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2023CH26      Phys.Lett. B 843, 138025 (2023)

S.Chen, F.Browne, P.Doornenbal, J.Lee, A.Obertelli, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, Y.Chazono, G.Hagen, J.D.Holt, G.R.Jansen, K.Ogata, N.Shimizu, Y.Utsuno, K.Yoshida, N.L.Achouri, H.Baba, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, M.L.Cortes, 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, W.Rodriguez, 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, 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.Tornqvist, V.Vaquero, V.Wagner, S.Wang, V.Werner, X.Xu, H.Yamada, D.Yan, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, L.Zanetti

Level structures of 56, 58Ca cast doubt on a doubly magic 60Ca

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(57Sc, 2p)56Ca, E=209 MeV/nucleon; 1H(59Sc, 2p)58Ca, E=199 MeV/nucleon, [57,59Sc secondary beams from 9Be(70Zn, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon, followed by separation and identification of ions of interest using the BigRIPS separator at RIBF-RIKEN facility]; measured reaction residues of 56Ca and 58Ca through identification by the SAMURAI spectrometer, Doppler-corrected Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin using the DALI2+ array using MINOS liquid hydrogen target. 56,58Ca; deduced energies of the first 2+ levels. Comparison with shell-model calculations with the GXPF1B Hamiltonian in full pf model space, and the state-of-the-art ab initio approaches: VS-IMSRG method, and CC calculations. Systematics of energies of the first 2+ states and S(2n) from experiment (N=22-36) and theory in N=22-54 Ca isotopes.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138025
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2023II01      Phys.Rev.Lett. 130, 012501 (2023)

S.Iimura, M.Rosenbusch, A.Takamine, Y.Tsunoda, M.Wada, S.Chen, D.S.Hou, W.Xian, H.Ishiyama, S.Yan, P.Schury, H.Crawford, P.Doornenbal, Y.Hirayama, Y.Ito, S.Kimura, T.Koiwai, T.M.Kojima, H.Koura, J.Lee, J.Liu, S.Michimasa, H.Miyatake, J.Y.Moon, S.Naimi, S.Nishimura, T.Niwase, A.Odahara, T.Otsuka, S.Paschalis, M.Petri, N.Shimizu, T.Sonoda, D.Suzuki, Y.X.Watanabe, K.Wimmer, H.Wollnik

Study of the N=32 and N=34 Shell Gap for Ti and V by the First High-Precision Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Measurements at BigRIPS-SLOWRI

ATOMIC MASSES 55Sc, 56,58Ti, 56,57,58,59V; measured TOF; deduced masses, nonexistence of the N=34 empirical two-neutron shell gaps for Ti and V, and the enhanced energy gap in Ca. Comparison with new Monte Carlo shell model calculations. RIKEN's Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF).

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.012501
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2023KO15      Nature(London) 620, 965 (2023)

Y.Kondo, N.L.Achouri, H.Al Falou, L.Atar, T.Aumann, H.Baba, K.Boretzky, C.Caesar, D.Calvet, H.Chae, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, F.Delaunay, A.Delbart, Q.Deshayes, Zs.Dombradi, C.A.Douma, A.Ekstrom, Z.Elekes, C.Forssen, I.Gasparic, J.-M.Gheller, J.Gibelin, A.Gillibert, G.Hagen, M.N.Harakeh, A.Hirayama, C.R.Hoffman, M.Holl, A.Horvat, A.Horvath, J.W.Hwang, T.Isobe, W.G.Jiang, J.Kahlbow, N.Kalantar-Nayestanaki, S.Kawase, S.Kim, K.Kisamori, T.Kobayashi, D.Korper, S.Koyama, I.Kuti, V.Lapoux, S.Lindberg, F.M.Marques, S.Masuoka, J.Mayer, K.Miki, T.Murakami, M.Najafi, T.Nakamura, K.Nakano, N.Nakatsuka, T.Nilsson, A.Obertelli, K.Ogata, F.de Oliveira Santos, N.A.Orr, H.Otsu, T.Otsuka, T.Ozaki, V.Panin, T.Papenbrock, S.Paschalis, A.Revel, D.Rossi, A.T.Saito, T.Y.Saito, M.Sasano, H.Sato, Y.Satou, H.Scheit, F.Schindler, P.Schrock, M.Shikata, N.Shimizu, Y.Shimizu, H.Simon, D.Sohler, O.Sorlin, L.Stuhl, Z.H.Sun, S.Takeuchi, M.Tanaka, M.Thoennessen, H.Tornqvist, Y.Togano, T.Tomai, J.Tscheuschner, J.Tsubota, N.Tsunoda, T.Uesaka, Y.Utsuno, I.Vernon, H.Wang, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, K.Yoneda, S.Yoshida

First observation of 28O

NUCLEAR REACTIONS H(29F, X)27O/28O, E=235 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products; deduced yields. The hydrogen target was surrounded by the MINOS Time Projection Chamber, SAMURAI spectrometer, RIKEN RI Beam Factory.

RADIOACTIVITY 28O(4n), 27O(3n); measured decay products, En, In; deduced decay energy spectra and schemes from the measured momenta using the invariant-mass technique, resonance parameters. Comparison with the large-scale shell-model calculations using the new chiral effective field theory (EEdf3) interaction.

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06352-6
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2023LO09      Phys.Lett. B 845, 138149 (2023)

J.Lois-Fuentes, B.Fernandez-Dominguez, X.Pereira-Lopez, F.Delaunay, W.N.Catford, A.Matta, N.A.Orr, T.Duguet, T.Otsuka, V.Soma, O.Sorlin, T.Suzuki, N.L.Achouri, M.Assie, S.Bailey, B.Bastin, Y.Blumenfeld, R.Borcea, M.Caamano, L.Caceres, E.Clement, A.Corsi, N.Curtis, Q.Deshayes, F.Farget, M.Fisichella, G.de France, S.Franchoo, M.Freer, J.Gibelin, A.Gillibert, G.F.Grinyer, F.Hammache, O.Kamalou, A.Knapton, Tz.Kokalova, V.Lapoux, B.Le Crom, S.Leblond, F.M.Marques, P.Morfouace, J.Pancin, L.Perrot, J.Piot, E.Pollacco, D.Ramos, D.Regueira-Castro, C.Rodriguez-Tajes, T.Roger, F.Rotaru, M.Senoville, N.de Sereville, R.Smith, M.Stanoiu, I.Stefan, C.Stodel, D.Suzuki, J.C.Thomas, N.Timofeyuk, M.Vandebrouck, J.Walshe, C.Wheldon

Cross-shell states in 15C: A test for p-sd interactions

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(16C, t), E=17.2 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced σ(θ), level energies, J, π, experimental level scheme, single-particle strength, normalised spectroscopic factors. Comparison with the ab initio self-consistent Green's function method employing the NNLOsat interaction. TIARA Silicon array, three MUST2 telescopes, GANIL.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138149
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2023PE06      Phys.Rev. C 107, 044301 (2023)

L.G.Pedersen, E.Sahin, A.Gorgen, F.L.Bello Garrote, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, M.Niikura, S.Nishimura, Z.Xu, H.Baba, G.Benzoni, F.Browne, A.M.Bruce, S.Ceruti, F.C.L.Crespi, R.Daido, G.de Angelis, M.-C.Delattre, Zs.Dombradi, P.Doornenbal, Y.Fang, S.Franchoo, G.Gey, A.Gottardo, T.Isobe, P.R.John, H.S.Jung, I.Kojouharov, T.Kubo, N.Kurz, I.Kuti, Z.Li, G.Lorusso, I.Matea, K.Matsui, D.Mengoni, T.Miyazaki, V.Modamio, S.Momiyama, A.I.Morales, P.Morfouace, D.R.Napoli, F.Naqvi, H.Nishibata, A.Odahara, R.Orlandi, Z.Patel, S.Rice, H.Sakurai, H.Schaffner, L.Sinclair, P.-A.Soderstrom, D.Sohler, I.G.Stefan, T.Sumikama, D.Suzuki, R.Taniuchi, J.Taprogge, Z.Vajta, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, H.Watanabe, V.Werner, J.Wu, A.Yagi, M.Yalcinkaya, R.Yokoyama, K.Yoshinaga

First spectroscopic study of odd-odd 78Cu

RADIOACTIVITY 78Ni(β-)[from 9Be(238U, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon]; measured Eγ, Iγ, βγ-coin, γγ-coin; deduced β-feeding, γ-transition intensities. 78Cu; deduced levels J, π, T1/2 of isomer state. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM) calculations. Wide-range active silicon-strip stopper array for beta and ion detection (WAS3ABi) with EURICA HPGe cluster det ector array at RIBF (RIKEN).

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 78Cu; calculated levels, J, π, occupation numbers of proton and neutron orbitals, excitation energies of the negative-parity multiplets, configurations. Monte Carlo shell model calculations performed using A3DA-m interaction. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.107.044301
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2023TS05      Phys.Rev. C 108, L021302 (2023)

Y.Tsunoda, N.Shimizu, T.Otsuka

Shape transition of Nd and Sm isotopes and the neutrinoless double-β-decay nuclear matrix element of 150Nd

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 142,144,146,148,150,152,154Nd, 144,146,148,150,152,154,156Sm; calculated levels, J, π, B(E2), quadrupole moment, potential energy surfaces. Quasiparticle vacua shell model. Comparison to experimental data.

RADIOACTIVITY 150Nd(2β-); calculated nuclear matrix element for 0nββ-decay with with various short-range correlations, Jπ decomposition of nuclear matrix element.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.108.L021302
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2023WA18      Phys.Lett. B 843, 138038 (2023)

H.Wang, M.Yasuda, Y.Kondo, T.Nakamura, J.A.Tostevin, K.Ogata, T.Otsuka, A.Poves, N.Shimizu, K.Yoshida, N.L.Achouri, H.Al Falou, L.Atar, T.Aumann, H.Baba, K.Boretzky, C.Caesar, D.Calvet, H.Chae, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, H.L.Crawford, F.Delaunay, A.Delbart, Q.Deshayes, Zs.Dombradi, C.Douma, Z.Elekes, P.Fallon, I.Gasparic, J.-M.Gheller, J.Gibelin, A.Gillibert, M.N.Harakeh, A.Hirayama, C.R.Hoffman, M.Holl, A.Horvat, A.Horvath, J.W.Hwang, T.Isobe, J.Kahlbow, N.Kalantar-Nayestanaki, S.Kawase, S.Kim, K.Kisamori, T.Kobayashi, D.Korper, S.Koyama, I.Kuti, V.Lapoux, S.Lindberg, F.M.Marques, S.Masuoka, J.Mayer, K.Miki, T.Murakami, M.A.Najafi, K.Nakano, N.Nakatsuka, T.Nilsson, A.Obertelli, N.A.Orr, H.Otsu, T.Ozaki, V.Panin, S.Paschalis, A.Revel, D.Rossi, A.T.Saito, T.Saito, M.Sasano, H.Sato, Y.Satou, H.Scheit, F.Schindler, P.Schrock, M.Shikata, Y.Shimizu, H.Simon, D.Sohler, O.Sorlin, L.Stuhl, S.Takeuchi, M.Tanaka, M.Thoennessen, H.Tornqvist, Y.Togano, T.Tomai, J.Tscheuschner, J.Tsubota, T.Uesaka, Z.Yang, K.Yoneda

Intruder configurations in 29Ne at the transition into the island of inversion: Detailed structure study of 28Ne

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(29Ne, np)28Ne, E=240 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies and relative intensities, partial level scheme, J, π, one-neutron removal σ, parallel momentum distributions. Comparison with available data. The MINOS target was surrounded by the DALI2 array, the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF), operated by the RIKEN Nishina Center and the Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138038
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2022KA35      Phys.Rev.Lett. 129, 142502 (2022)

S.Kaur, R.Kanungo, W.Horiuchi, G.Hagen, J.D.Holt, B.S.Hu, T.Miyagi, T.Suzuki, F.Ameil, J.Atkinson, Y.Ayyad, S.Bagchi, D.Cortina-Gil, I.Dillmann, A.Estrade, A.Evdokimov, F.Farinon, H.Geissel, G.Guastalla, R.Janik, R.Knobel, J.Kurcewicz, Y.A.Litvinov, M.Marta, M.Mostazo, I.Mukha, C.Nociforo, H.J.Ong, T.Otsuka, S.Pietri, A.Prochazka, C.Scheidenberger, B.Sitar, P.Strmen, M.Takechi, J.Tanaka, I.Tanihata, S.Terashima, J.Vargas, H.Weick, J.S.Winfield

Proton Distribution Radii of 16-24O: Signatures of New Shell Closures and Neutron Skin

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 12C(16O, X), (18O, X), (19O, X), (20O, X), (21O, X), (22O, X), (23O, X), (24O, X), E<1 GeV/nucleon; measured reaction products. 16,18,20,21,22,23,24O; deduced charge changing σ, root mean square proton and matter radii, neutron skin thickness, shell closure. Comparison with with ab initio calculations employing the chiral NNLO sat interaction, shell model predictions. The fragment separator FRS at GSI.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.142502
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2022LI54      Phys.Rev. C 106, 044313 (2022)

D.Little, A.D.Ayangeakaa, R.V.F.Janssens, S.Zhu, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, B.A.Brown, M.P.Carpenter, A.Gade, D.Rhodes, C.R.Hoffman, F.G.Kondev, T.Lauritsen, D.Seweryniak, J.Wu, J.Henderson, C.Y.Wu, P.Chowdhury, P.C.Bender, A.M.Forney, W.B.Walters

Multistep Coulomb excitation of 64Ni: Shape coexistence and nature of low-spin excitations

