413 results on '"Verney, D."'
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402. Compound-Nucleus and Doorway-State Decays of β-Delayed Neutron Emitters ^{51,52,53}K.
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Xu ZY, Grzywacz R, Gottardo A, Madurga M, Alonso IM, Andreyev AN, Benzoni G, Borge MJG, Cap T, Costache C, De Witte H, Dimitrov BI, Escher JE, Fijalkowska A, Fraile LM, Franchoo S, Fynbo HOU, Gonsalves BC, Gross CJ, Harkness-Brennan LJ, Heideman J, Huyse M, Judson DS, Kawano T, King TT, Kisyov S, Kolos K, Korgul A, Lazarus I, Lică R, Liu ML, Lynch L, Marginean N, Marginean R, Mazzocchi C, Mengoni D, Mihai C, Morales AI, Page RD, Pakarinen J, Paulauskas SV, Perea A, Piersa-Siłkowska M, Podolyák Z, Sotty C, Taylor S, Tengblad O, Van Duppen P, Vedia V, Verney D, Warr N, and Yuan CX
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We investigated decays of ^{51,52,53}K at the ISOLDE Decay Station at CERN in order to understand the mechanism of the β-delayed neutron-emission (βn) process. The experiment quantified neutron and γ-ray emission paths for each precursor. We used this information to test the hypothesis, first formulated by Bohr in 1939, that neutrons in the βn process originate from the structureless "compound nucleus." The data are consistent with this postulate for most of the observed decay paths. The agreement, however, is surprising because the compound-nucleus stage should not be achieved in the studied β decay due to insufficient excitation energy and level densities in the neutron emitter. In the ^{53}K βn decay, we found a preferential population of the first excited state in ^{52}Ca that contradicted Bohr's hypothesis. The latter was interpreted as evidence for direct neutron emission sensitive to the structure of the neutron-unbound state. We propose that the observed nonstatistical neutron emission proceeds through the coupling with nearby doorway states that have large neutron-emission probabilities. The appearance of "compound-nucleus" decay is caused by the aggregated small contributions of multiple doorway states at higher excitation energy.
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- 2024
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403. Search for a Neutron Dark Decay in ^{6}He.
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Le Joubioux M, Savajols H, Mittig W, Fléchard X, Hayen L, Penionzhkevich YE, Ackermann D, Borcea C, Caceres L, Delahaye P, Didierjean F, Franchoo S, Grillet A, Jacquot B, Lebois M, Ledoux X, Lecesne N, Liénard E, Lukyanov S, Naviliat-Cuncic O, Piot J, Singh A, Smirnov V, Stodel C, Testov D, Thisse D, Thomas JC, and Verney D
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Neutron dark decays have been suggested as a solution to the discrepancy between bottle and beam experiments, providing a dark matter candidate that can be searched for in halo nuclei. The free neutron in the final state following the decay of ^{6}He into ^{4}He+n+χ provides an exceptionally clean detection signature when combined with a high efficiency neutron detector. Using a high-intensity ^{6}He^{+} beam at Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds, a search for a coincident neutron signal resulted in an upper limit on a dark decay branching ratio of Br_{χ}≤4.0×10^{-10} (95% C.L.). Using the dark neutron decay model proposed originally by Fornal and Grinstein, we translate this into an upper bound on a dark neutron branching ratio of O(10^{-5}), improving over global constraints by one to several orders of magnitude depending on m_{χ}.
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- 2024
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404. High-Precision Spectroscopy of ^{20}O Benchmarking Ab Initio Calculations in Light Nuclei.
