Publications of Michael Bender

The publications and presentations are arranged in reverse chronological order.

[Preprints] [Reviews] [Reports] [Refereed Research Papers] [Conference Proceedings] [Ph.D. / Diploma Theses]
[my papers on the arXiv preprint server] [my publication list on researcher ID] [my publication list on SPIRES-HEPNAMES]

Preprints

  1. Symmetry restoration for odd-mass nuclei with a Skyrme energy density functional
    B. Bally, B. Avez, M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen
    to be included in the proceedings of the 18th Nuclear Physics Workshop "Maria and Pierre Curie"
    held at Kazimierz Dolny, September 28 - October 2 2011, Poland.
    [arXiv:1111.0451]

  2. Probing the Skyrme interaction and its tensor component in superdeformed rotational bands
    V. Hellemans, P.-H. Heenen, and M. Bender
    to be included in the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics (CGS 14)
    held at the University of Guelph, Canada, August 28 - September 2, 2011.

  3. Evaluation of overlaps between arbitrary Fermionic quasiparticle vacua
    B. Avez and M. Bender
    [arXiv:1109.2078]

Review Articles

  1. Self-consistent mean-field models for nuclear structure
    M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen, P.-G. Reinhard
    Rev. Mod. Phys. 75 (2003) 121-180. [ADS] [scopus]

Refereed Research Papers

  1. The tensor part of the Skyrme energy density functional. III. Time-odd terms at high spin
    V. Hellemans, P.-H. Heenen and M. Bender
    Phys. Rev. C 85 (2012) 014326 [25 pages] [arXiv:1112.3558]

  2. On the formulation of functional theory for pairing with particle number restoration
    G. Hupin, D. Lacroix, and M. Bender
    Phys. Rev. C 84 (2011) 014309 (10 pages) [arXiv:1105.4084] [ADS]

  3. What can be learned from binding energy differences about nuclear structure: the example of δVpn
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 83 (2011) 064319 (17 pages) [arXiv:1102.1903] [ADS]

  4. Surface symmetry energy of nuclear energy density functionals
    N. Nikolov, N. Schunck, W. Nazarewicz, M. Bender, J. Pei
    Phys. Rev. C 83 (2011) 034305 (15 pages) [ADS] [in2p3-00586588] [arXiv:1012.5829]

  5. Early onset of ground-state deformation in the neutron-deficient polonium isotopes
    T. E. Cocolios, W. Dexters, M. D. Seliverstov, A. N. Andreyev, S. Antalic, A. E. Barzakh, B. Bastin, J. Buscher, I. G. Darby, D. V. Fedorov, V. N. Fedosseyev, K. T. Flanagan, S. Franchoo, S. Fritzsche, G. Huber, M. Huyse, M. Keupers, U. Koster, Yu. Kudryavtsev, E. Mane, B. A. Marsh, P. L. Molkanov, R. D. Page, A. M. Sjoedin, I. Stefan, J. Van de Walle, P. Van Duppen, M. Venhart, S. G. Zemlyanoy, M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 (2011) 052503 (4 pages) [ADS] [in2p3-00576005] [arXiv:1010.2103]

  6. Shape coexistence at the proton drip-line: First identification of excited states in 180Pb
    P. Rahkila, D. G. Jenkins, J. Pakarinen, C. Gray-Jones, P. T. Greenlees, U. Jakobsson, P. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, S. Ketelhut, H. Koivisto, M. Leino, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, P. Papadakis, S. Paschalis, M. Petri, P. Peura, O. J. Roberts, T. Ropponen, P. Ruotsalainen, J. Sarén, C. Scholey, J. Sorri, A. G. Tuff, J. Uusitalo, R. Wadsworth, M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 82 (2010) 011303(R) (5 pages) [Physics synopsis] [ADS] [arXiv:1003.0452] [in2p3-00529450]

  7. Tensor part of the Skyrme energy density functional. II: Deformation properties of magic and semi-magic nuclei
    M. Bender, K. Bennaceur, T. Duguet, P.-H. Heenen, T. Lesinski, J. Meyer
    Phys. Rev. C 80 (2009) 064302 (30 pages). [ADS] [arxiv:0909.3782] [in2p3-00440670]

