Volume 114, Issue 4 (partial)

October 2026

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HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Direct transfer to ${}^{46, 48}K$ as a survey of the $π (s_{1 / 2}) − ν (s d p f)$ interaction

C. J. Paxman et al.

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044318 (2026) - Published 15 October, 2026

Nucleon-adding and -removing transfer reactions provide a unique experimental window into the anatomy of the shell-model picture of atomic nuclei. The authors put the neutron-removing transfer reaction 47K(d,t) and the neutron-adding counterpart 47K(d,p) to work for meticulously probing our understanding of the neutron shell structure and interaction of the last valence proton in 46K. With that, they provided a unique benchmark for the nuclear shell model on the quest to describe shell evolution in neutron-rich nuclei.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Nonlocal nucleon-nucleus optical potentials from chiral effective field theory

L. M. Stahulak and J. W. Holt

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044324 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

Optical potentials model scattering off complex nuclear targets, but are typically phenomenological in nature. Here a widely used parameterization for nonlocal potentials, the Perey-Buck ansatz, is linked with calculations using first-principles forces. This provides insight into the success of Perey-Buck, as well as important lessons on its limitations.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Neutron fluence and relation of yields for transuranium nuclei during nucleosynthesis under conditions of thermonuclear explosions

V. I. Lyashuk

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044603 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

There is much interest and activity in identifying transuranium isotopes and determining their cosmological origins, such as neutron star mergers. This paper studies how one could determine the production of transuranium isotopes in pulse nucleosynthesis based on isotopic yield ratios, a process that is very dependent on neutron fluence. The relationship between the neutron flux and abundances is determined in a rather unique way: by looking at yields from nuclear tests conducted during the Plowshares program. Making use of these nuclear tests (indicated in the figure) may help determine whether the periodic table has been extended in natural events in space.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Ab initio study of ${}^{7}{Li}$ with coupled mass partitions

Jakub Herko, Konstantinos Kravvaris, Sofia Quaglioni, Petr Navrátil, Guillaume Hupin, and Mark A. Caprio

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044613 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

A new capability of describing charge-exchange and transfer reactions by coupling different mass/charge partitions of the compound nucleus was developed within $a b$ $i n i t i o$ nuclear theory. We apply this capability to $^{7}$ Li, employing the no-core shell model with continuum for the first time in a calculation that couples three mass/charge partitions, namely $^{4}$ He + $^{3}$ H, $^{6}$ Li + n, and $^{6}$ He + p, using a chiral nucleon-nucleon interaction as input. Specifically, we investigate the effect of interpartition coupling on the spectrum of $^{7}$ Li and calculate cross sections for the $^{6}$ Li(n,p) $^{6}$ He, $^{6}$ He(p,n) $^{6}$ Li, and $^{6}$ He(p,t) $^{4}$ He reactions. The results show that coupling the relevant mass/charge partitions is important for a consistent description of the $^{7}$ Li spectrum and reaction cross sections, and offers a useful framework for interpreting existing data and guiding future measurements. This work also paves the way for calculations of transfer reactions relevant for fusion energy generation such as $^{6}$ Li(n,t) $^{4}$ He.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Comparative study of Langevin and random walk models for nuclear fission in the overdamped regime

A. Augustyn, T. Cap, M. Kowal, and K. Pomorski

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044614 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Fission is a highly dissipative process. Stochastic methods like Brownian shape motion and Langevin dynamics couple macroscopic-microscopic models with dynamics. This paper compares and contrasts these two approaches within a consistent framework and demonstrates the connections between them. The work also hints at the potential role of higher-dimensional deformation modes in broadening the widths of the fission fragment mass yields to better match the measured yields.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Quarkyonic quark-meson coupling model for nuclear and neutron matter

Koichi Saito, Tsuyoshi Miyatsu, and Myung-Ki Cheoun

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045201 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

