List of Publications

Publications in Refereed Journals

1. J. Van Roosbroeck, H. De Witte, M. Gorska, M. Huyse, K. Kruglov, D. Pauwels, J.-Ch. Thomas, K. Van de Vel, P. Van Duppen, S. Franchoo, J. Cederkall, V. N. Fedoseyev, H. Fynbo, U. Georg, O. Jonsson, U. Köster, L. Weissman, W. F. Müller, V. I. Mishin, D. Fedorov, A. De Maesschalck, N. A. Smirnova, K. Heyde, and the IS365 collaboration and the ISOLDE collaboration,
   Evolution of the Nuclear Structure Approaching 78Ni: a beta-decay of 74-78Cu ,
   Phys. Rev. C71 , 054307 (2005).
   
   
2. F. de Oliveira Santos, P. Himpe, M. Lewitowicz, I. Stefan, N. Smirnova, N. L. Achouri, J.-C. Angé elique, C. Angulo, L. Axelsson, D. Baiborodin, F. Becker, M. Bellegui, E. Berthoumieux, B. Blank, C. Borcea, A. Cassimi, J.M. Daugas, G. de France, F. Dembinski, C.E.Demonchy, Z. Dlouhy, P. Dolé egié eviez, C. Donzaud, G. Georgiev, L. Giot, S. Gré evy, D. Guillemaud-Mueller, V. Lapoux, E. Lié enard, M. J. Lopez Jimenez, K. Markenroth, I. Matea, W. Mittig, F. Negoita, G. Neyens, N. Orr, F. Pougheon, P. Roussel Chomaz, M. G. Saint Laurent, F. Sarazin, H. Savajols, M. Sawicka, O. Sorlin, M. Stanoiu, C. Stodel, G. Thiamova, D. Verney, A. C. C. Villari,
   Study of 19Na at SPIRAL ,
   Eur. Phys. J. A24 , 237-247 (2005).
   
   
3. G. Georgiev, G. Neyens, M. Hass, D. L. Balabanski, C. Bingham, C. Borcea, N. Coulier, R. Coussement, J.M. Daugas, G. de France, M. Gé orska, H. Grawe, R. Grzywacz, M. Lewitowicz, H. Mach, I. Matea, F. de Oliveira Santos, R.D. Page, M. Pfützner, Yu. E. Penionzkevich, Z. Podolyéak, P.H. Regan, K. Rykaczewski, M. Sawicka, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. G. Sobolev, M. Stanoiu, S. Teughels, K. Vyvey,
   $g$-factors of isomeric states in the neutron-rich nuclei,
   Eur. Phys. J. A20 , 93-94 (2004).
   
   
4. A. Gade, N. Pietralla, P. von Brentano, D. Belic, C. Fransen, U. Kneissl, C. Kohstall, A. Linnemann, H. H. Pitz, M. Scheck, N. A. Smirnova, F. Stedile, V. Werner,
   Investigation of dipole excitations in 142Ce using resonant photon scattering ,
   Phys. Rev. C69, 054321 (2004).
   
   
5. N.A. Smirnova, A. Van Dyck, A. De Maesschalck, K. Heyde,
   Shell-model description of monopole migration in neutron-rich Cu
   Phys. Rev. C69, 044306 (2004).
   
   
6. J. Van Roosbroeck, C. Guénaut, G. Audi, D. Beck, K. Blaum, G. Bollen, J. Cederkall, P. Delahaye, A. De Maesschalck, H. De Witte, D. Fedorov, V. N. Fedoseyev, S. Franchoo, H. Fynbo, M. Gorska, F. Herfurth, K. Heyde, M. Huyse, A. Kellerbauer, H.-J. Kluge, U. Köster, K. Kruglov, D. Lunney, V. I. Mishin, W. F. Müller, S. Schwarz, L. Schweikhard, N. A. Smirnova, K. Van de Vel, P. Van Duppen, A. Van Dyck, W. B. Walters, L. Weissman, C. Yazidjian, the IS365, the IS413, and the ISOLDE Collaboration,
   Unambiguous identification of triple isomerism in 70Cu,
   Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 112501 (2004).
   
