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We present a protocol that allows the estimation of any density matrix element for continuous-variable quantum states, without resorting to the complete reconstruction of the full density matrix. The algorithm adaptatively discretizes the…
We explore the sensitivity of several core-level spectroscopic methods to the underlying atomistic structure by using the water molecule as our test system. We first define a metric that measures the magnitude of spectral change as a…
Statistical level density $\rho(E,A)$ is derived for nucleonic system with a given energy $E$, particle number $A$ and other integrals of motion in the micro-macroscopic approximation beyond the standard saddle-point method of the Fermi gas…
The nuclear level density and the gamma-ray strength function have been determined for 43Sc in the energy range up to 2 MeV below the neutron separation energy using the Oslo method with the 46Ti(p,alpha)43Sc reaction. A comparison to 45Sc…
The $^{55}$Mn$(d,n)^{56}$Fe differential cross section is measured at $E_d=7$ MeV\@. The $^{56}$Fe level density obtained from neutron evaporation spectra is compared to the level density extracted from the…
We propose and demonstrate an experimental method to measure by absorption imaging the size and local column density of a cloud of atoms, even when its smallest dimension is smaller than the resolution of the imaging system. To do this, we…
We present recent developments of the Discrete Non-Orthogonal Shell Model (DNO-SM) for nuclear structure studies far from stability. Exact shell-model solutions are obtained for typical open-shell light sd and pf nuclei using non-orthogonal…
We study the problem of quantum-state tomography under the assumption that the state of the system is close to pure. In this context, an efficient measurements that one typically formulates uniquely identify a pure state from within the set…
We demonstrate a fast, robust and non-destructive protocol for quantum state estimation based on continuous weak measurement in the presence of a controlled dynamical evolution. Our experiment uses optically probed atomic spins as a…
Modern nuclear structure theory is rapidly evolving towards regions of exotic short-lived nuclei far from stability, nuclear astrophysics applications, and bridging the gap between low-energy QCD and the phenomenology of finite nuclei. The…
The extraction of nuclear matter properties from measured nuclear masses is investigated in the energy density functional formalism of nuclei. It is shown that the volume energy $a_1$ and the nuclear incompressibility $K_0$ depend…
Quantum phase transitions between competing ground-state shapes of atomic nuclei with an odd number of protons or neutrons are investigated in a microscopic framework based on nuclear energy density functional theory and the…
In this work, we have analyzed the nuclear structure and several prospective decay characteristics of the $^{240-259}$Es$_{99}$ isotopes. For this we use Relativistic Mean Field model (RMF) with NL-SH and NL3* force parameter in an axially…
The present study introduce a novel approach, the Chebyshev shape parametrization, to describe the geometric configurations of atomic nuclei, with a particular emphasis on fission dynamics. In this framework, the nuclear surface is…
The $p$ process nucleosynthesis is responsible for the synthesis of 35 neutron-deficient nuclei from $^{35}$Se to $^{196}$Hg. An important input that can affect the modeling of this process is the nuclear level density at the relevant…
The semiclassical method for description of the radiative strength function is used for asymmetric nuclei with $N \ne Z$. The theory is based on the linearized Vlasov-Landau equations in two-component finite Fermi liquid. The dependence of…
We describe a new algorithm to calculate the vibrational nuclear level density of an atomic nucleus. Fictitious perturbation operators that probe the response of the system are generated by drawing their matrix elements from some…
A microscopic method for calculating nuclear level densities (NLD) is developed, based on the framework of energy density functionals. Intrinsic level densities are computed from single-quasiparticle spectra obtained in a finite-temperature…
The dependence of the nuclear level density on intrinsic deformation is an important input to dynamical nuclear processes such as fission. Auxiliary-field Monte Carlo (AFMC) method is a powerful method for computing nuclear level densities.…
Surface and curvature properties of asymmetric nuclear matter are studied beyond the proton drip. Using the semiclassical extended Thomas-Fermi method, the calculations are performed in the non-relativistic and relativistic meson field…