WNSL Nuclear Structure Group Publications List

2006
LETTERS (2006)
Order and Chaos in the 0⁺ and 2⁺ Levels of ¹⁶⁸Er
	D. Bucurescu, R.F. Casten, G. Graw, J. Jolie, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, D.A. Meyer, T. Faestermann, R. Krücken, M. Mahgoub, P. von Brentano, N. Braun, S. Heinze, O. Möller, D. Mücher and C. Scholl Phys. Rev. Lett. (submitted).

Direct Empirical Correlation between Proton-Neutron Interaction Strengths and the Growth of Collectivity in Nuclei
	R.B. Cakirli and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 132501 (2006).

First Test of the E(5/4) Bose-Fermi Symmetry: The Structure of ¹³⁵Ba
	M.S. Fetea, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, D.D. Warner, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, A. Heinz, H. Ai, G. Gürdal, J. Qian and R. Winkler Phys. Rev. C (Rapid Communications) 73, 051301(R) (2006).

Collectivity and Configuration Mixing in ^86,188Pb and ⁹⁴Po
	T. Grahn, A. Dewald, O. Möller, R. Julin, C.W. Beausang, S. Christen, I.G. Darby, S. Eeckhaudt, P.T. Greenlees, A. Görgen, K. Helariutta, J. Jolie, P. Jones, S.Juutinen, H.Kettunen, T. Kröll, R. Krücken, Y. Le Coz, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppänen, P. Maierbeck, D.A. Meyer, B. Melon, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R.D. Page, J. Pakarinen, P. Petkov, P. Rahkila, B. Saha, M. Sandzelius, J. Sarén, C. Scholey and J. Uusitalo Phys. Rev. Lett. (in press).

Breakdown of K-selection in ¹⁷⁸Hf
	A.B. Hayes, D. Cline, C.Y. Wu, H. Ai, H. Amro, C.W. Beausang, R.F. Casten, J. Gerl, A.A. Hecht, A. Heinz, R. Hughes, R.V.F. Janssens, C.J. Lister, A.O Macchiavelli, D.A. Meyer, E.F. Moore, P. Napiorkowski, R.C. Pardo, Ch. Schlegel, D. Seweryniak, M.W. Simon, J. Srebrny, R. Teng, K. Vetter and H.J. Wollersheim Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 042505 (2006).

Enhanced Density of Low-Lying 0⁺ States: A Corroboration of Shape Phase Transitional Behavior
	D.A. Meyer, V. Wood, R.F. Casten, C.R. Fitzpatrick, G. Graw, D. Bucurescu, J. Jolie, P. von Brentano, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, N. Braun, T. Faestermann, S. Heinze, J.L. Jerke, R. Krücken, M. Mahgoub, O. Möller, D. Mücher and C. Scholl Phys. Lett. B 638, 44 (2006).
INVITED REVIEWS (2006)
Phase Transitions and Critical Point Phenomena in Atomic Nuclei
	R.F. Casten Nature Physics 2, 811 (2006).
ARTICLES (2006)
Exactly Separable Version of X(5) and Related Models
	Dennis Bonatsos, D. Lenis, E.A. McCutchan, D. Petrellis and I. Yigitoglu Phys. Lett. B (submitted).

Complete Spectroscopy of the ¹⁶²Dy Nucleus
	A. Aprahamian, X. Wu, S.R. Lesher, D.D. Warner, W. Gelletly, H.G. Börner, F. Hoyler, K. Schreckenbach, R.F. Casten, Z.R. Shi, D. Kusnezov, M. Ibrahim, A.O. Macchiavelli, M.A. Brinkman and J.A. Becker Nucl. Phys. A 764, 42 (2006).

Low Energy Phonon Structure of ¹⁵⁰Sm
	H.G. Börner, P. Mutti, M. Jentschel, N.V. Zamfir, R.F. Casten, E.A. McCutchan and R. Krücken Phys. Rev. C 73, 034314 (2006).

Valence Proton-Neutron Interactions throughout the Mass Surface
	D.S. Brenner, R.B. Cakirli and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. C 73, 034315 (2006).

High Resolution Study of 0⁺ and 2⁺ Excitations in ¹⁶⁸Er with the (p,t) Reaction
	D. Bucurescu, G. Graw, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, N. Lo Iudice, A.F. Sushkov, N.Yu Shirikova, Y. Sun, T. Faestermann, R. Krücken, M. Mahgoub, J. Jolie, P. von Brentano, N. Braun, S. Heinze, O. Möller, D. Mucher, C. Scholl, R.F. Casten and D.A. Meyer Phys. Rev. C 73, 064309 (2006).

*† Deducing the ²³⁷U (n,f) Cross Section Using the Surrogate Ratio Method*
	J.T. Burke, L.A. Bernstein, J. Escher, L. Ahle, J.A. Church, F.S. Dietrich, K.J. Moody, E.B. Norman, L. Phair, P. Fallon, R.M. Clark, M.A. Deleplanque, M. Descovich, M. Cromaz, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, M.A. McMahan, L.G. Moretto, E. Rodriguez-Vieitez, F.S. Stephens, H. Ai, C. Plettner, C. Beausang and B. Crider Phys. Rev. C 73, 054604 (2006). † Partially supported by NNSA Grant

Spin Dependence of K-Mixing, Strong Configuration Mixing, and Electromagnetic Properties of ¹⁷⁸Hf
	A.B. Hayes, D. Cline, C.Y. Wu, H. Ai, H. Amro, C. Beausang, R.F. Casten, J. Gerl, A.A. Hecht, A. Heinz, H. Hua, R. Hughes, R.V.F. Janssens, C.J. Lister, A.O. Machiavelli, D.A. Meyer, E.F. Moore, P. Napiorkowski, R.C. Pardo, Ch. Schlegel, D. Seweryniak, M.W. Simon, J. Srebrny, R. Teng, K. Vetter and H.J. Wollersheim Phys. Rev. C 75, 034308 (2007) .

Structural Evolution of the Gamma-Band in Well-Deformed Rare Earth Nuclei
	Ch. Hinke, R. Krücken, R.F. Casten, V. Werner and N.V. Zamfir Eur. Phys. J. A (in press).

Magnetic Dipole Excitations in ^112,114In
	S.D. Langdown, P.H. Regan, C.W. Beausang, J.J. Ressler, H. Amro, A.M. Bruce, M. Burns, M.A. Caprio, R. Chapman, R. Chapman, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, J. Ollier, M. Sciacchitano, M.J. Taylor, A.D. Yamamoto and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C (submitted).

Connecting the X(5)-β², X(5)-β⁴, and X(3) Models to the Shape/Phase Transition Region of the Interacting Boson Model
	E.A. McCutchan, Dennis Bonatsos and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 74, 034306 (2006).

Crossing Contours in the IBA Symmetry Triangle
	E.A. McCutchan and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. C 74, 057302 (2006).

Lifetime Measurements of Yrast States in ¹⁶²Yb and ¹⁶⁶Hf
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir, R.F. Casten, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, D.S. Brenner, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, R.O. Hughes, D.A. Meyer, C. Plettner, J. Qian, J.J. Ressler, N.J. Thomas, V. Werner, E. Williams and R. Winkler Phys. Rev. C 73, 034303 (2006).

Extensive Investigation of 0⁺ States in Rare Earth Region Nuclei
	D.A. Meyer, V. Wood, R.F. Casten, C.R. Fitzpatrick, G. Graw, D. Bucurescu, J. Jolie, P. von Brentano, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, N. Braun, T. Faestermann, S. Heinze, J.L. Jerke, R. Krücken, M. Mahgoub, O. Möller, D. Mücher and C. Scholl Phys. Rev. C 74, 044309 (2006).

First Investigation of Excited States in the Odd Proton Nucleus ²⁰⁹Fr
	D.A. Meyer, C.W. Beausang, J.J. Ressler, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, R.F. Casten, C.R. Fitzpatrick, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, E.A. McCutchan, C. Plettner, J. Qian, N.J. Thomas, V. Werner, E. Williams, N.V. Zamfir and Jing-ye Zhang Phys. Rev. C 73, 024307 (2006).

Search for Low-Lying (π1g_9/2)⁴ 6⁺₂ in ⁹⁴Ru
	W.J. Mills, J.J. Ressler, R.A.E. Austin, R.S. Chakrawarthy, D.S. Cross, A. Heinz, E.A. McCutchan and M.D. Strange Phys. Rev. C 75, 047302 (2007).

