Profile

Career

BSc, PhD (Edinburgh)

Summary of expertise

• Nuclear astrophysics

Research

Overview

Research Group: Nuclear Physics

Research Interests

• Nuclear astrophysics
  

Supervisions

• Dr James Brown
• Dr Frances Charlwood
• Mr Matt Taggart
  
• Miss Carine Tsimba Nsangu
• Mr Edward Martin

Publications

Full publications list

T MUNOZ-BRITTON, AM LAIRD ET AL.,
Search for the 2(+) excitation of the Hoyle state in C-12 using C-12(C-12,3 alpha)C-12 reaction
J. Phys. G 37,105104 (2010)

N. DE SEREVILLE, AM LAIRD ET AL.,
Low-energy F-18 (p, alpha) O-15 cross section measurements relevant to nova gamma-ray emission
Phys. Rev. C 79, 015801 (2009)

ASJ MURPHY, AM LAIRD, C ANGULO, ET AL.
Simultaneous measurement of the F-18(p,p)F-18 and F-18(p,alpha)O-15 reactions: Implications for the level structure of Ne-19, and for F-18 production in novae
Phys. Rev. C 79, 058801 (2009)

N DE SEREVILLE, C ANGULO, A COC, NL ACHOURI, E CASAREJOS, T DAVINSON, P DESCOUVEMONT, P FIGUERA, S FOX, F HAMMACHE, J KIENER, A LAIRD, A LEFEBVRE, P LELEUX, P MUMBY-CROFT, N ORR, D ROBERTSON, K VAUGHAN, V TATISCHEFF
New low-energy measurement of the F-18(p, alpha)O-15 reaction
European Physical Journal-Special Topics 150 211-214 (2007)

C VOCKENHUBER, CO OUELLET, LS THE, L BUCHMANN, J CAGGIANO, AA CHEN, H CRAWFORD, JM D'AURIA, B DAVIDS, L FOGARTY, D FREKERS, A HUSSEIN, DA HUTCHEON, W KUTSCHERA, AM LAIRD, R LEWIS, E O'CONNOR, D OTTEWELL, M PAUL, MM PAVAN, J PEARSON, C RUIZ, G RUPRECHT, M TRINCZEK, B WALES, A WALLNER
Measurement of the Ca-40(alpha,gamma)Ti-44 reaction relevant for supernova nucleosynthesis
Physical Review C 76 035801 (2007)

U GREIFE, J LIVESAY, C JEWETT, K CHIPPS, F SARAZIN, D BARDAYAN, J BLACKMON, C NESARAJA, MS SMITH, A CHAMPAGNE, R FITZGERALD, K JONES, J THOMAS, R KOZUB, L BUCHMANN, J CAGGIANO, D HUNTER, D HUTCHEON, A OLIN, D OTTEWELL, J ROGERS, C RUIZ, G RUPRECHT, M TRINCZEK, C VOCKENHUBER, S BISHOP, J D'AURIA, M LAMAY, W LIU, C WREDE, ML CHATTERJEE, AA CHEN, J PEARSON, S ENGEL, AM LAIRD, D GIGLIOTTI, A HUSSEIN
Recent results of experiments with radioactive Na-21 and Be-7 ion beams
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research B 261 1089-1093 (2007)

AM LAIRD, P AMAUDRUZ, L BUCHMANN, SP FOX, BR FULTON, D GIGLIOTTI, T KIRCHNER, PD MUMBY-CROFT, R OPENSHAW, MM PAVAN, J PEARSON, G RUPRECHT, G SHEFFER, P WALDEN
Status of TACTIC: A detector for nuclear astrophysics
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A 573 306-309(2007)

C MATEI, L BUCHMANN, WR HANNES, DA HUTCHEON, C RUIZ, CR BRUNE, J CAGGIANO, AA CHEN, J D'AURIA, A LAIRD, M LAMEY, Z LI, WP LIU, A OLIN, D OTTEWELL, J PEARSON, G RUPRECHT, M TRINCZEK, C VOCKENHUBER AND C WREDE
Measurement of the cascade transition via the first excited state of O-16 in the C-12(alpha,gamma)O-16 reaction, and its s factor in stellar helium burning
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 242503 (2006) (4 pages)

