NSR Query Results
Output year order : Descending NSR database version of April 25, 2024. Search: Author = B.P.Kay Found 93 matches. 2023AY06 Eur.Phys.J. A 59, 294 (2023) Y.Ayyad, A.K.Anthony, D.Bazin, J.Chen, G.W.McCann, W.Mittig, B.P.Kay, D.K.Sharp, J.C.Zamora Kinematics reconstruction in solenoidal spectrometers operated in active target mode NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(10Be, 10Be'), E=9 MeV/nucleon; 1H(14C, p), (14C, p'), (14C, d), E=12 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products; deduced yields. The Active Target Time Projection Chamber (AT-TPC) of the Facility for Rare Isotope (FRIB) of the Michigan State University (MSU).
doi: 10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01205-2
2023BE06 Phys.Rev.Lett. 130, 202501 (2023) S.A.Bennett, K.Garrett, D.K.Sharp, S.J.Freeman, A.G.Smith, T.J.Wright, B.P.Kay, T.L.Tang, I.A.Tolstukhin, Y.Ayyad, J.Chen, P.J.Davies, A.Dolan, L.P.Gaffney, A.Heinz, C.R.Hoffman, C.Muller-Gatermann, R.D.Page, G.L.Wilson Direct Determination of Fission-Barrier Heights Using Light-Ion Transfer in Inverse Kinematics NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(238U, F), E=8.6 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products. 239U; deduced fission probability, fission barrier height. Comparison with GEF simulations. The ATLAS accelerator.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.202501
2023HE08 J.Phys.(London) G50, 060501 (2023) C.Hebborn, F.M.Nunes, G.Potel, W.H.Dickhoff, J.W.Holt, M.C.Atkinson, R.B.Baker, C.Barbieri, G.Blanchon, M.Burrows, R.Capote, P.Danielewicz, M.Dupuis, C.Elster, J.E.Escher, L.Hlophe, A.Idini, H.Jayatissa, B.P.Kay, K.Kravvaris, J.J.Manfredi, A.Mercenne, B.Morillon, G.Perdikakis, C.D.Pruitt, G.H.Sargsyan, I.J.Thompson, M.Vorabbi, T.R.Whitehead Optical potentials for the rare-isotope beam era
doi: 10.1088/1361-6471/acc348
2023JI10 Phys.Rev. C 108, L051604 (2023) C.L.Jiang, W.F.Henning, B.P.Kay, N.Watwood Structures in the heavy-ion fusion excitation function at and above the Coulomb barrier
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.108.L051604
2023JI11 Phys.Rev. C 108, L051605 (2023) C.L.Jiang, W.F.Henning, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, N.Watwood Unexpected character of the heavy-ion fusion excitation function and the compound channel effect
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.108.L051605
2022AY04 Phys.Rev.Lett. 129, 012501 (2022) Y.Ayyad, W.Mittig, T.Tang, B.Olaizola, G.Potel, N.Rijal, N.Watwood, H.Alvarez-Pol, D.Bazin, M.Caamano, J.Chen, M.Cortesi, B.Fernandez-DomInguez, S.Giraud, P.Gueye, S.Heinitz, R.Jain, B.P.Kay, E.A.Maugeri, B.Monteagudo, F.Ndayisabye, S.N.Paneru, J.Pereira, E.Rubino, C.Santamaria, D.Schumann, J.Surbrook, L.Wagner, J.C.Zamora, V.Zelevinsky Evidence of a Near-Threshold Resonance in 11B Relevant to the β-Delayed Proton Emission of 11Be NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(10Be, X)11B, E=350 keV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Ep, Ip, Eα, Iα. 11B; deduced σ(θ), resonance parameters. R-matrix analysis. The ReA3 reaccelerator facility of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.012501
2022CH55 Phys.Rev. C 106, 064312 (2022) J.Chen, B.P.Kay, T.L.Tang, I.A.Tolstukhin, C.R.Hoffman, H.Li, P.Yin, X.Zhao, P.Maris, J.P.Vary, G.Li, J.L.Lou, M.L.Avila, Y.Ayyad, S.Bennett, D.Bazin, J.A.Clark, S.J.Freeman, H.Jayatissa, C.Muller-Gatermann, A.Munoz-Ramos, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, D.K.Sharp, A.H.Wuosmaa, C.X.Yuan Probing the quadrupole transition strength of 15C via deuteron inelastic scattering NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(15C, p), 2H(15C, d);E=7.1 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Ep, Ip, deuteron spectrum; deduced elastic and inelastic scattering σ(θ). 15C; deduced B(E2), proton quadrupole matrix element, ratio of neutron and proton matrix elements, proton deformation length, core polarization parameters, neutron effective charge; calculated levels, J, π, B(E2), magnetic dipole moments. Comparison to data on 17O and other C isotopes. Ab initio no-core configuration interaction (NCCI) calculations with Daejeon16 interaction. HELIOS spectrometer at ATLAS in-flight facility (Argonne National Laboratory).
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.064312
2022HO08 Nucl.Instrum.Methods Phys.Res. A1032, 166612 (2022) C.R.Hoffman, T.L.Tang, M.Avila, Y.Ayyad, K.W.Brown, J.Chen, K.A.Chipps, H.Jayatissa, B.P.Kay, C.Muller-Gatermann, H.J.Ong, J.Song, G.L.Wilson In-flight production of an isomeric beam of 16N NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(15N, p)16N, E=8.1, 13.5 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced isomer fraction. Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System (ATLAS) in-flight system.
doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2022.166612
2022JA08 Phys.Rev. C 105, L042802 (2022) H.Jayatissa, M.L.Avila, K.E.Rehm, R.Talwar, P.Mohr, K.Auranen, J.Chen, D.A.Gorelov, C.R.Hoffman, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, S.A.Kuvin, D.Santiago-Gonzalez First direct measurement of the 13N(α, p)16O reaction relevant for core-collapse supernovae nucleosynthesis NUCLEAR REACTIONS 4He(13N, p), E=34.6 MeV; measured energies and yields of reaction products; deduced σ(Ε) in the range E(cm)=3.26–6.02 MeV, astrophysical S-factor. 4He(13N, p), T=0.8-10.0 GK; deduced astrophysical reaction rates. Comparison to other experimental data, TALYS calculations and data from REACLIB. MUlti-Sampling Ionization Chamber (MUSIC) detector filled with He-Kr gas mixture at ATLAS (ANL).
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.105.L042802
2022JI10 Phys.Rev. C 105, 064601 (2022) Heavy-ion fusion cross section formula and barrier height distribution NUCLEAR REACTIONS 96Zr(40Ca, X), 194Pt(40Ca, X), 154Sm(16O, X), 144Sm(16O, X), 192Os(40Ca, X), 209Bi(11B, X), E not given; analyzed experimental data on σ and excitation functions for several fusioning systems 16O+208Pb, 32S+89Y, 40Ca+40Ca, 40Ca+96Zr, 8Ni+60Ni, 48Ca+48Ca, 40Ca+90Zr, 11Be+209Bi, 40Ca+132Sn, 58Ni+58Ni, 12C+30Si, 24Mg+30Si, 40Ar+112Sn, 40Ar+154Sm, 64Ni+124Sn; deduced excitation function, barrier height distributions, σ(E). The reciprocal of a fusion representation method based on a double integration of a parametrized barrier distribution. Applied three-Gaussian (3G) and a four-Gaussian (4G) description of barrier distribution. Claimed the existence of narrow barrier peak at energies higher than the Coulomb barrier for most fusion systems. Comparison to experimental data.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.105.064601
2022KA36 Phys.Rev.Lett. 129, 152501 (2022) B.P.Kay, T.L.Tang, I.A.Tolstukhin, G.B.Roderick, A.J.Mitchell, Y.Ayyad, S.A.Bennett, J.Chen, K.A.Chipps, H.L.Crawford, S.J.Freeman, K.Garrett, M.D.Gott, M.R.Hall, C.R.Hoffman, H.Jayatissa, A.O.Macchiavelli, P.T.MacGregor, D.K.Sharp, G.L.Wilson Quenching of Single-Particle Strength in A = 15 Nuclei NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(14C, p), (14N, p), E=10 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Ep, Ip. 15C, 15N; deduced σ(θ), Q-value, the difference between the neutron and proton separation energies, degree of quenching. Comparison with the independent single-particle and shell model calculations. The HELIOS spectrometer at the ATLAS facility at Argonne National Laboratory.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.152501
2022SC04 Phys.Rev. C 105, L041302 (2022) Single-nucleon energies changing with nucleon number NUCLEAR STRUCTURE A=16-208; analyzed available data on neutron and proton single-particle energies for 33 different orbitals in even-even nuclei. Discussed the dependence of energy of states depending on the number of neutrons and protons. Pointed out that change in energy of neutron states with neutron number or proton states with protons number is approximately a factor of four weaker in magnitude.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.105.L041302
2022TA07 Phys.Rev. C 105, 064307 (2022) T.L.Tang, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, I.A.Tolstukhin, S.Almaraz-Calderon, B.W.Asher, M.L.Avila, Y.Ayyad, K.W.Brown, D.Bazin, J.Chen, K.A.Chipps, P.A.Copp, M.Hall, H.Jayatissa, H.J.Ong, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, D.K.Sharp, J.Song, S.Stolze, G.L.Wilson, J.Wu Experimental study of the isomeric state in 16N using the 16Ng, m(d, 3He) reaction NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(16N, 3He), (16mN, 3He), E=11.8 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 16N mixed beam of ground state and the isomeric state produced in 2H(15N, 16N) primary reaction at ATLAS-ANL facility]; measured reaction products, 3He spectra, (recoils)(3He)-coin, angular distributions using HELIOS spectrometer. 15C; deduced levels, J, π, spectroscopic factors, DWBA calculations. 16mN; deduced neutron-halo of the isomeric state. Comparison with Woods-Saxon potential model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.105.064307
2021AU02 Prog.Part.Nucl.Phys. 118, 103847 (2021) T.Aumann, C.Barbieri, D.Bazin, C.A.Bertulani, A.Bonaccorso, W.H.Dickhoff, A.Gade, M.Gomez-Ramos, B.P.Kay, A.M.Moro, T.Nakamura, A.Obertelli, K.Ogata, S.Paschalis, T.Uesaka Quenching of single-particle strength from direct reactions with stable and rare-isotope beams
doi: 10.1016/j.ppnp.2021.103847
