PRC Rapid Communications http://prc.aps.org/ Rapid Communications published in Physical Review C hourly 1 2012-02-10T19:06:12-05:00 rss@aps.org assocpub@aps.org 2012-02-10T19:06:12-05:00 en Copyright © 2012 the American Physical Society. Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Copyright © 2012 the American Physical Society assocpub@aps.org Resonances in ^{19}Ne with relevance to the astrophysically important ^{18}F(p,α)^{15}O reaction http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.022801 Author(s): D. J. Mountford, A. St J. Murphy, N. L. Achouri, C. Angulo, J. R. Brown, T. Davinson, F. de Oliveira Santos, N. de Séréville, P. Descouvemont, O. Kamalou, A. M. Laird, S. T. Pittman, P. Ujic, and P. J. Woods<br/><p>The most intense <span><span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span></span>-ray line observable from novae is likely to be from positron annihilation associated with the decay of <span><sup>18</sup></span>F. The uncertainty in the destruction rate of this nucleus through the <span><sup>18</sup></span>F(<span><span style="font-style: italic;">p</span></span>,<span><span style="font-style: italic;">α</span></span>)<span><sup>15</sup></span>O reaction presents a limit to interpretation of any future observed <span><span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span></span>-ray flux. Direct measure...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 022801] Published Mon Feb 06, 2012 Author(s): D. J. Mountford, A. St J. Murphy, N. L. Achouri, C. Angulo, J. R. Brown, T. Davinson, F. de Oliveira Santos, N. de Séréville, P. Descouvemont, O. Kamalou, A. M. Laird, S. T. Pittman, P. Ujic, and P. J. Woods

Rapid Communication The most intense γ-ray line observable from novae is likely to be from positron annihilation associated with the decay of 18F. The uncertainty in the destruction rate of this nucleus through the 18F(p,α)15O reaction presents a limit to interpretation of any future observed γ-ray flux. Direct measure...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 022801] Published Mon Feb 06, 2012

]]> Resonances in ^{19}Ne with relevance to the astrophysically important ^{18}F(p,α)^{15}O reaction D. J. Mountford, A. St J. Murphy, N. L. Achouri, C. Angulo, J. R. Brown, T. Davinson, F. de Oliveira Santos, N. de Séréville, P. Descouvemont, O. Kamalou, A. M. Laird, S. T. Pittman, P. Ujic, and P. J. Woods 2012-02-06T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.022801 Phys. Rev. C 85, 022801 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 2 2012-02-06T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.022801 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.022801 022801 Nuclear Astrophysics Nuclear Astrophysics New variational Monte Carlo method with energy variance extrapolation for large-scale shell-model calculations http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.021301 Author(s): Takahiro Mizusaki and Noritaka Shimizu<br/><p>We propose a new variational Monte Carlo (VMC) method with an energy variance extrapolation for large-scale shell-model calculations. This variational Monte Carlo is a stochastic optimization method with a projected correlated condensed pair state as a trial wave function, and is formulated with the...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 021301] Published Mon Feb 06, 2012 Author(s): Takahiro Mizusaki and Noritaka Shimizu

Rapid Communication We propose a new variational Monte Carlo (VMC) method with an energy variance extrapolation for large-scale shell-model calculations. This variational Monte Carlo is a stochastic optimization method with a projected correlated condensed pair state as a trial wave function, and is formulated with the...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 021301] Published Mon Feb 06, 2012

]]> New variational Monte Carlo method with energy variance extrapolation for large-scale shell-model calculations Takahiro Mizusaki and Noritaka Shimizu 2012-02-06T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.021301 Phys. Rev. C 85, 021301 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 2 2012-02-06T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.021301 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.021301 021301 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Effects of formation properties in one-proton radioactivity http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011303 Author(s): Chong Qi, Doru S. Delion, Roberto J. Liotta, and Ramon Wyss<br/><p>It is shown that the proton formation probability, extracted from experimental data corresponding to one-proton radioactivity, is divided into two regions when plotted as a function of an universal parameter. This parameter is derived from a microscopic description of the decay process. In this way ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011303] Published Mon Jan 30, 2012 Author(s): Chong Qi, Doru S. Delion, Roberto J. Liotta, and Ramon Wyss

Rapid Communication It is shown that the proton formation probability, extracted from experimental data corresponding to one-proton radioactivity, is divided into two regions when plotted as a function of an universal parameter. This parameter is derived from a microscopic description of the decay process. In this way ...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011303] Published Mon Jan 30, 2012

]]> Effects of formation properties in one-proton radioactivity Chong Qi, Doru S. Delion, Roberto J. Liotta, and Ramon Wyss 2012-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011303 Phys. Rev. C 85, 011303 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011303 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011303 011303 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Expanding the concept of in-hadron condensates http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012201 Author(s): Lei Chang, Craig D. Roberts, and Peter C. Tandy<br/><p>The in-pseudoscalar-meson condensate can be represented through the pseudoscalar meson's scalar form factor at zero-momentum transfer. With the aid of a mass formula for scalar mesons, revealed herein, the analog is shown to be true for in-scalar-meson condensates. The concept is readily extended to...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 012201] Published Mon Jan 23, 2012 Author(s): Lei Chang, Craig D. Roberts, and Peter C. Tandy

Rapid Communication The in-pseudoscalar-meson condensate can be represented through the pseudoscalar meson's scalar form factor at zero-momentum transfer. With the aid of a mass formula for scalar mesons, revealed herein, the analog is shown to be true for in-scalar-meson condensates. The concept is readily extended to...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 012201] Published Mon Jan 23, 2012

