85 results on '"R. Mărginean"'
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52. Klein–Gordon equation from the path integral formalism
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R. Mărginean, R.I. Nanciu, I. S. Zgura, D. Felea, Al. Jipa, and Calin Besliu
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Physics ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Energy–momentum relation ,Electric-field integral equation ,Covariant derivative ,symbols.namesake ,Classical mechanics ,Path integral formulation ,symbols ,Feynman diagram ,Gauge theory ,Gauge covariant derivative ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Klein–Gordon equation ,Mathematical physics - Abstract
By using Feynman's path integral formalism in the second order for the relativistic Lagrangian for a spinless particle in a gauge field and applying the covariant derivative instead of the commonly used derivative, but without knowing the operator expressions for the momentum and energy, one can obtain the Klein–Gordon equation.
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- 2001
53. The decay of the 21.47-MeV stretched resonance in 13C: A precise probe of the open nuclear quantum system description
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N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, Y. Jaganathen, B. Fornal, S. Leoni, M. Płoszajczak, M. Ciemała, S. Ziliani, M. Kmiecik, A. Maj, J. Łukasik, P. Pawłowski, B. Sowicki, B. Wasilewska, M. Ziębliński, P. Bednarczyk, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, A. Bracco, S. Brambilla, I. Burducea, F. Camera, I. Ciepał, C. Clisu, F.C.L. Crespi, K. Dhanmeher, N. Florea, E. Gamba, J. Grębosz, M.N. Harakeh, D.A. Iancu, Ł.W. Iskra, M. Krzysiek, P. Kulessa, N. Marginean, R. Marginean, I. Matea, M. Matejska-Minda, K. Mazurek, B. Million, W. Parol, M. Sferrazza, L. Stan, and B. Włoch
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13C ,Nuclear structure ,Stretched resonance states ,Gamow Shell Model ,Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
The decay of the 21.47-MeV stretched resonance in 13C, arising from p3/2→d5/2 nucleon excitation coupled to maximum spin, was investigated in a (p,p′) experiment at 135 MeV proton bombarding energy, performed at the Cyclotron Centre Bronowice (CCB) at IFJ PAN in Krakow. First experimental information on the proton and neutron decay branches from this state was obtained by using coincidence measurement of protons inelastically scattered on a 13C target and γ rays from daughter nuclei, namely, 12B (proton decay) and 12C (neutron decay). The main branches lead to the Jπ=2+, first-excited state at 0.953 MeV in 12B, and to the Jπ=1+, T=1 level at 15.110 MeV in 12C. The results were compared with predictions from the Gamow Shell Model (GSM), which was used to describe the stretched resonance in terms of its energy, width, electromagnetic transition strengths and decay pattern. A very good agreement was obtained between the measured and calculated properties of the 21.47-MeV stretched resonance in 13C, demonstrating the high-quality and precision of the GSM wave function calculations, which include coupling to the resonant and non-resonant particle continuum.
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- 2022
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54. Cross sections for inelastic scattering of neutrons on28Si and comparison with the25Mg(α,n)28Si reaction
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L. Stroe, Ph. Dessagne, C. Borcea, N. Marginean, R. Mărginean, A. J. M. Plompen, A. Negret, T. Glodariu, S. Pascu, D. Ghita, T. Sava, D. Bucurescu, D. M. Filipescu, C. Mihai, M. Kerveno, and D. Deleanu
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Physics ,Nuclear physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Neutron ,Inelastic scattering ,Inelastic neutron scattering - Published
- 2013
55. Excited states in129I
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G. Suliman, P. Detistov, Gh. Căta-Danil, N. Marginean, N. V. Zamfir, L. Stroe, E. Ganioglu, I. Căta-Danil, T. Sava, L. Atanasova, R. Mărginean, D. Bucurescu, C. Mihai, D. M. Filipescu, Ts. Venkova, M. Ivascu, S. Pascu, D. Ghiţă, D. L. Balabanski, D. Deleanu, T. Glodariu, and A. Negret
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Routhian ,Excited state ,Oblate spheroid ,Parity (physics) ,Atomic physics ,Ground state ,Electronic band structure ,Hpge detector - Abstract
Excited states in ${}^{129}$I were populated with the ${}^{124}$Sn(${}^{7}$Li,$2n$) reaction at 23 MeV. In-beam measurements of $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray coincidences were performed with an array of eight HPGe detectors and five LaBr${}_{3}$(Ce) scintillation detectors. Based on the $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ coincidence data, a positive parity band structure built on the $7/{2}^{+}$ ground state was established and the $\ensuremath{\pi}{g}_{7/2}$ configuration at oblate deformation was assigned to it. The results are compared to interacting Boson-Fermion model (IBFM) and total Routhian surface (TRS) calculations.
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- 2013
56. Electromagnetic transition rates in theN=80nucleus58138Ce
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N. Cooper, W. Gelletly, Sean Liddick, M. Bunce, S. Kisyov, T. Alharbi, T. Glodariu, A. Negret, R. Britton, D. Ghita, T. Sava, Mohammad Nakhostin, G. Ilie, Alison Bruce, D. Bucurescu, D. Deleanu, C. Townsley, K. Mulholland, D. M. Filipescu, L. Stroe, P. J. R. Mason, R. Mărginean, Edward Simpson, Zs. Podolyák, J. F. Smith, N. V. Zamfir, V. Werner, Stephen Rice, J. Lintott, E. Wilson, M. Zhekova, N. Alazemi, S. Lalkovski, P. H. Regan, N. Marginean, C. R. Nita, C. Mihai, Oliver J. Roberts, and Alejandro Algora
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Work (thermodynamics) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Yrast ,Excited state ,SHELL model ,medicine ,Incident beam ,Anomalous behavior ,Atomic physics ,Nucleus ,Coincidence - Abstract
The half-life of the Iπ=6+ yrast state at Ex=2294 keV in 138Ce has been measured as T1/2=880(19) ps using the fast-timing γ-ray coincidence method with a mixed LaBr3(Ce)-HPGe array. The excited states in 138Ce have been populated by the 130Te(12C,4n) fusion-evaporation reaction at an incident beam energy of 56 MeV. The extracted B(E2;61+→41+)=0.101(24) W.u. value is compared with the predictions of truncated basis shell model calculations and with the systematics of the region. This shows an anomalous behavior compared to the neighboring isotonic and isotopic chains. Half-lives for the yrast 5-, 11+ and 14+ states in 138Ce have also been determined in this work.