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(64Ni, 64Ni'), E=272 MeV; measured reaction products, time-of-flight difference between the projectile and target recoils as a function of scattering angle, Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-coin, Coulomb-excitation yields using GRETINA array with 12 modules of 48 highly-segmented coaxial HPGe crystals for γ detection, and CHICO2 array of 20 position-sensitive parallel-plate avalanche counters for the detection of scattered particles at the ATLAS-ANL facility. Multistep safe Coulomb-excitation. 64Ni; deduced levels, J, π, E2 matrix elements using GOSIA least-squares fitting code, B(E2), spectroscopic electric quadrupole moments, evidence for triple shape coexistence. Comparison with previous experimental results, and with Monte Carlo shell-model (MCSM), and conventional shell-model calculations.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 64Ni; calculated levels, J, π, B(E2), spectroscopic quadrupole moments, proton and neutron orbital occupancies for 2+ and 0+ states using Monte Carlo shell-model (MCSM), and conventional shell-model calculations with the jj44 and fp effective interactions. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.044313
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2022OT01      Phys.Rev. C 105, 014319 (2022)

T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, Y.Tsunoda

Moments and radii of exotic Na and Mg isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41Na; calculated magnetic dipole and spectroscopic electric quadrupole moments of ground states. 21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41Na, 24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44Mg; calculated charge and matter rms radii. 27,31,39,41Na, 28,32,42,44Mg; calculated T plot contours in (Q0, Q2) plane, β2 values. Shell-model calculations with an ab initio effective nucleon-nucleon interaction reported by 2020Ts03: Nature 587, 66 (2020). Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.105.014319
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2022YU06      Phys.Rev. C 106, 044314 (2022)

C.Yuan, M.Liu, N.Shimizu, Z.Podolyak, T.Suzuki, T.Otsuka, Z.Liu

Shell-model study on spectroscopic properties in the region "south" of 208Pb

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213Tl, 198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217Pb, 198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211Hg, 198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209Au, 198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207Pt, 198,199,200,201,202,203,204Ir, 198,199,200,201,202,203Os, 198,199,200,201,202Re, 197,198,199,200,201W; calculated levels J, π, configurations, T1/2, effective single-particle energies, B(E2), binding energies, S(n), proton and neutron E2 transition matrix elements, electric quadrupole moments, magnetic dipole moments. Large-scale shell-model calculations with combined KHHE (with adjustment of its proton-proton part) and KHPE Hamiltonians and the monopole-based universal interaction. Comparison to experimental results and AME2020 data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.044314
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2021AB10      Phys.Rev. C 104, 054315 (2021)

T.Abe, P.Maris, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, Y.Utsuno, J.P.Vary

Ground-state properties of light 4n self-conjugate nuclei in ab initio no-core Monte Carlo shell model calculations with nonlocal NN interactions

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 4He, 8Be, 12C, 16O, 20Ne; calculated ground-state energies and point-proton rms radii using ab initio no-core Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM), with the JISP16 and Daejeon16 nonlocal nucleon-nucleon interactions. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.054315
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2021JU02      Phys.Lett. B 814, 136108 (2021)

M.M.Juhasz, Z.Elekes, D.Sohler, Y.Utsuno, K.Yoshida, T.Otsuka, K.Ogata, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, H.Baba, F.Browne, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, S.Chen, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, M.L.Cortes, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, C.Hilaire, T.Isobe, T.Kobayashi, Y.Kubota, V.Lapoux, T.Motobayashi, I.Murray, H.Otsu, V.Panin, N.Paul, W.Rodriguez, H.Sakurai, M.Sasano, D.Steppenbeck, L.Stuhl, Y.L.Sun, Y.Togano, T.Uesaka, K.Wimmer, K.Yoneda, N.L.Achouri, O.Aktas, T.Aumann, L.X.Chung, Zs.Dombradi, 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, H.N.Liu, T.Lokotko, M.MacCormick, K.Moschner, T.Nakamura, S.Y.Park, D.Rossi, E.Sahin, P.-A.Soderstrom, S.Takeuchi, H.Tornqvist, V.Vaquero, V.Wagner, S.Wang, V.Werner, X.Xu, H.Yamada, D.Yan, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, L.Zanetti

First spectroscopic study of 51Ar by the (p, 2p) reaction

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(51Ar, 2p), (52K, 2p), E ∼ 260 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 51Ar, 52K; deduced γ-ray energies and intensities, resonance parameters, σ, spectroscopic factors, partial level schemes, J, π. Comparison with shell model calculations, the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory operated by the RIKEN Nishina Center and the Center for Nuclear Study of the University of Tokyo.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136108
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2021SH01      Phys.Rev. C 103, 014312 (2021)

N.Shimizu, Y.Tsunoda, Y.Utsuno, T.Otsuka

Variational approach with the superposition of the symmetry-restored quasiparticle vacua for nuclear shell-model calculations

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 132Ba, 150Nd, 150Sm; calculated energies, quadrupole moments, B(E2), variance-energy plot of low-spin positive-parity levels using variational calculation in quasiparticle vacua shell model (QVSM), utilizing the superposition of the angular-momentum, parity, number projected quasiparticle vacua.

RADIOACTIVITY 76Ge, 150Nd(2β-); calculated 0νββ-decay GT-type, Fermi-type, and tensor-type nuclear matrix elements (NME) by Monte Carlo Shell-model (MCSM), and quasiparticle vacua shell model (QVSM).

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.103.014312
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2021SU17      Few-Body Systems 62, 32 (2021)

T.Suzuki, T.Otsuka

Structure of Two-Neutron Halo in Light Exotic Nuclei

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 22C, 29F, 18O, 17,19B; calculated rms radii, energy levels, J, π; deduced two-neutron halo with a three-body model using the neutron-neutron interaction fixed at the low-energy scattering limit. Comparison with experimental values.

doi: 10.1007/s00601-021-01612-5
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2021TS02      Phys.Rev. C 103, L021303 (2021)

Yu.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka

Triaxial rigidity of 166Er and its Bohr-model realization

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 166Er; calculated energies and B(E2) of positive-parity low-spin levels up to 4+ using Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM), constrained Hartree-Fock with angular-momentum and parity projections after variation (CHF), and Bohr Hamiltonian with a square-well potential or a rigid triaxiality. Comparison with experimental data. Low-lying levels interpreted in terms of rigid triaxiality.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.103.L021303
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2021ZI01      Phys.Rev. C 104, L041301 (2021)

S.Ziliani, M.Ciemala, F.C.L.Crespi, S.Leoni, B.Fornal, T.Suzuki, T.Otsuka, 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

Complete set of bound negative-parity states in the neutron-rich nucleus 18N

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 181Ta(18O, X)18N, E=126 MeV; measured reaction products, A/Q versus ion charge Q identification plot using VAMOS++ spectrometer at GANIL accelerator facility, Doppler-corrected Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using the γ-tracking array AGATA. 18N; deduced levels, J, π, configurations. Comparison with shell-model calculations using YSOX interactions, and with previous experimental data.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 16,18N; calculated levels, J, π using shell-model with YSOX interactions. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L041301
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2020BA27      Phys.Rev.Lett. 124, 222504 (2020)

S.Bagchi, R.Kanungo, Y.K.Tanaka, H.Geissel, P.Doornenbal, W.Horiuchi, G.Hagen, T.Suzuki, N.Tsunoda, D.S.Ahn, H.Baba, K.Behr, F.Browne, S.Chen, M.L.Cortes, A.Estrade, N.Fukuda, M.Holl, K.Itahashi, N.Iwasa, G.R.Jansen, W.G.Jiang, S.Kaur, A.O.Macchiavelli, S.Y.Matsumoto, S.S.Momiyama, I.Murray, T.Nakamura, S.J.Novario, H.J.Ong, T.Otsuka, T.Papenbrock, S.Paschalis, A.Prochazka, C.Scheidenberger, P.Schrock, Y.Shimizu, D.Steppenbeck, H.Sakurai, D.Suzuki, H.Suzuki, M.Takechi, H.Takeda, S.Takeuchi, R.Taniuchi, K.Wimmer, K.Yoshida

Two-Neutron Halo is Unveiled in 29F

NUCLEAR REACTIONS C(29F, X), E=255 MeV/nucleon; C(27F, X), E=250 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, En, In. 27,29F; deduced two-neutron Borromean halo. Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.222504
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2020BE24      Phys.Rev. C 102, 034314 (2020)

F.L.Bello Garrote, E.Sahin, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, A.Gorgen, M.Niikura, S.Nishimura, G.de Angelis, G.Benzoni, A.I.Morales, V.Modamio, Z.Y.Xu, H.Baba, F.Browne, A.M.Bruce, S.Ceruti, F.C.L.Crespi, R.Daido, M.-C.Delattre, P.Doornenbal, Zs.Dombradi, Y.Fang, S.Franchoo, G.Gey, A.Gottardo, K.Hadynska-Klek, T.Isobe, P.R.John, H.S.Jung, I.Kojouharov, T.Kubo, N.Kurz, I.Kuti, Z.Li, G.Lorusso, I.Matea, K.Matsui, D.Mengoni, T.Miyazaki, S.Momiyama, P.Morfouace, D.R.Napoli, F.Naqvi, H.Nishibata, A.Odahara, R.Orlandi, Z.Patel, S.Rice, H.Sakurai, H.Schaffner, L.Sinclair, P.-A.Soderstrom, D.Sohler, I.G.Stefan, T.Sumikama, D.Suzuki, R.Taniuchi, J.Taprogge, Zs.Vajta, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, H.Watanabe, V.Werner, J.Wu, A.Yagi, M.Yalcinkaya, R.Yokoyama, K.Yoshinaga

β-decay of 75Ni and the systematics of the low-lying level structure of neutron-rich odd-A Cu isotopes

RADIOACTIVITY 75Ni(β-), (β-n)[from 9Be(238U, F), E=345 MeV/nucleon, followed by mass separation and identification of fragments of interest using the BigRIPS separator and ZeroDegree spectrometer, and implanted in WAS3ABi stopper at RIBF-RIKEN facility]; measured Eβ, Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, (implants)β-correlations, (implants)βγ-coin using the EURICA array for γ detection, half-life and %β-n or Pn for the decay of 75Ni. 75Cu; deduced levels, J, π, Iβ, logft values. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM) calculations. 74Cu, 75,76,77,78Zn, 76,80,81Ga, 80,81Ge(β-); observed γ rays in spectral Fig. 1.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 75Cu; calculated levels, J, π. 75,77Cu; calculated occupation numbers of proton and neutron orbits, potential energy surfaces for different spin states. 69,71,73,75,77,79Cu; systematics of energies of the first 1/2- states and corresponding B(E2) values, energies and decay sequences of particle-core coupling states, intruder states. Monte Carlo shell model calculations were performed using the A3DA interaction. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.102.034314
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2020HO03      Phys.Lett. B 802, 135200 (2020)

C.Hornung, D.Amanbayev, I.Dedes, G.Kripko-Koncz, I.Miskun, N.Shimizu, S.Ayet S.Andres, J.Bergmann, T.Dickel, J.Dudek, J.Ebert, H.Geissel, M.Gorska, H.Grawe, F.Greiner, E.Haettner, T.Otsuka, W.R.Plass, S.Purushothaman, A.-Ka.Rink, C.Scheidenberger, H.Weick, S.Bagchi, A.Blazhev, O.Charviakova, D.Curien, A.Finlay, S.Kaur, W.Lippert, J.-H.Otto, Z.Patyk, S.Pietri, Y.K.Tanaka, Y.Tsunoda, J.S.Winfield

Isomer studies in the vicinity of the doubly-magic nucleus 100Sn: Observation of a new low-lying isomeric state in 97Ag

RADIOACTIVITY 97Ag, 101,103,105,107,109In(IT) [from 9Be(124Xe, X), E=600 MeV/nucleon]; measured decay products, mass-to-charge spectra; deduced mass excess, excitation energies. Comparison with shell model calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135200
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2020LE05      Acta Phys.Pol. B51, 807 (2020)

S.Leoni, B.Fornal, N.Marginean, C.Michelagnoli, J.Wilson, M.Sferrazza, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka

Shape-coexistence Studies in the Ni Isotopic Chain by Using the Selectivity of Different Reaction Mechanisms

doi: 10.5506/APhysPolB.51.807
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2020MA37      Phys.Rev.Lett. 125, 102502 (2020)

N.Marginean, D.Little, Y.Tsunoda, S.Leoni, R.V.F.Janssens, B.Fornal, T.Otsuka, C.Michelagnoli, L.Stan, F.C.L.Crespi, C.Costache, R.Lica, M.Sferrazza, A.Turturica, A.D.Ayangeakaa, K.Auranen, M.Barani, P.C.Bender, S.Bottoni, M.Boromiza, A.Bracco, S.Calinescu, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, P.Chowdhury, M.Ciemala, N.Cieplicka-Orynczak, D.Cline, C.Clisu, H.L.Crawford, I.E.Dinescu, J.Dudouet, D.Filipescu, N.Florea, A.M.Forney, S.Fracassetti, A.Gade, I.Gheorghe, A.B.Hayes, I.Harca, J.Henderson, A.Ionescu, L.W.Iskra, M.Jentschel, F.Kandzia, Y.H.Kim, F.G.Kondev, G.Korschinek, U.Koster, Krishichayan, M.Krzysiek, T.Lauritsen, J.Li, R.Marginean, E.A.Maugeri, C.Mihai, R.E.Mihai, A.Mitu, P.Mutti, A.Negret, C.R.Nita, A.Olacel, A.Oprea, S.Pascu, C.Petrone, C.Porzio, D.Rhodes, D.Seweryniak, D.Schumann, C.Sotty, S.M.Stolze, R.Suvaila, S.Toma, S.Ujeniuc, W.B.Walters, C.Y.Wu, J.Wu, S.Zhu, S.Ziliani

Shape Coexistence at Zero Spin in 64Ni Driven by the Monopole Tensor Interaction

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 62Ni(18O, 16O), E=39 MeV; 65Cu(11B, 12C), E=26 MeV; 63Ni(n, γ), E thermal; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; analyzed available data from multiple experiments. 64Ni; deduced γ-ray energies, J, π, B(E2). Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.102502
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2020NI05      Phys.Rev. C 102, 054327 (2020)

H.Nishibata, K.Tajiri, T.Shimoda, A.Odahara, S.Morimoto, S.Kanaya, A.Yagi, H.Kanaoka, M.R.Pearson, C.D.P.Levy, M.Kimura, N.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka

Structure of the neutron-rich nucleus 30Mg

RADIOACTIVITY 30Na(β-), (β-n), (β-2n)[nuclear-spin-polarized radioactive beam of 28-keV 30Na from U(p, X), E=500 MeV at TRIUMF cyclotron]; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ and βγ-coin, γγ(θ), β(θ) from spin-polarized 30Na source, isomer half-life by centroid shift of βγ(t) spectrum using eight sets of detector telescopes consisting of a coaxial high-purity Ge detector (HPGe) and thin plastic scintillator at ISAC-TRIUMF facility. 30Mg; deduced levels, J, π, bands, M1 scissors mode, multipolarities, asymmetry parameters for β transitions, β feedings, logft. 30Na; deduce J, π of the ground state, %β-n or Pn and %β-2n or P2n. Comparison with CHFB + LQRPA, AMD + GCM, and large-scale shell model with the EEdf1 interaction, and with previous experimental data.

