Recent advances in β-decay spectroscopy at CARIBU

Mitchell A. J.; Copp P.; Savard G.; Lister C. J.; Lane G. J.; Carpenter M. P.; Clark J. A.; Zhu S.; Ayangeakaa A. D.; Bottoni S.; Brown T. B.; Chowdhury P.; Chillery T. W.; David H. M.; Hartley D. J.; Heckmaier E.; Janssens R. V. F.; Kolos K.; Kondev F. G.; Lauritsen T.; McCutchan E. A.; Norman E. B.; Padgett S.; Scielzo N. D.; Seweryniak D.; Smith M. L.; Wilson G. L.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201612304006

EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2016)

Recent advances in β-decay spectroscopy at CARIBU

Mitchell A. J.,
Copp P.,
Savard G.,
Lister C. J.,
Lane G. J.,
Carpenter M. P.,
Clark J. A.,
Zhu S.,
Ayangeakaa A. D.,
Bottoni S.,
Brown T. B.,
Chowdhury P.,
Chillery T. W.,
David H. M.,
Hartley D. J.,
Heckmaier E.,
Janssens R. V. F.,
Kolos K.,
Kondev F. G.,
Lauritsen T.,
McCutchan E. A.,
Norman E. B.,
Padgett S.,
Scielzo N. D.,
Seweryniak D.,
Smith M. L.,
Wilson G. L.

Affiliations

Mitchell A. J.: Department of Nuclear Physics, The Australian National University
Copp P.: Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Savard G.
Lister C. J.: Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lane G. J.: Department of Nuclear Physics, The Australian National University
Carpenter M. P.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Clark J. A.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Zhu S.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Ayangeakaa A. D.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Bottoni S.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Brown T. B.: Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Chowdhury P.: Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Chillery T. W.
David H. M.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Hartley D. J.: Physics Department, The United States Naval Academy
Heckmaier E.: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Janssens R. V. F.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Kolos K.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kondev F. G.: Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Lauritsen T.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
McCutchan E. A.: National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Norman E. B.
Padgett S.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Scielzo N. D.: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Seweryniak D.: Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Smith M. L.: Department of Nuclear Physics, The Australian National University
Wilson G. L.: Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612304006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 123
p. 04006

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β-decay spectroscopy of nuclei far from stability can provide powerful insight into a broad variety of topics in nuclear science, ranging from exotic nuclear structure phenomena, stellar nucleosynthesis processes, and applied topics such as quantifying “decay heat” discrepancies for advanced nuclear fuel cycles. Neutronrich nuclei approaching the drip-line are difficult to access experimentally, leaving many key examples largely under studied. The CARIBU radioactive beam facility at Argonne National Laboratory exploits spontaneous fission of 252Cf in production of such beams. The X-Array and SATURN decay station have been commissioned to perform detailed decay spectroscopy of low-energy CARIBU beams. An extended science campaign was started during 2015; with projects investigating nuclear shape changes, collective octupole vibrations, β-delayed neutron emission, and decay-scheme properties which could explain the reactor antineutrino puzzle. In this article we review the current status of the setup, update on the first results and recent hardware upgrades, and look forward to future possibilities.

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