Recent Representative Publications


  • Phys. Rev. C 104, 024307 (2021).
  • R.Elder, H.Iwasaki, J.Ash, D.Bazin, P.C.Bender, T.Braunroth, C.M.Campbell, H.L.Crawford, B.Elman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, N.Kobayashi, B.Longfellow, J.Pereira, A.Revel, D.Rhodes, D.Weisshaar,

    Lifetime Measurements Probing Collectivity in the Ground-state Band of 32Mg


  • Phys. Rev. C 103, L051302 (2021).
  • J.Ash, H.Iwasaki, T.Mijatovic, T.Budner, R.Elder, B.Elman, M.Friedman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, J.Henderson, B.Longfellow, A.Revel, D.Rhodes, M.Spieker,Y.Utsuno, D.Weisshaar, and C.Y.Wu,

    Cross-shell excitations in 46Ca studied with fusion reactions induced by reaccelerated rare isotope beams


  • Phys. Lett. B 809, 135678 (2020).
  • S.Heil, M.Petri, K.Vobig, D.Bazin, J.Belarge, P.C.Bender, B.A.Brown, T.Haylett, A.Hufnagel, R.Elder, B.Elman, A.Gade, J.D.Holt, T.H"uther, H.Iwasaki, N.Kobayashi, C.Loelius, B.Longfellow, E.Lunderberg, M.Mathy, J.Men'edez, S.Paschalis, R.Roth, A.Schwenk, S.R.Stronerg, I.Syndikus, D.Weisshaar and K.Whitmore,

    Electromagnetic properties of 21O for benchmarking nuclear Hamiltonianss


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 152501 (2020)
  • R.D.O.Llewellyn, M.A.Bentley, R.Wadsworth, H.Iwasaki, J.Dobaczewski, G.de Angelis, J.Ash, D.Bazin, P.C.Bender, B.Cederwall, B.P.Crider, M.Doncel, R.Elder, B.Elman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, T.Haylett, D.G.Jenkins, I.Y.Lee, B.Longfellow, E.Lunderberg, T.Mijiatovic', S.A.Milne, D.Muir, A.Pastore, D.Rhodes, and D.Weisshaar,

    Establishing the Maximum Collectivity in Highly-Deformed N=Z Nuclei


  • Phys. Rev. C 100, 041301(R) (2019).
  • R.Elder, H.Iwasaki, J.Ash, D.Bazin, P.C.Bender, T.Braunroth, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, H.L.Crawford, B.Elman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, N.Kobayashi, B.Longfellow, A.O.Macchiavelli, J.Pereira, A.Revel, D.Rhodes, J.A.Tostevin, D.Weisshaar,

    Intruder dominance in the 02+ state of 32Mg studied with a novel technique for in-flight decays


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 262501 (2018).
  • C.Loelius, N.Kobayashi, H.Iwasaki, D.Bazin, J.Belarge, P.C.Bender, B.A.Brown, R.Elder, B.Elman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, S.Heil, A.Hufnagel, B.Longfellow, E.Lunderberg, M.Mathy, T.Otsuka, M.Petri, I.Syndikus, N.Tsunoda, D.Weisshaar and K.Whitmore,

    Enhanced electric dipole strength for the weakly bound states in 27Ne


  • Phys. Lett. B 787, 198 (2018).
  • C.Morse, H.Iwasaki, A.Lemasson, A.Dewald, T.Braunroth, V.M.~Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, J..S.Berryman, C.M.Campbell, A.Gade, C.Langer, I.Y.Lee, C.Loelius, E.Lunderberg, F.Recchia, D.Smalley, S.R.Stroberg, R.Wadsworth, C.Walz, D.Weisshaar, A.Westerberg, K.Whitmore, K.Wimmer,

    Lifetime measurement of the 2+1 state in 74Rb and isospin properties of quadrupole transition strenghts at N=Z


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 012501 (2018).
  • T.Mijatovic, N.Kobayashi, H.Iwasaki, D.Bazin, J.Belarge, P.C.Bender, B.A.Brown, A.Dewald, R.Elder, B.Elman, A.Gade, M.Grinder, T.Haylett, S.Heil, C.Loelius, B.Longfellow, E.Lunderberg, M.Mathy, K.Whitmore, D.Weisshaar,

    Lifetime measurements and triple coexistence band structure in 43S


  • Phys. Lett. B 780, 227 (2018).
  • C.Morse, E.A.McCutchan, H.Iwasaki, C.J.Lister, V.M.Bader, D.Bazin, S. Beceiro Novo, A.Gade, T.D.Johnson, C.R.Loelius, E.Lunderberg, E.Merchan, V.S.Prasher, F.Fecchia, A.A.Sonzogni, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitmore,