COMPILATION 30Mg; compiled levels, J, π from literature, and evaluation in the ENSDF database.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054327
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2020OT02      Rev.Mod.Phys. 92, 015002 (2020)

T.Otsuka, A.Gade, O.Sorlin, T.Suzuki, Y.Utsuno

Evolution of shell structure in exotic nuclei

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE Z=8-126; analyzed available data; deduced changes in magic numbers for hort-lived, so-called exotic nuclei or rare isotopes, characterized by a large N=Z asymmetry and located far from the valley of β stability on the nuclear chart.

doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.92.015002
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2020PE15      Phys.Lett. B 811, 135939 (2020)

X.Pereira-Lopez, B.Fernandez-Dominguez, F.Delaunay, N.L.Achouri, N.A.Orr, W.N.Catford, M.Assie, S.Bailey, B.Bastin, Y.Blumenfeld, R.Borcea, M.Caamano, L.Caceres, E.Clement, A.Corsi, N.Curtis, Q.Deshayes, F.Farget, M.Fisichella, G.de France, S.Franchoo, M.Freer, J.Gibelin, A.Gillibert, G.F.Grinyer, F.Hammache, O.Kamalou, A.Knapton, T.Kokalova, V.Lapoux, J.A.Lay, B.Le Crom, S.Leblond, J.Lois-Fuentes, F.M.Marques, A.Matta, P.Morfouace, A.M.Moro, T.Otsuka, J.Pancin, L.Perrot, J.Piot, E.Pollacco, D.Ramos, C.Rodriguez-Tajes, T.Roger, F.Rotaru, M.Senoville, N.de Sereville, R.Smith, O.Sorlin, M.Stanoiu, I.Stefan, C.Stodel, D.Suzuki, T.Suzuki, J.C.Thomas, N.Timofeyuk, M.Vandebrouck, J.Walshe, C.Wheldon

Low-lying single-particle structure of 17C and the N=14 sub-shell closure

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(16C, p)17C, E=17.2 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced σ(θ), γ-ray energies, J, π, level scheme, spectroscopic factors. Comparison with shell model and particle-core model calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135939
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2020PO12      Phys.Rev. C 102, 064310 (2020)

C.Porzio, C.Michelagnoli, N.Cieplicka-Orynczak, M.Sferrazza, S.Leoni, B.Fornal, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, S.Bottoni, C.Costache, F.C.L.Crespi, L.W.Iskra, M.Jentschel, F.Kandzia, Y.-H.Kim, U.Koster, N.Marginean, C.Mihai, P.Mutti, A.Turturica

Detailed low-spin spectroscopy of 65Ni via neutron capture reaction

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 64Ni(n, γ), E=thermal; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ) using FIPPS array of eight HPGe clovers at ILL, Grenoble. 65Ni; deduced levels, J, π, multipolarities, mixing ratios; calculated potential-energy surfaces of 65Ni in (Q0, Q2) plane for different excited states. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell-model (MCSM) calculations, predicting spherical shapes for most states, with the exception of first 9/2+ and second 1/2- states of oblate deformation.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.102.064310
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2020SO26      Commun. Phys. 11, 3242 (2020)

P.-A.Soderstrom, L.Capponi, E.Aciksoz, T.Otsuka, N.Tsoneva, Y.Tsunoda, D.L.Balabanski, N.Pietralla, G.L.Guardo, D.Lattuada, H.Lenske, C.Matei, D.Nichita, A.Pappalardo, T.Petruse

Electromagnetic character of the competitive γγ/γ-decay from 137mBa

RADIOACTIVITY 137Cs(β-), 137Ba(IT); measured decay products, Eγ, Iγ, γ-γ-coin.; deduced γ-ray energies, widths and nuclear static dipole polarisabilities, angular correlation of the two photons emitted in the double-γ decay, Energy-sharing distribution for the two photons in the double-γ decay, an improved value on the double-photon versus single-photon branching ratio. Comparison with calculations. CeBr3 detectors from ELIGANT, the ELI Gamma Above Neutron Threshold (ELIGANT) detector system.

doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16787-4
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2020SU06      Phys.Lett. B 802, 135215 (2020)

Y.L.Sun, A.Obertelli, P.Doornenbal, C.Barbieri, Y.Chazono, T.Duguet, H.N.Liu, P.Navratil, F.Nowacki, K.Ogata, T.Otsuka, F.Raimondi, V.Soma, Y.Utsuno, K.Yoshida, N.Achouri, H.Baba, F.Browne, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, S.Chen, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, M.L.Cortes, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, C.Hilaire, T.Isobe, T.Kobayashi, Y.Kubota, V.Lapoux, T.Motobayashi, I.Murray, H.Otsu, V.Panin, N.Paul, W.Rodriguez, H.Sakurai, M.Sasano, D.Steppenbeck, L.Stuhl, 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.Tornqvist, V.Vaquero, V.Wagner, S.Wang, V.Werner, X.Xu, H.Yamada, D.Yan, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, L.Zanetti

Restoration of the natural E(1/2+1)-E(3/2+1) energy splitting in odd-K isotopes towards N = 40

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 52,54Ca(p, 2p)51K/53K, E ∼ 250 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, J, π, partial σ. Comparison with ab initio and shell-model calculations with improved phenomenological effective interactions.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135215
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2020TS03      Nature(London) 587, 66 (2020)

N.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, K.Takayanagi, N.Shimizu, T.Suzuki, Y.Utsuno, S.Yoshida, H.Ueno

The impact of nuclear shape on the emergence of the neutron dripline

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36Ne, 24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42Mg, 23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37Na, 19,21,23,25,27,29F; analyzed available data; calculated 2+ and 4+ energies using configuration interaction, ground-state energies, dripline, magic numbers, J, π and energy levels using nucleon-nucleon interactions, nuclear shapes. Comparison with ENSDF library, available data; deduced mechanism for the formation of the neutron dripline.

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2848-x
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2019AB06      Phys.Rev. C 100, 014323 (2019)

B.Abromeit, V.Tripathi, H.L.Crawford, S.N.Liddick, S.Yoshida, Y.Utsuno, P.C.Bender, B.P.Crider, R.Dungan, P.Fallon, K.Kravvaris, N.Larson, R.S.Lubna, T.Otsuka, C.J.Prokop, A.L.Richard, N.Shimizu, S.L.Tabor, A.Volya

Β- decay of Tz = +11/2 isotopes 37Al and 39Si: Understanding Gamow-Teller strength distribution in neutron-rich nuclei

RADIOACTIVITY 37Al, 37,39,40Si, 37,39P(β-)[from 9Be(48Ca, X), E=140 MeV/nucleon, followed by fragment separation using A1900 separator at NSCL-MSU]; 37Al, 39Si(β-n); measured β, Eγ, Iγ, βγ-coin, half-lives of decays of 37Al, 37Si and 39Si, %β-n for decays of 37Al and 39Si using β-counting system (BCS) at NSCL-MSU which consisted of silicon PIN detectors, segmented planar Ge double-sided strip detector (GeDSSD) for implants and β- detection, and an array of 16 segmented Ge detectors for γ rays. 36Si, 37Si, 37,39,40P, 37,39S; deduced levels, J, π, β feedings, logft, %β-n. Systematics of low-lying positive π states in 35,37,39P, and T1/2 in N=20-28 Si isotopes. Comparison with shell model calculations.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 35,37,39P, 37,39S, 37Si; calculated levels, J, π, logft values. Shell model calculations using the SDPFSDG-MU interaction. Comparison with experimental data from the present experiment, and the evaluated data in the ENSDF database at NNDC.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.100.014323
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2019CH43      Phys.Rev.Lett. 123, 142501 (2019)

S.Chen, J.Lee, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, C.Barbieri, Y.Chazono, P.Navratil, K.Ogata, T.Otsuka, F.Raimondi, V.Soma, Y.Utsuno, K.Yoshida, H.Baba, F.Browne, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, N.Chiga, A.Corsi, M.L.Cortes, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, C.Hilaire, T.Isobe, J.Kahlbow, T.Kobayashi, Y.Kubota, V.Lapoux, H.N.Liu, T.Motobayashi, I.Murray, H.Otsu, V.Panin, N.Paul, W.Rodriguez, H.Sakurai, M.Sasano, D.Steppenbeck, L.Stuhl, Y.L.Sun, Y.Togano, T.Uesaka, K.Wimmer, K.Yoneda, N.Achouri, 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, 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.Tornqvist, V.Vaquero, V.Wagner, S.Wang, V.Werner, X.Xu, H.Yamada, D.Yan, Z.Yang, M.Yasuda, L.Zanetti

Quasifree Neutron Knockout from 54Ca Corroborates Arising N=34 Neutron Magic Number

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(54Ca, X)53Ca, E=216 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, exclusive σ, inclusive parallel momentum distributions. Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.142501
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2019DI08      Phys.Rev. C 99, 054322 (2019)

F.Diel, Y.Fujita, H.Fujita, F.Cappuzzello, E.Ganioglu, E.-W.Grewe, T.Hashimoto, K.Hatanaka, M.Honma, T.Itoh, J.Jolie, B.Liu, T.Otsuka, K.Takahisa, G.Susoy, B.Rubio, A.Tamii

High-resolution study of the Gamow-Teller (GT_) strength in the 64Zn(3He, t)64Ga reaction

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 64Zn(3He, t)64Ga, E=140 MeV/nucleon; measured triton spectra, angular distributions using the Grand Raiden spectrometer with multiwire drift chambers and scintillation detectors at the RCNP-Osaka accelerator facility. 64Ga; deduced levels, J, π, L-transfers, B(GT), cumulative Gamow-Teller strength distribution. Comparison with shell model calculations using GXPF1J interaction, and with evaluated experimental data. Comparison of experimental level spectra in 64Ga and 64Cu, the latter from 64Zn(d, 2He)64Cu measured in 2008Gr10.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.99.054322
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2019FL06      Phys.Rev. C 99, 054332 (2019)

F.Flavigny, J.Elseviers, A.N.Andreyev, C.Bauer, V.Bildstein, A.Blazhev, B.A.Brown, H.De Witte, J.Diriken, V.N.Fedosseev, S.Franchoo, R.Gernhauser, M.Huyse, S.Ilieva, S.Klupp, Th.Kroll, R.Lutter, B.A.Marsh, D.Mucher, K.Nowak, T.Otsuka, J.Pakarinen, N.Patronis, R.Raabe, F.Recchia, P.Reiter, T.Roger, S.Sambi, M.Seidlitz, M.D.Seliverstov, B.Siebeck, Y.Tsunoda, P.Van Duppen, M.Vermeulen, M.Von Schmid, D.Voulot, N.Warr, F.Wenander, K.Wimmer

Microscopic structure of coexisting 0+ states in 68Ni probed via two-neutron transfer

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 3H(66Ni, p)68Ni, E=2.6 MeV/nucleon; measured Ep, Ip, Eγ, Iγ, pγ-coin, differential σ(θ) distributions of transfer to ground state, first excited 0+ and first 2+ states in 68Ni using the T-REX silicon particle detector array for light charged recoil detection and the Miniball detector array for γ detection at ISOLDE-CERN. 68Ni; deduced levels, L-transfer, neutron and proton average orbital occupancies of ground state, excited 0+ state, and the first 2+ state. DWBA analysis of angular distributions using the FRESCO code. Comparison with shell model calculations with the A3DA-m and the JJ44pna interaction. Discussed feeding of the 0+ states by the transfer of neutrons mainly filling the N=40 subshell closure for the ground state.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.99.054332
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2019IC02      Nat.Phys. 15, 321 (2019)

Y.Ichikawa, H.Nishibata, Y.Tsunoda, A.Takamine, K.Imamura, T.Fujita, T.Sato, S.Momiyama, Y.Shimizu, D.S.Ahn, K.Asahi, H.Baba, D.L.Balabanski, F.Boulay, J.M.Daugas, T.Egami, N.Fukuda, C.Funayama, T.Furukawa, G.Georgiev, A.Gladkov, N.Inabe, Y.Ishibashi, T.Kawaguchi, T.Kawamura, Y.Kobayashi, S.Kojima, A.Kusoglu, I.Mukul, M.Niikura, T.Nishizaka, A.Odahara, Y.Ohtomo, T.Otsuka, D.Ralet, G.S.Simpson, T.Sumikama, H.Suzuki, H.Takeda, L.C.Tao, Y.Togano, D.Tominaga, H.Ueno, H.Yamazaki, X.F.Yang