]]> Expanding the concept of in-hadron condensates Lei Chang, Craig D. Roberts, and Peter C. Tandy 2012-01-23T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012201 Phys. Rev. C 85, 012201 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-23T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012201 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012201 012201 Hadronic Physics and QCD Hadronic Physics and QCD Low-lying neutron fp-shell intruder states in ^{27}Ne http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011302 Author(s): S. M. Brown et al.<br/><p>The quenching of the <span><span style="font-style: italic;">N</span>=20</span> shell gap in neutron-rich nuclei is investigated by studying the single-particle structure of <span><sup>27</sup></span>Ne via neutron transfer using a <span><sup>26</sup></span>Ne beam. Two low-lying negative-parity intruder states have been observed, the lowest of which is identified as <span><span style="font-style: italic;">J</span><sup><span style="font-style: italic;">π</span></sup>=3/2<sup>−</sup></span>, confirming earlier spec...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011302] Published Mon Jan 23, 2012 Author(s): S. M. Brown et al.

Rapid Communication The quenching of the N=20 shell gap in neutron-rich nuclei is investigated by studying the single-particle structure of 27Ne via neutron transfer using a 26Ne beam. Two low-lying negative-parity intruder states have been observed, the lowest of which is identified as Jπ=3/2−, confirming earlier spec...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011302] Published Mon Jan 23, 2012

]]> Low-lying neutron fp-shell intruder states in ^{27}Ne S. M. Brown et al. 2012-01-23T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011302 Phys. Rev. C 85, 011302 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-23T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011302 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011302 011302 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Existence of two-solar-mass neutron star constrains gravitational constant G_{N} at strong field http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012801 Author(s): Antonio Dobado, Felipe J. Llanes-Estrada, and Jose Antonio Oller<br/><p>In general relativity, there is a maximum mass allowed for neutron stars that, if exceeded, entails collapse into a black hole. Its precise value depends on details of the nuclear matter equation of state, a subject where much progress has been accomplished thanks to low energy effective theories. T...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 012801] Published Fri Jan 20, 2012 Author(s): Antonio Dobado, Felipe J. Llanes-Estrada, and Jose Antonio Oller

Rapid Communication In general relativity, there is a maximum mass allowed for neutron stars that, if exceeded, entails collapse into a black hole. Its precise value depends on details of the nuclear matter equation of state, a subject where much progress has been accomplished thanks to low energy effective theories. T...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 012801] Published Fri Jan 20, 2012

]]> Existence of two-solar-mass neutron star constrains gravitational constant G_{N} at strong field Antonio Dobado, Felipe J. Llanes-Estrada, and Jose Antonio Oller 2012-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012801 Phys. Rev. C 85, 012801 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012801 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.012801 012801 Nuclear Astrophysics Nuclear Astrophysics Rise of azimuthal anisotropies as a signature of the quark-gluon plasma in relativistic heavy-ion collisions http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011902 Author(s): V. P. Konchakovski, E. L. Bratkovskaya, W. Cassing, V. D Toneev, and V. Voronyuk<br/><p>The azimuthal anisotropies of the collective transverse flow of hadrons are investigated in a large range of heavy-ion collision energy within the parton-hadron-string dynamics (PHSD) microscopic transport approach which incorporates explicit partonic degrees of freedom in terms of strongly interact...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011902] Published Tue Jan 17, 2012 Author(s): V. P. Konchakovski, E. L. Bratkovskaya, W. Cassing, V. D Toneev, and V. Voronyuk

Rapid Communication The azimuthal anisotropies of the collective transverse flow of hadrons are investigated in a large range of heavy-ion collision energy within the parton-hadron-string dynamics (PHSD) microscopic transport approach which incorporates explicit partonic degrees of freedom in terms of strongly interact...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011902] Published Tue Jan 17, 2012

]]> Rise of azimuthal anisotropies as a signature of the quark-gluon plasma in relativistic heavy-ion collisions V. P. Konchakovski, E. L. Bratkovskaya, W. Cassing, V. D Toneev, and V. Voronyuk 2012-01-17T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011902 Phys. Rev. C 85, 011902 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-17T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011902 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011902 011902 Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Spallation reactions induced by high energy protons: A possible way to probe dissipation in nuclear fission with excitation energy at scission http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011601 Author(s): W. Ye<br/><p>The stochastic dynamical approach to fission is employed to investigate the influence of initial excitation energy (<span><span style="font-style: italic;">E</span><sup>*</sup></span>) of Hg compound nuclei (CNs) on its excitation energy at scission (<span><span style="font-style: italic;">E</span><sub>sc</sub><sup>*</sup></span>) as a function of nuclear friction strength (<span><span style="font-style: italic;">β</span></span>). It is demonstrated that raising <span><span style="font-style: italic;">E</span><sup>*</sup></span> can increase the sensitiv...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011601] Published Tue Jan 17, 2012 Author(s): W. Ye

Rapid Communication The stochastic dynamical approach to fission is employed to investigate the influence of initial excitation energy (E*) of Hg compound nuclei (CNs) on its excitation energy at scission (Esc*) as a function of nuclear friction strength (β). It is demonstrated that raising E* can increase the sensitiv...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011601] Published Tue Jan 17, 2012

