Berryman, J. S., Minamisono, K., Rogers, W. F., Brown, B. A., Crawford, H. L., Grinyer, G. F., ...
The nuclear magnetic moment of the ground state of $^{55}$Ni ($I^{\pi}=3/2^{-}, T_{1/2}=204$ ms) has been deduced to be $|\mu$^{55}Ni)$|=(0.976 \pm 0.026)$ $\mu_N$ using the $\beta$-NMR technique....
Low-energy structure of 61Mn populated following $\beta$ decay of 61Cr (2009)
Crawford, H. L., Mantica, P. F., Berryman, J. S., Broda, R., Fornal, B., Hoffman, C. R., ...
$\beta$ decay of the $^{61}$Cr$_{37}$ ground state has been studied. A new half-life of 233 +/- 11 ms has been deduced, and seven delayed $\gamma$ rays have been assigned to the daughter,...
Pereira, J., Hennrich, S., Aprahamian, A., Arndt, O., Becerril, A., Elliot, T., ...
Measurements of the beta-decay properties of r-process nuclei below A=110 have been completed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, at Michigan State University. Beta-decay half-lives...
Ground State Magnetic Moments of Mirror Nuclei Studied at NSCL (2009)
Mantica, P. F., Minamisono, K.
Progress in the measurement of the ground state magnetic moments of mirror nuclei at NSCL is presented. The systematic trend of the spin expectation value $$ and the linear behavior of $\gamma_p$...
$\beta$ Decay Studies of Neutron-Rich Nuclei Near $^{52}$Ca (2009)
Crawford, H. L., Janssens, R. V. F., Mantica, P. F., Berryman, J. S., Broda, R., Carpenter, M. P., ...
The $\beta$-decay and isomeric properties of $^{54}$Sc, $^{50}$K and $^{53}$Ca are presented, and their implications with respect to the goodness of the N=32 sub-shell closure discussed.
Beta decay studies of r-process nuclei at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (2009)
Pereira, J., Aprahamian, A., Arndt, O., Becerril, A., Elliot, T., Estrade, A., ...
The impact of nuclear physics on astrophysical r-process models is discussed, emphasizing the importance of beta-decay properties of neutron-rich nuclei. Several r-process motivated beta-decay...
$\beta$-Decay Half-Life of the $rp$-Process Waiting Point Nuclide $^{84}$Mo (2009)
Stoker, J. B., Mantica, P. F., Bazin, D., Becerril, A., Berryman, J. S., Crawford, H. L., ...
A half-life of 2.2 $\pm$ 0.2 s has been deduced for the ground-state $\beta$ decay of $^{84}$Mo, more than 1$\sigma$ shorter than the previously adopted value. $^{84}$Mo is an even-even N = Z nucleus...
Quadrupole Moment of 37K (2008)
Mantica, P. F., Crawford, H. L., Pinter, J. S., Stoker, J. B., Utsuno, Y., Weerasiri, R. R.
The electric quadrupole coupling constant of the ground state of 37K(3/2+, 1.22 s) in a tetragonal KH2PO4 single crystal was measured to be |eqQ/h| = 2.99 +- 0.07 MHz using the beta-ray detecting...
Minamisono, K., Weerasiri, R. R., Crawford, H. L., Mantica, P. F., Matsuta, K., Minamisono, T., ...
A beta-ray detecting nuclear quadrupole resonance system has been developed at NSCL/MSU to measure ground-state electric quadrupole moments of short-lived nuclei produced as fast rare isotope beams....
Beta decay of Neutron-Rich 53-56Ca (2008)
Mantica, P. F., Broda, R., Crawford, H. L., Damaske, A., Fornal, B., Hecht, A. A., ...
Beta-decay properties of neutron-rich Ca isotopes have been obtained. Half-life values were determined for the first time for 54Ca [86(7) ms], 55Ca [22(2) ms], and 56Ca [11(2) ms]. The half-life of...
β-decay studies of r-process nuclei at NSCL (2008)
Pereira, J., Aprahamian, A., Arndt, O., Becerril, A., Elliot, T., Estrade, A., ...
Nuclear spin polarization following intermediate-energy heavy-ion reactions (2007)
Groh, D. E., Pinter, J. S., Mantica, P. F., Mertzimekis, T. J., Stuchbery, A. E., Khoa, D. T.
Intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions can produce a spin polarization of the projectile-like species. Spin polarization has been observed for both nucleon removal and nucleon pickup processes....
Competition between normal and intruder states inside the "Island of Inversion" (2007)
Tripathi, Vandana, Tabor, S. L., Mantica, P. F., Utsuno, Y., Bender, P., Cook, J., ...