Interplay between nuclear shell evolution and shape deformation revealed by the magnetic moment of 75Cu

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 27Al(76Zn, p)75Cu, E<345 MeV/nucleon; 9Be(238U, X)76Zn, E= 345 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 75Cu; deduced γ-ray energies, J, π, nuclear magnetic moment. Comparison with theoretical calculations, systematics.

doi: 10.1038/s41567-018-0410-7
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2019IS03      Phys.Lett. B 788, 396 (2019)

L.W.Iskra, R.Broda, R.V.F.Janssens, M.P.Carpenter, B.Fornal, T.Lauritsen, T.Otsuka, T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda, W.B.Walters, S.Zhu

Revised B(E3) transition rate and structure of the 3 - level in 96Zr

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 96Zr; analyzed available data; deduced reduced value of B(E3) compared to the previous reports; calculated the collectivity of the octupole vibration arises from both proton and neutron excitations involving a large number of orbitals using the Monte Carlo shell-model.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 238U(76Ge, X), (64Ni, X), (48Ca, X), (208Pb, X)96Zr, 208Pb, 198Pt(76Ge, X)96Zr, E not given; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray relative intensities, B(E3), branching ratios.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.10.069
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2019LE24      Acta Phys.Pol. B50, 605 (2019)

S.Leoni, B.Fornal, N.Marginean, M.Sferrazza, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka

Shape Coexistence and Shape Isomerism in the Ni Isotopic Chain

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 64Ni(18O, 16O), E=39 MeV;62,60Ni(18O, 16O), E=39 MeV; 63,65Cu(11B, 12C), E=26 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ; 66Ni, 64Ni, 62Ni; deduced levels, J, π, transition strengths, T1/2. Comparison to Monte Carlo Shell Model calculations. ROSPHERE and Nu-BALL detectors.

doi: 10.5506/aphyspolb.50.605
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2019MA29      Phys.Rev. C 99, 044320 (2019)

A.Matta, W.N.Catford, N.A.Orr, J.Henderson, P.Ruotsalainen, G.Hackman, A.B.Garnsworthy, F.Delaunay, R.Wilkinson, G.Lotay, Na.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, A.J.Knapton, G.C.Ball, N.Bernier, C.Burbadge, A.Chester, D.S.Cross, S.Cruz, C.Aa.Diget, T.Domingo, T.E.Drake, L.J.Evitts, F.H.Garcia, S.Hallam, E.MacConnachie, M.Moukaddam, D.Muecher, E.Padilla-Rodal, O.Paetkau, J.Park, J.L.Pore, U.Rizwan, J.Smallcombe, J.K.Smith, K.Starosta, C.E.Svensson, J.Williams, M.Williams

Shell evolution approaching the N-20 island of inversion: Structure of 29Mg

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(28Mg, p), E=8.0 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 28Mg beam from C(p, X), E=520 MeV primary reaction at the ISAC2 of TRIUMF]; measured Ep, Ip, Eγ, Iγ, (recoil)γ-coin, and differential σ(θ) using SHARC array of double-sided silicon strip detectors, TIGRESS array of HPGe detectors, and TRIFOIL plastic scintillator. 29Mg; deduced levels, J, π, spectroscopic factors. Comparison with shell model calculations. Systematics of intruder states in 25,27,29,31Mg.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 29Mg; calculated levels, J, π, neutron occupancies using shell model with EEdf1 interaction. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.99.044320
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2019MI17      Phys.Rev. C 100, 034310 (2019)

T.Miyagi, T.Abe, M.Kohno, P.Navratil, R.Okamoto, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, S.R.Stroberg

Ground-state properties of doubly magic nuclei from the unitary-model-operator approach with chiral two- and three-nucleon forces

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 4He, 16O, 40Ca; calculated ground-state energies, root-mean square (rms) radii, charge radii. Unitary-model-operator approach (UMOA), with similarity renormalization group (SRG) evolved nucleon-nucleon (NN) and three-nucleon (3N) interactions based on chiral effective field theory. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.100.034310
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2019MU03      Phys.Rev. C 99, 011302 (2019)

I.Murray, M.MacCormick, D.Bazin, P.Doornenbal, N.Aoi, H.Baba, H.Crawford, P.Fallon, K.Li, J.Lee, M.Matsushita, T.Motobayashi, T.Otsuka, H.Sakurai, H.Scheit, D.Steppenbeck, S.Takeuchi, J.A.Tostevin, N.Tsunoda, Y.Utsuno, H.Wang, K.Yoneda

Spectroscopy of strongly deformed 32Ne by proton knockout reactions

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(33Na, 32Ne), (34Mg, 32Ne), E=235, 221 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, time of flight and energy loss, σ for one- and two-proton knockout reactions populating levels in 32Ne using the ZeroDegree spectrometer for particle identification and the DALI2 array for γ detection at the RIKEN-RIBF facility. 32Ne; deduced first 2+ and 4+ levels, configuration, E(first 4+)/E(first 2+) ratio. Systematics of energies of the first 2+ and 4+ levels in 26,28,30,32,34,36Ne, 28,30,32,34,36,38Mg, 30,32,34,36,38,40Si. Systematics of cross sections of two-proton knockout reactions for residues of 26,28,30,32Ne. Comparison of experimental inclusive and exclusive reaction cross sections with shell-model and eikonal reaction dynamical calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.99.011302
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2019NI04      Phys.Rev. C 99, 024322 (2019)

H.Nishibata, S.Kanaya, T.Shimoda, A.Odahara, S.Morimoto, A.Yagi, H.Kanaoka, M.R.Pearson, C.D.P.Levy, M.Kimura, N.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka

Structure of 31Mg: Shape coexistence revealed by β-ψ spectroscopy with spin-polarized 31Na

RADIOACTIVITY 31Na(β-), (β-n)[from 238U(p, X), E=500 MeV, followed by high-resolution mass separation and spin-polarization of 31Na beam at ISAC-I-TRIUMF facility]; measured β spectra, polarization asymmetry of β particles emitted by the decay of 31Na, Eβ, Iβ, Eγ, Iγ, βγ(θ), γ(polarization), βγ- and γγ-coin, half-life of the 50-keV level in 31Mg by βγ(t) using thin plastic scintillators for β- detection and Ge detectors for γ detection at TRIUMF. 31Mg; deduced levels, J, π, %β-n and %β-2n, deformed rotational bands with Kπ=1/2+ and 1/2-. 31Mg(β-)[from 31Na β- decay]; observed γ rays. Comparison with previous experimental data, and with theoretical calculations. Systematics of energies of the lowest 1/2+, 3/2+, 3/2-, and 7/2- levels in 31Mg, 33Si, 35S, 37Ar, 39Ca.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 31Mg; calculated levels, J, π using antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) plus generator coordinate method (GCM), and shell model with the EEdf1 interaction, microscopically derived from chiral effective field theory. Comparison with experimental data.

COMPILATION 31Mg; compiled and discussed experimental and evaluated data for levels, J, π from 1984 to 2013.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.99.024322
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2019OT01      Phys.Rev.Lett. 123, 222502 (2019)

T.Otsuka, Y.Tsunoda, T.Abe, N.Shimizu, P.Van Duppen

Underlying Structure of Collective Bands and Self-Organization in Quantum Systems

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 154Sm, 166Er; calculated energy levels, J, π, spectroscopic electric quadrupole moments; deduced formation of collective bands.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.222502
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2019SE04      Phys.Rev. C 99, 044306 (2019)

S.Sels, T.Day Goodacre, B.A.Marsh, A.Pastore, W.Ryssens, Y.Tsunoda, N.Althubiti, B.Andel, A.N.Andreyev, D.Atanasov, A.E.Barzakh, M.Bender, J.Billowes, K.Blaum, T.E.Cocolios, J.G.Cubiss, J.Dobaczewski, G.J.Farooq-Smith, D.V.Fedorov, V.N.Fedosseev, K.T.Flanagan, L.P.Gaffney, L.Ghys, P.-H.Heenen, M.Huyse, S.Kreim, D.Lunney, K.M.Lynch, V.Manea, Y.Martinez Palenzuela, T.M.Medonca, P.L.Molkanov, T.Otsuka, J.P.Ramos, R.E.Rossel, S.Rothe, L.Schweikhard, M.D.Seliverstov, P.Spagnoletti, C.Van Beveren, P.Van Duppen, M.Veinhard, E.Verstraelen, A.Welker, K.Wendt, F.Wienholtz, R.N.Wolf, A.Zadvornaya

Shape staggering of midshell mercury isotopes from in-source laser spectroscopy compared with density-functional-theory and Monte Carlo shell-model calculations

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 177,178,179,180,181,182,183,184,185,185mHg; measured hyperfine structure (hfs) spectra, hyperfine coupling constants, isotope shifts, and rms charge radii using the in-source resonance-ionization spectroscopy method combined with decay spectroscopy, and Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MR-TOF MS) at CERN-ISOLDE facility; deduced magnetic dipole moments, and spectroscopic quadrupole moments, configurations. Comparison with theoretical calculations using density functional theory (DFT) with Skyrme parametrizations, and Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM). Ions of Hg activities produced in Pb(p, X), E=1.4 GeV, using molten lead target.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS Pb, U(p, X)177Hg/178Hg/179Hg/180Hg/181Hg/182Hg/183Hg/184Hg/185Hg/185mHg, E=1.4 GeV from PS-Booster synchrotron; measured production yields for different target-ion source configurations: VADLIS or RILIS at CERN-ISOLDE facility.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.99.044306
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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.Péron, 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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2019XI07      Phys.Lett. B 797, 134805 (2019)

L.Xie, X.F.Yang, C.Wraith, C.Babcock, J.Bieron, J.Billowes, M.L.Bissell, K.Blaum, B.Cheal, L.Filippin, K.T.Flanagan, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, W.Gins, G.Gaigalas, M.Godefroid, C.Gorges, L.K.Grob, H.Heylen, P.Jonsson, S.Kaufmann, M.Kowalska, J.Kramer, S.Malbrunot-Ettenauer, R.Neugart, G.Neyens, W.Nortershauser, T.Otsuka, J.Papuga, R.Sanchez, Y.Tsunoda, D.T.Yordanov

Nuclear charge radii of 62-80Zn and their dependence on cross-shell proton excitations

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80Zn; measured frequencies; deduced isotope shifts, mean square charge radii.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2019.134805
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2018FE05      Phys.Lett. B 779, 124 (2018)

B.Fernandez-Dominguez, B.Pietras, W.N.Catford, N.A.Orr, M.Petri, M.Chartier, S.Paschalis, N.Patterson, J.S.Thomas, M.Caamano, T.Otsuka, A.Poves, N.Tsunoda, N.L.Achouri, J.-C.Angelique, N.I.Ashwood, A.Banu, B.Bastin, R.Borcea, J.Brown, F.Delaunay, S.Franchoo, M.Freer, L.Gaudefroy, S.Heil, M.Labiche, B.Laurent, R.C.Lemmon, A.O.Macchiavelli, F.Negoita, E.S.Paul, C.Rodriguez-Tajes, P.Roussel-Chomaz, M.Staniou, M.J.Taylor, L.Trache, G.L.Wilson

Re-examining the transition into the N = 20 island of inversion: Structure of 30Mg

NUCLEAR REACTIONS C(31Mg, n)30Mg, E=55.1 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies and intensities, J, π, single-particle σ, spectroscopic factors. Comparison with shell model calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.02.002
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2018LO20      Phys.Rev.Lett. 121, 262501 (2018)

C.Loelius, N.Kobayashi, H.Iwasaki, D.Bazin, J.Belarge, P.C.Bender, B.A.Brown, R.Elder, B.Elman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, S.Heil, A.Hufnagel, B.Longfellow, E.Lunderberg, M.Mathy, T.Otsuka, M.Petri, I.Syndikus, N.Tsunoda, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitmore

Enhanced Electric Dipole Strength for the Weakly Bound States in 27Ne

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(29Na, 27Ne), E=90.5 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced energy levels, J, π, B(E1). Comparison with he shell-model calculations with the WBP-M and EEdf1 interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.262501
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2018MO33      Phys.Lett. B 781, 706 (2018)

A.I.Morales, G.Benzoni, H.Watanabe, G.de Angelis, S.Nishimura, L.Coraggio, A.Gargano, N.Itaco, T.Otsuka, Y.Tsunoda, P.Van Isacker, F.Browne, R.Daido, P.Doornenbal, Y.Fang, G.Lorusso, Z.Patel, S.Rice, L.Sinclair, P.-A.Soderstrom, T.Sumikama, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, J.Wu, Z.Y.Xu, A.Yagi, R.Yokoyama, H.Baba, R.Avigo, F.L.Bello Garrote, N.Blasi, A.Bracco, A.M.Bruce, F.Camera, S.Ceruti, F.C.L.Crespi, M.-C.Delattre, Zs.Dombradi, A.Gottardo, T.Isobe, I.Kojouharov, N.Kurz, I.Kuti, S.Lalkovski, K.Matsui, B.Melon, D.Mengoni, T.Miyazaki, V.Modamio-Hoybjor, S.Momiyama, D.R.Napoli, M.Niikura, R.Orlandi, Zs.Podolyak, P.H.Regan, H.Sakurai, E.Sahin, D.Sohler, H.Schaffner, R.Taniuchi, J.Taprogge, Zs.Vajta, O.Wieland, M.Yalcinkaya

Is seniority a partial dynamic symmetry in the first νg9/2 shell?