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Zanon I, Clément E, Goasduff A, Menéndez J, Miyagi T, Assié M, Ciemała M, Flavigny F, Lemasson A, Matta A, Ramos D, Rejmund M, Achouri L, Ackermann D, Barrientos D, Beaumel D, Benzoni G, Boston AJ, Boston HC, Bottoni S, Bracco A, Brugnara D, de France G, de Sereville N, Delaunay F, Desesquelles P, Didierjean F, Domingo-Prato C, Dudouet J, Eberth J, Fernández D, Fougères C, Gadea A, Galtarossa F, Girard-Alcindor V, Gonzales V, Gottardo A, Hammache F, Harkness-Brennan LJ, Hess H, Judson DS, Jungclaus A, Kaşkaş A, Kim YH, Kuşoğlu A, Labiche M, Leblond S, Lenain C, Lenzi SM, Leoni S, Li H, Ljungvall J, Lois-Fuentes J, Lopez-Martens A, Maj A, Menegazzo R, Mengoni D, Michelagnoli C, Million B, Napoli DR, Nyberg J, Pasqualato G, Podolyak Z, Pullia A, Quintana B, Recchia F, Regueira-Castro D, Reiter P, Rezynkina K, Rojo JS, Salsac MD, Sanchis E, Şenyiğit M, Siciliano M, Sohler D, Stezowski O, Theisen C, Utepov A, Valiente-Dobón JJ, Verney D, and Zielinska M
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The excited states of unstable ^{20}O were investigated via γ-ray spectroscopy following the ^{19}O(d,p)^{20}O reaction at 8 AMeV. By exploiting the Doppler shift attenuation method, the lifetimes of the 2_{2}^{+} and 3_{1}^{+} states were firmly established. From the γ-ray branching and E2/M1 mixing ratios for transitions deexciting the 2_{2}^{+} and 3_{1}^{+} states, the B(E2) and B(M1) were determined. Various chiral effective field theory Hamiltonians, describing the nuclear properties beyond ground states, along with a standard USDB interaction, were compared with the experimentally obtained data. Such a comparison for a large set of γ-ray transition probabilities with the valence space in medium similarity renormalization group ab initio calculations was performed for the first time in a nucleus far from stability. It was shown that the ab initio approaches using chiral effective field theory forces are challenged by detailed high-precision spectroscopic properties of nuclei. The reduced transition probabilities were found to be a very constraining test of the performance of the ab initio models.
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- 2023
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405. Evidence of Partial Seniority Conservation in the πg_{9/2} Shell for the N=50 Isotones.
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Pérez-Vidal RM, Gadea A, Domingo-Pardo C, Gargano A, Valiente-Dobón JJ, Clément E, Lemasson A, Coraggio L, Siciliano M, Szilner S, Bast M, Braunroth T, Collado J, Corina A, Dewald A, Doncel M, Dudouet J, de France G, Fransen C, González V, Hüyük T, Jacquot B, John PR, Jungclaus A, Kim YH, Korichi A, Labiche M, Lenzi S, Li H, Ljungvall J, López-Martens A, Mengoni D, Michelagnoli C, Müller-Gatermann C, Napoli DR, Navin A, Quintana B, Ramos D, Rejmund M, Sanchis E, Simpson J, Stezowski O, Wilmsen D, Zielińska M, Boston AJ, Barrientos D, Bednarczyk P, Benzoni G, Birkenbach B, Boston HC, Bracco A, Cederwall B, Cullen DM, Didierjean F, Eberth J, Gottardo A, Goupil J, Harkness-Brennan LJ, Hess H, Judson DS, Kaşkaş A, Korten W, Leoni S, Menegazzo R, Million B, Nyberg J, Podolyak Z, Pullia A, Ralet D, Recchia F, Reiter P, Rezynkina K, Salsac MD, Şenyiğit M, Sohler D, Theisen C, and Verney D
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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.
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- 2022
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406. Angular momentum generation in nuclear fission.
