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Relativistic continuum-continuum coupling in the dissociation of halo nuclei
A relativistic coupled-channels theory for the calculation of dissociation
cross sections of halo nuclei is developed. A comparison with non-relativistic
models is done for the dissociation of B projectiles. It is shown that
neglecting relativistic effects leads to seizable inaccuracies in the
extraction of the astrophysical S-factor for the proton+beryllium radiative
capture reaction.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, version accepted for publication at Physics
Review Letter
The reaction 13C(alpha,n)16O: a background for the observation of geo-neutrinos
The absolute cross section of the C(,n)O reaction has
been measured at E = 0.8 to 8.0 MeV with an overall accuracy of 4%.
The precision is needed to subtract reliably a background in the observation of
geo-neutrinos, e.g. in the KamLAND detector.Comment: LaTex file, 13 pages including 3 ps figures. Any request to
[email protected]. Phys. Rev . C, to appea
Nuclear masses, deformations and shell effects
We show that the Liquid Drop Model is best suited to describe the masses of
prolate deformed nuclei than of spherical nuclei. To this end three Liquid Drop
Mass formulas are employed to describe nuclear masses of eight sets of nuclei
with similar quadrupole deformations. It is shown that they are able to fit the
measured masses of prolate deformed nuclei with an RMS smaller than 750 keV,
while for the spherical nuclei the RMS is, in the three cases, larger than 2000
keV. The RMS of the best fit of the masses of semi-magic nuclei is also larger
than 2000 keV. The parameters of the three models are studied, showing that the
surface symmetry term is the one which varies the most from one group of nuclei
to another. In one model, isospin dependent terms are also found to exhibit
strong changes. The inclusion of shell effects allows for better fits, which
continue to be better in the prolate deformed nuclei regionComment: 10 pages, 8 tables, Proc. of the XXXIV Nuclear Physics Symposium,
January 4-7 2011, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico. IOP Journal of Physics:
Conference Series (in press
Time-dependent correlations in quantum magnets at finite temperature
In this article we investigate the time dependence of the gap mode of copper
nitrate at various temperatures. We combine state-of-the-art theoretical
calculations with high precision neutron resonance spin-echo measurements to
understand the anomalous decoherence effects found previously in this material.
It is shown that the time domain offers a complementary view on this
phenomenon, which allows us to directly compare experimental data and
theoretical predictions without the need of further intensive data analysis,
such as (de)convolution.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
Functional Characterisation of Alpha-Galactosidase A Mutations as a Basis for a New Classification System in Fabry Disease
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.The study has been supported partially by an unrestricted scientific grant from Shire Human Genetic Therapies (Germany
Particle decay branching ratios for states of astrophysical importance in 19Ne
We have measured proton and alpha-particle branching ratios of excited states
in 19Ne formed using the 19F(3He,t) reaction at a beam energy of 25 MeV. These
ratios have a large impact on the astrophysical reaction rates of
15O(alpha,gamma), 18F(p,gamma) and 18F(p,alpha), which are of interest in
understanding energy generation in x-ray bursts and in interpreting anticipated
gamma-ray observations of novae. We detect decay protons and alpha-particles
using a silicon detector array in coincidence with tritons measured in the
focal plane detector of our Enge split-pole spectrograph. The silicon array
consists of five strip detectors of the type used in the Louvain-Edinburgh
Detector Array, subtending angles from 130 degrees to 165 degrees with
approximately 14% lab efficiency. The correlation angular distributions give
additional confidence in some prior spin-parity assignments that were based on
gamma branchings. We measure Gamma_p/Gamma=0.387+-0.016 for the 665 keV proton
resonance, which agrees well with the direct measurement of Bardayan et al.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, 3 tables. Prepared using RevTex 4 and BibTex.
Further minor revisions, incl. fig. 1 font size increase, 1 table removal,
and minor changes to the tex
Temperature dependence of modified CNO nuclear reaction rates in dense stellar plasmas
We study the dependence of the CNO nuclear reaction rates on temperature, in
the range of K, the typical range of temperature evolution from
a Sun-like star towards a white dwarf. We show that the temperature dependence
of the CNO nuclear reaction rates is strongly affected by the presence of
non-extensive statistical effects in the dense stellar core. A very small
deviation from the Maxwell-Boltzmann particle distribution implies a relevant
enhancement of the CNO reaction rate and could explain the presence of heavier
elements (e.g. Fe, Mg) in the final composition of a white dwarf core. Such a
behavior is consistent with the recent experimental upper limit to the fraction
of energy that the Sun produces via the CNO fusion cycle.Comment: Presented at NEXT2003 (Second International Conference on "News and
Expectations in Thermostatistics"), Villasimius (Cagliari)- Italy in 21-28
September 2003. 7 pages including 3 figure
Microscopic mass estimations
The quest to build a mass formula which have in it the most relevant
microscopic contributions is analyzed. Inspired in the successful Duflo-Zuker
mass description, the challenges to describe the shell closures in a more
transparent but equally powerful formalism are discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Journal of Physics G, Focus issue
on Open Problems in Nuclear Structure Theor
Luttinger-Liquid Behavior in the Alternating Spin-Chain System Copper Nitrate
We determine the phase diagram of copper nitrate Cu(NO)2.5DO
in the context of quantum phase transitions and novel states of matter. We
establish this compound as an ideal candidate to study quasi-1D Luttinger
liquids, 3D Bose-Einstein-Condensation of triplons, and the crossover between
1D and 3D physics. Magnetocaloric effect, magnetization, and neutron scattering
data provide clear evidence for transitions into a Luttinger liquid regime and
a 3D long-range ordered phase as function of field and temperature. Theoretical
simulations of this model material allow us to fully establish the phase
diagram and to discuss it in the context of dimerized spin systems.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Trojan Horse as an indirect technique in nuclear astrophysics. Resonance reactions
The Trojan Horse method is a powerful indirect technique that provides
information to determine astrophysical factors for binary rearrangement
processes at astrophysically relevant energies by measuring
the cross section for the Trojan Horse reaction in
quasi-free kinematics. We present the theory of the Trojan Horse method for
resonant binary subreactions based on the half-off-energy-shell R matrix
approach which takes into account the off-energy-shell effects and initial and
final state interactions.Comment: 6 pages and 1 figur
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