RADIOACTIVITY 72,74Co(β-) [from 9Be(238U, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon]; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, levels, isomeric states, seniority scheme, B(E2), the disappearance of the seniority isomerism. Comparison with available data. The MCSM calculations. The first in-flight β-delayed fast-timing study. The RIBF facility in RIKEN within the EURICA collaboration.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.04.049
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2018SI26      Phys.Rev.Lett. 121, 192501 (2018)

P.Singh, W.Korten, T.W.Hagen, A.Gorgen, L.Grente, M.-D.Salsac, F.Farget, E.Clement, G.de France, T.Braunroth, B.Bruyneel, I.Celikovic, O.Delaune, A.Dewald, A.Dijon, J.-P.Delaroche, M.Girod, M.Hackstein, B.Jacquot, J.Libert, J.Litzinger, J.Ljungvall, C.Louchart, A.Gottardo, C.Michelagnoli, C.Muller-Gatermann, D.R.Napoli, T.Otsuka, N.Pillet, F.Recchia, W.Rother, E.Sahin, S.Siem, B.Sulignano, T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda, Ch.Theisen, J.J.Valiente-Dobon

Evidence for Coexisting Shapes through Lifetime Measurements in 98Zr

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(238U, X)98Zr, E=6.2 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced level lifetimes, B(E2) values. Comparison with available data. Recoil-distance Doppler shift method.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.192501
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2018ST18      Phys.Rev. C 98, 064326 (2018)

M.Stryjczyk, Y.Tsunoda, I.G.Darby, H.De Witte, J.Diriken, D.V.Fedorov, V.N.Fedosseev, L.M.Fraile, M.Huyse, U.Koster, B.A.Marsh, T.Otsuka, D.Pauwels, L.Popescu, D.Radulov, M.D.Seliverstov, A.M.Sjodin, P.Van den Bergh, P.Van Duppen, M.Venhart, W.B.Walters, K.Wimmer

β-decay study of the 66Mn - 66Fe - 66Co - 66Ni decay chain

RADIOACTIVITY 66Mn(β-), (β-n)[from U(p, F), Mn beam purified by laser resonance ionization and mass separation]; 66Fe(β-)[from 66Mn β- decay]; 66Co(β-)[from 66Fe β- decay]; measured Eβ, Iβ, Eγ, Iγ, half-lives of β-decaying 66Mn, 66Fe, 66Co, γγ- and βγγ-coin, half-lives of isomers in 65Fe, 66Co by γ(t) using plastic scintillators for β detection and MiniBall cluster Ge detectors for γ detection at ISOLDE-CERN. 65,66Fe, 66Co, 66Ni; deduced levels, isomers, J, π, β feedings, logft, B(GT) values, %β-n value for the decay of 66Mn. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell model calculations.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 66Mn, 66Fe, 66Co, 66Ni; calculated average proton and neutron occupation numbers for selected low-lying positive-parity states, potential energy surface (PES) in (Q0, Q2) plane, levels, J, π, B(M1), B(E2) using Monte Carlo Shell model with the A3DA interactions. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.98.064326
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2018TO07      Phys.Rev.Lett. 121, 062501 (2018)

T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, M.Honma

Novel Shape Evolution in Sn Isotopes from Magic Numbers 50 to 82

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136Sn; calculated energies, R4/2, B(E2), occupation numbers. Comparison with available data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.062501
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2018XU05      Phys.Lett. B 782, 619 (2018)

Z.Y.Xu, H.Heylen, K.Asahi, F.Boulay, J.M.Daugas, R.P.de Groote, W.Gins, O.Kamalou, A.Koszorus, M.Lykiardopoulou, T.J.Mertzimekis, G.Neyens, H.Nishibata, T.Otsuka, R.Orset, A.Poves, T.Sato, C.Stodel, J.C.Thomas, N.Tsunoda, Y.Utsuno, M.Vandebrouck, X.F.Yang

Nuclear moments of the low-lying isomeric 1+ state of 34Al: Investigation on the neutron 1p1h excitation across N=20 in the island of inversion

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 32,34Al; measured transition frequencies using β-NMR/NQR techniques; deduced nuclear g factor and quadrupole moments. Comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations using several effective interactions.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.06.009
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2018YA11      Phys.Rev. C 97, 044324 (2018)

X.F.Yang, Y.Tsunoda, C.Babcock, J.Billowes, M.L.Bissell, K.Blaum, B.Cheal, K.T.Flanagan, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, W.Gins, C.Gorges, L.K.Grob, H.Heylen, S.Kaufmann, M.Kowalska, J.Kramer, S.Malbrunot-Ettenauer, R.Neugart, G.Neyens, W.Nortershauser, T.Otsuka, J.Papuga, R.Sanchez, C.Wraith, L.Xie, D.T.Yordanov

Investigating the large deformation of the 5/2+ isomeric state in 73Zn: An indicator for triaxiality

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 73,73mZn; measured hyperfine structure spectra using collinear laser spectroscopy (COLLAPS) at CERN-ISOLDE; deduced spins of ground state and isomer, estimated half-life of the isomer, and found no evidence for a previously proposed 5.6-s isomer. 73,73mZn produced by impinging UCx target by 1.4 GeV protons, and ionized by the resonant ionization laser-ion source (RILIS). 69m,71m,73m,75,77,79Zn; calculated quadrupole moments of ground states and isomers using shell model with JUN45 and A3DA-m interactions, and compared with experimental results from experiments at ISOLDE-CERN. Discussed collectivity in 73Zn.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 71,72,73,74,75Zn; calculated potential energy surfaces (PES) of high-spin states in 71,73,75Zn, and 0+, 2+, and 4+ states in 72,74Zn in (Q2, Q4) plane using Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM). 73Zn; calculated levels, J, π, T plots of levels in 73Zn, and compared with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.97.044324
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2018YO06      Phys.Rev. C 97, 054321 (2018); Erratum Phys.Rev. C 109, 029904 (2024)

S.Yoshida, Y.Utsuno, N.Shimizu, T.Otsuka

Systematic shell-model study of β-decay properties and Gamow-Teller strength distributions in A ≈ 40 neutron-rich nuclei

RADIOACTIVITY 39,40S, 40P, 41Cl(β-); calculated logft values and compared with experimental data. 35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47Al, 36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48Si, 37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49P, 38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50S, 39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51Cl, 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52Ar(β-)(β-n); calculated β-decay T1/2, β-delayed neutron emission probabilities (Pn), Gamow-Teller (GT) strength distributions, and location of the Gamow-Teller giant resonances using large-scale shell-model with and without first-forbidden (FF) transitions included. Comparison with experimental values from the ENSDF database, and with other theoretical predictions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.97.054321
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2018YO13      Phys.Rev. C 98, 061301 (2018)

S.Yoshida, N.Shimizu, T.Togashi, T.Otsuka

Uncertainty quantification in the nuclear shell model

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 12,14C; calculated levels, J, π, isotopic spin using shell model and 0p-shell space on top of the 4He core as the model space. Proposed a new method to quantify uncertainties in theoretical values using Laplace approximation (LA) in shell-model calculations. Comparison with experimental values taken from the ENSDF database.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.98.061301
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2017AN15      Phys.Rev. C 96, 054323 (2017)

S.Ansari, J.-M.Regis, J.Jolie, N.Saed-Samii, N.Warr, W.Korten, M.Zielinska, M.-D.Salsac, A.Blanc, M.Jentschel, U.Koster, P.Mutti, T.Soldner, G.S.Simpson, F.Drouet, A.Vancraeyenest, G.de France, E.Clement, O.Stezowski, C.A.Ur, W.Urban, P.H.Regan, Zs.Podolyak, C.Larijani, C.Townsley, R.Carroll, E.Wilson, H.Mach, L.M.Fraile, V.Paziy, B.Olaizola, V.Vedia, A.M.Bruce, O.J.Roberts, J.F.Smith, M.Scheck, T.Kroll, A.-L.Hartig, A.Ignatov, S.Ilieva, S.Lalkovski, N.Marginean, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda

Experimental study of the lifetime and phase transition in neutron-rich 98, 100, 102Zr

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 235U(n, F), 241Pu(n, F), E=cold neutrons beam from PF1B, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble; measured Eγ, γγ-coin, half-lives of the first 2+, 4+ and 6+ levels by fast-timing technique using the EXILL-FATIMA array consisting of eight EXOGAM clovers and 16 LaBr3(Ce) scintillators; fast-timing coincidence events analyzed using method of mirror symmetric centroid difference (MSCD) and generalized centroid difference method (GCDM). 98,100,102Zr; deduced levels, B(E2). Comparison with Interacting Boson model and Monte-Carlo shell-model calculations, and with previous experimental results. Systematics of B(E2) values for the first 2+, 4+ and 6+ states in 96,98,100,102,104,106Zr.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.054323
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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
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2017DE30      Phys.Rev. C 96, 041302 (2017)

R.P.de Groote, J.Billowes, C.L.Binnersley, M.L.Bissell, T.E.Cocolios, T.Day Goodacre, G.J.Farooq-Smith, D.V.Fedorov, K.T.Flanagan, S.Franchoo, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, A.Koszorus, K.M.Lynch, G.Neyens, F.Nowacki, T.Otsuka, S.Rothe, H.H.Stroke, Y.Tsunoda, A.R.Vernon, K.D.A.Wendt, S.G.Wilkins, Z.Y.Xu, X.F.Yang

Dipole and quadrupole moments of 73-78Cu as a test of the robustness of the Z = 28 shell closure near 78Ni

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 73,74,75,76,77,78Cu; measured hyperfine spectra using Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) at CERN-ISOLDE facility; deduced hyperfine A and B parameters, magnetic dipole moments, electric quadrupole moments for the ground states, spins of 76,77Cu ground states. Comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations using A3DA-m and PFSDG-U interactions. The Cu isotopes produced in U(p, F), E=1.4 GeV reaction followed by laser ionization using the resonant ionization laser ion source (RILIS), and mass separation using the high-resolution separator.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.041302
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2017DO05      Phys.Rev. C 95, 041301 (2017)

P.Doornenbal, H.Scheit, S.Takeuchi, Y.Utsuno, N.Aoi, K.Li, M.Matsushita, D.Steppenbeck, H.Wang, H.Baba, E.Ideguchi, N.Kobayashi, Y.Kondo, J.Lee, S.Michimasa, T.Motobayashi, T.Otsuka, H.Sakurai, M.Takechi, Y.Togano, K.Yoneda

Low-Z shore of the "island of inversion" and the reduced neutron magicity toward 28O

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H, C(30Na, 29F), (30Na, 27F), E=228 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 30Na beam from 9Be(48Ca, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon primary reaction at RIBF-RIKEN facility]; measured reaction residues 27,29F using BigRIPS and ZeroDegree spectrometers, Eγ, Iγ, (27F)γ- and (29F)γ-coin using DALI2 array for γ detection. One-proton and one-proton-two-neutron removal reactions on carbon and polyethylene targets. 27,29F; deduced levels, J, π, binding energy. Comparison with calculations using the SDPF-M interaction, and correlation of 29F and 28O level spectra.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.041301
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2017LE06      Phys.Rev.Lett. 118, 162502 (2017)

S.Leoni, B.Fornal, N.Marginean, M.Sferrazza, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, G.Bocchi, F.C.L.Crespi, A.Bracco, S.Aydin, M.Boromiza, D.Bucurescu, N.Cieplicka-Orynczak, C.Costache, S.Calinescu, N.Florea, D.G.Ghita, T.Glodariu, A.Ionescu, L.W.Iskra, M.Krzysiek, R.Marginean, C.Mihai, R.E.Mihai, A.Mitu, A.Negret, C.R.Nita, A.Olacel, A.Oprea, S.Pascu, P.Petkov, C.Petrone, G.Porzio, A.Serban, C.Sotty, L.Stan, I.Stiru, L.Stroe, R.Suvaila, S.Toma, A.Turturica, S.Ujeniuc, C.A.Ur

Multifaceted Quadruplet of Low-Lying Spin-Zero States in 66Ni: Emergence of Shape Isomerism in Light Nuclei

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 64Ni(18O, X)66Ni, E=39 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ, γ-γ-coin.; deduced lifetimes, B(E2), J, π. Plunger technique, comparison with the state-of-the-art Monte Carlo shell model calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.162502
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2017MI18      Phys.Rev. C 96, 054312 (2017)

T.Miyagi, T.Abe, R.Okamoto, T.Otsuka

Introduction of the one-body correlation operator in the unitary-model-operator approach

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 4He; calculated ground-state energy, point-nucleon rms matter radii, total, one-body, two-body, and three-body energies, One-body density matrix using nucleon-nucleon (NN) interactions from Argonne (AV18) and chiral effective field theory (χEFT) up to the next-to-next-to-next leading order (N3LO), and Unitary-model-operator approach (UMOA) with one-body correlations, and diagonalization of unitary-transformed Hamiltonians in the 0p0h and 1p1h space.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.054312
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2017MO02      Phys.Lett. B 765, 328 (2017)

A.I.Morales, G.Benzoni, H.Watanabe, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, S.Nishimura, F.Browne, R.Daido, P.Doornenbal, Y.Fang, G.Lorusso, Z.Patel, S.Rice, L.Sinclair, P.-A.Soderstrom, T.Sumikama, J.Wu, Z.Y.Xu, A.Yagi, R.Yokoyama, H.Baba, R.Avigo, F.L.Bello Garrote, N.Blasi, A.Bracco, F.Camera, S.Ceruti, F.C.L.Crespi, G.de Angelis, M.-C.Delattre, Zs.Dombradi, A.Gottardo, T.Isobe, I.Kojouharov, N.Kurz, I.Kuti, K.Matsui, B.Melon, D.Mengoni, T.Miyazaki, V.Modamio-Hoybjor, S.Momiyama, D.R.Napoli, M.Niikura, R.Orlandi, H.Sakurai, E.Sahin, D.Sohler, H.Schaffner, R.Taniuchi, J.Taprogge, Zs.Vajta, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, O.Wieland, M.Yalcinkaya

