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1. Multimodal Analysis of Induction Motor Signals for Power Quality Abnormality Detection Using Wavelet-RBF Approach

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Kumar, J. Anish, Aswini, K. R. N., Parimala, V., Mohan, S. B., Sharmila, S. Leoni, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Gomide, Fernando, Advisory Editor, Kaynak, Okyay, Advisory Editor, Liu, Derong, Advisory Editor, Pedrycz, Witold, Advisory Editor, Polycarpou, Marios M., Advisory Editor, Rudas, Imre J., Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Rathore, Vijay Singh, editor, Tavares, Joao Manuel R. S., editor, Surendiran, B., editor, and Yadav, Anil, editor

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2024
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2. Search for the γ decay of the narrow near-threshold proton resonance in 11B

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S. Bottoni, G. Corbari, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, A. Goasduff, S. Capra, D. Mengoni, E. Albanese, S. Ziliani, G. Benzoni, A.M. Sánchez-Benítez, A. Bracco, D. Brugnara, F. Camera, M. Ciemała, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, F.C.L. Crespi, J.A. Dueñas, A. Gadea, F. Galtarossa, E. Gamba, A. Gottardo, A. Gozzelino, J. Ha, Ł.W. Iskra, T. Marchi, R. Menegazzo, B. Million, D.R. Napoli, G. Pasqualato, J. Pellumaj, R.M. Pérez-Vidal, S. Pigliapoco, M. Polettini, C. Porzio, F. Recchia, K. Rezynkina, J.J. Valiente-Dóbon, O. Wieland, I. Zanon, and G. Zhang

Subjects
11B, Near-threshold resonance, γ-ray decay, Continuum shell model, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The γ decay of the elusive narrow, near-threshold proton resonance in 11B was investigated at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (INFN) in a particle-γ coincidence experiment, using the 6Li(6Li,pγ) fusion-evaporation reaction and the GALILEO-GALTRACE setup. No clear signature was found for a possible E1 decay to the 1/21−, first-excited state of 11B, predicted by the Shell Model Embedded in the Continuum (SMEC) with a branching of 0.98−69+167×10−3 with respect to the dominant particle-decaying modes. The statistical analysis of the γ-ray spectrum provided an average upper limit of 2.37×10−3 for this γ-ray branching, with a global significance of 5σ. On the other hand, by imposing a global confidence level of 3σ, a significant excess of counts was observed for E=γ9300(20) keV, corresponding to a resonance energy of 11429(20) keV (namely 200(20) keV above the proton separation energy of 11B) and a γ-ray branching of 1.12(35)×10−3. This result is compatible with the SMEC calculations, potentially supporting the existence of a near-threshold proton resonance in 11B.

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2024
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3. Effect of localization–delocalization transition on thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te2Se topological insulator

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L. Craco and S. Leoni

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Energy conservation, TJ163.26-163.5, Renewable energy sources, TJ807-830
Abstract

The thermal transport properties of Bi2Te2Se topological insulators show a range of complex features. Large bulk resistivities coexisting with prominent Shubnikov–de Haas quantum oscillations and proximity to metallic states mark this p-band system as an unconventional topological quantum material. Here, using the density functional plus dynamical mean-field theory method, we show how localization–delocalization transition underpins the T-dependence of thermoelectric responses from room down to low temperatures. We present the implications of our many-particle analysis to resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity, and Lorenz number and propose that related broadband systems close to electronic transitions could be of use in thermoelectrics.

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2024
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4. Disease Classification Using Particle Swarm Optimization with Fuzzy Neural Network

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Sharmila, S. Leoni, Poongothai, S., Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Pal, Nikhil R., Advisory Editor, Bello Perez, Rafael, Advisory Editor, Corchado, Emilio S., Advisory Editor, Hagras, Hani, Advisory Editor, Kóczy, László T., Advisory Editor, Kreinovich, Vladik, Advisory Editor, Lin, Chin-Teng, Advisory Editor, Lu, Jie, Advisory Editor, Melin, Patricia, Advisory Editor, Nedjah, Nadia, Advisory Editor, Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh, Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Peng, Sheng-Lung, editor, Lin, Cheng-Kuan, editor, and Pal, Souvik, editor

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2022
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5. A Comparison of Fuzzy and ACO-Based Fuzzy for Classification of Bio-Medical Database

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Poongothai, S., Sharmila, S. Leoni, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Pal, Nikhil R., Advisory Editor, Bello Perez, Rafael, Advisory Editor, Corchado, Emilio S., Advisory Editor, Hagras, Hani, Advisory Editor, Kóczy, László T., Advisory Editor, Kreinovich, Vladik, Advisory Editor, Lin, Chin-Teng, Advisory Editor, Lu, Jie, Advisory Editor, Melin, Patricia, Advisory Editor, Nedjah, Nadia, Advisory Editor, Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh, Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Peng, Sheng-Lung, editor, Lin, Cheng-Kuan, editor, and Pal, Souvik, editor

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2022
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6. High-spin states in 212Po above the α-decaying (18+) isomer

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L. Zago, A. Gottardo, J.J. Valiente-Dobón, G. Benzoni, A. Gadea, M. Górska, S. Lunardi, Zs. Podolyák, P.H. Regan, D. Rudolph, A. Algora, G. de Angelis, D. Bazzacco, J. Benlliure, P. Boutachkov, A. Bracco, A.M. Bruce, F. Camera, E. Casarejos, M.L. Cortés, F.C.L. Crespi, A. Corsi, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Doncel, T. Engert, H. Geissel, J. Gerl, A. Goasduff, N. Goel, J. Grebosz, E. Gregor, T. Habermann, S. Klupp, I. Kojouharov, N. Kurz, S.M. Lenzi, S. Leoni, S. Mandal, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, B. Million, A.I. Morales, D.R. Napoli, F. Naqvi, C. Nociforo, M. Pfützner, S. Pietri, A. Prochazka, F. Recchia, E. Sahin, H. Schaffner, A. Sharma, B. Sitar, D. Siwal, P. Strmen, I. Szarka, C.A. Ur, P.M. Walker, H. Weick, O. Wieland, and H.-J. Wollersheim

Subjects
γ spectroscopy, Isomer spectroscopy, High-spin spectroscopy, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The nucleus 212Po has been produced through the fragmentation of a 238U primary beam at 1 GeV/nucleon at GSI, separated with the FRagment Separator, FRS, and studied via isomer γ-decay spectroscopy with the RISING setup. Two delayed previously unknown γ rays have been observed. One has been attributed to the E3 decay of a 21− isomeric state feeding the α-emitting 45-s (18+) high-spin isomer. The other γ-ray line has been assigned to the decay of a higher-lying 23+ metastable state. These are the first observations of high-spin states above the 212Po (18+) isomer, by virtue of the selectivity obtained via ion-by-ion identification of 238U fragmentation products. Comparison with shell-model calculations points to shortfalls in the nuclear interactions involving high-j proton and neutron orbitals, to which the region around Z∼100 is sensitive.

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2022
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7. 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

Subjects
13C, Nuclear structure, Stretched resonance states, Gamow Shell Model, Physics, QC1-999
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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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10. Emergent normal-state Mottness in the infinite-layer NdNiO_{2} superconductor

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L. Craco, A. S. de Arruda, and S. Leoni

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

We present a computational study based on density functional plus dynamical mean-field theory calculations for the normal-state electronic reconstruction of pure and hole-doped NdNiO_{2} superconductors. Our results capture the T dependence of the electrical resistivity, providing a many-particle interpretation of the emergence of pseudogaplike features at low energies as well as the weakly insulating regime seen in experiment. We show how Mottness manifests itself in the weak localization to bad-metallicity crossover due to strong correlation in the e_{g}-shell one-particle spectral functions and self-energies.

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2022
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11. Manifestation of the Berry phase in the atomic nucleus 213Pb

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J.J. Valiente-Dobón, A. Gottardo, G. Benzoni, A. Gadea, S. Lunardi, A. Algora, G. de Angelis, D. Bazzacco, J. Benlliure, P. Boutachkov, A. Bracco, A.M. Bruce, F. Camera, E. Casarejos, M.L. Cortés, F.C.L. Crespi, A. Corsi, C. Domingo-Pardo, M. Doncel, T. Engert, H. Geissel, J. Gerl, A. Goasduff, N. Goel, M. Górska, J. Grebosz, E. Gregor, T. Habermann, S. Klupp, I. Kojouharov, N. Kurz, S.M. Lenzi, S. Leoni, S. Mandal, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, B. Million, A.I. Morales, D.R. Napoli, F. Naqvi, C. Nociforo, M. Pfützner, S. Pietri, Zs. Podolyák, A. Prochazka, F. Recchia, P.H. Regan, D. Rudolph, E. Sahin, H. Schaffner, A. Sharma, B. Sitar, D. Siwal, P. Strmen, I. Szarka, C.A. Ur, P.M. Walker, H. Weick, O. Wieland, H.-J. Wollersheim, and P. Van Isacker

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The neutron-rich 213Pb isotope was produced in the fragmentation of a primary 1 GeV A 238U beam, separated in FRS in mass and atomic number, and then implanted for isomer decay γ-ray spectroscopy with the RISING setup at GSI. A newly observed isomer and its measured decay properties indicate that states in 213Pb are characterized by the seniority quantum number that counts the nucleons not in pairs coupled to angular momentum J=0. The conservation of seniority is a consequence of a geometric phase associated with particle-hole conjugation, which becomes observable in semi-magic nuclei where nucleons half-fill the valence shell. The γ-ray spectroscopic observables in 213Pb are thus found to be driven by two mechanisms, particle-hole conjugation and seniority conservation, which are intertwined through a Berry phase.