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- 2013
57. Structure of [sup 81]Ga populated from the β− decay of [sup 81]Zn
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T. Sava, M. Stanoiu, P. Hoff, I. Gheorghe, Z. Dlouhy, W. B. Walters, H. Mach, R. Lica, José Antonio Briz, B. Bucher, G. S. Simpson, R. Mărginean, C. Bernards, L. Stroe, C. J. Chiara, V. Paziy, L. M. Fraile, J. M. Udías, N. Mărginean, B. Olaizola, A. Aprahamian, W. Kurcewicz, J. M. Régis, M. Rudigier, Ulli Köster, and D. Ghita
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Physics ,Nuclear physics ,Decay scheme ,Large Hadron Collider ,Nuclear structure ,Nuclear shell model ,Half-life ,Gamma spectroscopy ,Nuclear Experiment ,Beta decay ,Radioactive decay - Abstract
We report on the results of the β-decay of 81Zn. The experiment was performed at the CERN ISOLDE facility in the framework of a systematic ultra-fast timing investigation of neutron-rich nuclei populated in the decay of Zn. The present analysis included β-gated γ-ray singles and γ-γ coincidences from the decay of 81Zn to 81Ga and leads to a new and much more extensive level scheme of 81Ga. A new half-life of 81Zn is provided.
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- 2013
58. Excited states of the150Pm odd-odd nucleus
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E. Drăgulescu, L. Stroe, Kathrin Wimmer, R. Krücken, D. Bucurescu, I. Căta-Danil, T. Faestermann, C. Mihai, D. Deleanu, D. M. Filipescu, A. Negret, R. Mărginean, H.-F. Wirth, N. Marginean, N. V. Zamfir, Ralf Hertenberger, K. Eppinger, T. Sava, S. Pascu, G. Cata-Danil, T. Glodariu, D. Ghiţă, and M. Ivascu
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Physics ,Quantum phase transition ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Nuclear structure ,Tandem accelerator ,Spectral line ,Nuclear physics ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Excited state ,medicine ,Direct reaction ,Atomic physics ,Nuclear Experiment ,Spectroscopy ,Nucleus - Abstract
The knowledge of excited states in the odd-odd ${}^{150}$Pm, completely unknown until recently, is important both for understanding double $\ensuremath{\beta}$ decay of ${}^{150}$Nd and for nuclear structure studies in mass regions with a quantum phase transition. A large number of excited states have been determined for the first time in this nucleus by measuring spectra of the ${}^{152}$Sm($d$,$\ensuremath{\alpha}$) direct reaction at 25 MeV with the Munich Q3D spectrograph and by $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray spectroscopy with the ($p,n\ensuremath{\gamma}$) reaction at 7.1 MeV at the Bucharest tandem accelerator. Some of these levels correspond to peaks recently observed with the ${(}^{3}$He,$t$) reaction at 140 MeV/u.
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- 2012
59. Low-spin excitations in 146Sm
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D. M. Filipescu, S. Pascu, N. Marginean, M. Elvers, L. Stroe, K. O. Zell, D. Ghiţă, Gh. Căta-Danil, A. Negreţ, C. Frießner, T. Glodariu, T. Sava, N. V. Zamfir, D. Bucurescu, J. Endres, P. von Brentano, C. Kuppersbusch, Andreas Zilges, C. Mihai, D. Deleanu, R. Mărginean, and V. Werner
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Series (mathematics) ,Nuclear Theory ,Hadron ,Shell (structure) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,medicine ,Nuclear fusion ,Neutron ,Atomic physics ,Spin (physics) ,Nucleus ,Multiplet - Abstract
The low-spin excitations of the nucleus 146Sm which is just two neutrons and two protons away from the N = 82 shell and Z = 64 subshell closures have been investigated by means of the 143Nd (α, n) and 144Nd (α, 2n) fusion-evaporation reactions. We established 47 hitherto unknown energy levels up to 4.7MeV and 75 new transitions. In addition, 7 spin assignments were possible from the γ-γ angular correlation analysis. The structure of the possible candidates for a 2+ ⊗ 3− quadrupole-octupole multiplet are first discussed in terms of the harmonic vibrational model. A comparison of these states with the corresponding ones in the neighboring N = 84 isotones is also presented. Finally, the structure of the 146Sm nucleus is interpreted in terms of the IBA-spdf model. It is shown that the model is able to reproduce the experimental relative transition strengths of the 2+ ⊗ 3− quadrupole-octupole multiplet and also a series of collective properties such as the proposed double-octupole excitations.
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- 2012
60. High-spin structure of ^{95}Pd
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E. Farnea, M. Axiotis, M. Ionescu-Bujor, D. Bazzacco, W. Krolas, G. de Angelis, A. Gadea, S. Lunardi, D. Bucurescu, S. M. Lenzi, J. Wrzesinski, C. A. Ur, N. Marginean, A. Iordachescu, Th. Kröll, C. Rusu, R. Mărginean, D. R. Napoli, and C. Rossi Alvarez
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Silicon ,Spins ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Nuclear Theory ,SHELL model ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Spin structure ,chemistry ,Excited state ,Neutron detection ,Ball (mathematics) ,Atomic physics ,Nuclear Experiment - Abstract
The level scheme of the neutron-deficient nucleus ${}^{95}$Pd has been studied with the ${}^{58}$Ni + ${}^{40}$Ca fusion-evaporation reaction at 135 MeV with the GASP $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray array, the ISIS silicon ball, and the N-ring neutron detector. Excited levels with spins at least up to $\frac{45}{2}\ensuremath{\hbar}$ are reported for both parities. The observed experimental data are compared to large-scale shell-model calculations.
