray strength functio…

nucl-ex2019★ 2 cited

Impact of restricted spin-ranges in the Oslo Method: The example of (d,p)

F. Zeiser, G. Potel, G. M. Tveten +18

In this paper we present the first systematic analysis of the impact of the populated vs. intrinsic spin distribution on the nuclear level density and -ray strength function ret…

nucl-ex2018★ 1 cited

The gamma-ray strength function of Y and Y

G. M. Tveten, T. Renstrøm, A. C. Larsen +26

In this work, we present new data on the Y(,n) cross section studied with a quasi-monochromatic photon beam produced at the NewSUBARU synchrotron radiation facility in Ja…

nucl-ex2018★ 6 cited

Probing the subshell closure: factor of the Mg(2) state

B. P. McCormick, A. E. Stuchbery, T. Kibédi +6

The first-excited state ~factor of Mg has been measured relative to the factor of the Mg() state using the high-velocity transient-field technique, givi…

nucl-ex2018★ 17 cited

Identification of significant strength in the transitions of Ni

L. J. Evitts, A. B. Garnsworthy, T. Kibédi +23

The transition strength in the transitions of Ni have been determined for the first time following a series of measurements at the Austr…

nucl-ex2017★ 7 cited

Perturbed angular distributions with LaBr detectors: the factor of the first state in Cd revisited

T. J. Gray, A. E. Stuchbery, M. W. Reed +10

The Time Differential Perturbed Angular Distribution technique with LaBr detectors has been applied to the isomeric state ( keV, ~ns) in…

nucl-ex2017★ 31 cited

La(, ) cross sections constrained with statistical decay properties of La nuclei

Bonginkosi Vincent Kheswa, Mathis Wiedeking, Josh Brown +22

The nuclear level densities and -ray strength functions of La were measured using the La(He, ), La(He, He) and $^{1…

nucl-ex2016★ 33 cited

Low-energy enhancement and fluctuations of -ray strength functions in Fe: test of the Brink-Axel hypothesis

A. C. Larsen, M. Guttormsen, N. Blasi +21

Nuclear level densities and -ray strength functions of Fe have been extracted from proton- coincidences. A low-energy enhancement in the -ray strength functions…