PAPERS PUBLISHED
April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009

Giant resonances in 116Sn from 240 MeV 6Li scattering
X. Chen, Y.-W. Lui, H.L. Clark, Y. Tokimoto, and D.H. Youngblood
Phys. Rev. C 79, 024320 (2009)

Astrophysical S factor for the radiative capture 12N(p,γ)13O determined from the 14N(12N,13O)13C proton transfer reaction
A. Banu, T. Al-Abdullah, C. Fu, C.A. Gagliardi, R.E. Tribble, Y. Zhai, F. Carstoiu, V. Burjan, and V. Kroha
Phys Rev C 79, 025805 (2009)

A new astrophysical S factor for the 15N(p,γ)16O reaction via the ANC method
A.M. Mukhamedzhanov, P. Bem, V. Burjan, C.A. Gagliardi, Z. Hons, M. La Cognata, V. Kroha, J. Mrazek, J. Novak, S. Piskor, R.G. Pizzone, A. Plunkett, S. Romano, E. Simeckova, C. Spitaleri, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, F. Vesely, and J. Vincour
Phys. Rev. C 78, 015804 (2008)

Performance evaluation of novel square-bordered position-sensitive silicon detectors with four-corner readout
A. Banu, Y. Li, M. McCleskey, M. Bullough, S. Walsh, C.A. Gagliardi, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, and C. Wilburn
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A593, 399 (2008)

First observation of α-cluster states in the 14O + 4He interaction
Changbo Fu. V.Z. Golderg, G.V. Rogachev, G. Tabacaru, G.G. Chubarian, B. Skorodumov, M. McClesky, Y. Zhai, T. Al-Abdullah, L. Trache, and R.E. Tribble
Phys. Rev. C 77, 064314 (2008)

Precise half-life measurement of the superallowed β+ emitter 10C
V.E. Iacob, J.C. Hardy, V. Golovko, J. Goodwin, N. Nica, H.I. Park, L. Trache, and R.E. Tribble
Phys. Rev. C 77, 045501 (2008)

Correlated two-proton decay from 10C
K. Mercurio, R.J. Charity, R. Shane, L.G. Sobotka, J.M. Elson, M. Famiano, A.H. Wousmaa, A. Banu, C. Fu, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, and A.M. Mukhamedzhanov
Phys. Rev. C 78, 031602 (2008)

Measurement of the 20 and 90 keV resonances in the 18O(p,α)15N reaction via THM,
M. La Cognata, C. Spitaleri, A.M Mukhamedzhanov, B. Irgaziev, R.E. Tribble, A. Banu, S. Cherubini, A. Coc, V. Crucilla, V. Goldber, Mu. Gulino, G.G. Kiss, L. Lamia, J. Mrazek, R.G. Pizzone, S.M.R. Puglia, G.G. Rapisarda, S. Romano, M.L. Sergi, G. Tabacaru, L. Trache, W. Trzaska, and A. Tumino
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 152501 (2008)

QEC values of the superallowed β emitters 50Mn and 54Co
T. Eronen, V.-V Elomaa, U. Hager, J. Hakala, J.C. Hardy, A. Jokinen, A. Kankainen, I.D. Moore, H. Pentilla, S. Rahaman, S. Rinta-Antila, J. Rissanen, A. Saastamoinen, T. Sonoda, C. Weber and J. Aysto
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 132502 (2008)

Precise tests of the internal-conversion theory
J.C. Hardy, N. Nica, V.E. Iacob, C. Balonek and M.B. Trzhaskovskaya
Appl. Radiat. Isot. 66, 701 (2008)

The use of GEANT4 for simulations of a plastic β-detector and its application to efficiency calibration
V.V. Golovko, V.E. Iacob and J.C. Hardy
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A594, 266 (2008)

New calculations of the isospin-symmetry-breaking correction to superallowed Fermi beta decay
I.S. Towner and J.C. Hardy
Rare Isotopes and Fundamental Symmetries, Proceedings from the Institute for Nuclear Theory Vol. 16, (World Scientific, Singapore, 2009) p. 51

Superallowed nuclear beta decay: recent results and their impact on Vud
J.C. Hardy and I.S. Towner
Rare Isotopes and Fundamental Symmetries Proceedings from the Institute for Nuclear Theory Vol. 16, (World Scientific, Singapore, 2009) p. 41

Probing the standard model with superallowed nuclear beta decay
J.C. Hardy and I.S. Towner
Karlsruher Nuklidkarte: Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary, edited by G. Pfennig, C. Normand, J. Magill and T. Fanghanel
(Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2008) p. 116.

