The nuclear matrix elements that govern the rate of neutrinoless double beta decay must be
accurately calculated if experiments are to reach their full potential. Theorists have been …

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 …

Laboratory experiments sensitive to the equation of state of neutron rich matter in the vicinity
of nuclear saturation density provide the first rung in a “density ladder” that connects …

We report a precise measurement of the parity-violating (PV) asymmetry A PV in the elastic
scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from Ca 48. We measure A PV= 2668±106 …

Heavy atomic nuclei have an excess of neutrons over protons, which leads to the formation
of a neutron skin whose thickness is sensitive to details of the nuclear force. This links …

We explore in a parameterized manner a very large range of physically plausible equations
of state (EOSs) for compact stars for matter that is either purely hadronic or that exhibits a …

Quantum Chromodynamics, the theory of quarks and gluons, whose interactions can be
described by a local SU (3) gauge symmetry with charges called “color quantum numbers” …

The recent experimental determination of the parity violating asymmetry A PV in Ca 48 and
Pb 208 at Jefferson Lab is important for our understanding on how neutrons and protons …

The dominant decay mode of atomic nuclei is beta decay (β-decay), a process that changes
a neutron into a proton (and vice versa). This decay offers a window to physics beyond the …

We optimize Δ-full nuclear interactions from chiral effective field theory. The low-energy
constants of the contact potentials are constrained by two-body scattering phase shifts, and …