Nuclear-structure studies with direct reactions and particle-gamma coincidences at FSU and NSCL

If carefully chosen, single-nucleon transfer and light-ion inelastic scattering experiments can provide enhanced selectivity to specific nuclear structure phenomena. In this invited talk, I will present an overview of direct-reaction studies performed at the John D. Fox Laboratory of Florida State University and at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) of Michigan State University.

For the NSCL part, I will report on recent inelastic proton scattering experiments performed with the gamma-ray tracking array GRETINA, the S800 spectrograph, and the NSCL/Ursinus Liquid Hydrogen Target to study octupole excitations in the rare isotopes ⁷²Se and ^74,76Kr. Plans for continuing the program at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) will be mentioned.

At the Fox Lab, we have very recently commissioned the first CeBr₃ detectors of the CeBrA array. CeBrA will be used for particle-gamma coincidence experiments at the FSU Super-Enge Split-Pole Spectrograph (SE-SPS) to study, e.g., the Pygmy Dipole Resonance via one-neutron transfer. New results from first SE-SPS singles as well as first SE-SPS+CeBrA coincidence experiments will be highlighted.