    Enhanced collectivity in 12Be


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 052501 (2017).
  • J.J.Parker, I.Wiedenhoever, P.D.Cottle, J.Baker, D.McPherson, M.A.Riley, D.Santiago-Gonzalez, A.Volya, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, A.Gade, T.Ginter, H.Iwasaki, C.Loelius, C.Morse, F.Recchia, D.Smalley, S.R.Stroberg, K.Whitmore, D.Weisshaar, A.Lemasson, H.L.Crawford, A.O.Macchiavelli, K.Wimmer,

    Isomeric Character of the Lowest Observed 4+ State in 44S


  • Phys. Rev. C94, 024340 (2016).
  • C.Loelius, H.Iwasaki, B.A.Brown, M.Honma, T.Braunroth, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, J..S.Berryman, C.M.Campbell, A.Dewald, A.Gade, N.Kobayashi, C.Langer, I.Y.Lee, A.Lemasson, E.Lunderberg, C.Morse, F.Recchia, D.Smalley, S.R.Stroberg, R.Wadsworth, C.Walz, D.Weisshaar, A.Westerberg, K.Whitmore, and K.Wimmer,

    Lifetime measurement of the 4+1 state of 58Ni with the recoil distance method


  • Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research A830, 67 (2016)
  • N.Kobayashi, K.Whitmore, H.Iwasaki

    Recoil distance transmission method: Measurement of interaction cross sections of excited states with fast rare-isotope beams


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 122502 (2016).
  • K.Kolos, D.Miller, R.Grzywacz, H.Iwasaki, M.Al-Shudifat, D.Bazin, C.R.Bingham, T.Braunroth, G.Cerizza, A.Gade, A.Lemasson, S.N.Liddick, M.Madurga, C.Morse, M.Portillo, M.M.Rajabali, F.Recchia, L.L.Riedinger, P.Voss, W.B.Walters, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitmore, K.Wimmer, and J.A.Tostevin,

    Direct lifetime measurements of the excited states in 72Ni


  • Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research A806, 123-131 (2016).
  • H.Iwasaki, A.Dewald, T.Braunroth, C.Fransen, D.Smalley, A.Lemasson, C.Morse, K.Whitmore, C.Loelius,

    The TRIple PLunger for EXotic beams TRIPLEX for excited-state lifetime measurement studies on rare isotopes


  • Phys. Rev. C 92, 064314 (2015).
  • D.Smalley, H.Iwasaki, P.Navratil, R.Roth, J.Langhammer, V.M.Bader, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, J.Dohet-Eraly, P.Fallon, A.Gade, C.Langer, A.Lemasson, C.Loelius, A.O.Macchiavelli, C.Morse, J.Paker, S.Quaglioni, F.Recchia, S.R.Stroberg, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitmore, K.Wimmer,

    Lifetime measurements of 17C excited states and three-body and continuum effects


  • Phys. Rev. C 92, 034306 (2015).
  • T.Braunroth, A.Dewald, H.Iwasaki, S.M.Lenzi, M.Albers, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, T.Baumann, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, C.Fransen, A.Gade, T.Ginter, A.Gottardo, M.Hackstein, J.Jolie, A.Lemasson, J.Litzinger, S.Lunardi, T.Marchi, V.Modamio, C.Morse, D.R.Napoli, A.Nichols, F.Recchia, S.R.Stroberg, R.Wadsworth, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitemore, K.Wimmer,

    Reduced transition strengths of low-lying yrast states in chromium isotopes in the vicinity of N=40


  • Phys. Lett. C 91, 041303(R) (2015).
  • K.Whitmore, D.Smalley, H.Iwasaki, T.Suzuki, V.M.Bader, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, B.A.Brown, C.M.Campbell, P.Fallon, A.Gade, C.Langer, A.Lemasson, C.Loelius, A.O.Macchiavelli, C.Morse, T.Otsuka, J.Paker, F.Recchia, S.R.Stroberg, D.Weisshaar, K.Wimmer,

    Magnetic response of the halo nucleus 19C studied via lifetime measurement


  • Phys. Rev. C 90, 034310 (2014).
  • C.Morse, H.Iwasaki, A.Lemasson, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, J..S.Berryman, A.Dewald, C.Fransen, A.Gade, S.McDaniel, A.Nichols, A.Ratkiewicz, S.Stroberg, P.Voss, R.Wadsworth, D.Weisshaar, K.Wimmer, and R.Winkler,

