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High-spin states in the transitional $^{217}$Ac nucleus are established up to 3.8 MeV excitation energy and $I^{\pi} =$ 41/2$^+$ with the addition of around 20 new transitions. The structure of the yrast and near-yrast states below the…
For the first time an extensive search for various double beta decay modes of 124Sn and 112Sn has been performed. A total exposure of 43.29 kg.days has been accumulated. New half-life limits of 124Sn into excited states of 124Te have been…
The possible bound state of the $c\bar{c}+n+^{10}$Be system, representing a hypothetical charmonium-nucleus configuration, is investigated. The analysis is conducted within a three-cluster framework, in which the binary subsystems are…
The structure of neutron-rich $\Lambda$ hypernucleus, $^7_{\Lambda}$He is studied within the framework of an $\alpha +\Lambda +n+n$ four-body cluster model. We predict second $3/2^+$ and $5/2^+$ states, corresponding to a $0s$ $\Lambda$…
The excited state of the 12C nucleus known as the "Hoyle state" constitutes one of the most interesting, difficult and timely challenges in nuclear physics, as it plays a key role in the production of carbon via fusion of three alpha…
The electric dipole transition of the 3$^-$ state at 9.64 MeV of $^{12}$C to the 2$^+$ state at 4.44 MeV is speculated to play a key role in the triple-$\alpha$ reaction at high temperatures. A theoretical prediction of its transition width…
Knowledge of the low-lying monopole strength in $\mathrm{^{12}C}$, the Hoyle state in particular, is crucial for our understanding of both the astrophysically important $3\alpha$ reaction and of $\alpha$-particle clustering. The…
We study the character of the first excited 1/2^{+} state of {9}^Be, which is observed as a low-lying sharp peak in the cross section of 9^Be({\gamma},n)2{\alpha} just above the {8}^Be+n threshold. Using the {\alpha}+{\alpha}+n three-body…
Long-lived high-spin super- and hyper-deformed isomeric states, which exhibit themselves by abnormal radioactive decays, have been observed using the 16O + 197Au and 28Si + 181Ta reactions. They make it possible to understand the…
3$\alpha$-cluster structures and monopole transitions of $0^+$ states in $^{12}$C and $^{14}$C were investigated with $3\alpha$- and $^{10}$Be+$\alpha$-cluster models. A gas-like $3\alpha$ state and a bending-chain $3\alpha$ state were…
The reactions $^{10}$B(p,$\alpha$)$^{7}$Be and $^{11}$B(p,$\alpha$)$^{8}$Be are studied at thermonuclear energies using DWBA calculations. For both reactions, transitions to the ground states and first excited states are investigated. In…
Using the complex scaling method, the low-lying three-body resonances of $^6$He, $^6$Li, and $^6$Be are investigated in a parameter-free microscopic three-cluster model. In $^6$He a 2$^+$, in $^6$Li a 2$^+$ and a 1$^+$, and in $^6$Be the…
Isospin properties of dipole excitations in 74 Ge are investigated using the ({\alpha},{\alpha}'{\gamma}) reaction and compared to ({\gamma},{\gamma}) data. The results indicate that the dipole excitations in the energy region of 6 to 9 MeV…
The unstable nucleus $^8$Be, with its two $\alpha$-cluster configuration, is the doorway to the formation of heavier $\alpha$-cluster nuclei. Most importantly, its the precursor of the production of $^{12}$C through the Hoyle state, a…
The excitation spectra in the deformed nucleus 158Gd have been studied with high energy resolution by means of the (p,t) reaction using the Q3D spectrograph facility at the Munich Tandem accelerator. The angular distributions of tritons…
The structure of the isodoublet hypernuclei, $^{10}_{\Lambda}$B and $^{10}_{\Lambda}$Be within the framework of an $\alpha +\alpha +\Lambda +N$ four-body cluster model is studied. Interactions between the constituent subunits are determined…
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),…
A direct comparison and analysis of published spectra for the 7$\alpha$ disassembly of $^{28}$Si projectiles excited in collisions with $^{12}$C at 35 MeV/u reveals significant agreement in the derived excitation energies of high excitation…
The energy spectrum of the $^{12}C$ nucleus with $(J^{\pi}, T)=(0^+,0)$ and $(2^+,0)$ is investigated in the framework of the multicluster dynamical model by using a deep $\alpha \alpha$-potential with forbidden states in the S and D waves.…
The hyperspherical adiabatic expansion is combined with complex scaling and used to calculate the energy distributions of the particles arising from three-body decaying low-lying $^{12}$C resonances. The large distance continuum properties…