The beta decay of the exotic 30Ne (N=20) is reported. For the first time, the low-energy level structure of the N=19, 30Na (Tz = 4), is obtained from beta-delayed gamma spectroscopy using...
Stuchbery, A. E., Davies, A. D., Mantica, P. F., Davidson, P. M., Wilson, A. N., Becerril, A., ...
The shell structure underlying shape changes in neutron-rich nuclei between N=20 and N=28 has been investigated by a novel application of the transient field technique to measure the first-excited...
One-neutron knockout in the vicinity of the N=32 sub-shell closure: 9Be(57Cr,56Cr+ gamma)X (2006)
Gade, A., Janssens, R. V. F., Bazin, D., Brown, B. A., Campbell, C. M., Carpenter, M. P., ...
The one-neutron knockout reaction 9Be(57Cr,56Cr + gamma)X has been measured in inverse kinematics with an intermediate-energy beam. Cross sections to individual states in 56Cr were partially...
Cross-shell excitation in two-proton knockout: Structure of $^{52}$Ca (2006)
Gade, A., Janssens, R. V. F., Bazin, D., Broda, R., Brown, B. A., Campbell, C. M., ...
The two-proton knockout reaction $^9$Be($^{54}$Ti,$^{52}$Ca$ + \gamma$) has been studied at 72 MeV/nucleon. Besides the strong feeding of the $^{52}$Ca ground state, the only other sizeable cross...
Half-life and spin of 60Mn^g (2006)
Liddick, S. N., Mantica, P. F., Brown, B. A., Carpenter, M. P., Davies, A. D., Horoi, M., ...
A value of 0.28 +/- 0.02 s has been deduced for the half-life of the ground state of 60Mn, in sharp contrast to the previously adopted value of 51 +/- 6 s. Access to the low-spin 60Mn ground state...
Spectroscopy of the odd-odd fp-shell nucleus 52Sc from secondary fragmentation (2006)
Gade, A., Janssens, R. V. F., Bazin, D., Brown, B. A., Campbell, C. M., Carpenter, M. P., ...
The odd-odd fp-shell nucleus 52Sc was investigated using in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy following secondary fragmentation of a 55V and 57Cr cocktail beam. Aside from the known gamma-ray transition at...
Davies, A. D., Stuchbery, A. E., Mantica, P. F., Davidson, P. M., Wilson, A. N., Becerril, A., ...
The shell structure underlying shape changes in neutron-rich nuclei near N=28 has been investigated by a novel application of the transient field technique to measure the first-excited state g...
Nuclear Magnetic Moment of the 57Cu Ground State (2006)
Minamisono, K., Mantica, P. F., Mertzimekis, T. J., Davies, A. D., Hass, M., Pereira, J., ...
The nuclear magnetic moment of the ground state of 57Cu has been measured to be 2.00 +/- 0.05 nuclear magnetons (nm) using the beta-NMR technique. Together with the known magnetic moment of the...
Ground state magnetic dipole moment of 35K (2006)
Mertzimekis, T. J., Mantica, P. F., Davies, A. D., Liddick, S. N., Tomlin, B. E.
The ground state magnetic moment of 35K has been measured using the technique of nuclear magnetic resonance on beta-emitting nuclei. The short-lived 35K nuclei were produced following the reaction of...
Cross-Shell Excitation in Two-Proton Knockout: Structure of Ca-52 (2006)
Gade, A, Janssens, R V, Bazin, D, Broda, R, Brown, B A, Campbell, C M, ...
The two-proton knockout reaction Be-9(Ti-54,Ca-52+gamma) has been studied at 72 MeV/nucleon. Besides the strong feeding of the Ca-52 ground state, the only other sizeable cross section proceeds to a...
One-Neutron Knockout in the Vicinity of the N=32 Sub-Shell Closure: Be-9(Cr-57,Cr-56+gamma)X (2006)
Gade, A, Janssens, R V, Bazin, D, Brown, B A, Campbell, C M, Carpenter, M P, ...
The one-neutron knockout reaction Be-9(Cr-57,Cr-56+gamma)X has been measured in inverse kinematics with an intermediate-energy beam. Cross sections to individual states in Cr-56 were partially...
Half Life of the Doubly-magic r-Process Nucleus 78Ni (2005)
Hosmer, P. T., Schatz, H., Aprahamian, A., Arndt, O., Clement, R. R. C., Estrade, A., ...
Nuclei with magic numbers serve as important benchmarks in nuclear theory. In addition, neutron-rich nuclei play an important role in the astrophysical rapid neutron-capture process (r-process). 78Ni...