Electromagnetic Transition Strengths in ¹⁵⁶Dy
	O. Möller, A. Dewald, P. Petkov, B. Saha, A. Fitzler, K. Jessen, D. Tonev, T. Klug, S. Heinze, J. Jolie, P. von Brentano, D. Bazzacco, C.A. Ur, E. Farnea, M. Axiotis, S. Lunardi, G. de Angelis, D.R. Napoli, N. Marginean, T. Martinez, M.A. Caprio and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. C 74, 024313 (2006).

Simple Interpretation of Proton-Neutron Interactions in Rare Earth Nuclei
	Y. Oktem, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, R.J. Casperson and D.S. Brenner Phys. Rev. C 74, 027304 (2006).

Decay Modes of ²⁵⁰No
	D. Peterson, B.B. Back, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, C.J. Lister, D. Seweryniak, I. Ahmad, M.P. Carpenter, C.N. Davids, A.A. Hecht, C.L. Jiang, T. Lauritsen, X. Wang, S. Zhu, F.G. Kondev, A. Heinz, J. Qian, R. Winkler, P. Chowdhury, S.K. Tandel and U.S. Tandel Phys. Rev. C 74, 014316 (2006).

Systematics of Magnetic Dipole Strength in the Stable Even-Mass Mo Isotopes
	G. Rusev, R. Schwengner, F. Dönau, M. Erhard, S. Frauendorf, E. Grosse, A.R. Junghans, L. Käubler, K. Kosev, L.K. Kostov, S. Mallion, K.D. Schilling, A. Wagner, H. von Garrel, U. Kneissl, C. Kohstall, M. Kreutz, H.H. Pitz, M. Scheck, F. Stedile, P. von Brentano, C. Fransen, J. Jolie, A. Linnemann, N. Pietralla and V. Werner Phys. Rev. C 73, 044308 (2006).

Revisiting Anomalous B(E2; 4⁺₁ → 2⁺₁)/B(E2; 2⁺₁ → 0⁺₁) Values in ⁹⁸Ru and ¹⁸⁰Pt
	E. Williams, C. Plettner, E.A. McCutchan, H. Levine, N.V. Zamfir, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, H. Ai, C.W. Beausang, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, J. Qian, D.A. Meyer, N. Pietralla and V. Werner Phys. Rev. C 74, 024302 (2006).

Consistent Interpretation of B(E2) Values and g Factors in Deformed Nuclei
	Jing-ye Zhang, R.F. Casten, A. Wolf, Z. Berant, R.B. Cakirli, N.V. Zamfir and E.A. McCutchan Phys. Rev. C 73, 037301 (2006).
INVITED TALKS (2006)
*Recent Measurements of the ²³⁷U(n,f)/²³⁵U(n,f) Cross Section using the Surrogate Reaction Technique*
	C.W. Beausang, C. Plettner, H. Ai, L.A. Bernstein, L. Ahle, J. Burke, J.A. Church, R.F. Casten, J.R. Cooper, B. Crider, M.A. Deleplanque, P. Fallon, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, M.A. McMahon, E.A. McCutchan, J. Punyon, K.J. Moody, L.W. Phair, J. Qian, J.J. Ressler, A. Schiller, F.S. Stephens, E. Williams and W. Younes Contemporary Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, The 231^st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006. ACS Abstract NUCL 150.

The X(3) Model and its Connection to the Shape/Phase Transition Region of the Interacting Boson Model
	Dennis Bonatsos, D. Lenis, E.A. McCutchan, D. Petrellis, P.A. Terziev, I. Yigitoglu and N.V. Zamfir 25^th International Workshop on Nuclear Theory (Nuclear Theory ’25) , Rila, Bulgaria, June 26-July 1, 2006, ed. S. Dimitrova (Heron Press, Sofia, 2006).

Valence Proton-Neutron Interactions throughout the Mass Surface
	D.S. Brenner, R.B. Cakirli and R.F. Casten Contemporary Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, The 231^st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006. ACS Abstract NUCL 57.

Simplicity in Complex Nuclei and the Quest for Symmetries: First Test of E(5/4) Bose-Fermi Critical Point Symmetry
	R.F. Casten, M.S. Fetea, R.B. Cakirli and D.D. Warner Nuclear Physics Symposium in Honour of Professor David Warner, CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory, UK, February 8, 2006.

Mapping Structural Evolution in Nuclei
	R.F. Casten Contemporary Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, The 231^st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006. ACS Abstract NUCL 52.

Simplicity and Complexity in Nuclei—Paths to the Future
	R.F. Casten IOP Nuclear Physics Conference 2006, York, UK, April 18-21, 2006. The University of York Book of Abstracts, p. 2 (2006).

RIA Science
	R.F. Casten Meeting of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., April 21-22, 2006.

Complementarity of “Microscopic” and “Macroscopic” Perspectives on Nuclear Structure
	R.F. Casten Opening Meeting of Japan-US Theory Institute for Physics with Exotic Nuclei, July 10-11, 2006, RIKEN, Wako, Japan.

Quantum Phase Transitions in Finite Nuclei: Theoretical Concepts and Experimental Evidence
	R.F. Casten 6^th International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union (BPU-6), University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, August 22-26, 2006. AIP Conf. Proc. (to be published).

Perspectives on Nuclear Structure Research in the Era of Exotic Nuclei
	R.F. Casten 4^th International Student Conference of the Balkan Physical Union (ISCBPU-4), Bodrum, Turkey, August 29-September 1, 2006.

Mass Measurements and Nuclear Structure: Isolating Key Physics
	R.F. Casten Workshop on Advanced Laser and Mass Spectroscopy, October 19-20, 2006, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany.

Struture in a New Class of Transition Regions
	R.F. Casten 3^rd Workshop on Shape Phase Transitions and Critical Point Phenomena in Nuclei, Athens, Greece, November 9-11, 2006.

Collectivity in Neutron-Deficient Pb and Po Nuclei
	T. Grahn, A. Dewald, O. Möller, R. Julin, C.W. Beausang, S. Christen, I.G. Darby, S. Eeckhaudt, P.T. Greenlees, A. Görgen, K. Helariutta, J. Jolie, H. Kettunen, T. Kröll, R. Krücken, P. Jones, S. Juutinen, Y. Le Coz, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppänen, P. Maierbeck, D.A. Meyer, B. Melon, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R. Page, J. Pakarinen, P. Petkov, P. Rahkila, B. Saha, M. Sandzelius, J. Saren, C. Scholey and J. Uusitalo IOP Nuclear Physics Conference 2006, York, UK, April 18-21, 2006. The University of York Book of Abstracts (2006), p. 11.

Is Spin-Orbit Strength Decreasing with Neutron Excess?
	B.P. Kay, J.P. Schiffer, S.J. Freeman, J.A. Caggiano, C. Deibel, A. Heinz, C.-L. Jiang, R. Lewis, A. Parikh, P.D. Parker, K.E. Rehm, S. Sinha and J.S. Thomas IOP Nuclear Physics Conference 2006, York, UK, April 18-21, 2006. The University of York Book of Abstracts (2006), p. 5.

An Old Approach for New Investigations in the IBA Symmetry Triangle
	E.A. McCutchan XXIX Symposium on Nuclear Physics, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, January 3-6, 2006. Rev. Mex. Fis. (in press).

Connecting the X(5)-β², X(5)-β⁴, and X(3) Models to the Shape/Phase Transition Region of the Interacting Boson Model
	E.A. McCutchan, Dennis Bonatsos and N.V. Zamfir 16^th Hellenic Symposium on Nuclear Physics, Athens, Greece, May 26-27, 2006.

¹⁹²Pt: A Piece in the Pt Intruder State Puzzle
	E.A. McCutchan International Conference on Nuclear Structure and Related Topics, Dubna, Russia, June 13-17, 2006. Yadernaya Fizika (to be published).

Connecting the X(5)-β², X(5)-β⁴, and X(3) Models to the Shape/Phase Transition Region of the Interacting Boson Model
	E.A. McCutchan, Dennis Bonatsos and N.V. Zamfir International Conference on Nuclear Structure and Related Topics, Dubna, Russia, June 13-17, 2006. Yadernaya Fizika (to be published).

Connecting Critical Point Symmetries to the Shape/Phase Transition Region of the Interacting Boson Model
	E.A. McCutchan, Dennis Bonatsos and N.V. Zamfir Predeal International Summer School in Nuclear Physics, Collective Motion and Phase Transitions in Nuclear Systems, August 28-Sept 9, 2006, Predeal, Romania. World Scientific (in press).

The Transition between Symmetry Phases in Nuclei
	E.A. McCutchan 2006 Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Division of the APS, Nashville, TN, October 25-28, 2006. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51, Abstract: HA.00002.

Ode to Geometrical Models
	E.A. McCutchan 3^rd Workshop on Shape Phase Transitions and Critical Point Phenomena in Nuclei, Athens, Greece, November 9-11, 2006.

