Keywords:
- 131mXe
- 135Xe
- 150 ≤ A ≤ 189
- 20 ≤ A ≤ 38
- 23Al
- 31Ar
- 6 ≤ A ≤ 19
- β p β γ
- β-delayed proton decay
- Beta decay
- Beta-delayed protons
- Charged-particle detection
- Charged-particle detector
- Comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty
- Decay heat
- Detector systems
- Electromagnetic transitions
- Energy levels & level densities
- Energy resolution
- Experimental conditions
- Focal plane detector
- Focusing
- Gamma-ray detector
- Gridded ionization chamber
- Heavy ions
- Hydrostatic stellar nucleosynthesis
- IGISOL
- Implantation
- Ion beams
- Ion guide method
- Ionization
- Ionization chambers
- Ionization of gases
- JYFLTRAP
- Laser ionization
- Low energy nuclear physics
- Micro pattern
- Micro pattern gas amplifier detector
- Micromegas
- MPGAD
- Neutron detection
- Noble gas sampler
- Nuclear astrophysics
- Nuclear binding energy
- Nuclear structure & decays
- Nucleosynthesis in explosive environments
- Particle identifications
- Penning trap
- PROTON DRIP-LINE
- Proton emission
- Publisher's note
- Radioactive ion beams
- Radioactivity
- Reaction studies
- Reactions with rare isotope beams
- Resonant elastic scattering
- Spectrometer
- Statistical phenomena & chaos
- Structure of light exotic nuclei
- Total absorption
- Transfer reaction
- Trap-assisted spectroscopy
- Weak interactions in beta decay
Publications of A. Saastamoinen
Authors associated with the Cyclotron Institute are , and those associated with Center of Excellence in Nuclear Training And University-based Research (CENTAUR) have a * next to their name.
2024
Radiative decay branching ratio of the Hoyle state, , , , , , , , *, , , * and *, Phys. Rev. C 109, 025801 (2024) | pub id: 1348 [DOI] [URL] |
2023
First Observation of the $\beta3\alpha p$ Decay of $^{13}$O via $\beta$-Delayed Charged-Particle Spectroscopy, , *, , , , , , , , , , , , *, , , , and *, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 222501 (2023) | pub id: 1313 [DOI] [URL] |
Search for an $s$-wave resonance just above the proton-decay threshold, , , , , *, , , , , *, , *, *, * and , Phys. Rev. C 107, L061303 (2023) | pub id: 1318 [DOI] [URL] |
2022
$\beta$-delayed charged-particle decay of $^{22,23}$Si, , , , , , , , , , , , , , *, , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 106, 014317 (2022) | pub id: 1263 [DOI] [URL] |
alpha-cluster structure of $^{18}\mathrm{Ne}$, , , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and *, Phys. Rev. C 106, 054310 (2022) | pub id: 1278 [DOI] [URL] |
2021
$(^6\mathrm{Li},d)$ and $(^6\mathrm{Li},t)$ reactions on $^{22}\mathrm{Ne}$ and implications for $s$-process nucleosynthesis, , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , *, , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 104, 055806 (2021) | pub id: 1206 [DOI] [URL] |
Direct fusion measurement of the $^8\mathrm{B}$ proton-halo nucleus at near-barrier energies, , , *, , , , *, , , , *, , , , , , , , , and , Physics Letters B 816, 136256 (2021) | pub id: 1108 [DOI] [URL] |
Elastic scattering measurements for the $^{10}\mathrm{C}+^{208}\mathrm{Pb}$ system at $E_\mathrm{lab}=66~\mathrm{MeV}$, , , , , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 103, 044613 (2021) | pub id: 1111 [DOI] [URL] |
Evidence against the Efimov effect in $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ from spectroscopy and astrophysics, , *, , *, , *, , , , , , *, , , , , , * and , Phys. Rev. C 103, L051303 (2021) |
pub id: 1116 [DOI] [URL] |
New constraints on the $^{25}\mathrm{Al}(p,\gamma)$ reaction and its influence on the flux of cosmic $\gamma$ rays from classical nova explosions, , , *, , , , , , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 104, L022802 (2021) | pub id: 1148 [DOI] [URL] |
2020