We have constructed a quark-based nuclear model that extends from low densities into the crossover region where nucleonic matter begins to evolve into quark matter. It combines the quark-meson coupling model with the dual quarkyonic picture. A relativistic treatment of quark wave functions within nucleons ensures that quarkyonic matter emerges above nuclear saturation density, preserving consistency with conventional low-energy nuclear physics. Nuclear interactions are crucial for quantitative predictions in the quarkyonic regime. The predicted sound speed exhibits a pronounced peak and is consistent with constraints inferred from neutron-star observations using neural networks and Bayesian inference. The calculated pressures in symmetric nuclear matter and pure neutron matter also lie within the ranges inferred from high-energy heavy-ion collisions. This framework can help address the hyperon puzzle in massive neutron stars.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integrand for the proton and deuteron from 200 to 1400 MeV

P. Pedroni et al. (A2 Collaboration at MAMI)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045203 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

The Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule establishes a fundamental link between the total absorption cross section of circularly polarized photons on longitudinally polarized nucleons and nuclei and their static properties. The two relative spin configurations, parallel or antiparallel, determine the absorption cross sections, $σ_{P}$ and $σ_{A}$ . The sum rule relates the difference of the cross sections ( $Δ σ)$ to the mass, spin, and anomalous magnetic moment of the nucleon (nucleus). It implies that a non-zero anomalous magnetic moment is connected to the excitation spectrum of the nucleon (nucleus) and, therefore, to its composite nature. Thus, measuring the GDH sum rule integral for different nuclear targets is a sensitive tool for studying both the nucleon resonance properties and the modifications of nucleon properties inside the nuclear medium. We present new precise data on the helicity-dependent total inclusive photoabsorption cross section for the proton and the deuteron, verifying the validity of the GDH sum rule. These new data provide a precise experimental benchmark for theoretical models of nucleons, both free and embedded in the nuclear medium.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Measurement of the neutron incoherent scattering length of ${}^{199}{Hg}$ using stored ultracold neutrons

C. Abel et al. (nEDM Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045501 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

The imbalance between matter and antimatter in our Universe remains one of the great mysteries of modern physics. The neutron’s electric dipole moment (EDM) is a sensitive probe of new sources of CP violation that could help explain this asymmetry. Searches for an EDM rely on extraordinarily precise measurements of the neutron spin precession, using polarized mercury atoms to monitor the applied magnetic field. But the mercury atoms themselves can interact with neutrons in a way that produces a tiny, spin-dependent frequency shift, potentially mimicking an EDM signal. In this study, the nEDM Collaboration, with the experiment based at the Paul Scherrer Institute, directly investigates this subtle neutron-mercury interaction. The results provide a precise characterization of an important systematic effect, improving the control of a key source of uncertainty in EDM measurements.

LETTERS

LETTER

Zemach radii and nuclear structure effects in hyperfine splitting of lithium isotopes

Yilong Yang (杨一龙), Evgeny Epelbaum, Chen Ji (计晨), and Pengwei Zhao (赵鹏巍)

Phys. Rev. C 114, L041301 (2026) - Published 15 October, 2026

LETTER

Probing the neutron skin thickness through jet charge in deep-inelastic scattering

Shan-Liang Zhang, Enke Wang, Xin-Nian Wang, and Hongxi Xing

Phys. Rev. C 114, L041901 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

LETTER

Nuclear binding, correlations, and the $A$ dependence of the EMC effect

Omar Benhar and Alessandro Lovato

Phys. Rev. C 114, L042501 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

LETTER

Astrophysical $S$ factor $S_{34} (0)$ using a Bayesian neural network

R. Mitra, D. Gupta, and S. Saha

Phys. Rev. C 114, L042801 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

ARTICLES

Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction, Few-Body Systems

Nyström, Bateman, and Petrov-Galerkin methods for numerical solution of the coordinate-space Lippmann-Schwinger equation

Zeki C. Kuruoğlu

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044001 (2026) - Published 7 October, 2026