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- 2012
61. [sup 7]Li-induced reactions for fast-timing with LaBr[sub 3]:Ce detectors
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S. Toma, I. Căta-Danil, G. Ilie, P. A. Söderström, D. M. Filipescu, R. Lica, V. Werner, N. Cooper, Ioana Gheorghe, M. Bunce, D. Ivanova, T. Alexander, E. Wilson, Paul Stevenson, A. Negret, N. V. Zamfir, R. T. Wood, M. Zhekova, Thamer Alharbi, Alejandro Algora, W. Gelletly, S. Lalkovski, P. H. Regan, N. Marginean, R. Britton, S. Kisyov, T. Sava, K. Mulholland, Alison Bruce, J. F. Smith, R. Mărginean, D. Deleanu, C. R. Nita, Stephen Rice, C. Mihai, C. Townsley, D. Delion, L. Stroe, P. J. R. Mason, Sean Liddick, Zs. Podolyák, D. Bucurescu, T. Glodariu, M. Bowry, Oliver J. Roberts, G. Cata-Danil, and D. Ghiţă
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Nuclear physics ,chemistry ,Yrast ,Detector ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Lanthanum bromide ,Germanium ,Semiconductor detector - Abstract
7Li induced-reactions have been used with a 186W target to populate nuclei around A∼180-190 at the National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering in Bucharest, Romania. An array of high-purity germanium (HPGe) and cerium-doped lanthanum bromide (LaBr3:Ce) detectors have been used to measure sub-nanosecond half-lives with fast-timing techniques. The yrast 2+ state in 190Os was measured to be t1/2 = 375(20)ps, in excellent agreement with the literature value. The previously unreported half-life of the 564-keV state in 189Ir has also been measured and a value of t1/2 = 540(100)ps ps obtained.
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- 2012
62. In-beam fast-timing measurements inCd103,105,107
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I. Căta-Danil, P. Detistov, K. O. Zell, D. L. Balabanski, S. Lalkovski, N. Marginean, D. Bucurescu, D. S. Judson, T. Glodariu, M. Rudigier, A. Negret, D. Deleanu, L. Stroe, L. Atanasova, N. V. Zamfir, T. Sava, D. M. Filipescu, D. Ghiţă, Georgi P. Georgiev, Gh. Căta-Danil, S. Pascu, R. Lozeva, J. Jolie, J.-M. Régis, S. Kisyov, R. Mărginean, G. Suliman, C. Mihai, D. Radulov, M. Zhekova, and J. M. Daugas
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Fusion ,Isotope ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Evaporation ,Half-life ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,Nuclear physics ,Isotopes of cadmium ,0103 physical sciences ,Atomic physics ,010306 general physics ,Radioactive decay ,Excitation ,Beam (structure) - Abstract
Fast-timing measurements were performed in the region of the medium-mass $^{103,105,107}\mathrm{Cd}$ isotopes, produced in fusion evaporation reactions. Results on new and reevaluated half-lives are analyzed within a systematic study of transition rates. The $7/{2}_{1}^{+}$ states in $^{103,105,107}\mathrm{Cd}$ are interpreted as arising from a single-particle excitation. The $9/{2}^{+}$ states configuration assignment is based on the observed decay branches.
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- 2011
63. Cross sections forα-particle induced reactions onSn115,116around the Coulomb barrier
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I. Căta-Danil, M. Ivascu, Vlad Avrigeanu, D. Ghita, T. Sava, D. M. Filipescu, C. Mihai, S. Pascu, N. Marginean, N. V. Zamfir, T. Glodariu, R. Mărginean, G. Cata-Danil, A. Negret, G. Suliman, D. Bucurescu, L. Stroe, O. Sima, and D. Deleanu
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Physics ,Nuclear reaction ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Isotopes of tin ,Analytical chemistry ,Gamma ray ,Coulomb barrier ,Order (ring theory) ,Alpha particle ,Atomic physics ,Charged particle ,Radioactive decay - Abstract
The cross sections of the {sup 115}Sn({alpha},{gamma}){sup 119}Te, {sup 115}Sn({alpha},n){sup 118}Te, and {sup 116}Sn({alpha},n){sup 119}Te reactions (both on ground and isomeric states) have been measured at effective center-of-mass energies from 9.3 to 14.8 MeV. During a first experiment, enriched self-supporting {sup 115}Sn (51.2%) + {sup 116}Sn (24.4%) foils were bombarded with an {alpha} beam delivered by the Bucharest IFIN-HH Tandem Accelerator. In a second experiment, a highly enriched {sup 116}Sn target was irradiated in order to disentangle the experimental cross section contributions due to {sup 115}Sn({alpha},{gamma}){sup 119}Te and {sup 115}Sn({alpha},n){sup 118}Te reactions obtained in the first measurement. The beam-induced activity was measured with two large volume HPGe detectors in close geometry. The experimental results were compared with theoretical predictions obtained in the framework of the statistical model.
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- 2011
64. Lifetime measurements by the Doppler-shift attenuation method in theSn115(α,nγ)Te118reaction
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L. Stroe, S. Pascu, D. M. Filipescu, C. Mihai, I. Căta-Danil, D. Bucurescu, T. Sava, A. Negret, N. Marginean, R. Mărginean, A. A. Pasternak, G. Suliman, N. V. Zamfir, T. Glodariu, G. Cata-Danil, D. Ghiţă, M. Ivascu, and D. Deleanu
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Nuclear reaction ,Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Neutron emission ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Excited state ,Gamma ray ,Interacting boson model ,Atomic physics ,Radioactive decay ,Dimensionless quantity ,Doppler broadening - Abstract
$\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays were measured at several angles in both singles and coincidence modes in the $^{115}\mathrm{Sn}$$(\ensuremath{\alpha},n\ensuremath{\gamma}){}^{118}$Te reaction at 15 MeV on a thick target. Multipolarities and mixing ratios were determined from the $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray angular distribution analysis. Lifetimes of 11 low- and medium-spin excited states in $^{118}\mathrm{Te}$ were determined from a Monte Carlo Doppler-shift attenuation method analysis of the Doppler broadened line shapes of $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays deexciting the levels. The results are discussed in comparison with the predictions of the interacting boson model.