Type II shell evolution in A = 70 isobars from the N ≥ 40 island of inversion

RADIOACTIVITY 70Fe, 70Co(β-); measured decay products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies and intensities, β-feeding, log ft, B(GT). Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.12.025
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2017OL07      Phys.Rev.Lett. 119, 192501 (2017)

L.Olivier, S.Franchoo, M.Niikura, Z.Vajta, D.Sohler, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, G.Authelet, H.Baba, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, A.Corsi, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Gillibert, T.Isobe, V.Lapoux, M.Matsushita, S.Momiyama, T.Motobayashi, H.Otsu, C.Peron, A.Peyaud, E.C.Pollacco, J.-Y.Rousse, H.Sakurai, C.Santamaria, M.Sasano, Y.Shiga, S.Takeuchi, R.Taniuchi, T.Uesaka, H.Wang, K.Yoneda, F.Browne, L.X.Chung, Z.Dombradi, F.Flavigny, 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, K.Ogata, S.Ota, Z.Patel, E.Sahin, C.Shand, P.-A.Soderstrom, I.Stefan, D.Steppenbeck, T.Sumikama, D.Suzuki, V.Werner, J.Wu, Z.Xu

Persistence of the Z=28 Shell Gap Around 78Ni: First Spectroscopy of 79Cu

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(80Zn, p)79Cu, E=270 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies and intensities, occupation numbers, systematics. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell-model calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.192501
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2017PA01      Phys.Rev.Lett. 118, 032501 (2017)

N.Paul, A.Corsi, A.Obertelli, P.Doornenbal, G.Authelet, H.Baba, B.Bally, M.Bender, D.Calvet, F.Chateau, S.Chen, J.-P.Delaroche, A.Delbart, J.-M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, M.Girod, P.-H.Heenen, V.Lapoux, J.Libert, T.Motobayashi, M.Niikura, T.Otsuka, T.R.Rodriguez, J.-Y.Rousse, H.Sakurai, C.Santamaria, N.Shimizu, D.Steppenbeck, R.Taniuchi, T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda, T.Uesaka, T.Ando, T.Arici, A.Blazhev, F.Browne, A.M.Bruce, R.Carroll, L.X.Chung, M.L.Cortes, M.Dewald, B.Ding, F.Flavigny, S.Franchoo, M.Gorska, A.Gottardo, A.Jungclaus, J.Lee, M.Lettmann, B.D.Linh, J.Liu, Z.Liu, C.Lizarazo, S.Momiyama, K.Moschner, S.Nagamine, N.Nakatsuka, C.Nita, C.R.Nobs, L.Olivier, Z.Patel, Z.Podolyak, M.Rudigier, T.Saito, C.Shand, P.-A.Soderstrom, I.Stefan, R.Orlandi, V.Vaquero, V.Werner, K.Wimmer, Z.Xu

Are There Signatures of Harmonic Oscillator Shells Far from Stability? First Spectroscopy of 110Zr

NUCLEAR REACTIONS H(113Tc, p)112Mo, (111Nb, p)110Zr, E=260 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced 2+ state energies, R4/2 energy ratio. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell model predictions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.032501
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2017QU05      Phys.Rev. C 96, 044313 (2017)

M.Queiser, A.Vogt, M.Seidlitz, P.Reiter, T.Togashi, N.Shimizu, Y.Utsuno, T.Otsuka, M.Honma, P.Petkov, K.Arnswald, R.Altenkirch, B.Birkenbach, A.Blazhev, T.Braunroth, A.Dewald, J.Eberth, C.Fransen, B.Fu, H.Hess, R.Hetzenegger, R.Hirsch, J.Jolie, V.Karayonchev, L.Kaya, L.Lewandowski, C.Muller-Gatermann, J.-M.Regis, D.Rosiak, D.Schneiders, B.Siebeck, T.Steinbach, K.Wolf, K.-O.Zell

Cross-shell excitations from the fp shell: Lifetime measurements in 61Zn

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 40Ca(24Mg, n2p), E=77 MeV; 58Ni(α, n), E=19 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, γγ(θ), level half-lives by recoil-distance Doppler-shift (RDDS) method using Cologne plunger device and an array of 12 HPGe detectors, and by γγ(t) electronic fast timing technique using eight HPGe detectors and eight LaBr3:Ce detectors at the Tandem accelerator facility of the University of Cologne. 61Zn; deduced high-spin levels, nano-second isomers, J, π, multipolarities, mixing ratios, B(E2), B(E1), B(M1), B(M2), configurations, deformation. Comparison with shell-model calculations using jj44b, GXPF1, GXPF1A, and GXPF1Br+VMU interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.044313
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2017RE05      Phys.Rev. C 95, 054319 (2017); Erratum Phys.Rev. C 95, 069902 (2017)

J.-M.Regis, J.Jolie, N.Saed-Samii, N.Warr, M.Pfeiffer, A.Blanc, M.Jentschel, U.Koster, P.Mutti, T.Soldner, G.S.Simpson, F.Drouet, A.Vancraeyenest, G.de France, E.Clement, O.Stezowski, C.A.Ur, W.Urban, P.H.Regan, Zs.Podolyak, C.Larijani, C.Townsley, R.Carroll, E.Wilson, L.M.Fraile, H.Mach, V.Paziy, B.Olaizola, V.Vedia, A.M.Bruce, O.J.Roberts, J.F.Smith, M.Scheck, T.Kroll, A.-L.Hartig, A.Ignatov, S.Ilieva, S.Lalkovski, W.Korten, N.Marginean, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda

Abrupt shape transition at neutron number N=60: B(E2) values in 94, 96, 98Sr from fast γ - γ timing

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 235U(n, Fγ), E=cold neutron beam; measured Eγ, Iγ, level half-lives by fast-timing γγ(t) method using EXILL and FATIMA spectrometer at ILL-Grenoble reactor facility. 94,96,98Sr; deduced levels, B(E2)values. Comparison with previous experimental values, and with Monte Carlo Shell-model calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.054319
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2017SA32      Phys.Rev.Lett. 118, 242502 (2017)

E.Sahin, F.L.Bello Garrote, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, G.de Angelis, A.Gorgen, M.Niikura, S.Nishimura, Z.Y.Xu, H.Baba, F.Browne, M.-C.Delattre, P.Doornenbal, S.Franchoo, G.Gey, K.Hadynska-Klek, T.Isobe, P.R.John, H.S.Jung, I.Kojouharov, T.Kubo, N.Kurz, Z.Li, G.Lorusso, I.Matea, K.Matsui, D.Mengoni, P.Morfouace, D.R.Napoli, F.Naqvi, H.Nishibata, A.Odahara, H.Sakurai, H.Schaffner, P.-A.Soderstrom, D.Sohler, I.G.Stefan, T.Sumikama, D.Suzuki, R.Taniuchi, J.Taprogge, Z.Vajta, H.Watanabe, V.Werner, J.Wu, A.Yagi, M.Yalcinkaya, K.Yoshinaga

Shell Evolution towards 78Ni : Low-Lying States in 77Cu

RADIOACTIVITY 77Ni(β-) [from 9Be(238U, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon]; measured decay products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies and intensities, J, π. Comparison with large-scale Monte Carlo shell model calculations.

doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.242502
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2017SH42      Phys.Lett. B 773, 492 (2017)

C.M.Shand, Zs.Podolyak, M.Gorska, P.Doornenbal, A.Obertelli, F.Nowacki, T.Otsuka, K.Sieja, J.A.Tostevin, Y.Tsunoda, G.Authelet, H.Baba, D.Calvet, A.Chateau, S.Chen, A.Corsi, A.Delbart, J.M.Gheller, A.Giganon, A.Gillibert, T.Isobe, V.Lapoux, M.Matsushita, S.Momiyama, T.Motobayashi, M.Niikura, H.Otsu, N.Paul, C.Peron, A.Peyaud, E.C.Pollacco, J.-Y.Rousse, H.Sakurai, C.Santamaria, M.Sasano, Y.Shiga, D.Steppenbeck, S.Takeuchi, R.Taniuchi, T.Uesaka, H.Wang, K.Yoneda, T.Ando, T.Arici, A.Blazhev, F.Browne, A.M.Bruce, R.J.Carroll, L.X.Chung, M.L.Cortes, M.Dewald, B.Ding, Zs.Dombradi, F.Flavigny, S.Franchoo, F.Giacoppo, A.Gottardo, K.Hadynska-Klek, A.Jungclaus, Z.Korkulu, S.Koyama, Y.Kubota, J.Lee, M.Lettmann, B.D.Linh, J.Liu, Z.Liu, C.Lizarazo, C.Louchart, R.Lozeva, K.Matsui, T.Miyazaki, K.Moschner, M.Nagamine, N.Nakatsuka, S.Nishimura, C.R.Nita, C.R.Nobs, L.Olivier, S.Ota, R.Orlandi, Z.Patel, P.H.Regan, M.Rudigier, E.Sahin, T.Saito, P.-A.Soderstrom, I.Stefan, T.Sumikama, D.Suzuki, Zs.Vajta, V.Vaquero, V.Werner, K.Wimmer, J.Wu, Z.Y.Xu

Shell evolution beyond Z = 28 and N = 50: Spectroscopy of 81, 82, 83, 84Zn

NUCLEAR REACTIONS H(82Ga, 2p)81Zn, (83Ga, 2p)82Zn, (84Ga, X)82Zn, (86Ga, X)83Zn, (85Ga, X)84Zn, E ∼ 270 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced γ-ray energies, J, π; Comparison with Ni78-II, A3DA-m and PFSDG-U calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.09.001
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2017ST22      Phys.Rev. C 96, 064310 (2017)

D.Steppenbeck, S.Takeuchi, N.Aoi, P.Doornenbal, M.Matsushita, H.Wang, H.Baba, S.Go, J.D.Holt, J.Lee, K.Matsui, S.Michimasa, T.Motobayashi, D.Nishimura, T.Otsuka, H.Sakurai, Y.Shiga, P.-A.Soderstrom, S.R.Stroberg, T.Sumikama, R.Taniuchi, J.A.Tostevin, Y.Utsuno, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, K.Yoneda

Structure of 55Sc and development of the N=34 subshell closure

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(56Ti, 55Sc), (55Sc, 55Sc'), E=200 MeV/nucleon, ; [secondary 56Ti and 55Sc beams from primary 70Zn beam and using BigRIPS for fragment identification at RIBF-RIKEN facility]; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using DALI2 array of scintillation detectors for γ radiation, and ZeroDegree spectrometer for reaction products. 55Sc; deduced levels. Comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations in sdpf model space, and with ab initio shell-model calculations from the in-medium similarity renormalization group.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 55Sc; calculated levels, J, π, σ, spectroscopic factors for one-proton removal reaction; discussed configurations. Large-scale shell-model with SDPF-MUr effective interaction, and ab initio many-body method with the valence-space formulation of the in-medium similarity renormalization group (VS-IM-SRG). Comparison with experimental data, and proton-removal reaction treated with the eikonal model.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.064310
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2017TR02      Phys.Rev. C 95, 024308 (2017)

V.Tripathi, R.S.Lubna, B.Abromeit, H.L.Crawford, S.N.Liddick, Y.Utsuno, P.C.Bender, B.P.Crider, R.Dungan, P.Fallon, K.Kravvaris, N.Larson, A.O.Macchiavelli, T.Otsuka, C.J.Prokop, A.L.Richard, N.Shimizu, S.L.Tabor, A.Volya, S.Yoshida

β decay of 38, 40Si (Tz =+5, +6) to low-lying core excited states in odd-odd 38-40P isotopes

RADIOACTIVITY 38,40Si(β-), (β-n)[from 9Be(48Ca, X), E=140 MeV/nucleon using A1900 separator at NSCL-MSU facility]; measured Eγ, Iγ, Eβ, γγ-coin, β-correlated γ spectra, half-lives and delayed-neutron probabilities (Pn) of decays of 38Si and 40Si using planar germanium double-sided strip detector (GeDSSD) and SeGA array. 38,40P; deduced levels, J, π, β feedings log ft values. Comparison with known experimental level schemes of 34 and 36P, and with shell model calculations using SDPF-MU interaction. 36,38,40Si(β-); calculated half-lives and log ft values of decays of Si isotopes, beta-delayed neutron probabilities (Pn) using shell model, and compared with experimental values.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 34,36,38,40P; calculated levels, J, π, proton and neutron occupancies for the ground state and the three excited 1+ states, Gamow-Teller matrix elements for the 1+ states. Shell model calculations with SDPF-MU interaction. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.024308
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2017TS01      Phys.Rev. C 95, 021304 (2017)

N.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu, M.Hjorth-Jensen, K.Takayanagi, T.Suzuki

Exotic neutron-rich medium-mass nuclei with realistic nuclear forces

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 20,22,24,26,28,30,32Ne, 24,26,28,30,32,34Mg, 28,30,32,34,36Si; calculated energies of the first 2+ and 4+ states, B(E2), expectation values of the number of the particle-hole excitations in the ground states of Mg isotopes. 31,32Mg; calculated levels, J, π. 28O, 30Ne, 32Mg, 34Si, 36S, 38Ar, 40Ca; calculated effective neutron single-particle energies (ESPEs) of N=20 isotones. Extended Kuo-Krenciglowa (EKK) theory of effective nucleon-nucleon interaction for exotic nuclei. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.021304
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2017WR01      Phys.Lett. B 771, 385 (2017)