Dimer effective field theory

Cullen Gantenberg and David B. Kaplan

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044002 (2026) - Published 7 October, 2026

Three-nucleon dynamics in $dp$ breakup collisions at 190 MeV/nucleon using the WASA detector at COSY-Jülich

P. Adlarson et al. (WASA-at-COSY Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044003 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Practical approach to perturbative corrections to few-body observables

Sourav Mondal, Martin Schäfer, Mirko Bagnarol, Nir Barnea, Udit Raha, and Johannes Kirscher

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044004 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Spin-state teleportation and tests of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen–like correlations using 151-MeV entangled protons

H. Witała

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044005 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Field-theoretical description of the deuteron breakup in the clothed particle representation

O. Shebeko, A. Arslanaliev, Y. Kostylenko, V. Chahar, J. Golak, H. Kamada, W. N. Polyzou, D. Ramírez, R. Skibiński, K. Topolnicki, and H. Witała

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044006 (2026) - Published 23 October, 2026

Nuclear Structure

Mean-field proton-neutron pairing correlations with the Gogny D1S energy density functional

Miguel de la Fuente, Tomás R. Rodríguez, Luis M. Robledo, Benjamin Bally, and Nathalie Pillet

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044301 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Structure of the neutron-rich $N = 126$ isotones: A shell model analysis

Zsolt Podolyák and Callum J. Wilson

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044302 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Evolution of octupole deformation in rotating ${}^{148}{Ba}$ with cranking relativistic density functional theory in 3D lattice space

F. F. Xu (许方方)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044303 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Yrast and nonyrast spectroscopy of ${}^{209}{Po}$

S. Banerjee et al.

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044304 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Proton emission half-lives and shape coexistence for $71 \leq Z \leq 83$ odd- $Z$ nuclei

Yongbeom Choi, Chang-Hwan Lee, and Youngman Kim

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044305 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Isoscalar giant resonances in the even- $A$ Pd isotopes

J. Arroyo et al.

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044306 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Deformation-driven intruder states in light island-of-inversion nuclei

Calvin W. Johnson, Mark A. Caprio, and Shwetha L. Vittal

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044307 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Physics-informed interpretable forms for dipole resonances and quantities relevant for astrophysics

Gourab Banerjee, Jhilam Sadhukhan, Debasish Mondal, B. K. Agrawal, Chandrani Sen, and S. Mukhopadhyay

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044308 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Investigation of antimagnetic rotation in the $N = 46$ odd- $A$ isotones ${}^{83}{Rb}$ and ${}^{85}Y$

Yi-Chun Hao, Ke-Yan Ma, and Guo-Mo Zeng

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044309 (2026) - Published 7 October, 2026

Configuration-interaction time-dependent density functional theory for nuclear dynamics

Y. P. Wang, B. Li, D. Vretenar, T. Nikšić, P. W. Zhao, and J. Meng

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044310 (2026) - Published 7 October, 2026

Geometric factors in the volume dependence of many-body bound states

Hang Yu

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044311 (2026) - Published 8 October, 2026

Possible coexistence of pseudospin partner bands and wobbling excitation in triaxial nuclei

Hui Zhang, Bin Qi, and Shouyu Wang

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044312 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Renormalization of the shell-model neutrinoless double- $β$ decay operator starting from effective field theory

L. Coraggio, G. De Gregorio, S. L. Lyu, and N. Itaco

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044313 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Structure and decay of $α$ -condensate candidates from cluster effective field theory interactions

Dong Bai

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044314 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Dispersive-optical-model analysis of the asymmetry dependence of neutron skins

R. A. Ramon, M. C. Atkinson, and W. H. Dickhoff

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044316 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

First ab initio calculations of first-forbidden $β$ transitions relevant for the reactor antineutrino anomaly

X. Y. Xu, Z. Y. Meng, Z. C. Xu, and F. R. Xu

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044317 (2026) - Published 14 October, 2026

