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Raymond L.
Kozub
Professor
of Physics
Bruner Hall, Room 227C
Tel: 931-372-3479, -3483
rkozub@tntech.edu
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2012, but will probably never be up-to-date....
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---Mahatma Gandhi
Professional Information
Formal
Education
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B.
S. in Physics and Mathematics, 1962, Wisconsin State College-River Falls
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M.
S. in Physics, 1964, Michigan State University
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Ph.
D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics, 1967, Michigan State University
Employment
History
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1967-72:
Assistant Professor of Physics (term appointment) (1967-71), Research Scientist
(1971-72), Cyclotron Institute, Texas A & M University, College Station,
Texas.
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1972-74:
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York.
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1974-77:
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada.
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1977-present:
Associate Professor (1977-80), Professor (1980-present), Chairman
(1986-96), Department of Physics, Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, Tennessee.
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Summer,
1978: Faculty Research Participant, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.
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August,
1981: Visiting Professor, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Fall
Semester, 1997: Non-Instructional Faculty Assignment at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory.
Research
Activities
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Nuclear
structure and nuclear astrophysics using radioactive ion beams. For my
2011 Progress Report, please click here,
and be patient (4.3 MB).
Recent
Publications
- “19F
alpha widths and the 18F+p reaction rates,” D. W. Bardayan, R.
L. Kozub, and M. S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 71, 018801-1-3
(2005).
- “First
study of the level structure of the r-process nucleus 83Ge,”
J. S. Thomas, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, J. A. Cizewski, U. Greife,
C. J. Gross, M.S. Johnson, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, J.F. Liang, R. J.
Livesay, Z. Ma, B. H. Moazen*, C. D. Nesaraja, D. Shapira, M. S. Smith, Phys.
Rev. C 71, 021302(R)-1-4 (2005).
- “New constraints on the 18F(p,a)15O rate in
novae from the (d,p) reaction,” R. L.
Kozub, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Batchelder, J. C.
Blackmon, C. R. Brune, A. E. Champagne, J. A. Cizewski, T. Davinson, U. Greife, C. J. Gross, C. C. Jewett, R. J.
Livesay, Z. Ma, B. H. Moazen*, C. D. Nesaraja, L. Sahin, J. P. Scott*, D.
Shapira, M. S. Smith, J. S. Thomas, and P. J. Woods, Phys. Rev. C 71,
032801(R)-1-5 (2005).
- “Elastic
scattering of the proton drip-line nucleus 17F,” J. C.
Blackmon, F. Carstoiu, L. Trache,
D.W. Bardayan, C. R. Brune, C. A. Gagliardi, U. Greife, C.J. Gross, C. C. Jewett, R. L.
Kozub, T. A. Lewis, J. F. Liang, B. H. Moazen*, A. M. Mukhamedzhanov,
C. D. Nesaraja, F. M. Nunes, P. D. Parker, L. Sahin, J. P. Scott*, D.
Shapira, M. S. Smith, J. S. Thomas, and R. E. Tribble,
Phys. Rev. C 72, 034606-1-8 (2005).
- “Neutron single particle strengths from the (d,p) reaction on 18F,” R. L.
Kozub, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Batchelder, J. C.
Blackmon, C. R. Brune, A. E. Champagne, J. A. Cizewski, U. Greife, C. J.
Gross, C. C. Jewett, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma, B. H. Moazen*, C. D. Nesaraja,
L. Sahin, J. P. Scott*, D. Shapira, M. S. Smith, and J. S. Thomas, Phys.
Rev. C 73, 044307-1-6 (2006).
- "First experimental
constraints on the interference of 3/2+ resonances in the 18F(
p, α)15O reaction," K. Y. Chae, D. W. Bardayan, J. C.
Blackmon, D. Gregory*, M. W. Guidry, M. S. Johnson, R. L. Kozub, R. J.
Livesay, Z. Ma, C. D. Nesaraja, S. D. Pain, S. Paulauskas*, M. Porter-Peden, J. F. Shriner Jr., N. Smith*, M. S. Smith, and
J. S. Thomas, Phys. Rev. C 74, 012801(R)-1-5 (2006).
- “Astrophysically
important 26Si states studied with the 28Si(p,t)26Sireaction. II. Spin of the
5.914-MeV 26Si level and galactic 26Al production,”
D.W. Bardayan, J.A. Howard*, J.C. Blackmon, C.R. Brune, K.Y. Chae, W.R.
Hix, M.S. Johnson, K.L. Jones, R.L. Kozub, J.F. Liang, E.J. Lingerfelt,
R.J. Livesay, S.D. Pain, J.P. Scott*, M.S. Smith, J.S. Thomas, and D.W. Visser,
Phys. Rev. C 74, 045804-1-6 (2006).
