Shedding light on nuclear aspects of neutrinoless double beta decay by heavy-ion double charge exchange reactions

F Cappuzzello, H Lenske, M Cavallaro, C Agodi… - Progress in Particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We review the status and prospects of heavy-ion double charge exchange (HI-DCE)
reactions. Their important role for nuclear reaction, nuclear structure and double beta-decay …

The NUMEN project: NUclear Matrix Elements for Neutrinoless double beta decay

F Cappuzzello, C Agodi, M Cavallaro… - The European Physical …, 2018 - Springer
The article describes the main achievements of the NUMEN project together with an
updated and detailed overview of the related R&D activities and theoretical developments …

The MAGNEX spectrometer: Results and perspectives

F Cappuzzello, C Agodi, D Carbone… - The European Physical …, 2016 - Springer
This review discusses the main achievements and future perspectives of the MAGNEX
spectrometer at the INFN-LNS laboratory in Catania (Italy). MAGNEX is a large-acceptance …

Sao Paulo potential version 2 (SPP2) and Brazilian nuclear potential (BNP)

LC Chamon, BV Carlson, LR Gasques - Computer Physics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The REGINA code calculates the São Paulo potential version 2 (SPP2) and the Brazilian
nuclear potential (BNP). The code also provides nuclear densities obtained from the Dirac …

An upgraded focal plane detector for the MAGNEX spectrometer

D Torresi, O Sgouros, V Soukeras, M Cavallaro… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2021 - Elsevier
An upgraded and improved version of the Focal Plane Detector (FPD) of the large-
acceptance magnetic spectrometer MAGNEX is described here. The FPD consists of a …

Multichannel experimental and theoretical constraints for the charge exchange reaction at 306 MeV

S Burrello, S Calabrese, F Cappuzzello, D Carbone… - Physical Review C, 2022 - APS
Background: Charge-exchange (CE) reactions offer a major opportunity to excite nuclear
isovector modes, providing important clues about the nuclear interaction in the medium …

Analysis of two-proton transfer in the reaction at 270 MeV incident energy

JL Ferreira, D Carbone, M Cavallaro, NN Deshmukh… - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
Two-nucleon transfer reactions are essential tools to investigate specific features of the
nuclear structure, such as the correlation among valence particles in the transfer process …

Analysis of two-nucleon transfer reactions in the system at 306 MeV

D Carbone, JL Ferreira, S Calabrese, F Cappuzzello… - Physical Review C, 2020 - APS
Background: Heavy-ion induced two-nucleon transfer reactions are powerful tools to reveal
peculiar aspects of the atomic nucleus, such as pairing correlations, single-particle and …

One-proton transfer reaction for the system at 275 MeV

O Sgouros, M Cavallaro, F Cappuzzello, D Carbone… - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
Single-nucleon transfer reactions are processes that selectively probe single-particle
components of the populated many-body nuclear states. In this context, recent efforts have …

The low-pressure focal plane detector of the MAGNEX spectrometer

M Cavallaro, F Cappuzzello, D Carbone… - The European Physical …, 2012 - Springer
The focal plane detector of the MAGNEX large acceptance magnetic spectrometer is
presented. It is based on a large low-pressure gas-filled tracker followed by a wall of silicon …