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Direct transfer to ${}^{46, 48}K$ as a survey of the $π (s_{1 / 2}) − ν (s d p f)$ interaction

C. J. Paxman et al.

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044318 (2026) - Published 15 October, 2026

Highly deformed rotational structure in the near-spherical nucleus ${}^{123}{Te}$ at high spin

A. K. Singh, Atreyee Dey, I. Ragnarsson, R. V. F. Janssens, A. Al-Khatib, A. Neußer-Neffgen, C. R. Hansen, A. Bracco, F. Camera, G. Benzoni, and P. Fallon

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044319 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Antimagnetic rotation of neutron-deficient Cd isotopes

Zheng Qiao, Ke-Yan Ma, and Guo-Mo Zeng

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044320 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Systematic study of the half-lives of nuclear bound-state $β^{-}$ decay

Jing-Wen Ran and Long-Jun Wang

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044321 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Precise mass measurement of the ${}^{149}{La} − {}^{149}{Ce} − {}^{149}\Pr$ isobaric chain

B. Liu, M. Brodeur, J. A. Clark, D. Ray, G. Savard, A. A. Valverde, D. P. Burdette, A. M. Houff, A. Mitra, G. E. Morgan, R. Orford, W. S. Porter, C. Quick, F. Rivero, K. S. Sharma, and L. Varriano

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044322 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Bubble structure: An insight from the nuclear shape, isospin asymmetry, and charge form factor of Yb isotopes

Abdullah Modabbir, Abdul Quddus, and Shakeb Ahmad

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044323 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Nonlocal nucleon-nucleus optical potentials from chiral effective field theory

L. M. Stahulak and J. W. Holt

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044324 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

Extension of the dispersive optical model to improve the description of high-momentum components

R. A. Ramon, M. C. Atkinson, and W. H. Dickhoff

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044325 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

Microscopic characterization of nuclear collectivity and branching ratios from residues of Jost–random-phase approximation poles

Kazuhito Mizuyama

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044326 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

High-precision mass measurements of ${}^{52}{Ni}$ and ${}^{51}{Co}$ reveal breakdown of the isobaric multiplet mass equation in the $f p$ shell

F. M. Maier, G. Bollen, B. A. Brown, S. E. Campbell, X. Chen, H. Erington, N. D. Gamage, K. Godbey, C. M. Ireland, C. Izzo, R. Ringle, C. S. Sumithrarachchi, and A. C. C. Villari

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044327 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

Isomeric states in odd- $A$ tantalum isotopes with $N = 106 - 116$

A. Kardan, P. M. Walker, and A. K. Jain

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044328 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

$E 0$ transition strengths as a tool to constrain model parameters: Application to the interacting boson model and even-even Xe isotopes

Pablo Martín-Higueras and José-Enrique García-Ramos

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044329 (2026) - Published 23 October, 2026

Nuclear Reactions

Nonlocality function of microscopic optical potentials from Skyrme-based nuclear structure models at low energies

Do Quang Tam, N. Hoang Tung, Nguyen Hoang Phuc, and T. V. Nhan Hao

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044601 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Evaporation residue cross sections for ${}^{16}O + {}^{170, 172}{Yb}$ reactions: Sub-barrier fusion enhancement and the role of hexadecapole deformation

K. V. Jinu, A. M. Vinodkumar, B. R. S. Babu, S. Nath, J. Gehlot, Gonika, Rishabh Kumar, Alankar Singh, E. Prasad, B. Ashna, K. V. Varsha, P. P. Panchami, Shiva Prasad Nayak, P. V. Madhusudhana Rao, Rajesh K. Sahoo, and Monuj Gogoi

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044602 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Neutron fluence and relation of yields for transuranium nuclei during nucleosynthesis under conditions of thermonuclear explosions

