Zakopane 2026 Conference on Nuclear Physics

We present recent results obtained in the $^{22}$Ne + $^{238}$U and $^{26}$Mg + $^{238}$U multi-nucleon transfer experiments performed within the current AGATA campaign at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro [1-3], aiming to explore the structural evolution of light nuclei towards the $N=20$ Island of Inversion [4]. Specifically, we focus on studying the evolution of quadrupole collectivity in...

The region near the $Z=28$ and $N=28$ shell closures provides a crucial testing ground for nuclear structure models. In particular, the neutron-deficient cobalt isotopic chain ($Z=27$) offers insights into the robustness of these magic numbers. At the $N=Z$ line, studies of the self-conjugate nucleus $^{54}$Co ($N=Z=27$) and its isomer provide essential information to investigate...

In recent years, neutron-rich titanium isotopes have been within the interests of nuclear physicists for several reasons. In particular 58Ti in the context of the 64Cr Island of Inversion and 56Ti in connection with the new N = 32,34 magic numbers observed in the Ca isotopic chain.

The boundaries of the 64Cr island of inversion are still not completely established and with the most...

The region of neutron-deficient nuclei around $A\approx90$ and near the $N \approx Z$ line exhibits rapid changes in nuclear structure, including shape coexistence and strong proton-neutron correlations. These nuclei provide key insights into shell evolution, deformation effects, and the underlying nuclear interactions, and serve as important benchmarks for theoretical models.

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The neutron-rich rare-earth nuclei form a pronounced region of the nuclear chart associated with prolate deformation. The shape evolution of these open-shell nuclei are intrinsically dependent on the neutron/proton number and consequently the underlying single-particle structure [1], and its interplay with collective phenomena such as deformation. K-isomerism, in combination with $\gamma$ ray...

Research on the nuclear structure near the doubly magic isotope $^{132}$Sn continues to engage significant experimental and theoretical efforts. Investigating nuclear interactions in the vicinity of the proton ($Z=50$) and neutron ($N=82$) shell closures presents a unique opportunity to enhance our understanding of nuclear structure properties within this exotic region of the nuclear chart....

The sudden onset of deformation in $A\approx100$ nuclei at $N=60$ has been described as a ground-state shape transition that has raised a lot of interest over the years from an experimental and theoretical point of view [1]. This transition is most pronounced in the Zr and Sr isotopic chains where the low-energy excited-state structure shows significant signs of deformation developing at...

The neutron-deficient nuclei in the vicinity of the Z = 82 shell closure represent one of the most intriguing areas of nuclear chart, where the interplay between single particle and collective degrees of freedom exhibit various nuclear-structure phenomena such as shape coexistence [1], presence of magnetic rotation (MR) bands [2] and isomers [3]. In this region, nuclear shapes gradually...