Published
2021
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12. Low-lying electric dipole γ-continuum for the unstable 62,64Fe nuclei: Strength evolution with neutron number

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R. Avigo, O. Wieland, A. Bracco, F. Camera, F. Ameil, T. Arici, A. Ataç, D. Barrientos, D. Bazzacco, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, B. Birkenbach, N. Blasi, H.C. Boston, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, B. Bruyneel, M. Ciemała, E. Clément, M.L. Cortés, F.C.L. Crespi, D.M. Cullen, D. Curien, F. Didierjean, C. Domingo-Pardo, G. Duchêne, J. Eberth, A. Görgen, A. Gadea, J. Gerl, N. Goel, P. Golubev, V. González, M. Górska, A. Gottardo, E. Gregor, G. Guastalla, T. Habermann, L.J. Harkness-Brennan, A. Jungclaus, M. Kmiecik, I. Kojouharov, W. Korten, N. Kurz, M. Labiche, N. Lalović, S. Leoni, M. Lettmann, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, E. Merchan, B. Million, A.I. Morales, D.R. Napoli, C. Nociforo, J. Nyberg, N. Pietralla, S. Pietri, Zs. Podolyák, V.Yu. Ponomarev, A. Pullia, B. Quintana, G. Rainovski, D. Ralet, F. Recchia, M. Reese, P. Regan, P. Reiter, S. Riboldi, D. Rudolph, M.D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, L.G. Sarmiento, H. Schaffner, J. Simpson, O. Stezowski, J.J. Valiente-Dobón, and H.J. Wollersheim

Subjects
64Fe, 62Fe, Nuclear structure, Dipole excitation around neutron threshold, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The γ-ray emission from the nuclei 62,64Fe following Coulomb excitation at bombarding energy of 400-440 AMeV was measured with special focus on E1 transitions in the energy region 4-8 MeV. The unstable neutron-rich nuclei 62,64Fe were produced at the FAIR-GSI laboratories and selected with the FRS spectrometer. The γ decay was detected with AGATA. From the measured γ-ray spectra the summed E1 strength is extracted and compared to microscopic quasi-particle phonon model calculations. The trend of the E1 strength with increasing neutron number is found to be fairly well reproduced with calculations that assume a rather complex structure of the 1− states (three-phonon states) inducing a strong fragmentation of the E1 nuclear response below the neutron binding energy.

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2020
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13. Araceae do Parque Nacional do Caparaó, MG-ES, Brasil

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Mel de Castro Camelo, Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho, Lúcio S. Leoni, and Lívia Godinho Temponi

Subjects
Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Montana, Floresta Ombrófila Densa Montana, inventário, unidade de conservação, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Botany, QK1-989
Abstract

Resumo Araceae está entre as famílias com maior riqueza de espécies para o bioma Mata Atlântica e é caracterizada pela presença de inflorescência em espádice, associada a uma bráctea, a espata. Este trabalho tem como objetivo inventariar as espécies de Araceae do Parque Nacional do Caparaó, com chave de identificação, descrições e ilustrações diagnósticas das espécies. Para isso, foram realizadas expedições de coleta nos meses de janeiro, abril e novembro de 2017, em diferentes trilhas, altitudes e formações vegetacionais do ParNa. O material coletado foi depositado no herbário RB e as duplicatas enviadas para o herbário GFJP, UNOP. Estas foram analisadas, além das amostras disponíveis em sites do speciesLink, Jabot e Herbário Virtual Reflora. Foram encontradas 21 espécies nativas da Mata Atlântica, distribuídas em quatro gêneros, sendo os mais representativos: Anthurium e Philodendron com nove espécies cada. Além disso, foram evidenciados dois novos registros para estados brasileiros (Xanthosoma maximilianii para o Espírito Santo e Philodendron acutatum para Minas Gerais), uma espécie endêmica desta Unidade de Conservação (A. mourae) e três espécies novas para a ciência. Esses resultados reforçam a importância de estudos florísticos e a conservação do ParNa Caparaó.

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2020
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14. Pairing-quadrupole interplay in the neutron-deficient tin nuclei: First lifetime measurements of low-lying states in 106,108Sn

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M. Siciliano, J.J. Valiente-Dobón, A. Goasduff, F. Nowacki, A.P. Zuker, D. Bazzacco, A. Lopez-Martens, E. Clément, G. Benzoni, T. Braunroth, F.C.L. Crespi, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, M. Doncel, S. Ertürk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Gadea, G. Georgiev, A. Goldkuhle, U. Jakobsson, G. Jaworski, P.R. John, I. Kuti, A. Lemasson, T. Marchi, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, T. Mijatović, C. Müller-Gatermann, D.R. Napoli, J. Nyberg, M. Palacz, R.M. Pérez-Vidal, B. Sayği, D. Sohler, S. Szilner, D. Testov, M. Zielińska, D. Barrientos, B. Birkenbach, H.C. Boston, A.J. Boston, B. Cederwall, J. Collado, D.M. Cullen, P. Désesquelles, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Dudouet, J. Eberth, F.J. Egea-Canet, V. González, L.J. Harkness-Brennan, H. Hess, D.S. Judson, A. Jungclaus, W. Korten, M. Labiche, A. Lefevre, S. Leoni, H. Li, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, B. Million, A. Pullia, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, M.D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, O. Stezowski, and Ch. Theisen

Subjects
Lifetime, Nuclear structure, Multi-nucleon transfer, Light Sn, Tracking array, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The lifetimes of the low-lying excited states 2+ and 4+ have been directly measured in the neutron-deficient 106,108Sn isotopes. The nuclei were populated via a deep-inelastic reaction and the lifetime measurement was performed employing a differential plunger device. The emitted γ rays were detected by the AGATA array, while the reaction products were uniquely identified by the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. Large-Scale Shell-Model calculations with realistic forces indicate that, independently of the pairing content of the interaction, the quadrupole force is dominant in the B(E2;21+→0g.s.+) values and it describes well the experimental pattern for 104−114Sn; the B(E2;41+→21+) values, measured here for the first time, depend critically on a delicate pairing-quadrupole balance, disclosed by the very precise results in 108Sn.

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2020
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15. Contrasting properties of particle-particle and hole-hole excitations in 206Tl and 210Bi nuclei

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N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, C. Michelagnoli, A. Gargano, B. Fornal, S. Leoni, G. Benzoni, A. Blanc, S. Bottoni, F.C.L. Crespi, Ł.W. Iskra, M. Jentschel, U. Köster, P. Mutti, N. Pietralla, E. Ruiz-Martinez, and V. Werner

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

A complete-spectroscopy investigation of low-lying, low-spin states in the one-proton-hole and one-neutron-hole nucleus 206Tl has been performed by using thermal neutron capture and γ-coincidence technique with the FIPPS Ge array at ILL Grenoble. The new experimental results, together with data for the one-proton-particle and one-neutron-particle nucleus 210Bi (taken from a previous study done at ILL in the EXILL campaign), allowed for an extensive comparison with predictions of shell-model calculations performed with realistic interactions. No phenomenological adjustments were introduced in the calculations. In 210Bi, state energies, transition multipolarities and decay branchings agree well with theory for the three well separated multiplets of states which dominate the low-lying excitations. On the contrary, in 206Tl significant discrepancies are observed: in the same energy region, six multiplets were identified, with a significant mixing among them being predicted, as a consequence of the smaller energy separation between the active orbitals. The discrepancies in 206Tl are attributed to the larger uncertainties in the determination of the off-diagonal matrix elements of the realistic shell-model interaction with respect to the calculated diagonal matrix elements, the only ones playing a major role in the case of 210Bi. The work points to the need of more advanced approaches in the construction of the realistic interactions. Keywords: Nuclear structure 206Tl, 210Bi, γγ-coin. 206Tl, Branching ratios 206Tl, Deduced levels and Jπ 206Tl, Comparison with shell-model calculations

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2020
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16. Neutron-rich nuclei produced at zero degrees in damped collisions induced by a beam of 18O on a 238U target

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I. Stefan, B. Fornal, S. Leoni, F. Azaiez, C. Portail, J.C. Thomas, A.V. Karpov, D. Ackermann, P. Bednarczyk, Y. Blumenfeld, S. Calinescu, A. Chbihi, M. Ciemala, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Franchoo, F. Hammache, Ł.W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, R.V.F. Janssens, O. Kamalou, T. Lauritsen, M. Lewitowicz, L. Olivier, S.M. Lukyanov, M. Maccormick, A. Maj, P. Marini, I. Matea, M.A. Naumenko, F. de Oliveira Santos, C. Petrone, Yu.E. Penionzhkevich, F. Rotaru, H. Savajols, O. Sorlin, M. Stanoiu, B. Szpak, O.B. Tarasov, and D. Verney

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

Cross sections and corresponding momentum distributions have been measured for the first time at zero degrees for the exotic nuclei obtained from a beam of 18O at 8.5 MeV/A impinging on a 1 mg/cm2 238U target. Sizable cross sections were found for the production of exotic species arising from the neutron transfer and proton removal from the projectile. Comparisons of experimental results with calculations based on deep-inelastic reaction models, taking into account the particle evaporation process, indicate that zero degree is a scattering angle at which the differential reaction cross section for production of exotic nuclei is at its maximum. This result is important in view of the new generation of zero degrees spectrometers under construction, such as the S3 separator at GANIL, for example. Keywords: Nuclear reactions, Deep-inelastic collisions, Exotic nuclei

Published
2018
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17. Gamma-ray spectroscopy of fission fragments with state-of-the-art techniques

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S. Leoni, C. Michelagnoli, and J. N. Wilson

Subjects
General Physics and Astronomy
Abstract

The paper reviews recent developments in $$\gamma $$ γ -ray spectroscopy of the neutron-rich fragments produced in nuclear fission. This subject has been an intensive area of study spanning more than five decades. Here we highlight key results and describe the evolution of the associated experimental techniques since the last review papers in 1995 (I. Ahmad and W.R. Phillips, Rep. Prog. Phys. 58(11), 1415 (1995); J. H. Hamilton et al., Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 35, 635(1995)). Research themes in nuclear structure will be explored along with the fission reaction mechanism and the links to nuclear astrophysics and applications.