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- 2011
65. Side feeding patterns and nuclear lifetime determinations by the Doppler shift attenuation method in (α,nγ) reactions
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D. Deleanu, A. Negret, D. Bucurescu, A. A. Pasternak, M. Ivascu, Yu. N. Lobach, N. Marginean, N. V. Zamfir, G. Suliman, I. Căta-Danil, C. Mihai, T. Glodariu, G. Cata-Danil, R. Mărginean, D. Ghita, T. Sava, S. Pascu, L. Stroe, and D. M. Filipescu
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Nuclear reaction ,Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Neutron emission ,Excited state ,Isotopes of tin ,Gamma ray ,Stopping power ,Atomic physics ,Radioactive decay ,Spectral line - Abstract
{gamma} rays were measured at several angles in both singles and coincidence mode in the {sup 119}Sn({alpha},n{gamma}){sup 122}Te reaction at 15 MeV on a thick target. Lifetimes of excited states in {sup 122}Te were determined from a Monte Carlo Doppler shift attenuation method (DSAM) analysis of the Doppler broadened lines shapes of {gamma} rays de-exciting the levels. A comparison of several deduced lifetimes with recent results obtained with the (n,n{sup '}) reaction allowed us to validate the choice of a parameter used to calculate the contribution of the side feeding times. The ingredients of the DSAM line-shape analysis (stopping power, description of instrumental line shapes, and side feeding evaluation) are presented in some detail. It is concluded that with proper treatment of side feeding, a DSAM line-shape analysis of peaks in singles or coincidence spectra obtained following the ({alpha},n{gamma}) reaction is able to provide rather accurate values for the lifetimes of levels with low and medium spins.
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- 2010
66. Evolution of deformation in the neutron-rich krypton isotopes: TheKr96nucleus
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S. M. Lenzi, D. M. Filipescu, M. Ionescu-Bujor, A. Iordachescu, A. M. Stefanini, G. Montagnoli, R. Mărginean, D. Mengoni, B. Guiot, N. V. Zamfir, R. Silvestri, M. Górska, L. Corradi, Suzana Szilner, E. Fioretto, N. Marginean, P. J. R. Mason, D. R. Napoli, T. Sava, F. Scarlassara, D. Ghiţă, E. Farnea, S. Pascu, G. Pollarolo, D. Bucurescu, C. A. Ur, C. Mihai, F. Recchia, and D. Jelavić-Malenica
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Physics ,Nuclear reaction ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Fission products ,Fission ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Nuclear Theory ,Gamma ray ,Isotopes of krypton ,Nuclear physics ,Uranium-238 ,Excited state ,Neutron ,Nuclear Experiment - Abstract
The energy of the first excited 2{sup +} state in {sup 96}Kr was measured as 241 keV. The nucleus was produced in the fission of {sup 238}U induced by a 954-MeV {sup 136}Xe beam and prompt {gamma} rays were observed using the clover array CLARA in coincidence with fission products identified with the PRISMA spectrometer. The evolution of the quadrupole collectivity in the Kr isotopes with N{>=}50 is discussed by comparison with that from the Rb to Mo isotones and with predictions of various theoretical calculations.
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- 2009
67. High-spin states in the neutron-rich A∼100 region
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D. A. Torres, R. Chapman, K.-M. Spohr, J. F. Smith, V. Kumar, A. Hodsdon, X. Liang, R. Orlandi, P. Wady, Z. Wang, M. Labiche, D. O’Donnell, J. Ollier, D. Bazzacco, S. Beghini, E. Farnea, R. Mărginean, D. Mengoni, G. Montagnoli, F. Recchia, F. Scarlassara, C. A. Ur, S. Lunardi, T. Kröll, A. Gottardo, S. Aydin, L. Corradi, E. Fioretto, A. Gadea, G. de Angelis, N. Mărginean, D. R. Napoli, R. Silvestri, A. M. Stefanini, S. Szilner, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, F. D. Vedova, M. Axiotis, T. Martinez, S. J. Freeman, A. G. Smith, G. Jones, N. Thompson, F. Haas, F. Tatjana, Audrey Chatillon, Herbert Faust, Gabriele Fioni, Dominique Goutte, and Héloise Goutte
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Physics ,γ-ray transitions ,Spin states ,Spectrometer ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Lifetimes ,PRISMA-CLARA spectrometer ,GASP array ,Deep inelastic scattering ,Spectral line ,Nuclear physics ,Physics and Astronomy (all) ,Excited state ,Nuclear fusion ,Neutron ,Gamma spectroscopy ,Atomic physics ,Nuclear Experiment - Abstract
Two experimental setups have been used to study excited states of neutron‐rich nuclei in the A∼100 region. Extended level schemes and lifetime measurements were obtained using deep‐inelastic and fusion‐fission reactions with the CLARA‐PRISMA spectrometer and the Ge‐array GASP respectively. Experimental information from GASP has been used to complement the CLARA‐PRISMA experiment. Time spectra have been used to measure the lifetimes of isomeric states. Preliminary results are presented for 89Rb.
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- 2009
68. DESCRIPTION AND FIRST RESULTS OF THE CLARA-PRISMA SETUP
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P. G. Bizzeti, D. Bazzacco, R. Menegazzo, A. Bracco, A. Gadea, C. A. Ur, Suzana Szilner, G. Benzoni, D. R. Napoli, M. Nespolo, W. Zhimin, A. Latina, O. Wieland, I. V. Pokrovskiy, S. Lunardi, F. Della Vedova, G. Montagnoli, E. Farnea, C. Rusu, B. R. Behera, N. Marginean, D. Rosso, N. Toniolo, L. Berti, A. M. Stefanini, G. de Angelis, R. Mărginean, E. Fioretto, F. Camera, S. Beghini, P. Cocconi, A. M. Bizzeti-Sona, M. Axiotis, L. Corradi, G. Pollarolo, F. Scarlassara, M. Trotta, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, S. M. Lenzi, M. Pignanelli, B. Million, S. Leoni, and Roberto Isocrate
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- 2005
69. High-spin states in the nucleiY91andNb95
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R. Broda, B. Rubio, M. Axiotis, W. Gelletly, D. Bazzacco, C. A. Ur, I. Căta-Danil, G. Cata-Danil, S. D. Langdown, E. Farnea, D. Bucurescu, P. H. Regan, C. Rusu, M. Ivascu, Nilberto H. Medina, Y. H. Zhang, Begoña Quintana, M. Ionescu-Bujor, L. Mihailescu, S. Lunardi, A. Iordachescu, J. J. Valiente Dobon, A. Gadea, N. Marginean, G. de Angelis, T. Martinez, Th. Kröll, P. G. Bizzetti, R. Mărginean, Zs. Podolyák, and G. Suliman
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Spin states ,Yrast ,SHELL model ,Inverse ,Gamma spectroscopy ,Tandem accelerator ,Atomic physics ,Spectroscopy ,Beam (structure) - Abstract
The positive-parity yrast states in the {sup 91}Y and {sup 95}Nb nuclei have been studied by {gamma}-ray spectroscopy following heavy-ion-induced fusion-evaporation reactions. The lowest-lying transitions in these structures have been assigned via the p2n channel of the reactions of {sup 12}C (38 MeV) and {sup 16}O (48 MeV) beams with a {sup 82}Se target, studied at the Bucharest Tandem accelerator. More detailed level schemes have been determined subsequently in a study performed with the GASP array of the inverse reactions produced by a {sup 82}Se (470 MeV) beam from the Legnaro Tandem-LINAC accelerator with oxygen and possibly carbon contaminants of a {sup 192}Os target. The observed level schemes are compared with local systematics and shell-model calculations.