2021KA13 Phys.Rev. C 103, 024319 (2021) B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, S.J.Freeman, T.L.Tang, B.D.Cropper, T.Faestermann, R.Hertenberger, J.M.Keatings, P.T.MacGregor, J.F.Smith, H.-F.Wirth Consistency of nucleon-transfer sum rules in well-deformed nuclei NUCLEAR REACTIONS 154,156,157,158Gd, 156,158,160,162,164Dy, 168,170,172,174Yb, 162,164,166,168,170Er(d, p), (d, t), E=12.1 MeV; analyzed cross section data from neutron-adding and neutron-removing reactions from experiments at Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), and reported in 1966Bu16, 1967Tj01, 1969Tj01 and 1970Gr46, and complemented by new experiments at MLL-Munich; deduced consistent nucleon-transfer sum rules, as defined in Nilsson-model framework, in well-deformed nuclei. NUCLEAR REACTIONS 170Er, 174Yb(d, p), (d, t), E=12 MeV; 170Er, 174Yb(p, d), E=18 MeV; measured proton, triton and deuteron spectra, differential σ(θ) using Q3D magnetic spectrometer at the MLL-Munich MP tandem accelerator. 169,171Er, 173,175Yb; deduced levels, J, π, Nilsson configurations, sum rules.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.103.024319
2021MA21 Phys.Rev. C 103, 034307 (2021) A.O.Macchiavelli, H.L.Crawford, R.M.Clark, P.Fallon, I.Y.Lee, C.Morse, C.M.Campbell, M.Cromaz, C.Santamaria, J.Chen, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay Coriolis coupling effects in proton-pickup spectroscopic factors from 12B NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(12B, 3He)11Be, E=12 MeV/nucleon; analyzed Coriolis coupling effects in proton-pickup spectroscopic factors extracted from experimental data in 2019Ch51. 11B; calculated levels, J, π, Coriolis mixing amplitudes of the proton Nilsson states using the particle rotor model (PRM) and compared with the experimental data. 11Be, 11B; calculated L=1 proton-removal spectroscopic factors from 1- 11B and 0+ 12C ground states using PRM, and compared with experimental data. 12B; deduced evidence of Coriolis coupling in the ground state.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.103.034307
2021MA72 Phys.Rev. C 104, L051301 (2021) P.T.MacGregor, D.K.Sharp, S.J.Freeman, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, T.L.Tang, L.P.Gaffney, E.F.Baader, M.J.G.Borge, P.A.Butler, W.N.Catford, B.D.Cropper, G.de Angelis, J.Konki, Th.Kroll, M.Labiche, I.H.Lazarus, R.S.Lubna, I.Martel, D.G.McNeel, R.D.Page, O.Poleshchuk, R.Raabe, F.Recchia, J.Yang Evolution of single-particle structure near the N=20 island of inversion NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(28Mg, p)29Mg, E=9.47 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 28Mg beam from Si(p, X), E=1.4 GeV, followed resonant ionization by the resonance ionization laser ion source (RILIS), and mass separated and injected into an ion trap at the HIE-ISOLDE-CERN Linac facility]; measured E(p), I(p), σ(θ) using ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer. 29Mg; deduced levels, J, π, L-transfers, spectroscopic factors, vacancies deduced from summed spectroscopic factors, binding energies of single-particle centroids. Comparison with shell-model calculations. Detailed σ(θ) data are tabulated in the Supplemental Material.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L051301
2021MC04 Phys.Rev. C 103, 064320 (2021) D.G.McNeel, A.H.Wuosmaa, S.A.Kuvin, J.Smith, B.B.Back, J.Chen, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, G.L.Wilson, D.K.Sharp, R.M.Clark, H.L.Crawford, P.Fallon, A.O.Macchiavelli Configuration mixing in 28Mg and the 26Mg(t, p)28Mg NUCLEAR REACTIONS 3H(26Mg, p)28Mg, E=160.6 MeV; 2H(26Mg, p)27Mg, E=160.6 MeV; measured reaction products, particle-identification spectra, E(p), I(p), σ(θ) using HELIOS magnetic spectrometer and auxiliary detectors at the ATLAS-ANL facility. 28Mg; deduced levels, J, π, L-transfers; calculated levels, J, π, proton- and neutron-occupation numbers for selected states in 28Mg using shell model with SDPF-MU interaction. DWBA analysis of σ(θ) distributions. Comparison with previous experimental data in the ENSDF database. 2H(26Mg, p)27Mg reaction used for energy-calibration and transport-efficiency information. Relevance to sd-fp cross-shell excitations between the valley of stability and the 'island of inversion'.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.103.064320
2021PR11 Phys.Rev. C 104, 044318 (2021) V.S.Prasher, A.J.Mitchell, C.J.Lister, P.Chowdhury, L.Afanasieva, M.Albers, C.J.Chiara, M.P.Carpenter, D.Cline, N.D'Olympia, C.J.Guess, A.B.Hayes, C.R.Hoffman, R.V.F.Janssens, B.P.Kay, T.L.Khoo, A.Korichi, T.Lauritsen, E.Merchan, Y.Qiu, D.Seweryniak, R.Shearman, S.K.Tandel, A.Verras, C.Y.Wu, S.Zhu Shapes, softness, and nonyrast collectivity in 186W NUCLEAR REACTIONS 186W(136Xe, 136Xe')186W, E=725, 800 MeV from ATLAS-ANL facility; measured scattered beam- and target-like ions using Rochester-Livermore 4π CHICO2 array, Eγ, Iγ, γγ- and (particle)γ-coin, gγ(θ)(DCO) using Gammasphere array. 186W; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, Kπ, multipolarities, rotational bands, odd-even staggering parameters S(J) for bands and compared with predictions for an axially symmetric rotor, a rigid asymmetric rotor and a γ-unstable nucleus, B(E1) ratios. Systematics of E(first 2+), E(first 4+)/E(first 2+), E(second 2+)/E(first 2+), E(second 0+)/E(first 2+) for A=178-188 even-A W isotopes, and staggering parameters for 178,180,182,184,186,188W, 178,180Hf, 188Os.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.044318
2021SZ03 Phys.Rev. C 104, 054308 (2021) S.V.Szwec, D.K.Sharp, B.P.Kay, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, P.Adsley, C.Binnersley, N.de Sereville, T.Faestermann, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, F.Hammache, R.Hertenberger, A.Meyer, C.Portail, I.Stefan, A.Vernon, S.Wilkins, H.-F.Wirth Neutron occupancies and single-particle energies across the stable tin isotopes NUCLEAR REACTIONS 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn(p, d)111Sn/113Sn/115Sn/117Sn/119Sn/121Sn/123Sn, E=21 MeV; 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn(3He, α)111Sn/113Sn/115Sn/117Sn/119Sn/121Sn/123Sn, E=36 MeV; 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn(d, p)113Sn/115Sn/117Sn/119Sn/121Sn/123Sn/125Sn, E=15 MeV; 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn(α, 3He)113Sn/115Sn/117Sn/119Sn/121Sn/123Sn/125Sn, E=41 MeV; measured E(d), I(d), Eα, Iα, E(p), I(p), E(3He), I(3He), differential σ(θ) and analyzed by DWBA calculations; analyzed proton, deuteron, 3He and α spectra using Munich Q3D spectrometer at MLL accelerator facility for (p, d) and (d, p) reactions, and Enge split-pole spectrometer for (3He, α), (α, 3He) reactions at the IJClab of Tandem-Alto facility of Laboratoire de Physique. 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn; deduced levels, J, π, L-transfers, spectroscopic factors, summed neutron strengths, fractional occupancies and effective single-particle energies for 2s1/2, 1d3/2, 1d5/2, 0g7/2, and 0h11/2 neutron orbitals. Detailed cross sections at different angles, particle spectra, absolute cross sections and spectroscopic factors are given in the Supplemental Material of the paper.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.054308
2020HO05 Phys.Rev. C 101, 034309 (2020) A.M.Howard, S.J.Freeman, D.K.Sharp, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, B.P.Kay, P.D.Parker, J.P.Schiffer, J.S.Thomas Neutron-hole strength in N=81 nuclei NUCLEAR REACTIONS 138Ba, 140Ce, 142Nd, 144Sm(p, d), E=23 MeV; 138Ba, 140Ce, 142Nd, 144Sm(3He, α), E=34 MeV; measured Ed, Id, Eα, Iα, σ(θ) using the Enge split-pole spectrograph and multi-wire gas proportional counter backed by plastic scintillator at the tandem Van de Graaff accelerator of Yale University. 137Ba, 139Ce, 141Nd, 143Sm; deduced levels, J, π, L-transfer, configurations, spectroscopic factors, proton occupancies, neutron hole strengths and centroids, summed strengths. DWBA analysis. Comparison with predictions of particle-vibration coupling calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.101.034309
2020SA44 Phys.Rev. C 102, 064317 (2020) M.Salathe, H.L.Crawford, A.O.Macchiavelli, B.P.Kay, C.R.Hoffman, A.D.Ayangeakaa, C.M.Campbell, R.M.Clark, M.Cromaz, P.Fallon, M.D.Jones, S.A.Kuvin, J.Sethi, M.Wiedeking, J.R.Winkelbauer, A.H.Wuosmaa Search for the 1/2+ intruder state in 35P NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(36S, 3He), E=15.3 MeV/nucleon; measured E(3He), I(3He), σ(θ) using deuterated-plastic targets and HELIOS solenoidal spectrometer at the ATLAS-ANL facility. 35P; deduced levels, J, π, spectroscopic factors, configurations, 0p0h waveform amplitude of the 36S ground state, no candidate peak for 2p2h bandhead and a deformed intruder state in 35P. Angular distribution data analyzed using PTOLEMY DWBA calculations with possible combinations of optical potentials. Comparison with previous experimental results. Systematics of experimental and shell model results for energies of 2p2h bandheads for the N=20 isotones: 32Mg, 33Al, 34Si, 35P, 36S.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.102.064317
2020TA03 Phys.Rev.Lett. 124, 062502 (2020) T.L.Tang, B.P.Kay, C.R.Hoffman, J.P.Schiffer, D.K.Sharp, L.P.Gaffney, S.J.Freeman, M.R.Mumpower, A.Arokiaraj, E.F.Baader, P.A.Butler, W.N.Catford, G.de Angelis, F.Flavigny, M.D.Gott, E.T.Gregor, J.Konki, M.Labiche, I.H.Lazarus, P.T.MacGregor, I.Martel, R.D.Page, Zs.Podolyak, O.Poleshchuk, R.Raabe, F.Recchia, J.F.Smith, S.V.Szwec, J.Yang First Exploration of Neutron Shell Structure below Lead and beyond N=126 NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(206Hg, p), E=7.38 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Ep, Ip. 207Hg; deduced excitation energies, J, π, σ(θ). Comparison with theoretical calculations.
doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.062502
2019CH51 Phys.Rev. C 100, 064314 (2019) J.Chen, K.Auranen, M.L.Avila, B.B.Back, M.A.Caprio, C.R.Hoffman, D.Gorelov, B.P.Kay, S.A.Kuvin, Q.Liu, J.L.Lou, A.O.Macchiavelli, D.G.McNeel, T.L.Tang, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, R.Talwar, J.Wu, G.Wilson, R.B.Wiringa, Y.L.Ye, C.X.Yuan, H.L.Zang Experimental study of the low-lying negative-parity states in 11Be using the 12B (d, 3He) 11Be reaction NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(12B, 3He)11Be, (12B, 12B'), E=12 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 12Be beam from 2H(11B, 12B), E=13.5 MeV/nucleon primary reaction]; measured reaction products, E(3He), I(3He), (3He)(11Be)- and (3He)(10Be)-coin, σ(θ) using the HELical Orbit Spectrometer (HELIOS) at the ATLAS In-Flight facility at ANL. Deuterated polyethylene (CD2)n target. 11Be; deduced levels, l-transfers, configurations, spectroscopic factors. Distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) analysis. Comparison with previous experimental data, and with results from variational Monte Carlo and no-core shell-model calculations. Comparison with 11B(d, 3He)10Be experimental data.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.100.064314
2018AS03 Nucl.Instrum.Methods Phys.Res. A899, 6 (2018) B.W.Asher, S.Almaraz-Calderon, O.Nusair, K.E.Rehm, M.L.Avila, A.A.Chen, C.A.Dickerson, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, R.C.Pardo, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, R.Talwar Development of an Isomeric beam of 26Al for nuclear reaction studies NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(26Mg, 26Al), E=158.5 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 26mAl; deduced σ. Comparison with available data.
doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2018.05.015
2018CH36 Phys.Rev. C 98, 014325 (2018) J.Chen, C.R.Hoffman, T.Ahn, K.Auranen, M.L.Avila, B.B.Back, D.W.Bardayan, D.Blankstein, P.Copp, D.Gorelov, B.P.Kay, S.A.Kuvin, J.P.Lai, D.G.McNeel, P.D.O'Malley, A.M.Rogers, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, J.P.Schiffer, J.Sethi, R.Talwar, J.R.Winkelbauer Experimental study of the effective nucleon-nucleon interaction using the 21F(d, p)22F reaction NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(21F, p), E=10 MeV/nucleon, [21F secondary beam from 9Be(22Ne, 21F), E=11 MeV/nucleon primary reaction using ATLAS-ANL facility]; measured Ep, Ip, 22Fe recoils, (22F)p-coin, and σ(θ) using HELIcal Orbit Spectrometer (HELIOS). 22F; deduced levels, J, π, spectroscopic factors and strengths, energy centroids and diagonal particle-hole two-body matrix elements (TBMEs) as function of angular momentum, N=14, 16 shell gaps. Distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) method for theoretical σ(θ) calculations. Comparison with theoretical spectroscopic strengths by shell-model calculation using the USDA and USDB interactions.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.98.014325
2018FO11 Phys.Rev.Lett. 120, 212501 (2018) A.M.Forney, W.B.Walters, C.J.Chiara, R.V.F.Janssens, A.D.Ayangeakaa, J.Sethi, J.Harker, M.Alcorta, M.P.Carpenter, G.Gurdal, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, A.M.Rogers, D.Seweryniak, I.Stefanescu, S.Zhu Novel ΔJ = 1 Sequence in 78Ge: Possible Evidence for Triaxiality NUCLEAR REACTIONS 238U(76Ge, X)78Ge, E=530 MeV; 198Pt, 208Pb(76Ge, X)78Ge, E=450 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced energy levels, J, π, B(E2). Comparison with available data and calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.212501
2018JI01 Phys.Rev. C 97, 012801 (2018) C.L.Jiang, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, S.Almaraz-Calderon, K.E.Rehm, B.B.Back, K.Auranen, M.L.Avila, A.D.Ayangeakaa, S.Bottoni, M.P.Carpenter, C.Dickerson, B.DiGiovine, J.P.Greene, C.R.Hoffman, R.V.F.Janssens, B.P.Kay, S.A.Kuvin, T.Lauritsen, R.C.Pardo, J.Sethi, D.Seweryniak, R.Talwar, C.Ugalde, S.Zhu, D.Bourgin, S.Courtin, F.Haas, M.Heine, G.Fruet, D.Montanari, D.G.Jenkins, L.Morris, A.Lefebvre-Schuhl, M.Alcorta, X.Fang, X.D.Tang, B.Bucher, C.M.Deibel, S.T.Marley Reaction rate for carbon burning in massive stars NUCLEAR REACTIONS 12C(12C, p)23Na, (12C, α)20Ne, E=5.5-10 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin, σ(E) using Gammasphere array and an array of three annular double-sided silicon strip detectors at the ATLAS-ANL facility; deduced S factors and astrophysical reaction rates. Comparison with previous measurements, and with data from other reactions. Relevance to carbon burning is a critical phase for nucleosynthesis in massive stars.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.97.012801
2018SA13 Phys.Rev.Lett. 120, 122503 (2018) D.Santiago-Gonzalez, K.Auranen, M.L.Avila, A.D.Ayangeakaa, B.B.Back, S.Bottoni, M.P.Carpenter, J.Chen, C.M.Deibel, A.A.Hood, C.R.Hoffman, R.V.F.Janssens, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, S.A.Kuvin, A.Lauer, J.P.Schiffer, J.Sethi, R.Talwar, I.Wiedenhover, J.Winkelbauer, S.Zhu Probing the Single-Particle Character of Rotational States in 19F Using a Short-Lived Isomeric Beam NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(18F, p), E=14 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Ep, Ip. 19F; deduced energy levels, J, π, relative spectroscopic factors, rotational band. Comparison with shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.122503
2018WI09 Phys.Rev. C 98, 041302 (2018) W.Witt, V.Werner, N.Pietralla, M.Albers, A.D.Ayangeakaa, B.Bucher, M.P.Carpenter, D.Cline, H.M.David, A.Hayes, C.Hoffman, R.V.F.Janssens, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, W.Korten, T.Lauritsen, O.Moller, G.Rainovski, G.Savard, D.Seweryniak, J.Smith, R.Stegmann, S.Zhu, C.Y.Wu Sub-shell closure and shape coexistence in the transitional nucleus 98Zr NUCLEAR REACTIONS 196Pt(98Zr, 98Zr'), E=464 MeV from CARIBU source at ATLAS-ANL facility; measured recoils, Eγ, Iγ, (recoil)γ-coin using CHICO2 array of segmented parallel-plate avalanche counter (PPAC) for recoil detection, and GRETINA array of segmented HPGe detectors for γ detection. Coulomb excitation. 98Zr; deduced levels, upper limit of B(E2) for the first 2+ state. Comparison with shell model and Monte-Carlo shell model calculations, and with previous experimental values. Systematics of B(E2) values for the first 2+ states in 90,92,94,96,98,100,102,104,106Zr.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.98.041302
2017AL29 Phys.Rev.Lett. 119, 072701 (2017) S.Almaraz-Calderon, K.E.Rehm, N.Gerken, M.L.Avila, B.P.Kay, R.Talwar, A.D.Ayangeakaa, S.Bottoni, A.A.Chen, C.M.Deibel, C.Dickerson, K.Hanselman, C.R.Hoffman, C.L.Jiang, S.A.Kuvin, O.Nusair, R.C.Pardo, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, J.Sethi, C.Ugalde Study of the 26Alm(d, p)27Al Reaction and the Influence of the 26Al 0+ Isomer on the Destruction of 26Al in the Galaxy NUCLEAR REACTIONS C, 2H(26Al, p), E=120 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 26Al; deduced σ(θ), reaction rates. Comparison with available data, DWBA calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.072701
2017AV03 Nucl.Instrum.Methods Phys.Res. A859, 63 (2017) M.L.Avila, K.E.Rehm, S.Almaraz-Calderon, A.D.Ayangeakaa, C.Dickerson, C.R.Hoffman, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, J.Lai, O.Nusair, R.C.Pardo, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, R.Talwar, C.Ugalde Study of (α, p) and (α, n) reactions with a Multi-Sampling Ionization Chamber NUCLEAR REACTIONS 4He(17O, n), (17O, α'), E=34.8 MeV; 4He(23Na, α), (23Na, p), E=51.5, 57.4 MeV; measured reaction products, Eα, Iα, Ep, Ip; deduced σ. Comparison with available data.
doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2017.03.060
2017BO23 Phys.Lett. B 775, 271 (2017) S.Bottoni, S.Zhu, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, A.O.Macchiavelli, D.Cline, C.Y.Wu, A.D.Ayangeakaa, B.Bucher, M.Q.Buckner, C.M.Campbell, C.J.Chiara, H.L.Crawford, M.Cromaz, H.M.David, P.Fallon, A.Gade, J.P.Greene, J.Harker, A.B.Hayes, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, A.Korichi, T.Lauritsen, J.Sethi, D.Seweryniak, W.B.Walters, D.Weisshaar, A.Wiens Nucleon correlations and the structure of 7130Zn41 NUCLEAR REACTIONS 70Zn(48Ca, 47Ca)71Zn, E=170 MeV; 197Au(70Zn, X)71Zn, E=430 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, decay scheme, J, π, modest oblate deformation. Comparison with Monte-Carlo shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.11.003
2017BU07 Phys.Rev.Lett. 118, 152504 (2017) B.Bucher, S.Zhu, C.Y.Wu, R.V.F.Janssens, R.N.Bernard, L.M.Robledo, T.R.Rodriguez, D.Cline, A.B.Hayes, A.D.Ayangeakaa, M.Q.Buckner, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, J.A.Clark, H.L.Crawford, H.M.David, C.Dickerson, J.Harker, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, T.Lauritsen, A.O.Macchiavelli, R.C.Pardo, G.Savard, D.Seweryniak, R.Vondrasek Direct Evidence for Octupole Deformation in 146Ba and the Origin of Large E1 Moment Variations in Reflection-Asymmetric Nuclei NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(146Ba, 146Ba'), E=659 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 144,146,148Ba; deduced energy levels, J, π, B(Eλ), quadrupole and octupole deformation parameters. Calculated HFB potential energy surfaces, neutron single-particle energies. Coulomb excitation, comparison with available data.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.152504
2017FR08 Phys.Rev. C 96, 054325 (2017) S.J.Freeman, D.K.Sharp, S.A.McAllister, B.P.Kay, C.M.Deibel, T.Faestermann, R.Hertenberger, A.J.Mitchell, J.P.Schiffer, S.V.Szwec, J.S.Thomas, H.-F.Wirth Experimental study of the rearrangements of valence protons and neutrons amongst single-particle orbits during double-β decay in 100Mo NUCLEAR REACTIONS 98,100Mo, 100,102Ru(d, p), (p, d), (3He, α), (3He, d), E(d)=15 MeV, E(p)=24 MeV, E(3He)=36 MeV; measured light-ion particle spectra, cross sections, angular distributions using Q3D magnetic spectrometer at Munich MP tandem accelerator facility. Enriched targets. 97,99,101Mo, 99,101,103Ru, 99,101Tc, 101,103Rh; deduced levels, L-transfers, J, π, spectroscopic factors, cross section ratios. DWBA analysis of σ(θ) data. 98,100Mo, 100,102Ru; deduced neutron occupancies from neutron-removing reactions, and proton vacancies from (3He, d) reaction. 100Mo, 100Ru; deduced neutron occupancy and proton vacancy for the valence orbits, and compared to predictions from interacting boson model (IBM), and two different Woods-Saxon calculations. See Supplemental Material (reference 46 in the paper) for details of experimental cross section data and spectroscopic factors for individual states in final nuclei. RADIOACTIVITY 100Mo(2β-); deduced detailed quantitative assessment of rearrangements of protons and neutrons amongst the valence single-particle orbitals during double-β decay process, with relevance to nuclear matrix element for 0νββ and 2νββ decay modes.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.054325
2017KA57 Phys.Rev.Lett. 119, 182502 (2017) B.P.Kay, C.R.Hoffman, A.O.Macchiavelli Effect of Weak Binding on the Apparent Spin-Orbit Splitting in Nuclei NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 35Si, 37S, 39Ar, 41Ca; analyzed available data; deduced splitting between orbitals that are spin-orbit partners.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.182502
2017KU24 Phys.Rev. C 96, 041301 (2017) S.A.Kuvin, A.H.Wuosmaa, C.J.Lister, M.L.Avila, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, D.G.McNeel, C.Morse, E.A.McCutchan, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, J.R.Winkelbauer α decay of the T = 1, 2+ state in 10B and isospin symmetry breaking in the A = 10 triplet NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(10B, 10B'), E=10 MeV/nucleon; measured Ep, Ip, ΔE-E particle-identification spectra for α, 6Li and 10B particles, p(10Be)-, pα(6Li)-coin, angular distributions of the 1740-, 2154- and 3587-keV states for protons and for p(10B) coincidences, α-decay branching ratio of the 5164-keV state in 10B using HELIOS spectrometer at ATLAS-ANL facility. 10B; deduced levels, partial Γα and Γγ, B(E2) for the 5164-keV state. Comparison with B(E2) for 10Be and 10C, previous experimental results, and with ab initio Green's function Monte Carlo (GFMC) calculations using realistic three-nucleon Hamiltonians.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.041301
2017MA39 Phys.Rev. C 96, 014318 (2017) D.A.Matters, F.G.Kondev, N.Aoi, Y.Ayyad, A.P.Byrne, M.P.Carpenter, J.J.Carroll, C.J.Chiara, P.M.Davidson, G.D.Dracoulis, Y.D.Fang, C.R.Hoffman, R.O.Hughes, E.Ideguchi, R.V.F.Janssens, S.Kanaya, B.P.Kay, T.Kibedi, G.J.Lane, T.Lauritsen, J.W.McClory, P.Nieminen, S.Noji, A.Odahara, H.J.Ong, A.E.Stuchbery, D.T.Tran, H.Watanabe, A.N.Wilson, Y.Yamamoto, S.Zhu In-beam γ-ray spectroscopy studies of medium-spin states in the odd-odd nucleus 186Re NUCLEAR REACTIONS 186W(d, 2n)186Re, E=12.5, 14.5 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using Clover Array Gamma-Ray spectrometer for Advanced research (CAGRA) at RCNP, Osaka University, and CAESAR spectrometer at the 14UD Pelletron accelerator of the Australian National University. 186Re; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, K-shell conversion coefficients, multipolarities, bands, configurations, branching ratios and gK-gR values. Comparison with multi-quasiparticle blocking calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.014318
2017TA21 Phys.Rev. C 96, 024310 (2017) R.Talwar, B.P.Kay, A.J.Mitchell, S.Adachi, J.P.Entwisle, Y.Fujita, G.Gey, S.Noji, H.J.Ong, J.P.Schiffer, A.Tamii High-j neutron excitations outside 136Xe NUCLEAR REACTIONS 136Xe(α, 3He), E=100 MeV; measured 3He spectra and σ(θ) using Grand-Raiden (GR) magnetic spectrometer, vertical drift chambers and scintillators at RCNP-Osaka accelerator facility. Enriched 136Xe target. 137Xe; deduced levels, L-transfers, J, π, spectroscopic factors, configuration. DWBA calculations using different parametrizations of optical-model potentials. Discussed details and systematics of high-j, 9/2- and 13/2+ single-neutron excitations in N=83 isotones 135Te, 137Xe, 139Ba, 141Ce, 143Nd, 145Sm, 147Gd, 149Dy, 151Er and 153Yb, and comparison with two-level mixing model calculations. NUCLEAR REACTIONS 144Sm(α, 3He)145Sm, E=100 MeV; measured reaction products; deduced absolute σ, σ(θ), outgoing 3He spectra, excitation energies, mixing matrix elements parameters, normalized spectroscopic factors.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.024310
2016AV06 Phys.Rev. C 94, 065804 (2016) M.L.Avila, K.E.Rehm, S.Almaraz-Calderon, A.D.Ayangeakaa, C.Dickerson, C.R.Hoffman, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, J.Lai, O.Nusair, R.C.Pardo, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, R.Talwar, C.Ugalde Experimental study of the astrophysically important 23Na(α, p)26Mg and 23Na(α, n)26Al reactions NUCLEAR REACTIONS 4He(23Na, p), (23Na, n), E=51.5, 57.4 MeV; measured particle spectra, and cross section using multisampling ionization chamber (MUSIC) detector at ATLAS-ANL facility. Comparison with previous measurements, NACRE compilation, and with statistical-model calculations. Technique to measure simultaneously excitation functions of angle- and excitation energy-integrated cross sections of (α, p) and (α, n) reactions. Relevance to 26Al production in massive stars.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.065804
2016AY01 Phys.Lett. B 754, 254 (2016) A.D.Ayangeakaa, R.V.F.Janssens, C.Y.Wu, J.M.Allmond, J.L.Wood, S.Zhu, M.Albers, S.Almaraz-Calderon, B.Bucher, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, D.Cline, H.L.Crawford, H.M.David, J.Harker, A.B.Hayes, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, K.Kolos, A.Korichi, T.Lauritsen, A.O.Macchiavelli, A.Richard, D.Seweryniak, A.Wiens Shape coexistence and the role of axial asymmetry in 72Ge NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(72Ge, 72Ge'), E=301 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 72Ge; deduced energy levels, J, π, reduced E2 matrix elements, B(E2) values. Comparison with available data.
doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.01.036
2016BA04 Phys.Rev. C 93, 014313 (2016) T.Baugher, A.Gade, R.V.F.Janssens, S.M.Lenzi, D.Bazin, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, A.N.Deacon, S.J.Freeman, G.F.Grinyer, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, T.Lauritsen, E.M.Lunderberg, S.McDaniel, K.C.Meierbachtol, A.Ratkiewicz, S.R.Stroberg, K.A.Walsh, D.Weisshaar, S.Zhu In-beam γ spectroscopy of 63Mn NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(63Mn, 63Mn'), E=84 meV/nucleon, [secondary 63Mn from 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon primary reaction]; measured Eγ, Iγ, (63Mn)γ-, γγ-coin, level half-lives by Doppler line-shape analysis using SeGA and GRETINA arrays for γ detection, A1900 fragment separator and S-800 spectrograph at NSCL-MSU accelerator facility; recreated Doppler-corrected γ spectra. 63Mn; deduced levels, J, π, B(M1), B(E2). Comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations using different model spaces and effective interactions. Systematics of 59,61,63Mn level structures.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.014313
2016BU02 Phys.Rev.Lett. 116, 112503 (2016) B.Bucher, S.Zhu, C.Y.Wu, R.V.F.Janssens, D.Cline, A.B.Hayes, M.Albers, A.D.Ayangeakaa, P.A.Butler, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, J.A.Clark, H.L.Crawford, M.Cromaz, H.M.David, C.Dickerson, E.T.Gregor, J.Harker, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, A.Korichi, T.Lauritsen, A.O.Macchiavelli, R.C.Pardo, A.Richard, M.A.Riley, G.Savard, M.Scheck, D.Seweryniak, M.K.Smith, R.Vondrasek, A.Wiens Direct Evidence of Octupole Deformation in Neutron-Rich 144Ba NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(144Ba, 144Ba'), E=650 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 144Ba; deduced yields, E2 and E3 matrix elements, quadrupole moments, deformation parameters, B(E2), B(E3). Comparison with theoretical calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.112503
2016EN04 Phys.Rev. C 93, 064312 (2016) J.P.Entwisle, B.P.Kay, A.Tamii, S.Adachi, N.Aoi, J.A.Clark, S.J.Freeman, H.Fujita, Y.Fujita, T.Furuno, T.Hashimoto, C.R.Hoffman, E.Ideguchi, T.Ito, C.Iwamoto, T.Kawabata, B.Liu, M.Miura, H.J.Ong, J.P.Schiffer, D.K.Sharp, G.Susoy, T.Suzuki, S.V.Szwec, M.Takaki, M.Tsumura, T.Yamamoto Change of nuclear configurations in the neutrinoless double-β decay of 130Te → 130Xe and 136Xe → 136Ba NUCLEAR REACTIONS 128,130Te, 130,132,134,136Xe, 136,138Ba(d, 3He), E=101 MeV; measured Ed, Id, σ(θ) using Grand Raiden (GR) spectrometer at RCNP-Osaka cyclotron facility. 127,129Sb, 129,131,133,135I, 135,137Cs; deduced levels, L-transfers, spectroscopic factors. DWBA and optical model analysis. 128,130Te, 130,132,134,136Xe, 136,138Ba; deduced ground state proton occupancies. Comparison with shell-model and interacting boson-model calculations. RADIOACTIVITY 130Te, 136Xe(2β-); deduced change in the configuration of valence protons between the initial and final states in the 0νββ decay mode from measurements of the cross sections in (d, 3He) reaction, nuclear matrix elements.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.064312
2016HO13 Phys.Rev. C 94, 021303 (2016) S.S.Hota, S.K.Tandel, P.Chowdhury, I.Ahmad, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, J.P.Greene, C.R.Hoffman, E.G.Jackson, R.V.F.Janssens, B.P.Kay, T.L.Khoo, F.G.Kondev, S.Lakshmi, S.Lalkovski, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, K.Moran, D.Peterson, U.Shirwadkar, D.Seweryniak, I.Stefanescu, Y.Toh, S.Zhu Population and decay of a Kπ = 8- two-quasineutron isomer in 244Pu NUCLEAR REACTIONS 244Pu(208Pb, 208Pb'), E=1430 MeV; 244Pu(47Ti, 47TI'), E=305 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, M1/E2 branching ratios, prompt and off-beam γ rays, half-life of a 2-qp 8- isomer using Gammasphere array at ATLAS-ANL. 244Pu; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, rotational bands, multipolarity, configurations, kinematic and dynamic moments of inertia, (gk-gR)/Q0, reduced hindrance factors for transitions from the isomer. Comparison with multi-qp calculations using Woods-Saxon potential and Lipkin-Nogami pairing. Systematics of moment of inertia plots and 8- isomers for 244Pu, 250Fm and 252No.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.021303
2016HO14 Phys.Rev. C 94, 024330 (2016) C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer Ordering of the 0d5/2 and 1s1/2 proton levels in light nuclei NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 9B, 11,12,13,14N, 14,15O, 15,16,17F; 9,11Be, 12B, 13,14,15C, 14,15,16N, 17O; calculated 1/2+ and 5/2+ proton and neutron single-particle excitations, and compared with experimental data; deduced ordering of the 0d5/2 and 1s1/2 proton orbitals. Woods-Saxon potential calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.024330
2016SZ03 Phys.Rev. C 94, 054314 (2016) S.V.Szwec, B.P.Kay, T.E.Cocolios, J.P.Entwisle, S.J.Freeman, L.P.Gaffney, V.Guimaraes, F.Hammache, P.P.McKee, E.Parr, C.Portail, J.P.Schiffer, N.de Sereville, D.K.Sharp, J.F.Smith, I.Stefan Rearrangement of valence neutrons in the neutrinoless double-β decay of 136Xe NUCLEAR REACTIONS 134Ba(d, p), E=15 MeV; 134Ba(α, 3He), E=40.1 MeV; 136Ba(p, d), E=23 MeV; 134Ba(3He, α), E=32.0 MeV; measured outgoing proton, deuteron, 3He and α spectra, σ(θ) using an Enge split-pole spectrometer at the ALTO Tandem accelerator at IPN-Orsay. DWBA analysis using PTOLEMY code. 135Ba; deduced levels, J, π. 136Xe, 134,136Ba; deduced ground-state neutron occupancies. Comparisons with theoretical calculations using various nuclear-structure models. Relevance to initial and final state in the 0νββ decay mode of 136Xe.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054314
2014HE12 Phys.Rev. C 89, 064307 (2014) J.Henderson, D.G.Jenkins, P.J.Davies, M.Alcorta, M.P.Carpenter, B.P.Kay, C.J.Lister, S.Zhu Upper limit on the two-photon emission branch for the 0+2 → 0+1 transition in 98Mo NUCLEAR REACTIONS 98Mo(p, p'), E=6.7 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, E(p), I(p), ce, γγ-, pγ-coin, branching ratio for two-photon emission from excited 0+ to g.s. E0 transition using Gammasphere array at ATLAS-ANL facility. 98Mo; deduced level, upper limit of two-photon emission branch from excited 0+. Comparison with previous experimental results for E0 transitions in 16O, 40Ca, 90Zr, and with estimate branching ratio from systematics.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.064307
2014HE32 Phys.Rev.Lett. 113, 262505 (2014) G.Henning, T.L.Khoo, A.Lopez-Martens, D.Seweryniak, M.Alcorta, M.Asai, B.B.Back, P.F.Bertone, D.Boilley, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, P.Chowdhury, B.Gall, P.T.Greenlees, G.Gurdal, K.Hauschild, A.Heinz, C.R.Hoffman, R.V.F.Janssens, A.V.Karpov, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, S.Lakshmi, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, C.Nair, J.Piot, D.Potterveld, P.Reiter, A.M.Rogers, N.Rowley, S.Zhu Fission Barrier of Superheavy Nuclei and Persistence of Shell Effects at High Spin: Cases of 254No and 220Th NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(48Ca, 2n), E=217, 220.5 MeV; 176Yb(48Ca, 4n), E=219 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced fission barrier heights. Comparisons with theoretical fission barriers test theories that predict properties of superheavy elements.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.262505
2014HO08 Phys.Rev. C 89, 061305 (2014) C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer Neutron s states in loosely bound nuclei NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 9He, 9,11,13Be, 12,14B, 13,14,15,16C, 14,15,16N, 17O; analyzed and reviewed S(n), energies of 1/2+ and 5/2+ states to explore behavior of neutron s states near thresholds with simple Woods-Saxon potentials; deduced effect of lingering of neutron s states just below threshold on increases in radii of the neutron density distributions, and neutron halos in nuclei in different mass regions.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.061305
2013HO21 Phys.Rev. C 88, 044317 (2013) C.R.Hoffman, M.Albers, M.Alcorta, S.Almaraz-Calderon, B.B.Back, S.I.Baker, S.Bedoor, P.F.Bertone, B.P.Kay, J.C.Lighthall, T.Palchan, R.C.Pardo, G.Perdikakis, K.E.Rehm, A.M.Rogers, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, C.Yuan, J.P.Schiffer Single-neutron excitations in 18N NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(17N, p), [17N secondary beam from 9Be(18O, X), E=14.7 MeV/nucleon primary reaction], E=13.6 MeV/nucleon; measured E(p), I(p), σ(θ) using HELIOS spectrometer and array at ATLAS-ANL facility. 18N; deduced levels, J, π, l-transfer, spectroscopic factors, spectroscopic strengths, configuration. DWBA analysis of σ(θ) data for (d, p) reaction in inverse kinematics. 17C, 18N, 19O; systematics of low-lying states in N=11 isotones, and comparison with shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.88.044317
2013KA04 Phys.Rev. C 87, 011302 (2013) B.P.Kay, T.Bloxham, S.A.McAllister, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, S.J.Freedman, S.J.Freeman, K.Han, A.M.Howard, A.J.Mitchell, P.D.Parker, J.P.Schiffer, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Valence neutron properties relevant to the neutrinoless double-β decay of 130Te NUCLEAR REACTIONS 128,130Te(p, d), E=23 MeV; 128,130Te, 130,132Xe(d, p), E=15 MeV; 128,130Te, 130,132Xe(α, 3He), E=50 MeV; 130Te(3He, α), E=40 MeV; 132Xe(p, t), E=23 MeV; measured deuteron, proton, triton, 3He, α spectra, σ(θ) using Enge-split pole magnetic spectrograph at Yale Tandem accelerator facility. 127,129,131Te, 130,131,133Xe; deduced levels, J, π, L-transfers. 128,130Te, 130,132Xe; deduced neutron vacancies for active orbitals. Comparison with calculations within both the quasiparticle random-phase approximation and shell-model frameworks. Discussed relevance to neutrinoless double β decay of 130Te.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.011302
2013KA14 Acta Phys.Pol. B44, 349 (2013) B.P.Kay, M.Alcorta, B.B.Back, S.Bedoor, P.F.Bertone, S.I.Baker, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, B.J.DiGiovine, S.J.Freeman, C.R.Hoffman, H.Y.Lee, J.C.Lighthall, A.Macchiavelli, S.T.Marley, P.Muller, R.Pardo, K.E.Rehm, A.Rojas, A.M.Rogers, J.Rohrer, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, J.P.Schiffer, D.K.Sharp, D.V.Shetty, J.S.Thomas, I.Wiedenhover, A.H.Wuosmaa Transfer Reactions and the Structure of Neutron-rich Nuclei
doi: 10.5506/APhysPolB.44.349
