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2023AG03      Rev.Mod.Phys. 95, 025002 (2023)

M.Agostini, G.Benato, J.A.Detwiler, J.Menendez, F.Vissani

Toward the discovery of matter creation with neutrinoless ββ decay

doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.95.025002
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2023DE28      Phys.Rev. C 108, 045501 (2023)

W.Dekens, J.de Vries, E.Mereghetti, J.Menendez, P.Soriano, G.Zhou

Neutrinoless double-β decay in the neutrino-extended standard model

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.108.045501
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2023JO02      Phys.Lett. B 838, 137689 (2023)

L.Jokiniemi, B.Romeo, C.Brase, J.Kotila, P.Soriano, A.Schwenk, J.Menendez

Two-neutrino ββ decay of 136Xe to the first excited 0+ state in 136Ba

RADIOACTIVITY 136Xe(2β-); calculated nuclear matrix element for the two-neutrino ββ decay of 136Xe into the first excited state of 136Ba using the quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) framework, the nuclear shell model, the interacting boson model (IBM-2), and an effective field theory (EFT) for β and ββ decays; deduced T1/2.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137689
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2023JO04      Phys.Rev. C 107, 044305 (2023)

L.Jokiniemi, B.Romeo, P.Soriano, J.Menendez

Neutrinoless ββ-decay nuclear matrix elements from two-neutrino ββ-decay data

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 96Zr, 100Mo, 116Cd, 124Sn, 128,130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated 0νββ-decay and ββ-decay nuclear matrix elements (NME), correlations between obtained NMEs. Calculations with nuclear shell-model and proton-neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation (pnQRPA) model with inclusion of two-body currents and the short-range operator. Obtained 0νββ NME using the correlation found in this work and measured ββ-decay NMEs.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.107.044305
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2023JO05      Phys.Rev. C 107, 044316 (2023)

L.Jokiniemi, J.Menendez

Correlations between neutrinoless double-β, double Gamow-Teller, and double-magnetic decays in the proton-neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation framework

RADIOACTIVITY 76Ge, 82Se, 96Zr, 100Mo, 116Cd, 124Sn, 128,130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated nuclear matrix elements (NME) for 0νβ∓decay, double Gamow-Teller (DGT) NME, double-magnetic-dipole (M1M1) transitions NME, correlations between obtained NMEs. Proton-neutron quasiparticle random-phase approximation (pnQRPA) model with wide range of proton-neutron pairing strength values, covering the typical range of values that describe well ββ- and β-decay data. Present strong linear correlations between 0νββ and both DGT and M1M1 matrix elements.


2023PE17      Eur.Phys.J. A 59, 240 (2023)

A.Perez-Obiol, S.Masot-Llima, A.M.Romero, J.Menendez, A.Rios, A.Garcia-Saez, B.Julia-Diaz

Quantum entanglement patterns in the structure of atomic nuclei within the nuclear shell model

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 8,10,12Be, 18,20,22,24,26O, 20,22,24,26,28Ne, 42,44,46,48,50Ca; analyzed available data; deduced single-orbital entropies, mutual information, Von Neumann entanglement entropies for the proton–neutron and opposite partitions.

doi: 10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01151-z
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2023RE09      Phys.Rev.Lett. 131, 052501 (2023)

B.M.Rebeiro, S.Triambak, P.E.Garrett, G.C.Ball, B.A.Brown, J.Menendez, B.Romeo, P.Adsley, B.G.Lenardo, R.Lindsay, V.Bildstein, C.Burbadge, R.Coleman, A.Diaz Varela, R.Dubey, T.Faestermann, R.Hertenberger, M.Kamil, K.G.Leach, C.Natzke, J.C.Nzobadila Ondze, A.Radich, E.Rand, H.-F.Wirth

138Ba(d, α) Study of States in 136Cs: Implications for New Physics Searches with Xenon Detectors

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 138Ba(d, α), E=22 MeV; measured reaction products, Eα, Iα; deduced energy levels, J, π, σ(θ), partial level scheme. Comparison with the shell-model results obtained with the GCN5082, SN100PN, and QX effective interactions. The Maier-Leibnitz Laboratorium in Garching, Germany.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.052501
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2023ZA06      Phys.Rev.Lett. 131, 262501 (2023)