Superallowed beta decay: the role of nuclear structure in standard-model tests
J.C. Hardy and I.S. Towner
Acta Physica Polonica B 40, 675 (2009)

Photodisintegration of 80Se: implications for the s-process branching at 79Se
A. Makinaga, H. Utsunomiya, S. GGoriely, T. Kaihori, S. Goko, H. Akimune, T.Yamagata, H. Toyokawa, T.Matsumoto, H. Harano, H. Harada, F. Kitatani, Y.K. Hara, S. Hohara, and Y.-W. Lui
Phys. Rev. C 79, 025801 (2009)

M1 γ strength for Zicronium nuclei in the photoneutron channel
H. Utsunomiya, S. Goriely, T. Kono, T. Kaihori, A. Makinaga, S. Goko, H. Akimune, T. Yamagata, H. Toyokawa, T. Matsumoto, H. Harano, S. Hohara, Y.-W. Lui, S. Hilaire, S. Peru, and A.J. Koning
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 162502 (2008)

T = 3/2 states in 13C
B.B. Skorodumov, G.V. Rogachev, A. Aprahamian, V.Z. Goldberg, J.J. Kolata, S.Almaraz, H. Amro, E.D. Johnson, L.O. Lamm, M. Quinn, A. Teymurazyan, and A. Woehr
Phys.Rev. C 78, 044603 (2008)

Search for the Pygmy dipole resonance in 68Ni at 600 MeV/nucleon
O. Wieland, A. Bracco, F. Camera, G. Benzoni, N. Blasi, S. Brambilla, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Million, R. Nicolini, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, J. Grebosz, M. Kmiecik, W. Meczynski, J. Styczen, and T. Aumann
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 092502 (2009)

Tensor interaction constraints from β decay recoil spin asymmetry of trapped atoms
J.R.A. Pitcairn, D. Roberge, A. Gorelov, D. Ashery, O. Aviv, J.A. Behr, P.G. Bricault, M. Dombsky, J.D. Holt, K.P. Jackson, B. Lee, M.R. Pearson, A. Gaudin, B. Dej, C. Höhr, G. Gwinner, and D. Melconian
Phys. Rev. C 79, 015501 (2009)

First measurement of the neutron asymmetry with ultracold neutrons
R.W. Pattie, Jr., J. Anaya, H.O. Back, J.G. Boissevain, T.J. Bowles, L.J. Broussard, R. Carr, D.J. Clark, S. Currie, S. Du, B.W. Filippone, P. Geltenbort, A. García, A. Hawari, K.P. Hickerson,5 R. Hill, M. Hino, S.A. Hoedl, G.E. Hogan, A.T. Holley, T.M. Ito, T. Kawai, K. Kirch, S. Kitagaki, S.K. Lamoreaux, C.-Y. Liu, J. Liu, M. Makela, R.R. Mammei, J.W. Martin, D. Melconian, N. Meier, M.P. Mendenhall, C.L. Morris, R. Mortensen, A. Pichlmaier, M.L. Pitt, B. Plaster, J.C. Ramsey, R. Rios, K. Sabourov, A.L. Sallaska, A. Saunders, R. Schmid, S. Seestrom, C. Servicky, S.K.L. Sjue, D. Smith, W.E. Sondheim, E. Tatar, W. Teasdale, C. Terai, B. Tipton, M. Utsuro, R.B. Vogelaar, B.W. Wehring, Y.P. Xu, A.R. Young, and J. Yuan
Phys. Rev. Letts. 102, 012301 (2009)

Electron-capture branch of 100Tc and tests of nuclear wave functions for double-β decays
S.K.L. Sjue, D. Melconian, A. García, I. Ahmad, A. Algora, J. Äystö, V.-V. Elomaa, T. Eronen, J. Hakala, S. Hoedl, A. Kankainen, T. Kessler, I.D. Moore, F. Naab, H. Penttilä, S. Rahaman, A. Saastamoinen, H.E. Swanson, C. Weber, S. Triambak, and K. Deryckx
Phys. Rev. C 78, 064317 (2008)

ft value of the 0+→0+ β decay of 32Ar: A measurement of isospin symmetry breaking in a superallowed decay
M. Bhattacharya, D. Melconian, A. Komives, S. Triambak, A. García, E.G. Adelberger, B.A. Brown, M.W. Cooper, T. Glasmacher, V. Guimaraes, P.F. Mantica, A.M. Oros-Peusquens, J.I. Prisciandaro, M. Steiner, H.E. Swanson, S.L. Tabor, and M. Wiedeking
Phys. Rev. C 77, 065503 (2008)

