Publications
2025
New proton emitter <sup>188</sup>At implies an interaction unprecedented in heavy nuclei.
Kokkonen, H., Auranen, K., Siwach, P., Arumugam, P., Briscoe, A. D., Eeckhaudt, S., . . . Venhart, M. (2025). New proton emitter <sup>188</sup>At implies an interaction unprecedented in heavy nuclei.. Nature communications, 16(1), 4985. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-60259-6
Anomalous <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi>B</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mn>4</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math> ratio in the yrast band of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Os</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>167</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>
Zanon, I., Doncel, M., Cederwall, B., Grahn, T., Illana, A., Appagere, G., . . . Zimba, G. L. (2025). Anomalous <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi>B</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mn>4</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math> ratio in the yrast band of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Os</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>167</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>. Physical Review C, 111(3). doi:10.1103/physrevc.111.034323
First Identification of Excited States in ^{78}Zr and Implications for Isospin Nonconserving Forces in Nuclei.
Zimba, G. L., Ruotsalainen, P., Jenkins, D. G., Satuła, W., Uusitalo, J., Wadsworth, R., . . . Delgado, A. T. (2025). First Identification of Excited States in ^{78}Zr and Implications for Isospin Nonconserving Forces in Nuclei.. Physical review letters, 134(2), 022502. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.134.022502
Direct measurement of three different deformations near the ground state in an atomic nucleus.
Montes Plaza, A., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Herzberg, R. -D., Julin, R., Rodríguez, T. R., . . . Zimba, G. L. (2025). Direct measurement of three different deformations near the ground state in an atomic nucleus.. Commun Phys, 8(1), 8. doi:10.1038/s42005-024-01928-8
Natural solution of the low-lying level structure of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">I</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>114</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> from complementary measurements and new interpretation of the high-spin bands
Jodidar, P. M., Petrache, C. M., Astier, A., Gargano, A., De Gregorio, G., Guo, S., . . . Cederlöf, E. A. (2025). Natural solution of the low-lying level structure of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">I</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>114</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> from complementary measurements and new interpretation of the high-spin bands. Physical Review C, 111(1). doi:10.1103/physrevc.111.014303
Study of the \(B_{4/2}\) Anomaly in the Yrast States of \(^{167}\)Os
Zanon, I., Cederwall, B., Bäck, T., Cederlöf, E. A., Doncel, M., Appagere, G., . . . Nara Singh, B. S. (2025). Study of the \(B_{4/2}\) Anomaly in the Yrast States of \(^{167}\)Os. Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 18(2), 1. doi:10.5506/aphyspolbsupp.18.2-a39
2024
Collectivity and shapes in light cesium nuclei: Band structures in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Cs</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>117</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>
Jodidar, P. M., Petrache, C. M., He, X. T., Astier, A., Guo, S., Lv, B. F., . . . Cederlöf, E. A. (2024). Collectivity and shapes in light cesium nuclei: Band structures in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Cs</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>117</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>. Physical Review C, 110(4). doi:10.1103/physrevc.110.044304
Direct observation of E0 transitions in 188Pb through in-beam spectroscopy
Papadakis, P., Pakarinen, J., Briscoe, A. D., Cox, D. M., Julin, R., Auranen, K., . . . Wrzosek-Lipska, K. (2024). Direct observation of E0 transitions in 188Pb through in-beam spectroscopy. Physics Letters B, 139048. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2024.139048
Decay of a microsecond seniority 3 isomeric state in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Hf</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>155</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>
Alayed, B., Page, R. D., Joss, D. T., Uusitalo, J., Qi, C., Briscoe, A. D., . . . Zimba, G. (2024). Decay of a microsecond seniority 3 isomeric state in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Hf</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>155</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>. Physical Review C, 110(3). doi:10.1103/physrevc.110.034303
In-beam <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math> -ray spectroscopy of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Ac</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>211</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mn>213</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Ra</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>211</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>
Louko, J., Auranen, K., Uusitalo, J., Briscoe, A. D., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., . . . Zimba, G. (2024). In-beam <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>-ray spectroscopy of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Ac</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>211</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mn>213</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Ra</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>211</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>. Physical Review C, 110(3). doi:10.1103/physrevc.110.034311