  8. Density functional theory and Kohn-Sham scheme for self-bound systems
    J. Messud, M. Bender, and E. Suraud
    Phys. Rev. C 80 (2009) 054314 (6 pages) [ADS] [arxiv:0904.0162] [in2p3-00380689]

  9. Collectivity of 196Po at low spin
    T. Grahn, A. Dewald, P. T. Greenlees, U. Jakobsson, P. Jones, J. Jolie, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, S. Ketelhut, T. Kröll, R. Krücken, M. Leino, P. Maierbeck, B. Melon, M. Nyman, R. D. Page, P. Peura, Th. Pisulla, P. Rahkila, J. Sarén, C. Scholey, J. Sorri, J. Uusitalo, M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 80 (2009) 014323 (6 pages) [ADS] [in2p3-00410691]

  10. γ-Ray Spectroscopy at the Limits: First Observation of Rotational Bands in 255Lr
    S. Ketelhut, P. T. Greenlees, D. Ackermann, S. Antalic, E. Clément, I.G. Darby, O. Dorvaux, A. Drouart, S. Eeckhaudt, B. J. P. Gall, A. Görgen, T. Grahn, C. Gray-Jones, K. Hauschild, R.-D. Herzberg, F. Heßberger, U. Jakobsson, G. D. Jones, P. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, T.-L. Khoo, W. Korten, M. Leino, A. P. Leppänen, J. Ljungvall, S. Moon, M. Nyman, A. Obertelli, J. Pakarinen, E. Parr, P. Papadakis, P. Peura, J. Piot, A. Pritchard, P. Rahkila, D. Rostron, P. Ruotsalainen, M. Sandzelius, J. Sarén, C. Scholey, J. Sorri, A. Steer, B. Sulignano, Ch. Theisen, J. Uusitalo, M. Venhart, M. Zielinska, M. Bender, and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 212501 (4 pages) [ADS] [in2p3-00399512]

  11. Configuration mixing within the energy density functional formalism: removing spurious contributions from non-diagonal energy kernels
    D. Lacroix, T. Duguet, and M. Bender
    Phys. Rev. C 79 (2009) 044318 (24 pages) [ADS] [arxiv:0809.2041] [in2p3-00321214]

  12. Particle-number restoration within the energy density functional formalism
    M. Bender, T. Duguet, and D. Lacroix
    Phys. Rev. C 79 (2009) 044319 (34 pages) [ADS] [arxiv:0809.2045] [in2p3-00321220]

  13. Particle-number restoration within the energy density functional formalism: Non-vialibility of terms depending on non-integer powers of the density matrices
    T. Duguet, M. Bender, K. Bennaceur, D. Lacroix, and T. Lesinski
    Phys. Rev. C 79 (2009) 044320 (15 pages) [ADS] [arxiv:0809.2049] [in2p3-00321224]

  14. Collectivity-induced quenching of signatures for shell closures
    M. Bender, G. F. Bertsch, and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 78 (2008) 054312 (7 pages) [ADS] [arxiv:0808.3708] [in2p3-00339745]

  15. Configuration mixing of angular-momentum and particle-number projected triaxial HFB states using the Skyrme energy density functional
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 78 (2008) 024309 (16 pages) [ADS] [arXiv:0805.4383] [in2p3-00336250]

  16. Lifetimes of intruder states in 186Pb, 188Pb, and 194Po
    T. Grahn, A. Dewald, O. Möller, R. Julin, C. W. Beausang, S. Christen, I. G. Darby, S. Eeckhaudt, P. T. Greenlees, A. Görgen, K. Helariutta, J. Jolie, P. Jones, S. Juutinen, H. Kettunen, T. Kröll, R. Krücken, Y. Le Coz, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppänen, P. Maierbeck, D. A. Meyer, B. Melon, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R. D. Page, J. Pakarinen, P. Petkov, P. Rahkila, B. Saha, M. Sandzelius, J. Sarén, C. Scholey, J. Uusitalo, M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen
    Nucl. Phys. A801 (2008) 83-100 [ADS] [scopus] [in2p3-00293070]

  17. The tensor part of the Skyrme energy density functional. Spherical nuclei
    T. Lesinski, M. Bender, K. Bennaceur, T. Duguet, J. Meyer
    Phys. Rev. C 76 (2007) 014312 (34 pages) [ADS] [scopus] [arXiv:0704.0731] [hal-00140169]