Almost medium-free measurement of the Hoyle state direct-decay component with a TPC, , *, , *, , *, , , , , *, , , , , * and , Phys. Rev. C 102, 041303(R) (2020) | pub id: 1066 [DOI] [URL] |
Beta-delayed charged-particle spectroscopy using TexAT, , *, , *, , , *, , , , , , , *, , , , , , * and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 964, 163773 (2020) | pub id: 992 [DOI] [URL] |
Constraining the $^{22}\mathrm{Ne}(\alpha,\gamma)^{26}\mathrm{Mg}$ and $^{22}\mathrm{Ne}(\alpha,n)^{25}\mathrm{Mg}$ reaction rates using sub-Coulomb $\alpha$-transfer reactions, , *, , , *, , , , , , and , Physics Letters B 802, 135267 (2020) | pub id: 976 [DOI] [URL] |
Decay properties of $^{22}\mathrm{Ne}+\alpha$ resonances and their impact on $s$-process nucleosynthesis, , *, , , , , , , , , , , , *, , , and , Physics Letters B 802, 135256 (2020) | pub id: 975 [DOI] [URL] |
New precise half-life measurement for the superallowed $\beta^+$ emitter $^{34}\mathrm{Ar}$, , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 101, 015504 (2020) | pub id: 977 [DOI] [URL] |
Precise $\beta$ branching-ratio measurement for the $0^+\rightarrow0^+$ superallowed decay of $^{34}\mathrm{Ar}$, , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 101, 045501 (2020) | pub id: 997 [DOI] [URL] |
Search for the high-spin members of the $\alpha:2n:\alpha$ band in $^{10}\mathrm{Be}$, , *, , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 101, 034604 (2020) | pub id: 984 [DOI] [URL] |
Studies of systematic effects of the AstroBox2 detector in online conditions, , , , , and , in: Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Conference on Electromagnetic Isotope Separators and Related Topics (EMIS 2018), Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 463, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland (virtual), pages 251 - 253, ScienceDirect, 2020 | pub id: 934 [DOI] [URL] |
Texas Active Target (TexAT) detector for experiments with rare isotope beams, , *, , , , , , *, , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 957, 163398 (2020) | pub id: 974 [DOI] [URL] |
2019
Expansion of the surrogate method to measure the prompt fission neutron multiplicity for $^{241}\mathrm{Pu}$, , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 99, 054601 (2019) | pub id: 913 [DOI] [URL] |
GADGET: a gaseous detector with Germanium tagging, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 940, 93--102 (2019) | pub id: 932 [DOI] [URL] |
Nuclear level densities and $\gamma$-ray strength functions in samarium isotopes, , *, , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 99, 054331 (2019) | pub id: 912 [DOI] [URL] |
Precise branching ratio measurement for the superallowed $\beta^+$ decay of $^{26}\mathrm{Si}$: Completion of a second mirror pair, , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 100, 015503 (2019)
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pub id: 945 [DOI] [URL] |
State of the art measurements with TexAT, , *, *, , , , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , in: XLII Symposium on Nuclear Physics, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1308, Cocoyoc, Mexico, pages 012006, {IOP} Publishing, 2019 | pub id: 1014 [DOI] [URL] |
Structure of $^9\mathrm{C}$ through proton resonance scattering with the Texas Active Target detector, , *, , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 100, 054618 (2019) | pub id: 961 [DOI] [URL] |
2018
AstroBox2E: a detection system for very low energy $\beta$-delayed proton decay, , , , , and , in: FAIRNESS 2017: FAIR NExt generation ScientistS 2017, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1024, Barcelona, Spain, pages 012007, {IOP} Publishing, 2018 | pub id: 858 [DOI] [URL] |