C RUIZ, A PARIKH, J JOSE, L BUCHMANN, JA CAGGIANO, AA CHEN, JA CLARK, H CRAWFORD, B DAVIDS, JM D'AURIA, C DAVIS, C DEIBEL, L ERIKSON, L FOGARTY, D FREKERS, U GREIFE, A HUSSEIN, DA HUTCHEON, M HUYSE, C JEWETT, AM LAIRD, R LEWIS, P MUMBY-CROFT, A OLIN, DF OTTEWELL, CV OUELLET, P PARKER, J PEARSON, G RUPRECHT, M TRINCZEK, C VOCKENHUBER AND C WREDE
Measurement of the E-c.m.=184 keV resonance strength in the Al-26g(p,gamma)Si-27 reaction
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 252501 (2006) (4 pages)

AS MURPHY, M ALIOTTA, T DAVINSON, C RUIZ, PJ WOODS, JM D'AURIA, L BUCHMANN, AA CHEN, AM LAIRD, F SARAZIN, P WALDEN, BR FULTON, JE PEARSON AND BA BROWN
Level structure of Mg-21: Nuclear and astrophysical implications
Phys. Rev. C 73 034320 (2006) (10 pages)

S. ENGEL, A. M. LAIRD, and others (24).
Commissioning the DRAGON facility at ISAC.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods Phys. Research Section A- Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors Associated Equipment 553, 491-500, 2005).

C. RUIZ, B. R. FULTON, A. M. LAIRD, and others (21).
Multichannel R-matrix analysis of elastic and inelastic resonances in the Na-20,Na-21+p compound systems.
Nuclear Phys. A 758, 166C-169C (2005).

K. A. SNOVER, A. M. LAIRD, and others (11).
The Be-7(p, gamma)B-8 astrophysical S-factor.
Nuclear Phys. A 758, 685C-688C (2005).

M. TRINCZEK, A. M. LAIRD, and others (24).
Direct measurement of the Na-21(p, gamma)Mg-22 reaction, Resonance strengths and gamma-gamma analysis.
Nuclear Phys. A 758, 729C-732C (2005).

A. A. CHEN, A. M. LAIRD, and others (26).
The Na-21(p, gamma)Mg-22 reaction in novae and x-ray bursts.
Nuclear Phys. A 752, 510C-513C (2005).

A. R. JUNGHANS, A. M. LAIRD, and others (11).
New determination of the Be-7(p,gamma)B-8 S-factor.
Nuclear Phys. A 746, 210C-214C (2004).

J. M. D'AURIA, A. M. LAIRD, and others (26).
The Na-21(p,gamma)Mg-22 reaction from E-cm=200 to 1103 keV in novae and x-ray bursts.
Phys. Rev. C 69, 065803 (2004). [ external link ]

U. GREIFE, A. M. LAIRD, and others (19).
Energy loss around the stopping power maximum of Ne, Mg and Na ions in hydrogen gas.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods Phys. Research Section B-Beam Interactions Materials Atoms 217, 1-6 (2004).

A. R. JUNGHANS, A. M. LAIRD, and others (11).
Precise measurement of the Be-7(p, gamma)B-8 S factor.
Phys. Rev. C 68, 065803 (2003). [ external link ]

O. R. KAKUEE, A. M. LAIRD, and others (15).
Elastic scattering of the halo nucleus He-6 from Pb- 208 above the Coulomb barrier.
Nuclear Phys. A 728, 339-349 (2003).

A. OLIN, A. M. LAIRD, and others (25).
Nuclear astrophysics at ISAC with DRAGON, Initial studies.
Nuclear Phys. A 721, 1019C-1023C (2003).

A. LEPINE-SZILY, A. M. LAIRD, and others (19).
Spectroscopy of light proton-rich unbound nuclei, F-15, N-10,N-11.
Nuclear Phys. A 722, 512C-517C (2003).