Published
2022

18. Evidence of octupole-phonons at high spin in 207Pb

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D. Ralet, E. Clément, G. Georgiev, A.E. Stuchbery, M. Rejmund, P. Van Isacker, G. de France, A. Lemasson, J. Ljungvall, C. Michelagnoli, A. Navin, D.L. Balabanski, L. Atanasova, A. Blazhev, G. Bocchi, R. Carroll, J. Dudouet, E. Dupont, B. Fornal, S. Franchoo, C. Fransen, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Goasduff, A. Gadea, P.R. John, D. Kocheva, T. Konstantinopoulos, A. Korichi, A. Kusoglu, S.M. Lenzi, S. Leoni, R. Lozeva, A. Maj, R. Perez, N. Pietralla, C. Shand, O. Stezowski, D. Wilmsen, D. Yordanov, D. Barrientos, P. Bednarczyk, B. Birkenbach, A.J. Boston, H.C. Boston, I. Burrows, B. Cederwall, M. Ciemala, J. Collado, F. Crespi, D. Cullen, H.J. Eberth, J. Goupil, L. Harkness, H. Hess, A. Jungclaus, W. Korten, M. Labiche, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, B. Million, J. Nyberg, Zs. Podolyák, A. Pullia, B. Quintana Arnés, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, F. Saillant, M.D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, C. Theisen, J.J. Valiente Dobon, and O. Wieland

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

A lifetime measurement of the 19/2− state in 207Pb has been performed using the Recoil Distance Doppler-Shift (RDDS) method. The nuclei of interest were produced in multi-nucleon transfer reactions induced by a 208Pb beam impinging on a 100Mo enriched target. The beam-like nuclei were detected and identified in terms of their atomic mass number in the VAMOS++ spectrometer while the prompt γ rays were detected by the AGATA tracking array. The measured large reduced transition probability B(E3,19/2−→13/2+)=40(8) W.u. is the first indication of the octupole phonon at high spin in 207Pb. An analysis in terms of a particle-octupole-vibration coupling model indicates that the measured B(E3) value in 207Pb is compatible with the contributions from single-phonon and single particle E3 as well as E3 strength arising from the double-octupole-phonon 6+ state, all adding coherently. A crucial aspect of the coupling model, namely the strong mixing between single-hole and the phonon-hole states, is confirmed in a realistic shell-model calculation. Keywords: AGATA spectrometer, γ-Ray tracking, VAMOS++ spectrometer, Plunger device, Nuclear deformation, Octupole phonon

Published
2019
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19. Nuclear structure advancements with multi-nucleon transfer reactions

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R. M. Pérez-Vidal, F. Galtarossa, T. Mijatović, S. Szilner, I. Zanon, D. Brugnara, J. Pellumaj, M. Ciemala, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, L. Corradi, E. Clément, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, M. Siciliano, A. Gadea, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, [PHYS.NUCL]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Theory [nucl-th], Physics, multinucleon transfer reactions, gamma array
Abstract

Multi-Nucleon Transfer (MNT) reactions have been used for decades as a reaction mechanism, in order to populate excited states in nuclei far from stability and to perform nuclear structure studies. Nevertheless, the development of set-ups involving high acceptance tracking magnetic spectrometers (mainly existing in Europe), coupled with the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) opens new possibilities, especially if they are used in conjunction with high-intensity stable beams or ISOL RIBs. In this article, we will discuss the capabilities of such set-ups aiming at different goals, including complete information in high-resolution spectroscopy as well as lifetime measurements.

Published
2023

20. The mutable nature of particle-core excitations with spin in the one-valence-proton nucleus 133Sb

Author

G. Bocchi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, G. Colò, P.F. Bortignon, S. Bottoni, A. Bracco, C. Michelagnoli, D. Bazzacco, A. Blanc, G. de France, M. Jentschel, U. Köster, P. Mutti, J.-M. Régis, G. Simpson, T. Soldner, C.A. Ur, W. Urban, L.M. Fraile, R. Lozeva, B. Belvito, G. Benzoni, A. Bruce, R. Carroll, N. Cieplicka-Oryǹczak, F.C.L. Crespi, F. Didierjean, J. Jolie, W. Korten, T. Kröll, S. Lalkovski, H. Mach, N. Mărginean, B. Melon, D. Mengoni, B. Million, A. Nannini, D. Napoli, B. Olaizola, V. Paziy, Zs. Podolyák, P.H. Regan, N. Saed-Samii, B. Szpak, and V. Vedia

Subjects
Neutron induced fission, Gamma spectroscopy, Nuclear state lifetime, Large Ge array, Particle-core couplings, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The γ-ray decay of excited states of the one-valence-proton nucleus 133Sb has been studied using cold-neutron induced fission of 235U and 241Pu targets, during the EXILL campaign at the ILL reactor in Grenoble. By using a highly efficient HPGe array, coincidences between γ-rays prompt with the fission event and those delayed up to several tens of microseconds were investigated, allowing to observe, for the first time, high-spin excited states above the 16.6 μs isomer. Lifetimes analysis, performed by fast-timing techniques with LaBr3(Ce) scintillators, revealed a difference of almost two orders of magnitude in B(M1) strength for transitions between positive-parity medium-spin yrast states. The data are interpreted by a newly developed microscopic model which takes into account couplings between core excitations (both collective and non-collective) of the doubly magic nucleus 132Sn and the valence proton, using the Skyrme effective interaction in a consistent way. The results point to a fast change in the nature of particle-core excitations with increasing spin.

Published
2016
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21. Spectroscopic quadrupole moments in Xe124

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E. Clément, A. Lemasson, M. Rejmund, B. Jacquot, D. Ralet, C. Michelagnoli, D. Barrientos, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. J. Boston, A. Bracco, B. Cederwall, M. Ciemala, J. Collado, F. Crespi, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Dudouet, H. J. Eberth, G. de France, A. Gadea, V. Gonzalez, A. Gottardo, L. Harkness, H. Hess, A. Jungclaus, A. Kaşkaş, W. Korten, S. M. Lenzi, S. Leoni, J. Ljungvall, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, B. Million, D. R. Napoli, J. Nyberg, Zs. Podolyak, A. Pullia, B. Quintana Arnés, F. Recchia, N. Redon, P. Reiter, M. D.Salsac, E. Sanchis, M. Şenyiğit, M. Siciliano, D. Sohler, O. Stezowski, C. Theisen, J. J. Valiente Dobón, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (IP2I Lyon), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Department of Energy (US), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Generalitat Valenciana, and Clément, E.

Subjects
[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]
Abstract

9 pags., 8 figs., 4 tabs., Background: The Xe isotopic chain with four valence protons above the Z=50 shell closure is an ideal laboratory for the study of the evolution of nuclear deformation. At the N=82 shell closure, Xe136 presents all characteristics of a doubly closed shell nucleus with a spherical shape. In the very neutron-deficient isotopes close to N=50, the α-decay chain of Xe was investigated to probe the radioactive decay properties near the drip-line and the magicity of Sn100. Additionally, the Xe isotopes present higher order symmetries in the nuclear deformation such as the octupole degree of freedom near N=60 and N=90 or O(6) symmetry in stable isotopes. Purpose: The relevance of the O(6) symmetry has been investigated by measuring the spectroscopic quadrupole moment of the first excited states in Xe124. In the O(6) symmetry limit, the spectroscopic quadrupole moment of collective states is expected to be null. Method: A stable Xe124 beam with energies of 4.03A MeV and 4.11A MeV was used to bombard a natW target at the GANIL facility. Excited states were populated via the safe Coulomb excitation reaction. The collision of the heavy ions with a large Z at low energy make this reaction sensitive to the diagonal E2 matrix element of the excited states. The recoils were detected in the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer and the γ rays in the AGATA tracking array. The least squares fitting code gosia was used for the analysis to extract both E2 and M1 transitional and E2 diagonal matrix elements. Results: The rotational ground state band was populated up to the 81+ state as well as the 22+ and 42+ states. Using high precision spectroscopic data to constrain the gosia fit, the spectroscopic quadrupole moments of the 21+, 41+, and 61+ states were determined for the first time. Conclusions: The spectroscopic quadrupole moments were found to be negative, large, and constant in the ground state band underlining the prolate axially deformed ground state band of Xe124. The present experimental data confirm that the O(6) symmetry is substantially broken in Xe124., This work was supported by STFC(UK). This research was also supported by the OASIS Project No. ANR-17-CE31-0026, by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, under contract number DE-AC02-06CH11357, by the European Regional Development Fund with Contract No. GINOP-2.3.3-15-2016-00034 and by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion under contract PID2020-118265GB-C41. Work partially supported by Grants FPA2017-84756-C4, PID2020- 118265GB-C4 by MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033, PROMETEO/2019/005 by Generalitat Valenciana and by the FEDER EU funds.

Published
2023

23. Core-proton coupled nature of the 11/2+state in 131Sb probed by lifetime measurements

Author

S. Bottoni, E. R. Gamba, G. De Gregorio, A. Gargano, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, N. Brancadori, G. Ciconali, F. C. L. Crespi, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, L. W. Iskra, G. Colombi, Y.H. Kim, U. Köster, C. Michelagnoli, F. Dunkel, A. Esmaylzadeh, L. Gerhard, J. Jolie, L. Knafla, M. Ley, J.-M. Régis, K. Schomaker, M. Sferrazza, S. Bottoni1,2, E. R. Gamba1,2, G. De Gregorio3,4, A. Gargano4, S. Leoni1,2, B. Fornal5,N. Brancadori1, G. Ciconali1,2, F. C. L. Crespi1,2, N. Cieplicka-Ory´nczak5, L. W. Iskra5,G. Colombi1,2,6,Y.H. Kim6†, U. K¨oster6, C. Michelagnoli6, F. Dunkel7, A. Esmaylzadeh7, L. Gerhard7, J. Jolie7, L. Knafla7, M. Ley7, J.-M. R´egis7, K. Schomaker7, M. Sferrazza8, Bottoni, S., Gamba, E. R., De Gregorio, G., Gargano, A., Leoni, S., Fornal, B., Brancadori, N., Ciconali, G., Crespi, F. C. L., Cieplicka-Orynczak, N., Iskra, L. W., Colombi, G., Kim, Y. H., Koster, U., Michelagnoli, C., Dunkel, F., Esmaylzadeh, A., Gerhard, L., Jolie, J., Knafla, L., Ley, M., Regis, J. -M., Schomaker, K., and Sferrazza, M.

Subjects
History, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract

The structure of the 11 / 2 1 + state in 131Sb was investigated at the LOHENGRIN spectrometer of Institut Laue-Langevin via neutron-induced fission of 235U and lifetime measurements, yielding T 1 / 2 = 3 ( 2 ) , at the edge of the sensitivity of the experimental method. This first result for the 11 / 2 1 + state half-life in neutron-rich Sb isotopes provides a quadrupole reduced transition probability to the ground state of B ( E 2 ) = 1.4 − 0.6 + 1.5 W.u., very close to the B ( E 2 ; 2 1 + → 0 1 + ) in 130Sn. Realistic shell-model calculations reproduce well both the experimental level scheme of 131Sb and the B ( E 2 ; 11 / 2 1 + → 7 / 2 1 + ) value, indicting a dominant 2 + ( 130 Sn ) ⊗ π g 7 / 2 core-proton coupled configuration for the 11 / 2 1 + state.