Entry-level spin distributions and relative $\gamma$-neutron branching ratios of samarium isotopes populated by the $(p,t)$ reaction, , *, , *, , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 98, 044618 (2018) | pub id: 862 [DOI] [URL] |
Large longitudinal spin alignment generated in inelastic nuclear reactions, , , , , , *, , and , Phys. Rev. C 97, 054605 (2018) | pub id: 910 [DOI] [URL] |
New insights into triaxiality and shape coexistence from odd-mass $^{189}\mathrm{Rh}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 98, 064320 (2018) | pub id: 911 [DOI] [URL] |
Precise half-life measurement of the superallowed emitter $^{30}\mathrm{S}$, , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 97, 035501 (2018) | pub id: 812 [DOI] [URL] |
Study of excited states of $^{35}\mathrm{Ar}$ through $\beta$-decay of $^{35}\mathrm{K}$ for nucleosynthesis in novae and X-ray bursts, , , , , , , , and , in: Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics Conference (NPA VII), Journal of Physics: Conference Series 940, York, UK, pages 012004, {IOP} Publishing, 2018 | pub id: 806 [DOI] [URL] |
Constraining Neutron Capture Cross Sections for Unstable Nuclei with Surrogate Reaction Data and Theory, , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 052501 (2018) | pub id: 851 [DOI] [URL] |
2017
Large Longitudinal Spin Alignment of Excited Projectiles in Intermediate Energy Inelastic Scattering, , , , , *, , , and , Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 232501 (2017) | pub id: 804 [DOI] [URL] |
NeutronSTARS: A segmented neutron and charged particle detector for low-energy reaction studies, , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 872, 112 - 118 (2017) | pub id: 743 [DOI] [URL] |
New accurate measurements of neutron emission probabilities for relevant fission products, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , in: ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, {EPJ} Web of Conferences 146, Bruges, Belgium, pages 01004, {EDP} Sciences, 2017 | pub id: 807 [DOI] [URL] |
Shape coexistence in the odd-odd nucleus $^{98}\mathrm{Y}$: The role of the $g_{9/2}$ neutron extruder, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 96, 044333 (2017) | pub id: 805 [DOI] [URL] |
Structure of $^{10}\mathrm{N}$ in $^9\mathrm{C}+p$ resonance scattering, , *, , , , , , , , and , Physics Letters B 769, 62 - 66 (2017) | pub id: 646 [DOI] [URL] |
The hyperion particle-$\gamma$ detector array, , , , , , , *, , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 856, 47 - 52 (2017) |
pub id: 640 [DOI] [URL] |
2016
AstroBox2 -- Detector for low-energy $\beta$-delayed particle detection, , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 376, 357 - 360 (2016) | pub id: 536 [DOI] [URL] |
Exploring the spin states of $^{90}\mathrm{Zr}$ populated by $(p,p')$, $(p,d)$, and $(p,t)$ reactions, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , in: 5th International Workshop on Compound-Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics (CNR 2015), EPJ Web of Conferences 122, Tokyo, Japan, pages 12003, 2016 | pub id: 747 [DOI] [URL] |
First observation of low-energy $\gamma$-ray enhancement in the rare-earth region, *, , , *, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 93, 034303 (2016) | pub id: 274 [DOI] [URL] |
Independent isotopic yields in 25 MeV and 50 MeV proton-induced fission of $^\mathrm{nat}\mathrm{U}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , The European Physical Journal A 52, 1--25 (2016) | pub id: 533 [DOI] [URL] |
Investigation of $^{88}\mathrm{Y}$ via $(p, d\gamma)$ reactions, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 93, 024315 (2016) | pub id: 275 [DOI] [URL] |
Investigation of discrete states and quasidiscrete structures observed in $^{150}\mathrm{Sm}$ and $^{152}\mathrm{Sm}$ using the $(p,t\gamma)$ reaction, , *, *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 94, 064314 (2016) | pub id: 655 [DOI] [URL] |