]]> Spallation reactions induced by high energy protons: A possible way to probe dissipation in nuclear fission with excitation energy at scission W. Ye 2012-01-17T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011601 Phys. Rev. C 85, 011601 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-17T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011601 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011601 011601 Nuclear Reactions Nuclear Reactions Potential energy surfaces of actinide nuclei from a multidimensional constrained covariant density functional theory: Barrier heights and saddle point shapes http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011301 Author(s): Bing-Nan Lu (吕炳楠), En-Guang Zhao (赵恩广), and Shan-Gui Zhou (周善贵)<br/><p>The potential energy surfaces of actinide nuclei in the <span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">β</span><sub>20</sub>,<span style="font-style: italic;">β</span><sub>22</sub>,<span style="font-style: italic;">β</span><sub>30</sub>)</span> deformation space are obtained from a multidimensional constrained covariant density functional theory. With this newly developed theory, we are able to explore the importance of the triaxial and octupole shapes simultaneously alo...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011301] Published Wed Jan 11, 2012 Author(s): Bing-Nan Lu (吕炳楠), En-Guang Zhao (赵恩广), and Shan-Gui Zhou (周善贵)

Rapid Communication The potential energy surfaces of actinide nuclei in the (β20,β22,β30) deformation space are obtained from a multidimensional constrained covariant density functional theory. With this newly developed theory, we are able to explore the importance of the triaxial and octupole shapes simultaneously alo...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011301] Published Wed Jan 11, 2012

]]> Potential energy surfaces of actinide nuclei from a multidimensional constrained covariant density functional theory: Barrier heights and saddle point shapes Bing-Nan Lu (吕炳楠), En-Guang Zhao (赵恩广), and Shan-Gui Zhou (周善贵) 2012-01-11T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011301 Phys. Rev. C 85, 011301 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-11T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011301 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011301 011301 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Low-mass dilepton production in a relativistic Hagedorn-resonance gas model http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011901 Author(s): Subrata Pal<br/><p>Dilepton production in the low-invariant-mass region in <span><span style="font-style: italic;">p</span>+<span style="font-style: italic;">p</span></span> and Au + Au collisions at <span>√<span style="border-top: 1px solid; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">s</span><sub><span style="font-style: italic;">N</span><span style="font-style: italic;">N</span></sub></span>=200</span> GeV and in Pb + Au collisions at 158 <span><span style="font-style: italic;">A</span></span>GeV is studied in the relativistic hadron resonance gas model with Hagedorn mass spectrum that grows exponentially. The model provides good agreement with the observed...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011901] Published Thu Jan 05, 2012 Author(s): Subrata Pal

Rapid Communication Dilepton production in the low-invariant-mass region in p+p and Au + Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV and in Pb + Au collisions at 158 AGeV is studied in the relativistic hadron resonance gas model with Hagedorn mass spectrum that grows exponentially. The model provides good agreement with the observed...

[Phys. Rev. C 85, 011901] Published Thu Jan 05, 2012

]]> Low-mass dilepton production in a relativistic Hagedorn-resonance gas model Subrata Pal 2012-01-05T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011901 Phys. Rev. C 85, 011901 (2012) article Physical Review C 85 1 2012-01-05T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011901 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.011901 011901 Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Decay of the r-process nuclides ^{137,138,139}Sb, and the A=130 solar r-process abundance peak http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061307 Author(s): O. Arndt, K.-L. Kratz, W. B. Walters, K. Farouqi, U. Köster, V. Fedosseev, S. Hennrich, C. J. Jost, A. Wöhr, A. A. Hecht, B. Pfeiffer, J. Shergur, and N. Hoteling<br/><p>Half-life (<span><span style="font-style: italic;">T</span><sub>1/2</sub></span>) and β-delayed neutron branching (<span><span style="font-style: italic;">P</span><sub><span style="font-style: italic;">n</span></sub></span>) values of 492(25) ms and 49(8)<span>%</span>, 350(15) ms and 72(8)<span>%</span>, and 93(13) ms and 90(10)<span>%</span> for the <span><span style="font-style: italic;">r</span></span>-process nuclei <span><sup>137,138,139</sup></span>Sb, respectively, have been measured at the CERN On-Line Isotope Mass Separator (ISOLDE) facility by counting β-delayed neutrons...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061307] Published Wed Dec 28, 2011 Author(s): O. Arndt, K.-L. Kratz, W. B. Walters, K. Farouqi, U. Köster, V. Fedosseev, S. Hennrich, C. J. Jost, A. Wöhr, A. A. Hecht, B. Pfeiffer, J. Shergur, and N. Hoteling

Rapid Communication Half-life (T1/2) and β-delayed neutron branching (Pn) values of 492(25) ms and 49(8)%, 350(15) ms and 72(8)%, and 93(13) ms and 90(10)% for the r-process nuclei 137,138,139Sb, respectively, have been measured at the CERN On-Line Isotope Mass Separator (ISOLDE) facility by counting β-delayed neutrons...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061307] Published Wed Dec 28, 2011

]]> Decay of the r-process nuclides ^{137,138,139}Sb, and the A=130 solar r-process abundance peak O. Arndt, K.-L. Kratz, W. B. Walters, K. Farouqi, U. Köster, V. Fedosseev, S. Hennrich, C. J. Jost, A. Wöhr, A. A. Hecht, B. Pfeiffer, J. Shergur, and N. Hoteling 2011-12-28T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061307 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061307 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-28T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061307 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061307 061307 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Systematics of fusion probability in “hot” fusion reactions http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061601 Author(s): Ning Wang, Junlong Tian, and Werner Scheid<br/><p>The fusion probability in “hot” fusion reactions leading to the synthesis of superheavy nuclei is investigated systematically. The quasifission barrier influences the formation of the superheavy nucleus around the “island of stability” in addition to the shell correction. Based on the quasifission b...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061601] Published Tue Dec 27, 2011 Author(s): Ning Wang, Junlong Tian, and Werner Scheid