Isospin symmetry breaking in the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> , <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>70</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> triplet
Zimba, G. L., Ruotsalainen, P., De Gregorio, G., de Angelis, G., Sarén, J., Uusitalo, J., . . . Zadvornaya, A. (2024). Isospin symmetry breaking in the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>, <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>70</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> triplet. Physical Review C, 110(2). doi:10.1103/physrevc.110.024314
Reevaluation of structures in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Se</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>70</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> from combined conversion-electron and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math> -ray spectroscopy
Smallcombe, J., Garnsworthy, A. B., Korten, W., Singh, P., Muir, D., Próchniak, L., . . . Williams, J. (2024). Reevaluation of structures in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Se</mml:mi><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>70</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math> from combined conversion-electron and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>-ray spectroscopy. Physical Review C, 110(2). doi:10.1103/physrevc.110.024318
First observation of excited states in 120La and its impact on the shape evolution in the A ≈ 120 mass region
Jodidar, P. M., Petrache, C. M., Lawrie, E. A., Astier, A., Guo, S., Lv, B. F., . . . Ertoprak, A. (2024). First observation of excited states in 120La and its impact on the shape evolution in the A ≈ 120 mass region. Physics Letters B, 138806. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138806
2023
Decay spectroscopy at the two-proton drip line: Radioactivity of the new nuclides 160Os and 156W
Briscoe, A. D., Page, R. D., Uusitalo, J., Joss, D. T., AlAqeel, M. A. M., Alayed, B., . . . Zimba, G. (2023). Decay spectroscopy at the two-proton drip line: Radioactivity of the new nuclides 160Os and 156W. Physics Letters B, 847, 138310. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138310
High- K three-quasiparticle isomers in the proton-rich nucleus 129 Nd
Petrache, C. M., Uusitalo, J., Briscoe, A. D., Sullivan, C. M., Joss, D. T., Tann, H., . . . Zimba, G. (2023). High-K three-quasiparticle isomers in the proton-rich nucleus 129Nd. Physical Review C, 108(1). doi:10.1103/physrevc.108.014317
Probing triaxiality beyond the proton drip line: Spectroscopy of 147Tm
Auranen, K., Siwach, P., Arumugam, P., Briscoe, A. D., Ferreira, L. S., Grahn, T., . . . Zimba, G. (2023). Probing triaxiality beyond the proton drip line: Spectroscopy of 147Tm. PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 108(1). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.108.L011303
Nuclear Reaction Studies and Prospects for the New MARA-LEB Facility
Romero, J., Auranen, K., Block, M., Briscoe, A. D., Eronen, T., Gins, W., . . . Zimba, G. (2023). Nuclear Reaction Studies and Prospects for the New MARA-LEB Facility. Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 16(4), 1. doi:10.5506/aphyspolbsupp.16.4-a12
2022
Configuration mixing investigation in germanium isotopes through measurement of E0 transition strengths
Porzio, C., Garnsworthy, A. B., Leoni, S., Henderson, J., Smallcombe, J., Smith, J. K., . . . Zidar, T. (2022). Configuration mixing investigation in germanium isotopes through measurement of E0 transition strengths. Nuovo Cimento Della Societa Italiana Di Fisica C, 45(5). doi:10.1393/ncc/i2022-22127-3
Nanosecond-Scale Proton Emission from Strongly Oblate-Deformed Lu-149
Auranen, K., Briscoe, A. D., Ferreira, L. S., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Herzan, A., . . . Zimba, G. (2022). Nanosecond-Scale Proton Emission from Strongly Oblate-Deformed Lu-149. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 128(11). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.112501
2021
The discovery of the alpha emitter 160Os, the beta emitter 156W and an electromagnetic decay branch from the 25/2 − spin gap isomer in 155Lu
Briscoe, A. (2021, November 12). The discovery of the alpha emitter 160Os, the beta emitter 156W and an electromagnetic decay branch from the 25/2 − spin gap isomer in 155Lu.
2019
Lifetime measurements of excited states in <sup>163</sup>W and the implications for the anomalous B(E2) ratios in transitional nuclei
Lewis, M. C., Joss, D. T., Sayğı, B., Page, R. D., Cullen, D. M., Barber, L., . . . Uusitalo, J. (2019). Lifetime measurements of excited states in <sup>163</sup>W and the implications for the anomalous B(E2) ratios in transitional nuclei. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 798. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2019.134998
alpha-spectroscopy studies of the new nuclides Pt-165 and Hg-170
Hilton, J., Uusitalo, J., Saren, J., Page, R. D., Joss, D. T., AlAqeel, M. A. M., . . . Wearing, F. (2019). alpha-spectroscopy studies of the new nuclides Pt-165 and Hg-170. PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 100(1). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.100.014305
2018
Decay of a 19(-) isomeric state in Lu-156
Lewis, M. C., Parr, E., Page, R. D., McPeake, C., Joss, D. T., Ali, F. A., . . . Uusitalo, J. (2018). Decay of a 19(-) isomeric state in Lu-156. PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 98(2). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.98.024302