C. J. Chiara

The

The yields of over 200 projectile-like fragments (PLFs) and target-like fragments (TLFs) from the interaction of (E

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Xe +

=450 MeV)

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Pb reaction: A test of models of multi-nucleon transfer reactions

Xe with a thick target of

Shears mechanism in 109 Cd

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Identification of excited states in 117 Cs : Systematics of the ν ( h 1 1 / 2 ) 2 alignment

Pb were measured using Gammasphere and off-line

Nature of yrast excitations near N=40: Level structure of

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^{67}Ni

-ray spectroscopy, giving a comprehensive picture of the production cross sections in this reaction.The measured yields were compared to predictions of the GRAZING model and the predictions of Zagrebaev and Greiner using a quantitative metric, the theory evaluation factor, {\bf tef}. The GRAZING model predictions are adequate for describing the yields of nuclei near the target or projectile but grossly underestimate the yields of all other products. The predictions of Zagrebaev and Greiner correctly describe the magnitude and maxima of the observed TLF transfer cross sections for a wide range of transfers (

First observation of excited states in {sup 118}Cs : signature inversion in the {pi}h{sub 11/2}{direct_product}{nu}h{sub 11/2} band.

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