Structural Evolution from Shape Invariants
	V. Werner, E. Williams, P. von Brentano and C. Scholl XXIX Symposium on Nuclear Physics, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, January 3-6, 2006. Rev. Mex. Fis. (in press).

Collectivity vs. Single-Particle Degrees of Freedom near Closed Shells
	V. Werner Minisymposium on Contemporary Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, 231^st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006.
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (2006)
Extended Locus of Regular Nuclei
	L. Amon and R.F. Casten 6^th International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union (BPU-6), University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, August 22-26, 2006. AIP Conf. Proc. (to be published).

Test of the E(5/4) Bose-Fermi Symmetry: ¹³⁵Ba
	R.B. Cakirli, M.S. Fetea, R.F. Casten, D.D Warner, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, A. Heinz, H. Ai, G. Gürdal, J. Qian and R. Winkler 6^th International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union (BPU-6), University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, August 22-26, 2006. AIP Conf. Proc. (to be published).

*T=1 and T=0 States in the N=Z=43 Nucleus, ⁸⁶Tc*
	A.B. Garnsworthy, P.H. Regan, S. Pietri, D. Rudolph, Zs. Podolyák, S.J. Steer, F. Becker, P. Bednarczyk, J. Gerl, M. Górska, H. Grawe, I. Kojouharov, H. Schaffner, H.J. Wollersheim, J. Grębosz, G. Benzoni, B. Blank, C. Brandau, A.M. Bruce, L. Caceres, F. Camera, W.N. Catford, I.J. Cullen, Zs. Dombrády, P. Doornenbal, E. Estevez, H. Geissel, W. Gelletly, A. Heinz, R. Hoischen, G. Ilie, G.A. Jones, A. Jungclaus, A. Kelic, M. Kmiecik, F.G. Kondev, T. Kurtukian Nieto, N. Kurz, S. Lalkowski, Z. Liu, A. Maj, S. Myalski, F. Montes, M. Pfützner, T. Saito, T. Shizuma, A.J. Simons, S. Schwertel, S. Tachenov, P.M. Walker, E. Werner-Malento and O. Wieland Nuclear Structure ’06 Conference (NS06), Oak Ridge, TN, July 24-28, 2006.

Collectivity in Neutron-Deficient Pb and Po Nuclei
	T. Grahn, A. Dewald, O. Möller, R. Julin, C.W. Beausang, S. Christen, I.G. Darby, S. Eeckhaudt, P.T. Greenlees, A. Gorgen, K. Helariutta, J. Jolie, H. Kettunen, T. Kroll, R. Krüucken, P. Jones, S. Juutinen, Y. LeCoz, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppanen, P. Maierbeck, D.A. Meyer, B. Melon, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R. Page, J. Pakarinen, P. Petkov, P. Rahkila, B. Saha, M. Sandzelius, J. Saren, C. Scholey and J. Uusitalo The Seventh International Conference on Radioactive Nuclear Beams (RNB7), July 3-7, 2006, Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy.

Population of Neutron-Rich Nuclei by RDT and JYFL
	D. O’Donnell, X. Liang, J. Uusitalo, R. Chapman, A. Deacon, S. Eeckhaudt, S.J. Freeman, P. Greenlees, P. Jones, B. Kay, J. Ollier, P.H. Regan, J. Saren and J.F. Smith IOP Nuclear Physics Conference 2006, York, UK, April 18-21, 2006. The University of York Book of Abstracts, p. 53 (2006).

2005
LETTERS (2005)
Competing Modes of Excitations and the Decay out of the Triaxial Strongly Deformed Well in ¹⁶⁷Lu
	H. Amro, G.B. Hagemann, W.C. Ma, R.M. Diamond, J. Domscheit, P. Fallon, B. Herskind, H. Hübel, D. R. Jensen, Y. Li, A. O. Macchiavelli, D. Roux, G. Sletten, J. Thompson, I. Wiedenhöver, J. N. Wilson and J. A. Winger Phys. Rev. (Rapid Communications) C 71 (2005) 011302(R).

Proton-Neutron Interactions and the New Atomic Masses
	R.B. Cakirli, D.S. Brenner, R.F. Casten and E.A. Millman Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 092501 (2005). Erratum: Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 119903(E) (2005).

Simple Interpretation of Shape Evolution in the Pt Isotopes without Intruder States
	E.A. McCutchan, R.F. Casten and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 71 (Rapid Communications), 061301(R) (2005).

*Estimation of (n, f) Cross-sections by Measuring Reaction Probability Ratios*
	C. Plettner, H. Ai, C.W. Beausang, L.A. Bernstein, L. Ahle, H. Amro, M. Babilon, J.T. Burke, J.A. Caggiano, R.F. Casten, J.A. Church, J.R. Cooper, B. Crider, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, E.A. McCutchan, K. Moody, J.A. Punyon, J. Qian, J.J. Ressler, A. Schiller, E. Williams and W. Younes Phys. Rev. C 71 (Rapid Communications), 051602(R) (2005).
ARTICLES (2005)
Octupole Collectivity in the Sm Isotopes
	M. Babilon, N.V. Zamfir, D. Kusnezov, E.A. McCutchan and A. Zilges Phys. Rev. C 72, 064302 (2005).

Isomers in Neutron-rich A ≈ 190 Nuclides from ²⁰⁸Pb Fragmentation
	P.M. Walker, P.H. Regan, M. Pfützner, Zs. Podolyák, J. Gerl, M. Hellström, P. Mayet, M.N. Mineva, A. Aprahamian, J. Benlliure, A.M. Bruce, P.A. Butler, D. Cortina Gil, D.M. Cullen, J. Döring, T. Enqvist, C. Fox, J. Garcés Narro, H. Geissel, W. Gelletly, J. Giovinazzo, M. Górska, H. Grawe, R. Grzywacz, A. Kleinböhl, W. Korten, M. Lewitowicz, R. Lucas, H. Mach, C.D. O'Leary, F. De Oliveira, C.J. Pearson, F. Rejmund, M. Rejmund, M. Sawicka, H. Schaner, C. Schlegel, K. Schmidt, K.-H. Schmidt, P.D. Stevenson, Ch. Theisen, F. Vivès, D.D. Warner, C. Wheldon, H.J. Wollersheim, S. Wooding, F. Xu and O. Yordanov Eur. Phys. J. A 23, 201 (2005).

David Allan Bromley
	Richard F. Casten and Neal Lane Physics Today 58, No. 9, 73 (2005).

NSAC Activities—2003/2004
	Richard F. Casten Nucl. Phys. News 15, Vol. 1, 36 (2005).

NSAC Activities—2005
	R.F. Casten Nucl. Phys. News 15, No. 4, 38 (2005).

Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of ¹³²Te through Beta-Decay of a ¹³²Sb Radioactive Beam
	R.O. Hughes, N.V. Zamfir, D.C. Radford, C.J. Gross, C.J. Barton, C. Baktash, M.A. Caprio, R.F. Casten, A. Galindo-Uribarri, P.A. Hausladen, E.A. McCutchan, J.J. Ressler, D. Shapira, D.W. Stracener and C.-H. Yu Phys. Rev. C 71, 044311 (2005).

Structural Evolution in Nuclei: The Rich Structures of a Simple Hamiltonian
	J. Jolie and R.F. Casten Nuclear Physics News 15, 20 (2005).

Anomalous Behavior of the First Excited 0⁺ State in N ≈ Z Nuclei
	K. Kaneko, R.F. Casten, M. Hasegawa, T. Mizusaki, Jing-ye Zhang, E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir, and R. Krücken Phys. Rev. C 71, 014319 (2005).

Bridging the Gap Between X(5) and the Interacting Boson Model
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. C 71, 034309 (2005).

Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of ¹⁶⁶Hf: X(5) in N > 90?
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir, R.F. Casten, M.A. Caprio, H. Ai, H. Amro, C.W. Beausang, A.A. Hecht, D.A. Meyer and J.J. Ressler Phys. Rev. C 71, 024309 (2005).

Simple Description of Light W, Os, and Pt Nuclei in the Interacting Boson Model
	E.A. McCutchan and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 71, 054306 (2005).

Isomeric Decay of ²⁰⁸Ra
	J.J. Ressler, C.W. Beausang, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, J.A. Caggiano, R.F. Casten, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, R.O. Hughes, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, C. Plettner, J. Qian, M.J.S. Sciacchitano, N. Thomas, E.T. Williams and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 71, 014302 (2005).