Neutron-rich rare isotope production in the Fermi energy domain and application to the Texas A&M radioactive beam upgrade
G.A. Souliotis, B. Stein, M. Veselsky, S. Galanopoulos, A.L. Keksis, Z. Kohley, D.V. Shetty, S.N. Soisson, S. Wuenschel, and S.J. Yennello
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B266, 4692 (2008)
 
Effective nucleon mass and the nuclear caloric curve
D.V. Shetty, G.A. Souliotis, S. Galanopoulos, and S.J. Yennello
Phys. Rev. C 79, 034603 (2009)

Nuclear Expansion and Symmetry Energy of Hot Nuclei
D.V. Shetty, G.A. Souliotis, S. Galanopoulos, Z. Kohley, S.N. Soisson,  B.C. Stein, S. Wuenschel, and S.J. Yennello
J. Phys. G 36, 075103 (2008)

Fission Time Measurements: A New Probe into Superheavy Element Stability
J.B. Natowitz
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 072701 (2008)

Effect of medium dependent binding energies on inferring the temperatures and freeze-out density of disassembling hot nuclear matter from cluster yields
S. Shlomo, G. Röpke, J.B. Natowitz, L. Qin, K. Hagel, R. Wada, and A. Bonasera.
Phys. Rev. C 79, 034604 (2009)

The quantum nature of a nuclear phase transition
A. Bonasera, Z. Chen, R. Wada, K. Hagel, J.B. Natowitz, P. Sahu, L. Qin, S. Kowalski, T. Keutgen, T. Materna, and T. Nakagawa
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 122702 (2008)

Soft fragmentation of carbon monoxide by slow highly charged ions
E. Wells, T. Nishede, H. Tawara, R.L. Watson, K.D. Carnes, and I. Ben-Itzhak
Phys. Rev. A 77, 064701 (2008)

Kα x-ray satellite and hypersatellite spectra of vanadium metal and oxides excited in heavy-ion collisions
R.L. Watson, V. Horvat, and Y. Peng
Phys. Rev. A 78, 062702 (2008)

rp process and masses of N » Z » 34 nuclides
J. Savory, P. Schury, C. Bachelet, M. Block, G. Bollen, M. Facina, C.M. Folden III, C. Guénaut, E. Kwan, A.A. Kwiatkowski, D.J. Morrissey, G.K. Pang, A. Prinke, R. Ringle, H. Schatz, S. Schwarz, and C.S. Sumithrarachchi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 132501 (2009)

Measurement of the 208Pb(52Cr, n)259Sg excitation function
C.M. Folden III, I. Dragojević, Ch.E. Düllmann, R. Eichler, M.A. Garcia, J.M. Gates, S. L. Nelson, R. Sudowe, K.E. Gregorich, D.C. Hoffman, and H. Nitsche
Phys. Rev. C 79, 027602 (2009)

Charged particle transport and extraction studies in the NSCL gas cell for stopping radioactive fragments
M. Facina, C. Bachelet, M. Block, G. Bollen, D. Davies, C.M. Folden III, C. Guenaut, J. Huikari, E. Kwan, D.J. Morrissey, G.K. Pang, A. Prinke, R. Ringle, J. Savory, P. Schury, S. Schwarz, C. Sumithrarachchi, and T. Sun
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B266, 4471 (2008)

Mass measurements of rare isotopes with the LEBIT facility at the NSCL
M. Block, C. Bachelet, G. Bollen, M. Facina, C.M. Folden III, C. Guénaut, A.A. Kwiatkowski, D.J. Morrissey, G.K. Pang, A. Prinke, R. Ringle, J. Savory, P. Schury, and S. Schwarz
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B266, 4521 (2008)

Comparison of reactions for the production of 258,257Db: 208Pb(51V,xn) and 209Bi(50Ti,xn)
J.M. Gates, S.L. Nelson, K.E. Gregorich, I. Dragojević, Ch.E. Düllmann, P.A. Ellison, C.M. Folden III, M.A. Garcia, L. Stavsetra, R. Sudowe, D.C. Hoffman, and H. Nitsche
Phys. Rev. C 78, 034604 (2008)

Comparison of complementary reactions for the production of 261,262Bh
S.L. Nelson, C.M. Folden III, K.E. Gregorich, I. Dragojević, Ch.E. Düllmann, R. Eichler, M.A. Garcia, J.M. Gates, R. Sudowe, and H. Nitsche
Phys. Rev. C 78, 024606 (2008)

