Keywords:
- 14F
- 20 ≤ A ≤ 38
- 23Al
- ANC
- Asymptotic normalization coefficient
- β p β γ
- β-delayed proton decay
- β-p decay of 20Mg
- Beta decay
- Detector systems
- Direct reaction
- DWBA
- Electromagnetic transitions
- Energy levels & level densities
- Exotic light nuclei
- Explosive nuclear astrophysics
- Hot CNO breakout
- Hydrostatic stellar nucleosynthesis
- Implantation
- Micro pattern gas amplifier detector
- MPGAD
- Neutron capture
- Nuclear astrophysics
- Nuclear structure
- Nuclear structure & decays
- Nucleosynthesis in explosive environments
- Proton emission
- Radioactive ion beams
- Rare beams
- Spectroscopic factor
- TTIK method
- X-ray bursts
Publications of M. McCleskey
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.
2019
Towards Neutron Capture on Exotic Nuclei: Demonstrating (d,pγ) as a Surrogate Reaction for (n,γ), , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 052502 (2019) | pub id: 1072 [DOI] [URL] |
2017
Decay branching ratios of excited 24Mg, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 95, 015805 (2017) | pub id: 656 [DOI] [URL] |
2016
Exploring the spin states of 90Zr 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 γ-ray enhancement in the rare-earth region, *, , , *, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 93, 034303 (2016) | pub id: 274 [DOI] [URL] |
Investigation of 88Y via (p,dγ) reactions, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 93, 024315 (2016) | pub id: 275 [DOI] [URL] |
Investigation of discrete states and quasidiscrete structures observed in 150Sm and 152Sm using the (p,tγ) reaction, , *, *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 94, 064314 (2016) | pub id: 655 [DOI] [URL] |
Simultaneous measurement of β-delayed proton and γ decay of 27P, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 94, 065806 (2016) | pub id: 742 [DOI] [URL] |
Trojan Horse measurement of the 18F(p,α)15O astrophysical S(E)-factor, , , , , , , , , , , , , and , The European Physical Journal A 52, 1--9 (2016) | pub id: 176 [DOI] [URL] |
2015
87Y(n,γ) and 89,90Zr(n,γ) 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] |
Improved measurement of the half-life of the Jπ=8− nuclear isomer 152m2Eu, , *, *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 91, 024322 (2015) | pub id: 111 [DOI] [URL] |
Measurement of the γ emission probability of 173Yb 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] |
Spin differences in the 90Zr 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] |
Validating (d,pγ) as a Surrogate for Neutron Capture, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , in: CGS15 – Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, EPJ Web of Conferences 93, Dresden, Germany, pages 02012, EDP Sciences, 2015 | pub id: 280 [DOI] [URL] |
2014
Determination of the asymptotic normalization coefficients for 14C+n→15C, the 14C(n,γ)15C reaction rate, and evaluation of a new method to determine spectroscopic factors, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 89, 044605 (2014) | pub id: 100 [DOI] [URL] |
Measurement of the 240Am(n,f) cross section using the surrogate-ratio method, , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 90, 034601 (2014) | pub id: 108 [DOI] [URL] |
Precision half-life measurement of the β+ decay of 37K, , *, , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 90, 032501(R) (2014) | pub id: 42 [DOI] [URL] |
Transition from collectivity to single-particle degrees of freedom from magnetic moment measurements on 8238Sr44 and 9038Sr52, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 89, 064305 (2014) | pub id: 110 [DOI] [URL] |
2013
AstroBox: A novel detection system for very low-energy protons from β-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] |
Implantation-decay station for low-energy β-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] |
Proton decay of excited states in 12N and 13O and the astrophysical 11C(p,γ)12N reaction rate, *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 87, 054329 (2013) | pub id: 312 [DOI] [URL] |
Publisher's Note: Proton decay of excited states in 12N and 13O and the astrophysical 11C(p,γ)12N reaction rate, *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , Phys. Rev. C 87, 069902 (2013) | pub id: 313 [DOI] [URL] |
2012
β-delayed proton-decay study of 20Mg and its implications for the breakout reaction in X-ray bursts, , , , , , , , , , , , and , Physics Letters B 712, 59 - 62 (2012) | pub id: 435 [DOI] [URL] |
Resonance Scattering to Study Exotic Nuclei at the Limits of Stability, , , *, , , , , , , , , , , and , in: Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics V, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 337, Eilat, Israel, pages 012008, 2012 | pub id: 405 [URL] |
2011
14C(n,γ)15C as a Test Case in the Evaluation of a New Method to Determine Spectroscopic Factors Using Asymptotic Normalization Coefficients, , Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Physics \& Astronomy, Texas A\&M University, 2011 | pub id: 563 [URL] |
2010
First observation of 14F, , , *, , , , , , , , , , , and , Physics Letters B 692, 307 - 311 (2010) | pub id: 556 [DOI] [URL] |