A. Dey

Extreme nuclear shapes examined via giant dipole resonance lineshapes in hot light-mass systems

The influence of alpha clustering on nuclear reaction dynamics is investigated using the giant dipole resonance (GDR) lineshape studies in the reactions {sup 20}Ne (E{sub lab}=145,160 MeV) + {sup 12}C and {sup 20}Ne (E{sub lab}=160 MeV) + {sup 27}Al, populating {sup 32}S and {sup 47}V, respectively. The GDR lineshapes from the two systems are remarkably different from each other. Whereas, the non-alpha-like {sup 47}V undergoes Jacobi shape transition and matches exceptionally well with the theoretical GDR lineshape estimated under the framework rotating liquid drop model (RLDM) and thermal shape fluctuation model (TSFM) signifying shape equilibration, for the alpha cluster {sup 32}S an extended prolate kind of shape is observed. This unusual deformation, seen directly via gamma decay for the first time, is predicted to be due to the formation of orbiting dinuclear configuration or molecular structure of {sup 16}O + {sup 16}O in the {sup 32}S superdeformed band.

Cytochrome P450 2E1 and hyperglycemia-induced liver injury

Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), a microsomal enzyme involved in xenobiotic metabolism and generation of oxidative stress, has been implicated in promoting liver injury. The review deals with the changes in various cellular pathways in liver linked with the changes in regulation of CYP2E1 under hyperglycemic conditions. Some of the hepatic abnormalities associated with hyperglycemia-mediated induction of CYP2E1 include increased oxidative stress, changes in mitochondrial structure and function, apoptosis, nitrosative stress, and increased ketone body accumulation. Thus, changes in regulation of CYP2E1 are associated with the injurious effects of hyperglycemia in liver.

Characterization of fragment emission inNe20(7–10 MeV/nucleon)+C12reactions

The inclusive energy distributions of the complex fragments (3{<=}Z{<=}7) emitted from the bombardment of {sup 12}C by {sup 20}Ne beams with incident energies between 145 and 200 MeV have been measured in the angular range 10 deg.{<=}{theta}{sub lab}{<=}50 deg. Damped fragment yields in all the cases have been found to have the characteristic of emission from fully energy equilibrated composites. The binary fragment yields are compared with the standard statistical model predictions. Whereas Li and Be fragments yields are in agreement with statistical-model calculations, enhanced yields of entrance channel fragments (5{<=}Z{<=}7) indicate the survival of orbiting-like process in {sup 20}Ne+{sup 12}C system at these energies.

Complex-fragment emission in low-energy light-ion reactions

Inclusive energy spectra of the complex fragments (3

Dissipation of angular momentum in light heavy-ion collision

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Experimental investigation ofT=1analog states ofAl26andMg26

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Onset of deformation at N = 112 in Bi nuclei

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Fission fragment mass distributions in reactions populating Pb 200

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Study of dissipative collisions of 20Ne (≈7-11 MeV/nucleon) + 27Al

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Survival of orbiting in Ne 20 (7–10 MeV/nucleon) + C 12 reactions

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