The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …

Photon strength functions describing the average response of the nucleus to an
electromagnetic probe are key input information in the theoretical modelling of nuclear …

Valuable theoretical predictions of nuclear dipole excitations in the whole nuclear chart are
of great interest for different applications, including in particular nuclear astrophysics. Here …

A novel technique has been developed, which will open exciting new opportunities for
studying the very neutron-rich nuclei involved in the r process. As a proof of principle, the γ …

Magnetic dipole strength functions are deduced from averages of a large number of M 1
transition strengths calculated within the shell model for the nuclides Zr 90, Mo 94, Mo 95 …

The rapid-neutron capture process (r process) is identified as the producer of about 50% of
elements heavier than iron. This process requires an astrophysical environment with an …

A strong enhancement at low γ-ray energies has recently been discovered in the γ-ray
strength function of Fe 56, 57. In this work, we have for the first time obtained theoretical γ …

The γ-ray strength function of Fe 56 has been measured from proton-γ coincidences for
excitation energies up to≈ 11 MeV. The low-energy enhancement in the γ-ray strength …

The experimental γ-ray strength functions (γ SFs) of Nd 142, 144–151 have been studied for
γ-ray energies up to the neutron separation energy using the Oslo method. The results …

A low-energy enhancement of radiative strength functions was deduced from recent
experiments in several mass regions of nuclei, which is believed to impact considerably the …