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Wilson JN, Thisse D, Lebois M, Jovančević N, Gjestvang D, Canavan R, Rudigier M, Étasse D, Gerst RB, Gaudefroy L, Adamska E, Adsley P, Algora A, Babo M, Belvedere K, Benito J, Benzoni G, Blazhev A, Boso A, Bottoni S, Bunce M, Chakma R, Cieplicka-Oryńczak N, Courtin S, Cortés ML, Davies P, Delafosse C, Fallot M, Fornal B, Fraile L, Gottardo A, Guadilla V, Häfner G, Hauschild K, Heine M, Henrich C, Homm I, Ibrahim F, Iskra ŁW, Ivanov P, Jazrawi S, Korgul A, Koseoglou P, Kröll T, Kurtukian-Nieto T, Le Meur L, Leoni S, Ljungvall J, Lopez-Martens A, Lozeva R, Matea I, Miernik K, Nemer J, Oberstedt S, Paulsen W, Piersa M, Popovitch Y, Porzio C, Qi L, Ralet D, Regan PH, Rezynkina K, Sánchez-Tembleque V, Siem S, Schmitt C, Söderström PA, Sürder C, Tocabens G, Vedia V, Verney D, Warr N, Wasilewska B, Wiederhold J, Yavahchova M, Zeiser F, and Ziliani S
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When a heavy atomic nucleus splits (fission), the resulting fragments are observed to emerge spinning
1 ; this phenomenon has been a mystery in nuclear physics for over 40 years2,3 . The internal generation of typically six or seven units of angular momentum in each fragment is particularly puzzling for systems that start with zero, or almost zero, spin. There are currently no experimental observations that enable decisive discrimination between the many competing theories for the mechanism that generates the angular momentum4-12 . Nevertheless, the consensus is that excitation of collective vibrational modes generates the intrinsic spin before the nucleus splits (pre-scission). Here we show that there is no significant correlation between the spins of the fragment partners, which leads us to conclude that angular momentum in fission is actually generated after the nucleus splits (post-scission). We present comprehensive data showing that the average spin is strongly mass-dependent, varying in saw-tooth distributions. We observe no notable dependence of fragment spin on the mass or charge of the partner nucleus, confirming the uncorrelated post-scission nature of the spin mechanism. To explain these observations, we propose that the collective motion of nucleons in the ruptured neck of the fissioning system generates two independent torques, analogous to the snapping of an elastic band. A parameterization based on occupation of angular momentum states according to statistical theory describes the full range of experimental data well. This insight into the role of spin in nuclear fission is not only important for the fundamental understanding and theoretical description of fission, but also has consequences for the γ-ray heating problem in nuclear reactors13,14 , for the study of the structure of neutron-rich isotopes15,16 , and for the synthesis and stability of super-heavy elements17,18 .- Published
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407. Pseudospin Symmetry and Microscopic Origin of Shape Coexistence in the ^{78}Ni Region: A Hint from Lifetime Measurements.
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Delafosse C, Verney D, Marević P, Gottardo A, Michelagnoli C, Lemasson A, Goasduff A, Ljungvall J, Clément E, Korichi A, De Angelis G, Andreoiu C, Babo M, Boso A, Didierjean F, Dudouet J, Franchoo S, Gadea A, Georgiev G, Ibrahim F, Jacquot B, Konstantinopoulos T, Lenzi SM, Maquart G, Matea I, Mengoni D, Napoli DR, Nikšić T, Olivier L, Pérez-Vidal RM, Portail C, Recchia F, Redon N, Siciliano M, Stefan I, Stezowski O, Vretenar D, Zielinska M, Barrientos D, Benzoni G, Birkenbach B, Boston AJ, Boston HC, Cederwall B, Charles L, Ciemala M, Collado J, Cullen DM, Désesquelles P, de France G, Domingo-Pardo C, Eberth J, González V, Harkness-Brennan LJ, Hess H, Judson DS, Jungclaus A, Korten W, Lefevre A, Legruel F, Menegazzo R, Million B, Nyberg J, Quintana B, Ralet D, Reiter P, Saillant F, Sanchis E, Theisen C, and Valiente Dobon JJ