2013KA36 Phys.Rev.Lett. 111, 042502 (2013) B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, S.J.Freeman Quenching of Cross Sections in Nucleon Transfer Reactions
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.042502
2013RO10 Phys.Rev. C 87, 051305 (2013) A.Roberts, A.M.Howard, J.J.Kolata, A.N.Villano, F.D.Becchetti, P.A.DeYoung, M.Febbraro, S.J.Freeman, B.P.Kay, S.A.McAllister, A.J.Mitchell, J.P.Schiffer, J.S.Thomas, R.O.Torres-Isea Proton pair correlations and the neutrinoless double-β decay of 76Ge NUCLEAR REACTIONS 74,76Ge(3He, n), E=16 MeV; measured E(n), I(n), time-of-flight, σ(θ) for g.s. and first 2+ state using the Neutron Wall at Notre Dame. 76,78Se; deduced levels, proton pair correlations. DWBA analysis. Comparison with quasiparticle random phase approximation (QRPA) model calculations. Relevance to matrix elements for 0νββ decay of 76Ge. Systematics of ground-state cross sections on fpg-shell nuclei of A=60-90, and comparison with theoretical models. No evidence for the breaking of the BCS approximation for paired protons.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.051305
2013SC06 Phys.Rev. C 87, 034306 (2013) J.P.Schiffer, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, S.J.Freeman, M.Honma, A.M.Howard, A.J.Mitchell, T.Otsuka, P.D.Parker, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Valence nucleon populations in the Ni isotopes NUCLEAR REACTIONS 58,60,62,64Ni(d, p), E=10 MeV; 58,60,62,64Ni(α, 3He), (α, t), E=38 MeV; 58,60,62,64Ni(p, d), E=28 MeV; 58,60,62,64Ni(3He, d), E=18 MeV; 58,60,62,64Ni(3He, α), E=25 MeV; measured proton, deuteron, triton, 3He, α spectra, σ(θ) using Enge-split pole magnetic spectrograph at Yale tandem accelerator facility. 57,59,61,63,65Ni, 59,61,63,65Cu; deduced levels, J, π, l-transfers, spectroscopic factors. DWBA analysis. 58,60,62,64Ni; deduced neutron occupancies, proton vacancies, energy centroids of the neutron, neutron-hole, and proton single-particle excitations. Comparison with shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.034306
2013SH02 Phys.Rev. C 87, 014312 (2013) D.K.Sharp, B.P.Kay, J.S.Thomas, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, B.B.Back, S.Bedoor, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, C.R.Hoffman, A.M.Howard, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, A.J.Mitchell, T.Otsuka, P.D.Parker, K.E.Rehm, D.V.Shetty, A.H.Wuosmaa Neutron single-particle strength outside the N=50 core NUCLEAR REACTIONS 88Sr, 90Zr, 92Mo(d, p), E=15 MeV; 88Sr, 90Zr, 92Mo(α, 3He), E=50 MeV; measured proton and 3He spectra, σ(θ) using Enge-split pole magnetic spectrograph at Yale. 2H(86Kr, p), E=10 MeV/nucleon; measured proton spectra, σ(θ) using HELIOS spectrometer at ANL. 87Kr, 89Sr, 91Zr, 93Mo; deduced levels, J, π, absolute σ, L-transfers, spectroscopic factors, centroids of single-particle strengths. DWBA analysis.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.014312
2013TO05 Phys.Rev. C 87, 041304 (2013) Y.Toh, C.J.Chiara, E.A.McCutchan, W.B.Walters, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, S.Zhu, R.Broda, B.Fornal, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, W.Krolas, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, T.Pawlat, D.Seweryniak, I.Stefanescu, N.J.Stone, J.Wrzesinski, K.Higashiyama, N.Yoshinaga Evidence for rigid triaxial deformation at low energy in 76Ge NUCLEAR REACTIONS 238U(76Ge, 76Ge'), E=530 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ) using Gammasphere array at ATLAS facility in ANL. 76Ge; deduced high-spin levels, bands, multipolarity, mixing ratios, J, π, B(E2), staggering. Comparison with collective- and shell-model calculations. Evidence of rigid triaxial deformation in the low-lying states of 76Ge. Systematics of staggering parameter for γ bands in 74,76,78Se, 76Ge, 76,78,80Kr nuclei.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.041304
2012CH09 Phys.Rev. C 85, 024309 (2012) C.J.Chiara, I.Stefanescu, W.B.Walters, S.Zhu, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, R.Broda, B.Fornal, A.A.Hecht, N.Hoteling, E.G.Jackson, B.P.Kay, W.Krolas, T.Lauritsen, E.A.McCutchan, T.Pawlat, D.Seweryniak, X.Wang, A.Wohr, J.Wrzesinski Core-coupled protons, F7/2 intruder states, and competing G9/2 proton and neutron structures in 65, 67Cu NUCLEAR REACTIONS 238U(64Ni, X)65Cu/67Cu, E=430 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γ(θ), γγ(θ) using Gammasphere array and ATLAS facility at ANL. 65,67Cu; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarity, mixing ratios, configurations. Systematics of 7/2- and positive-parity states in A=57-71 Cu isotopes, and 2+ and 5- states in A=56-70 Ni isotopes. Systematics of ground-state bands in 60,66,68,70Zn and compared with those of f7/2- proton bands in 59,65,67,69Cu. Comparison with shell model calculations using JUN45 and jj44b interactions.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.024309
2012CI05 Phys.Rev. C 86, 054322 (2012) N.Cieplicka, K.H.Maier, B.Fornal, B.Szpak, R.V.F.Janssens, M.Alcorta, R.Broda, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, W.Krolas, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, T.Pawlat, A.M.Rogers, D.Seweryniak, N.Sharp, W.B.Walters, J.Wrzesinski, S.Zhu Yrast structure of 206Bi: Isomeric states and one-proton-particle, three-neutron-hole excitations NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(76Ge, X), E=450 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γ(θ), γγ-coin. 206Bi; deduced levels, J, π, T1/2, multipolarity, mixing ratio, configurations. Comparison with shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.86.054322
2012HO11 Phys.Rev. C 85, 054318 (2012) C.R.Hoffman, B.B.Back, B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, M.Alcorta, S.I.Baker, S.Bedoor, P.F.Bertone, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, B.DiGiovine, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Greene, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, R.C.Pardo, K.E.Rehm, A.Rojas, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, D.K.Sharp, D.V.Shetty, J.S.Thomas, I.Wiedenhover, A.H.Wuosmaa Experimental study of the 19O(d, p)20O reaction in inverse kinematics NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(19O, p), [19O secondary beam from 2H(18O, 19O), E=8.06 MeV/nucleon primary reaction], E=6.61 MeV/nucleon; measured E(p), I(p), 19,20O spectra, (recoils)p-coin, energy loss, cross sections, proton yields, σ(θ) using HELIOS spectrometer at Atlas facility. 20O; deduced levels, L-transfers, J, π, spectroscopic factors, T=1 diagonal two-body matrix elements. DWBA analysis. Comparison with shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.054318
2012HO26 J.Phys.:Conf.Ser. 381, 012098 (2012) A.M.Howard, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, B.P.Kay, P.D.Parker, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Neutron-hole strength in the N = 81 isotone NUCLEAR REACTIONS 138Ba, 140Ce, 142Nd, 144Sm(p, d), E=23 MeV;138Ba, 140Ce, 142Nd, 144Sm(3He, α), E=34 MeV; measured light reaction products E(particle), I(particle, θ) using Enge split-pole spectrograph, position-sensitive IC and scintillator; deduced σ(θ), spectroscopic strength for specified angular momentum transfers, single-particle binding energy.
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012098
2012KA44 J.Phys.:Conf.Ser. 381, 012095 (2012) B.P.Kay, M.Alcorta, B.B.Back, S.I.Baker, S.Bedoor, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, S.J.Freeman, C.R.Hoffman, A.M.Howard, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, A.J.Mitchell, K.E.Rehm, J.P.Schiffer, D.K.Sharp, D.V.Shetty, J.S.Thomas, A.H.Wuosmaa, S.Zhu HELIOS - progress and possibilities
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012095
2012MC06 J.Phys.:Conf.Ser. 381, 012043 (2012) S.A.McAllister, B.P.Kay, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, C.M.Diebel, T.Bloxham, A.M.Howard, P.D.Parker, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Constraining neutrinoless double β decay matrix elements in 130Te NUCLEAR REACTIONS 128,130Te(p, t), E=23 MeV;128,130Te(d, p), (α, α'), E=15 MeV; 128,130Te(3He, α), E=40 MeV;128,130Te(α, 3He), E=50 MeV; measured reaction products at specified (forward) angles; deduced (d, p) spectroscopic factors. Preliminary. Other reactions under analysis.
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012043
2012MI26 J.Phys.:Conf.Ser. 381, 012099 (2012) A.J.Mitchell, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, C.R.Hoffman, A.M.Howard, B.P.Kay, P.D.Parker, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Investigating trends in proton single-particle states in Z = 51 isotopes using transfer reactions NUCLEAR REACTIONS 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn(α, t), E=37.5 MeV;112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn(3He, d), E=25 MeV; measured E(particle), I(particle, θ) using Enge split-pole spectrometer; calculated σ(θ) using DWBA; deduced spectroscopic factors, σ(θ) for specified l-transfer, occupancies of neutron orbitals. Occupation of h11/2 increases rapidly with N. Preliminary.
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012099
2012SC01 Phys.Rev.Lett. 108, 022501 (2012) J.P.Schiffer, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, S.J.Freeman, A.M.Howard, A.J.Mitchell, P.D.Parker, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Test of Sum Rules in Nucleon Transfer Reactions NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 58,60,62,64Ni; calculated spectroscopic factors for neutron transfer, valence-orbit occupancies. Macfarlane-French sum rules. NUCLEAR REACTIONS Ni(α, α), E=9 MeV; Ni(d, p), E=10 MeV; Ni(p, d), E=28 MeV; Ni(3He, d), E=18 MeV; Ni(α, t), E=38 MeV; measured reaction products. 58,60,62,64Ni; deduced spectroscopic factors, neutron occupancies. DWBA calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.022501
2012SH40 J.Phys.:Conf.Ser. 381, 012100 (2012) D.K.Sharp, B.P.Kay, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, B.B.Back, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, C.R.Hoffman, A.M.Howard, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, A.J.Mitchell, P.D.Parker, J.S.Thomas, A.H.Wuosmaa Trends in the g7/2 and h11/2 neutron single-particle energies in N = 51 isotones NUCLEAR REACTIONS 88Sr, 90Zr, 92Mo(d, p), E=15 MeV;88Sr, 90Zr, 92Mo(α, 3He), E=50 MeV; measured E(3He), I(3He, θ), Ep, Ip(θ) using Enge split-pole spectrometer; calculated σ(θ), spectroscopic factors using DWBA code PTOLEMY; deduced spectroscopic factors for specified l-transfers. 2H(86Kr, p), E=10 MeV/nucleon; measured Ep, Ip(θ) using HELIOS spectrometer; calculated σ(θ) using DWBA; deduced σ(θ).
