An overview is given on some of the main advances in the experimental methods,
experimental results, theoretical models and ideas of the last few years in the field of nuclear …

The knowledge of the level density is necessary for understanding nuclear reactions
involving excited nuclear states. In particular, it is an important element in description of …

A new method is proposed to determine the energy-dependent spin distribution in
experimental nuclear-level schemes. This method compares various experimental and …

A novel technique has been developed, which will open exciting new opportunities for
studying the very neutron-rich nuclei involved in the r process. As a proof of principle, the γ …

It is shown that the constant-temperature behavior of nuclei in the superfluid regime leads to
an energy-sorting process if two nuclei are in thermal contact, as is the case in the fission …

Nuclear reactions where an exotic nucleus captures a neutron are critical for a wide variety
of applications, from energy production and national security, to astrophysical processes …

Particle-γ coincidences have been measured to obtain γ-ray spectra as a function of
excitation energy for 231–233 Th and 237–239 U. The level densities, which were extracted …

The level densities and γ-ray strength functions of 105, 106, 111, 112 Cd have been
extracted from particle-γ coincidence data using the Oslo method. The level densities are in …

Knowledge of the nuclear level density is necessary for understanding various reactions,
including those in the stellar environment. Usually the combinatorics of a Fermi gas plus …

We study how the excitation energy of the fully accelerated fission fragments is built up. It is
stressed that only the intrinsic excitation energy available before scission can be exchanged …