S. BISHOP, A. M. LAIRD, and others (28).
Na-21(p, gamma)Mg-22 reaction and oxygen-neon novae (vol 90, art no 162501 (2003).
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 229902 (2003). [ external link ]

R. RAABE, A. M. LAIRD, and others (19).
2n-transfer contribution in the He-4(He-6,He-6)He-4 cross section at E-c.m.=11.6 MeV.
Phys. Rev. C 67, 044602 (2003). [ external link ]

S. BISHOP, A. M. LAIRD, and others (28).
Na-21(p,gamma)Mg-22 reaction and oxygen-neon novae.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 162501 (2003). [ external link ]

R. E. AZUMA, B. R. FULTON, A. M. LAIRD, and others (42).
Results of Na-21+p experiments at ISAC.
Nuclear Phys. A 718, 119C-126C (2003).

D. A. HUTCHEON, A. M. LAIRD, and others (22).
The DRAGON facility for nuclear astrophysics at TRIUMF-ISAC, design, construction and operation.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods Phys. Research Section A- Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors Associated Equipment 498, 190-210, 2003).

D. GROOMBRIDGE, A. M. LAIRD, and others (17).
Breakout from the hot CNO cycle via the Ne- 18(alpha,p)Na-21 reaction. II. Extended energy range E-c.m.similar to 1.7-2.9 MeV.
Phys. Rev. C 66, 055802 (2002). [ external link ]

A. M. LAIRD and others (22).
Indirect study of the astrophysically important O- 15(alpha,gamma)Ne-19 reaction through H-2(Ne-18,Ne- 19)H-1.
Phys. Rev. C 66, 048801 (2002). [ external link ]

A. LEPINE-SZILY, A. M. LAIRD, and others (16).
Observation of the particle-unstable nucleus N-10.
Phys. Rev. C 65, 054318 (2002). [ external link ]

T. DAVINSON, A. M. LAIRD, A. DIPIETRO, A. N. OSTROWSKI, A. C. SHOTTER, AND P. J. WOODS.
Louvain-Edinburgh Detector Array (LEDA), a silicon detector array for use with radioactive nuclear beams.
Nuclear Phys. A 701, 188C-188C (2002).

R. RAABE, A. M. LAIRD, and others (20).
Measurement of the He-4(He-6, He-6)He-4 cross section with a He-4-implanted Al target.
Nuclear Phys. A 701, 387C-393C (2002).

A. N. OSTROWSKI, A. M. LAIRD, and others (20).
Break-out from the hot-CNO cycle studied with radioactive beams.
Nuclear Phys. A 701, 621C-624C (2002).

S. CHERUBINI, A. M. LAIRD, and others (26).
New developments and recent results in nuclear astrophysics at Louvain-la-Neuve.
Nuclear Phys. A 701, 632C-636C (2002).

A. N. OSTROWSKI, A. M. LAIRD, and others (10).
CD, A double sided silicon strip detector for radioactive nuclear beam experiments.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods Phys. Research Section A- Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors Associated Equipment 480, 448-455, 2002).

A. M. LAIRD and others (21).
Hot CNO breakout, Status of the d(Ne-18,p)Ne- 19*(alpha) O-15 reaction.
Nuclear Phys. A 688, 134C-137C (2001).

S. CHERUBINI, A. M. LAIRD, and others (23).
The O-15(alpha,gamma)Ne-19* reaction using a Ne-18 radioactive beam.
Nuclear Phys. A 688, 465C-467C (2001).

D. GROOMBRIDGE, A. M. LAIRD, and others (18).
Breakout from the hot-CNO cycle via the Ne- 18(alpha,p)Na-21 reaction.
Nuclear Phys. A 688, 472C-474C (2001).

A. N. OSTROWSKI, A. M. LAIRD, and others (10).
Borromean nucleus reactions induced below the breakup threshold, He-6+p.
Phys. Rev. C 63, 024605 (2001). [ external link ]