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012100
2012TH07 Phys.Rev. C 86, 047304 (2012) J.S.Thomas, S.J.Freeman, C.M.Deibel, T.Faestermann, R.Hertenberger, B.P.Kay, S.A.McAllister, A.J.Mitchell, J.P.Schiffer, D.K.Sharp, H.-F.Wirth Neutron pair correlations in A=100 nuclei involved in neutrinoless double-β decay NUCLEAR REACTIONS 98,100Mo, 100,102Ru(p, t), E=24 MeV; measured triton spectra, σ, σ(θ) using Q3D magnetic spectrograph at MLL Munich facility. 96,98Mo, 98,100Ru; deduced levels, J, π, σ(6°)/σ(15°) ratios, L-transfers. DWBA analysis. 98,100Mo(3He, 3He), E=12 MeV; measured target thickness and solid angle subtended by the spectrograph aperture. Relevance to pairing properties, and matrix elements of 0νββ decay of 100Mo to 100Ru.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.86.047304
2012WA10 Phys.Rev. C 85, 034329 (2012) P.T.Wady, J.F.Smith, E.S.Paul, B.Hadinia, C.J.Chiara, M.P.Carpenter, C.N.Davids, A.N.Deacon, S.J.Freeman, A.N.Grint, R.V.F.Janssens, B.P.Kay, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, B.M.McGuirk, M.Petri, A.P.Robinson, D.Seweryniak, D.Steppenbeck, S.Zhu γ-ray spectroscopy of the odd-odd N=Z+2 deformed proton emitter 112Cs NUCLEAR REACTIONS 58Ni(58Ni, 3np)112Cs, E=260 MEV; measured Eγ, Iγ, pγ-, γγ-coin, Ep, half-life, recoil-decay tagging method using Gammasphere array at ATLAS facility. 112Cs; deduced high-spin levels, J, π, band, multipolarity, configuration, alignment plots. Systematics of excitation energies, quadrupole deformation and alignments in A=110-126 odd-odd Cs isotopes, cranked shell model (CSM) calculations. 109,111Sb, 109,110,111,112Te, 112,113I; measured Eγ from competing channels. RADIOACTIVITY 112Cs(p)[from 58Ni(58Ni, 3np), E=260 MEV]; measured E(p), I(p), Eγ, Iγ, half-life. Evidence for fine structure in 112Cs proton decay. 111Xe; deduced possible level. 109I, 113Cs(p); measured E(p).
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.034329
2011CH42 Phys.Rev. C 84, 037304 (2011) C.J.Chiara, W.B.Walters, I.Stefanescu, M.Alcorta, M.P.Carpenter, B.Fornal, G.Gurdal, C.R.Hoffman, R.V.F.Janssens, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, W.Krolas, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, T.Pawlat, A.M.Rogers, D.Seweryniak, N.Sharp, J.Wrzesinski, S.Zhu Seniority, collectivity, and B(E2) enhancement in 72Ni NUCLEAR REACTIONS 238U(76Ge, X), E=530 MeV; 198Pt, 208Pb(76Ge, X), E=450 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, isomer half-life using Gammasphere array. 72Ni; deduced levels, J, π, B(E2). Comparison with shell-model calculations, and level systematics of 70,76Ni.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.037304
2011DE20 Phys.Rev. C 83, 064305 (2011) A.N.Deacon, D.Steppenbeck, S.Zhu, S.J.Freeman, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, B.Fornal, M.Honma, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, J.Kozemczak, A.Larabee, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, A.P.Robinson, D.Seweryniak, J.F.Smith, Y.Sun, X.Wang, F.R.Xu, Y.-C.Yang Single-particle and collective structures in 55Cr and 55V NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(48Ca, np)55V, (48Ca, 2n)55Cr, E=172 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γ(θ), DCO using Gammasphere Array. 55V, 55Cr; deduced levels, J, π, high-spin levels, configurations, multipolarities, alignments. Comparison with shell-model, and the projected shell model calculations. NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 55Cr, 55V; calculated levels, J, π using shell model with KB3G, GXPF1A, and GXPF1B interactions, projected shell model, total Routhian surface plots.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.83.064305
2011DE28 Phys.Rev. C 84, 045802 (2011) C.M.Deibel, K.E.Rehm, J.M.Figueira, J.P.Greene, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, H.Y.Lee, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, R.C.Pardo, N.Patel, M.Paul, C.Ugalde, A.Woodard, A.H.Wuosmaa, G.Zinkann First measurement of the 33Cl(p, α)30S reaction NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(33Cl, α)30S, [33Cl secondary beam from 2H(32S, 33Cl), E=320 MeV primary reaction], E=208.1, 229.1, 250.6 MeV; measured Eα, Iα, particle spectra, (30S)α-coin; deduced cross sections. Enge split-pole magnetic spectrograph. Comparison of measured σ with NON-SMOKER code calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.045802
2011KA27 Phys.Rev. C 84, 024325 (2011) B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, S.J.Freeman, C.R.Hoffman, B.B.Back, S.I.Baker, S.Bedoor, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, A.M.Howard, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, K.E.Rehm, D.K.Sharp, D.V.Shetty, J.S.Thomas, A.H.Wuosmaa Single-neutron energies outside 136Xe NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(136Xe, p), E=10 MeV/nucleon; measured Ep, Ip, time of flight, absolute σ, σ(θ) using Helios spectrometer at the ATLAS facility at ANL. 137Xe; deduced levels, J, π, l-transfers, spectroscopic factors, configurations. DWBA analysis of σ(θ) distributions.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.024325
2011KA48 J.Phys.:Conf.Ser. 312, 092034 (2011) B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, S.J.Freeman, B.B.Back, S.Bedoor, S.I.Baker, T.Bloxham, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, C.R.Hoffman, A.M.Howard, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, K.E.Rehm, D.K.Sharp, D.V.Shetty, J.S.Thomas, A.H.Wuosmaa Study of valence neutrons in 136Xe with HELIOS NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H, C(136Xe, p), (136Xe, d), E=5, 10 MeV/nucleon; measured E(particle), I(particle, θ), A/Q ratio using position-sensitive Si detectors, ToF using radio-frequency of ATLAS facility; deduced σ(p, θ) for specified angular momentum transfer; calculated σ(θ) for specified angular momentum transfer using DWBA code PTOLEMY.
doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/312/9/092034
2010BA06 Phys.Rev.Lett. 104, 132501 (2010) B.B.Back, S.I.Baker, B.A.Brown, C.M.Deibel, S.J.Freeman, B.J.DiGiovine, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, H.Y.Lee, J.C.Lighthall, S.T.Marley, R.C.Pardo, K.E.Rehm, J.P.Schiffer, D.V.Shetty, A.W.Vann, J.Winkelbauer, A.H.Wuosmaa First Experiment with HELIOS: The Structure of 13B NUCLEAR REACTIONS 12B(d, p), E=75 MeV; measured Ep, Ip, recoil ions; deduced σ(θ), spectroscopic factors, constrained J, π.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.132501
2010BL06 Phys.Rev. C 82, 027308 (2010) T.Bloxham, B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, S.J.Freeman, S.J.Freedman, A.M.Howard, S.A.McAllister, P.D.Parker, D.K.Sharp, J.S.Thomas Pair correlations in the neutrinoless double-β decay candidate 130Te NUCLEAR REACTIONS 128,130Te(p, t), E=23 MeV; measured triton spectra, σ(θ). 126,128Te; deduced levels, L-transfers. Split-pole magnetic spectrograph and gas-filled focal plane detector. Comparison with data for 128,130Te(3He, n) reactions. Relevance to calculation of the matrix element for neutrinoless double-β decay of 130Te.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.027308
2010CR02 Phys.Rev. C 82, 014311 (2010) H.L.Crawford, R.V.F.Janssens, P.F.Mantica, J.S.Berryman, R.Broda, M.P.Carpenter, N.Cieplicka, B.Fornal, G.F.Grinyer, N.Hoteling, B.P.Kay, T.Lauritsen, K.Minamisono, I.Stefanescu, J.B.Stoker, W.B.Walters, S.Zhu β decay and isomeric properties of neutron-rich Ca and Sc isotopes RADIOACTIVITY 53,54,55,56,57Sc, 53,54Ca(β-); 54,56Sc(IT)[from Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon]; measured Eγ, Iγ, (fragment)β-, γγ-, βγ-, (fragment)βγ-coin, half-lives. 53,54,55,56,57Ti, 53,54,56Sc; deduced levels, J, π, logft, configurations. Comparison with GXPF1 shell-model calculations. 54Ti(β-); measured half-life. 54,55,56Sc(β-n); deduced %β--n. NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 52,54,56Sc; calculated levels, J, π using GXPF1 shell-model. NUCLEAR REACTIONS Be(76Ge, X)52Ca/53Ca/54Ca/53Sc/54Sc/55Sc/56Sc/55Ti/56Ti/57Ti/58Ti/57V/58V/59V/60V/, E=130 MeV/nucleon; measured yields.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.014311
2010DE26 Phys.Rev. C 82, 034305 (2010) A.N.Deacon, J.F.Smith, S.J.Freeman, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, B.Hadinia, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, D.O'Donnell, J.Ollier, T.Otsuka, D.Seweryniak, K.-M.Spohr, D.Steppenbeck, S.L.Tabor, V.Tripathi, Y.Utsuno, P.T.Wady, S.Zhu Cross-shell excitations near the "island of inversion": Structure of 30Mg NUCLEAR REACTIONS 14C(18O, 2p), E=37 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-, (30Mg)γ-coin, γ(θ) using Gammasphere array, enriched 14C target. 30Mg; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarities. Comparison with shell-model calculations using the USD and SDPF-M interactions, and the Monte Carlo shell model. Systematics of first 2+ and 4+ states in 24,26,28,30,32,34Mg. NUCLEAR REACTIONS 14C(18O, 2p)26Mg/30Mg/30Al/30Si, E=37 MeV; measured Eγ and yields.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.034305
2010GA06 Phys.Rev. C 81, 051304 (2010) A.Gade, R.V.F.Janssens, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, B.A.Brown, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, A.N.Deacon, S.J.Freeman, G.F.Grinyer, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, T.Lauritsen, S.McDaniel, K.Meierbachtol, A.Ratkiewicz, S.R.Stroberg, K.A.Walsh, D.Weisshaar, R.Winkler, S.Zhu Collectivity at N = 40 in neutron-rich 64Cr NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(62Fe, 62Fe'), E=73.0 MeV/nucleon [62Fe secondary beam from primary reaction 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon], 9Be(64Fe, 64Fe'), E=67.5 MeV/nucleon [64Fe secondary beam from primary reaction 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon], 9Be(66Fe, 66Fe'), E=82.6 MeV/nucleon [66Fe secondary beam from primary reaction 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon], 9Be(60Cr, 60Cr'), E=80.6 MeV/nucleon [60Cr secondary beam from primary reaction 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon], 9Be(62Cr, 62Cr'), E=74.6 MeV/nucleon [62Cr secondary beam from primary reaction 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon], 9Be(64Cr, 64Cr'), E=87.0 MeV/nucleon [64Cr secondary beam from primary reaction 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon]; measured Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin, σ. 62,64,66Fe, 60,62,64Cr; deduced levels, J, π. Comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations in different model spaces. 9Be(76Ge, X)62Fe/64Fe/66Fe/60Cr/62Cr/64Cr/65Mn/66Mn/67Fe/69Co, E=130 MeV/nucleon; measured yields of secondary ion beams.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.051304
2010MC01 Phys.Rev. C 81, 024301 (2010) S.McDaniel, A.Gade, R.V.F.Janssens, D.Bazin, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, J.M.Cook, A.N.Deacon, D.-C.Dinca, S.J.Freeman, T.Glasmacher, P.G.Hansen, B.P.Kay, P.F.Mantica, W.F.Mueller, J.R.Terry, J.A.Tostevin, S.Zhu Population of positive-parity states in 53Sc through one-proton knockout NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(54Ti, 53Sc), E=72 MeV/nucleon; measured Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin using SeGA array, σ, and parallel momentum distributions in one-proton knockout reaction. 53Sc; deduced levels, J, π and configurations. Comparison with shell model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.024301
2010ST13 Nucl.Phys. A847, 149 (2010) D.Steppenbeck, A.N.Deacon, S.J.Freeman, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, D.O'Donnell, J.Ollier, D.Seweryniak, J.F.Smith, K.-M.Spohr, S.L.Tabor, V.Tripathi, P.T.Wady, S.Zhu Cross-shell excitations in 30Al and 30Si at high spin NUCLEAR REACTIONS 14C(18O, X), E=37 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, (residual)γ-, γγ-coin, γ(θ), DCO ratios using the Gammasphere array and Fragment Mass Analyzer. 30Al, 30Si; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarities. Comparison with shell-model calculations.