Rapid Communication The fusion probability in “hot” fusion reactions leading to the synthesis of superheavy nuclei is investigated systematically. The quasifission barrier influences the formation of the superheavy nucleus around the “island of stability” in addition to the shell correction. Based on the quasifission b...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061601] Published Tue Dec 27, 2011

]]> Systematics of fusion probability in “hot” fusion reactions Ning Wang, Junlong Tian, and Werner Scheid 2011-12-27T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061601 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061601 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-27T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061601 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061601 061601 Nuclear Reactions Nuclear Reactions One-phonon isovector 2_{1,MS}^{+} state in the neutron-rich nucleus ^{132}Te http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061306 Author(s): M. Danchev, G. Rainovski, N. Pietralla, A. Gargano, A. Covello, C. Baktash, J. R. Beene, C. R. Bingham, A. Galindo-Uribarri, K. A. Gladnishki, C. J. Gross, V. Yu. Ponomarev, D. C. Radford, L. L. Riedinger, M. Scheck, A. E. Stuchbery, J. Wambach, C.-H. Yu, and N. V. Zamfir<br/><p>The <span>2<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup></span> state in <span><sup>132</sup></span>Te is identified as the one-phonon mixed-symmetry state in a projectile Coulomb excitation experiment presenting a firm example of a mixed-symmetry state in unstable, neutron-rich nuclei. The results of shell-model calculations based on the low-momentum interaction <span><span style="font-style: italic;">V</span><sub>low−<span style="font-style: italic;">k</span></sub></span> are in ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061306] Published Tue Dec 27, 2011 Author(s): M. Danchev, G. Rainovski, N. Pietralla, A. Gargano, A. Covello, C. Baktash, J. R. Beene, C. R. Bingham, A. Galindo-Uribarri, K. A. Gladnishki, C. J. Gross, V. Yu. Ponomarev, D. C. Radford, L. L. Riedinger, M. Scheck, A. E. Stuchbery, J. Wambach, C.-H. Yu, and N. V. Zamfir

Rapid Communication The 22+ state in 132Te is identified as the one-phonon mixed-symmetry state in a projectile Coulomb excitation experiment presenting a firm example of a mixed-symmetry state in unstable, neutron-rich nuclei. The results of shell-model calculations based on the low-momentum interaction Vlow−k are in ...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061306] Published Tue Dec 27, 2011

]]> One-phonon isovector 2_{1,MS}^{+} state in the neutron-rich nucleus ^{132}Te M. Danchev, G. Rainovski, N. Pietralla, A. Gargano, A. Covello, C. Baktash, J. R. Beene, C. R. Bingham, A. Galindo-Uribarri, K. A. Gladnishki, C. J. Gross, V. Yu. Ponomarev, D. C. Radford, L. L. Riedinger, M. Scheck, A. E. Stuchbery, J. Wambach, C.-H. Yu, and N. V. Zamfir 2011-12-27T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061306 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061306 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-27T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061306 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061306 061306 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Shape coexistence along N=40 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061305 Author(s): S. N. Liddick et al.<br/><p>The low-energy level structures of <span><sub>25</sub><sup>64</sup></span>Mn<span><sub>39</sub></span> and <span><sub>25</sub><sup>66</sup></span>Mn<span><sub>41</sub></span> were investigated through both the decay of Mn metastable states and the population of levels following the <span><span style="font-style: italic;">β</span></span> decay of <span><sup>64</sup></span>Cr and <span><sup>66</sup></span>Cr. The deduced level schemes and tentatively assigned spins and parities suggest the coexistence of spherical an...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061305] Published Tue Dec 27, 2011 Author(s): S. N. Liddick et al.

Rapid Communication The low-energy level structures of 2564Mn39 and 2566Mn41 were investigated through both the decay of Mn metastable states and the population of levels following the β decay of 64Cr and 66Cr. The deduced level schemes and tentatively assigned spins and parities suggest the coexistence of spherical an...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061305] Published Tue Dec 27, 2011

]]> Shape coexistence along N=40 S. N. Liddick et al. 2011-12-27T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061305 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061305 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-27T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061305 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061305 061305 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Exploring the anomaly in the interaction cross section and matter radius of ^{23}O http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061304 Author(s): R. Kanungo et al.<br/><p>New measurements of the interaction cross sections of <span><sup>22,23</sup></span>O at 900<span><span style="font-style: italic;">A</span></span> MeV performed at the GSI, Darmstadt are reported that address the unsolved puzzle of the large cross section previously observed for <span><sup>23</sup></span>O. The matter radii for these oxygen isotopes extracted through a Glauber model analysis are in ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061304] Published Wed Dec 21, 2011 Author(s): R. Kanungo et al.