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Lifetime measurements of excited states of the light N=52 isotones ^{88}Kr, ^{86}Se, and ^{84}Ge have been performed, using the recoil distance Doppler shift method and VAMOS and AGATA spectrometers for particle identification and gamma spectroscopy, respectively. The reduced electric quadrupole transition probabilities B(E2;2^{+}→0^{+}) and B(E2;4^{+}→2^{+}) were obtained for the first time for the hard-to-reach ^{84}Ge. While the B(E2;2^{+}→0^{+}) values of ^{88}Kr, ^{86}Se saturate the maximum quadrupole collectivity offered by the natural valence (3s, 2d, 1g_{7/2}, 1h_{11/2}) space of an inert ^{78}Ni core, the value obtained for ^{84}Ge largely exceeds it, suggesting that shape coexistence phenomena, previously reported at N≲49, extend beyond N=50. The onset of collectivity at Z=32 is understood as due to a pseudo-SU(3) organization of the proton single-particle sequence reflecting a clear manifestation of pseudospin symmetry. It is realized that the latter provides actually reliable guidance for understanding the observed proton and neutron single particle structure in the whole medium-mass region, from Ni to Sn, pointing towards the important role of the isovector-vector ρ field in shell-structure evolution.
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- 2018
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408. Anomalies in the Charge Yields of Fission Fragments from the ^{238}U(n,f) Reaction.
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Wilson JN, Lebois M, Qi L, Amador-Celdran P, Bleuel D, Briz JA, Carroll R, Catford W, De Witte H, Doherty DT, Eloirdi R, Georgiev G, Gottardo A, Goasduff A, Hadyńska-Klęk K, Hauschild K, Hess H, Ingeberg V, Konstantinopoulos T, Ljungvall J, Lopez-Martens A, Lorusso G, Lozeva R, Lutter R, Marini P, Matea I, Materna T, Mathieu L, Oberstedt A, Oberstedt S, Panebianco S, Podolyák Z, Porta A, Regan PH, Reiter P, Rezynkina K, Rose SJ, Sahin E, Seidlitz M, Serot O, Shearman R, Siebeck B, Siem S, Smith AG, Tveten GM, Verney D, Warr N, Zeiser F, and Zielinska M
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Fast-neutron-induced fission of ^{238}U at an energy just above the fission threshold is studied with a novel technique which involves the coupling of a high-efficiency γ-ray spectrometer (MINIBALL) to an inverse-kinematics neutron source (LICORNE) to extract charge yields of fission fragments via γ-γ coincidence spectroscopy. Experimental data and fission models are compared and found to be in reasonable agreement for many nuclei; however, significant discrepancies of up to 600% are observed, particularly for isotopes of Sn and Mo. This indicates that these models significantly overestimate the standard 1 fission mode and suggests that spherical shell effects in the nascent fission fragments are less important for low-energy fast-neutron-induced fission than for thermal neutron-induced fission. This has consequences for understanding and modeling the fission process, for experimental nuclear structure studies of the most neutron-rich nuclei, for future energy applications (e.g., Generation IV reactors which use fast-neutron spectra), and for the reactor antineutrino anomaly.
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- 2017
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409. _{36}^{96}Kr_{60}-Low-Z Boundary of the Island of Deformation at N=60.