doi: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2010.07.010
2010WU06 Phys.Rev.Lett. 105, 132501 (2010) A.H.Wuosmaa, B.B.Back, S.Baker, B.A.Brown, C.M.Deibel, P.Fallon, C.R.Hoffman, B.P.Kay, H.Y.Lee, J.C.Lighthall, A.O.Macchiavelli, S.T.Marley, R.C.Pardo, K.E.Rehm, J.P.Schiffer, D.V.Shetty, M.Wiedeking 15C(d, p)16C Reaction and Exotic Behavior in 16C NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(15C, p)16C, E=123 MeV; measured proton spectra; deduced σ(θ), relative spectroscopic factors, excitation energies, wave functions. Comparison with shell model calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.132501
2009KA06 Phys.Rev. C 79, 021301 (2009) B.P.Kay, J.P.Schiffer, S.J.Freeman, T.Adachi, J.A.Clark, C.M.Deibel, H.Fujita, Y.Fujita, P.Grabmayr, K.Hatanaka, D.Ishikawa, H.Matsubara, Y.Meada, H.Okamura, K.E.Rehm, Y.Sakemi, Y.Shimizu, H.Shimoda, K.Suda, Y.Tameshige, A.Tamii, C.Wrede Nuclear structure relevant to neutrinoless double β decay: The valence protons in 76Ge and 76Se NUCLEAR REACTIONS 74,76Ge, 76,78Se(d, 3He), (polarized d, 3He), E=80 MeV; measured 3He spectra, σ, angular distributions, vector analyzing powers. 74,76Ge, 76,78Se(3He, d), E=72 MeV; measured deuteron spectra, σ, angular distributions. 73,75Ga, 75,77As, 77,79Br; deduced levels, J, π, angular momentum transfers, spectroscopic factors. Comparison of angular distribution and polarization data with distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) calculations. 76Ge, 76Se; deduced occupancies of valence proton orbitals in ground states. Comparison of occupancies of valence proton and neutron orbitals in ground states of 76Ge and 76Se with QRPA and shell-model calculations. Discussed implications for neutrinoless double β decay of 76Ge to 76Se.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.79.021301
2009KA22 Phys.Rev. C 80, 017301 (2009) B.P.Kay, C.J.Chiara, J.P.Schiffer, F.G.Kondev, S.Zhu, M.P.Carpenter, R.V.F.Janssens, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, D.Seweryniak, I.Stefanescu Properties of excited states in 77Ge NUCLEAR REACTIONS 76Ge(13C, 12C), E=27-36 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γ(θ), relative σ. 77Ge; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarity. Comparison of measured σ with DWBA calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.017301
2009ST12 Phys.Rev. C 79, 064302 (2009) I.Stefanescu, W.B.Walters, R.V.F.Janssens, S.Zhu, R.Broda, M.P.Carpenter, C.J.Chiara, B.Fornal, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, W.Krolas, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, E.A.McCutchan, T.Pawlat, D.Seweryniak, J.R.Stone, N.J.Stone, J.Wrzesinski Identification of the g9/2-proton bands in the neutron-rich 71, 73, 75, 77Ga nuclei NUCLEAR REACTIONS 238U(76Ge, X), E=530 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin. 71,73,75,77Ga; deduced levels, J, π. Discussed level systematics of A=65-77, odd-A Ga and Cu nuclides.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.79.064302
2009ZH23 Phys.Rev. C 80, 024318 (2009) S.Zhu, R.V.F.Janssens, B.Fornal, S.J.Freeman, M.Honma, R.Broda, M.P.Carpenter, A.N.Deacon, E.Jackson, B.P.Kay, T.Lauritsen, C.J.Lister, P.F.Mantica, T.Otsuka, D.Seweryniak, J.F.Smith, D.Steppenbeck, X.Wang High-lying, non-yrast shell structure in 52Ti NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(48Ca, X)52Ti/52Sc/55V/55Cr, E=172 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, angular distributions, half-lives by DSAM. 52Ti; deduced levels, J, π. Comparison with full fp shell-model calculations using GXPF1A, FPD6, and KB3G effective interactions. RADIOACTIVITY 52Sc(β-)[from 9Be(48Ca, X), E=172 MeV]; measured Eγ, Iγ and γγ-coin. 52Ti; deduced levels, J, π.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.024318
2008KA01 Phys.Lett. B 658, 216 (2008) B.P.Kay, S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, J.A.Clark, C.Deibel, A.Heinz, A.Parikh, C.Wrede High-j single-particle neutron states outside the N = 82 core NUCLEAR REACTIONS 138Ba, 140Ce, 142Nd, 144Sm(α, 3He), E=51 MeV; measured σ(θ), excitation energy spectra; deduced spectroscopic factor and single-neutron energies.
doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2007.11.033
2008SC03 Phys.Rev.Lett. 100, 112501 (2008) J.P.Schiffer, S.J.Freeman, J.A.Clark, C.Deibel, C.R.Fitzpatrick, S.Gros, A.Heinz, D.Hirata, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, A.Parikh, P.D.Parker, K.E.Rehm, A.C.C.Villari, V.Werner, C.Wrede Nuclear Structure Relevant to Neutrinoless Double β Decay: 76Ge and 76Se NUCLEAR REACTIONS 74,76Ge, 76,78Se(d, p), E=15 MeV; 76Ge, 76Se(p, d), E=23 MeV; 74,76Ge, 76,78Se(3He, α), E=26 MeV; 74,76Ge, 76,78Se(α, 3He), E=40 MeV; measured reaction products energy spectra, cross sections. Deduced summed spectroscopic strengths, neutron vacancies.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.112501
2007FR10 Phys.Rev. C 75, 051301 (2007) S.J.Freeman, J.P.Schiffer, A.C.C.Villari, J.A.Clark, C.Deibel, S.Gros, A.Heinz, D.Hirata, C.L.Jiang, B.P.Kay, A.Parikh, P.D.Parker, J.Qian, K.E.Rehm, X.D.Tang, V.Werner, C.Wrede Pair correlations in nuclei involved in neutrinoless double Β decay: 76Ge and 76Se NUCLEAR REACTIONS 74,76Ge, 76,78Se(p, t), E=23 MeV; measured yields, cross sections and angular distributions. Compared results to DWBA calculations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.75.051301
2007ZH37 Phys.Lett. B 650, 135 (2007) S.Zhu, R.V.F.Janssens, B.Fornal, S.J.Freeman, M.Honma, R.Broda, M.P.Carpenter, A.N.Deacon, B.P.Kay, F.G.Kondev, W.Krolas, J.Kozemczak, A.Larabee, T.Lauritsen, S.N.Liddick, C.J.Lister, P.F.Mantica, T.Otsuka, T.Pawlat, A.Robinson, D.Seweryniak, J.F.Smith, D.Steppenbeck, B.E.Tomlin, J.Wrzesinski, X.Wang One-particle excitations outside the 54Ti semi-magic core: The 55V and 55Ti yrast structures NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(48Ca, np), (48Ca, 2p), E=172 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, (particle)γ-coin using Gammasphere. 55V, 55Ti deduced levels, J, π. Comparison with model calculations.
doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2007.05.014
2006GA14 Phys.Rev. C 73, 037309 (2006) A.Gade, R.V.F.Janssens, D.Bazin, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, J.M.Cook, A.N.Deacon, D.-C.Dinca, S.J.Freeman, T.Glasmacher, B.P.Kay, P.F.Mantica, W.F.Mueller, J.R.Terry, S.Zhu Spectroscopy of the odd-odd fp-shell nucleus 52Sc from secondary fragmentation NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(57Cr, X), (55V, X)52Sc, E ≈ 77 MeV/nucleon; measured Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin. 52Sc deduced levels, transitions. Comparison with shell model predictions.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.73.037309
2006GA24 Phys.Rev. C 74, 021302 (2006) A.Gade, R.V.F.Janssens, D.Bazin, R.Broda, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, J.M.Cook, A.N.Deacon, D.-C.Dinca, B.Fornal, S.J.Freeman, T.Glasmacher, P.G.Hansen, B.P.Kay, P.F.Mantica, W.F.Mueller, J.R.Terry, J.A.Tostevin, S.Zhu Cross-shell excitation in two-proton knockout: Structure of 52Ca NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(54Ti, 52CaX), E=72 MeV/nucleon; measured Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin, longitudinal momentum distribution, yields following two-proton knockout; deduced inclusive σ. 52Ca deduced levels, J, π, configurations.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.74.021302
2006GA35 Phys.Rev. C 74, 047302 (2006) A.Gade, R.V.F.Janssens, D.Bazin, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, J.M.Cook, A.N.Deacon, D.-C.Dinca, S.J.Freeman, T.Glasmacher, M.Horoi, B.P.Kay, P.F.Mantica, W.F.Mueller, J.R.Terry, J.A.Tostevin, S.Zhu One-neutron knockout in the vicinity of the N = 32 sub-shell closure: 9Be(57Cr, 56Cr+γ)X NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(57Cr, 56CrX), E=77 MeV/nucleon; measured Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin, parallel momentum distribution; deduced σ. 56Cr deduced levels, spectroscopic factors.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.74.047302
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