Published
2023

24. Conceptual design of the AGATA 2π array at LNL

Author

J.J. Valiente-Dobón, R. Menegazzo, A. Goasduff, D. Agguiaro, P. Aguilera, F. Angelini, M. Balogh, D. Bazzacco, J. Benito, G. Benzoni, N. Bez, M. Bolognesi, S. Bottoni, D. Brugnara, S. Carollo, P. Cocconi, A. Cogo, J. Collado, F.C.L. Crespi, A. Ertoprak, R. Escudeiro, F. Galtarossa, E.R. Gamba, A. Gambalonga, B. Góngora Servín, A. Gottardo, A. Gozzelino, M. Gulmini, Z. Huang, T. Marchi, D. Mengoni, P. Modanese, D.R. Napoli, J. Pellumaj, R.M. Pérez-Vidal, S. Pigliapoco, E. Pilotto, L. Ramina, M. Rampazzo, W. Raniero, M. Rebeschini, K. Rezynkina, D. Rosso, M. Scarcioffolo, D. Scarpa, M. Sedlák, R. Smith, N. Toniolo, F. Veronese, V. Volpe, L. Zago, I. Zanon, G. Zhang, R. Abels, M.L. Allegrini, C. Aufranc, G. Baulieu, C. Belkhiria, M. Benettoni, D. Benini, M. Bentley, M. Biasotto, M. Blaizot, J. Blasco Miquel, C. Boiano, A. Boston, H. Boston, A. Boujrad, P. Bourgault, A. Bracco, S. Brambilla, I. Burrows, F. Camera, S. Capra, A. Capsoni, R. Cash, J.V. Civera, E. Clément, S. Coelli, M. Cordwell, L. Corradi, S. Coudert, G. De Angelis, L. De Ruvo, G. Debras, M. Del Fabbro, J. Diklić, N. Dosme, G. Duchene, B. Duclos, J. Dudouet, J. Eberth, S. Elloumi, C. Everett, S. Fantinel, M. Fillinger, E. Fioretto, C. Fransen, A. Gadea, L. Gibelin, V. González, J. Goupil, C. Görgen, A. Grant, K. Green, J. Ha, T. Hartnett, K. Henseler, H. Hess, R. Hirsch, C. Houarner, J. Jacob, T. Joannem, D.S. Judson, N. Karkour, M. Karolak, M. Kebbiri, J. Kieffer, M. Labiche, X. Lafay, P. Le Jeannic, A. Lefevre, E. Legay, F. Legruel, S. Lenzi, S. Leoni, D. Linget, M. Liptrot, A. López-Martens, A. Lotodé, L. Manara, L. Ménager, T. Mijatović, B. Million, A. Minarello, G. Montagnoli, P. Morrall, I. Mullacrane, J. Nyberg, G. Philippon, M. Polettini, F. Popieul, A. Pullia, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, G. Richardt, M. Rocchini, A. Roger, F. Saillant, E. Sanchis, Md.S.R. Laskar, G. Secci, M.-H. Sigward, J. Simpson, N. Solenne, F. Spee, A.M. Stefanini, O. Stézowski, S. Szilner, N. Templeton, Ch. Theisen, S. Thiel, F. Tomasi, S. Tzvetkov, D. Vigano, E. Viscione, O. Wieland, K. Wimmer, G. Wittwer, M. Zielińska, Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (IP2I Lyon), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), and Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
AGATA spectrometer, DANTE detector, EUCLIDES detector, LNL facility, Plunger device, PRISMA spectrometer, Pulse shape analysis, TRACE detector, γ-ray tracking, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare, ray tracking, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Instrumentation
Abstract

International audience; The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) has been installed at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Italy. In this installation, AGATA will consist, at the beginning, of 13 AGATA triple clusters (ATCs) with an angular coverage of 1π, and progressively the number of ATCs will increase up to a 2π angular coverage. This setup will exploit both stable and radioactive ion beams delivered by the Tandem–PIAVE-ALPI accelerator complex and the SPES facility. The new implementation of AGATA at LNL will be used in two different configurations, firstly one coupled to the PRISMA large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer and lately a second one at Zero Degrees, along the beam line. These two configurations will allow us to cover a broad physics program, using different reaction mechanisms, such as Coulomb excitation, fusion-evaporation, transfer and fission at energies close to the Coulomb barrier. These setups have been designed to be coupled with a large variety of complementary detectors such as charged particle detectors, neutron detectors, heavy-ion detectors, high-energy γ-ray arrays, cryogenic and gasjet targets and the plunger device for lifetime measurements. We present in this paper the conceptual design, characteristics and performance figures of this implementation of AGATA at LNL.

Published
2023

25. Presence and removal of Organic Micropollutants in 8 different Wastewater Treatment Plants and Risk Assessment of treated effluent

Author

C. Di Marcantonio, A. Chiavola, L. Meccoli, S. Leoni, T. Calchetti, V. Gioia, M. Mancini, A. Frugis, G. Cecchini, C. Ceci, M. Spizzirri, and M.R. Boni

Abstract

Increasing attention has been paid in the recent years to the presence of Organic MicroPollutants (OMPs) in water, being considered a source of a high risk for public health and environment (Rodriguez-Narvaez et al., 2017). The present study belongs to a wide research activity carried out since 2018 and still ongoing having the aim to assess the occurrence with time and removal rate of OMPs in full-scale Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) (Di Marcantonio et al. 2020). The present paper shows the results of the monitoring activity conducted on the influent and effluent of 8 WWTPs focusing on 14 selected OMPs belonging to different classes (e.g. caffeine, illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals). The study activity included measuring in the same samples the traditional water quality parameters (e.g. COD, nitrogen species, TSS) to evaluate if there is any correlation between their removal and that of the selected OMPs. The investigated plants were chosen being representative of different treatment processes, of the type of final disposal of the treated water and the characteristics and extension of the area served by the sewage network. Finally, the environmental risk assessment was carried out based on the values of OMPs measured in the effluent of the plants.

Published
2022

26. Evidence of Partial Seniority Conservation in the πg_{9/2} Shell for the N=50 Isotones

Author

R M, Pérez-Vidal, A, Gadea, C, Domingo-Pardo, A, Gargano, J J, Valiente-Dobón, E, Clément, A, Lemasson, L, Coraggio, M, Siciliano, S, Szilner, M, Bast, T, Braunroth, J, Collado, A, Corina, A, Dewald, M, Doncel, J, Dudouet, G, de France, C, Fransen, V, González, T, Hüyük, B, Jacquot, P R, John, A, Jungclaus, Y H, Kim, A, Korichi, M, Labiche, S, Lenzi, H, Li, J, Ljungvall, A, López-Martens, D, Mengoni, C, Michelagnoli, C, Müller-Gatermann, D R, Napoli, A, Navin, B, Quintana, D, Ramos, M, Rejmund, E, Sanchis, J, Simpson, O, Stezowski, D, Wilmsen, M, Zielińska, A J, Boston, D, Barrientos, P, Bednarczyk, G, Benzoni, B, Birkenbach, H C, Boston, A, Bracco, B, Cederwall, D M, Cullen, F, Didierjean, J, Eberth, A, Gottardo, J, Goupil, L J, Harkness-Brennan, H, Hess, D S, Judson, A, Kaşkaş, W, Korten, S, Leoni, R, Menegazzo, B, Million, J, Nyberg, Zs, Podolyak, A, Pullia, D, Ralet, F, Recchia, P, Reiter, K, Rezynkina, M D, Salsac, M, Şenyiğit, D, Sohler, Ch, Theisen, D, Verney, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Generalitat Valenciana, European Commission, Department of Energy (US), Croatian Science Foundation, and Pérez-Vidal, R.M.

Abstract

7 pags., 3 figs., 1 tab., The reduced transition probabilities for the 4_{1}^{+}→2_{1}^{+} and 2_{1}^{+}→0_{1}^{+} transitions in ^{92}Mo and ^{94}Ru and for the 4_{1}^{+}→2_{1}^{+} and 6_{1}^{+}→4_{1}^{+} transitions in ^{90}Zr have been determined in this experiment making use of a multinucleon transfer reaction. These results have been interpreted on the basis of realistic shell-model calculations in the f_{5/2}, p_{3/2}, p_{1/2}, and g_{9/2} proton valence space. Only the combination of extensive lifetime information and large scale shell-model calculations allowed the extent of the seniority conservation in the N=50 g_{9/2} orbital to be understood. The conclusion is that seniority is largely conserved in the first πg_{9/2} orbital., This work was partially supported by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and Generalitat Valenciana, Spain, under Grants No. FPA2017-84756-C4, No. PID2020–118265GB-C4, and No. PROMETEO 2019/005, by the EU FEDER funds, by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No. n654002, by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, by STFC(UK) and by the Croatian Science Foundation under Projects No. 7194 and No. IP-2018-01-1257.