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Dudouet J, Lemasson A, Duchêne G, Rejmund M, Clément E, Michelagnoli C, Didierjean F, Korichi A, Maquart G, Stezowski O, Lizarazo C, Pérez-Vidal RM, Andreoiu C, de Angelis G, Astier A, Delafosse C, Deloncle I, Dombradi Z, de France G, Gadea A, Gottardo A, Jacquot B, Jones P, Konstantinopoulos T, Kuti I, Le Blanc F, Lenzi SM, Li G, Lozeva R, Million B, Napoli DR, Navin A, Petrache CM, Pietralla N, Ralet D, Ramdhane M, Redon N, Schmitt C, Sohler D, Verney D, Barrientos D, Birkenbach B, Burrows I, Charles L, Collado J, Cullen DM, Désesquelles P, Domingo Pardo C, González V, Harkness-Brennan L, Hess H, Judson DS, Karolak M, Korten W, Labiche M, Ljungvall J, Menegazzo R, Mengoni D, Pullia A, Recchia F, Reiter P, Salsac MD, Sanchis E, Theisen C, Valiente-Dobón JJ, and Zielińska M
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Prompt γ-ray spectroscopy of the neutron-rich ^{96}Kr, produced in transfer- and fusion-induced fission reactions, has been performed using the combination of the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array and the VAMOS++ spectrometer. A second excited state, assigned to J^{π}=4^{+}, is observed for the first time, and a previously reported level energy of the first 2^{+} excited state is confirmed. The measured energy ratio R_{4/2}=E(4^{+})/E(2^{+})=2.12(1) indicates that this nucleus does not show a well-developed collectivity contrary to that seen in heavier N=60 isotones. This new measurement highlights an abrupt transition of the degree of collectivity as a function of the proton number at Z=36, of similar amplitude to that observed at N=60 at higher Z values. A possible reason for this abrupt transition could be related to the insufficient proton excitations in the g_{9/2}, d_{5/2}, and s_{1/2} orbitals to generate strong quadrupole correlations or to the coexistence of competing different shapes. An unexpected continuous decrease of R_{4/2} as a function of the neutron number up to N=60 is also evidenced. This measurement establishes the Kr isotopic chain as the low-Z boundary of the island of deformation for N=60 isotones. A comparison with available theoretical predictions using different beyond mean-field approaches shows that these models fail to reproduce the abrupt transitions at N=60 and Z=36.
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- 2017
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410. First Evidence of Shape Coexistence in the ^{78}Ni Region: Intruder 0_{2}^{+} State in ^{80}Ge.
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Gottardo A, Verney D, Delafosse C, Ibrahim F, Roussière B, Sotty C, Roccia S, Andreoiu C, Costache C, Delattre MC, Deloncle I, Etilé A, Franchoo S, Gaulard C, Guillot J, Lebois M, MacCormick M, Marginean N, Marginean R, Matea I, Mihai C, Mitu I, Olivier L, Portail C, Qi L, Stan L, Testov D, Wilson J, and Yordanov DT
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The N=48 ^{80}Ge nucleus is studied by means of β-delayed electron-conversion spectroscopy at ALTO. The radioactive ^{80}Ga beam is produced through the isotope separation on line photofission technique and collected on a movable tape for the measurement of γ and e^{-} emission following β decay. An electric monopole E0 transition, which points to a 639(1) keV intruder 0_{2}^{+} state, is observed for the first time. This new state is lower than the 2_{1}^{+} level in ^{80}Ge, and provides evidence of shape coexistence close to one of the most neutron-rich doubly magic nuclei discovered so far, ^{78}Ni. This result is compared with theoretical estimates, helping to explain the role of monopole and quadrupole forces in the weakening of the N=50 gap at Z=32. The evolution of intruder 0_{2}^{+} states towards ^{78}Ni is discussed.
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- 2016
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411. Coulomb excitation of neutron-rich Zn isotopes: first observation of the 2(1)+ state in 80Zn.