- “Nuclear structure properties of astrophysical importance for 19Ne
above the proton threshold energy,” C. D. Nesaraja, N. Shu, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, Y. S. Chen, R. L. Kozub, and M.S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 75,
055809-1-9 (2007).
- “Measurement
of the 183 keV resonance in 17O( p,
α)14N using a novel technique,” B. H. Moazen, D. W.
Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, K. Chipps, C. P. Domizioli*, R.
Fitzgerald, U. Greife, W. R. Hix, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, E. J.
Lingerfelt, R. J. Livesay, C. D. Nesaraja, S. D.
Pain, L. F. Roberts, J. F. Shriner Jr., M. S.
Smith, and J. S. Thomas, Phys. Rev. C 75, 065801-1-7 (2007).
- "Astrophysically
important 31S states studied with the 32S( p,d)31S reaction,” Z. Ma, D. W. Bardayan, J. C.
Blackmon, R. P. Fitzgerald, M. W. Guidry, W. R. Hix, K. L.
Jones, R. L. Kozub, R. J. Livesay, M. S. Smith, J. S.
Thomas, and D. W. Visser, Phys. Rev. C 76,
015803-1-11 (2007).
- “Single-neutron
excitations in neutron-rich 83Ge and 85Se,” J. S. Thomas, G.
Arbanas, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, J. A.
Cizewski, D. J. Dean, R. P. Fitzgerald, U. Greife, C. J.
Gross, M. S. Johnson, K. L. Jones, R. L.
Kozub, J. F. Liang, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma, B.
H. Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, D. Shapira, M. S. Smith, and D. W.
Visser, Phys. Rev. C 76, 044302-1-11 (2007).
- “30S
studied with the 32S( p, t)30S
reaction and the 29P( p, γ )30S reaction
rate,” D. W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, R. P. Fitzgerald, W. R. Hix, K. L.
Jones, R. L. Kozub, J. F. Liang, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma, L. F.
Roberts, M. S. Smith, J. S. Thomas, and D. W.
Visser, Phys. Rev. C 76, 045803-1-7 (2007).
- “Spectroscopic study of
low-lying 16N levels,” D. W. Bardayan, P.
D. O’Malley, J. C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, K.
A. Chipps, J. A. Cizewski, R. Hatarik, K.
L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, C. Matei, B. H.
Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, S. D. Pain, S.
Paulauskas, W. A. Peters, S. T. Pittman, K.
T. Schmitt, J. F. Shriner, Jr., and M. S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 78, 052801(R)-1-4
(2008).
- “First Direct
Measurement of the 17F(p,g)18Ne Cross Section,” K. A. Chipps, D. W.
Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, U. Greife, R. Hatarik, R. L. Kozub,
C. Matei, B. H. Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, S. D. Pain, W. A. Peters, S. T.
Pittman, J. F. Shriner, Jr., and M. S. Smith, Phys. Rev. Letters 102,
152502-1-4 (2009).“Constraint on the astrophysical 18Ne(α,p)21Na reaction rate through
a 24Mg( p,t)22Mg
measurement,” K. Y. Chae, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K. A. Chipps, R.
Hatarik, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, J.F. Liang, C. Matei, B. H. Moazen, C. D.
Nesaraja, P. D. O’Malley, S. D. Pain, S. T. Pittman, and M. S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 79,
055804-1-5 (2009).
- "Analysis
of 25Al energy levels observed in the 28Si(p,
a)25Al
reaction,”
S. T. Pittman, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, R. L. Kozub, and M. S.
Smith, Phys. Rev. C 80, 038801-1-4 (2009).
- "The
17F( p,γ
)18Ne resonant cross section," K.
A. Chipps, D. W. Bardayan, C. D. Nesaraja,
M. S. Smith, J. C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, B. H. Moazen, S. T. Pittman, U.
Greife, R. Hatarik, W. A. Peters, R. L. Kozub, J. F. Shriner Jr., C.
Matei, and S. D. Pain, Phys. Rev. C 80, 065810-1-8
(2009).
- "Comment on
‘Low-energy 18F(p,α)15O
cross section measurements relevant to nova γ-ray emission’,”
J. F. Shriner, Jr., D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, R. L.
Kozub, and M.S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 81, 039801-1-2 (2010).
- “The magic nature of 132Sn explored through the
single-particle states of 133Sn,” K. L. Jones, A.S. Adekola, D.
W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, K. A. Chipps, J. A. Cizewski, L.
Erikson, C. Harlin, R. Hatarik, R. Kapler, R. L.
