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 …

Mean field and beyond description of nuclear structure with the Gogny force: a review

LM Robledo, TR Rodríguez… - Journal of Physics G …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Nowadays, the Gogny force is a referent in the theoretical description of nuclear structure
phenomena. Its phenomenological character manifests in a simple analytical form that …

Spectroscopy of short-lived radioactive molecules

RF Garcia Ruiz, R Berger, J Billowes, CL Binnersley… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular spectroscopy offers opportunities for the exploration of the fundamental laws of
nature and the search for new particle physics beyond the standard model,,–. Radioactive …

QCD and strongly coupled gauge theories: challenges and perspectives

N Brambilla, S Eidelman, P Foka, S Gardner… - The European Physical …, 2014 - Springer
We highlight the progress, current status, and open challenges of QCD-driven physics, in
theory and in experiment. We discuss how the strong interaction is intimately connected to a …

Impact of pear-shaped fission fragments on mass-asymmetric fission in actinides

G Scamps, C Simenel - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Nuclear fission of heavy (actinide) nuclei results predominantly in asymmetric mass splits.
Without quantum shell effects, which can give extra binding energy to their mass-asymmetric …

Electric dipole moments of atoms, molecules, nuclei, and particles

TE Chupp, P Fierlinger, MJ Ramsey-Musolf… - Reviews of Modern …, 2019 - APS
A permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of a particle or system is a separation of charge
along its angular momentum axis and is a direct signal of T violation and, assuming CPT …

Polyatomic molecules as quantum sensors for fundamental physics

NR Hutzler - Quantum Science and Technology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Precision measurements in molecules have advanced rapidly in recent years through
developments in techniques to cool, trap, and control. The complexity of molecules makes …

Direct Evidence of Octupole Deformation in Neutron-Rich

B Bucher, S Zhu, CY Wu, RVF Janssens, D Cline… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
The neutron-rich nucleus Ba 144 (t 1/2= 11.5 s) is expected to exhibit some of the strongest
octupole correlations among nuclei with mass numbers A less than 200. Until now, indirect …

Charge radii in covariant density functional theory: A global view

UC Perera, AV Afanasjev, P Ring - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
A systematic global investigation of differential charge radii has been performed within the
CDFT framework for the first time. Theoretical results obtained with conventional covariant …

Probing fundamental physics with spin-based quantum sensors

DF Jackson Kimball, D Budker, TE Chupp, AA Geraci… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental
physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for spin-based …