   
7. J. Van Roosbroeck, H. De Witte, M. Gorska, M. Huyse, K. Kruglov, K. Van de Vel, P. Van Duppen, S. Franchoo, J. Cederkall, H. Fynbo, U. Georg, O. Jonsson, U. Köster, L. Weissman, W. F. Mueller, V. N. Fedoseyev, V. I. Mishin, D. Fedorov, N. A. Smirnova, A. Van Dyck, A. De Maesschalck, K. Heyde, and the IS365 collaboration and the ISOLDE collaboration,
   Coupling a Proton and a Neutron to the Semi-doubly Magic Nucleus 68Ni: a Study of 70Cu via the beta-decay of 70Ni and 70Cu,
   Phys. Rev. C69, 034313 (2004).
   
   
8. N. Pietralla, C. Fransen, A. Gade, N. A. Smirnova, P. von Brentano, V. Werner, S.W. Yates,
   Proton-neutron symmetry of the effective quadrupole-octupole coupled E1 transition operator,
   Phys. Rev. C68, 031305(R) (2003).
   
   
9. N. A. Smirnova, P.-H.Heenen, G.Neyens,
   Self-consistent approach to deformation of intruder states in neutron-deficient Pb and Po,
   Phys. Lett. B569, 151-158 (2003).



10. N. de Séréville, A. Coc, C. Angulo, M. Assuncão, D. Beaumel, D. Bouzid, S. Cherubini, M. Couder, P. Demaret, F. de Oliveira Santos, P. Figuera, S. Fortier, M. Gaelens, F. Hammache, J. Kiener, D. Labar, A. Lefebvre, P. Leleux, A. Ninane, M. Loiselet, S. Ouichaoui, G. Ryckewaert, N. A. Smirnova, V. Tatischeff, and J.-P. Thibaud,
    2H(18F,p alpha)15N reaction applied to nova gamma-ray emission,
    Phys. Rev. C67, 052801 (2003)
    
    
11. N. A. Smirnova, C. Volpe
    On the asymmetry of Gamow-Teller transition rates in mirror nuclei in relation with second-class currents,
    Nucl. Phys. A714, 441-462 (2003).
    
    
12. P. H.-T. Chau, A. Frank, N. A. Smirnova, P. Van Isacker,
    Geometry of random interactions
    Phys. Rev. C66, 061302(R) (2002).
    
    
13. D. Borremans, S. Teughels, N. A. Smirnova, D. L. Balabanski, N. Coulier, J.-M. Daugas, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Georgiev, M. Lewitowicz, I. Matea, Yu. E. Penionzhkevich, W.-D. Schmidt-Ott, Yu. Sobolev, M. Stanoiu, K. Vyvey and G. Neyens
    Spin and magnetic moment of 31Al ground state
    Phys. Lett. B537, No. 1-2, 45-50 (2002).
    
    
14. P. H.-T. Chau, N. A. Smirnova, P. Van Isacker,
    Generalisation of the Wigner surmise for (2x2) random matrices
    J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, No 15, L199-L206 (2002).
    
    
15. N. A. Smirnova, N. Pietralla, A. Leviatan, J. N. Ginocchio, C. Fransen,
    Extended M1 sum rule for excited symmetric and mixed-symmetry states in nuclei,
    Phys. Rev. C65, 024319 (2002).
    
    
16. N. A. Smirnova, A. Coc,
    21Na(p,g)22Mg thermonuclear rate for 22Na production in novae,
    Phys. Rev. C62, 045803 (2000).



17. N. A. Smirnova, N. Pietralla, T. Mizusaki, P. Van Isacker,
    Interrelation between the isoscalar octupole phonon and the proton-neutron mixed-symmetry quadrupole phonon in near spherical nuclei,
    Nucl. Phys. A678, 235-257 (2000).



