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$\beta$-decay spectroscopy provides valuable information on exotic nuclei and a stringent test for nuclear theories beyond the stability line. To search for new $\beta$-delayed protons and $\gamma$ rays of $^{25}$Si to investigate the…
Background: The $^{15}$O($\alpha ,\gamma$)$^{19}$Ne bottleneck reaction in Type I x-ray bursts is the most important thermonuclear reaction rate to constrain experimentally, in order to improve the accuracy of burst light-curve simulations.…
Background: Measurements of $\beta$ decay provide important nuclear structure information that can be used to probe isospin asymmetries and inform nuclear astrophysics studies. Purpose: To measure the $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$ decay of…
$\beta$ decay of $^{26}$P was used to populate the astrophysically important $E_x=$5929.4(8) keV $J^{\pi}=3{^+}$ state of $^{26}$Si. Both $\beta$-delayed proton at 418(8) keV and gamma ray at 1742(2) keV emitted from this state were…
The end point energies of nuclear $\beta$ decays have been measured with a segmented planar Ge LEPS detector using both singles and coincidence techniques. The $\beta - \gamma$ coincidence has been performed with a segmented planar Ge LEPS…
Positron decays of proton-rich nuclides exhibit large $Q$ values, producing complex cascades which often involve various radiations, including protons and $\gamma$ rays. Often, only one of the two are measured in a single experiment,…
A common approach to studying $\beta$-delayed proton emission is to measure the energy of the emitted proton and corresponding nuclear recoil in a double-sided silicon-strip detector (DSSD) after implanting the $\beta$-delayed proton…
Background: Beta-decay spectroscopy provides valuable nuclear physics input for thermonuclear reaction rates of astrophysical interest and stringent test for shell-model theories far from the stability line. Purpose: The available decay…
We have developed a technique to measure beta-delayed proton decay of proton-rich nuclei produced and separated with the MARS recoil spectrometer of Texas A&M University. The short-lived radioactive species are produced in-flight,…
The $\beta$ decay of one-neutron halo nucleus $^{11}$Be was investigated using the Warsaw Optical Time Projection Chamber (OTPC) detector to measure $\beta$-delayed charged particles. The results of two experiments are reported. In the…
A measurement of the analyzing power $A_y$ of the $\vec{p}d \to (pp) + n$ reaction was carried out at beam energies of 0.5 and 0.8 GeV by detection of a fast forward proton pair of small excitation energy $E_{pp} < 3$ MeV. The kinematically…
We report on the first in-beam $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy of \nuc{23}{Al} using two different reactions at intermediate beam energies: inelastic scattering off \nuc{9}{Be} and heavy-ion induced one-proton pickup,…
$Background:$ Previous measurements of $\beta$-delayed neutron emitters comprise around 230 nuclei, spanning from the $^{8}$He up to $^{150}$La. Apart from $^{210}$Tl, with a minuscule branching ratio of 0.007\%, no other neutron emitter is…
Neutrinoless double-beta decay of nuclei represents one of the most promising methods for uncovering physics beyond the Standard Model. In this context, $^{76}$Ge stands out as a particularly attractive candidate, as it can serve as an…
Beta-delayed proton emission from $^{21}$Mg has been measured at ISOLDE, CERN, with a detection setup including particle identification capabilities. $\beta$-delayed protons with center of mass energies between 0.39$\,$MeV and 7.2$\,$MeV…
We report here the results of a study of the $\beta$ decay of the proton-rich Ge isotopes, $^{60}$Ge and $^{62}$Ge, produced in an experiment at the RIKEN Nishina Center. We have improved our knowledge of the half-lives of $^{62}$Ge…
This research explores the beta decay of the proton-rich nucleus 23Al. The nucleus was generated at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) through projectile fragmentation, utilizing a primary beam of 36Ar ions directed at…
The $^{30}$P$(p,\gamma)^{31}$S reaction plays an important role in understanding nucleosynthesis of $A\geq 30$ nuclides in oxygen-neon novae. The Gaseous Detector with Germanium Tagging was used to measure $^{31}$Cl $\beta$-delayed proton…
Background: The $\beta$-delayed proton-decay of $^{13}\mathrm{O}$ has previously been studied, but the direct observation of $\beta$-delayed $\alpha$+$\alpha$+$\alpha$+p decay has not been reported. Purpose: Observing rare 3$\alpha$+p…
High precision measurements of induced and transferred recoil proton polarization in d(polarized gamma, polarized p})n have been performed for photon energies of 277--357 MeV and theta_cm = 20 degrees -- 120 degrees. The measurements were…