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- 2005
70. Lifetime measurements in mirror nuclei31S and31P: A test for isospin mixing
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He Chunhong Chelsie, A. Iordachescu, C. A. Ur, P. Petkov, P. G. Bizzeti, D. Mengoni, R. P. Singh, M. Ionescu-Bujor, G. Lo Bianco, A. M. Bizzeti-Sona, R. Menegazzo, S. Lunardi, H.-F. Wirth, N. Marginean, Heikki Penttilä, D. Bucurescu, A. Gadea, D. Bazzacco, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, Q. Zhong, R. Orlandi, Slobodan Brant, S. Iliev, Dimitar Tonev, I. Deloncle, A. Saltarelli, H. Laftchiev, G. de Angelis, F. Della Vedova, N. Goutev, E. Sahin, D. R. Napoli, M. S. Yavahchova, R. Mărginean, E. Farnea, F. Recchia, and S. M. Lenzi
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Physics ,History ,Carbon-12 ,Symmetry (physics) ,Charged particle ,Computer Science Applications ,Education ,Nuclear physics ,Isotopes of neon ,Coincident ,Isospin ,Phosphorus-31 NMR spectroscopy ,Mirror nuclei ,Atomic physics - Abstract
Using the 20Ne + 12C fusion-evaporation reaction at E20Ne = 33 MeV and the multidetector array GASP in conjuction with the EUCLIDES charged particle detector, angular correlations of coincident pairs of γ transitions and lifetimes in mirror nuclei 31S and 31P have been measured at the Piave-Alpi accelerator of the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro. A comparison of the determined B(E1) strengths of the analog mirror 7/2− → 5/2+ transitions indicates the presence of a violation of isospin symmetry.
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- 2011
71. Prompt Response Function (PRF) of Lifetime Measurement in the 2+ State of 192Os Nuclei Energy Levels from Triple-Gamma Coincidence Techniques
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Terver Daniel, Stanimir Kisyov, Patrick Regan, Nicu Marginean, Zsolt Podolyak, R. Marginean, K. Nomura, M. Rudigier, R. Mihai, V. Werner, R. J. Carroll, Laila Gurgi, A. Oprea, Tom Berry, A. Serban, C. R. Nita, C. Sotty, R. Suvaila, A. Turturica, C. Costache, L. Stan, A. Olacel, M. Boromiza, S. Toma, S. J. Gemanam, F. Gbaorun, I. Ochala, and E. C. Hemba
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Prompt response ,Full width at half maximum ,Lifetime ,Scintillators ,Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
The effective prompt response function full width at half maximum, PRF FWHM of 637 ps (obtained from the prompt gamma pairs of 477 keV and 700 keV associated with the yrast 2+ state in 206Po), and 1007 ps (obtained from the Compton gamma pairs of 189 keV and 237 keV associated with the 192Os(18O,16O)194Os 2 neutron transfer reaction) were used in fitting the time difference spectra obtained from the gamma coincident pairs of 206 keV and 374 keV in a symmetrised LaBr3(Ce) associated with the gamma transitions in 192Os, using the Half-life program. The values of half-life measured by fitting these PRF FWHM of 637 ps and 1007 ps separately show an excellent agreement of 282(16) ps and 272(21) ps, respectively, which correspond to the global half-life value of 282(4) ps for the 192Os. The mean value of 277(12) ps from these two measurements was used in calculating the B(E2; IL ->IL-2) of 4233(114) e2fm4, which is equivalent to be 81(19) W.u.