Parity Assignments in ^172, 174Yb using Polarized Photons and the K Quantum Number in Rare Earth Nuclei
	D. Savran, S. Müller, A. Zilges, M. Babilon, M.W. Ahmed, J.H. Kelley, A. Tonchev, W. Tornow, H.R. Weller, N. Pietralla, J. Li, I.V. Pinayev and Y.K. Wu Phys. Rev. C 71, 034304 (2005).

Frontiers of Nuclear Structure: Exotic Nuclei
	B. Sherrill and R.F. Casten Nucl. Phys. News 15, No. 2, 13 (2005).

E2 Transitions between Positive- and Negative-Parity States of the Ground State Alternating-Parity Bands
	T.M. Shneidman, R.V. Jolos, R. Krücken, A. Aprahamian, D. Cline, J.R. Cooper, M. Cromaz, R.M. Clark, C. Hutter, A.O. Macchiavelli, W. Scheid, M.A. Styoer and C.Y. Wu Eur. Phys. J. A 25, 387 (2005).

Triaxiality and the Determination of the Cubic Shape Parameter K₃ from Five Observables
	V. Werner, C. Scholl and P. Von Brentano Phys. Rev. C 71, 054314 (2005).

g Factor of the 2⁺₁ State of ¹⁶⁰Er
	A. Wolf, Z. Berant, N.V. Zamfir, D.S. Brenner, E.A. McCutchan, H. Ai, R.F. Casten, K. Dusling, A. Heinz, D.A. Meyer, E.A. Millman, N. Pietralla, C. Plettner, J. Qian, P.H. Regan, J. Vinson, D. Swanson, R. Winkler, E. Williams and R. Winkler Phys. Rev. C 72, 027301 (2005).
INVITED TALKS (2005)
Rn/Ra/Fr
	C.W. Beausang Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

*Estimation of (n, f) Cross Sections by Measuring Reaction Probability Ratios*
	C.W. Beausang Stockpile Stewardship Academic Alliances Symposium, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, August 23-24, 2005.

Valence Proton-Neutron Interactions and the New Atomic Masses
	D.S. Brenner, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten and E.A. Millman The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem 2005), Honolulu, HI, December 15-20, 2005. Symposium on Science with Rare Isotope Beams, Abstract #1376.

Proton-Neutron Interactions and the Structure of ¹⁸⁴Pt
	R.B. Cakirli, E.A. McCutchan, R.F. Casten, H. Ai, C. Fitzpatrick, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, J. Qian and R. Winkler Turkish Physical Society 23^rd International Physics Congress, September 13-16, 2005, Muğla University, Muğla, Turkey. Book of Abstracts (2005), p. 303.

Perspectives on Nuclear Structure: Simplicity in Complex Systems
	R.F. Casten 2005 Gordon Research Conference on Nuclear Physics: Today's Frontiers in Nuclear Physics, July 10-15, 2005, Lewiston, ME.

Simplicity and Complexity in Nuclear Structure–Perspectives for the Future
	R.F. Casten Bucharest, Romania, August 4, 2005 (Doctor Honoris Causa Symposium).

Emerging Collectivity in Nuclei, Shape Coexistence, and Proton-Neutron Interactions
	R.F. Casten 12^th International Conference on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics (CGS 12), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, September 4-9, 2005, eds. Andreas Woehr and Ani Aprahamian (AIP Conf. Proc. 819, New York, 2006), p. 49.

Challenges of Nuclear Physics: Complexity and Simplicity
	R.F. Casten Turkish Physical Society 23^rd International Physics Congress, September 13-16, 2005, Muğla University, Muğla, Turkey. Book of Abstracts (2005), p. 72.

Regularities in Nuclear Spectra and Simple Signatures
	R.F. Casten Minisymposium on Structure Changes of Asymmetric Nuclear Systems II, Hawaii 2005 Second Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Division of the APS and the JPS, Kapalua, HI, September 18-22, 2005. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50, 107 (2005).

Discussion Session on Phase Transitional Behavior and Related Topics
	R.F. Casten International Workshop on Symmetries and Low-Energy Phase Transitions in Nuclear-Structure Physics, Camerino, Italy, October 9-11, 2005. Università degli Studi di Camerino (Camerino, 2006), ed. Giovanni Lo Bianco, p. 20.

Simplicity and Complexity in the Nuclear Many-Body System: A Perspective on Nuclear Structure Physics
	R.F. Casten Memorial Symposium in Honor of D. Allan Bromley, Yale University, New Haven, CT, December 8-9, 2005, eds. Paul A. Fleury and Francesco Iachello (World Scientific, Singapore, 2006), p. 79.

Violations of K-Conservation in ¹⁷⁸Hf
	A.B. Hayes, D. Cline, C.Y. Wu, J. Ai, H. Amro, C. Beausang, R.F. Casten, J. Gerl, A.A. Hecht, A. Heinz, R. Hughes, R.V.F. Janssens, C.J. Lister, A.O. Macchiavelli, D.A. Meyer, E.F. Moore, P. Napiorkowski, R.C. Pardo, Ch. Schlegel, D. Seweryniak, M.W. Simon, J. Srebrny, R. Teng1, K. Vetter and H.J. Wollersheim 12^th International Conference on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics (CGS 12), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, September 4-9, 2005, eds. Andreas Woehr and Ani Aprahamian, (AIP Conf. Proc. 819, New York, 2006), p. 24.

Nuclear Structure at Yale University
	A. Heinz SNEAP & HIAT – 2005 Conference, Port Jefferson, NY, October 16-20, 2005.

Searches for Critical Point Symmetries Using ß decay Studies at Yale
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir and R.F. Casten International Conference on the Interface between NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions (Nustar '05), Surrey, Guildford, UK, January 5-8, 2005. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 31, S1485 (2005).

Simple Interpretation of the Pt Isotopes without Intruder States
	E.A. McCutchan Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

Pinpointing Structure of Exotic Nuclei using Simple Signatures
	E.A. McCutchan Workshop on Nuclear States Under Extreme Conditions of Binding and Isospin Asymmetry, Hawaii 2005 Second Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Division of the APS and the JPS, Kapalua, HI, September 18-22, 2005. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50, 33 (2005).

Mapping the Evolution of Structure in the IBA Triangle
	E.A. McCutchan International Conference on Symmetries and Low Energy Phase Transitions in Nuclear-Structure Physics, Camerino, Italy, October 9-11, 2005, Università degli Studi di Camerino (Camerino, 2006), ed. Giovanni Lo Bianco, p. 75.

Systematic Exploration of 0⁺ States in Rare Earth Nuclei
	D.A. Meyer, V. Wood, R.F. Casten, C.R. Fitzpatrick, G. Graw, D. Bucurescu, J. Jolie, P. von Brentano, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, N. Braun, T. Faestermann, S. Heinze, J.L. Jerke, R. Krücken, M. Mahgoub, O. Möller, D. Mücher and C. Scholl Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

Picosecond Lifetime Measurements in ‘Vibrational’ Cd and Pd Nuclei
	P.H. Regan Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

Isomer and In-Beam Spectroscopy of Medium-Spin States in ^91,92Zr
	P.H. Regan, N.J. Thompson, A.B. Garnsworthy, H.C. Ai, L. Amon, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, C. Fitzpatrick, S.J. Freeman, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, G.A. Jones, E.A. McCutchan, J. Qian, V. Werner, S.J. Williams and R. Winkler 12^th International Conference on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics (CGS 12), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, September 4-9, 2005, eds. Andreas Woehr and Ani Aprahamian (AIP Conf. Proc. 819, New York, 2006), p. 35.

Isomers and Seniority in the Trans-Pb Nuclei
	J.J. Ressler, C.W. Beausang, R.F. Casten, N.V. Zamfir, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, R.B. Cakirli, J.A. Caggiano, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, R.O. Hughes, S.D. Langdown, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, C. Plettner, J. Qian, P.H. Regan, M.J.S. Sciacchitano, N.J. Thomas, E. Williams and A. Yamamoto International Conference on the Interface between NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions (Nustar ’05), Surrey, Guildford, UK, January 5-8, 2005. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 31, S1605 (2005).

Search for Isomers in the Neutron-Rich Cu and Zn Isotopes
	J.J. Ressler, D.S. Cross, N. Hoq, N. Mobrhan-Shafiee, A. Heinz, J. Qian, J.J. Valiente-Dobon, P.F. Mantica, S. Liddick, B. Tomlin, A. Davies, A. Stolz, W. Muerller and A.F. Lisetkiy Gordon Conference for Nuclear Chemistry, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, June 26-July 1, 2005.