Rapid Communication New measurements of the interaction cross sections of 22,23O at 900A MeV performed at the GSI, Darmstadt are reported that address the unsolved puzzle of the large cross section previously observed for 23O. The matter radii for these oxygen isotopes extracted through a Glauber model analysis are in ...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061304] Published Wed Dec 21, 2011

]]> Exploring the anomaly in the interaction cross section and matter radius of ^{23}O R. Kanungo et al. 2011-12-21T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061304 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061304 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-21T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061304 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061304 061304 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Coulomb excitation of ^{124,126,128}Sn http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061303 Author(s): J. M. Allmond, D. C. Radford, C. Baktash, J. C. Batchelder, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. J. Gross, P. A. Hausladen, K. Lagergren, Y. Larochelle, E. Padilla-Rodal, and C.-H. Yu<br/><p>High-precision measurements of <span>〈0<sub>1</sub>||<span style="font-style: italic;">M</span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">E</span>2)||2<sub>1</sub>〉</span> matrix elements from the Coulomb excitation of <span><sup>124,126,128</sup></span>Sn on a <span><sup>12</sup></span>C target are presented. The extracted <span><span style="font-style: italic;">B</span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">E</span>2)</span> values decrease monotonically from the neutron midshell toward the <span><sup>132</sup></span>Sn double-shell closure, despite a near constancy in the first <span>2<sup>+</sup></span> level...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061303] Published Tue Dec 20, 2011 Author(s): J. M. Allmond, D. C. Radford, C. Baktash, J. C. Batchelder, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. J. Gross, P. A. Hausladen, K. Lagergren, Y. Larochelle, E. Padilla-Rodal, and C.-H. Yu

Rapid Communication High-precision measurements of 〈01||M(E2)||21〉 matrix elements from the Coulomb excitation of 124,126,128Sn on a 12C target are presented. The extracted B(E2) values decrease monotonically from the neutron midshell toward the 132Sn double-shell closure, despite a near constancy in the first 2+ level...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061303] Published Tue Dec 20, 2011

]]> Coulomb excitation of ^{124,126,128}Sn J. M. Allmond, D. C. Radford, C. Baktash, J. C. Batchelder, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. J. Gross, P. A. Hausladen, K. Lagergren, Y. Larochelle, E. Padilla-Rodal, and C.-H. Yu 2011-12-20T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061303 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061303 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-20T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061303 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061303 061303 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Masses of neutron stars and nuclei http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062802 Author(s): N. Chamel, A. F. Fantina, J. M. Pearson, and S. Goriely<br/><p>We calculate the maximum mass of neutron stars for three different equations of state (EOSs) based on generalized Skyrme functionals that are simultaneously fitted to essentially all the 2003 nuclear mass data (the rms deviation is 0.58 MeV in all three cases) and to one or other of three different ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 062802] Published Thu Dec 15, 2011 Author(s): N. Chamel, A. F. Fantina, J. M. Pearson, and S. Goriely

Rapid Communication We calculate the maximum mass of neutron stars for three different equations of state (EOSs) based on generalized Skyrme functionals that are simultaneously fitted to essentially all the 2003 nuclear mass data (the rms deviation is 0.58 MeV in all three cases) and to one or other of three different ...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 062802] Published Thu Dec 15, 2011

]]> Masses of neutron stars and nuclei N. Chamel, A. F. Fantina, J. M. Pearson, and S. Goriely 2011-12-15T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062802 Phys. Rev. C 84, 062802 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-15T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062802 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062802 062802 Nuclear Astrophysics Nuclear Astrophysics Shape fluctuations in the ground and excited 0^{+} states of ^{30,32,34}Mg http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061302 Author(s): Nobuo Hinohara, Koichi Sato, Kenichi Yoshida, Takashi Nakatsukasa, Masayuki Matsuo, and Kenichi Matsuyanagi<br/><p>Large-amplitude collective dynamics of shape phase transition in the low-lying states of <span><sup>30−36</sup></span>Mg is investigated by solving the five-dimensional (5D) quadrupole collective Schrödinger equation. The collective masses and potentials of the 5D collective Hamiltonian are microscopically derived with use...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061302] Published Thu Dec 15, 2011 Author(s): Nobuo Hinohara, Koichi Sato, Kenichi Yoshida, Takashi Nakatsukasa, Masayuki Matsuo, and Kenichi Matsuyanagi

Rapid Communication Large-amplitude collective dynamics of shape phase transition in the low-lying states of 30−36Mg is investigated by solving the five-dimensional (5D) quadrupole collective Schrödinger equation. The collective masses and potentials of the 5D collective Hamiltonian are microscopically derived with use...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061302] Published Thu Dec 15, 2011

]]> Shape fluctuations in the ground and excited 0^{+} states of ^{30,32,34}Mg Nobuo Hinohara, Koichi Sato, Kenichi Yoshida, Takashi Nakatsukasa, Masayuki Matsuo, and Kenichi Matsuyanagi 2011-12-15T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061302 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061302 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-15T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061302 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061302 061302 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Nuclear symmetry energy and the role of the tensor force http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062801 Author(s): Isaac Vidaña, Artur Polls, and Constança Providência<br/><p>Using the Hellmann-Feynman theorem we analyze the contribution of the different terms of the nucleon-nucleon interaction to the nuclear symmetry energy <span><span style="font-style: italic;">E</span><sub>sym</sub></span> and the slope parameter <span><span style="font-style: italic;">L</span></span>. The analysis is performed within the microscopic Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach using the Argonne V18 potential plu...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 062801] Published Wed Dec 07, 2011 Author(s): Isaac Vidaña, Artur Polls, and Constança Providência

Rapid Communication Using the Hellmann-Feynman theorem we analyze the contribution of the different terms of the nucleon-nucleon interaction to the nuclear symmetry energy Esym and the slope parameter L. The analysis is performed within the microscopic Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach using the Argonne V18 potential plu...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 062801] Published Wed Dec 07, 2011

