Related papers: $\alpha$-cluster ANCs for nuclear astrophysics
Nuclear transparency, Tp(A), is a measure of the average probability for a struck proton to escape the nucleus without significant re-interaction. Previously, nuclear transparencies were extructed for quasi-elastic A(e,e'p) knockout of…
Evaporated $\alpha$-spectra have been measured in coincidence with low energy discrete $\gamma$-rays from residual nucleus $^{68}$Zn populated in the reaction $^{64}$Ni($^9$Be,$\alpha$n)$^{68}$Zn at $E(^9$Be) = 30 MeV producing $^{73}$Ge…
One-nucleon removal reactions at or above the Fermi energy are important tools to explore the single-particle structure of exotic nuclei. Experimental data must be compared with calculations to extract structure information, evaluate…
The microscopic description of alpha decay from the nucleons' degree of freedom involves a two-step process. The first consists of the clusterization of neutron and proton pairs; the second involves the tunneling process. A robust protocol…
Astrophysical models studying the origin of the p-nuclei require knowledge of the reaction rates of photodisintegrations and capture reactions. Since experimental data at astrophysically relevant energies are limited, reaction rate…
The path towards the production of \textit{r}-process seed nuclei follows a course where the neutron-rich light and medium mass nuclei play a crucial role. The neutron capture rates for these exotic nuclei could dominate over their…
The $^{16}$O$(p,\alpha)^{13}$N reaction plays a key role in shaping the $\alpha$-particle abundance during explosive oxygen burning in Type Ia supernovae. By enhancing $\alpha$-production, this reaction directly affects the…
The proton-induced $\alpha$ knockout reaction has been utilized for decades to investigate the $\alpha$ cluster states of nuclei, of the ground state in particular. However, even in recent years, it is reported that the deduced $\alpha$…
In this work $\textit{n}$-transfer and incomplete fusion cross sections for $^{9}$Be + $^{197}$Au system are reported over a wide energy range, E$_{c.m.}$ $\approx$ 29-45 MeV. The experiment was carried out using activation technique and…
The extremely small probability of quantum tunneling through an almost classical potential barrier may become not small under the action of the specially adapted nonstationary field. The tunneling rate has a sharp peak as a function of the…
A simple reduction scheme using so-called reduced energies $E_{\rm{red}}$ and reduced cross sections $\sigma_{\rm{red}}$ allows the comparison of heavy-ion induced reaction cross sections for a broad range of masses of projectile and target…
Core-collapse supernovae provide natural laboratories for the production of new light particles. In particular, axion-like particles (ALPs) can be constrained via SN1987A cooling arguments. However, significant astrophysical and nuclear…
We aim to explore the bubble nature of the exotic nucleus $^{20}$N within the microscopic antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) approach. Constraining its structural parameters, we analyse its static properties. Subsequently, we use the…
Background The nuclear structure of the cluster bands in $^{20}$Ne presents a challenge for different theoretical approaches. It is especially difficult to explain the broad 0$^+$, 2$^+$ states at 9 MeV excitation energy. Simultaneously, it…
Compact algebraic equations are derived, which connect the binding energy and the asymptotic normalization constant (ANC) of a subthreshold bound state with the effective-range expansion of the corresponding partial wave. These relations…
Nuclear transparency in (e,e'p) reactions is evaluated in a fully relativistic distorted wave impulse approximation model. The relativistic mean field theory is used for the bound state and the Pauli reduction for the scattering state,…
The Coulomb-breakup method to extract the cross section for neutron radiative capture at astrophysical energies is analyzed in detail. In particular, its sensitivity to the description of the neutron-core continuum is ascertained. We…
Reaction theory is an essential ingredient when performing studies of nuclei far from stability. One approach for the calculation of breakup reactions of exotic nuclei into two fragments is to consider inelastic excitations into the single…
Coulomb excitation of the exotic neutron-rich nucleus $^{26}$Ne on a $^{nat}$Pb target was measured at 58 A.MeV in order to search for low-lying E1 strength above the neutron emission threshold. Data were also taken on an $^{nat}$Al target…
The influence of the secondary neutrons on measurements of alpha-particle activation cross sections below the Coulomb barrier was studied for the $^\mathrm{nat}$Pt($\alpha$,x)$^\mathrm{195m}$Pt reaction. We characterized the secondary…