29Na: Defining the edge of the Island of Inversion for Z=11 (2004)
Tripathi, Vandana, Tabor, S. L., Mantica, P. F., Hoffman, C. R., Wiedeking, M., Davies, A. D., ...
The low-energy level structure of the exotic Na isotopes 28,29Na has been investigated through beta-delayed gamma spectroscopy. The N=20 isotones for Z=10-12 are considered to belong to the ``island...
Low-lying levels in $^{119}$Xe (2001)
Genevey, J, Gizon, A, Mantica, P F, Walters, W B, Marguier, G, Bucurescu, D
The decays of ${}^{119m}$Cs and ${}^{119g}$Cs to ${}^{119}$Xe have been studied on mass separated samples, using $\gamma\rm{-ray}$ and internal conversion electron measurements. Several new low-lying...
Low-lying levels in $^{119}$Xe (2001)
Genevey, J., Gizon, A., Mantica, P.F., Walters, W.B., Marguier, G., Bucurescu, D.
The decays of ${}^{119m}$Cs and ${}^{119g}$Cs to ${}^{119}$Xe have been studied on mass separated samples, using $\gamma\rm{-ray}$ and internal conversion electron measurements. Several new low-lying...
Low-lying levels in $^{119}$Xe (2001)
Genevey, J., Gizon, A., Mantica, P.F., Walters, W.B., Marguier, G., Bucurescu, D.
The decays of ${}^{119m}$Cs and ${}^{119g}$Cs to ${}^{119}$Xe have been studied on mass separated samples, using $\gamma\rm{-ray}$ and internal conversion electron measurements. Several new low-lying...
Low-lying levels in $^{119}$Xe (2001)
Genevey, J., Gizon, A., Mantica, P.F., Walters, W.B., Marguier, G., Bucurescu, D.
The decays of ${}^{119m}$Cs and ${}^{119g}$Cs to ${}^{119}$Xe have been studied on mass separated samples, using $\gamma\rm{-ray}$ and internal conversion electron measurements. Several new low-lying...
Low-lying levels in $^{119}$Xe (2001)
Genevey, J., Gizon, A., Mantica, P.F., Walters, W.B., Marguier, G., Bucurescu, D.
The decays of ${}^{119m}$Cs and ${}^{119g}$Cs to ${}^{119}$Xe have been studied on mass separated samples, using $\gamma\rm{-ray}$ and internal conversion electron measurements. Several new low-lying...
Low-lying levels in $^{119}$Xe (2001)
Genevey, J., Gizon, A., Mantica, P.F., Walters, W.B., Marguier, G., Bucurescu, D.
The decays of ${}^{119m}$Cs and ${}^{119g}$Cs to ${}^{119}$Xe have been studied on mass separated samples, using $\gamma\rm{-ray}$ and internal conversion electron measurements. Several new low-lying...
Giles, T, Ríkovská, J, Stone, N J, Van Esbroeck, K, White, G, Wöhr, A, ...
The first fully on-line use of the angular distribution of beta emission in detection of NMR of nuclei oriented at low temperatures is reported. The magnetic moments of the single valence particle,...
$\beta$ decaying $T_{1/2} = 3.4 s$ isomer in $^{69}Ni$ (1999)
Prisciandaro, J I, Mantica, P F, Oros-Peusquens, A M, Anthony, D W, Huhta, M, Lofy, P A, ...
Proton scattering by short lived sulfur isotopes (1999)
Maréchal, F, Suomijärvi, T, Blumenfeld, Y, Azhari, A, Bauge, E, Bazin, D, ...
Proton scattering from the unstable neutron-rich nucleus $^{43}$ Ar (1999)
Marechal, F., Suomijarvi, T., Blumenfeld, Y., Azhari, A., Bazin, D., Brown, J.A., ...
Proton scattering by short lived sulfur isotopes (1999)
Marechal, F., Suomijarvi, T., Blumenfeld, Y., Azhari, A., Bauge, E., Bazin, D., ...
Proton scattering from the unstable neutron-rich nucleus $^{43}$ Ar (1999)
Marechal, F., Suomijarvi, T., Blumenfeld, Y., Azhari, A., Bazin, D., Brown, J.A., ...
Proton scattering by short lived sulfur isotopes (1999)
Marechal, F., Suomijarvi, T., Blumenfeld, Y., Azhari, A., Bauge, E., Bazin, D., ...
New evidence for deformation in $^{73}Zn$ (1998)
Huhta, M, Mantica, P F, Anthony, D W, Lofy, P A, Prisciandaro, J I, Ronningen, R M, ...