18. Yu. F. Smirnov, N. A. Smirnova, P. Van Isacker,
    SU(3) realization of the rigid asymmetric rotor within the interacting boson model,
    Phys. Rev. C61, 041302(R) (2000).



19. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov, O. Castaños, A. Frank,
    IBM: discrete symmetry viewpoint,
    Yad. Fizika [Physics of Atomic Nuclei], 63, 760-764 (2000).



20. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov, O. Castaños, A. Frank,
    IBM: parameter symmetry, hidden symmetries and transformations of boson operators,
    Rev. Mex. Fis., 45, Suppl. 2, pp. 7-15 (1999).



21. N. Pietralla, P. von Brentano, A. Gelberg, T. Otsuka, A. Richter, N. Smirnova, I. Wiedenhöver,
    Symmetry changing transitions in g-soft nuclei studied in the interacting boson model,
    Phys. Rev. C58, 191-197 (1998).



22. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov,
    Parameter symmetry of the interacting boson model Phys. Lett. B434 , 237-244 (1998).



23. N. A. Smirnova, A. M. Shirokov,
    Additional symmetry of interacting boson model Hamiltonian
    Izv. Ross. Acad. Nauk [Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci.], Phys. Ser. 61 , 69-74 (1997).

Contributions to Conference Proceedings

1. J.-C. Thomas, H. De Witte, M. Gorska, M. Huyse, K. Kruglov, Yu. Kudryavtsev, D. Pauwels, N. V. S. V. Prasad, K. Van de Vel, P. Van Duppen, J. Van Roosbroeck,S. Franchoo, J. Cederkall, H. O. U. Fynbo, U. Georg, O. Jonsson, U. Köster, L. Weissman, W. F. Mueller, V. N. Fedoseyev, V. I. Mishin, D. Fedorov, A. De Maesschalck, N. A. Smirnova, and the IS365 collaboration and the ISOLDE collaboration,
   Nuclear structure studies of neutron-rich Cu and Zn isotopes produced by means of proton-induced fission of 238U ,
   AIP Conf. Proc. 798, pp. 131-136 (2005).
   
   
2. P. H.-T. Chau, A. Frank, N. A. Smirnova, P. Van Isacker,
   Geometry of random interactions,
   Proc. Int. Conf. on Nuclear Structure "Mapping the Triangle" (Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, 22-25 May, 2002), edt. A.Aprahamian, J.A.Cizewski, S.Pittel, V.F.Zamfir; AIP Conf. Proc. 638, 180-187, (2002).



3. N. A. Smirnova, N. Pietralla, A. Leviatan, J. N. Ginocchio, C. Fransen,
   Extended M1 sum rule for mixed-symmetry states,
   Proc. Int. Conf. on Nuclear Structure "Mapping the Triangle" (Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, 22-25 May, 2002), edt. A.Aprahamian, J.A.Cizewski, S.Pittel, V.F.Zamfir; AIP Conf. Proc. 638, 257-258, (2002). edt. V.F.Zamfir et al (AIP Conference Proceedings, 2002).



4. N. A. Smirnova, P.-H.Heenen, G.Neyens,
   Skyrme HFB study of high-spin isomers in neutron-deficient Pb and Po,
   Proc. Int. Conf. on Nuclear Structure "Mapping the Triangle" (Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, 22-25 May, 2002), edt. A.Aprahamian, J.A.Cizewski, S.Pittel, V.F.Zamfir; AIP Conf. Proc. 638, 255-256, (2002).



