Background: β-decay spectroscopy provides valuable nuclear physics input for accurate
modeling of nova and x-ray burst observables and a stringent test for shell-model theories …

Background: Ne 19 is an important isotope in nuclear astrophysics due to its role in both the
F 18 (p, α) O 15 and O 15 (α, γ) Ne 19 reactions in novae and Type I x-ray bursts …

Background: β-decay spectroscopy provides valuable information on exotic nuclei and a
stringent test for nuclear theories beyond the stability line. Purpose: To search for new β …

Background: The established GADGET detection system, designed for measuring weak, low-
energy $\beta $-delayed proton decays, features a gaseous Proton Detector with …

The Particle X-ray Coincidence Technique (PXCT) was originally developed to measure
average lifetimes in the $10^{-17}-10^{-15} $~ s range for proton-unbound states populated …

Motivated primarily by the large uncertainties in the thermonuclear rate of the 30 P (p, γ) 31
S reaction that limit our understanding of classical novae, we carried out lifetime …

15 O (α, γ) 19 Ne is regarded as one of the most important thermonuclear reactions in type I
X-ray bursts. For studying the properties of the key resonance in this reaction using β decay …

Sensitivity studies have shown that the 15 O (α, γ) 19 Ne reaction is the most important
reaction rate uncertainty affecting the shape of light curves from Type I X-ray bursts. This …

A neutron star can accrete hydrogen-rich material from a low-mass binary companion star.
This can lead to periodic thermonuclear runaways, which manifest as Type I X-ray bursts …

Many current and future nuclear physics (NP) experiments across the United States have
and are implementing micro-pattern gas detectors (MPGDs) to be used for tracking and PID …