I.Zanon, E.Clement, A.Goasduff, J.Menendez, T.Miyagi, M.Assie, M.Ciemala, F.Flavigny, A.Lemasson, A.Matta, D.Ramos, M.Rejmund, L.Achouri, D.Ackermann, D.Barrientos, D.Beaumel, G.Benzoni, A.J.Boston, H.C.Boston, S.Bottoni, A.Bracco, D.Brugnara, G.de France, N.de Sereville, F.Delaunay, P.Desesquelles, F.Didierjean, C.Domingo-Prato, J.Dudouet, J.Eberth, D.Fernandez, C.Fougeres, A.Gadea, F.Galtarossa, V.Girard-Alcindor, V.Gonzales, A.Gottardo, F.Hammache, L.J.Harkness-Brennan, H.Hess, D.S.Judson, A.Jungclaus, A.Kaskas, Y.H.Kim, A.Kusoglu, M.Labiche, S.Leblond, C.Lenain, S.M.Lenzi, S.Leoni, H.Li, J.Ljungvall, J.Lois-Fuentes, A.Lopez-Martens, A.Maj, R.Menegazzo, D.Mengoni, C.Michelagnoli, B.Million, D.R.Napoli, J.Nyberg, G.Pasqualato, Zs.Podolyak, A.Pullia, B.Quintana, F.Recchia, D.Regueira-Castro, P.Reiter, K.Rezynkina, J.S.Rojo, M.D.Salsac, E.Sanchis, M.Senyigit, M.Siciliano, D.Sohler, O.Stezowski, Ch.Theisen, A.Utepov, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, D.Verney, M.Zielinska

High-Precision Spectroscopy of 20O Benchmarking Ab Initio Calculations in Light Nuclei

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(19O, p)20O, E=8 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, level T1/2, B(E2), B(M1). Comparison with theoretical USDB shell-model calculations and VS-IMSRG results obtained with three different Hamiltonians. Doppler shift attenuation method, the SPIRAL1 accelerator complex in GANIL.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.262501
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2022BR11      Phys.Rev. C 106, 034309 (2022)

C.Brase, J.Menendez, E.A.Coello Perez, A.Schwenk

Neutrinoless double-β decay from an effective field theory for heavy nuclei

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca, 70Zn, 76Ge, 80,82Se, 96Zr, 100Mo, 104Ru, 110Pd, 114,116Cd, 128,130Te, 136Xe, 150Nd(2β-); 64Zn, 106,108Cd, 112Sn, 124Xe(2β+), (2EC); calculated double-Gamow-Teller (DGT) nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) in the EFT for different combinations of neutron and proton orbitals, correlation between DGT and NMEs for 0νββ decay mode, nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for 0νββ decays using effective field theory (EFT) with a spherical core coupled to additional neutrons and/or protons in the adjacent nuclei; compiled experimental structure data from the ENSDF database for parent nuclei as well as relevant adjacent nuclei and nuclei one neutron and proton away from the parent and double-beta decay daughter nuclei: 47Ca, 47,49Sc, 49Ti, 63Ni, 63,65Cu, 65,69Zn, 69,71Ga, 71,75Ge, 75,77As, 77,79,81Se, 79,81,83Br, 81,83Kr, 99Mo, 99,101Tc, 101,103Ru, 103,105Rh, 105,107,109Pd, 105,107,109,111Ag, 107,109,111,113Cd, 111,113,115In, 113,115Sn, 123,127,129Te, 123,125,127,129,131I, 125,129,131Xe, 135,137Cs, 137Ba, 149,151Pm, 151Sm. Comparison with results from different models: nuclear shell model (NSM), interacting boson model (IBM), effective field theory (EDF), quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA), ab initio using multireference in-medium similarity renormalization group (MR-IMSRG), valence space in-medium similarity renormalization group (VS-IMSRG), and coupled-cluster (CC).

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.034309
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2022RO16      Phys.Lett. B 827, 136965 (2022)

B.Romeo, J.Menendez, C.Pena-Garay

γγ decay as a probe of neutrinoless ββ decay nuclear matrix elements

RADIOACTIVITY 46,48,50,52,54,56,58Ti, 50,52,54,56,58Cr, 54,56,58,60Fe, 70,72,74,76Zn, 74,76,78,80Ge, 76,78,80,82Se, 82,84Kr, 124,126,128,130,132Te, 130,132,134Xe, 134,136Ba(2γ); calculated correlation between 2γ and neutrinoless double-beta decay nuclear matrix elements using nuclear shell model.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136965
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2022WE06      Phys.Rev. C 106, 065501 (2022)

R.Weiss, P.Soriano, A.Lovato, J.Menendez, R.B.Wiringa

Neutrinoless double-β decay: Combining quantum Monte Carlo and the nuclear shell model with the generalized contact formalism

RADIOACTIVITY 12,10Be, 14C, 48Ca, 76Ge, 130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated Fermi, Gamow-Teller, and short-range transition densities, 0νββ-decay matrix elements. Calculation within framework based on the generalized contact formalism that combines the nuclear shell model and quantum Monte Carlo methods.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.065501
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2021AG12      Phys.Rev. C 104, L042501 (2021)