]]> Nuclear symmetry energy and the role of the tensor force Isaac Vidaña, Artur Polls, and Constança Providência 2011-12-07T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062801 Phys. Rev. C 84, 062801 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-07T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062801 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.062801 062801 Nuclear Astrophysics Nuclear Astrophysics Universal hydrodynamics and charged hadron multiplicity at energies available at the CERN Large Hadron Collider http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061901 Author(s): M. Lublinsky and E. Shuryak<br/><p>Time evolution of a “little bang” created in heavy-ion collisions can be divided into two phases, the pre-equilibrium and hydrodynamic. At what moment does the evolution become hydrodynamic and is there any universality in the hydrodynamic flow? To answer these questions we briefly discuss various v...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061901] Published Wed Dec 07, 2011 Author(s): M. Lublinsky and E. Shuryak

Rapid Communication Time evolution of a “little bang” created in heavy-ion collisions can be divided into two phases, the pre-equilibrium and hydrodynamic. At what moment does the evolution become hydrodynamic and is there any universality in the hydrodynamic flow? To answer these questions we briefly discuss various v...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061901] Published Wed Dec 07, 2011

]]> Universal hydrodynamics and charged hadron multiplicity at energies available at the CERN Large Hadron Collider M. Lublinsky and E. Shuryak 2011-12-07T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061901 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061901 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-07T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061901 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061901 061901 Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Exactly solvable pairing Hamiltonian for heavy nuclei http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061301 Author(s): J. Dukelsky, S. Lerma H., L. M. Robledo, R. Rodriguez-Guzman, and S. M. A. Rombouts<br/><p>We present a new exactly solvable Hamiltonian with a separable pairing interaction and nondegenerate single-particle energies. It is derived from the hyperbolic family of Richardson-Gaudin models and possesses two free parameters, one related to an interaction cutoff and the other to the pairing str...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061301] Published Tue Dec 06, 2011 Author(s): J. Dukelsky, S. Lerma H., L. M. Robledo, R. Rodriguez-Guzman, and S. M. A. Rombouts

Rapid Communication We present a new exactly solvable Hamiltonian with a separable pairing interaction and nondegenerate single-particle energies. It is derived from the hyperbolic family of Richardson-Gaudin models and possesses two free parameters, one related to an interaction cutoff and the other to the pairing str...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 061301] Published Tue Dec 06, 2011

]]> Exactly solvable pairing Hamiltonian for heavy nuclei J. Dukelsky, S. Lerma H., L. M. Robledo, R. Rodriguez-Guzman, and S. M. A. Rombouts 2011-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061301 Phys. Rev. C 84, 061301 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 6 2011-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061301 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.061301 061301 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Absence of a maximum in the S factor at deep sub-barrier energies in the fusion reaction ^{40}Ca + ^{40}Ca http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051601 Author(s): Şerban Mişicu and Florin Carstoiu<br/><p>The fusion reaction <span><sup>40</sup></span>Ca + <span><sup>40</sup></span>Ca was very recently reinvestigated by the Legnaro group and cross sections down to <span><span style="font-style: italic;">μ</span></span>b were measured. In the present work this reaction is analyzed within the coupled-channel formalism including <span>2<sup>+</sup></span>, <span>3<sup>−</sup></span>, and <span>5<sup>−</sup></span> phonon states. The heavy-ion entrance channel potential is ca...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051601] Published Mon Nov 28, 2011 Author(s): Şerban Mişicu and Florin Carstoiu

Rapid Communication The fusion reaction 40Ca + 40Ca was very recently reinvestigated by the Legnaro group and cross sections down to μb were measured. In the present work this reaction is analyzed within the coupled-channel formalism including 2+, 3−, and 5− phonon states. The heavy-ion entrance channel potential is ca...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051601] Published Mon Nov 28, 2011

]]> Absence of a maximum in the S factor at deep sub-barrier energies in the fusion reaction ^{40}Ca + ^{40}Ca Şerban Mişicu and Florin Carstoiu 2011-11-28T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051601 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051601 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-28T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051601 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051601 051601 Nuclear Reactions Nuclear Reactions Isovector giant dipole resonance from the 3D time-dependent density functional theory for superfluid nuclei http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051309 Author(s): I. Stetcu, A. Bulgac, P. Magierski, and K. J. Roche<br/><p>A fully symmetry unrestricted time-dependent density functional theory extended to include pairing correlations is used to calculate properties of the isovector giant dipole resonances of the deformed open-shell nuclei <span><sup>172</sup></span>Yb (axially deformed), <span><sup>188</sup></span>Os (triaxially deformed), and <span><sup>238</sup></span>U (axially deformed...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051309] Published Mon Nov 21, 2011 Author(s): I. Stetcu, A. Bulgac, P. Magierski, and K. J. Roche

Rapid Communication A fully symmetry unrestricted time-dependent density functional theory extended to include pairing correlations is used to calculate properties of the isovector giant dipole resonances of the deformed open-shell nuclei 172Yb (axially deformed), 188Os (triaxially deformed), and 238U (axially deformed...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051309] Published Mon Nov 21, 2011

]]> Isovector giant dipole resonance from the 3D time-dependent density functional theory for superfluid nuclei I. Stetcu, A. Bulgac, P. Magierski, and K. J. Roche 2011-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051309 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051309 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051309 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051309 051309 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Isobaric multiplet mass equation for A=7 and 8 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051308 Author(s): R. J. Charity, J. M. Elson, J. Manfredi, R. Shane, L. G. Sobotka, Z. Chajecki, D. Coupland, H. Iwasaki, M. Kilburn, J. Lee, W. G. Lynch, A. Sanetullaev, M. B. Tsang, J. Winkelbauer, M. Youngs, S. T. Marley, D. V. Shetty, A. H. Wuosmaa, T. K. Ghosh, and M. E. Howard<br/><p>Deviations from the isobaric multiplet mass equation are presented and discussed for the <span><span style="font-style: italic;">A</span>=7</span>, <span><span style="font-style: italic;">T</span>=3/2</span> quartet and the <span><span style="font-style: italic;">A</span>=8</span>, <span><span style="font-style: italic;">T</span>=2</span> quintet.</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051308] Published Fri Nov 18, 2011 Author(s): R. J. Charity, J. M. Elson, J. Manfredi, R. Shane, L. G. Sobotka, Z. Chajecki, D. Coupland, H. Iwasaki, M. Kilburn, J. Lee, W. G. Lynch, A. Sanetullaev, M. B. Tsang, J. Winkelbauer, M. Youngs, S. T. Marley, D. V. Shetty, A. H. Wuosmaa, T. K. Ghosh, and M. E. Howard