Kozub, J. F. Liang, R. Livesay, Z. Ma, B. H. Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, F. M.
Nunes, S. D. Pain, N. P. Patterson, D. Shapira, J. F. Shriner Jr, M.S.
Smith, T.P. Swan, and J. S. Thomas, Nature 465, 454-457
(2010).
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“The 28Si(p,t)26Si*(p)
reaction and implications for the astrophysical 25Al(p,γ)26Si
reaction rate,” K. A. Chipps, D. W. Bardayan, K. Y. Chae, J. A. Cizewski, R. L. Kozub, J. F. Liang, C. Matei, B.H. Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, P. D. O’Malley, S. D. Pain, W. A. Peters, S. T. Pittman, K. T. Schmitt, and M. S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 82, 045803-1-5
(2010).
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“Spin
assignments to excited states in 22Na through a 24Mg(p,3He)22Na
reaction measurement,” K. Y. Chae, D.W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K.A. Chipps, R. Hatarik, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, J.F. Liang, C. Matei, B. H. Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, P. D. O’Malley, S. D. Pain, S. T. Pittman and M. S. Smith, Phys. Rev. C 82, 047302-1-4
(2010).
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“Direct
studies of low-energy resonances in 31P(p,a)28Si
and 35Cl(p,a)32S,” B.H. Moazen, C. Matei, D.W. Bardayan,
J.C. Blackmon, K.Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps, R. Hatarik, K.L. Jones, R.L. Kozub, M.
Matos, C.D. Nesaraja, P.D. O’Malley, S.D. Pain, T. Pelham, W.A. Peters, S.T.
Pittman, J.F. Shriner, Jr., and M.S. Smith, Eur.
Phys. J. A 47, 66 (2011): 7 pages.
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“First proton-transfer study of 18F + p resonances
relevant for novae,” A.
S. Adekola, D.
W. Bardayan, J.
C. Blackmon, C.
R. Brune, K.
Y. Chae, C. Domizioli, U.
Greife, Z. Heinen, M. J. Hornish, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma, T.
N. Massey, B.
Moazen, C.
D. Nesaraja, S.
D. Pain, J. F. Shriner Jr., N.
D. Smith*, M.
S. Smith, J.
S. Thomas, D.
W. Visser, and
A. V. Voinov, Phys. Rev. C 83, 052801(R)-1-5
(2011).
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“Direct reaction measurements with a 132Sn
radioactive ion beam,” K.
L. Jones, F. M. Nunes, A.S. Adekola, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K.Y. Chae, K. A. Chipps, J. A. Cizewski, L. Erikson, C. Harlin, R. Hatarik, R. Kapler, R.
L. Kozub, J.
F. Liang, R.
Livesay, Z. Ma, B. Moazen, C.D Nesaraja, S. D. Pain, N. P. Patterson, D. Shapira, J. F. Shriner Jr., M. S. Smith, T.P. Swan, and J. S. Thomas, Phys. Rev. C 84, 034601-1-9
(2011).
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“Search for
a resonant enhancement of the 7Be + d reaction and
primordial 7Li abundances,” P.D. O’Malley, D. W. Bardayan, A.
S. Adekola, S. Ahn, K. Y. Chae, J. A. Cizewski, S. Graves, M. E. Howard, K. L. Jones, R. L.
Kozub, L. Lindhardt, M. Matos, B. M.
Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, S.D. Pain, W. A.
Peters, S. T. Pittman,
K. T. Schmitt, J. F. Shriner Jr., M. S. Smith, I. Spassova, S. Y. Strauss, and J. L. Wheeler, Phys. Rev. C 84, 042801-1-3(R)
(2011).
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“Comment
on ‘Properties of 26Mg and 26Si in the sd shell model and the determination of the 25Al( p,γ
)26Si reaction rate’,” K. A. Chipps, D. W. Bardayan, K.
Y. Chae, J. A. Cizewski, R. L. Kozub, J. F. Liang, C. Matei, P. D.
O’Malley, S. D. Pain, W. A. Peters, S. T.
Pittman, and M. S. Smith, Phys.
Rev. C 84, 059801-1-2 (2011).
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“Single-nucleon
transfer reactions on 18F,” A. S. Adekola, C. R. Brune, D. W. Bardayan, J.
C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, C. Domizioli, U. Greife, Z. Heinen, M. J. Hornish, K. L. Jones, R. L.
Kozub, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma, T.
N. Massey, B. Moazen, C.
D. Nesaraja, S. D. Pain, J. F. Shriner Jr., N. D. Smith*, M. S. Smith, J. S.
Thomas, D. W. Visser, and
A. V. Voinov, Phys. Rev. C 84, 054611-1-12 (2011).
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