Spherical to Deformed Shape N=88 to N=90 Phase Transition from Quadrupole Invariants
	P. von Brentano, C. Scholl, V. Werner and E. Williams International Conference on Symmetries and Low Energy Phase Transitions in Nuclear-Structure Physics, Camerino, Italy, October 9-11, 2005, Università degli Studi di Camerino (Camerino, 2006), ed. Giovanni Lo Bianco, p. 33.

Properties of Low-Lying States: Shape Parameters and Proton-Neutron Symmetry
	V. Werner Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2005: Exotic Nuclei and Nuclear/Particle Astrophysics, Mamaia-Constanta, Romania, June 13-25, 2005. World Scientific (in press).

Mixed-Symmetry States in ⁹²Zr and the N=52 Isotones
	V. Werner Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

Magnetic Moment of a Mixed-Symmetry State of Zr Nuclei
	V. Werner, N. Pietralla, N. Benczer-Koller, G. Kumbartzki, E. Stefanova, C. Fransen, P. von Brentano, H. Ai, R.F. Casten, A. Heinz, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, J. Qian, E. Williams, R. Winkler, R.B. Cakirli, C.R. Fitzpatrick and G. Gürdal Minisymposium on Nuclear Moments II, Hawaii 2005 Second Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Division of the APS and the JPS, Kapalua, HI, September 18-22, 2005. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50, 69 (2005).
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (2005)
Cross Section Measurements of ^236,238U (alpha, alpha′,f) and the Surrogate Technique
	H. Ai Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

RDM Lifetime Measurements in ¹⁰⁷Cd
	K. Andgren, S.F Ashley, P.H. Regan, E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir, L. Amon, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, R.M. Clark, G. Gürdal, K.L. Keyes, D.A. Meyer, M.N. Erduran, A. Papenberg, N. Pietralla, C. Plettner, G. Rainovski, R.V. Ribas, N.J. Thomas, J. Vinson, D.D. Warner, V. Werner and E. Williams International Conference on the Interface between NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions (Nustar ’05), Surrey, Guildford, UK, January 5-8, 2005. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 31, S1563 (2005).

Recoil Distance Method Lifetime Measurements in ¹⁰⁷Cd and ¹⁰³Pd
	K. Andgren, S.F. Ashley, P.H. Regan, E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir, L. Amon, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, R.M. Clark, M.N. Erduran, G. Gürdal, K.L. Keyes, D.A. Meyer, A. Papenberg, N. Pietralla, C. Plettner, G. Rainovski, R.V. Ribas, N.J. Thomas, J. Vinson, D.D. Warner, V. Werner and E. Williams International Conference on Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Reactions (FINUSTAR), Kos, Greece, September 12-17, 2005, eds. S.V. Harrissopulos, P. Demetriou and R. Julin (AIP Conf. Proc. 831, New York, 2006), p. 391.

Valence Proton-Neutron Interactions and the New Atomic Masses
	R.B. Cakirli Fifth Biennial Workshop on Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: Into the 21^st Century, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 23–25, 2005.

Possible E(5)-Like Symmetry in ¹³³Ba and ¹³⁵Ba Nuclei
	Mirela Fetea, R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten and D.D. Warner Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2005, Exotic Nuclei and Nuclear/Particle Astrophysics, Mamaia-Constanta, Romania, June 13-24, 2005. World Scientific (in press).

Possible E(5)-Like Symmetry in ¹³³Ba and ¹³⁵Ba Nuclei
	Mirela Fetea, R. B. Cakirli, R. F. Casten and D. D. Warner International Symposium on Exotic Nuclear Systems (ENS ’05), Debrecen, Hungary, June 20-25, 2005, eds. Z. Gácsi, Zs. Dombrádi and A. Krasznahorkay (AIP Conf. Proc. 802, New York, 2005), p. 271.

Quadrupole Moment Measurements of TSD1 and TSD2 Bands in ¹⁶⁷Lu
	G. Gürdal, H. Amro, C.W. Beausang, D.S. Brenner, M.P. Carpenter, R.F. Casten, C. Engelhardt, G.B. Hagemann, C.R. Hansen, D.J. Hartley, B. Herskind, H. Hübel, T.L. Khoo, T. Lauritsen, W.C. Ma, D.A. Meyer, E.F. Moore, A. Neusser, P. Bringel, D.G. Roux, G. Sletten, R.B. Yadav and Y. Zhang International Conference on the Interface between NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions (Nustar ’05), Surrey, Guildford, UK, January 5-8, 2005. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 31, S1873 (2005).

Systematic Exploration of 0⁺ States in Structurally Diverse Nuclei
	D.A. Meyer, G. Graw, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, R.F. Casten, P. von Brentano, D. Bucurescu, S. Heinze, J.L. Jerke, J. Jolie, R. Krücken, M. Hahgoub, P. Pejovic, O. Möller, D. Mücher and C. Scholl International Conference on the Interface between NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions (Nustar ’05), Surrey, Guildford, UK, January 5-8, 2005. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 31, S1399 (2005).

Deformation Driving Effects in ^191,192Pt at High Spins
	Y. Oktem, B. Akkus, D.L. Balabanski, C.W. Beausang, M. Bostan, R.F. Casten, M. Danchev, M. Djongolov, M.N. Erduran, S. Erturk, K.A. Gladniski, G. Gürdal, J. Goon, D. J. Hartley, A.A. Hecht, R. Krücken, J.R. Novak, G. Rainovski, L.L. Riedinger, I. Yigitoglu, N.V. Zamfir and O. Zeidan World Year of Physics 2005: Turkish Physical Society 23^rdInternational Physics Congress, September 13-16, 2005, Mugla University, Mugla, Turkey, Özet Kitabi, p. 344.

Measuring Reaction Probability Ratios to Simulate Neutron-Induced Cross-Sections of Short-Lived Nuclei
	C. Plettner, H. Ai, C.W. Beausang, L.A. Bernstein, L. Ahle, H. Amro, M. Babilon, J.T. Burke, J.A. Caggiano, R.F. Casten, J.A. Church, J.R. Cooper, B. Crider, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, E.A. McCutchan, K. Moody, J.A. Punyon, J. Qian, J.J. Ressler, A. Schiller, E. Williams and W. Younes International Conference on the Interface between NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions (Nustar ’05), Surrey, Guildford, UK, January 5-8, 2005. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 31, S1573 (2005).

Triaxiality, Chirality, and γ-Softness
	K. Starosta, M.A. Caprio, T. Koike, R. Krücken and C. Vaman Proceedings of the 21^st Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics (2005), Breckenridge, CO, February 5-12, 2005. Acta Phys. Hung. A25, 181 (2006).

New Findings for Mixed-Symmetry States
	V. Werner 12^th International Conference on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics (CGS 12), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, September 4-9, 2005, eds. Andreas Woehr and Ani Aprahamian (AIP Conf. Proc. 819, New York, 2006), p. 340.
INVITED LECTURE SERIES (2005)
Shell Model with Residual Interactions
	R.F. Casten University of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, May, 2005.
INVITED ARTICLES IN BOOKS (2005)
Simplicity and Complexity in Nuclear Structure
	R.F. Casten Romanian Journal of Physics, Special 2005 Years of Physics Celebratory Issue, 57, No. 4, 515 (2005).
SENIOR PROJECTS (2005)
A New Empirical and Theoretical View of ¹⁸⁰Pt
	Haninah Levine

Investigation of 0⁺ States in ¹⁵⁴Gd
	Vanessa Wood
Ph.D. THESES (2005)
Studies of Single Particle Structure in the Fr Nuclei and Systematic Exploration of 0⁺ States in Rare Earth Region Nuclei
	Deseree Meyer Brittingham

Critical Phase/Shape Transitions in Heavy Nuclei
	Elizabeth Ricard (McCutchan)

2004
LETTERS (2004)
Precise Mass Measurements of ⁶⁸Se, a Waiting-Point Nuclide along the rp Process
	J.A. Clark, G. Savard, K.S. Sharma, J. Vaz, J.C. Wang, Z. Zhou, A. Heinz, B. Blank, F. Buchinger, J.E. Crawford, S. Gulick, J.K.P. Lee, A.F. Levand, D. Seweryniak, G.D. Sprouse and W. Trimble Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 192501 (2004).

Test of Calculations with Single-Particle Density Dependent Pairing in ¹³²Te
	R.O. Hughes, N.V. Zamfir, R.F. Casten, D.C. Radford, C.J. Barton, M.A. Caprio, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C.J. Gross, E.A. McCutchan, J.J. Ressler, D. Shapira and D.W. Stracener Phys. Rev. C 69 (Rapid Communications), 051303(R) (2004).

Quantum Phase Transitions in Mesoscopic Systems
	F. Iachello and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 212501 (2004).

