Dr. Samuel L. Tabor

Ph.D. Stanford University

Norman P. Heydenburg Professor of Physics

Fellow, American Physical Society

Recipient, Mentoring Award, 2019, Div. of Nuclear Physics, APS

Office: 213 Keen
Phone: (850) 644-5528
stabor@fsu.edu

Research:

Selected Publications:

High Spin Structure of ³⁹Ar and the FSU Cross-Shell Interaction
B.Abromeit, S. L. Tabor, Vandana Tripathi, R. S. Lubna, D. Caussyn, R. Dungan, K. Kravvaris, E. Rubino, P.-L. Tai, and A. Volya
Phys.Rev. C 100, 014310 (2019)

Structure of ³⁸Cl and the quest for a more comprehensive shell model interaction
R.S. Lubna, K. Kravvaris, S. L. Tabor, Vandana Tripathi, A. Volya, and E. Rubino
Phys. Rev. C 100, 034308 (2019)

Intruder configurations of excited states in the neutron-rich isotopes ³³P and ³⁴P
R. S. Lubna, Vandana Tripathi, S. L. Tabor, P.-L. Tai, K. Kravvaris, P. C. Bender, A. Volya, M. Bouhelal, C. J. Chiara, M.P. Carpenter, R. V. F. Janssens, T. Lauritsen, E. A. McCutchan, S. Zhu, R. M. Clark, P. Fallon, A. O. Macchiavelli, S. Paschalis, M. Petri, and W. Reviol and D. G. Sarantites
Phys.Rev C 97, 044312 (2018)

Cross-shell excitations in ³¹Si
P.-L. Tai, S. L. Tabor, R. S. Lubna, K.Kravvaris, P. C. Bender, Vandana Tripathi, A.Volya, M.P. Carpenter, R.V.F. Janssens, T. Lauritsen, E. A. McCutchan, S. Zhu, R. M. Clark, P. Fallon, S. Paschalis, M. Petri, A. O. Macchiavelli, W. Reviol and D.G. Sarantites
Phys. Rev. C 96, 014323 (2017)

High-Spin States in ²⁹Al and ²⁷Mg
R. Dungan, S.L. Tabor, R. Lubna, A. Volya, Vandana Tripathi, B. Abromeit, D.D. Caussyn, K. Kravvaris, and P. -L. Tai
Phys. Rev. C 94, 064305 (2016).

Radiative Decay of Neutron-Unbound Intruder States in ¹⁹O
R.Dungan, S.L. Tabor, Vandana Tripathi, A.Volya, K.Kravvaris, B.Abromeit, D.D.Caussyn, S.Morrow, J.J. Parker IV, P.-L.Tai, and J.VonMoss
Phys. Rev. C 93, 021302(R) (2016).

Higher-spin structures in ²¹F and ²⁵Na J.M. VonMoss, S.L. Tabor, Vandana Tripathi, A. Volya, B. Abromeit, P.C. Bender, D.D. Caussyn, R. Dungan, K. Kravvaris, M.P. Kuchera, R. Lubna, S. Miller, J.J. Parker IV, and P.-L. Tai
Phys. Rev. C 92, 034301 (2015).

Split Isobaric Analog State in ⁵⁵Ni: Case of Strong Isospin Mixing
V. Tripathi, S.L. Tabor, A. Volya, S.N. Liddick, P.C. Bender, N. Larson, C. Prokop, S. Suchyta, P. -L. Tai, and J.M. VonMoss
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 262501(2013).

Observation of a two-neutron cascade from a resonance in ²⁴O
C.R. Hoffman, T. Baumann, J. Brown, P.A. DeYoung, J.E. Finck, J.D. Hinnefield, S. Mosby, W.A. Peters, W.F. Rogers, A. Schiller, J. Snyder, A. Spyrou, S.L. Tabor, and M. Thoennessen
Phys. Rev. C 83, 031303(R) (2011).

Approaching the Island Inversion: ³⁴P
P.C. Bender, C.R. Hoffman, M. Wiedeking, J.M. Allmond, L.A. Bernstein, J. T. Burke, D. L. Bleuel, R. M. Clark, P. Fallon, B. L. Goldblum, T. A. Hinners, H. B. Jeppeson, Sangjin Lee, I-Y Lee, S. R. Lesher, M. A. McMahan, D. Morris, M. Perry, L. Phair, N. D. Scielzo, S. L.~Tabor, Vandana~Tripathi, A. Volya
Phys. Rev. C 80, 014302 (2009)

Low-energy structure of ⁶¹Mg populated following the beta decay of ⁶¹Cr
H.L. Crawford, P.F. Mantica, J.S. Berryman, R. Broda, B. Fornal, C.R. Hoffman, N. Hoteling, R.V.F. Janssens, S.M. Lenzi, J. Pereira, J.B. Stoker, S.L. Tabor, W.B. Walters, X. Wang, and S. Zhu
Phys. Rev. C 79 054320, (2009)

Evidence for a doubly magic ²⁴O
C.R. Hoffman, T. Baumann, D. Bazin, J. Brown, G. Christian, D.H. Denby, P.A. DeYoung, J.E. Finck, N. Frank, J. Hinnefeld, S. Mosby, W.A. Peters, W.F. Rogers, A. Spyrou, A. Schiller, M.J. Scott, S.L. Tabor, M Thoennessen, and P.J. Voss
Phys. Lett. B 672, 17 (2009)