V. I. Lyashuk

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044603 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Analysis of the energy and angular distributions of photoneutrons from $^{nat} Pb, {}^{197}{Au},^{nat} Sn,^{nat} Cu,^{nat} Fe$ , and $^{nat} Ti$ using resonance direct theory

Hayato Takeshita, Kazuaki Kosako, Norikazu Kinoshita, and Yukinobu Watanabe

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044604 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Systematics on cluster production and kinetic energy spectra in spallation reactions

Si-Min Chen, Yu-Cui Gao, Ya-Ling Zhang, and Zhao-Qing Feng

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044606 (2026) - Published 6 October, 2026

Momentum distributions and spatial signatures of proton halos in the $s d$ shell

Taslima S. C. Diba, Carlos A. Bertulani, and Ronaldo V. Lobato

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044607 (2026) - Published 6 October, 2026

Systematic description of α-induced reactions at intermediate energies within an intranuclear cascade framework

Toshimasa Furuta, Yusuke Uozumi, Yuji Yamaguchi, Masahiro Nakano, Yusuke Koba, Elena Velicheva, Vladimir Kalinnikov, Zviadi Tsamalaidze, and Petr Evtoukhovitch

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044608 (2026) - Published 6 October, 2026

Angular momentum removal by neutrons from fission fragments

D. Gjestvang et al.

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044609 (2026) - Published 8 October, 2026

Investigation of the ${}^{144, 148}{Sm} + α$ potential for $p$ -process nucleosynthesis

C. Soto, C. Ducoin, N. Millard-Pinard, B. M. Rebeiro, O. Stézowski, N. de Séréville, F. Hammache, A. Chalil, Y. Demane, C. Bachelet, J.-C. Thomas, M. Assié, M. Benhatchi, V. Girard-Alcindor, S. V. Harissopulos, H. Jacob, A. Lagoyannis, S. Morard, S. Nandi, J. Pépin, L. Perrot, A. M. Sánchez-Benítez, I. Stefan, and T. Zanatta-Martinez

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044610 (2026) - Published 8 October, 2026

${}^{15}C$ inelastic $1 / 2^{+} \to 5 / 2^{+}$ excitation: A single-particle versus a collective process

C. Beckman, M. Catacora-Rios, C. Hebborn, and F. M. Nunes

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044611 (2026) - Published 8 October, 2026

Experimental study of the ${}^{6}{He} (d, t) {}^{5}{He}$ reaction at 52 MeV: Probing the single-neutron wave function of the ${}^{6}{He}$ ground state

B. Zalewski, K. Rusek, M. S. Golovkov, A. A. Bezbakh, D. M. Rodkin, Yu. M. Tchuvil'sky, R. Wolski, N. Keeley, S. G. Belogurov, V. Chudoba, E. M. Gazeeva, A. V. Gorshkov, G. Kamiński, S. A. Krupko, B. Mauyey, I. A. Muzalevskii, P. J. Napiorkowski, W. Piątek, A. Serikov, S. I. Sidorchuk, R. S. Slepnev, P. G. Sharov, N. Sokołowska, G. M. Ter-Akopian, and A. Trzcińska

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044612 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Ab initio study of ${}^{7}{Li}$ with coupled mass partitions

Jakub Herko, Konstantinos Kravvaris, Sofia Quaglioni, Petr Navrátil, Guillaume Hupin, and Mark A. Caprio

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044613 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Comparative study of Langevin and random walk models for nuclear fission in the overdamped regime

A. Augustyn, T. Cap, M. Kowal, and K. Pomorski

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044614 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

${}^{17}O$ spectroscopy using ${}^{13}C$ ( $α, α$ ) resonant elastic scattering

V. Z. Goldberg, A. K. Nurmukhanbetova, A. Volya, G. E. Serikbayeva, D. K. Nauruzbayev, Marina Barbui, and G. V. Rogachev

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044615 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Factorization in quasifree breakup reactions with two bodies left behind

Raúl A. Briceño, Caroline S. R. Costa, Hans-Werner Hammer, and Daniel R. Phillips

