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 …

Evolution of shell structure in exotic nuclei

T Otsuka, A Gade, O Sorlin, T Suzuki, Y Utsuno - Reviews of modern physics, 2020 - APS
The atomic nucleus is a quantum many-body system whose constituent nucleons (protons
and neutrons) are subject to complex nucleon-nucleon interactions that include spin-and …

78Ni revealed as a doubly magic stronghold against nuclear deformation

R Taniuchi, C Santamaria, P Doornenbal, A Obertelli… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Nuclear magic numbers correspond to fully occupied energy shells of protons or neutrons
inside atomic nuclei. Doubly magic nuclei, with magic numbers for both protons and …

Further Evidence for Shape Coexistence in near Doubly Magic

L Nies, L Canete, DD Dao, S Giraud, A Kankainen… - Physical review …, 2023 - APS
Isomers close to doubly magic Ni 50 28 78 provide essential information on the shell
evolution and shape coexistence near the Z= 28 and N= 50 double shell closure. We report …

[HTML][HTML] The neutron-rich edge of the nuclear landscape: Experiment and theory.

F Nowacki, A Obertelli, A Poves - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review, we describe the experimental facilities and methods which make it possible to
produce and measure the properties of the extreme neutron-rich nuclei. We then develop …

Binding Energy of : Probing the Structure of the Doubly Magic from Only One Proton Away

A Welker, NAS Althubiti, D Atanasov, K Blaum… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
The masses of the neutron-rich copper isotopes Cu 75–79 are determined using the
precision mass spectrometer ISOLTRAP at the CERN-ISOLDE facility. The trend from the …

Quasifree Neutron Knockout from Corroborates Arising Neutron Magic Number

S Chen, J Lee, P Doornenbal, A Obertelli, C Barbieri… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
Exclusive cross sections and momentum distributions have been measured for quasifree
one-neutron knockout reactions from a Ca 54 beam striking on a liquid hydrogen target at∼ …

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-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 …

Merging of the island of inversion at N= 40 and N= 50

JG Li - Physics Letters B, 2023 - Elsevier
We performed a quantitative study of the nuclei with proton numbers from Z= 20 (Ca) to Z=
28 (Ni) and neutron numbers ranging from N= 38 to 52 using the realistic shell model, which …