Rapid Communication Deviations from the isobaric multiplet mass equation are presented and discussed for the A=7, T=3/2 quartet and the A=8, T=2 quintet.

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051308] Published Fri Nov 18, 2011

]]> Isobaric multiplet mass equation for A=7 and 8 R. J. Charity, J. M. Elson, J. Manfredi, R. Shane, L. G. Sobotka, Z. Chajecki, D. Coupland, H. Iwasaki, M. Kilburn, J. Lee, W. G. Lynch, A. Sanetullaev, M. B. Tsang, J. Winkelbauer, M. Youngs, S. T. Marley, D. V. Shetty, A. H. Wuosmaa, T. K. Ghosh, and M. E. Howard 2011-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051308 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051308 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051308 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051308 051308 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Configuration mixing description of the nucleus ^{44}S http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051307 Author(s): Tomás R. Rodríguez and J. Luis Egido<br/><p>We study the structure of the neutron-rich <span><sup>44</sup></span>S isotope with modern configuration mixing methods based on the Gogny interaction, including beyond-mean-field effects. Restoration of particle number and rotational symmetries are taken into account as well as shape mixing in the whole triaxial <span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">β</span><sub>2</sub>,<span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span>)</span> pl...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051307] Published Fri Nov 18, 2011 Author(s): Tomás R. Rodríguez and J. Luis Egido

Rapid Communication We study the structure of the neutron-rich 44S isotope with modern configuration mixing methods based on the Gogny interaction, including beyond-mean-field effects. Restoration of particle number and rotational symmetries are taken into account as well as shape mixing in the whole triaxial (β2,γ) pl...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051307] Published Fri Nov 18, 2011

]]> Configuration mixing description of the nucleus ^{44}S Tomás R. Rodríguez and J. Luis Egido 2011-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051307 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051307 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051307 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051307 051307 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure ^{69}Kr β-delayed proton emission: A Trojan horse for studying states in proton-unbound ^{69}Br http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051306 Author(s): A. M. Rogers, J. Giovinazzo, C. J. Lister, B. Blank, G. Canchel, J. A. Clark, G. de France, S. Grévy, S. Gros, E. A. McCutchan, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Savard, D. Seweryniak, I. Stefan, and J.-C. Thomas<br/><p>Particle decay of <span><sup>69</sup></span>Br and <span><sup>65</sup></span>As was observed through <span><span style="font-style: italic;">β</span></span>-delayed proton emission of <span><sup>69</sup></span>Kr and <span><sup>65</sup></span>Se, respectively. Decay spectroscopy was performed through <span><span style="font-style: italic;">β</span></span>-<span><span style="font-style: italic;">p</span></span> correlations using a position-sensitive silicon-implantation detector surrounded by a <span><span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span></span>-ray detector array. A <span><span style="font-style: italic;">β</span></span>-decay half-life of 27(3) ms was ...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051306] Published Wed Nov 16, 2011 Author(s): A. M. Rogers, J. Giovinazzo, C. J. Lister, B. Blank, G. Canchel, J. A. Clark, G. de France, S. Grévy, S. Gros, E. A. McCutchan, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Savard, D. Seweryniak, I. Stefan, and J.-C. Thomas

Rapid Communication Particle decay of 69Br and 65As was observed through β-delayed proton emission of 69Kr and 65Se, respectively. Decay spectroscopy was performed through β-p correlations using a position-sensitive silicon-implantation detector surrounded by a γ-ray detector array. A β-decay half-life of 27(3) ms was ...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051306] Published Wed Nov 16, 2011

]]> ^{69}Kr β-delayed proton emission: A Trojan horse for studying states in proton-unbound ^{69}Br A. M. Rogers, J. Giovinazzo, C. J. Lister, B. Blank, G. Canchel, J. A. Clark, G. de France, S. Grévy, S. Gros, E. A. McCutchan, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Savard, D. Seweryniak, I. Stefan, and J.-C. Thomas 2011-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051306 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051306 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051306 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051306 051306 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure High-resolution (^{3}He,t) reaction on the double-β decaying nucleus ^{136}Xe http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051305 Author(s): P. Puppe, D. Frekers, T. Adachi, H. Akimune, N. Aoi, B. Bilgier, H. Ejiri, H. Fujita, Y. Fujita, M. Fujiwara, E. Ganioğlu, M. N. Harakeh, K. Hatanaka, M. Holl, H. C. Kozer, J. Lee, A. Lennarz, H. Matsubara, K. Miki, S. E. A. Orrigo, T. Suzuki, A. Tamii, and J. H. Thies<br/><p>A (<span><sup>3</sup>He,<span style="font-style: italic;">t</span></span>) charge-exchange reaction experiment on the double-beta decaying nucleus <span><sup>136</sup></span>Xe has been performed at an incident energy of 420 MeV with the objective to measure the Gamow-Teller (GT) strength distribution in <span><sup>136</sup></span>Cs. The measurements have been carried out at the dispersion-matched WS beam lin...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051305] Published Tue Nov 15, 2011 Author(s): P. Puppe, D. Frekers, T. Adachi, H. Akimune, N. Aoi, B. Bilgier, H. Ejiri, H. Fujita, Y. Fujita, M. Fujiwara, E. Ganioğlu, M. N. Harakeh, K. Hatanaka, M. Holl, H. C. Kozer, J. Lee, A. Lennarz, H. Matsubara, K. Miki, S. E. A. Orrigo, T. Suzuki, A. Tamii, and J. H. Thies