Kα satellite and hypersatellite distributions of Ar excited in heavy-ion collisions
V. Horvat, R.L. Watson, and Y. Peng
Phys. Rev. A 79, 012708 (2009)

Off-energy-shell p-p scattering at sub-Coulomb energies via the Trojan horse method
A. Tumino, C. Spitaleri , A.M. Mukhamedzhanov , G.G. Rapisarda, L. Campajola , S. Cherubini, S. Crucilla, Z. Elekes , Z. Fulop, M.  Gulino , G. Gyurky,  G. Kiss,  M. La Cognata, L. Lamia,  A. Ordine , R.G. Pizzone, S. Romano, M.L. Sergi , and E. Somorjai
Phys. Rev. C 78,  064001 (2008)

Coulomb breakup problem
A.S. Kadyrov, I. Bray, A.M. Mukhamedzhanov, and  A.T. Stelbovics
Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 230405 (2008)

Completeness of the Coulomb scattering wave functions
A.M. Mukhamedzhanov and M. Akin
Eur. Phys. J. A 37, 185 (2008)

Benchmark on neutron capture extracted from (d,p)  reactions
A.M. Mukhamedzhanov,  F.M. Nunes and P. Mohr
Phys. Rev. C 77, 051601(R) (2008)

Zero-point oscillations and nuclear charge radii
Tapas Sil and S. Shlomo
Physica Scripta 76, 065202 (2008)

Mean-field approximation for finite nuclei and nuclear matter
S. Shlomo
Nucl. Phys. At. Energy 9, #3 (25), 7 (2008)

Nucleon and Δ resonances in KΣ(1385) photoproduction from nucleons
Y. Oh, C.M. Ko, and K. Nakayama
Phys. Rev. C 77, 045204 (2008)

Heavy ion collisions at LHC - last call for predictions
S.A. Abreu et al., and C.M. Ko
J. Phys. G 35, 05400 (2008)

Determining the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy using heavy ion collisions
L.W. Chen, C.M. Ko, B.A. Li, and G.C. Yong
Int. J. Mod. Phys. 17, 1825 (2008)

Λc enhancement from the strongly coupled quark-gluon plasma
S.H. Lee, K. Ohnishi, S. Yasui, I.K. Yoo, and C.M. Ko
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 222301 (2008)

Studying diquark structure of heavy baryons in relativistic heavy ion collisions
S. Yasui, S.H. Lee, K. Ohinishi, I.K. Yoo, and C.M. Ko
Mod. Phys. Lett. A 23, 27 (2008)

Recent progress and new challenges in isospin physics with heavy-ion reactions
B.A. Li, L.W. Chen, and C.M. Ko
Phys. Rep. 464, 113 (2008)

Ratios of heavy baryons to heavy mesons in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions
Y. Oh, C.M. Ko, S.H. Lee, and S. Yasui
Phys. Rev. C 79, 044905 (2009)

Cross-sections and beam asymmetries for K+Σ* - photoproduction from the deuteron at Eγ =1.5 – 2.4Gev
K. Hicks et al. (for LEPS Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 012501 (2009)

Electromagnetic probes at RHIC-II
G. David, R. Rapp, and Z. Xu
Phys. Rep. 462, 176 (2008)

Nonperturbative heavy-quark diffusion in the quark-gluon plasma
H. van Hees, M. Mannarelli, V. Greco, and R. Rapp
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 192301 (2008)
 
Dilepton radiation at the CERN super proton synchrotron
H. van Hees and R. Rapp
Nucl. Phys. A806, 339 (2008)

Transverse momentum spectra of J/psi in heavy-ion collisions
X. Zhao and R. Rapp
Phys. Lett. B 664, 253 (2008)

Photon bremsstrahlung and diffusive broadening of a hard jet
A. Majumder, R.J. Fries, and B. Muller
Phys. Rev. C 77, 065209 (2008)

Quark and gluon degrees of freedom in high-energy heavy ion collisions
R.J. Fries
Nucl. Phys. A805, 242 (2008)

Probing nuclear matter with jet conversions
W. Liu and R.J. Fries
Phys. Rev. C 77, 054902 (2008)

Heavy quark production from jet conversions in a quark-gluon plasma
W. Liu and R.J Fries
Phys. Rev. C 78, 037902 (2008)

Decoherence and entropy production in relativistic nuclear collisions
Rainer J. Fries, Berndt Muller, and Andreas Schafer
Phys. Rev. C 79, 034904 (2009)

Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions
Rainer J. Fries, Berndt Muller, and Andreas Schafer
Phys. Rev. C 78, 034913 (2008)