Simultaneous measurement of $\beta$-delayed proton and $\gamma$ decay of $^{27}\mathrm{P}$, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 94, 065806 (2016) | pub id: 742 [DOI] [URL] |
Upgrade of the TAMU MDM-focal plane detector with MicroMegas technology, , , , , , , , , and , in: The XVIIth International Conference on Electromagnetic Isotope Separators and Related Topics (EMIS2015), Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 376, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, pages 364-368, 2016 | pub id: 535 [DOI] [URL] |
2015
$^{87}\mathrm{Y}(n,\gamma)$ and $^{89,90}\mathrm{Zr}(n,\gamma)$ cross sections from a surrogate reaction approach, , , , , , , , , , , , and , in: CGS15 – Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, EPJ Web of Conferences 93, Dresden, Germany, pages 02001, 2015 | pub id: 279 [DOI] |
Development of a Position Sensitive Microstrip Detector System and its Readout Electronics Using ASICs Technologies for SAMURAI, , , , , , , , , *, , , and , in: Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science (ARIS2014), JPS Conf. Proc. 6, Tokyo, Japan, pages 030131, 2015 | pub id: 539 [DOI] [URL] |
Erratum: Measuring independent yields of fission products using a Penning trap ]Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics 79, 869 (2015)], , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics 79, 1315 (2015) | pub id: 537 [DOI] [URL] |
Improved measurement of the half-life of the ${J}^\pi=8^-$ nuclear isomer $^{152{m_2}}\mathrm{Eu}$, , *, *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 91, 024322 (2015) | pub id: 111 [DOI] [URL] |
Measurement of the $\gamma$ emission probability of $^{173}\mathrm{Yb}$ using surrogate reactions, , , , , , , , , and , in: CGS15 – Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, EPJ Web of Conferences 93, Dresden, Germany, pages 02010, 2015 | pub id: 278 [DOI] |
New lifetime measurements in $^{109}\mathrm{Pd}$ and the onset of deformation at $N=60$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 92, 064312 (2015) | pub id: 746 [DOI] [URL] |
Spin differences in the $^{90}\mathrm{Zr}$ compound nucleus induced by $(p,p')$, $(p,d)$, and $(p,t)$ surrogate reactions, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 92, 054603 (2015) | pub id: 277 [DOI] [URL] |
Measuring independent yields of fission products using a Penning trap, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , in: Nuclei 2014: Fundamental Problems of Nuclear Physics, Atomic Energy, and Nuclear Technologies (LXIV International Meeting on Nuclear Spectroscopy and the Structure of Atomic Nuclei), Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics 79, Minsk, Belarus, pages 869-871, 2015 | pub id: 538 [DOI] [URL] |
2014
Coulomb displacement energies as a probe for nucleon pairing in the ${f}_{7/2}$ shell, , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 89, 051302 (2014) | pub id: 109 [DOI] [URL] |
Decay heat studies for nuclear energy, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Hyperfine Interactions 223, 245--252 (2014) | pub id: 540 [DOI] [URL] |
Decays of ${T}_{Z}=3/2$ nuclei $^{23}\mathrm{Al}$, $^{31}\mathrm{Cl}$, and $^{41}\mathrm{Ti}$, , , and , Hyperfine Interactions 223, 121--135 (2014) | pub id: 541 [DOI] |
Measurement of the $^{240}\mathrm{Am}(n,f)$ cross section using the surrogate-ratio method, , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 90, 034601 (2014) | pub id: 108 [DOI] [URL] |
Multiparticle emission in the decay of $^{31}\mathrm{Ar}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 89, 064315 (2014) | pub id: 154 [DOI] [URL] |
New Beta-delayed Neutron Measurements in the Light-mass Fission Group, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Data Sheets 120, 74-77 (2014) | pub id: 153 [DOI] [URL] |