    Lifetime measurements of the yrast 8+ and 9+ states in 70As


  • Phys. Rev. C 90, 014301 (2014).
  • P.Voss, T.Baumann, D.Bazin, A.Dewald, H.Iwasaki, D.Miller, A.Ratkiewicz, A.Spyrou, K.Starosta, M.Thoennessen, C.Vaman, J.A.Tostevin,

    19Mg two-proton decay lifetime


  • Phys. Lett. B 733, 52 (2014).
  • A.J.Nichols, R.Wadsworth, H.Iwasaki, K.Kaneko, A.Lemasson, G.de Angelis, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, M.A.Bentley, J.S.Berryman, T.Braunroth, P.J.Davies, A.Dewald, C.Fransen, A.Gade, M.Hackstein, J.Henderson, D.G.Jenkins, D.Miller, C.Morse, I.Paterson, E.C.Simpson, S.R.Stroberg, D.Weisshaar, K.Whitmore, K.Wimmer,

    Collectivity in A=70 nuclei studied via lifetime measurements in 70Br and 68,70Se


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 142502 (2014).
  • H.Iwasaki, A.Lemasson, C.Morse, A.Dewald, T.Braunroth, V.M.Bader, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, J.S.Berryman, C.M.Campbell, A.Gade, C.Langer, I.Y.Lee, C.Loelius, E.Lunderberg, F.Recchia, D.Smalley, S.R.Stroberg, R.Wadsworth, C.Walz, D.Weisshaar, A.Westerberg, K.Whitmore, and K.Wimmer,

    Evolution of Collectivity in 72Kr: Evidence for Rapid Shape Transition


  • Phys. Rev. C 86, 011303(R) (2012).
  • P.Voss, T.Baugher, D.Bazin, R.M.Clark, H.L.Crawford, A.Dewald, P.Fallon, A.Gade, G.F.Grinyer, H.Iwasaki, A.O.Macchiavelli, S.McDaniel, D.Miller, M.Petri, A.Ratkiewicz, W.Rother, K.Starosta, K.A.Walsh, D.Weisshaar, C.Forss'en, R.Roth, and P.Navr'atil,

    Excited state transition rate measurements in 18C


  • Phys. Rev. C 85, 041303(R) (2012).
  • A.Lemasson, H.Iwasaki, C.Morse, D.Bazin, T.Baugher, J..S.Berryman, A.Dewald, C.Fransen, A.Gade, S.McDaniel, A.Nichols, A.Ratkiewicz, S.Stroberg, P.Voss, R.Wadsworth, D.Weisshaar, K.Wimmer, and R.Winkler,

    Observation of mutually enhanced collectivity in self-conjugate 7638Sr38


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 022502 (2011)
  • W.Rother, A.Dewald, H.Iwasaki, S.M.Lenzi, K.Starosta, D.Bazin, T.Baugher, B.A.Brown, H.L.Crawford, C.Fransen, A.Gade, T.N.Ginter, T.Glasmacher, G.F.Grinyer, M.Hackstein, G.Ilie, J.Jolie, S.McDaniel, D.Miller, P.Petkov, Th.Pissulla, A.Ratkiewicz, C.A.Ur, P.Voss, K.A.Walsh, D.Weisshaar, and K.-O.Zell,

    Enhanced Quadrupole Collectivity at N=40: The Case of Neutron-Rich Fe Isotopes


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 152503 (2009)
  • D.Suzuki, H.Iwasaki, D.Beaumel, L.Nalpas, E.Pollacco, M.Assié, H.Baba, Y.Blumenfeld, N.DeSéréville, A.Drouart, S.Franchoo, A.Gillibert, J.Guillot, F.Hammache, N.Keeley, V.Lapoux, F.Maréchal, S.Michimasa, X.Mougeot, I.Mukha, H.Okamura, H.Otsu, A.Ramus, P.Roussel-Chomaz, H.Sakurai, J.-A.Scarpaci, O.Sorlin, I.Stefan, M.Takechi

    The breakdown of the Z=8 shell closure in the unbound 12O and its mirror symmetry


  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 202502 (2009)
  • H.Iwasaki, A.Dewald, C.Fransen, A.Gelberg, M.Hackstein, J.Jolie, P.Petkov, T.Pissulla, W.Rother, K.O.Zell

    Low-lying neutron intruder state in 13B and the fading of the N=8 shell closure