M.Agostini, G.Benato, J.A.Detwiler, J.Menendez, F.Vissani

Testing the inverted neutrino mass ordering with neutrinoless double-β decay

RADIOACTIVITY 76Ge, 100Mo, 136Xe(2β-); compiled nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for 0νββ decay mediated by light neutrinos, and calculated using NSM, QRPA, EDF, and IBM methods; compared of experimental measurement of exclusion sensitivity mββ for observation of 0νββ decay mode with theoretical calculations using NSM, QRPA, EDF, and IBM methods, under variation of neutrino oscillation parameters. Inverted-ordering scenario as goalpost for proposed future 0νββ-decay experiments.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L042501
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2020CI02      Phys.Rev. C 101, 021303 (2020)

M.Ciemala, S.Ziliani, F.C.L.Crespi, S.Leoni, B.Fornal, A.Maj, P.Bednarczyk, G.Benzoni, A.Bracco, C.Boiano, S.Bottoni, S.Brambilla, M.Bast, M.Beckers, T.Braunroth, F.Camera, N.Cieplicka-Orynczak, E.Clement, S.Coelli, O.Dorvaux, S.Erturk, G.de France, C.Fransen, A.Goldkuhle, J.Grebosz, M.N.Harakeh, L.W.Iskra, B.Jacquot, A.Karpov, M.Kicinska-Habior, Y.Kim, M.Kmiecik, A.Lemasson, S.M.Lenzi, M.Lewitowicz, H.Li, I.Matea, K.Mazurek, C.Michelagnoli, M.Matejska-Minda, B.Million, C.Muller-Gatermann, V.Nanal, P.Napiorkowski, D.R.Napoli, R.Palit, M.Rejmund, Ch.Schmitt, M.Stanoiu, I.Stefan, E.Vardaci, B.Wasilewska, O.Wieland, M.Zieblinski, M.Zielinska, A.Atac, D.Barrientos, B.Birkenbach, A.J.Boston, B.Cederwall, L.Charles, J.Collado, D.M.Cullen, P.Desesquelles, C.Domingo-Pardo, J.Dudouet, J.Eberth, V.Gonzalez, J.Goupil, L.J.Harkness-Brennan, H.Hess, D.S.Judson, A.Jungclaus, W.Korten, M.Labiche, A.Lefevre, R.Menegazzo, D.Mengoni, J.Nyberg, R.M.Perez-Vidal, Zs.Podolyak, A.Pullia, F.Recchia, P.Reiter, F.Saillant, M.D.Salsac, E.Sanchis, O.Stezowski, Ch.Theisen, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, A.Schwenk, J.Simonis

Testing ab initio nuclear structure in neutron-rich nuclei: Lifetime measurements of second 2+ state in 16C and 20O

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 181Ta(18O, X)16C/19O/20O, E=7.0 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin, level half-lives by Doppler-shift attenuation method and Monte Carlo simulations using AGATA array, coupled to the PARIS scintillator array and to the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer at GANIL. 16C, 19,20O; deduced levels, J, π. Comparison with predictions of the valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group (VS-IMSRG) and the no-core shell model (NCSM) with NN and 3N interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.101.021303
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2020CO01      Phys.Lett. B 800, 135071 (2020)

M.L.Cortes, W.Rodriguez, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, J.D.Holt, S.M.Lenzi, J.Menendez, F.Nowacki, K.Ogata, A.Poves, T.R.Rodriguez, A.Schwenk, J.Simonis, S.R.Stroberg, K.Yoshida, L.Achouri, H.Baba, F.Browne, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, S.Chen, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, C.Hilaire, T.Isobe, T.Kobayashi, Y.Kubota, V.Lapoux, H.N.Liu, T.Motobayashi, I.Murray, H.Otsu, V.Panin, N.Paul, H.Sakurai, M.Sasano, D.Steppenbeck, L.Stuhl, Y.L.Sun, Y.Togano, T.Uesaka, K.Wimmer, K.Yoneda, O.Aktas, T.Aumann, L.X.Chung, F.Flavigny, S.Franchoo, I.Gasparic, R.-B.Gerst, J.Gibelin, K.I.Hahn, D.Kim, T.Koiwai, Y.Kondo, P.Koseoglou, J.Lee, C.Lehr, B.D.Linh, T.Lokotko, M.MacCormick, K.Moschner, T.Nakamura, S.Y.Park, D.Rossi, E.Sahin, D.Sohler, P.-A.Soderstrom, S.Takeuchi, H.Toernqvist, V.Vaquero, V.Wagner, S.Wang, V.Werner, X.Xu, H.Yamada, D.Yan, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, L.Zanetti

