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Neutron Correlations In The Decay Of The First Excited State Of 11li, Jenna K. Smith, Thomas J. Baumann, Daniel Bazin, James Brown, Paul A. Deyoung, Nathan H. Frank, Michael D. Jones, Zack Kohley, Bryan A. Luther, B. S. Marks, Artemis Spyrou, Sharon L. Stephenson, Michael R. Thoennessen, Alexander S. Volya Nov 2016

Neutron Correlations In The Decay Of The First Excited State Of 11li, Jenna K. Smith, Thomas J. Baumann, Daniel Bazin, James Brown, Paul A. Deyoung, Nathan H. Frank, Michael D. Jones, Zack Kohley, Bryan A. Luther, B. S. Marks, Artemis Spyrou, Sharon L. Stephenson, Michael R. Thoennessen, Alexander S. Volya

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

The decay of unbound excited 11Li was measured after being populated by a two-proton removal from a 13B beam at 71 MeV/nucleon. Decay energy spectra and Jacobi plots were obtained from measurements of the momentum vectors of the 9Li fragment and neutrons. A resonance at an excitation energy of ∼1.2 MeV was observed. The kinematics of the decay are equally well fit by a simple dineutron-like model or a phase-space model that includes final state interactions. A sequential decay model can be excluded.


Evolution Of Network Architecture In A Granular Material Under Compression, Lia Papadopoulous, James G. Puckett, Karen E. Daniels, Danielle S. Bassett Sep 2016

Evolution Of Network Architecture In A Granular Material Under Compression, Lia Papadopoulous, James G. Puckett, Karen E. Daniels, Danielle S. Bassett

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

As a granular material is compressed, the particles and forces within the system arrange to form complex and heterogeneous collective structures. Force chains are a prime example of such structures, and are thought to constrain bulk properties such as mechanical stability and acoustic transmission. However, capturing and characterizing the evolving nature of the intrinsic inhomogeneity and mesoscale architecture of granular systems can be challenging. A growing body of work has shown that graph theoretic approaches may provide a useful foundation for tackling these problems. Here, we extend the current approaches by utilizing multilayer networks as a framework for directly quantifying …


Long-Range Acoustic Interactions In Insect Swarms: An Adaptive Gravity Model, Dan Gorbonos, Reuven Ianconescu, James G. Puckett, Rui Ni, Nicholas T. Ouellette, Nir S. Gov Jul 2016

Long-Range Acoustic Interactions In Insect Swarms: An Adaptive Gravity Model, Dan Gorbonos, Reuven Ianconescu, James G. Puckett, Rui Ni, Nicholas T. Ouellette, Nir S. Gov

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

The collective motion of groups of animals emerges from the net effect of the interactions between individual members of the group. In many cases, such as birds, fish, or ungulates, these interactions are mediated by sensory stimuli that predominantly arise from nearby neighbors. But not all stimuli in animal groups are short range. Here, we consider mating swarms of midges, which are thought to interact primarily via long-range acoustic stimuli. We exploit the similarity in form between the decay of acoustic and gravitational sources to build a model for swarm behavior. By accounting for the adaptive nature of the midges' …


A Three-Fold Approach To The Heat Equation: Data, Modeling, Numerics, Kimberly R. Spayd, James G. Puckett Jul 2016

A Three-Fold Approach To The Heat Equation: Data, Modeling, Numerics, Kimberly R. Spayd, James G. Puckett

Math Faculty Publications

This article describes our modeling approach to teaching the one-dimensional heat (diffusion) equation in a one-semester undergraduate partial differential equations course. We constructed the apparatus for a demonstration of heat diffusion through a long, thin metal rod with prescribed temperatures at each end. The students observed the physical phenomenon, collected temperature data along the rod, then referenced the demonstration for purposes in and out of the classroom. Here, we discuss the experimental setup, how the demonstration informed practices in the classroom and a project based on the collected data, including analytical and computational components.


Search For 4n Contributions In The Reaction 14be(Ch2,X)10he, Michael D. Jones, Zack Kohley, Thomas J. Baumann, Greg Christian, Paul A. Deyoung, Joseph E. Finck, Nathan H. Frank, Robert A. Haring-Kaye, A. N. Kuchera, Bryan A. Luther, Shea Mosby, Jenna K. Smith, J. Snyder, Artemis Spyrou, Sharon L. Stephenson, Michael R. Thoennessen Mar 2016

Search For 4n Contributions In The Reaction 14be(Ch2,X)10he, Michael D. Jones, Zack Kohley, Thomas J. Baumann, Greg Christian, Paul A. Deyoung, Joseph E. Finck, Nathan H. Frank, Robert A. Haring-Kaye, A. N. Kuchera, Bryan A. Luther, Shea Mosby, Jenna K. Smith, J. Snyder, Artemis Spyrou, Sharon L. Stephenson, Michael R. Thoennessen

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

A previously published measurement of the ground state resonance of 10He, populated by a reaction of a 59 MeV/u 14Be beam on a deuterated polyethylene target, was further analyzed to search for 4n emission resulting from 2p removal. No evidence for 4n events was found. A lower limit of about 1 MeV was determined for a possible resonance in 12He.