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044616 (2026) - Published 14 October, 2026

Investigating two-body cluster structures of ${}^{10}B$

Tanya Singh, S. Santra, A. Baishya, A. Pal, P. C. Rout, H. Kumawat, P. Taya, Manoj Meher, Prachi Sharma, Saumyasucharita Sahu, and Ashique Yoosaf S. A

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044617 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Inclusive breakup of three-body projectiles: A unified four-body framework for pair-detection and single-particle observables

Jin Lei

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044618 (2026) - Published 14 October, 2026

Measurement and analysis of the incomplete fusion strength function in the ${}^{12}C$ ( $E_{lab} = 4 A - 7 A$ MeV) $+ {}^{130}{Te}$ system to probe entrance-channel dependence

Subham Kumar, Amanjot, Priyanka, Malika Kaushik, Rupinderjeet Kaur, Rudra N. Sahoo, Manoj K. Sharma, Yashraj Jangid, and Pushpendra P. Singh

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044619 (2026) - Published 15 October, 2026

Nonlocality in prior-form distorted-wave Born approximation

Jin Lei and Zhongzhou Ren

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044620 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Environment-induced phase modulation of threshold resonances in low-energy ${}^{2}H + {}^{2}H$ nuclear reactions

A. I. Kilic

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044621 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Production cross sections of neutron-rich nuclides near the $N = 126$ neutron-shell closure from 1000 MeV/u ${}^{208}{Pb}$ on ${}^{9}{Be}$

Suraj Kumar Singh et al. (HISPEC/DESPEC Collaboration, Super-FRS Experiment Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044622 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Resonance-dominated heavy-ion fusion and structures with negative components in the representation $d^{2} (E σ) / d E^{2}$ of the fusion cross section

Basudeb Sahu

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044623 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Relativistic Nuclear Collisions

Existence of a second phase transition in $A − A$ collisions at energies available at the CERN Large Hadron Collider: A physical interpretation

C. Pajares, R. P. Scharenberg, and B. K. Srivastava

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044901 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Radial-flow fluctuations in the geometrical-scaling framework

Takeshi Osada

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044902 (2026) - Published 8 October, 2026

Sequential clusterization of light nuclei and hypernuclei in heavy-ion collisions within a Wigner function coalescence framework

Junyi Han, Yue-Hang Leung, Jiaxing Zhao, Yingjie Zhou, Norbert Herrmann, and Yaping Wang

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044903 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Transport simulations with a constrained momentum-dependent chiral mean-field equation of state at various isospin fractions

Jan Steinheimer and Marcus Bleicher

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044904 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Rapidity-even dipolar flow in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Niseem Magdy

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044905 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

3D initial-state dynamics across scales: A comparative study of saturation and string-based descriptions

Lucas Constantin, Oscar Garcia-Montero, Niklas Götz, and Hannah Elfner

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044906 (2026) - Published 21 October, 2026

Anisotropic flows of light-flavor and charmed hadrons in Pb+Pb collisions at energies available at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

Yan-ting Feng, Rui-qin Wang, Feng-lan Shao, and Jun Song

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044907 (2026) - Published 22 October, 2026

Constraining the low- $p_{T} η / π^{0}$ ratio for direct-photon analyses with blast-wave fits to $π, K$ , and $p$ spectra

Klaus Reygers, Andreas Kirchner, and Aleksas Mazeliauskas

Phys. Rev. C 114, 044908 (2026) - Published 23 October, 2026

Hadronic Physics and QCD

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Quarkyonic quark-meson coupling model for nuclear and neutron matter

Koichi Saito, Tsuyoshi Miyatsu, and Myung-Ki Cheoun

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045201 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Massive Thirring / sine-Gordon model with nonzero current density

Eric Oevermann and Thomas D. Cohen

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045202 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integrand for the proton and deuteron from 200 to 1400 MeV