Intruder configurations in the A=33 isobars: ³³Mg and ³³Al
Vandana Tripathi, S.L. Tabor, P.F. Mantica, Y. Utsuno, P. Bender, J. Cook, C.R. Hoffman, Sangjin Lee, T. Otsuka, J. Pereira, M. Perry, K. Pepper, J.S. Pinter, J. Stoker, A. Volya, and D. Weisshaar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 142504 (2008)

ft value of the 0⁺ -> 0⁺ decay of ³²Ar: a measurement of isospin breaking in a super-allowed decay
M. Bhattacharya, D. Melconian, A. Komives, A. Garcia, E.G. Adelburger, B.A. Brown, M.W. Cooper, T. Glasmacher, V. Guimaraes, P.F. Mantica, A.M. Oros-Peusquens, J.L. Prisciandaro, M. Steiner, H.E. Swanson, S.L. Tabor, and M. Wiedeking
Phys. Rev. C 77, 065503 (2008)

Determination of the N = 16 shell closure at the oxygen drip line
C.R. Hoffman, T. Baumann, D. Bazin, J. Brown, G. Christian, P.A. DeYoung, J.E. Finck, N. Frank, J. Hinnefeld, R. Howes, E. Mosby, S. Mosby, J. Reith, B. Rizzo, W.F. Rogers, G. Peaslee, W.A. Peters, A. Schiller, J.J. Scott, S.L. Tabor, M. Thoennessen, P.J. Voss, and T. Williams
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 152502 (2008)

Excited intruder states in ³²Mg
Vandana Tripathi, S.L. Tabor, P. Bender, C.R. Hoffman, Sangjin Lee, K. Peppper, M. Perry, P.F. Mantica, J.M. Cook, J. Pereira, J.S. Pinter, J.B. Stoker, and D. Weisshaar
Phys. Rev. C 77, 034310 (2008)

Complementary studies of T = 2 ³⁰Al and the systematics of intruder states
T.A. Hinners, Vandana Tripathi, S.L. Tabor, A. Volya, P.C. Bender, C.R. Hoffman, Sangjin Lee, M. Perry, P.F. Mantica, A.D. Davies, S.N. Liddick, W.F. Mueller, A. Stolz, and B.E. Tomlin
Phys. Rev. C 77 034305 (2008)

Electromagnetic transitions in neutron rich ²²F
Sangjin Lee, S.L. Tabor, A. Volya, A. Aguilar, P.C. Bender, T.A. Hinners, C.R. Hoffman, M. Perry, and Vandana Tripathi
Phys. Rev. C 76, 034308 (2007)

Competition between normal and intruder states inside the ``Island of Inversion''
Vandana Tripathi, S.L. Tabor, P.F. Mantica, Y. Utsuno, P. Bender, J. Cook, C.R. Hoffman, Sangjin Lee, T. Otsuka, J. Pereira, M. Perry, K. Pepper, J. Pinter, J. Stoker, A. Volya, and D. Weisshaar
Phys. Rev. C 76, 021301(R) (2007).

Invited Talks:

"Using GRETINA as a Compton Polarimeter", First AGATA-GRETINA tracking arrays collaboration meeting, Argonne National Lab., Dec. 6, 2016

"Neutron Excess, Shell Mobility and Correlation Energy in s-d Nuclei", XI Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 30 - Dec. 4, 2015

"Isospin Purity in ⁵⁵Ni measured from ⁵⁵Cu beta decay", Argonne National Lab, Dec. 18, 2014

"Isospin Purity around the N = Z Line", TRIUMF, Sept. 19, 2013

"Cross-shell Excitations in Neutron-rich s-d Shell Nuclei", International conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, New York, NY, Mar. 4, 2013

"Cross-shell excitations in neutron-rich s-d shell nuclei", Fifth International Conference on Fission and Properties of Neutron-rich Nuclei, Sanibel Island, FL, Nov. 5, 2012

"Polarization Sensitivity as a function of Compton Scattering Angle and Gamma Energy", Second AGATA-GRETE tracking arrays collaboration meeting, Univ. of Paris Sud, Orsay, France, April 5, 2018.

"High Spin, Shell Mutability, and a New Comprehensive Configuration-Interaction Potential",
XLII Reuniao de Trabalho sobre Fisica Nuclear no Brasil, Campos do Jordao, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2019

"A collective solution to an individual particle problem", Division of Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society, Washington, DC, Oct. 16, 2019

Recent Ph.D. Students:

Caleb Benetti, Ph.D. candidate

Elizabeth Rubino, Ph.D. candidate (graduation expected 2020)

Brittany Abromeit, (Ph.D., 2018) Pacific Northwest National Lab.

Rebeka Lubna, (Ph.D., 2019) TRIUMF, British Columbia

Pei-Luan Tai, Ph.D., 2016, now at Oak Ridge National Lab

Rutger Dungan, Ph.D., 2016, now at Northrop-Grumman Aerospace, CA

Justin VonMoss, Ph.D., 2015, now at Windermere Preparatory School, FL