Published
2022

27. Evidence of Partial Seniority Conservation in the πg9/2 Shell for the N=50 Isotones

Author

R. M. Pérez-Vidal, A. Gadea, C. Domingo-Pardo, A. Gargano, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, E. Clément, A. Lemasson, L. Coraggio, M. Siciliano, S. Szilner, M. Bast, T. Braunroth, J. Collado, A. Corina, A. Dewald, M. Doncel, J. Dudouet, G. de France, C. Fransen, V. González, T. Hüyük, B. Jacquot, P. R. John, A. Jungclaus, Y. H. Kim, A. Korichi, M. Labiche, S. Lenzi, H. Li, J. Ljungvall, A. López-Martens, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, C. Müller-Gatermann, D. R. Napoli, A. Navin, B. Quintana, D. Ramos, M. Rejmund, E. Sanchis, J. Simpson, O. Stezowski, D. Wilmsen, M. Zielińska, A. J. Boston, D. Barrientos, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, B. Birkenbach, H. C. Boston, A. Bracco, B. Cederwall, D. M. Cullen, F. Didierjean, J. Eberth, A. Gottardo, J. Goupil, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, H. Hess, D. S. Judson, A. Kaşkaş, W. Korten, S. Leoni, R. Menegazzo, B. Million, J. Nyberg, Zs. Podolyak, A. Pullia, D. Ralet, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, K. Rezynkina, M. D. Salsac, M. Şenyiğit, D. Sohler, Ch. Theisen, and D. Verney

Subjects
General Physics and Astronomy
Published
2022

28. Pygmy dipole resonance in 124Sn populated by inelastic scattering of 17O

Author

L. Pellegri, A. Bracco, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, F. Camera, E.G. Lanza, M. Kmiecik, A. Maj, R. Avigo, G. Benzoni, N. Blasi, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, S. Ceruti, A. Giaz, B. Million, A.I. Morales, R. Nicolini, V. Vandone, O. Wieland, D. Bazzacco, P. Bednarczyk, M. Bellato, B. Birkenbach, D. Bortolato, B. Cederwall, L. Charles, M. Ciemala, G. De Angelis, P. Désesquelles, J. Eberth, E. Farnea, A. Gadea, R. Gernhäuser, A. Görgen, A. Gottardo, J. Grebosz, H. Hess, R. Isocrate, J. Jolie, D. Judson, A. Jungclaus, N. Karkour, M. Krzysiek, E. Litvinova, S. Lunardi, K. Mazurek, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, R. Menegazzo, P. Molini, D.R. Napoli, A. Pullia, B. Quintana, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, M.D. Salsac, B. Siebeck, S. Siem, J. Simpson, P.-A. Söderström, O. Stezowski, Ch. Theisen, C. Ur, J.J. Valiente Dobon, and M. Zieblinski

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The γ decay from the high-lying states of 124Sn was measured using the inelastic scattering of 17O at 340 MeV. The emitted γ rays were detected with high resolution with the AGATA demonstrator array and the scattered ions were detected in two segmented ΔE–E silicon telescopes. The angular distribution was measured both for the γ rays and the scattered 17O ions. An accumulation of E1 strength below the particle threshold was found and compared with previous data obtained with (γ,γ′) and (α,α′γ) reactions. The present results of elastic scattering, and excitation of E2 and E1 states were analysed using the DWBA approach. From this comprehensive description the isoscalar component of the 1− excited states was extracted. The obtained values are based on the comparison of the data with DWBA calculations including a form factor deduced using a microscopic transition density. Keywords: Low-lying electric dipole excitations, 124Sn, Isospin character

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2014
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29. New narrow resonances observed in the unbound nucleus F15

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V. Girard-Alcindor, A. Mercenne, I. Stefan, F. de Oliveira Santos, N. Michel, M. Płoszajczak, M. Assié, A. Lemasson, E. Clément, F. Flavigny, A. Matta, D. Ramos, M. Rejmund, J. Dudouet, D. Ackermann, P. Adsley, M. Assunção, B. Bastin, D. Beaumel, G. Benzoni, R. Borcea, A. J. Boston, D. Brugnara, L. Cáceres, B. Cederwall, I. Celikovic, V. Chudoba, M. Ciemala, J. Collado, F. C. L. Crespi, G. D'Agata, G. De France, F. Delaunay, C. Diget, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Eberth, C. Fougères, S. Franchoo, F. Galtarossa, A. Georgiadou, J. Gibelin, S. Giraud, V. González, N. Goyal, A. Gottardo, J. Goupil, S. Grévy, V. Guimaraes, F. Hammache, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, H. Hess, N. Jovančević, D. S. Judson Oliver, O. Kamalou, A. Kamenyero, J. Kiener, W. Korten, S. Koyama, M. Labiche, L. Lalanne, V. Lapoux, S. Leblond, A. Lefevre, C. Lenain, S. Leoni, H. Li, A. Lopez-Martens, A. Maj, I. Matea, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, A. Meyer, B. Million, B. Monteagudo, P. Morfouace, J. Mrazek, M. Niikura, J. Piot, Zs. Podolyak, C. Portail, A. Pullia, B. Quintana, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, K. Rezynkina, T. Roger, J. S. Rojo, F. Rotaru, M. D. Salsac, A. M. Sánchez Benítez, E. Sanchis, M. Şenyigit, N. de Séréville, M. Siciliano, J. Simpson, D. Sohler, O. Sorlin, M. Stanoiu, C. Stodel, D. Suzuki, C. Theisen, D. Thisse, J. C.Thomas, P. Ujic, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, and M. Zielińska

Published
2022

31. Decay of the 'stretched' M4 resonance in 13C

Author

D.A. Iancu, P. Kulessa, L. Stan, Y. Jaganathen, S. Bottoni, A. Maj, N. Marginean, Michele Sferrazza, S. Brambilla, P. Pawłowski, S. Ziliani, A. Bracco, M. Kmiecik, J. Łukasik, Ł. W. Iskra, B. Fornal, K. Mazurek, I. Burducea, S. Leoni, C. Boiano, R. Marginean, N. Florea, C. Clisu, F. Camera, B. Sowicki, M. Płoszajczak, M.N. Harakeh, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, M. Krzysiek, M. Ciemala, M. Zieblinski, J. Grebosz, B. Wasilewska, M. Matejska-Minda, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Research unit Nuclear & Hadron Physics

Subjects
Physics, [PHYS.NUCL]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Theory [nucl-th], Proton, Nuclear Theory, Continuum (design consultancy), Cyclotron, SHELL model, General Physics and Astronomy, Resonance (particle physics), Coincidence, law.invention, Nuclear physics, law, Neutron, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

International audience; “Stretched” states are examples of the simplest nuclear excitations in the continuum, thus offering an excellent testing ground for various theoretical approaches. The decay of the stretched single-particle state in 13C, located at 21.47 MeV, was investigated in an experiment performed recently at the Cyclotron Centre Bronowice (CCB) at IFJ PAN in Kraków. First experimental information on the proton and neutron decay channels of this resonance was obtained by employing coincidence measurement of protons inelastically scattered on the 13C target and γ rays from daughter nuclei. The new experimental findings will be used for testing predictions obtained by the Gamow Shell Model calculations.

Published
2020

32. Spectroscopy of neutron-rich nitrogen isotopes with Agata+Paris+Vamos

Author

S. Ziliani, M. Ciemała, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, S. Coelli, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M.N. Harakeh, Ł.W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, A. Karpov, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, S.M. Lenzi, M. Lewitowicz, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, M. Matejska-Minda, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, V. Nanal, P. Napiorkowski, D.R. Napoli, R. Palit, M. Rejmund, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, E. Vardaci, B. Wasilewska, O. Wieland, M. Ziębliński, M. Zielińska, Ziliani, S., Ciemała, M., Crespi, F. C. L., Leoni, S., Fornal, B., Maj, A., Bednarczyk, P., Benzoni, G., Bracco, A., Boiano, C., Bottoni, S., Brambilla, S., Bast, M., Beckers, M., Braunroth, T., Camera, F., Cieplicka-Orynczak, N., Clément, E., Coelli, S., Dorvaux, O., Erturk, S., de France, G., Fransen, C., Goldkuhle, A., Grebosz, J., Harakeh, M. N., Iskra, Ł. W., Jacquot, B., Karpov, A., Kicinska-Habior, M., Kim, Y., Kmiecik, M., Lemasson, A., Lenzi, S. M., Lewitowicz, M., Li, H., Matea, I., Mazurek, K., Michelagnoli, C., Matejska-Minda, M., Million, B., Müller-Gatermann, C., Nanal, V., Napiorkowski, P., Napoli, D. R., Palit, R., Rejmund, M., Schmitt, Ch., Stanoiu, M., Stefan, I., Vardaci, E., Wasilewska, B., Wieland, O., Zieblinski, M., Zielinska, M., Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), ILL, and Research unit Nuclear & Hadron Physics

Subjects
Physics, education.field_of_study, Spectrometer, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Population, Gamma ray, General Physics and Astronomy, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, AGATA, 010306 general physics, Spectroscopy, education, Beam (structure)
Abstract

Excited states of 17N, 18N and 19N were investigated through the measurement of gamma rays, following their population via deep-inelastic reactions induced by an 18O beam (7 MeV/u) on a thick 181Ta target. The experimental setup comprised the AGATA+PARIS detection system, coupled to the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. In the 17N nucleus, the analysis of gamma-ray transitions de-exciting two states around 4-5 MeV clearly pointed to discrepancies with the lifetime values reported in literature. Three new gamma rays were observed in 18N at the energies of 1662.3 (3) keV, 2073.4 (8) keV and 2300.9 (8) keV, and hints for other two new transitions around 1566 keV and 1720 keV were found. In addition, a new transition with energy of 2489.7 (8) keV was observed in 19N.

Published
2020

33. γ decay to the ground state from the excitations above the neutron threshold in the Pb208(p,p′γ) reaction at 85 MeV

Author

B. Wasilewska, M. Kmiecik, M. Ciemała, A. Maj, F. C. L. Crespi, A. Bracco, M. N. Harakeh, P. Bednarczyk, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, F. Camera, I. Ciepał, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, M. Csatlos, B. Fornal, V. Gaudilla, J. Grȩbosz, J. Isaak, Ł. W. Iskra, M. Jeżabek, A. J. Krasznahorkay, S. Kihel, M. Krzysiek, P. Lasko, S. Leoni, M. Lewitowicz, J. Łukasik, M. Matejska-Minda, K. Mazurek, P. J. Napiorkowski, W. Parol, P. Pawłowski, L. Q. Qi, M. Saxena, Ch. Schmitt, Y. Sobolev, B. Sowicki, M. Stanoiu, A. Tamii, O. Wieland, and M. Ziȩbliński

Published
2022

35. Evidence for spherical-oblate shape coexistence in Tc-87

Author

X. Liu, B. Cederwall, C. Qi, R. A. Wyss, Ö. Aktas, A. Ertoprak, W. Zhang, E. Clément, G. de France, D. Ralet, A. Gadea, A. Goasduff, G. Jaworski, I. Kuti, B. M. Nyakó, J. Nyberg, M. Palacz, R. Wadsworth, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, H. Al-Azri, A. Ataç Nyberg, T. Bäck, G. de Angelis, M. Doncel, J. Dudouet, A. Gottardo, M. Jurado, J. Ljungvall, D. Mengoni, D. R. Napoli, C. M. Petrache, D. Sohler, J. Timár, D. Barrientos, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, B. Birkenbach, A. J. Boston, H. C. Boston, I. Burrows, L. Charles, M. Ciemala, F. C. L. Crespi, D. M. Cullen, P. Désesquelles, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Eberth, N. Erduran, S. Ertürk, V. González, J. Goupil, H. Hess, T. Huyuk, A. Jungclaus, W. Korten, A. Lemasson, S. Leoni, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, B. Million, R. M. Perez-Vidal, Zs. Podolyàk, A. Pullia, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, F. Saillant, M. D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, J. Simpson, O. Stezowski, C. Theisen, M. Zielińska, Swedish Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK), National Science Centre (Poland), National Research, Development and Innovation Office (Hungary), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Generalitat Valenciana, China Scholarship Council, and Liu, X.

