Research outputs
2026
Hey Buddy! Improving student confidence and understanding in undergraduate physics laboratories
Devlin, C. S., & Rintoul, E. (2026). Hey Buddy! Improving student confidence and understanding in undergraduate physics laboratories. Physics Education, 61(1), 015034. doi:10.1088/1361-6552/ae240e
2025
Charge Radii of Neutron-Rich Scandium Isotopes and the Seniority Symmetry in the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mn>0</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mn>7</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math> Shell
Bai, S. W., Yang, X. F., Koszorús, Á., Berengut, J. C., Billowes, J., Bissell, M. L., . . . Xu, Z. Y. (2025). Charge Radii of Neutron-Rich Scandium Isotopes and the Seniority Symmetry in the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mn>0</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mn>7</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math> Shell. Physical Review Letters, 134(18). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.134.182501
Binding energies, charge radii, spins, and moments: Odd-odd Ag isotopes and discovery of a new isomer
van den Borne, B., Stryjczyk, M., de Groote, R. P., Kankainen, A., Nesterenko, D. A., Ayoubi, L. A., . . . Zadvornaya, A. (2025). Binding energies, charge radii, spins, and moments: Odd-odd Ag isotopes and discovery of a new isomer. Physical Review C, 111(1). doi:10.1103/physrevc.111.014329
2024
Corrigendum to “Nuclear charge radii of germanium isotopes around N = 40” [Physics Letters B, 856 (2024)138867]
Wang, S. J., Kanellakopoulos, A., Yang, X. F., Bai, S. W., Billowes, J., Bissell, M. L., . . . Yu, Y. M. (2024). Corrigendum to “Nuclear charge radii of germanium isotopes around N = 40” [Physics Letters B, 856 (2024)138867]. Physics Letters B, 858, 139073. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2024.139073
Smooth trends in fermium charge radii and the impact of shell effects
Warbinek, J., Rickert, E., Raeder, S., Albrecht-Schönzart, T., Andelic, B., Auler, J., . . . Wendt, K. (2024). Smooth trends in fermium charge radii and the impact of shell effects. Nature, 634(8036), 1075-1079. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08062-z
Binding energies, charge radii, spins and moments: odd-odd Ag isotopes and discovery of a new isomer
Nuclear charge radii of germanium isotopes around N = 40
Wang, S. J., Kanellakopoulos, A., Yang, X. F., Bai, S. W., Billowes, J., Bissell, M. L., . . . Yu, Y. M. (2024). Nuclear charge radii of germanium isotopes around N = 40. Physics Letters B, 856, 138867. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138867
Nuclear charge radii of germanium isotopes around $N$ = 40
Measurements of binding energies and electromagnetic moments of silver isotopes – A complementary benchmark of density functional theory
de Groote, R. P., Nesterenko, D. A., Kankainen, A., Bissell, M. L., Beliuskina, O., Bonnard, J., . . . Zadvornaya, S. (2024). Measurements of binding energies and electromagnetic moments of silver isotopes – A complementary benchmark of density functional theory. Physics Letters B, 848, 138352. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138352
2023
Electromagnetic moments of the antimony isotopes 112−133Sb
Lechner, S., Miyagi, T., Xu, Z. Y., Bissell, M. L., Blaum, K., Cheal, B., . . . Yordanov, D. T. (2023). Electromagnetic moments of the antimony isotopes 112−133Sb. Physics Letters B, 847, 138278. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138278
Nuclear Charge Radius of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Al</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>26</mml:mn><mml:mi>m</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:mrow></mml:math> and Its Implication for <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">V</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>u</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> in the Quark Mixing Matrix
Plattner, P., Wood, E., Al Ayoubi, L., Beliuskina, O., Bissell, M. L., Blaum, K., . . . Yordanov, D. T. (2023). Nuclear Charge Radius of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Al</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>26</mml:mn><mml:mi>m</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:mrow></mml:math> and Its Implication for <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">V</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>u</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> in the Quark Mixing Matrix. Physical Review Letters, 131(22). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.131.222502
Electromagnetic moments of the antimony isotopes $^{112-133}$Sb
Nuclear charge radius of $^{26m}$Al and its implication for V$_{ud}$ in the quark-mixing matrix
2022
Electromagnetic moments of scandium isotopes and N = 28 isotones in the distinctive 0f7/2 orbit
Bai, S. W., Koszorús, Á., Hu, B. S., Yang, X. F., Billowes, J., Binnersley, C. L., . . . Yuan, C. X. (2022). Electromagnetic moments of scandium isotopes and N = 28 isotones in the distinctive 0f7/2 orbit. Physics Letters B, 829, 137064. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137064
Impact of Nuclear Deformation and Pairing on the Charge Radii of Palladium Isotopes
Geldhof, S., Kortelainen, M., Beliuskina, O., Campbell, P., Caceres, L., Canete, L., . . . Sommer, F. (2022). Impact of Nuclear Deformation and Pairing on the Charge Radii of Palladium Isotopes. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 128(15). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.152501
2021
Evidence of a sudden increase in the nuclear size of proton-rich silver-96
Reponen, M., de Groote, R. P., Al Ayoubi, L., Beliuskina, O., Bissell, M. L., Campbell, P., . . . Moore, I. D. (2021). Evidence of a sudden increase in the nuclear size of proton-rich silver-96. Nature Communications, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24888-x
Investigating Shape Coexistence and the Onset of Deformation in the A ≈100 Region with Laser Spectroscopy
Devlin, C. (2021, November 15). Investigating Shape Coexistence and the Onset ofDeformation in the A ≈100 Region with LaserSpectroscopy.
Proton-neutron pairing correlations in the self-conjugate nucleus Sc-42
Koszorus, A., Vormawah, L. J., Beerwerth, R., Bissell, M. L., Campbell, P., Cheal, B., . . . Wraith, C. (2021). Proton-neutron pairing correlations in the self-conjugate nucleus Sc-42. PHYSICS LETTERS B, 819. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136439
Probing the single-particle behavior above <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Sn</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>132</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> via electromagnetic moments of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Sb</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>133</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mn>134</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>N</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>82</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> isotones
Lechner, S., Xu, Z. Y., Bissell, M. L., Blaum, K., Cheal, B., De Gregorio, G., . . . Yordanov, D. T. (2021). Probing the single-particle behavior above <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Sn</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>132</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> via electromagnetic moments of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Sb</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>133</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mn>134</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>N</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>82</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> isotones. Physical Review C, 104(1). doi:10.1103/physrevc.104.014302
Proton-neutron pairing correlations in the self-conjugate nucleus $^{42}$Sc
High-resolution laser spectroscopy of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Al</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>27</mml:mn><mml:mo>–</mml:mo><mml:mn>32</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>
Heylen, H., Devlin, C. S., Gins, W., Bissell, M. L., Blaum, K., Cheal, B., . . . Yordanov, D. T. (2021). High-resolution laser spectroscopy of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Al</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>27</mml:mn><mml:mo>–</mml:mo><mml:mn>32</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>. Physical Review C, 103(1). doi:10.1103/physrevc.103.014318
2020
Nuclear moments of germanium isotopes near <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>N</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>40</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>
Kanellakopoulos, A., Yang, X. F., Bissell, M. L., Reitsma, M. L., Bai, S. W., Billowes, J., . . . Yordanov, D. T. (2020). Nuclear moments of germanium isotopes near <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>N</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>40</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>. Physical Review C, 102(5). doi:10.1103/physrevc.102.054331
Nuclear Moments of Germanium Isotopes around $N$ = 40
High-resolution laser spectroscopy of $^{27-32}$Al
Upgrades to the collinear laser spectroscopy experiment at the IGISOL
de Groote, R. P., de Roubin, A., Campbell, P., Cheal, B., Devlin, C. S., Eronen, T., . . . Schuh, M. (2020). Upgrades to the collinear laser spectroscopy experiment at the IGISOL. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 463, 437-440. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2019.04.028