C.Wraith, X.F.Yang, L.Xie, C.Babcock, J.Bieron, J.Billowes, M.L.Bissell, K.Blaum, B.Cheal, L.Filippin, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, W.Gins, L.K.Grob, G.Gaigalas, M.Godefroid, C.Gorges, H.Heylen, M.Honma, P.Jonsson, S.Kaufmann, M.Kowalska, J.Kramer, S.Malbrunot-Ettenauer, R.Neugart, G.Neyens, W.Nortershauser, F.Nowacki, T.Otsuka, J.Papuga, R.Sanchez, Y.Tsunoda, D.T.Yordanov

Evolution of nuclear structure in neutron-rich odd-Zn isotopes and isomers

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 63,65,67,69,71,73,75,77,79Zn; measured optical spectra; deduced hyperfine spectra (hfs) including isomeric structures, J of ground and isomeric states, hfs constants, nuclear magnetic dipole and quadrupole moments, g-factors and wave functions. Comparison with theoretical calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.05.085
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2016BA44      Phys.Lett. B 760, 387 (2016)

C.Babcock, H.Heylen, M.L.Bissell, K.Blaum, P.Campbell, B.Cheal, D.Fedorov, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, W.Geithner, W.Gins, T.Day Goodacre, L.K.Grob, M.Kowalska, S.M.Lenzi, B.Maass, S.Malbrunot-Ettenauer, B.Marsh, R.Neugart, G.Neyens, W.Nortershauser, T.Otsuka, R.Rossel, S.Rothe, R.Sanchez, Y.Tsunoda, C.Wraith, L.Xie, X.F.Yang

Quadrupole moments of odd-A 53-63Mn: Onset of collectivity towards N = 40

NUCLEAR MOMENTS 53,55,57,59,61,63Mn; measured hyperfine spectra; deduced spectroscopic quadrupole moments. Comparison with large-scale shell model predictions using three effective interactions, GXPF1A, LNPS, modified A3DA.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.07.016
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2016GA23      Phys.Rev. C 93, 064326 (2016)

E.Ganioglu, H.Fujita, B.Rubio, Y.Fujita, T.Adachi, A.Algora, M.Csatlos, J.M.Deaven, E.Estevez Aguado, C.J.Guess, J.Gulyas, K.Hatanaka, K.Hirota, M.Honma, D.Ishikawa, A.Krasznahorkay, H.Matsubara, R.Meharchand, F.Molina, H.Okamura, H.J.Ong, T.Otsuka, G.Perdikakis, C.Scholl, Y.Shimbara, G.Susoy, T.Suzuki, A.Tamii, J.H.Thies, R.G.T.Zegers, J.Zenihiro

High-resolution study of Gamow-Teller transitions in the 48Ti(3He, t)48V reaction

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 48Ti(3He, t), E=140 MeV/nucleon; measured E(t), I(t), σ(θ) using Grand Raiden spectrometer at RCNP-Osaka cyclotron facility. 48V; deduced levels, L-transfers, Tz=+2 to +1 Gamow-Teller transitions, Gamow-Teller B(GT) strengths. DWBA analysis. Comparisons with shell-model calculations using GXPF1J interaction, and with B(GT) results from 47Ti(3He, t)47V reaction. Predictions for β spectrum of mirror decay 48Fe to 48Mn.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.064326
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2016HE14      Phys.Rev. C 94, 054321 (2016)

H.Heylen, C.Babcock, R.Beerwerth, J.Billowes, M.L.Bissell, K.Blaum, J.Bonnard, P.Campbell, B.Cheal, T.Day Goodacre, D.Fedorov, S.Fritzsche, R.F.Garcia Ruiz, W.Geithner, Ch.Geppert, W.Gins, L.K.Grob, M.Kowalska, K.Kreim, S.M.Lenzi, I.D.Moore, B.Maass, S.Malbrunot-Ettenauer, B.Marsh, R.Neugart, G.Neyens, W.Nortershauser, T.Otsuka, J.Papuga, R.Rossel, S.Rothe, R.Sanchez, Y.Tsunoda, C.Wraith, L.Xie, X.F.Yang, D.T.Yordanov

Changes in nuclear structure along the Mn isotopic chain studied via charge radii

ATOMIC PHYSICS 51,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64Mn; measured hyperfine spectra using collinear laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE-CERN; deduced charge radii. Isotopes produced in bombardment of uranium carbide target with 1.4-GeV proton beam. Mass and field shift factors calculated in multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock framework and combined with King plot analysis. Comparison with Duflo-Zuker formula.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 53,55,57,59,61,63,65Mn; calculated potential energy surfaces using Monte Carlo shell-model. Systematics of S(2n) values for Z=20-28, N=24-46 nuclei.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054321
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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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2016KR07      Phys.Rev.Lett. 117, 172503 (2016)

C.Kremer, S.Aslanidou, S.Bassauer, M.Hilcker, A.Krugmann, P.von Neumann-Cosel, T.Otsuka, N.Pietralla, V.Yu.Ponomarev, N.Shimizu, M.Singer, G.Steinhilber, T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda, V.Werner, M.Zweidinger

First Measurement of Collectivity of Coexisting Shapes Based on Type II Shell Evolution: The Case of 96Zr

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 96Zr(E, E'), E=43 MeV; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced energy levels, J, π, B(E2). Comparison with the shell-model calculations and a two-state model with and without mixing.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.172503
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2016NO02      J.Phys.(London) G43, 024008 (2016)

K.Nomura, T.Otsuka, P.Van Isacker

Shape coexistence in the microscopically guided interacting boson model

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 148,150,154Sm, 134Ba, 186Pb, 172,174,176,178,180,182,184,186,188,190Hg; calculated total energy surfaces, J, π. Interacting boson model (IBM).

doi: 10.1088/0954-3899/43/2/024008
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2016OT01      J.Phys.(London) G43, 024009 (2016)

T.Otsuka, Y.Tsunoda

The role of shell evolution in shape coexistence

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 68Ni; calculated probabilities of configurations, total energy surface, J, π.

doi: 10.1088/0954-3899/43/2/024009
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2016SH07      Phys.Rev. C 93, 024320 (2016)

Y.Shiga, K.Yoneda, D.Steppenbeck, N.Aoi, P.Doornenbal, J.Lee, H.Liu, M.Matsushita, S.Takeuchi, H.Wang, H.Baba, P.Bednarczyk, Zs.Dombradi, Zs.Fulop, S.Go, T.Hashimoto, M.Honma, E.Ideguchi, K.Ieki, K.Kobayashi, Y.Kondo, R.Minakata, T.Motobayashi, D.Nishimura, T.Otsuka, H.Otsu, H.Sakurai, N.Shimizu, D.Sohler, Y.Sun, A.Tamii, R.Tanaka, Z.Tian, Y.Tsunoda, Zs.Vajta, T.Yamamoto, X.Yang, Z.Yang, Y.Ye, R.Yokoyama, J.Zenihiro

Investigating nuclear shell structure in the vicinity of 78Ni: Low-lying excited states in the neutron-rich isotopes 80, 82Zn

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(80Zn, 80Zn'), (81Ga, 80Zn), (80Ga, 78Zn), (83Ge, 82Ge), (83As, 82Ge), E=250 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 80Zn, 80,81Ga, 82,83Ge, 83As and other beams from 9Be(238U, X), E=345 MeV/nucleon primary reaction]; measured yields of reaction products, Eγ, Iγ, Doppler corrected γ rays, γγ-coin, level half-lives by line-shape analysis using BigRIPS separator, ZeroDegree spectrometer for particle identification and detection, and DALI2 array of NaI(Tl) detectors for γ rays at RIBF-RIKEN facility. 76,78,80,82Zn, 82Ge; deduced levels, J, π, B(E2), configurations. Comparison with previous experimental results, and with calculations using Monte Carlo shell-model (MCSM) and shell-model with JUN45 interaction. Systematics of energies of first 2+ and 4+ states and E(4+/2+) ratios in 74,76,78,80,82Zn, 82Ge, 84Se, 86Kr.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.024320
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2016SU03      Phys.Lett. B 753, 199 (2016)

T.Suzuki, T.Otsuka, C.Yuan, N.Alahari

Two-neutron "halo" from the low-energy limit of neutron-neutron interaction: Applications to drip-line nuclei 22C and 24O

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 22C, 23,24O; analyzed available data; calculated density distributions for a neutron, radial wave function of halo neutron, RMS radius of the halo neutron, two-neutron separation energy. The neutron-neutron (nn) interaction fixed at the low-energy nn scattering limit.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2015.12.001
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2016TO15      Phys.Rev.Lett. 117, 172502 (2016)

T.Togashi, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, N.Shimizu

Quantum Phase Transition in the Shape of Zr isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 90,92,94,96,98,100,102,104,106,108,110Zr; calculated energy levels, J, π, B(E2), deformation parameters; deduced coexistence of prolate and triaxial shapes.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.172502
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2015CH25      Phys.Rev. C 91, 044309 (2015)

C.J.Chiara, D.Weisshaar, R.V.F.Janssens, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, J.L.Harker, W.B.Walters, F.Recchia, M.Albers, M.Alcorta, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, P.F.Bertone, C.M.Campbell, M.P.Carpenter, J.Chen, H.L.Crawford, H.M.David, D.T.Doherty, A.Gade, C.R.Hoffman, M.Honma, F.G.Kondev, A.Korichi, C.Langer, N.Larson, T.Lauritsen, S.N.Liddick, E.Lunderberg, A.O.Macchiavelli, S.Noji, C.Prokop, A.M.Rogers, D.Seweryniak, N.Shimizu, S.R.Stroberg, S.Suchyta, Y.Utsuno, S.J.Williams, K.Wimmer, S.Zhu

Identification of deformed intruder states in semi-magic 70Ni

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(70Zn, X)70Ni, E=440 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, prompt- and delayed-γ spectra, γγ-coin, γγ(θ) using Gammasphere array at ATLAS-ANL facility. 9Be(82Se, X)70Ni, E=140 MeV/nucleon; measured Eγ, Iγ, (70Ni)γ-, γγ-coin, prompt and delayed γ rays using S800 spectrograph, GRETINA and CsI(Na) arrays at NSCL-MSU facility. 70Ni; deduced levels, J, π. Comparison with Monte Carlo shell-model calculations.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 68,70Ni, 92Mo; calculated levels, J, π, potential-energy surface contours in (Q2, Q4) plane. Shell-model using jj44bpn, jj44pna, JUN45, and JUN45 effective interactions, and Monte Carlo shell-model with A3DA interaction. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.044309
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2015FL01      Phys.Rev. C 91, 034310 (2015)

F.Flavigny, D.Pauwels, D.Radulov, I.J.Darby, H.De Witte, J.Diriken, D.V.Fedorov, V.N.Fedosseev, L.M.Fraile, M.Huyse, V.S.Ivanov, U.Koster, B.A.Marsh, T.Otsuka, L.Popescu, R.Raabe, M.D.Seliverstov, N.Shimizu, A.M.Sjodin, Y.Tsunoda, P.Van den Bergh, P.Van Duppen, J.Van de Walle, M.Venhart, W.B.Walters, K.Wimmer

Characterization of the low-lying 0+ AND 2+ states in 68Ni via β decay of the low-spin 68Co isomer

RADIOACTIVITY 68Co(β-), (β-n)[from 68Mn -> 68Fe -> 68Co decay chain, 68Mn from 238U(p, F), E=1 GeV]; measured Eγ, Iγ, βγ-, γγ-coin, half-life of first excited 0+ state by βγ(t) using RILIS and Miniball array at ISOLDE-CERN facility. 68Ni; deduced levels, J, π, β feedings, logft, E0 decays, delayed neutron emission probability Pn, B(E2), configuration. Comparison with previous results, and with Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM) calculations. 67,68Fe, 67Co, 68Ga, 136I(β-); detected γ rays.