P. Pedroni et al. (A2 Collaboration at MAMI)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045203 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Diffractive two-photon exchange and beam normal-spin asymmetries for elastic electron scattering on nuclei

Volodymyr Tereshchuk and Andrei Afanasev

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045204 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

WKB approximation under a Killingbeck potential and its application to double-heavy-meson spectroscopy

Cheng-Qun Pang, Lhamo Chosto, Ya-Rong Wang, Zhi-Bin Gao, Hao Chen, Yu-Long Kang, and Wei Li

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045205 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Semileptonic decays of $Λ \to p ℓ^{-} {\bar{ν}}_{ℓ}$ in light-front dynamics

Chong-Chung Lih and Chao-Qiang Geng

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045206 (2026) - Published 21 October, 2026

Electroweak Interaction, Symmetries

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Measurement of the neutron incoherent scattering length of ${}^{199}{Hg}$ using stored ultracold neutrons

C. Abel et al. (nEDM Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045501 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Computing neutrino cross sections from Euclidean responses

A. Nikolakopoulos and N. Rocco

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045502 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Nuclear Astrophysics

Thermodynamic versus dynamical description of the neutron-star crust-core instability: Implications for crustal observables

Athul Kunjipurayil and J. Piekarewicz

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045801 (2026) - Published 1 October, 2026

Effect of density dependence of the symmetry energy and effective mass on the liquid-gas phase transition in hot asymmetric nuclear matter

B. K. Sharma

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045802 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Conformal prediction for uncertainties in the neutron star equation of state

Habib Yousefi Dezdarani, Ryan Curry, Cassandra L. Armstrong, and Alexandros Gezerlis

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045803 (2026) - Published 5 October, 2026

Many-body effects on dense matter with hyperons at finite temperature

Rafael Bán Jacobsen, Ricardo Luciano Sonego Farias, and Veronica Dexheimer

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045804 (2026) - Published 8 October, 2026

Cooling of isolated neutron stars with hyperon-mixed kaon-condensation matter

Bhavnesh Bhat, Akira Dohi, Takumi Muto, and Tsuneo Noda

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045805 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Chiral effective field theory analysis of the (“hep”) reaction $S$ factor and the (“hen”) reaction cross section

M. Viviani, A. Gnech, L. E. Marcucci, A. Kievsky, and L. Girlanda

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045806 (2026) - Published 15 October, 2026

Thermal quarkyonic matter and its implications for neutron star structure

K. Folias and Ch. C. Moustakidis

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045807 (2026) - Published 16 October, 2026

Impact of soft versus hard equations of state on hybrid stars

H. Güven, K. Bozkurt, E. Khan, and J. Margueron

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045808 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Measurement of the ${}^{19}F (p, α γ) {}^{16}O$ astrophysical factor at threshold energies

X. D. Su et al.

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045809 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

Photoneutron cross section of ${}^{209}{Bi}$ in the giant dipole resonance region measured with quasimonoenergetic $γ$ -rays at the Shanghai Laser Electron Gamma Source

De-Xin Wang, Su-Ya-La-Tu Zhang, Zi-Rui Hao, Bao-Shan Xi, Mei-Rong Huang, Han Guo, Yong-Shun Huang, Jin-Feng Bai, Gong-Tao Fan, and Hong-Wei Wang

Phys. Rev. C 114, 045810 (2026) - Published 19 October, 2026

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Phys. Rev. C 114, 049901 (2026) - Published 13 October, 2026

Erratum: Relativistic effects in femtoscopy and deuteron formation [Phys. Rev. C 114, 025206 (2026)]

Stanisław Mrówczyński

Phys. Rev. C 114, 049902 (2026) - Published 20 October, 2026

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E. F. Zhou (周恩付), C. R. Ding (丁晨蓉), Q. Y. Luo (罗青杨), J. M. Yao (尧江明), and H. Hergert

Phys. Rev. C 114, 049903 (2026) - Published 23 October, 2026