Experimental Confirmation of the Alhassid-Whelan Arc of Regularity
	J. Jolie, R.F. Casten, P. Cejnar, S. Heinze, E.A. McCutchan and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 132501 (2004).

Shape Phase Transitions in Odd-Mass Nuclei using a Supersymmetric Approach
	J. Jolie, S. Heinze, P. Van Isacker and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. (Rapid Communications) C 70, 011305 (R) (2004).

Evolution of the ‘β-Excitation’ in Axially-Symmetric Transitional Nuclei
	N. Pietralla and O.M. Gorbachenko Phys. Rev. (Rapid Communication) C 70, 011304(R) (2004).

*Is the Nuclear Spin-Orbit Interaction Changing with Neutron Excess?
	J.P. Schiffer, S.J. Freeman, J.A. Caggiano, C. Deibel, A. Heinz, C.L. Jiang, R. Lewis, A. Parikh, P.D. Parker, K.E. Rehm, S. Sinha and J.S. Thomas Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 162501 (2004). *This publication also listed in the WNSL Astrophysics Group publication list.

Alternative Interpretation of Sharply Rising E0 Strengths in Transitional Regions
	P. von Brentano, V. Werner, R.F. Casten, C. Scholl, E.A. McCutchan, R. Krücken and J. Jolie Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 152502 (2004).

Multi-Quasiparticle States in ¹⁸⁴W via Multi-Nucleon Transfer
	C. Wheldon, J.J. Valiente-Dobón, P.H. Regan, C.J. Pearson, C.Y. Wu, J.F. Smith, A.O. Macchiavelli, D. Cline, R.S. Chakrawarthy, R. Chapman, M. Cromaz, P. Fallon, S.J. Freeman, A. Görgen, W. Gelletly, A. Hayes, H. Hua, S.D. Langdown, I-Y. Lee, X. Liang, Zs. Podolyák, R. Teng, D. Ward, D.D. Warner and A.D. Yamamoto Eur. Phys. J. A 20, 365 (2004).
ARTICLES (2004)
Possible Assignment for Chiral Twin Bands in ¹⁸⁸Ir
	D. Balabanski, M. Danchev, D.J. Hartley, L.L. Riedinger, O. Zeiden, Jing-ye Zhang, C.J. Barton, C. Beausang, M. Caprio, R.F. Casten, J.R. Cooper, A.A. Hecht, R. Krücken, J.R. Novak, N.V. Zamfir and K.E. Zyromski Phys. Rev. C 70, 044305 (2004).

Conference on “Nuclear Structure Physics Near the Coulomb Barrier: A Bridge into the 21^st Century”
	C.W. Beausang Nuclear Physics News International 14, 29 (2004).

g-Factor of the 2⁺₁ State of ¹⁶⁴Yb
	Z. Berant, A. Wolf, N.V. Zamfir, M.A. Caprio, D.S. Brenner, N. Pietralla, R.L. Gill, R.F. Casten, C.W. Beausang, R. Krücken, C.J. Barton, J.R. Cooper, A.A. Hecht, D.M. Johnson, J.R. Novak, H. Cheng, B.F. Albanna and G. Gürdal Phys. Rev. C 69, 034320 (2004).

Breakdown of Vibrational Structure in ⁹⁸Ru
	R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, E.A. McCutchan, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, C.W. Beausang, A. Heinz, R.O. Hughes, D.A. Meyer, C. Plettner, J.J. Ressler and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 70, 044312 (2004).

*Highly Anomalous Yrast B(E2) Values Near A=100*
	R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, J. Jolie and N. Warr Phys. Rev. C 70, 047302 (2004).

Secretary of Energy Announces 20 Year Plan for US Facilities
	R.F. Casten Nucl. Phys. News. Int. Vol. 14, No. 1, 30 (2004).

Low-Spin γ-ray Spectroscopy of the (Critical-Point?) Nucleus ¹²²Ba
	C. Fransen, N. Pietralla, A. Linnemann, V. Werner and R. Bijker Phys. Rev. C 69, 014313 (2004).

Systematics of Heavy-Ion Fusion Reactions at Extreme Sub-Barrier Energies
	C.L. Jiang, H. Esbensen, K.E. Rehm, B.B. Back, R.V.F. Janssens, C.N. Davids, J.P. Greene, D.J. Henderson, G. Mukherjee, R.C. Pardo, T.O. Pennington, D. Seweryniak, S. Sinha, Z. Zhou, M. Paul, P. Collon, J.A. Caggiano, A.M. Heinz and I. Nishinaka Prog. Theor. Phys. Supp. 154, 61 (2004).

Low Spin States in ¹⁶²Yb and the X(5) Critical Point Symmetry
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir, M.A. Caprio, R.F. Casten, H. Amro, C.W. Beausang, D.S. Brenner, A.A. Hecht, C. Hutter, S.D. Langdown, D.A. Meyer, P.H. Regan, J.J. Ressler and A.D. Yamamoto Phys. Rev. C 69, 024308 (2004).

Mapping the IBA Symmetry Triangle: New Trajectories of Structural Evolution of Rare-Earth Nuclei
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. C 69, 064306 (2004).

On the β-Decaying (21⁺) Spin Gap Isomer in ⁹⁴Ag
	C. Plettner, H. Grawe, I. Mukha, J. Döring, F. Nowacki, L. Batist, A. Blazhev, C.R. Hoffman, Z. Janas, R. Kirchner, M. La Commara, C. Mazzochi, E. Roeckl, R. Schwengner, S.L. Tabor and M. Wiedeking Nucl. Phys. A 733, 20 (2004).

Isomer Decay Tagging in the Heavy Nuclei: ²¹⁰Ra and ²⁰⁹Ra
	J.J. Ressler, C.W. Beausang, H. Ai, H. Amro, M.A. Caprio, R.F. Casten, A.A. Hecht, S.D. Langdown, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, P.H. Regan, M.J.S. Sciacchitano, A. Yamamoto and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 69, 034331 (2004).

Transition from the Seniority Regime to Collective Motion
	J.J. Ressler, R.F. Casten, N.V. Zamfir, C.W. Beausang, R.B. Cakirli, H. Ai, H. Amro, M.A. Caprio, A.A. Hecht, A. Heinz, S.D. Langdown, E.A. McCutchan, D.A. Meyer, C. Plettner, P.H. Regan, M.J.S. Sciacchitano and A.D. Yamamoto Phys. Rev. C 69, 034317 (2004).

Transition Probabilities in ¹⁵⁴Gd: Evidence for X(5) Critical Point Symmetry
	D. Tonev, A. Dewald, T. Klug, P. Petkov, J. Jolie, A. Fitzler, O. Möller, S. Heinze, P. von Brentano and R.F. Casten Phys. Rev. C 69, 034334 (2004).

Study of ¹³⁶Ba via Deep Inelastic Collisions: Identification of the (vh_11/2)^-2₊₁₀ Isomer
	J.J. Valiente-Dobon, P.H. Regan, C. Wheldon, C.Y. Wu, N. Yoshinaga, K. Higashiyama, J.F. Smith, D. Cline, R.S. Chakrawarthy, R. Chapman, M. Cromaz, P. Fallon, S.J. Freeman, A. Gorgen, W. Gelletly, A. Hayes, S.D. Langdown, I-Y. Lee, X. Liang, A.O. Macchiavelli, C.J. Pearson, Zs. Podolyak, R. Teng, D. Ward, D.D. Warner and A.D. Yamamoto Phys. Rev. C 69, 024316 (2004).

A New Yrast Energy Formula for Soft Rotors
	P. von Brentano, N.V. Zamfir, R.F. Casten, W.G. Rellergert and E.A. McCutchan Phys. Rev. C 69, 044314 (2004).


0⁺ States in Deformed Actinide Nuclei by the (p,t) Reaction
	H.-F. Wirth, G. Graw, S. Christen, D. Cutoiu, Y. Eisermann, C. Günther, R. Hertenberger, J. Jolie, A.I. Levon, O. Möller, G. Thiamova, P. Thirolf, D. Tonev and N.V. Zamfir Phys. Rev. C 69, 044310 (2004).
INVITED TALKS (2004)
Stockpile Stewardship Research at Yale
	C.W. Beausang Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Annual Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, March 29-31, 2004.

Education, Training and Other Outreach Activities to First Responders
	C.W. Beausang Nuclear Technology and Educational Outreach for Homeland Security, presented at the American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, May 1-4, 2004. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 49, 97 (2004).