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Van de Walle J, Aksouh F, Ames F, Behrens T, Bildstein V, Blazhev A, Cederkäll J, Clément E, Cocolios TE, Davinson T, Delahaye P, Eberth J, Ekström A, Fedorov DV, Fedosseev VN, Fraile LM, Franchoo S, Gernhauser R, Georgiev G, Habs D, Heyde K, Huber G, Huyse M, Ibrahim F, Ivanov O, Iwanicki J, Jolie J, Kester O, Köster U, Kröll T, Krücken R, Lauer M, Lisetskiy AF, Lutter R, Marsh BA, Mayet P, Niedermaier O, Nilsson T, Pantea M, Perru O, Raabe R, Reiter P, Sawicka M, Scheit H, Schrieder G, Schwalm D, Seliverstov MD, Sieber T, Sletten G, Smirnova N, Stanoiu M, Stefanescu I, Thomas JC, Valiente-Dobón JJ, Van Duppen P, Verney D, Voulot D, Warr N, Weisshaar D, Wenander F, Wolf BH, and Zielińska M
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Neutron-rich, radioactive Zn isotopes were investigated at the Radioactive Ion Beam facility REX-ISOLDE (CERN) using low-energy Coulomb excitation. The energy of the 2(1)+ state in 78Zn could be firmly established and for the first time the 2+ --> 0(1)+ transition in 80Zn was observed at 1492(1) keV. B(E2,2(1)+ --> 0(1)+) values were extracted for (74,76,78,80)Zn and compared to large scale shell model calculations. With only two protons outside the Z=28 proton core, 80Zn is the lightest N=50 isotone for which spectroscopic information has been obtained to date. Two sets of advanced shell model calculations reproduce the observed B(E2) systematics. The results for N=50 isotones indicate a good N=50 shell closure and a strong Z=28 proton core polarization. The new results serve as benchmarks to establish theoretical models, predicting the nuclear properties of the doubly magic nucleus 78Ni.
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- 2007
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412. Reduction of the spin-orbit splittings at the n = 28 shell closure.
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Gaudefroy L, Sorlin O, Beaumel D, Blumenfeld Y, Dombrádi Z, Fortier S, Franchoo S, Gélin M, Gibelin J, Grévy S, Hammache F, Ibrahim F, Kemper KW, Kratz KL, Lukyanov SM, Monrozeau C, Nalpas L, Nowacki F, Ostrowski AN, Otsuka T, Penionzhkevich YE, Piekarewicz J, Pollacco EC, Roussel-Chomaz P, Rich E, Scarpaci JA, St Laurent MG, Sohler D, Stanoiu M, Suzuki T, Tryggestad E, and Verney D
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The N = 28 shell closure has been investigated via the 46Ar(d,p)47Ar transfer reaction in inverse kinematics. Energies and spectroscopic factors of the neutron p(3/2), p(1/2), and f(5/2) states in 47Ar were determined and compared to those of the 49Ca isotone. We deduced a reduction of the N = 28 gap by 330(90) keV and spin-orbit weakenings of approximately 10(2) and 45(10)% for the f and p states, respectively. Such large variations for the f and p spin-orbit splittings could be accounted for by the proton-neutron tensor force and by the density dependence of the spin-orbit interaction, respectively. This contrasts with the picture of the spin-orbit interaction as a surface term only.
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- 2006
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413. [Variations in birth weight as a function of various fetal and maternal characteristics. The application to the diagnosis of hypotrophy].
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Mamelle N, Laumon B, Verney D, Martin JL, Dargent D, Dreyfus J, Charvet F, Pontonnier G, and Dubois O
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- Adult, Birth Order, Body Height, Body Weight, Female, Fetal Growth Retardation ethnology, France, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Male, Parity, Pregnancy, Birth Weight, Fetal Growth Retardation diagnosis
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The known variations in weight for gestational age as well as compounding maternal and/or fetal factors, puts into question the usual definition of small for gestational age (SGA) which is based on gestational age alone. On the basis of more than 20,000 births studied in 4 maternity hospitals from 3 separate regions in France, the authors propose a new definition for growth retardation in full-term babies, taking into account 4 factors: gestational age, sex, birth rank, height and usual weight of mothers. This definition allows constitutionally SGA newborns to be considered normal, while some babies previously classified as normal would now lead one to suspect intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR). This approach tries to take constitutional and environmental risk factors into account in fetal growth hopefully allowing for help better detection of IUGR.
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- 1986
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