Shell evolution of N=40 isotones towards 60Ca: First spectroscopy of 62Ti

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(63V, 2p)62Ti, E≈200 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 63V beam from 9Be(70Zn, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon primary reaction followed by separation of fragments of interest event-by-event using BigRIPS spectrometer at RIBF-RIKEN]; measured yields of reaction products with Z=22-24 and A/Q=2.60 to 2.85, Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using MINOS device, SAMURAI dipole magnet, Time Projection Chamber (TPC), and DALI2+ array of 226 NaI(Tl) detectors. 62Ti; deduced first 2+ and 4+ levels, cross sections. Comparison with theoretical calculations for N=40, Z=20-32 (even) using large-scale shell model (LSSM), symmetry conserving configuration mixing (SCCM) with Gogny D1S effective interaction, and valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group (VS-IMSRG).

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2019.135071
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2020CO12      Phys.Rev. C 102, 064320 (2020)

M.L.Cortes, W.Rodriguez, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, K.Ogata, A.Schwenk, N.Shimizu, J.Simonis, Y.Utsuno, K.Yoshida, L.Achouri, H.Baba, F.Browne, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, S.Chen, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, C.Hilaire, T.Isobe, T.Kobayashi, Y.Kubota, V.Lapoux, H.N.Liu, T.Motobayashi, I.Murray, H.Otsu, V.Panin, N.Paul, H.Sakurai, M.Sasano, D.Steppenbeck, L.Stuhl, Y.L.Sun, Y.Togano, T.Uesaka, K.Wimmer, K.Yoneda, O.Aktas, T.Aumann, L.X.Chung, F.Flavigny, S.Franchoo, I.Gasparic, R.-B.Gerst, J.Gibelin, K.I.Hahn, D.Kim, T.Koiwai, Y.Kondo, P.Koseoglou, J.Lee, C.Lehr, B.D.Linh, T.Lokotko, M.MacCormick, K.Moschner, T.Nakamura, S.Y.Park, D.Rossi, E.Sahin, P.-A.Soderstrom, D.Sohler, S.Takeuchi, H.Toernqvist, V.Vaquero, V.Wagner, S.Wang, V.Werner, X.Xu, H.Yamada, D.Yan, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, L.Zanetti

N = 32 shell closure below calcium: Low-lying structure of 50Ar

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(52Ca, 3p), E=266 MeV; 1H(53Ca, n3p), E=258 MeV; 1H(54Ca, 2n3p), E=251 MeV; 1H(55Ca, 3n3p), E=247 MeV; 1H(51K, 2p), E=257 MeV; 1H(52K, n2p), E=250 MeV; 1H(53K, 2n2p), E=245 MeV; 1H(51Ar, np), E=241 MeV; 1H(50Ar, p'), [secondary 52,53,54,55Ca, 51,52,53K, 50,51Ar beams from 9Be(70Zn, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon primary beam, followed by separation of fragments using BigRIPS separator at RIBF-RIKEN facility]; measured reaction products, yields, inclusive σ, Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using the MINOS hydrogen target, time projection chamber, SAMURAI dipole magnet, and DALI2+ array of 226 NaI(Tl) detectors. 50Ar; deduced Doppler corrected γ-ray spectra, levels, J, π; calculated levels, J, π, spectroscopic factors and cross sections for levels using the SDPF-MU shell model, and ab initio VS-IMSRG approach.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.102.064320
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2020HE25      Phys.Lett. B 809, 135678 (2020)

S.Heil, M.Petri, K.Vobig, D.Bazin, J.Belarge, P.Bender, B.A.Brown, R.Elder, B.Elman, A.Gade, T.Haylett, J.D.Holt, T.Huther, A.Hufnagel, H.Iwasaki, N.Kobayashi, C.Loelius, B.Longfellow, E.Lunderberg, M.Mathy, J.Menendez, S.Paschalis, R.Roth, A.Schwenk, J.Simonis, I.Syndikus, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitmore

Electromagnetic properties of 21O for benchmarking nuclear Hamiltonians

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(24F, 21O), E=95 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 21O; deduced γ-ray energies, J, π, level T1/2, B(E2). Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135678
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2020MA09      Phys.Rev.Lett. 124, 092502 (2020)

V.Manea, J.Karthein, D.Atanasov, M.Bender, K.Blaum, T.E.Cocolios, S.Eliseev, A.Herlert, J.D.Holt, W.J.Huang, Y.A.Litvinov, D.Lunney, J.Menendez, M.Mougeot, D.Neidherr, L.Schweikhard, A.Schwenk, J.Simonis, A.Welker, F.Wienholtz, K.Zuber

