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 …

Physics opportunities with the advanced gamma tracking array: Agata

W Korten, A Atac, D Beaumel, P Bednarczyk… - The European Physical …, 2020 - Springer
New physics opportunities are opening up by the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array, AGATA,
as it evolves to the full 4 π π instrument. AGATA is a high-resolution γ γ-ray spectrometer …

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 …

Nuclear moments of indium isotopes reveal abrupt change at magic number 82

AR Vernon, RF Garcia Ruiz, T Miyagi, CL Binnersley… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
In spite of the high-density and strongly correlated nature of the atomic nucleus,
experimental and theoretical evidence suggests that around particular 'magic'numbers of …

Multiple Shape Coexistence in

PE Garrett, TR Rodríguez, AD Varela, KL Green… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
From detailed spectroscopy of Cd 110 and Cd 112 following the β+/electron-capture decay
of In 110, 112 and the β-decay of Ag 112, very weak decay branches from nonyrast states …

High-Precision Mass Measurements of Neutron Deficient Silver Isotopes Probe the Robustness of the Shell Closure

Z Ge, M Reponen, T Eronen, B Hu, M Kortelainen… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
High-precision mass measurements of exotic Ag 95–97 isotopes close to the N= Z line have
been conducted with the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer, with the silver …

Electromagnetic properties of indium isotopes illuminate the doubly magic character of 100Sn

J Karthein, CM Ricketts, RF Garcia Ruiz, J Billowes… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the nuclear properties in the vicinity of 100Sn, which has been suggested to
be the heaviest doubly magic nucleus with proton number Z equal to neutron number N, has …

Structural trends in atomic nuclei from laser spectroscopy of tin

DT Yordanov, LV Rodríguez, DL Balabanski… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Tin is the chemical element with the largest number of stable isotopes. Its complete proton
shell, comparable with the closed electron shells in the chemically inert noble gases, is not a …

Underlying structure of collective bands and self-organization in quantum systems

T Otsuka, Y Tsunoda, T Abe, N Shimizu… - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
The underlying structure of low-lying collective bands of atomic nuclei is discussed from a
novel perspective on the interplay between single-particle and collective degrees of …

anomaly cannot be explained with O(6) higher-order interactions

T Wang - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
Following the construction approach to successfully describe the B (E 2) anomaly in the
interacting boson model with SU (3) higher-order interactions, the O (6) higher-order …