Sizeable beta-strength in $^{31}\mathrm{Ar}(\beta3p)$ decay, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Physics Letters B 737, 383 - 387 (2014) | pub id: 260 [DOI] [URL] |
Study of Proton and $^3\mathrm{He}$ Induced Reactions on $^{235}\mathrm{U}$ at Low Energies, , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Data Sheets 119, 237 - 240 (2014) | pub id: 259 [DOI] [URL] |
Transition from collectivity to single-particle degrees of freedom from magnetic moment measurements on $_{38}^{82}\mathrm{Sr}_{44}$ and $_{38}^{90}\mathrm{Sr}_{52}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 89, 064305 (2014) | pub id: 110 [DOI] [URL] |
2013
AstroBox: A novel detection system for very low-energy protons from $\beta$-delayed proton decay, , , , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 723, 102 - 108 (2013) | pub id: 346 [DOI] [URL] |
Electron capture on $^{116}\mathrm{In}$ and implications for nuclear structure related to double-$\beta$ decay, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 87, 031303 (2013) | pub id: 544 [DOI] [URL] |
High-statistics measurement of the $\beta$-delayed $\alpha$ spectrum of $^{20}\mathrm{Na}$, , , , , , , , and , Eur. Phys. J. A 49, 79 (2013) | pub id: 363 [DOI] [URL] |
Implantation-decay station for low-energy $\beta$-delayed proton measurements, , , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 700, 124--129 (2013) | pub id: 362 [DOI] [URL] |
Isomeric states close to doubly magic $^{132}\mathrm{Sn}$ studied with the double Penning trap JYFLTRAP, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 87, 024307 (2013) | pub id: 542 [DOI] [URL] |
Production of pure samples of $^{131m}\mathrm{Xe}$ and $^{135}\mathrm{Xe}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Applied Radiation and Isotopes 71, 34 - 36 (2013) | pub id: 543 [DOI] [URL] |
Recommissioning of JYFLTRAP at the new IGISOL-4 facility, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 317, Part B, 506 - 509 (2013) | pub id: 364 [DOI] [URL] |
Relative proton and $\gamma$ widths of astrophysically important states in $^{30}\mathrm{S}$ studied in the $\beta$-delayed decay of $^{31}\mathrm{Ar}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 87, 055808 (2013) | pub id: 359 [DOI] [URL] |
Total absorption study of the $\beta$ decay of $^{102,104,105}\mathrm{Tc}$, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 87, 044318 (2013) | pub id: 358 [DOI] [URL] |
Towards commissioning the new IGISOL-4 facility, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 317, Part B, 208 - 213 (2013) | pub id: 403 [DOI] [URL] |
2012
Precise Determination of the Unperturbed $^{8}\mathrm{B}$ Neutrino Spectrum, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 162502 (2012) | pub id: 135 [DOI] [URL] |
2011
${Q}_{EC}$ values of the superallowed $\beta$ emitters $^{10}\mathrm{C}$, $^{34}\mathrm{Ar}$, $^{38}\mathrm{Ca}$, and $^{46}\mathrm{V}$, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 83, 055501 (2011) | pub id: 49 [DOI] [URL] |
Publisher's Note: ${Q}_\mathrm{EC}$ values of the superallowed $\beta$ emitters $^{10}\mathrm{C}$, $^{34}\mathrm{Ar}$, $^{38}\mathrm{Ca}$, and $^{46}\mathrm{V}$, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 83, 069901 (2011) | pub id: 514 [DOI] [URL] |
Publisher's Note: ${Q}_\mathrm{EC}$ values of the superallowed $\beta$ emitters $^{10}\mathrm{C}$, $^{34}\mathrm{Ar}$, $^{38}\mathrm{Ca}$, and $^{46}\mathrm{V}$, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 84, 059905 (2011) | pub id: 515 [DOI] [URL] |
2008
Electron-capture branch of $^{100}\mathrm{Tc}$ and tests of nuclear wave functions for double-$\beta$ decays, , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 78, 064317 (2008) | pub id: 22 [DOI] [URL] |