First Glimpse of the N=82 Shell Closure below Z=50 from Masses of Neutron-Rich Cadmium Isotopes and Isomers

ATOMIC MASSES 124,126,127,127m,128,129,129m,131,132Cd; measured mass excesses using phase-imaging ion cyclotron-resonance (PI-ICR) method with the ISOLTRAP spectrometer at ISOLDE-CERN. Cd isotopes were produced in U(p, F), E=1.4 GeV reaction followed by separation of fission fragments using ISOLDE High-resolution separator. Comparison with literature data in AME2016 evaluation, and with large-scale shell-model, mean-field, beyond-mean-field, and ab initio valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group (VS-IMSRG) calculations. Systematics of S(n) for N=81, 83 and Z=48-68, and for two-neutron shell gaps for N=82, Z=42-70 nuclei.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.092502
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2019GA11      Phys.Rev.Lett. 122, 192501 (2019)

A.Gando, Y.Gando, T.Hachiya, M.Ha Minh, S.Hayashida, Y.Honda, K.Hosokawa, H.Ikeda, K.Inoue, K.Ishidoshiro, Y.Kamei, K.Kamizawa, T.Kinoshita, M.Koga, S.Matsuda, T.Mitsui, K.Nakamura, A.Ono, N.Ota, S.Otsuka, H.Ozaki, Y.Shibukawa, I.Shimizu, Y.Shirahata, J.Shirai, T.Sato, K.Soma, A.Suzuki, A.Takeuchi, K.Tamae, K.Ueshima, H.Watanabe, D.Chernyak, A.Kozlov, S.Obara, S.Yoshida, Y.Takemoto, S.Umehara, K.Fushimi, S.Hirata, B.E.Berger, B.K.Fujikawa, J.G.Learned, J.Maricic, L.A.Winslow, Y.Efremenko, H.J.Karwowski, D.M.Markoff, W.Tornow, T.O'Donnell, J.A.Detwiler, S.Enomoto, M.P.Decowski, J.Menendez, R.Dvornicky, F.Simkovic

Precision Analysis of the 136Xe Two-Neutrino ββ Spectrum in KamLAND-Zen and Its Impact on the Quenching of Nuclear Matrix Elements

RADIOACTIVITY 136Xe(2β-); measured decay products, Eβ, Iβ; deduced nuclear matrix elements.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.192501
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2019TA10      Nature(London) 569, 53 (2019)

R.Taniuchi, C.Santamaria, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, K.Yoneda, G.Authelet, H.Baba, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, A.Corsi, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Gillibert, J.D.Holt, T.Isobe, V.Lapoux, M.Matsushita, J.Menendez, S.Momiyama, T.Motobayashi, M.Niikura, F.Nowacki, K.Ogata, H.Otsu, T.Otsuka, C.PĂ©ron, S.Peru, A.Peyaud, E.C.Pollacco, A.Poves, J.-Y.Rousse, H.Sakurai, A.Schwenk, Y.Shiga, J.Simonis, S.R.Stroberg, S.Takeuchi, Y.Tsunoda, T.Uesaka, H.Wang, F.Browne, L.X.Chung, Z.Dombradi, S.Franchoo, F.Giacoppo, A.Gottardo, K.Hadynska-Klek, Z.Korkulu, S.Koyama, Y.Kubota, J.Lee, M.Lettmann, C.Louchart, R.Lozeva, K.Matsui, T.Miyazaki, S.Nishimura, L.Olivier, S.Ota, Z.Patel, E.Sahin, C.Shand, P.-A.Soderstrom, I.Stefan, D.Steppenbeck, T.Sumikama, D.Suzuki, Z.Vajta, V.Werner, J.Wu, Z.Y.Xu

78Ni revealed as a doubly magic stronghold against nuclear deformation

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(79Cu, 2p), (80Zn, 3p)78Ni, E ∼ 250 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced partial σ, energy levels, J, π, magic nature. Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1155-x
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2018CO13      Phys.Rev. C 98, 045501 (2018)