An Alternate Mechanism for E0 Transitions in Transitional and Deformed Nuclei
	R.F. Casten, P. von Brentano, V. Werner, C. Scholl, E.A. McCutchan, R. Krücken and J. Jolie International Conference Proceedings in Honor of Stuart Pittel on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, April 19-22, 2004. Nuclear Physics, Large and Small: Microscopic Studies of Collective Phenomena, eds. R. Bijker, R.F. Casten and A. Frank (AIP Conf. Proc. 726, New York, 2004), p. 175.

The Evolution of Structure in Exotic Nuclei
	R.F. Casten 8^th International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics, Paestum, Italy, May 23-27, 2004. “Key Topics in Nuclear Structure: Proceedings of the 8^th International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics,” ed. Aldo Covello (World Scientific, Singapore, 2005), p. 53.

New Perspective in Structural Evolution in Nuclei and in the Structure of Exotic Nuclei
	R.F. Casten 4^th International Balkan School on Nuclear Physics, Bodrum, Turkey, September 22-29, 2004.

Structural Evolution in Nuclei: The Importance of a Systematic Perspective
	R.F. Casten International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND2004), Santa Fe, NM, September 26-October 1, 2004, eds. R.C. Haight, M.B. Chadwick, T. Kawano and P. Talou, (AIP Conference Proceedings 769, Melville, NY, 2005), p. 27.

Structural Evolution in Transitional Regions
	R.F. Casten Workshop on Transitions and Transitional Nuclei, Berkeley, CA, October 21-23, 2004.

Nuclear Physics Studies with SASSYER
	A. Heinz CAARI 2004: 18^th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth, Texas, October 10-15, 2004.

Exciting Effects of Excited 0⁺ Energies
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir and R.F. Casten International Conference Proceedings in Honor of Stuart Pittel on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, April 19-22, 2004. Nuclear Physics, Large and Small: Microscopic Studies of Collective Phenomena, eds. R. Bijker, R.F. Casten and A. Frank (AIP Conf. Proc. 726, New York, 2004), p. 235.

Collective and Symmetry Studies around ¹⁷⁰Dy using CLARA + PRISMA
	P.H. Regan Workshop on the Future of Gamma Spectroscopy at LNL: GASP and CLARA Arrays, Legnaro, Italy, March 3-5, 2004.

Structural Evolution of Neutron-Rich Nuclei Using Thin-Target Deep-Inelastic Reactions
	P.H. Regan AGATA Workshop, Orsay, Paris, France, March 22-24, 2004.

The Surrey Experimental Nuclear Physics Programme
	P.H. Regan Research Symposium Between University of Surrey and HMS Sultan, HMS Sultan, Gosport, UK, March 31, 2004.

*Structural Evolution in the (N,Z,I^π) Coordinate Frame for A~100*
	P.H. Regan, C. Wheldon, A.D. Yamamoto, C.Y. Wu, S. Ashley, P. Mumby-Croft, D. Seaborne, A.O. Macchiavelli, D. Cline, J.F. Smith, R.S. Chakrawarthy, M. Cromaz, P. Fallon, S.J. Freeman, W. Gelletly, A. Görgen, A. Hayes, H. Hua, S.D. Langdown, I.Y. Lee, C.J. Pearson, Zs. Podolyák, R. Teng, J.J. Valiente-Dobón International Conference Proceedings in Honor of Stuart Pittel on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, April 19-22, 2004. Nuclear Physics, Large and Small: Microscopic Studies of Collective Phenomena, eds. R. Bijker, R.F. Casten and A. Frank (AIP Conf. Proc. 726, New York, 2004), p. 157.

Vibrational and Rotational Sequences in ¹⁰¹Mo and ^103,4Ru Studied via Multinucleon Transfer Reactions
	P.H. Regan, C. Wheldon, A.D. Yamamoto, J.J. Valiente-Dobon, D. Cline, C.Y. Wu, A.O. Macchiavelli, J.F. Smith, K. Andgren, R.S. Chakrawarthy, M. Cromaz, P. Fallon, S.J. Freeman, A. Gorgen, A. Hayes, H. Hua, S.D. Langdown, I-Y. Lee, C.J. Pearson, Zs. Podolyák and R. Teng XXXIX Zakopane School of Physics – International Symposium, “Atomic Nuclei at Extreme Values of Temperature, Spin and Isospin,” Zakopane, Poland, August 31-September 5, 2004. Acta Physica Polonica B 36, 1313 (2005).

Recent Nuclear Structure and Reaction Dynamics Studies Using Multinucleon Transfer Reactions
	P.H. Regan Institute of Physics Half-Day Meeting on ‘Neutron-Rich’ Nuclei, University of Paisley, Scotland, October 6, 2004.

Evolution of Nuclear Observables in the Spherical-Deformed Phase Transition and the Interacting Boson Model
	N.V. Zamfir, E.A. McCutchan and R.F. Casten International Conference Proceedings in Honor of Stuart Pittel on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, April 19-22, 2004. Nuclear Physics, Large and Small: Microscopic Studies of Collective Phenomena, eds. R. Bijker, R.F. Casten and A. Frank (AIP Conf. Proc. 726, New York, 2004), p. 187.

The Samarium Saga and Nuclear Critical Phase/Shape Transition
	N.V. Zamfir ILL-IN2P3-Daphnia-Workshop: The Neutron, A Tool and an Object for Fundamental and Nuclear Physics Applications, Grenoble, France, May 6-7, 2004.

Octupole Correlations in Z or N ~ 88 Nuclei
	N.V. Zamfir, D. Kusnezov and M. Babilon International Workshop: Blueprints for the Nucleus: From First Principles to Collective Motion, Istanbul, Turkey, May 17-23, 2004. Inter. J. of Mod. Phys. E 14, 147 (2005).

¹³²Te and Single-Particle Density Dependent Pairing
	N.V. Zamfir, R.O. Hughes, R.F. Casten, D.C. Radford, C. Baktash, M.A. Caprio, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C.J. Gross, P.A. Hausladen, E.A. McCutchan, J.J. Ressler, D. Shapira, D.W. Stracener and C.-H. Yu The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12-16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 389 (2005).
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (2004)
Surrogate Nuclear Reactions using STARS
	L.A. Bernstein, J.T. Burke, J.A. Church, L. Ahle, J.R. Cooper, R.D. Hoffman, J. Punyon, A. Schiller, E. Algin, C. Plettner, H. Ai, C.W. Beausang, R.F. Casten, R. Hughes, E. Ricard-McCutchan, D. Meyer, J.J. Ressler, J.A. Caggiano, N.V. Zamfir, H. Amro, A. Heinz, P. Fallon, M.A. McMahan, A.O. Macchiavelli and L.W. Phair International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND2004), Santa Fe, NM, September 26&-October 1, 2004, eds. R.C. Haight, M.B. Chadwick, T. Kawano and P. Talou, (AIP Conf. Proc. 769, Melville, NY, 2005), p. 890.

Breakdown of Vibrational Structure in ⁹⁸Ru
	R.B. Cakirli, R.F. Casten, E.A. McCutchan, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, C.W. Beausang, A. Heinz, R.O. Hughes, D.A. Meyer, C. Plettner, J.J. Ressler and N.V. Zamfir 4^th International Balkan School on Nuclear Physics, Bodrum, Turkey, September 22-29, 2004. Balkan Physics Letters Special Issue, eds. D. Balabanski, B. Akkus and L. Amon (Bogazici University Press, 2004), p. 210.

RDDS Lifetime Measurement with JUROGAM + RITU
	T. Grahn, A. Dewald, O. Möller, C.W. Beausang, S. Eeckhaudt, P.T. Greenlees, J. Jolie, P. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, H. Kettunen, T. Kröll, R. Krücken, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppänen, P. Maierbeck, D.A. Meyer, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, J. Pakarinen, P. Petkov, P. Rahkila, B. Saha, C. Scholey and J. Uusitalo The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12-16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 441 (2005).

Shell Structure from ¹⁰⁰Sn to ⁷⁸Ni: Implications for Nuclear Astrophysics
	H. Grawe, A. Blazhev, M. Górska, I. Mukha, C. Plettner, E. Roeckl, F. Nowacki, R. Grzywacz and M. Sawicka The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12-16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s 01, 357 (2005).

Isotopically Resolved Residues from the Fragmentation of Projectiles with Largely Different N/Z—the Isospin Thermometer Method
	D. Henzlova, L. Audouin, J. Benlliure, A.S. Botvina, A. Boudar, E. Casarejos, J.E. Ducret, T. Enqvist, L.T. Got, A. Heinz, V. Henzla, A. Junghans, B. Juradoh, A. Kelica, A. Krasai, T. Kurtukianc, S.Lerayd, P.Napolitania, M.F.Ordonez, J. Pereira, R. Pleskaci, F. Rejmund, M.V. Ricciardi, K.-H. Schmidt, Ch. Schmitt, C. Stephan, C. Villagrasa, C. Volant, A. Wagner and O. Yordanova Phase Transitions in Strongly Interacting Matter: Proceedings of the 18^th Nuclear Physics Division Conference of the EPS, Prague, Czech Republic, August 23-29, 2004, eds. D. Adamova, A. Kugler and P. Tlusty Nucl. Phys. A 749 (2005) 110c.