Subjects
Subatomär fysik, Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics, Subatomic Physics, Atom- och molekylfysik och optik
Abstract

6 pags., 8 figs., 1 tab., Excited states in the neutron-deficient nucleus Tc87 have been studied via the fusion-evaporation reaction Fe54(Ar36,2n1p)Tc87 at 115 MeV beam energy. The AGATA γ-ray spectrometer coupled to the DIAMANT, NEDA, and Neutron Wall detector arrays for light-particle detection was used to measure the prompt coincidence of γ rays and light particles. Six transitions from the deexcitation of excited states belonging to a new band in Tc87 were identified by comparing γ-ray intensities in the spectra gated under different reaction channel selection conditions. The constructed level structure was compared with the shell model and total Routhian surface calculations. The results indicate that the new band structure in Tc87 is built on a spherical configuration, which is different from that assigned to the previously identified oblate yrast rotational band., This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council under Grants No. 621-2014-5558 and No. 2019-04880; the EU 7th Framework Programme, Integrating Activities Transnational Access, Project No. 262010 ENSAR; the UK STFC under Grants No. ST/L005727/1 and No. ST/P003885/1; the Polish National Science Centre, Grants No. 2016/22/M/ST2/00269 and No. 2017/25/B/ST2/01569; COPIN-INFN, COPIN-IN2P3, and COPIGAL projects; the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary (Project No. K128947); the European Regional Development Fund (Contract No. GINOP-2.3.3-15-2016-00034); the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office, NKFIH, Contract No. PD124717; the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and Generalitat Valenciana, Spain, under the Grants No. SEV-2014-0398 and No. FPA2017-84756-C4; PROMETEO/2019/005; and by the EU FEDER funds. X.L. gratefully acknowledges support from the China Scholarship Council, Grant No. 201700260183, for his stay in Sweden. We acknowledge the support from the AGATA Collaboration and thank the GANIL staff for excellent technical support and operation

Published
2022

37. (\gamma \) Decay from the Near-neutron-threshold \(2^{+}\) State in \(^{14}\)C: A Probe of Collectivization Phenomena in Light Nuclei

Author

G. Corbari, S. Bottoni, M. Ciemala, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, R.V.F. Janssens, S.D. Pain, M. Siciliano, E. Albanese, A.D. Ayangeakaa, G. Benzoni, S. Carmichael, M. Carpenter, K. Chipps, N. Cieplicka, P. Copp, J. Forson, E. Gamba, L.W. Iskra, H. Jayatissa, F. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Palmisano, M. Polettini, C. Porzio, W. Reviol, N. Sensharma, D. Seweryniak, C. Ummel, O. Wieland, G. Wilson, S. Zhu, and S. Ziliani

Subjects
General Physics and Astronomy
Published
2023

38. Feeding of the Residual States with GDR gamma Decay Studied by nuBall Coupled with PARIS

Author

M. Ciemała, M. Kmiecik, A. Maj, B. Fornal, P. Bednarczyk, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, Ł.W. Iskra, M. Matejska-Minda, K. Mazurek, B. Wasilewska, M. Ziębliński, F.C.L. Crespi, A. Bracco, S. Bottoni, F. Camera, S. Leoni, G. Benzoni, B. Million, O. Wieland, S. Brambilla, J. Wilson, I. Matea, M. Lebois, N. Jovančević, O. Dorvaux, Ch. Schmitt, J. Dudek, S. Kihel, P.J. Napiorkowski, M. Kicińska-Habior, I. Mazumdar, and V. Nanal

Subjects
General Physics and Astronomy
Published
2023

41. Reinterpretation of excited states in Po212 : Shell-model multiplets rather than α -cluster states

Author

B. Million, E. Dupont, Bertrand Jacquot, R. Menegazzo, M. Ciemala, M. Zielińska, R. M. Perez-Vidal, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, D. Mengoni, Vicente González, W. Korten, D. Kocheva, D. Ralet, D. R. Napoli, P. Reiter, J. Eberth, Zs. Podolyák, A. Astier, B. Birkenbach, C. Michelagnoli, G. Tocabens, A. Perea, J. Dudouet, Ch. Lorenz, A. Bracco, A. Maj, M. Jurado, Begoña Quintana, A. Fernández, H. C. Boston, J. Ropert, J. Ljungvall, L. Ménager, Dirk Rudolph, G. Benzoni, H. Naïdja, E. Nácher, A. Korichi, A. Jungclaus, K. Wimmer, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, C. Houarner, A. Gadea, Johan Nyberg, J. Collado, A. Pullia, A. Gargano, Hans-Jurgen E. Hess, A. J. Boston, Emyr Clement, J. Goupil, A. Såmark-Roth, Enrique Sanchis, Diego Barrientos, S. Leoni, G. Frémont, N. Lalović, F. Saillant, D. S. Judson, O. Stezowski, A. Lemasson, C. Spitaels, S. Ansari, G. S. Simpson, D. M. Cullen, A. Illana, N. Redon, Luis Sarmiento, C. M. Petrache, G. Rainovski, Ch. Theisen, H. J. Li, C. Domingo-Pardo, and Pavel Golubev

Subjects
Reinterpretation, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, SHELL model, Cluster (physics), Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences
Published
2021

42. Complete set of bound negative-parity states in the neutron-rich nucleus 18N

Author

S. Ziliani, M. Ciemała, F. C. L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, T. Suzuki, T. Otsuka, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, S. Coelli, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M. N. Harakeh, Ł. W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, A. Karpov, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, S. M. Lenzi, M. Lewitowicz, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, M. Matejska-Minda, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, V. Nanal, P. Napiorkowski, D. R. Napoli, R. Palit, M. Rejmund, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, E. Vardaci, B. Wasilewska, O. Wieland, M. Ziębliński, M. Zielińska, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay

Subjects
Set (abstract data type), Physics, Particle physics, medicine.anatomical_structure, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, medicine, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 010306 general physics, Parity (mathematics), 01 natural sciences, Nucleus
Abstract

International audience; High-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy of N18 is performed with the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array, following deep-inelastic processes induced by an O18 beam on a Ta181 target. Six states are newly identified, which together with the three known excitations exhaust all negative-parity excited states expected in N18 below the neutron threshold. Spin and parities are proposed for all located states on the basis of decay branchings and comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations performed in the p-sd space, with the YSOX interaction. Of particular interest is the location of the 01− and 12− excitations, which provide strong constrains for cross-shell p-sd matrix elements based on realistic interactions and help to simultaneously reproduce the ground and first-excited states in N16 and N18, for the first time. Understanding the N18 structure may also have significant impact on neutron-capture cross-section calculations in r-process modeling including light neutron-rich nuclei.

Published
2021

43. Evidence for enhanced neutron-proton correlations from the level structure of the N=Z+1 nucleus Tc444387

Author

X. Liu, B. Cederwall, C. Qi, R. A. Wyss, Ö. Aktas, A. Ertoprak, W. Zhang, E. Clément, G. de France, D. Ralet, A. Gadea, A. Goasduff, G. Jaworski, I. Kuti, B. M. Nyakó, J. Nyberg, M. Palacz, R. Wadsworth, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, H. Al-Azri, A. Ataç Nyberg, T. Bäck, G. de Angelis, M. Doncel, J. Dudouet, A. Gottardo, M. Jurado, J. Ljungvall, D. Mengoni, D. R. Napoli, C. M. Petrache, D. Sohler, J. Timár, D. Barrientos, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, B. Birkenbach, A. J. Boston, H. C. Boston, I. Burrows, L. Charles, M. Ciemala, F. C. L. Crespi, D. M. Cullen, P. Désesquelles, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Eberth, N. Erduran, S. Ertürk, V. González, J. Goupil, H. Hess, T. Huyuk, A. Jungclaus, W. Korten, A. Lemasson, S. Leoni, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, B. Million, R. M. Perez-Vidal, Zs. Podolyàk, A. Pullia, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, F. Saillant, M. D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, J. Simpson, O. Stezowski, C. Theisen, and M. Zielińska

Subjects
Physics, Proton, Spectrometer, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Isoscalar, Nuclear Theory, 01 natural sciences, Charged particle, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Level structure, Neutron, AGATA, Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract

The low-lying excited states in the neutron-deficient $N = Z + 1$ nucleus $^{87}_{43}$Tc$_{44}$ have been studied via the fusion-evaporation reaction $^{54}$Fe $(^{36}Ar, 2n1p)$ $^{87}$Tc at the Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), France. The AGATA spectrometer was used in conjunction with the auxiliary NEDA, Neutron Wall, and DIAMANT detector arrays to measure coincident prompt γ rays, neutrons, and charged particles emitted in the reaction. A level scheme of $^{87}$Tc from the $(9/2^+_{g.s})$ state to the $( 33 / 2^+_1$) state was established based on six mutually coincident γ -ray transitions. The constructed level structure exhibits a rotational behavior with a sharp backbending at $ℏω ≈ 0.50$ MeV. A decrease in alignment frequency and increase in alignment sharpness in the odd-mass isotonic chains around $N=44$ is proposed as an effect of the enhanced isoscalar neutron-proton interactions in odd-mass nuclei when approaching the $N=Z$ line.

