B. V. Danilin,1,* J. S. Vaagen,1 T. Rogde,1 S. N. Ershov,1,† I. J. Thompson,2,3 and M. V. Zhukov4 (RNBT Collaboration) 1Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway 2Physics Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom 3Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-414, Livermore, California 94551, USA 4Fundamental Physics, ...

Until relatively recently cluster studies have been confined to the region encompassing the line of beta stability. As clustering is expected to manifest itself most strongly near thresholds, exotic structures might be expected to form in the more weakly bound systems found in the vicinity of the driplines. Perhaps the most striking example of this are the halo nuclei. In the present paper two ...

This paper reviews the available information on the central density distribution and shape of the Milky Way’s halo. At present, there is no strong evidence that the Milky Way’s halo properties conflict with the predictions of cold dark matter (CDM): a primordial central power law cusp can be accommodated by the observations, and the current constraints on flattening are also consistent with the...

This paper describes the organising of a 50 anniversary of an urban community. The focus is specifically on how ideas of identity related to a past were manifested in various events. The organising of the anniversary is described in terms of temporary organising, where the activities of different actors form the basis for how the anniversary is conceptualised and performed. The study was conduc...

The quadrupole strength function of 28O is calculated making use of the SIII interaction, within the framework of continuum-RPA and taking into account collisions among the nucleons (doorway coupling). The centroid of the giant resonance is predicted at ≈ 14 MeV, that is much below the energy expected for both isoscalar and isovector quadrupole resonances in nuclei along the stability valley. A...

We discuss the spin dependence of the effective two-body interactions appropriate for three-body computations. The only reasonable choice seems to be the fine and hyperfine interactions known for atomic electrons interacting with the nucleus. One exception is the nucleon-nucleon interaction imposing a different type of symmetry. We use the two-neutron halo nucleus Li as an illustration. We demo...

The quadrupole strength function of O is calculated making use of the SIII interaction, within the framework of continuum-RPA and taking into account collisions among the nucleons (doorway coupling). The centroid of the giant resonance is predicted at ≈ 14 MeV, that is much below the energy expected for both isoscalar and isovector quadrupole resonances in nuclei along the stability valley. Abo...

The grand challenge in global health is the inequality in mortality and life expectancy between countries and within countries. According to Global Health 2035, the Lancet Commission celebrating the 20th anniversary of the World Development Report (WDR) of 1993, the world now has the unique opportunity to achieve a grand convergence in global mortality within a generation. This article comments...

On this day in 1987, shares of Procter & Gamble were a tad weak, trading down 23 1/4 to 61. Philip Morris was off 15 1/8 at 87 1/2, Disney fell 19 1/8 to 46 and shares of Dupont were also under pressure, falling 18 1/2 to 80. The DJIA dropped 508 on volume of 605 million shares. The (perhaps apocryphal) story is told that Fed Chairman Greenspan -not wishing to unsettle jittery markets by alteri...

Watson, who realised at once that it provided crucial evidence for the double helix. “But science is not supposed to be kept in bags, any more than cats,” Wilkins responded. His sombre mien contrasted sadly with the story of robust commercialisation which came later. Gosling’s view was that “Rosy would have been appalled to learn that they had taken quite so much detail of her current work and ...