E.A.Coello Perez, J.Menendez, A.Schwenk

Gamow-Teller and double-β decays of heavy nuclei within an effective theory

RADIOACTIVITY 62,64Cu, 68Ga, 78,80Br, 80,82Rb, 104Rh, 106,108Ag, 112In, 128I(EC), (β+); 66,68Cu, 70Ga, 80As, 80Br, 98,100Nb, 100,102Tc, 104,106,108Rh, 108,110,114Ag, 114,116,118,120,122In(β-); 64Zn, 106,108Cd, 112Sn(2EC); 70Zn, 76Ge, 80,82Se, 100Mo, 104Ru, 114,116Cd, 110Pd, 128,130Te(2β-); calculated Gamow-Teller matrix elements from 1+ parent states in single β decay, and for 2νββ and 2ν(EC)(EC) decay modes from 0+ parent states using effective field framework. Comparison with experimental values.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 64Ni, 76Ge, 82Se, 100Mo, 116Cd, 128,130Te(3He, t), E not given; analyzed experimental partial Gamow-Teller strengths; deduced logft values, and compared with available experimental values.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.98.045501
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2018ME01      J.Phys.(London) G45, 014003 (2018)

J.Menendez

Neutrinoless ββ decay mediated by the exchange of light and heavy neutrinos: the role of nuclear structure correlations

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated nuclear matrix elements. Comparison with available data.

doi: 10.1088/1361-6471/aa9bd4
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2018SH16      Phys.Rev.Lett. 120, 142502 (2018)

N.Shimizu, J.Menendez, K.Yako

Double Gamow-Teller Transitions and its Relation to Neutrinoless ββ Decay

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca(2β-); calculated double Gamow-Teller strength distribution using state-of-the-art large-scale nuclear shell model.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.142502
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2017CR03      Phys.Rev. C 95, 064317 (2017)

H.L.Crawford, A.O.Macchiavelli, P.Fallon, M.Albers, V.M.Bader, D.Bazin, C.M.Campbell, R.M.Clark, M.Cromaz, J.Dilling, A.Gade, A.Gallant, J.D.Holt, R.V.F.Janssens, R.Krucken, C.Langer, T.Lauritsen, I.Y.Lee, J.Menendez, S.Noji, S.Paschalis, F.Recchia, J.Rissanen, A.Schwenk, M.Scott, J.Simonis, S.R.Stroberg, J.A.Tostevin, C.Walz, D.Weisshaar, A.Wiens, K.Wimmer, S.Zhu

Unexpected distribution of ν1f7/2 strength in 49Ca

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(48Ca, 47Ca), (50Ca, 49Ca), E not given, [secondary 48,50Ca beams from 9Be(82Se, X), E=140 MeV/nucleon primary reaction, and using A1900 fragment separator at NSCL-MSU]; measured reaction 1n-knockout products using S800 magnetic spectrograph, Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γ(particle) correlated events, using GRETINA array for γ detection, σ(-1n), parallel momentum distributions. 47,49Ca; deduced levels, J, π, l-transfer, γ-ray yields by fitting the data with GEANT4 simulation, spectroscopic factors, configurations, spectroscopic strengths for the 1f7/2 neutron hole states. Comparison with shell-model calculations based on NN+3N force in ν(pf) model space, GXPF1 interaction, and NN+3N including the ν1g9/2 orbital.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.064317
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2017EN02      Rep.Prog.Phys. 80, 046301 (2017)

J.Engel, J.Menendez

Status and future of nuclear matrix elements for neutrinoless double-beta decay: a review

RADIOACTIVITY 76Ge, 82Se, 48Ca(2β-); calculated nuclear matrix elements. Comparison with available data.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 22,23O; calculated energy levels, J, π. Comparison with available data.

doi: 10.1088/1361-6633/aa5bc5
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2017KL03      Eur.Phys.J. A 53, 168 (2017); Erratum Eur.Phys.J. A 54, 76 (2018)

P.Klos, A.Carbone, K.Hebeler, J.Menendez, A.Schwenk

Uncertainties in constraining low-energy constants from 3H β decay

RADIOACTIVITY 3H(β-); calculated low-energy constants of chiral effective field theory from T1/2; deduced uncertainty.

doi: 10.1140/epja/i2017-12357-7
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2016IW02      Phys.Rev.Lett. 116, 112502 (2016)

Y.Iwata, N.Shimizu, T.Otsuka, Y.Utsuno, J.Menendez, M.Honma, T.Abe

Large-Scale Shell-Model Analysis of the Neutrinoless ββ Decay of 48Ca

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca(2β-); calculated nuclear matrix element for the neutrinoless double-beta decay using large-scale shell-model calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.112502
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2016ME02      Phys.Rev. C 93, 014305 (2016)