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72. Corrigendum to 'Constraining the 12C+12C astrophysical S-factors with the 12C+13C measurements at very low energies' [Phys. Lett. B 801 (2020) 135170]
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N.T. Zhang, X.Y. Wang, D. Tudor, B. Bucher, I. Burducea, H. Chen, Z.J. Chen, D. Chesneanu, A.I. Chilug, L.R. Gasques, D.G. Ghita, C. Gomoiu, K. Hagino, S. Kubono, Y.J. Li, C.J. Lin, W.P. Lin, R. Margineanu, A. Pantelica, I.C. Stefanescu, M. Straticiuc, X.D. Tang, L. Trache, A.S. Umar, W.Y. Xin, S.W. Xu, and Y. Xu
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73. Constraining the 12C+12C astrophysical S-factors with the 12C+13C measurements at very low energies
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N.T. Zhang, X.Y. Wang, D. Tudor, B. Bucher, I. Burducea, H. Chen, Z.J. Chen, D. Chesneanu, A.I. Chilug, L.R. Gasques, D.G. Ghita, C. Gomoiu, K. Hagino, S. Kubono, Y.J. Li, C.J. Lin, W.P. Lin, R. Margineanu, A. Pantelica, I.C. Stefanescu, M. Straticiuc, X.D. Tang, L. Trache, A.S. Umar, W.Y. Xin, S.W. Xu, and Y. Xu
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We use an underground counting lab with an extremely low background to perform an activity measurement for the C12+13C system with energies down to Ec.m.=2.323 MeV, at which the 12C(13C,p)24Na cross section is found to be 0.22(7) nb. The C12+13C fusion cross section is derived with a statistical model calibrated using experimental data. Our new result of the C12+13C fusion cross section is the first decisive evidence in the carbon isotope systems which rules out the existence of the astrophysical S-factor maximum predicted by the phenomenological hindrance model, while confirming the rising trend of the S-factor towards lower energies predicted by other models, such as CC-M3Y+Rep, DC-TDHF, KNS, SPP and ESW. After normalizing the model predictions with our data, a more reliable upper limit is established for the C12+12C fusion cross sections at stellar energies. Keywords: Fusion cross section, Astrophysical S-factor, Extrapolation models, Hindrance
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74. Unexpected high-energy γ emission from decaying exotic nuclei
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A. Gottardo, D. Verney, I. Deloncle, S. Péru, C. Delafosse, S. Roccia, I. Matea, C. Sotty, C. Andreoiu, C. Costache, M.-C. Delattre, A. Etilé, S. Franchoo, C. Gaulard, J. Guillot, F. Ibrahim, M. Lebois, M. MacCormick, N. Marginean, R. Marginean, M. Martini, C. Mihai, I. Mitu, L. Olivier, C. Portail, L. Qi, B. Roussière, L. Stan, D. Testov, J. Wilson, and D.T. Yordanov
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The N=52 Ga83 β decay was studied at ALTO. The radioactive 83Ga beam was produced through the ISOL photofission technique and collected on a movable tape for the measurement of γ-ray emission following β decay. While β-delayed neutron emission has been measured to be 56–85% of the decay path, in this experiment an unexpected high-energy 5–9 MeV γ-ray yield of 16(4)% was observed, coming from states several MeVs above the neutron separation threshold. This result is compared with cutting-edge QRPA calculations, which show that when neutrons deeply bound in the core of the nucleus decay into protons via a Gamow–Teller transition, they give rise to a dipolar oscillation of nuclear matter in the nucleus. This leads to large electromagnetic transition probabilities which can compete with neutron emission, thus affecting the β-decay path. This process is enhanced by an excess of neutrons on the nuclear surface and may thus be a common feature for very neutron-rich isotopes, challenging the present understanding of decay properties of exotic nuclei.
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75. A Mobile Detector for Muon Measurements Based on Two Different Techniques
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B. Mitrica, D. Stanca, M. Petcu, I. M. Brancus, R. Margineanu, A. Apostu, C. Gomoiu, A. Saftoiu, G. Toma, H. Rebel, A. Haungs, O. Sima, A. Gherghel-Lascu, and M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu
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Precise measurements of the muon flux are important for different practical applications, both in environmental studies and for the estimation of the water equivalent depths of underground sites. A mobile detector for cosmic muon flux measurements has been set up at IFIN-HH, Romania. The device is used to measure the muon flux on different locations at the surface and underground. Its first configuration, not used in the present, has been composed of two 1 m2 scintillator plates, each viewed by wave length shifters and read out by two Photomultiplier Tubes (PMTs). A more recent configuration, consists of two 1 m2 detection layers, each one including four 1 · 0,25 m2 large scintillator plates. The light output in each plate is collected by twelve optical fibers and then read out by one PMT. Comparative results were obtained with both configurations.
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76. Applications of LaBr3(Ce) Gamma-ray Spectrometer Arrays for Nuclear Spectroscopy and Radionuclide Assay.
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PH Regan, R Shearman, T Daniel, G Lorusso, SM Collins, SM Judge, SJ Bell, AK Pearce, LA Gurgi, M Rudigier, Zs Podolyák, N Mărginean, R Mărginean, and S. Kisyov
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77. Developing New Diagnostic Tools Based on SERS Analysis of Filtered Salivary Samples for Oral Cancer Detection.
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Borșa RM, Toma V, Onaciu A, Moldovan CS, Mărginean R, Cenariu D, Știufiuc GF, Dinu CM, Bran S, Opriș HO, Văcăraș S, Onișor-Gligor F, Sentea D, Băciuț MF, Iuga CA, and Știufiuc RI
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- Humans, Thiocyanates, Biomarkers, Spectrum Analysis, Raman methods, Uric Acid, Mouth Neoplasms diagnosis
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Cancer still represents one of the biggest challenges in current medical practice. Among different types of cancer, oral cancer has a huge impact on patients due to its great visibility, which is more likely to create social stigma and increased anxiety. New early diagnose methods are still needed to improve treatment efficiency and patients' life quality. Raman/SERS (Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy) spectroscopy has a unique and powerful potential for detecting specific molecules that can become priceless biomarkers in different pathologies, such as oral cancer. In this study, a batch of saliva samples obtained from a group of 17 patients with oro-maxillofacial pathologies compared with saliva samples from 18 healthy donors using the aforementioned methods were evaluated. At the same time, opiorphin, potassium thiocyanate and uric acid were evaluated as potential specific biomarkers for oro-maxillofacial pathologies using multivariate analysis. A careful examination of SERS spectra collected on saliva samples showed that the spectra are dominated by the vibrational bands of opiorphin, potassium thiocyanate and uric acid. Given the fact that all these small molecules are found in very small amounts, we filtrated all the samples to get rid of large molecules and to improve our analysis. By using solid plasmonic substrates, we were able to gain information about molecular concentration and geometry of interaction. On the other hand, the multivariate analysis of the salivary spectra contributed to developing a new detection method for oral cancer.
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78. A New Detection Method of Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Multivariate Analysis of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectra of Salivary Exosomes.