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 68Ni; calculated Potential energy surfaces in (Q0, Q2) plane for the ground state and first 2+ state. Large-scale Monte Carlo shell model calculations. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.034310
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2015FU08      Phys.Rev. C 91, 064316 (2015)

Y.Fujita, H.Fujita, T.Adachi, G.Susoy, A.Algora, C.L.Bai, G.Colo, M.Csatlos, J.M.Deaven, E.Estevez Aguado, C.J.Guess, J.Gulyas, K.Hatanaka, K.Hirota, M.Honma, D.Ishikawa, A.Krasznahorkay, H.Matsubara, R.Meharchand, F.Molina, H.Nakada, H.Okamura, H.J.Ong, T.Otsuka, G.Perdikakis, B.Rubio, H.Sagawa, P.Sarriguren, C.Scholl, Y.Shimbara, E.J.Stephenson, T.Suzuki, A.Tamii, J.H.Thies, K.Yoshida, R.G.T.Zegers, J.Zenihiro

High-resolution study of Gamow-Teller excitations in the 42Ca (3He, t) 42Sc reaction and the observation of a "low-energy super-Gamow-Teller state"

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 42Ca(3He, t), E=140 MeV/nucleon; measured triton spectra, σ(θ) using Grand Raiden spectrometer at RCNP facility. 42Sc; deduced levels, J, π, IAS, isospin of excited GT states, L-transfers, B(GT), configurations. Comparison of B(GT) values with those for 44,48Sc, and from 42Ti β+ decay to 42Sc. Isospin assignments made in comparison with results from 42Ca(p, p') reaction. Comparison with shell-model calculations using GXPF1J interaction. 12N, 16F, 40,44Sc; observed peaks from contaminants in the target material, and appropriate corrections applied to triton spectra for 42Sc.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.064316
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2015IW01      Phys.Rev. C 92, 011303 (2015)

Y.Iwata, T.Ichikawa, N.Itagaki, J.A.Maruhn, T.Otsuka

Examination of the stability of a rod-shaped structure in 24Mg

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 24Mg; calculated density profiles of the initial states of six-α clusters, contours of final states of compact shape, rod shape, and fragmentation, comparison of energies with and without the spin-orbit interaction as a function of rotational frequency; deduced rod-shaped structure of 24Mg with large angular momentum as a metastable stationary state. Cranked Hartree-Fock calculation with several different Skyrme-type interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.92.011303
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2015KA15      Phys.Rev.Lett. 114, 192502 (2015)

R.Kanungo, A.Sanetullaev, J.Tanaka, S.Ishimoto, G.Hagen, T.Myo, T.Suzuki, C.Andreoiu, P.Bender, A.A.Chen, B.Davids, J.Fallis, J.P.Fortin, N.Galinski, A.T.Gallant, P.E.Garrett, G.Hackman, B.Hadinia, G.Jansen, M.Keefe, R.Krucken, J.Lighthall, E.McNeice, D.Miller, T.Otsuka, J.Purcell, J.S.Randhawa, T.Roger, A.Rojas, H.Savajols, A.Shotter, I.Tanihata, I.J.Thompson, C.Unsworth, P.Voss, Z.Wang

Evidence of Soft Dipole Resonance in 11Li with Isoscalar Character

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(11Li, X)7Li/8Li/9Li/10Li/11Li, E=5.5 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products. 11Li; deduced yields, σ(θ), excitation energy, soft dipole resonance. Comparison with ab initio calculations in the coupled cluster framework.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.192502
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2015MI09      Prog.Theor.Exp.Phys. 2015, 041D01 (2015)

T.Miyagi, T.Abe, Ry.Okamoto, T.Otsuka

Ground-state energies and charge radii of 4He, 16O, 40Ca, and 56Ni in the unitary-model-operator approach

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 4He, 16O, 40Ca, 56Ni; calculated ground state energies, charge radii. Unitary-model-operator approach, comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1093/ptep/ptv042
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2015ST06      Phys.Rev. C 91, 041302 (2015)

S.R.Stroberg, A.Gade, J.A.Tostevin, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, K.W.Kemper, C.Langer, E.Lunderberg, A.Lemasson, S.Noji, T.Otsuka, F.Recchia, C.Walz, D.Weisshaar, S.Williams

Neutron single-particle strength in silicon isotopes: Constraining the driving forces of shell evolution

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(36Si, 35Si), E=100 MeV/nucleon; 9Be(38Si, 37Si), E=95 MeV/nucleon; 9Be(40Si, 39Si), E=85 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 36,38,40Si beams from fragmentation of 48Ca]; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin using GRETINA array at NSCL-MSU facility; deduced momentum distributions and partial cross sections of the residual nuclei following one-neutron knockout reactions. 35,37,39Si; deduced levels, intruder states, J, π, half-life of a level in 39Si. Comparison with shell-model calculations with SDPF-U and SDPF-MU interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.041302
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2015ST10      Phys.Rev.Lett. 114, 252501 (2015)

D.Steppenbeck, S.Takeuchi, N.Aoi, P.Doornenbal, M.Matsushita, H.Wang, Y.Utsuno, H.Baba, S.Go, J.Lee, K.Matsui, S.Michimasa, T.Motobayashi, D.Nishimura, T.Otsuka, H.Sakurai, Y.Shiga, N.Shimizu, P.-A.Soderstrom, T.Sumikama, R.Taniuchi, J.J.Valiente-Dobon, K.Yoneda

Low-Lying Structure of 50Ar and the N=32 Subshell Closure

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be(54Ca, X), (55Sc, X), (56Ti, X)50Ar, E=220 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced level energy, J, π. Comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations performed in the sdpf model space using the SDPF-MU effective interaction.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.252501
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2015TO04      Phys.Rev. C 91, 024320 (2015)

T.Togashi, N.Shimizu, Y.Utsuno, T.Otsuka, M.Honma

Large-scale shell-model calculations for unnatural-parity high-spin states in neutron-rich Cr and Fe isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 55,56,57,58,59Cr, 57,58,59,60,61Fe; calculated levels, J, π, total energy surface contours in (Q0, Q2) plane, electric spectroscopic and intrinsic quadrupole moments, natural positive-parity and unnatural negative-parity high-spin states in 56,58Cr, 58,60Fe. 53,55,57,59Cr, 55,57,59,61Fe, 57,59,61,63Ni; calculated energies of 9/2+ states and one-neutron transfer spectroscopic factors. Z=24, N=22-35; Z=26, N=22-35; calculated effective single-particle energies (ESPEs) of a neutron. Large-scale shell-model calculations in fp-shell+0g9/2+1d5/2 space with GXPF1Br Hamiltonian. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.024320
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2015UT01      Phys.Rev.Lett. 114, 032501 (2015)

Y.Utsuno, N.Shimizu, T.Otsuka, T.Yoshida, Y.Tsunoda

Nature of Isomerism in Exotic Sulfur Isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 43,44S; calculated energy levels, J, π, deformation parameters. Nuclear shell model, comparison with available data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.032501
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2015WH02      Phys.Rev. C 91, 041303 (2015)

K.Whitmore, D.Smalley, H.Iwasaki, T.Suzuki, V.M.Bader, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, P.Fallon, A.Gade, C.Langer, A.Lemasson, C.Loelius, A.O.Macchiavelli, C.Morse, T.Otsuka, J.Parker, F.Recchia, S.R.Stroberg, D.Weisshaar, K.Wimmer

Magnetic response of the halo nucleus 19C studied via lifetime measurement

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 9Be, Ta(20N, 19C), E=74 MeV/nucleon, [secondary 20N beam from 9Be(22Ne, X), E=120 MeV/nucleon primary reaction]; measured reaction products using A1900 separator, Eγ, Iγ, (particle)γ-, γγ-coin, half-life of the first excited state from line-shape and recoil-distance methods using GRETINA array at NSCL-MSU facility. 19C; deduced levels, J, π, B(M1), configuration. One-neutron halo nucleus populated in one-proton knockout reaction. Comparison with shell-model calculations using several different interactions.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.91.041303
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2014BU01      Phys.Rev.Lett. 112, 042502 (2014)

G.Burgunder, O.Sorlin, F.Nowacki, S.Giron, F.Hammache, M.Moukaddam, N.de Sereville, D.Beaumel, L.Caceres, E.clement, G.Duchene, J.P.Ebran, B.Fernandez-Dominguez, F.Flavigny, S.Franchoo, J.Gibelin, A.Gillibert, S.Grevy, J.Guillot, A.Lepailleur, I.Matea, A.Matta, L.Nalpas, A.Obertelli, T.Otsuka, J.Pancin, A.Poves, R.Raabe, J.A.Scarpaci, I.Stefan, C.Stodel, T.Suzuki, J.C.Thomas

Experimental Study of the Two-Body Spin-Orbit Force in Nuclei

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 2H(34Si, p), E=20.5 MeV/nucleon; 2H(36S, p), E=19 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Ep, Ip; deduced σ(θ), level energies, spectroscopic factors, reduction of spin-orbit splitting, two-body spin-orbit interaction. Comparison with strength calculations for N3LO and KLS nucleon-nucleon forces.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.042502
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2014DO05      Prog.Theor.Exp.Phys. 2014, 053D01 (2014)

P.Doornenbal, H.Scheit, S.Takeuchi, Y.Utsuno, N.Aoi, K.Li, M.Matsushita, D.Steppenbeck, H.Wang, H.Baba, E.Ideguchi, N.Kobayashi, Y.Kondo, J.Lee, S.Michimasa, T.Motobayashi, T.Otsuka, H.Sakurai, M.Takechi, Y.Togano, K.Yoneda

Rotational level structure of sodium isotopes inside the "island of inversion"

NUCLEAR REACTIONS H, C(36Mg, X)33Na/34Na/35Na, E=236 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced energy levels, J, π, B(E2), B(M1). Shell model calculations, comparison with systematics and available data.

doi: 10.1093/ptep/ptu057
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2014FU02      Phys.Rev.Lett. 112, 112502 (2014)

Y.Fujita, H.Fujita, T.Adachi, C.L.Bai, A.Algora, G.P.A.Berg, P.von Brentano, G.Colo, M.Csatlos, J.M.Deaven, E.Estevez Aguado, C.Fransen, D.De Frenne, K.Fujita, E.Ganioglu, C.J.Guess, J.Gulyas, K.Hatanaka, K.Hirota, M.Honma, D.Ishikawa, E.Jacobs, A.Krasznahorkay, H.Matsubara, K.Matsuyanagi, R.Meharchand, F.Molina, K.Muto, K.Nakanishi, A.Negret, H.Okamura, H.J.Ong, T.Otsuka, N.Pietralla, G.Perdikakis, L.Popescu, B.Rubio, H.Sagawa, P.Sarriguren, C.Scholl, Y.Shimbara, Y.Shimizu, G.Susoy, T.Suzuki, Y.Tameshige, A.Tamii, J.H.Thies, M.Uchida, T.Wakasa, M.Yosoi, R.G.T.Zegers, K.O.Zell, J.Zenihiro

Observation of Low- and High-Energy Gamow-Teller Phonon Excitations in Nuclei

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 42Ca, 46Ti, 50Cr, 54Fe(3He, t), E=140 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced cumulative-sum strengths of the experimental B(GT) values in the final nuclei, two kinds of GT phonon states. GXPF1J, quasi particle random phase approximation (QRPA) framework based on a self-consistent Hartree-Fock mean field with Skyrme interaction calculations, comparison with available data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.112502
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2014KO14      Phys.Rev.Lett. 112, 242501 (2014)

N.Kobayashi, T.Nakamura, Y.Kondo, J.A.Tostevin, Y.Utsuno, N.Aoi, H.Baba, R.Barthelemy, M.A.Famiano, N.Fukuda, N.Inabe, M.Ishihara, R.Kanungo, S.Kim, T.Kubo, G.S.Lee, H.S.Lee, M.Matsushita, T.Motobayashi, T.Ohnishi, N.A.Orr, H.Otsu, T.Otsuka, T.Sako, H.Sakurai, Y.Satou, T.Sumikama, H.Takeda, S.Takeuchi, R.Tanaka, Y.Togano, K.Yoneda

Observation of a p-Wave One-Neutron Halo Configuration in 37Mg

NUCLEAR REACTIONS C, Pb(37Mg, 36Mg'), E=240-244 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ. 36,37Mg; deduced 1-n removal σ, spectroscopic factors, neutron separation energy, J, π. Comparison with shell model calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.242501
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2014NA10      Phys.Rev.Lett. 112, 142501 (2014)

T.Nakamura, N.Kobayashi, Y.Kondo, Y.Satou, J.A.Tostevin, Y.Utsuno, N.Aoi, H.Baba, N.Fukuda, J.Gibelin, N.Inabe, M.Ishihara, D.Kameda, T.Kubo, T.Motobayashi, T.Ohnishi, N.A.Orr, H.Otsu, T.Otsuka, H.Sakurai, T.Sumikama, H.Takeda, E.Takeshita, M.Takechi, S.Takeuchi, Y.Togano, K.Yoneda

Deformation-Driven p-Wave Halos at the Drip Line: 31Ne

NUCLEAR REACTIONS C, Pb(31Ne, n)30Ne, E=230, 234 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products, Eγ, Iγ; deduced partial and inclusive n-removal σ, parallel momentum distributions, neutron halo. Comparison with eikonal calculations.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.142501
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2014SA46      Phys.Lett. B 736, 137 (2014)

A.Sanetullaev, M.B.Tsang, W.G.Lynch, Jenny Lee, D.Bazin, K.P.Chan, D.Coupland, V.Henzl, D.Henzlova, M.Kilburn, A.M.Rogers, Z.Y.Sun, M.Youngs, R.J.Charity, L.G.Sobotka, M.Famiano, S.Hudan, D.Shapira, W.A.Peters, C.Barbieri, M.Hjorth-Jensen, M.Horoi, T.Otsuka, T.Suzuki, Y.Utsuno

Neutron spectroscopic factors of 55Ni hole-states from image transfer reactions

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 1H(56Ni, d), E=37 MeV/nucleon; measured reaction products; deduced spectroscopic factors, J, π, σ(θ). Comparison with shell model calculations.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2014.07.003
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2014SU05      Phys.Rev. C 89, 021301 (2014)

S.Suchyta, S.N.Liddick, Y.Tsunoda, T.Otsuka, M.B.Bennett, A.Chemey, M.Honma, N.Larson, C.J.Prokop, S.J.Quinn, N.Shimizu, A.Simon, A.Spyrou, V.Tripathi, Y.Utsuno, J.M.VonMoss

Shape coexistence in 68Ni

RADIOACTIVITY 68Co(β-)[from 9Be(76Ge, X), E=130 MeV/nucleon]; measured Eγ, Iγ, γγ-coin, internal transitions, internal-conversion decay, electron-positron pair production from first excited 0+ state using germanium double-sided strip detector (GeDSSD) and SeGA array at NSCL-MSU facility. 68Ni; deduced level energy of first excited 0+ state, E0 transition strength, level half-life, difference in deformation between the excited 0+ state and the ground state. Comparison with Monte-Carlo shell-model calculations using several interactions, and with experimental data for excited 0+ states in 90Zr.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.021301
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2014TS01      Phys.Rev. C 89, 024313 (2014)

N.Tsunoda, K.Takayanagi, M.Hjorth-Jensen, T.Otsuka

Multi-shell effective interactions

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 18O, 18F, 42Ca, 42Sc; calculated nucleon-nucleon effective interaction for shell-model calculations for degenerate and nondegenerate model spaces. 42Ca, 42Sc; calculated levels, J, π, two-body matrix elements. Kuo-Krenciglowa (KK) and extended KK (EKK) methods. Comparison with experimental values.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.024313
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