J.Menendez, No.Hinohara, J.Engel, G.Martinez-Pinedo, T.R.Rodriguez

Testing the importance of collective correlations in neutrinoless ββ decay

RADIOACTIVITY 42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60Ca, 44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58Ti, 46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60Cr(2β-); calculated Gamow-Teller part of the 0νββ decay matrix elements, percentage of ground state in daughter nuclei belonging to SU(4) irreducible representations using shell model with KB3G interaction, full collective interaction Hcoll, Hcoll with the quadrupole-quadrupole term removed, Hcoll with the isoscalar pairing term removed, and Hcoll with both the isoscalar-pairing and spin-isospin removed. 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated Gamow-Teller matrix elements for 0νββ decay and estimated effect of isoscalar pairing. Role of collective correlations in 0νββ decay. Comparison of GCM calculations for fp shell nuclei with full shell-model calculations.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60Cr; calculated B(E2) for first 2+ states using shell model with KB3G interaction, full collective interaction Hcoll, and by Hcoll without the quadrupole-quadrupole part. Comparison with experimental values.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.014305
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2016SI02      Phys.Rev. C 93, 011302 (2016)

J.Simonis, K.Hebeler, J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, A.Schwenk

Exploring sd-shell nuclei from two- and three-nucleon interactions with realistic saturation properties

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28O, 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29F, 20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30Ne, 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31Na, 22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32Mg, 23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33Al, 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34Si, 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35P, 26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36S, 27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37Cl, 28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38Ar, 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39K, 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40Ca; calculated S(2n), S(2p), energies of first 2+ states in even-even nuclei, and theoretical uncertainty estimates from variation of the resolution scale, the low-energy couplings, and from the many-body method. 22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32Mg, 27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37Cl; calculated ground-state energies relative to that of 16O, and theoretical uncertainties. Comparison to AME-12 data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.011302
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2015RU02      Phys.Rev. C 91, 041304 (2015)

R.F.Garcia Ruiz, M.L.Bissell, K.Blaum, N.Frommgen, M.Hammen, J.D.Holt, M.Kowalska, K.Kreim, J.Menendez, R.Neugart, G.Neyens, W.Nortershauser, F.Nowacki, J.Papuga, A.Poves, A.Schwenk, J.Simonis, D.T.Yordanov

Ground-state electromagnetic moments of calcium isotopes

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 43,45,47,49,51Ca; measured hyperfine spectra, hyperfine structure constants, J, g factors, magnetic and quadrupole moments using collinear laser spectroscopy (COLLAPS) and radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) beam cooler ISCOOL at ISOLDE-CERN facility. Comparison with theoretical predictions using KB3G, GXPF1A, SDPF.SM and three-nucleon forces (NN+3N). Ca beams produced in bombardment of uranium carbide target with 1.4-GeV protons at ISOLDE-CERN.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.041304
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2014GA20      Phys.Rev.Lett. 113, 082501 (2014)

A.T.Gallant, M.Brodeur, C.Andreoiu, A.Bader, A.Chaudhuri, U.Chowdhury, A.Grossheim, R.Klawitter, A.A.Kwiatkowski, K.G.Leach, A.Lennarz, T.D.Macdonald, B.E.Schultz, J.Lassen, H.Heggen, S.Raeder, A.Teigelhofer, B.A.Brown, A.Magilligan, J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, J.Simonis, A.Schwenk, J.Dilling

Breakdown of the Isobaric Multiplet Mass Equation for the A=20 and 21 Multiplets

ATOMIC MASSES 20,21Mg; measured time-of-flight ion cyclotron resonance; deduced masses. Comparison with shell model calculations, AME2012 mass evaluation.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.082501
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2014HO12      Phys.Rev. C 90, 024312 (2014)

J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, J.Simonis, A.Schwenk

Three-nucleon forces and spectroscopy of neutron-rich calcium isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70Ca; calculated ground-state energies in pf and pfg9/2 shells, convergence of 42Ca and 48Ca ground-state energies as a function of increasing intermediate-state excitations; calculated levels, J, π, B(E2), B(M1) for 43,44,45,46,47,48,49,51,52,53,54,55,56,57Ca, energy convergence. Chiral two- and three-nucleon (NN and 3N) interactions, and many-body perturbation theory (MBPT). Comparison with coupled-cluster calculations, and with available experimental data for A=43-57 Ca isotopes.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.90.024312
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2014ME11      Phys.Rev. C 90, 024311 (2014)

J.Menendez, T.R.Rodriguez, G.Martinez-Pinedo, A.Poves

Correlations and neutrinoless ββ decay nuclear matrix elements of pf-shell nuclei

RADIOACTIVITY 42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56Ca, 44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58Ti, 46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60Cr(2β-); calculated Fermi and Gamow-Teller parts of nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for 0νββ decay mode, particle-number and angular-momentum projected (J=0) potential energy surfaces and ground-state collective wave functions. Shell model and energy density functional methods.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.90.024311
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2013HO01      Phys.Rev.Lett. 110, 022502 (2013)

