An experimental view on shape coexistence in nuclei

PE Garrett, M Zielińska, E Clément - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nuclear shape coexistence is the phenomenon in which distinct shapes occur within the
same nucleus and at a similar energy. In this work, we provide an overview of the …

Gamma-ray spectroscopy of fission fragments with state-of-the-art techniques

S Leoni, C Michelagnoli, JN Wilson - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2022 - Springer
The paper reviews recent developments in γ-ray spectroscopy of the neutron-rich fragments
produced in nuclear fission. This subject has been an intensive area of study spanning more …

Coulomb excitation of

A Illana, M Zielińska, M Huyse, E Rapisarda… - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
The first experiment using radioactive beams post-accelerated by the HIE-ISOLDE facility
has enabled to obtain a precise set of B (E 2) transition probabilities in neutron-rich Zn 74 …

Gamma spectroscopy with AGATA in its first phases: New insights in nuclear excitations along the nuclear chart

A Bracco, G Duchêne, Z Podolyák, P Reiter - Progress in Particle and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA), the new generation high-
resolution γ-ray spectrometer, has seen the realization of the first phases of its construction …

Nuclear physics midterm plan at Legnaro National Laboratories (LNL)

M Ballan, S Bottoni, M Caamaño, A Caciolli… - … Physical Journal Plus, 2023 - epjplus.epj.org
The next years will see the completion of the radioactive ion beam facility SPES (Selective
Production of Exotic Species) and the upgrade of the accelerators complex at Istituto …

Emerging concepts in nuclear structure based on the shell model

T Otsuka - Physics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Some emerging concepts of nuclear structure are overviewed.(i) Background: the many-
body quantum structure of atomic nucleus, a complex system comprising protons and …

To shell model, or not to shell model, that is the question

AE Stuchbery, JL Wood - Physics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present review takes steps from the domain of the shell model into open shell nuclei.
The question posed in the title is to dramatize how far shell model approaches, ie, many …

[HTML][HTML] Level structures of 56, 58Ca cast doubt on a doubly magic 60Ca

S Chen, F Browne, P Doornenbal, J Lee, A Obertelli… - Physics Letters B, 2023 - Elsevier
Gamma decays were observed in 56 Ca and 58 Ca following quasi-free one-proton
knockout reactions from 57, 59 Sc beams at≈ 200 MeV/nucleon. For 56 Ca, a γ ray …

Multistep Coulomb excitation of : Shape coexistence and nature of low-spin excitations

D Little, AD Ayangeakaa, RVF Janssens, S Zhu… - Physical Review C, 2022 - APS
The structure of Ni 64, the heaviest stable Ni isotope, has been investigated via high-
statistics, multistep safe Coulomb excitation to search for shape coexistence, a phenomenon …

First Evidence of Axial Shape Asymmetry and Configuration Coexistence in : Suggestion for a Northern Extension of the Island of Inversion

M Rocchini, PE Garrett, M Zielińska, SM Lenzi… - Physical review …, 2023 - APS
The excited states of N= 44 Zn 74 were investigated via γ-ray spectroscopy following Cu 74
β decay. By exploiting γ-γ angular correlation analysis, the 2 2+, 3 1+, 0 2+, and 2 3+ states …