  18. Large-amplitude Qn-Qp collectivity in the neutron-rich oxygen isotope 20O
    A. P. Severyukhin, M. Bender, H. Flocard, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 75 (2007) 064303 (7 pages) [ADS] [scopus] [arXiv:nucl-th/0701033] [in2p3-00138605]

  19. Global study of the spectroscopic properties of the first 2+ state in even-even nuclei
    B. Sabbey, M. Bender, G. F. Bertsch, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 75 (2007) 044305 (14 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0611089] [in2p3-00292982]

  20. Nuclear charge radii of neutron deficient lead isotopes beyond N=104 mid shell investigated by in-source laser spectroscopy
    H. De Witte, A. N. Andreyev, N. Barré, M. Bender, T. E. Cocolios, S. Dean, D. Fedorov, V. N. Fedoseyev, L. M. Fraille, S. Franchoo, V. Hellemans, P.-H. Heenen, K. Heyde, G. Huber, M. Huyse, H. Jeppesen, U. Köster, P. Kunz, S. R. Lesher, B. A. Marsh, I. Mukha, B. Roussière, J. Sauvage, M. Seliverstov, I. Stefanescu, E. Tengborn, K. Van de Vel, J. de Walle, P. Van Duppen, Yu. Volkov
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 (2007) 112502 (4 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [in2p3-00142862]

  21. Investigation of nuclear collectivity in the neutron mid-shell nucleus 186Pb
    J. Pakarinen, V. Hellemans, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, K. Heyde, P.-H. Heenen, M. Bender, I. G. Darby, S. Eeckhaudt, T. Enquist, T. Grahn, P.-T. Greenlees, F. Johnston-Theasby, P. Jones, H. Kettunen, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppänen, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R. D. Page, P. M. Raddon, P. Rahkila, C. Scholey, J. Uusitalo, R. Wadsworth
    Phys. Rev. C 75 (2007) 014302 (18 pages). [ADS] [scopus]

  22. Spectroscopy and single-particle structure of the odd-Z heavy elements 255Lr, 251Md, and 247Es
    A. Chatillon, Ch. Theisen, P. T. Greenlees, G. Auger, J. E. Bastin, E. Bouchez, B. Bouriquet, J. A. Casandjian, R. Cee, E. Clément, R. Dayras, G. de France, R. de Toureil, S. Eeckhaudt, A. Görgen, T. Grahn, S. Grévy, K. Hauschild, R.-D. Herzberg, P. J. C. Ikin, G. D. Jones, P. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, H. Kettunen, A. Korichi, W. Korten, Y. Le Coz, M. Leino, A. Lopez-Martens, S. M. Lukyanov, Yu. E. Penionzhkevich, J. Perkowski, A. Pritchard, P. Rahkila, M. Rejmund, J. Saren, C. Scholey, S. Siem, M. G. Saint-Laurent, C. Simenel, Yu. G. Sobolev, Ch. Stodel, J. Uusitalo, A. Villari, M. Bender, P. Bonche, P.-H. Heenen
    Eur. Phys. J. A30 (2006) 397-411. [ADS] [scopus] [in2p3-00105118]

  23. Shape coexistence in neutron-deficient Kr isotopes: Constraints on the single-particle spectrum of self-consistent mean-field models from collective excitations
    M. Bender, P. Bonche, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 74 (2006) 024312 (12 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0607071]

  24. Beyond mean-field study of excited states: Analysis within the Lipkin model
    A. P. Severyukhin, M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 74 (2006) 024311 (7 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0603069]

  25. Global study of quadrupole correlation effects
    M. Bender, G. F. Bertsch, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 73 (2006) 034322 (26 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0508052]
    [supplemental material] [ev8 wave function files]

  26. From finite nuclei to the nuclear liquid drop: leptodermous expansion based on the self-consistent mean-field theory
    P.-G. Reinhard, M. Bender, W. Nazarewicz, T. Vertse
    Phys. Rev. C 73 (2006) 014309 (11 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0510039]

  27. Systematics of quadrupolar correlation energies
    M. Bender, G. F. Bertsch, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 (2005) 102503 (4 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0410023]

  28. Self-Consistent Description of Multipole Strength in Exotic Nuclei: Method
    J. Terasaki, J. Engel, M. Bender, J. Dobaczewski, W. Nazarewicz, M. Stoitsov
    Phys. Rev. C 71 (2005) 034310 (15 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0407111]