Published
2021

44. Accessing tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds nuclear state lifetimes with low-energy binary heavy-ion reactions

Author

M. Zieblinski, J. Grebosz, K. Mazurek, Simone Coelli, S. Brambilla, H. J. Li, B. Million, M. Rejmund, Bertrand Jacquot, P. Bednarczyk, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, M. Ciemala, M. Bast, S. Ziliani, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, Eric Clément, Ł. W. Iskra, C. Fransen, S. M. Lenzi, B. Fornal, P. J. Napiorkowski, C. Müller-Gatermann, M. Zielińska, B. Wasilewska, I. Matea, A. Maj, M. Kmiecik, Y. H. Kim, M. Kicińska-Habior, C. Michelagnoli, I. Stefan, M. Beckers, F. C. L. Crespi, O. Wieland, M. Lewitowicz, R. Palit, D. R. Napoli, Ch. Schmitt, A. V. Karpov, M. Stanoiu, F. Camera, Emanuele Vardaci, M. Matejska-Minda, A. Bracco, G. Benzoni, S. Bottoni, S. Leoni, V. Nanal, C. Boiano, A. Lemasson, Mohsen Harakeh, Thomas Braunroth, A. Goldkuhle, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Ciemala, M., Ziliani, S., Crespi, F. C. L., Leoni, S., Fornal, B., Maj, A., Bednarczyk, P., Benzoni, G., Bracco, A., Boiano, C., Bottoni, S., Brambilla, S., Bast, M., Beckers, M., Braunroth, T., Camera, F., Cieplicka-Orynczak, N., Clement, E., Coelli, S., Dorvaux, O., Erturk, S., De France, G., Fransen, C., Goldkuhle, A., Grebosz, J., Harakeh, M. N., Iskra, L. W., Jacquot, B., Karpov, A., Kicinska-Habior, M., Kim, Y. -H., Kmiecik, M., Lemasson, A., Lenzi, S. M., Lewitowicz, M., Li, H., Matea, I., Mazurek, K., Michelagnoli, C., Matejska-Minda, M., Million, B., Muller-Gatermann, C., Nanal, V., Napiorkowski, P., Napoli, D. R., Palit, R., Rejmund, M., Schmitt, C., Stanoiu, M., Stefan, I., Vardaci, E., Wasilewska, B., Wieland, O., Zieblinski, M., Zielinska, M., H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Dipartimento di Fisica (Milano), Università degli Studi di Milano [Milano] (UNIMI), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano (INFN), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Institut für Kernphysik der Universität zu Köln, Universität zu Köln, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan (UNIMI), Universität zu Köln = University of Cologne, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Nuclear Energy

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Monte Carlo method, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, Binary number, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear fusion, AGATA, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Connection (algebraic framework), Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract

A novel Monte Carlo technique has been developed to determine lifetimes of excited states in the tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds range in products of low-energy heavy-ion binary reactions, with complex velocity distributions. The method is based on a detailed study of Doppler-broadened $$\gamma $$ γ -ray lineshapes. Its relevance is demonstrated in connection with the $$^{18}\text {O}(7.0\, \text {MeV/u})+\,^{181}\text {Ta}$$ 18 O ( 7.0 MeV/u ) + 181 Ta experiment, performed at GANIL with the AGATA+VAMOS+PARIS setup, to study neutron-rich O, C, N, ... nuclei. Excited states in $$^{17}\text {O}$$ 17 O and $$^{19}\text {O}$$ 19 O , with known lifetimes, are used to validate the method over the $$\sim 20{-}400\,\text {fs}$$ ∼ 20 - 400 fs lifetime-sensitivity range. Emphasis is given to the unprecedented position resolution provided by $$\gamma $$ γ -tracking arrays, which turns out to be essential for reaching the required accuracy in Doppler-shift correction. The technique is anticipated to be an important tool for lifetime investigations in exotic neutron-rich nuclei, produced with intense ISOL-type beams.

Published
2021

45. Measurement of relative isotopic yield distribution of even-even fission fragments from U235 ( nth,f ) following γ -ray spectroscopy

Author

S. Leoni, Dwaipayan Biswas, Aurelien Blanc, Bhoomika Maheshwari, Ulli Köster, T. Soldner, Paolo Mutti, Michael Jentschel, C. A. Ur, Aniruddha Dey, Gary Simpson, Ashok Kumar Jain, Swati Garg, A. Chakraborty, Anirban Mondal, W. Urban, B. Mukherjee, L. S. Danu, and S. Mukhopadhyay

Subjects
Physics, Distribution (mathematics), Fission, Nuclear fission, Isospin, Yield (chemistry), Atomic physics, Spectroscopy, Coincidence
Abstract

A detailed investigation on the relative isotopic distributions has been carried out for the first time in case of even-even correlated fission fragments for the $^{235}\mathrm{U}({n}_{\text{th}},f$) fission reaction. High-statistics data were obtained in a prompt $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray spectroscopy measurement during the EXILL campaign at ILL, Grenoble, France. The extensive off-line analysis of the coincidence data have been carried out using four different coincidence methods. Combining the results from two-dimensional $\ensuremath{\gamma}\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and three-dimensional $\ensuremath{\gamma}\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\gamma}\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ coincidence analysis, a comprehensive picture of the relative isotopic yield distributions of the even-even neutron-rich fission fragments has emerged. The experimentally observed results have been substantiated by the theoretical calculations based on a novel approach of isospin conservation, and a reasonable agreement has been obtained. The calculations following the semiempirical GEF model have also been carried out. The results from the GEF model calculations are found to be in fair agreement with the experimental results.

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2021

46. Probing isospin mixing with the giant dipole resonance in the Zn-60 compound nucleus

Author

S. Pascu, J. Kaur, G. Gosta, M. Rocchini, A. Montaner, G. de Angelis, A. Nannini, R. Menegazzo, F. Galtarossa, S. Capra, D. Mengoni, G. Pasqualato, M. Ciemala, C. Porzio, F. Camera, S. M. Lenzi, A. Boso, D. Filipescu, V. Zamfir, J. Yang, A. Giaz, A. Gadea, S. Riboldi, A. Gottardo, S. Brambilla, Tuncay Bayram, B. Wasilewska, A. Maj, D. Brugnara, D. Bazzacco, F. C. L. Crespi, S. Ceruti, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, N. Blasi, M. Siciliano, T. Marchi, N. Marginean, P. R. John, M. Kmiecik, D. R. Napoli, R. Raabe, G. Jaworski, A. Bracco, O. Wieland, G. Benzoni, S. Leoni, A. Mentana, F. Recchia, I. Zanon, B. Million, A. Goasduff, Dmitry Testov, N. Marchini, S. Ziliani, M. Zieblinski, O. Poleshchuk, A. Gozzelino, T. Glodariu, and D. Ghita

Subjects
Physics, Science & Technology, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, SYMMETRY, WIDTH, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, 3. Good health, Dipole, medicine.anatomical_structure, Physics, Nuclear, Isospin, 0103 physical sciences, Physical Sciences, medicine, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Nucleus, Mixing (physics), BREAKING
Abstract

ispartof: PHYSICAL REVIEW C vol:103 issue:4 status: published

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2021

47. Enhanced alpha-particle production from fusion evaporation reactions leading to Ti-46

Author

F. Gramegna, S. Leoni, Giovanni Casini, Giuseppe Verde, Lorenzo Domenichetti, J. Mabiala, Silvia Piantelli, Luca Morelli, Giuseppe Andreetta, Tommaso Marchi, M. Bruno, Gabriele Pasquali, M. D'Agostino, Sandro Barlini, Daniele Dell’Aquila, Nicla Gelli, L. Scomparin, C. Frosin, Antonio Caciolli, V. L. Kravchuk, P. Ottanelli, Maurizio Bini, G. Mantovani, A. Camaiani, G. Collazuol, G. Pastore, Alessandro Olmi, D. Mengoni, R. Bolzonella, B. Fornal, Ivano Lombardo, A. Buccola, Diego Gruyer, Magda Cicerchia, M. Degerlier, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, Daniela Fabris, M. Cinausero, Maria Vittoria Managlia, Simone Valdré, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Cicerchia, M., Gramegna, F., Fabris, D., Cinausero, M., Marchi, T., Andreetta, G., Barlini, S., Bini, M., Bolzonella, R., Bruno, M., Buccola, A., Caciolli, A., Camaiani, A., Casini, G., Cieplicka-Orynczak, N., Collazuol, G., D'Agostino, M., Degerlier, M., Dell'Aquila, D., Domenichetti, L., Fornal, B., Frosin, C., Gelli, N., Gruyer, D., Kravchuk, V. L., Leoni, S., Lombardo, I., Mabiala, J., Managlia, M. V., Mantovani, G., Mengoni, D., Morelli, L., Olmi, A., Ottanelli, P., Pasquali, G., Pastore, G., Piantelli, S., Scomparin, L., Valdre, S., and Verde, G.

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Evaporation, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, nuclear reaction, Physics, Particles & Fields, Fusion-evaporation, 0103 physical sciences, Charged particles identification, α-emission, 010306 general physics, Physics, Fusion, Science & Technology, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, alpha-emission, charged particles identification, fusion-evaporation, Physics, Nuclear, Chemical engineering, Physical Sciences, α particles
Abstract

In this paper, we report a detailed study on the de-excitation of the 46Ti compound nucleus populated by means of four different reactions: 16O + 30Si at 7 and 8 AMeV, 18O + 28Si at 7 AMeV and 19F + 27Al at 7 AMeV. The GARFIELD detection array was used to measure the light charged particles and the heavy fragments emitted. This setup covers a large fraction of the solid angle with high-granularity. Complete events are chosen through total charge (Z TOT = 22) detection. Fusion-evaporation events are selected based on the condition that only one heavy fragment is detected in coincidence with the light charged particles. The analysis of global observables, such as charge distribution and light charged particle multiplicities, is compatible with the formation of a thermalized compound nucleus for all the four reactions. Nevertheless, an enhanced emission of α-particles with respect to a pure statistical picture is observed at very forward angles (α-particles.

