The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …

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 …

Abstract The DEcay SPEC troscopy (DESPEC) setup for nuclear structure investigations was
developed and commissioned at GSI, Germany in preparation for a full campaign of …

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 …

In this review we will present the results of recent β β-decay studies using the total
absorption technique that cover topics of interest for applications, nuclear structure and …

Background: β-delayed neutron emission and fission are essential in r-process
nucleosynthesis. Although the number of experimental studies covering r-process nuclei has …

We investigate the decay of Br 87, 88 and Rb 94 using total absorption γ-ray spectroscopy.
These important fission products are β-delayed neutron emitters. Our data show …

The conceptual design of the BRIKEN neutron detector at the radioactive ion beam factory
(RIBF) of the RIKEN Nishina Center is reported. The BRIKEN setup is a complex system …

The β-delayed neutron emission probabilities of neutron rich Hg and Tl nuclei have been
measured together with β-decay half-lives for 20 isotopes of Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, and Bi in the …

A new detection system has been installed at the RIKEN Nishina Center (Japan) to
investigate decay properties of very neutron-rich nuclei. The setup consists of three main …