Ground State Properties and Phase/Shape Transition in the IBA
	E.A. McCutchan, N.V. Zamfir and R.F. Casten The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12-16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 435 (2005).

Investigation of ^208,209Fr
	D.A. Meyer, C.W. Beausang, J.J. Ressler, H. Ai, H. Amro, M. Babilon, R.F. Casten, G. Gürdal, A. Heinz, E.A. McCutchan, C. Plettner, J. Qian, N. Thomas and N.V. Zamfir Conference on Nuclei at the Limits, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, July 26-30, 2004.

Test of the Critical Point Symmetry X(5) in the A=150,180 Mass Regions
	O. Moeller, A. Dewald, A. Titzler, K. Jessen, D. Tonev, J. Jolie, K.O. Zell, P. von Brentano, R.F. Casten, N.V. Zamfir, P. Petkov, F. Harrissopulos, D.R. Napoli, N. Marginean, M. Axiotis, C. Rusu, D. Bazzacco, S. Lunardi, C.A. Ur, R. Menegazzo and E. Farnea International Nuclear Physics Conference INPC 2004, Goteborg, Sweden, June 27 – July 2, 2004. Book of Abstracts, p. 257.

Coulomb Excitation and Transfer Reactions with Neutron-Rich Radioactive Beams
	D.C. Radford, C. Baktash, C.J. Barton, J. Batchelder, J.R. Beene, C.R. Bingham, M.A. Caprio, M. Danchev, B. Fuentes, A. Galindo-Uribarri, J. Gomez del Campo, C.J. Gross, M.L. Halbert, D.J. Hartley, P. Hausladen, J.K. Hwang, W. Krolas, Y. Larochelle, J.F. Liang, P.E. Mueller, E. Padilla, J. Pavan, A. Piechaczek, D. Shapira, D.W. Stracener, R.L. Varner, A. Woehr, C.-H. Yu and N.V. Zamfir The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12–16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01 (2005) 383.

A “New” Signature for Spherical Nuclei: Seniority Conserving Transitions
	J.J. Ressler, R.F. Casten, C.W. Beausang and N.V. Zamfir Conference on Nuclei at the Limits, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, July 26-30, 2004.

Transition Probabilities: A Key to Prove the X(5) Symmetry
	D. Tonev, A. Dewald, T. Klug, P. Petkov, J. Jolie, A. Fitzler, O. Möller, S. Heinze, P. von Brentano and R.F. Casten 8^th International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics, Paestum, Italy, May 23-27, 2004. Key Topics in Nuclear Structure: Proceedings of the 8^th International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics, ed. Aldo Covello (World Scientific, Singapore, 2005), p. 335.

Population of ¹⁹⁵Os via a Deep-Inelastic Reaction
	J.J. Valiente-Dobon, C. Wheldon, P.H. Regan, C.Y. Wu, D. Cline, C. Andreoiu, R. Chapman, P. Fallon, S.J. Freeman, A. Hayes, H. Hua, S.D. Langdown, I.Y. Lee, X. Liang, A.O. Macchiavelli, C.J. Pearson, Zs. Podolyák, G. Sletten, J.F. Smith, C.E. Svensson, R. Teng, D. Ward, D.D. Warner and A.D. Yamamoto International Conference Proceedings in Honor of Stuart Pittel on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, April 19-22, 2004. Nuclear Physics, Large and Small: Microscopic Studies of Collective Phenomena, eds. R. Bijker, R.F. Casten and A. Frank (AIP Conf. Proc. 726, New York, 2004), p. 249.

A Measure for Triaxiality from K (shape) invariants
	V. Werner, C. Scholl and P. von Brentano The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12–16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 453 (2005).

Alternative Interpretation of E0 Strengths in Transitional Regions
	V. Werner, P. von Brentano, R.F. Casten, C. Scholl, E.A. McCutchan, R. Krücken and J. Jolie The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM ’04), Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, September 12–16, 2004, eds. C.J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz and K. Rykaczewski. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 455 (2005).
INVITED LECTURES (2004)

Lecture Series in Nuclear Structure
	R.F. Casten University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Spring, 2004.

Residual Interactions: Robust Results, Geometrical Interpretation, Multipole Decomposition, and the Seniority Scheme
	R.F. Casten Surrey Summer School, Surrey, England, August 19–27, 2004.

New Perspectives in Structural Evolution in Nuclei and in the Structure of Exotic Nuclei
	R.F. Casten 4^th International Balkan School on Nuclear Physics, Bodrum, Turkey, September 22-29, 2004. Proceedings of the 4^th International Balkan School on Nuclear Physics, Balkan Physics Letters Special Issue, eds. D. Balabanski, B. Akkus and L. Amon (Bogazici University Press, 2004), p. 91.
INVITED ARTICLE IN BOOK (2004)

Structure of Nuclei near the First Order Spherical-Deformed Phase Transition in the Interacting Boson Model
	N.V. Zamfir, G.E. Fernandes and R.F. Casten “The Beauty of Mathematics in Science: The Intellectual Path of J Q Chen,” eds. D.H. Feng, F. Iachello, J.L. Ping and F. Wang, (World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 2004), p. 25.
INVITED FOREWARD IN PROCEEDINGS (2004)

Foreword
	R.F. Casten 4^th International Balkan School on Nuclear Physics, Bodrum, Turkey, September 22-29, 2004. Proceedings of the 4^th International Balkan School on Nuclear Physics, Balkan Physics Letters, eds. D. Balabanski, B. Akkus and L. Amon, Special Issue (Bogazici University Press, 2004), p. 1.
BOOKS (2004)

Nuclear Physics, Large and Small: Microscopic Studies of Collective Phenomena
	International Conference Proceedings in Honor of Stuart Pittel on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday, Cocoyoc, Morelos, Mexico, April 19-22, 2004, eds. R. Bijker, R.F. Casten and A. Frank. AIP Conf. Proc. 726, Melville, New York, 2004.

Symmetries in Nuclear Structure: An Occasion to Celebrate the 60^th Birthday of Francesco Iachello
	Proceedings of the Highly Specialized Seminar, Ettore Majorana Centre, Erice, Italy, March 23-30, 2003, eds. A. Vitturi and R.F. Casten (World Scientific, Singapore, 2004).
SENIOR PROJECT (2004)
Exploring the Boundaries of Stability with GRETA
	E. Williams

2003
LETTERS (2003)
The Wobbling Mode in ¹⁶⁷Lu
	H. Amro, W.C. Ma, G.B. Hagemann, R.M. Diamond, J. Domscheit, P. Fallon, A. Görgen, B. Herskind, H. Hübel, D.R. Jensen, Y. Li, A.O. Macchiavelli, D. Roux, G. Sletten, J. Thompson, D. Ward, I. Wiedenhöver, J.N. Wilson and J.A. Winger Phys. Lett. B 553, 197 (2003).

B(E2) Values From Low-energy Coulomb Excitation at an ISOL Facility: The N = 80,82 Te Isotopes
	C.J. Barton, M.A. Caprio, D. Shapira, N.V. Zamfir, D.S. Brenner, R.L. Gill, T.A. Lewis, J.R. Cooper, R.F. Casten, C.W. Beausang, R. Krücken and J.R. Novak Phys. Lett. B 551, 269 (2003).

Competition Between Proton and Neutron Excitations in ⁹⁶Zr
	G. Kumbartzki, N. Benczer-Koller, J. Holden, G. Jakob, T.J. Mertzimekis, M.J. Taylor, K.-H. Speidel, R. Ernst, A.E. Stuchbery, C.W. Beausang and R. Krücken Phys. Lett. B 562, 193 (2003).

Signature for Vibrational to Rotational Evolution along the Yrast Line
	P.H. Regan, C.W. Beausang, N.V. Zamfir, R.F. Casten, Jing-ye Zhang, A.D. Yamamoto, M.A. Caprio, G. Gürdal, A.A. Hecht, C. Hutter, R. Krücken, S.D. Langdown, D. Meyer and J.J. Ressler Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 152502 (2003).

Competing Core and Single Particle Excitations in the 2⁺₁ State in ⁴⁴Ca
	M.J. Taylor, N. Benczer-Koller, G. Kumbartzki, T.J. Mertzimekis, S

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