Published
2021

48. Evaluation à long terme de l'efficacité de la toxine botulique dans l'esotropie précoce

Author

J.-F. Korobelnik, C. Andrèbe, H. Chan, J. Pechmeja, S. Leoni, S. Koudsie, C. Paya, V. Coste-Verdier, Bordeaux population health (BPH), and Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Injection, Déviation verticale dissociée, Strabisme, Stereoscopic vision, 03 medical and health sciences, Early surgery, 0302 clinical medicine, Élévation en adduction, Botulinum toxin, Infantile esotropia, medicine, Nystagmus manifeste latent, Droit médial, Gynecology, Stéréoscopie, Ésotropie précoce, business.industry, Microtropie, Microtropia, 3. Good health, Strabismus, Dissociated vertical deviation, Ophthalmology, Elevation in adduction, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, Chirurgie précoce, Toxine botulique, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, Medial rectus, business, Manifest-latent nystagmus, Manifest latent nystagmus
Abstract

Purpose. - To evaluate long terms outcomes of botulinum toxin in infantile esotropia by measuring the amount of microtropia 24 months after injection. Secondary purpose was to identify predictive factors of microtropia. Methods. - A retrospective, single-center study was performed at the university medical centerin Bordeaux between 2001 and 2018, including all patients with infantile esotropia greater than 20 D. All patients received 5 or 7,5 IU of botulinum toxin A in each medial rectus, once or twice depending on the angle of deviation after the first injection and after wearing full optical correction at least two months. We noted the angle at 1, 6, 12 and 24 months, the occurrence of any complications and the need for later strabismus surgery. The primary endpoint was the achievement of a microtropia less than 8 diopters (D) at 24 months post-injection. We evaluated the predictive factors for microtropia with a Fischer's test. Results. - We included 30 patients with esotropia greater than 20 D. The mean follow-up after injection was 48 months +/- 30. The mean age was 16.24 months (7-29 months) with a female predominance in the population (SR = 0.43). The mean pre-injection deviation was 41.25 +/- 12.17 D. The majority of patients were mildly (40%) or moderately (40%) hyperopic. At 24 months, 46.7% microtropias were obtained (95% CI: 28.9%-64.5%). The change in mean angle at 1, 6,12 and 24 months post-injection was -8.57 +/- 25.21 D; 14.48 +/- 13.40 D; 18.38 +/- 12.07 D and 21.23 +/- 14.97 D, respectively. No factors were predictive of microtropia. Of the 30 children, 3 had transient ptosis requiring strips and 12 showed an exotropia at 1 month. All complications were self-limited and without consequences. 3 children had a second injection of botulinum toxin, which in 2/3 of the cases resulted in a long-lasting microtropia. 26.7% (n = 8) of the children underwent secondary surgery. Obtaining a microtropia 24 months after injection statistically significantly reduced the need for secondary strabismus surgery: 92.9% P = 0.039% CI 95% (0.002; 1.0606). Conclusion. - Botulinum toxin appears to be a less invasive and more conservative alternative to surgery in children with infantile esotropia. In 46.7% of cases, microtropia is achieved. An improvement was noted in 90% (n = 27) of the children with a reduction of half (21.23 D) of the mean post-injection angle at 24 months. When effective, it significantly reduces the need for secondary surgery. (c) 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.; Objectif: Évaluer l’efficacité à long terme de la toxine botulique dans le traitement de l’ésotropie précoce grâce au pourcentage de microtropie à 24 mois post-injection. L’objectif secondaire était de rechercher les facteurs prédictifs à l’obtention de cette microtropie. Méthodes: Nous avons réalisé une étude rétrospective, monocentrique au Centre Hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux entre 2001 et 2018 en incluant tous les patients ayant une ésotropie précoce. Ces patients ont reçu une injection bilatérale de 5 ou 7,5 unités de toxine botulique à une ou deux reprises en fonction de l’angle après la première injection et port de la correction optique totale. L’ensemble des caractéristiques sociodémographiques et ophtalmologiques ont été recueillis en préopératoire. Nous avons noté l’angle à 1,6,12 et 24 mois ; l’apparition de complications ainsi que la nécessité d’une chirurgie de strabisme à distance. Le critère de jugement principal était l’obtention d’une microtropie inférieure à 8 dioptries (D) à 24 mois post-injection. Nous avons évalué les facteurs prédictifs de la microtropie par un test de Fischer. Résultats: Nous avons inclus 30 patients ayant une ésotropie supérieure à 20 D avec un délai moyen de suivi post-injection de 48 mois ± 30. L’âge moyen était de 16,24 mois (7–29 mois) avec une prédominance féminine dans la population (sex ratio SR = 0,43). L’angle moyen pré-injection était de 41,25 ± 12,17 D. Il y avait une majorité d’hypermétropes légers (40 %) et modérés (40 %). À 24 mois, on obtenait 46,7 % de microtropies (intervalle de confiance : IC 95 % : 28,9 %–64,5 %). L’évolution de l’angle moyen à 1,6,12 et 24 mois post-injection était respectivement de −8,57 ± 25,21 D ; 14,48 ± 13,40 D ; 18,38 ± 12,07 D et 21,23 ± 14,97 D. Aucun facteur n’était prédictif de l’obtention d’une microtropie. Parmi les 30 enfants, 3 ont eu des ptôsis transitoires nécessitant la pose de strips et 12 ont présenté une exotropie à 1 mois. Toutes les complications étaient spontanément résolutives et sans conséquences. 3 enfants ont eu une seconde injection de toxine botulique permettant dans 2/3 des cas l’obtention d’une microtropie durable. 26,7 % (n = 8) des enfants ont été opérés secondairement ; l’obtention d’une microtropie à 24 mois diminuait de façon statistiquement significative les chirurgies secondaires du strabisme : p = 0,039 % IC 95 % (0,002 ; 1,0606). Conclusion: La toxine botulique semble être une alternative moins invasive et plus conservatrice que la chirurgie chez les enfants présentant une ésotropie précoce. Elle permet l’obtention d’une microtropie dans 46,7 % des cas. On notait une amélioration chez 90 % (n = 27) des enfants avec une réduction de la moitié (21,23 D) de l’angle moyen post-injection à 24 mois. Lorsqu’elle est efficace elle réduit significativement les chirurgies secondaires.

Published
2021

49. 4CPS-385 Impact of fully automatised central intravenous additive service (CIVAS) on daily nursing practice

Author

S Felicetti, A Marinozzi, S Guglielmi, M Badaloni, M Federici, F Mura, S Leoni, C Capone, A Pompilio, and F Vagnoni

Subjects
Nursing practice, medicine.medical_specialty, Nursing staff, business.industry, Palonosetron, Central intravenous, Pharmacy, Working time, Ondansetron, Emergency medicine, medicine, Full-time equivalent, business, medicine.drug
Abstract

Background and importance The introduction of the pharmacy based central intravenous additive service (CIVAS) enabled the batches production of ready-to-administer, non-hazardous intravenous drugs by using the robotic system APOTECAunit. The clinical benefits in terms of a higher quality aseptic process, reduced medication errors and increased quality control testing have been demonstrated. Aim and objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the fully automatised CIVAS on the working efficiency of the wards by measuring the time saved in daily nursing practice. Material and methods The study was conducted over 3 months with data collected before and after introducing the CIVAS. Overall, three wards were analysed: inpatient haematology (IH), cardiac surgical (CS) and infectious diseases (ID). The nursing staff was observed daily for 4 weeks. Different tasks associated with the following intravenous drugs supplied by the CIVAS were recorded: ondansetron, palonosetron, cefazoline, piperacillin–tazobactam, ceftriaxone and dexamethasone. The average working time spent on managing intravenous drugs was calculated per full time equivalent (FTE), including direct activities (intravenous drug preparation) and indirect activities (procurement of drugs and medical devices, drugs inventory management, drug ordering). 1.0 FTE was equivalent to a nurse working 8.0 hours per day, 5 days per week. Results The overall time spent on managing intravenous drugs decreased from 1.6 to 0.7 hours/day/FTE in the IH ward, from 0.75 to 0.15 hours/day/FTE in the CS ward and from 2.1 to 0.43 hours/day/FTE in the ID ward. Before implementing the CIVAS, on average 1.0 FTE spent 0.5 hours/day on preparing intravenous drugs, whereas the intravenous drug preparation time was reduced to zero afterwards in each of the three wards. The time spent on procurement decreased by 80% in the IH ward, by 60% in the CS ward and by 75% in the ID ward. The nursing staff shortened the time required for drug inventory management by 33% in the CS ward and by 50% in the IH and ID wards. In all wards, ordering of drugs was reduced by at least 50%. Conclusion and relevance The study showed that the centralised, automated preparation of intravenous drugs optimised the working efficiency of the wards, thereby allowing the nursing staff to dedicate more time to perform tasks directly involved with patient care. References and/or acknowledgements Conflict of interest No conflict of interest

Published
2021

50. 3PC-071 Fully automated central intravenous additive service (CIVAS): a 12 month analysis of performances and impact of COVID-19 on sterile antibiotic production

Author

S Leoni, F Vagnoni, C Capone, A Marinozzi, M Lattanzi, C Cortese, S Guglielmi, M Buccolini, M Ragnini, F Mura, and A Pompilio

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Palonosetron, Pharmacist, Cefazolin, Emergency medicine, Ceftriaxone, media_common.cataloged_instance, Medicine, Aseptic processing, business, Pharmacy technician, Syringe, media_common, medicine.drug, Pantoprazole
Abstract

Background and importance In 2014, the hospital pharmacy started a project to implement a central intravenous additive service (CIVAS) unit A pre-feasibility study was performed, a new class C clean room equipped with the robotic system APOTECA unit was built and the fully automated aseptic production process was validated In 2016, the CIVAS started producing standard doses of chemotherapy supportive treatments (palonosetron, ondansetron, dexamethasone) in readyto- administer form for the oncology and haematology units The production was then shifted to antibiotics (cefazolin, piperacillin-tazobactam, ceftriaxone) and pantoprazole for infectious disease, cardiac surgery and emergency medicine departments Currently, the in-advance production of batch preparations at CIVAS is mainly based on daily consumption and performed by one pharmacy technician and one pharmacist (0 25 full time equivalent each) The working day is from 8am to 4pm (Monday-Friday) Aim and objectives The aim of this study was to analyse the performance of the CIVAS over the past year and evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the increasing demands for sterile antibiotics by emergency departments Material and methods Overall CIVAS production, dosage accuracy and average production time (APT) of each ready-toadminister preparation were evaluated over a period of 12 months (from September 2019 to August 2020) Data were collected from the APOTECA statistical tool Results 12 215 preparations were compounded, of which 26% were in syringe (1 g cefazolin, APT 125 s) and 74% in 100 mL NaCl 0 9% infusion bags (55% for 4 5 g piperacillin-tazobactam, ATP 203 s;14% for 40 mg pantoprazole, ATP 196 s;5% for 2 g ceftriaxone, ATP 177 s) Average dosage accuracy for all preparations was 98 9±1% During the peak of Italy's COVID-19 outbreak (March 2020), weekly production increased by 28% The production of pantoprazole remained steady, while piperacillin-tazobactam and ceftriaxone for the emergency departments increased considerably (+19% and 9%, respectively) and cefazolin for the cardiac surgery department decreased by 26% Conclusion and relevance Implementation of a fully automated CIVAS allows measuring and controlling every step of the production process for ready-to-administer preparations The study showed that CIVAS met increasing demands for sterile antibiotics during the pandemic crisis, thereby supporting the emergency units and providing the highest level of quality and safety

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2021

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