  29. Microscopic study of 240Pu: Mean-field and beyond
    M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen, P. Bonche
    Phys. Rev. C 70 (2004) 054304 (7 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0409007]

  30. Further explorations of Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov mass formulas. III: Role of particle-number projection
    M. Samyn, S. Goriely, M. Bender and J. M. Pearson
    Phys. Rev. C 70 (2004) 044309 (9 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0409006]

  31. Configuration mixing of angular momentum projected self-consistent mean-field states for neutron-deficient Pb isotopes
    M. Bender, P. Bonche, T. Duguet, and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 69 (2004) 064303 (13 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0311090]

  32. Correlation energies by the generator coordinate method: computational aspects for quadrupolar deformations
    M. Bender, G. F. Bertsch and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 69 (2004) 034340 (10 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0311026]

  33. Systematics of fission barriers in superheavy elements
    T. Bürvenich, M. Bender, J. A. Maruhn and P.-G. Reinhard
    Phys. Rev. C 69 (2004) 014307 (15 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0302056]

  34. Further explorations of Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov mass formulas. II: Role of the effective mass
    S. Goriely, M. Samyn, M. Bender and J. M. Pearson
    Phys. Rev. C 68 (2003) 054325 (11 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0311086]

  35. Beyond-mean-field-model analysis of low-spin normal-deformed and superdeformed collective states of 32S, 36Ar, 38Ar and 40Ca
    M. Bender, H. Flocard and P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Rev. C 68 (2003) 044321 (13 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0305021]

  36. Time-reversal violating Schiff moment of 225Ra
    J. Engel, M. Bender, J. Dobaczewski, J. H. de Jesus, P. Olbratowski
    Phys. Rev. C 68 (2003) 025501 (9 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0304075]

  37. Skyrme mean-field study of rotational bands in transfermium isotopes
    M. Bender, P. Bonche, T. Duguet, P.-H. Heenen
    Nucl. Phys. A723 (2003) 354-364. [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0302058]

  38. Shape Coexistence in 186Pb: Beyond-mean-field description by configuration mixing of symmetry restored wave functions
    T. Duguet, M. Bender, P. Bonche, P.-H. Heenen
    Phys. Lett. B559 (2003) 201-206. [ADS] [nucl-th/0212016]

  39. Beyond mean-field description of the low-lying spectrum of 16O
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Nucl. Phys. A713 (2003) 390-401. [ADS] [nucl-th/0205074]

  40. Comment on ``Structure of exotic nuclei and superheavy elements in a relativistic shell model''
    M. Bender
    Phys. Rev. C 67 (2003) 019801 (2 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0106024]

  41. The Z=82 shell closure in neutron-deficient Pb isotopes
    M. Bender, T. Cornelius, G. A. Lalazissis, J. A. Maruhn, W. Nazarewicz, P.-G. Reinhard
    Eur. Phys. J. A14 (2002) 23-28. [ADS] [nucl-th/0110057]

  42. Gamow-Teller strength and the spin-isospin coupling constants of the Skyrme energy functional
    M. Bender, J. Dobaczewski, J. Engel, W. Nazarewicz
    Phys. Rev. C. 65 (2002) 054322 (19 pages). [ADS] [nucl-th/0112056]

  43. GCM analysis of the collective properties of lead isotopes with exact projection on particle numbers
    P.-H. Heenen, A. Valor, M. Bender, P. Bonche, H. Flocard
    Eur. Phys. J. A11 (2001) 393-402. [ADS] [nucl-th/0106013] [in2p3-00019715]

  44. Shell stabilization of super- and hyperheavy nuclei without magic gaps
    M. Bender, W. Nazarewicz, P.-G. Reinhard
    Phys. Lett. B515 (2001) 42-48. [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0103065] GSI Preprint 2001-09.

  45. Quadrupole and hexadecapole couplings for 127I in Li127I
    Jørn Thyssen, Peter Schwerdtfeger, Michael Bender, Witold Nazarewicz, Paul B. Semmes
    Phys. Rev. A 63 (2001) 022505 (11 pages). [ADS]

  46. Pairing gaps from nuclear mean-field models
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn
    Eur. Phys. J. A8 (2000) 59-75. [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/0005028]

  47. