Kate L. Jones | Searcharxiv

arXiv2017

New directions with transfer reactions

Over the last two decades transfer reactions have seen a resurgence following developments in methods to use them with exotic beams. An important step in this evolution was the ability to perform the (d,p) reaction on fission fragment beams using the inverse kinematics technique, built on the experience with light beams. There has been renewed interest in using ($^9$Be, $^8$Be) and ($^{13}$C, $^{12}$C) reactions to selectively populate single-particle like states that can be studied via their subsequent decay. These reactions have been successfully utilized in the $^{132}$Sn region. Additionally, our collaboration has recently performed experiments with GODDESS, a combination of the full ORRUBA detector and Gammasphere arrays. Another new direction is measuring neutrons from (d,n) reactions, performed in inverse kinematics, with the VANDLE array of plastic scintillators. Presented below is an overview of these new techniques and some of the early data from recent experiments.

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arXiv2013

Transfer reaction experiments with radioactive beams: from halos to the r-process

Transfer reactions are a powerful probe of the properties of atomic nuclei. When used in inverse kinematics with radioactive ion beams they can provide detailed information on the structure of exotic nuclei and can inform nucleosynthesis calculations. There are a number of groups around the world who use these reactions, usually with particle detection in large silicon arrays. Sometimes these arrays are coupled to gamma-ray detectors, and occasionally smaller arrays of silicon detectors are mounted within a solenoid magnet. Modern techniques using transfer reactions in inverse kinematics are covered, with specific examples, many from measurements made with beams from the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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