5. N. de Séréville, A. Coc, C. Angulo, M. Assuncão, D. Beaumel, D. Bouzid, S. Cherubini, M. Couder, P. Demaret, F. de Oliveira Santos, P. Figuera, S. Fortier, M. Gaelens, F. Hammache, J. Kiener, D. Labar, A. Lefebvre, P. Leleux, A. Ninane, M. Loiselet, S. Ouichaoui, G. Ryckewaert, N. A. Smirnova, V. Tatischeff, and J.-P. Thibaud,
   A new experiment for the determination of the 18F(p,a) reaction rate at nova temperatures
   Proc. Int. Conf. on Classical Nova Explosions (Sitges, Spain, 20--24 May 2002); AIP Conf. Proc. 637, 420-424, (2002).
6. N. A. Smirnova, N. Pietralla, T. Mizusaki, P. Van Isacker,
   Algebraic approach to multiphonon excitations in near spherical nuclei,
   Proc. Int. Symp. on "Nuclear Structure Physics NP2001" (Göttingen, Germany, 5 - 8 March, 2001), edt. R. F. Casten et al (World Scientific, 2001), pp. 401-402.



7. G. Georgiev, G. Neyens, D. L. Balabanski, C. Bingham, C. Borcea, N. Coulier, R. Coussement, J.-M. Daugas, G. de France, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Goldring, M. Gé orska, H. Grawe, R. Grzywasz, M. Hass, M. Lewitowicz, H. Mach, I. Matea, R. Page, M. Pfützner, Yu. E. Penionzhkevich, Zs. Podolyak, P. H. Regan, K. Rykaszewski, M. Sawicka, N.A.Smirnova, Yu. G. Sobolev, M. Staniou, S. Teughels, K. Vyvey,
   Gyromagnetic factors of the isomers in the neutron-rich N\approx40 region: the case of 69Cu,
   Proc. Int. Symp. on "Nuclear Structure Physics NP2001" (Göttingen, Germany, 5 - 8 March, 2001), edt. R. F. Casten et al (World Scientific, 2001), pp. 357-358.



8. G. Neyens, G. Georgiev, R. Grzywasz, M. Hass, F. de Oliveira Santos, M. Lewitowicz, D. L. Balabanski, C. Bingham, C. Borcea, N. Coulier, R. Coussement, J.-M. Daugas, G. DeFrance, G. Goldring, M. Górska,H. Grawe, C. O'Leary, P.J. Nolan, R. Page, M. Pf\"utzner, Yu. E. Penionzhkevitch, Z. Podolyak, P. H. Regan, K. Rykaszewski, M. Sawicka, G. Sletten, N.A.Smirnova, Yu. Sobolev, S. Teughels, K. Vyvey,
   $g$-factors of isomers around $N\approx 40$, $Z\approx 28$ from time-dependent Larmor precession on spin-aligned projectile-like fragments,
   Nucl. Phys. A701, 403-409 (2002).



9. G. Neyens, D. L. Balabanski, D. Borremans, R. Coussement, N. Coulier, J. M. Daugas, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Georgiev, M. Lewitowicz, N. A. Smirnova, S. Teughels, K. Vyvey, and the E255, E322, E314a, E348 collaborations at GANIL,
   Recent results on nuclear moments of neutron-rich ground states and isomers from projectile fragmentation,
   (Proc. Int. Conf. on Nuclear Structure 2000 (MSU, East Lancing)); Nucl. Phys. A682, No. (1-4), 214c-222c (2001).



10. G. Georgiev, D. L. Balabanski, C. Bingham, C. Borcea, N. Coulier, R. Coussement, J.-M. Daugas, G. de France, F. de Oliveira Santos, G. Goldring, M. Górska, H. Grawe, R. Grzywasz, M. Hass, C. O'Leary, M. Lewitowicz, H. Mach, I. Macovei, R. Page, M. Pfützner, Yu. E. Penionzhkevich, Zs. Podolyak, P. H. Regan, K. Rykaszewski, M. Sawicka, N.A.Smirnova, Yu. G. Sobolev, M. Staniou, S. Teughels, K. Vyvey, and G. Neyens,
    Measurement of the g-factors of the isomers near the proposed A\approx 40 subshell closure,
    Physics of Atomic Nuclei 64, No. 7, pp.1181-1185 (2000) (Proc. Int. Conf. on Nulcear Structure and Related Topics, Dubna, 6-11 June 2000).