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Faur CI, Dinu C, Toma V, Jurj A, Mărginean R, Onaciu A, Roman RC, Culic C, Chirilă M, Rotar H, Fălămaș A, Știufiuc GF, Hedeșiu M, Almășan O, and Știufiuc RI
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Raman spectroscopy recently proved a tremendous capacity to identify disease-specific markers in various (bio)samples being a non-invasive, rapid, and reliable method for cancer detection. In this study, we first aimed to record vibrational spectra of salivary exosomes isolated from oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients and healthy controls using surface enhancement Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Then, we assessed this method's capacity to discriminate between malignant and non-malignant samples by means of principal component-linear discriminant analysis (PC-LDA) and we used area under the receiver operating characteristics with illustration as the area under the curve to measure the power of salivary exosomes SERS spectra analysis to identify cancer presence. The vibrational spectra were collected on a solid plasmonic substrate developed in our group, synthesized using tangential flow filtered and concentrated silver nanoparticles, capable of generating very reproducible spectra for a whole range of bioanalytes. SERS examination identified interesting variations in the vibrational bands assigned to thiocyanate, proteins, and nucleic acids between the saliva of cancer and control groups. Chemometric analysis indicated discrimination sensitivity between the two groups up to 79.3%. The sensitivity is influenced by the spectral interval used for the multivariate analysis, being lower (75.9%) when the full-range spectra were used.
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79. New Insights into the Multivariate Analysis of SER Spectra Collected on Blood Samples for Prostate Cancer Detection: Towards a Better Understanding of the Role Played by Different Biomolecules on Cancer Screening: A Preliminary Study.
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Munteanu VC, Munteanu RA, Gulei D, Mărginean R, Schițcu VH, Onaciu A, Toma V, Știufiuc GF, Coman I, and Știufiuc RI
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It is possible to obtain diagnostically relevant data on the changes in biochemical elements brought on by cancer via the use of multivariate analysis of vibrational spectra recorded on biological fluids. Prostate cancer and control groups included in this research generated almost similar SERS spectra, which means that the values of peak intensities present in SERS spectra can only give unspecific and limited information for distinguishing between the two groups. Our diagnostic algorithm for prostate cancer (PCa) differentiation was built using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis (PCA-LDA) analysis of spectral data, which has been widely used in spectral data management in many studies and has shown promising results so far. In order to fully utilize the entire SERS spectrum and automatically determine the most meaningful spectral features that can be used to differentiate PCa from healthy patients, we perform a multivariate analysis on both the entire and specific spectral intervals. Using the PCA-LDA model, the prostate cancer and control groups are clearly distinguished in our investigation. The separability of the following two data sets is also evaluated using two alternative discrimination techniques: principal least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and principal component analysis-support vector machine (PCA-SVM).
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80. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering for the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis: will it change the rules of the game?
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Tefas C, Mărginean R, Toma V, Petrushev B, Fischer P, Tanțău M, and Știufiuc R
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, C-Reactive Protein analysis, Case-Control Studies, Colitis, Ulcerative blood, Discriminant Analysis, Feces chemistry, Female, Humans, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex analysis, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Principal Component Analysis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Young Adult, Colitis, Ulcerative diagnosis, Spectrum Analysis, Raman methods
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing-remitting inflammatory bowel disease that requires numerous costly invasive investigations which lead to physical and psychological patient discomfort. We need a non-invasive technological approach that would significantly improve its diagnosis. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a growing technique that can provide a molecular diagnostic fingerprint in just a few minutes, without the need for prior sample preparation. The aim of this pilot in vivo study was to prove that multivariate analysis of SER spectra collected on plasma samples could be employed for non-invasive diagnosis of UC. Plasma samples were collected from healthy subjects (n = 35) and patients with UC (n = 28). SERS spectra were acquired using a 785-nm excitation laser line and a solid plasmonic substrate developed in our laboratory using an original procedure described in the literature. The classification accuracy yielded by SERS was assessed by principal component analysis-linear discriminant analysis (PCA-LDA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). PCA-LDA differentiated UC samples from those of healthy subjects with a sensitivity of 86%, a specificity of 92%, and an accuracy of 89%, the AUC being 0.96. The PLS-DA analysis resulted in a sensitivity of 89%, a specificity of 94%, an accuracy of 92%, and an AUC value of 0.92. Several spectral bands were associated with UC: 376-420, 440-513, 686-715, 919-939, 1035-1062, 1083-1093, 1120-1132, 1148-1156, 1191-1211, 1234-1262, 1275-1294, 1382-1405, 1511-1526, and 1693-1702 cm
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81. Butterfly Effect in Chaotic Image Segmentation.
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Mărginean R, Andreica A, Dioşan L, and Bálint Z
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The exploitation of the important features exhibited by the complex systems found in the surrounding natural and artificial space will improve computational model performance. Therefore, the purpose of the current paper is to use cellular automata as a tool simulating complexity, able to bring forth an interesting global behaviour based only on simple, local interactions. We show that, in the context of image segmentation, a butterfly effect arises when we perturb the neighbourhood system of a cellular automaton. Specifically, we enhance a classical GrowCut cellular automaton with chaotic features, which are also able to improve its performance (e.g., a Dice coefficient of 71% in case of 2D images). This enhanced GrowCut flavor (referred to as Band-Based GrowCut) uses an extended, stochastic neighbourhood, in which randomly-selected remote neighbours reinforce the standard local ones. We demonstrate the presence of the butterfly effect and an increase in segmentation performance by numerical experiments performed on synthetic and natural images. Thus, our results suggest that, by having small changes in the initial conditions of the performed task, we can induce major changes in the final outcome of the segmentation.
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82. Shape Coexistence at Zero Spin in ^{64}Ni Driven by the Monopole Tensor Interaction.
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Mărginean N, Little D, Tsunoda Y, Leoni S, Janssens RVF, Fornal B, Otsuka T, Michelagnoli C, Stan L, Crespi FCL, Costache C, Lica R, Sferrazza M, Turturica A, Ayangeakaa AD, Auranen K, Barani M, Bender PC, Bottoni S, Boromiza M, Bracco A, Călinescu S, Campbell CM, Carpenter MP, Chowdhury P, Ciemała M, Cieplicka-Oryǹczak N, Cline D, Clisu C, Crawford HL, Dinescu IE, Dudouet J, Filipescu D, Florea N, Forney AM, Fracassetti S, Gade A, Gheorghe I, Hayes AB, Harca I, Henderson J, Ionescu A, Iskra ŁW, Jentschel M, Kandzia F, Kim YH, Kondev FG, Korschinek G, Köster U, Krishichayan, Krzysiek M, Lauritsen T, Li J, Mărginean R, Maugeri EA, Mihai C, Mihai RE, Mitu A, Mutti P, Negret A, Niţă CR, Olăcel A, Oprea A, Pascu S, Petrone C, Porzio C, Rhodes D, Seweryniak D, Schumann D, Sotty C, Stolze SM, Şuvăilă R, Toma S, Ujeniuc S, Walters WB, Wu CY, Wu J, Zhu S, and Ziliani S
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The low-spin structure of the semimagic ^{64}Ni nucleus has been considerably expanded: combining four experiments, several 0^{+} and 2^{+} excited states were identified below 4.5 MeV, and their properties established. The Monte Carlo shell model accounts for the results and unveils an unexpectedly complex landscape of coexisting shapes: a prolate 0^{+} excitation is located at a surprisingly high energy (3463 keV), with a collective 2^{+} state 286 keV above it, the first such observation in Ni isotopes. The evolution in excitation energy of the prolate minimum across the neutron N=40 subshell gap highlights the impact of the monopole interaction and its variation in strength with N.