Rapid Communication A (3He,t) charge-exchange reaction experiment on the double-beta decaying nucleus 136Xe has been performed at an incident energy of 420 MeV with the objective to measure the Gamow-Teller (GT) strength distribution in 136Cs. The measurements have been carried out at the dispersion-matched WS beam lin...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051305] Published Tue Nov 15, 2011

]]> High-resolution (^{3}He,t) reaction on the double-β decaying nucleus ^{136}Xe P. Puppe, D. Frekers, T. Adachi, H. Akimune, N. Aoi, B. Bilgier, H. Ejiri, H. Fujita, Y. Fujita, M. Fujiwara, E. Ganioğlu, M. N. Harakeh, K. Hatanaka, M. Holl, H. C. Kozer, J. Lee, A. Lennarz, H. Matsubara, K. Miki, S. E. A. Orrigo, T. Suzuki, A. Tamii, and J. H. Thies 2011-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051305 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051305 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051305 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051305 051305 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Measurements of the pair production cross section close to the threshold energy http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.052501 Author(s): M. Jentschel, W. Urban, P. Mutti, P. Courtois, G. S. Simpson, and R. Frahm<br/><p>We have measured the total cross section for production of <span><span style="font-style: italic;">e</span><sup>+</sup><span style="font-style: italic;">e</span><sup>−</sup></span> pairs by photons in the Coulomb field of Ge nuclei. Up to 10<span><sup>16</sup></span> <span><span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span></span> quanta per second were produced by thermal-neutron capture reactions of a natural gadolinium target, placed inside the high-flux reactor of the ILL Grenoble. Out of this s...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 052501] Published Fri Nov 11, 2011 Author(s): M. Jentschel, W. Urban, P. Mutti, P. Courtois, G. S. Simpson, and R. Frahm

Rapid Communication We have measured the total cross section for production of e+e− pairs by photons in the Coulomb field of Ge nuclei. Up to 1016 γ quanta per second were produced by thermal-neutron capture reactions of a natural gadolinium target, placed inside the high-flux reactor of the ILL Grenoble. Out of this s...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 052501] Published Fri Nov 11, 2011

]]> Measurements of the pair production cross section close to the threshold energy M. Jentschel, W. Urban, P. Mutti, P. Courtois, G. S. Simpson, and R. Frahm 2011-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.052501 Phys. Rev. C 84, 052501 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.052501 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.052501 052501 Electroweak Interaction, Symmetries Electroweak Interaction, Symmetries Charge radii and neutron correlations in helium halo nuclei http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051304 Author(s): G. Papadimitriou, A. T. Kruppa, N. Michel, W. Nazarewicz, M. Płoszajczak, and J. Rotureau<br/><p>Within the complex-energy configuration-interaction framework, we study correlations of valence neutrons to explain the behavior of charge radii in neutron halo nuclei <span><sup>6,8</sup></span>He. We find that the experimentally observed decrease of the charge radius between <span><sup>6</sup></span>He and <span><sup>8</sup></span>He is caused by a subtle interplay be...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051304] Published Thu Nov 10, 2011 Author(s): G. Papadimitriou, A. T. Kruppa, N. Michel, W. Nazarewicz, M. Płoszajczak, and J. Rotureau

Rapid Communication Within the complex-energy configuration-interaction framework, we study correlations of valence neutrons to explain the behavior of charge radii in neutron halo nuclei 6,8He. We find that the experimentally observed decrease of the charge radius between 6He and 8He is caused by a subtle interplay be...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051304] Published Thu Nov 10, 2011

]]> Charge radii and neutron correlations in helium halo nuclei G. Papadimitriou, A. T. Kruppa, N. Michel, W. Nazarewicz, M. Płoszajczak, and J. Rotureau 2011-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051304 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051304 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051304 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051304 051304 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure Nuclear mass predictions with a radial basis function approach http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051303 Author(s): Ning Wang and Min Liu<br/><p>With the help of the radial basis function (RBF) and the Garvey-Kelson relation, the accuracy and predictive power of some global nuclear mass models are significantly improved. The rms deviation between predictions from four models and 2149 known masses falls to <span>∼</span>200 keV. The AME95-03 and AME03-Bor...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051303] Published Thu Nov 10, 2011 Author(s): Ning Wang and Min Liu

Rapid Communication With the help of the radial basis function (RBF) and the Garvey-Kelson relation, the accuracy and predictive power of some global nuclear mass models are significantly improved. The rms deviation between predictions from four models and 2149 known masses falls to ∼200 keV. The AME95-03 and AME03-Bor...

[Phys. Rev. C 84, 051303] Published Thu Nov 10, 2011

]]> Nuclear mass predictions with a radial basis function approach Ning Wang and Min Liu 2011-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051303 Phys. Rev. C 84, 051303 (2011) article Physical Review C 84 5 2011-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051303 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.051303 051303 Nuclear Structure Nuclear Structure