11. G. Neyens, N. Coulier, D. L. Balabanski, R. Coussement, G. Georgiev, S. Ternier, S. Teughels, K. Vyvey, M. Lewitowicz, W. Mittig, F. de Oliveira Santos, P. Roussel-Chomaz, N. A. Smirnova, W. F. Rogers, A. Lépine-Szily,
    Onset of deformation in neutron rich N-isotopes measured by a new b-LMR-NMR method,
    in the Proc. of the Int. Workshop on Laser Spectroscopy of Beams of Radioactive Nuclei (Poznan, Poland, 24-27 May, 1999); pp. (2000).



12. A. Coc, N. Smirnova, J. Jose, M. Hernanz, J.-P. Thibaud,
    Update of nuclear reaction rates affecting nucleosynthesis in novae,
    Nucl. Phys. A688, 450c-452c (2001) (Proc. Int. Conf. "Nuclei in the Cosmos", Aarhus, Denmark, 27 June - 1 July, 2000).



13. N. A. Smirnova, N. Pietralla, T. Mizusaki, P. Van Isacker,
    Isovector multiphonon excitations in near spherical nuclei,
    Proc. Int. Conf. on Structure of the Nucleus at the Dawn of the Century (Bologna, 29 May - 3 June 2000); edts. G.C.Bonsignori et al, (World Scientific, 2001), pp 434-437.



14. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov, O. Castaños, A. Frank,
    Parameter Symmetry of IBM,
    Proc. Int. Conf. "Nuclear Models 1998: Interacting Bosons and Fermions" (Camerino, Italy, October 12 - 14, 1998), edt. G. Lo Bianco (Universitá di Camerino, February 2000), pp. 165-179.



15. Yu. F. Smirnov, O. Castaños, A. Frank, A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova,
    Discrete symmetries of the IBM,
    Proc. Int. Conf. on Nuclear Structure and Related Topics (Dubna, 9-15 September 1997), Dubna: pp. 134-141 (1998).



16. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov,
    Parameter symmetry in boson models,
    Proc. Int. Conf. on Advances in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (Thessaloniki, 8-12 July 1997); Eds.: D. M. Brink, M. E. Grypeos, S. E. Massen; pp. 414-418 (1998).


17. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova,
    Parameter symmetry of boson Hamiltonians,
    in Physical Applications and Mathematical Aspects of Geometry, Groups, and Algebras, V. 2, pp. 781-785 (1997). Eds.: H.-D. Doebner, W. Scherer, C. Schulte; World Scientific, Singapore. (Proc. Int. Colloquium on Group-Theoretical Methods in Physics; Goslar, Germany, 1996).



18. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov,
    C4 symmetry and bifurcations in superdeformed bands,
    Abstracts and Contributed Papers of the 25th INS Int. Symposium on Nuclear and Particle Physics with High-Intensity Proton Accelerators (Tokyo, Japan, 3-6 December 1996). Tokyo, Institute for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo: pp. 88-89 (1996).



19. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov,
    Critical phenomena in the spectra of hexadecapole-deformed nuclei,
    Proc. YII Int. Conf. on Symmetry Methods in Physics (Dubna, 10-16 July 1995); Dubna: pp. 505-512 (1996).



20. A. M. Shirokov, N. A. Smirnova,
    Vibron model in a tridiagonal approach,
    Proc. YII Int. Conf. on Symmetry Methods in Physics (Dubna, 10-16 July 1995); Dubna: pp. 498-504 (1996).



21. N. A. Smirnova, Yu. F. Smirnov,
    Level clustering in the rotational-vibrational spectra of the icosahedral Hamiltonian,
    Proc. YI Int. Workshop on Symmetry Methods in Physics (Dubna, 6-10 July 1993); Dubna: V. 2, pp. 475-478 (1994).