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83. Solid Plasmonic Substrates for Breast Cancer Detection by Means of SERS Analysis of Blood Plasma.
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Știufiuc GF, Toma V, Buse M, Mărginean R, Morar-Bolba G, Culic B, Tetean R, Leopold N, Pavel I, Lucaciu CM, and Știufiuc RI
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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) represents a promising technique in providing specific molecular information that could have a major impact in biomedical applications, such as early cancer detection. SERS requires the presence of a suitable plasmonic substrate that can generate enhanced and reproducible diagnostic relevant spectra. In this paper, we propose a new approach for the synthesis of such a substrate, by using concentrated silver nanoparticles purified using the Tangential Flow Filtration method. The capacity of our substrates to generate reproducible and enhanced Raman signals, in a manner that can allow cancer detection by means of Multivariate Analysis (MVA) of Surface Enhanced Raman (SER) spectra, has been tested on blood plasma samples collected from 35 healthy donors and 29 breast cancer patients. All the spectra were analyzed by a combined Principal Component-Linear Discriminant Analysis. Our results facilitated the discrimination between healthy donors and breast cancer patients with 90% sensitivity, 89% specificity and 89% accuracy. This is a direct consequence of substrates' ability to generate diagnostic relevant spectral information by performing SERS measurements on pristine blood plasma samples. Our results suggest that this type of solid substrate could be employed for the detection of other types of cancer or other diseases by means of MVA-SERS procedure.
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84. Multifaceted Quadruplet of Low-Lying Spin-Zero States in ^{66}Ni: Emergence of Shape Isomerism in Light Nuclei.
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Leoni S, Fornal B, Mărginean N, Sferrazza M, Tsunoda Y, Otsuka T, Bocchi G, Crespi FCL, Bracco A, Aydin S, Boromiza M, Bucurescu D, Cieplicka-Oryǹczak N, Costache C, Călinescu S, Florea N, Ghiţă DG, Glodariu T, Ionescu A, Iskra ŁW, Krzysiek M, Mărginean R, Mihai C, Mihai RE, Mitu A, Negreţ A, Niţă CR, Olăcel A, Oprea A, Pascu S, Petkov P, Petrone C, Porzio G, Şerban A, Sotty C, Stan L, Ştiru I, Stroe L, Şuvăilă R, Toma S, Turturică A, Ujeniuc S, and Ur CA
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A search for shape isomers in the ^{66}Ni nucleus was performed, following old suggestions of various mean-field models and recent ones, based on state-of-the-art Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM), all considering ^{66}Ni as the lightest nuclear system with shape isomerism. By employing the two-neutron transfer reaction induced by an ^{18}O beam on a ^{64}Ni target, at the sub-Coulomb barrier energy of 39 MeV, all three lowest-excited 0^{+} states in ^{66}Ni were populated and their γ decay was observed by γ-coincidence technique. The 0^{+} states lifetimes were assessed with the plunger method, yielding for the 0_{2}^{+}, 0_{3}^{+}, and 0_{4}^{+} decay to the 2_{1}^{+} state the B(E2) values of 4.3, 0.1, and 0.2 Weisskopf units (W.u.), respectively. MCSM calculations correctly predict the existence of all three excited 0^{+} states, pointing to the oblate, spherical, and prolate nature of the consecutive excitations. In addition, they account for the hindrance of the E2 decay from the prolate 0_{4}^{+} to the spherical 2_{1}^{+} state, although overestimating its value. This result makes ^{66}Ni a unique nuclear system, apart from ^{236,238}U, in which a retarded γ transition from a 0^{+} deformed state to a spherical configuration is observed, resembling a shape-isomerlike behavior.
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85. Gamma-ray fast-timing coincidence measurements from the 18O+18O fusion-evaporation reaction using a mixed LaBr3-HPGe array.
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Alharbi T, Mason PJ, Regan PH, Podolyák Z, Mărginean N, Nakhostin M, Bowry M, Bucurescu D, Căta-Danil G, Căta-Danil I, Deleanu D, Filipescu D, Glodariu T, Ghiţă D, Mărginean R, Mihai C, Negret A, Pascu S, Sava T, Stroe L, Suliman G, Zamfir NV, Bruce AM, Rodriguez Triguero C, Bender PC, Garg U, Erduran MN, Kusoglu A, Bostan M, Detistov P, Alkhomashi N, Sinha AK, Chakrabarti R, and Ghugre SS
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We report on a gamma-ray coincidence analysis using a mixed array of hyperpure germanium and cerium-doped lanthanum tri-bromide (LaBr3:Ce) scintillation detectors to study nuclear electromagnetic transition rates in the pico-to-nanosecond time regime in 33,34P and 33S following fusion-evaporation reactions between an 18O beam and an isotopically enriched 18O implanted tantalum target. Energies from decay gamma-rays associated with the reaction residues were measured in event-by-event coincidence mode, with the measured time difference information between the pairs of gamma-rays in each event also recorded using the ultra-fast coincidence timing technique. The experiment used the good full-energy peak resolution of the LaBr3:Ce detectors coupled with their excellent timing responses in order to determine the excited state lifetime associated with the lowest lying, cross-shell, Iπ=4- "intruder" state previously reported in the N=19 isotone 34P. The extracted lifetime is consistent with a mainly single-particle M2 multipolarity associated with a f7/2→d5/2 single particle transition., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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