Coalescence models for hadron formation from quark gluon plasma
Rainer J. Fries, Vincenzo Greco and Paul Sorensen
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 58, 177 (2008)

Observation of two-source interference in the photoproduction reaction AuAu→AuAuρ0, B.I. Abelev et al. (Star Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 112301 (2009)

Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au and Au+Au collisions at the STAR detector
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 79, 034909 (2009)

Beam-energy and system-size dependence of dynamical net charge fluctuations
B.I. Abelev et al. (Star Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 79, 024906 (2009)

System-size independence of directed flow at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider
B.I. Abelev et al. (Star Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 252301 (2008)

A precision measurement of the muon decay parameter ρ and δ
R.P. McDonal, R. Bayes, J. Bueno, Yu.I Davydov, P. Depommier, W. Faszer, M.C. Fujiwara, C.A. Gagliardi, A. Gaponenko, D.R. Gill, A. Grossheim, P. Gumplinger, M.D. Hasinoff, R.S. Henderson, A. Hillairet, J. Hu, B. Jamieson, P. Kitching, D.D. Koetke, G.M. Marshall, E.L. Mathie, R.E. Mischke, J.R. Musser, M. Nozar, K. Olchanski, A. Olin, R. Openshaw, J.-M. Poutissou, R. Poutissou, M.A. Quraan, V. Selivanov, G. Sheffer, B. Shin, T.D.S. Stanislaus, R. Tacik, R.E. Tribble
Phys. Rev. D 78, 032010 (2008)
 
Indications of conical emission of charged hadrons at RHIC
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 052302 (2009)

Spin alignment measurements of the K*0(892) and f(1020) vector meson in heavy ion collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 77, 061902R (2008)

Forward neutral pion transverse single spin asymmetries in p+p collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 222001 (2008)

Hadronic resonance production in d+Au collisions at 200 GeV at RHIC √sNN = 200 GeV
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 78, 044906 (2008)

Centrality dependence of charged hadron and strange hadron elliptic flow form √sNN = 200 GeV Au+Au collisions
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 77, 054901 (2008)

Longitudinal double-spin asymmetry for inclusive jet production in + collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 232003 (2008)

Enhanced strange baryon production Au+Au collisions compared to p+p at √sNN = 200 GeV
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 77, 044908 (2008)

Energy and system size dependence of phi meson production in Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions
B.I. Abelev et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Lett. B 673, 183 (2009)

Charged hadron multiplicity fluctuations in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions from √(sNN) = 22.5 to 200 GeV
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 78, 044902 (2008)

Dilepton mass spectra in p+p collisions at √s = 200 GeV and the contribution from open charm
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Lett. B 670, 313 (2009)

J/y production in √(sNN) = 200 GeV Cu+Cu Collisions
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 122301 (2008)

Quantitative constraints on the opacity of hot partonic matter from semi-inclusive single high transverse momentum pion suppression in Au+Au collisions at √(sNN) = 200 GeV
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 77, 064907 (2008)

Suppression pattern of neutral pions at high transverse momentum in Au + Au collisions at √(sNN) = 200 GeV and constraints on medium transport coefficients
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 232301 (2008)

Dihadron azimuthal correlations in Au+Au collisions at √(sNN) = 200 GeV
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. C 78, 014901 (2008)

Onset of π0 Suppression Studied in Cu+Cu Collisions at √(sNN) = 22.4, 62.4, and 200 GeV
A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 162301 (2008)

Particle-species dependent modification of jet-induced correlations in Au+Au collisions at √(sNN) = 200 GeV
S. Afanasiev et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 082301 (2008)

Source breakup dynamics in Au+Au Collisions at √(sNN) = 200 GeV via three-dimensional two-pion source imaging
S. Afanasiev et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 232301 (2008)

Single transverse spin asymmetries of identified charged hadrons in polarized p+p collisions at √s  = 62.4 GeV
I. Arsene, I.G. Bearden, D. Beavis, S. Bekele, C. Besliu, B. Budick, H. Bøggild, C. Chasman, H.H. Dalsgaard, R. Debbe, B. Fox, J.J. Gaardhøje, K. Hagel, A. Jipa, E.B. Johnson, R. Karabowicz, N. Katrynska, E.J. Kim, T.M. Larsen, J.H. Lee, G. Løvhøiden, Z. Majka, M. Murray, C. Nygaard, J.B. Natowitz, B.S. Nielsen, D. Pal, A. Qviler, C. Ristea, D. Röhrich, S.J. Sanders, P. Staszel, T.S. Tveter, F. Videbæk, H. Yang and R. Wada
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 042001 (2008)