Toward the discovery of matter creation with neutrinoless decay

M Agostini, G Benato, JA Detwiler, J Menéndez… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
The discovery of neutrinoless β β decay could soon be within reach. This hypothetical
ultrarare nuclear decay offers a privileged portal to physics beyond the standard model of …

Laser spectroscopy for the study of exotic nuclei

XF Yang, SJ Wang, SG Wilkins, RFG Ruiz - Progress in Particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Investigation into the properties and structure of unstable nuclei far from stability is a key
avenue of research in modern nuclear physics. These efforts are motivated by the continual …

An experimental view on shape coexistence in nuclei

PE Garrett, M Zielińska, E Clément - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nuclear shape coexistence is the phenomenon in which distinct shapes occur within the
same nucleus and at a similar energy. In this work, we provide an overview of the …

Charge radii of exotic potassium isotopes challenge nuclear theory and the magic character of N = 32

Á Koszorús, XF Yang, WG Jiang, SJ Novario, SW Bai… - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Nuclear charge radii are sensitive probes of different aspects of the nucleon–nucleon
interaction and the bulk properties of nuclear matter, providing a stringent test and challenge …

Spectroscopy of short-lived radioactive molecules

RF Garcia Ruiz, R Berger, J Billowes, CL Binnersley… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular spectroscopy offers opportunities for the exploration of the fundamental laws of
nature and the search for new particle physics beyond the standard model,,–. Radioactive …

α-Clustering in atomic nuclei from first principles with statistical learning and the Hoyle state character

T Otsuka, T Abe, T Yoshida, Y Tsunoda… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A long-standing crucial question with atomic nuclei is whether or not α clustering occurs
there. An α particle (helium-4 nucleus) comprises two protons and two neutrons, and may be …

Measurement and microscopic description of odd–even staggering of charge radii of exotic copper isotopes

RP De Groote, J Billowes, CL Binnersley, ML Bissell… - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Nuclear charge radii globally scale with atomic mass number A as A 1∕ 3, and isotopes
with an odd number of neutrons are usually slightly smaller in size than their even-neutron …

Laser Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich Isotopes: Illuminating the Kink and Odd-Even Staggering in Charge Radii across the Shell Closure

T Day Goodacre, AV Afanasjev, AE Barzakh, BA Marsh… - Physical review …, 2021 - APS
The mean-square charge radii of Hg 207, 208 (Z= 80, N= 127, 128) have been studied for
the first time and those of Hg 202, 203, 206 (N= 122, 123, 126) remeasured by the …

Large shape staggering in neutron-deficient Bi isotopes

A Barzakh, AN Andreyev, C Raison, JG Cubiss… - Physical review …, 2021 - APS
The changes in the mean-square charge radius (relative to Bi 209), magnetic dipole, and
electric quadrupole moments of Bi 187, 188, 189, 191 were measured using the in-source …

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

N Tsunoda, T Otsuka, K Takayanagi, N Shimizu… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Atomic nuclei are composed of a certain number of protons Z and neutrons N. A natural
question is how large Z and N can be. The study of superheavy elements explores the large …