J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, A.Schwenk

Three-Body Forces and Proton-Rich Nuclei

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 18Ne, 19Na, 20Mg, 21Al, 22Si; calculated excitation energies, J, π, ground-state energy, one- and two-proton separation energies. Three-nucleon forces, comparison with AME2011, isobaric multiplet mass equation (IMME) IMME data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.022502
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2013HO07      Eur.Phys.J. A 49, 39 (2013)

J.D.Holt, J.Menendez, A.Schwenk

Chiral three-nucleon forces and bound excited states in neutron-rich oxygen isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 21,22,23O; calculated low-lying levels, J, π using chiral two- and three-nucleon interactions. Compared with data and with other calculations.

doi: 10.1140/epja/i2013-13039-2
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2013WI06      Nature(London) 498, 346 (2013), Erratum Nature(London) 498, 346 (2013)

F.Wienholtz, D.Beck, K.Blaum, Ch.Borgmann, M.Breitenfeldt, R.B.Cakirli, S.George, F.Herfurth, J.D.Holt, M.Kowalska, S.Kreim, D.Lunney, V.Manea, J.Menendez, D.Neidherr, M.Rosenbusch, L.Schweikhard, A.Schwenk, J.Simonis, J.Stanja, K.Zuber

Masses of exotic calcium isotopes pin down nuclear forces

ATOMIC MASSES 51,52,53,54Ca; measured TOF, ion cyclotron resonance frequency ratio; deduced masses. ISOLTRAP high-resolution Penning trap, shell-model calculations with KB3G and GXPF1A interactions.

doi: 10.1038/nature12226
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2012GA29      Phys.Rev.Lett. 109, 032506 (2012)

A.T.Gallant, J.C.Bale, T.Brunner, U.Chowdhury, S.Ettenauer, A.Lennarz, D.Robertson, V.V.Simon, A.Chaudhuri, J.D.Holt, A.A.Kwiatkowski, E.Mane, J.Menendez, B.E.Schultz, M.C.Simon, C.Andreoiu, P.Delheij, M.R.Pearson, H.Savajols, A.Schwenk, J.Dilling

New Precision Mass Measurements of Neutron-Rich Calcium and Potassium Isotopes and Three-Nucleon Forces

ATOMIC MASSES 51,52Ca, 51K; measured TOF-ICR resonances, average frequency ratios; deduced masses. Comparison with available data. TRIUMF TITAN trap, comparison with available data, KB3G and GXPF1A effective interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.032506
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2011ME09      Phys.Rev.Lett. 107, 062501 (2011)

J.Menendez, D.Gazit, A.Schwenk

Chiral Two-Body Currents in Nuclei: Gamow-Teller Transitions and Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated Gamow-Teller transitions. Chiral effective field theory.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.062501
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2009ME01      Nucl.Phys. A818, 139 (2009)

J.Menendez, A.Poves, E.Caurier, F.Nowacki

Disassembling the nuclear matrix elements of the neutrinoless ββ decay

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 128,130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated neutrinoless double beta decay nuclear matrix elements, T1/2 to ground and first excited 0+ states using the interacting shell model. Comparison with QRPA calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2008.12.005
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2009ME10      Phys.Rev. C 80, 048501 (2009)

J.Menendez, A.Poves, E.Caurier, F.Nowacki

Occupancies of individual orbits, and the nuclear matrix element of the 76Ge neutrinoless ββ decay

RADIOACTIVITY 76Ge(2β-); calculated proton and neutron occupation numbers for 76Ge and 76Se, and nuclear matrix element for neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay using interacting shell model (ISM) and QRPA models using gcn28.50 and rg interactions. Comparison of calculated particle occupancies and vacancies with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.048501
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2008CA05      Phys.Rev.Lett. 100, 052503 (2008)

E.Caurier, J.Menendez, F.Nowacki, A.Poves

Influence of Pairing on the Nuclear Matrix Elements of the Neutrinoless ββ Decays

RADIOACTIVITY 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 128Te, 130Te, 136Xe(2β-); calculated zero neutrino double beta decay matrix elements using the interacting shell model. Compared results to results from QRPA calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.052503
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2007CA21      Phys.Rev. C 75, 054317 (2007), Erratum Phys.Rev. C 76, 049901 (2007)

E.Caurier, J.Menendez, F.Nowacki, A.Poves

Coexistence of spherical states with deformed and superdeformed bands in doubly magic 40Ca: A shell-model challenge

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 40Ca; calculated level energies, quadrupole moments, and B(E2) using large scale shell model.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.75.054317
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