7th Workshop on Nuclear Fission and Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich Nuclei

Session

session 10 (Chair: C. Simenel)

session_10

11 Mar 2026, 17:50

Salle Totem, Le Bachat, Chamrousse, France

93. An Alp-Sized Neutron Absorber: Recent Discoveries and Measurements around Zirconium-88

Will FLANAGAN (University of Texas / University of Dallas)

11/03/2026, 17:50

It was discovered in 2019 that the thermal neutron absorption cross section of zirconium-88 was roughly 800,000 barns when 10 barns was expected. This has set off a flurry of activity and interest in the nuclear community. This talk will describe the ongoing efforts to resolve this mystery. These activities include measurements of the metastable state of zirconium-89 at the University of Texas...

81. The SOFIA experiments, an overview

Julien TAIEB (CEA DAM IdF)

11/03/2026, 18:15

The SOFIA project relates to the measurement of fission yields. DUring the course 3 experiments run at GSI, we could investigate the fission of numerous fissioning systems, both close to the beta stability valley and , on the neutron deficient side, down to Platinium isotopes. I will sum up some key finding of the programme in my talk.

4. Dual Shape and Intruder evolution between 73Zn and 75Zn isotopes

Mr Gilbert Duchene (IPHC-CNRS-Université de Strasbourg)

11/03/2026, 18:40

G. Duchêne,1,∗ J. Dudouet,2 F. Didierjean,1 D.D. Dao,1 F. Nowacki,1 E. Clément,3 A. Lemasson,3 C. Andreoiu,4 G. de Angelis,5 A. Astier,6 C. Delafosse,7 I. Deloncle,6 B.Z. Dombradi,8 C. Ducoin,2 G. de France,3 A. Gadea,9 A. Gottardo,5 D. Guinet,2 B. Jacquot,3 P. Jones,10 T. Konstantinopoulos,6 A. Korichi,6 I. Kuti,8 F. Le Blanc,6,1 S.M. Lenzi,11,12 G. Li,13,14 C. Lizarazo,15 R. Lozeva,6,1 G....

38. An observation of suppressed pre-scission α-Particle emission in the pre-actinide region

Pawan Singh (Bhabha Atomic research centre, Mumbai, India)

Pawan Singh 1,2, Y. K. Gupta 1,2, G. K. Prajapati 1,2, N. Sirswal 1,2, B. N. Joshi 1,2, Harshad Vyas 1,2, K. Ramachandran 1, and V. V. Desai 3

1 Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
2 Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
3 SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sion, Mumbai - 400022, India

Since the...

71. Beta-decay and neutron emission - a strained relationship

Robert Grzywacz (University of Tennessee)

Beta-delayed neutron emission is an important decay mode for very neutron-rich nuclei. For the highly asymmetric nuclei, nuclear structure and large decay energies can affect neutron emission probabilities. Experiments at the ISOLDE Decay Station (IDS) and the FRIB Decay Station Initiator (FDSi) provided a wealth of new data, leading to spectroscopy of beta-delayed two-neutron emission...