r-process nucleosynthesis: connecting rare-isotope beam facilities with the cosmos

CJ Horowitz, A Arcones, B Cote… - Journal of Physics G …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This is an exciting time for the study of r-process nucleosynthesis. Recently, a neutron star
merger GW170817 was observed in extraordinary detail with gravitational waves and …

[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 …

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 …

-Decay Half-Lives of 110 Neutron-Rich Nuclei across the Shell Gap: Implications for the Mechanism and Universality of the Astrophysical Process

G Lorusso, S Nishimura, ZY Xu, A Jungclaus… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
The β-decay half-lives of 110 neutron-rich isotopes of the elements from Rb 37 to Sn 50
were measured at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. The 40 new half-lives follow …

Masses of exotic nuclei

T Yamaguchi, H Koura, YA Litvinov, M Wang - Progress in Particle and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent developments in precision mass spectrometry of radioactive isotopes (RI) and some
selected related physics subjects are reviewed. In the last decades, besides conventional …

Phases of dense matter in compact stars

D Blaschke, N Chamel - The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars, 2018 - Springer
Formed in the aftermath of gravitational core-collapse supernova explosions, neutron stars
are unique cosmic laboratories for probing the properties of matter under extreme conditions …

NSCL and FRIB at Michigan State University: Nuclear science at the limits of stability

A Gade, BM Sherrill - Physica Scripta, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State
University (MSU) is a scientific user facility that offers beams of rare isotopes at a wide range …

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 …

Development of a reference database for beta-delayed neutron emission

P Dimitriou, I Dillmann, B Singh, V Piksaikin… - Nuclear Data …, 2021 - Elsevier
Beta-delayed neutron emission is important for nuclear structure and astrophysics as well as
for reactor applications. Significant advances in nuclear experimental techniques in the past …

Persistence of the Shell Gap Around : First Spectroscopy of

L Olivier, S Franchoo, M Niikura, Z Vajta, D Sohler… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
In-beam γ-ray spectroscopy of Cu 79 is performed at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory
of RIKEN. The nucleus of interest is produced through proton knockout from a Zn 80 beam at …