Reaction dynamics with exotic nuclei

V Baran, M Colonna, V Greco, M Di Toro - Physics Reports, 2005 - Elsevier
We review the new possibilities offered by the reaction dynamics of asymmetric heavy-ion
collisions, using stable and unstable beams. We show that it represents a rather unique tool …

The nuclear symmetry energy

M Baldo, GF Burgio - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2016 - Elsevier
The nuclear symmetry energy characterizes the variation of the binding energy as the
neutron to proton ratio of a nuclear system is varied. This is one of the most important …

Results of the ASY-EOS experiment at GSI: The symmetry energy at suprasaturation density

P Russotto, S Gannon, S Kupny, P Lasko, L Acosta… - Physical Review C, 2016 - APS
Directed and elliptic flows of neutrons and light-charged particles were measured for the
reaction Au 197+ Au 197 at 400 MeV/nucleon incident energy within the ASY-EOS …

Trends in particle and nuclei identification techniques in nuclear physics experiments

A Badalà, M La Cognata, R Nania, M Osipenko… - La Rivista del Nuovo …, 2022 - Springer
Particle identification techniques are fundamental tools in nuclear physics experiments.
Discriminating particles or nuclei produced in nuclear interactions allows to better …

GET: A generic electronics system for TPCs and nuclear physics instrumentation

EC Pollacco, GF Grinyer, F Abu-Nimeh, T Ahn… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract General Electronics for TPCs (GET) is a generic, reconfigurable and
comprehensive electronics and data-acquisition system for nuclear physics instrumentation …

The FAZIA project in Europe: R&D phase

FAZIA Collaboration, R Bougault, G Poggi… - The European Physical …, 2014 - Springer
The goal of the FAZIA Collaboration is the design of a new-generation 4 π detector array for
heavy-ion collisions with radioactive beams. This article summarizes the main results of the …

Experimental investigation of condensation in light nuclei

J Bishop, T Kokalova, M Freer, L Acosta, M Assié… - Physical Review C, 2019 - APS
Background: Near-threshold α-clustered states in light nuclei have been postulated to have
a structure consisting of a diffuse gas of α particles which condense into the 0 s orbital …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for α-particle condensation in nuclei from the Hoyle state deexcitation

AR Raduta, B Borderie, E Geraci, N Le Neindre… - Physics Letters B, 2011 - Elsevier
The fragmentation of quasi-projectiles from the nuclear reaction 40Ca+ 12C at 25
MeV/nucleon was used to produce excited states candidates to α-particle condensation …

Correlations between emission timescale of fragments and isospin dynamics in Sn+Ni and Sn+Ni reactions at 35 MeV

E De Filippo, A Pagano, P Russotto, F Amorini… - Physical Review C …, 2012 - APS
We present a new experimental method to correlate the isotopic composition of intermediate
mass fragments (IMF) emitted at midrapidity in semiperipheral collisions with the emission …

Investigating -ray decay of excited levels with a multifold coincidence analysis

G Cardella, F Favela, NS Martorana, L Acosta… - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
Background: The γ decay of C 12 levels above the particle emission threshold plays a
crucial role in the production of C 12 in astrophysical environments. The Hoyle state is …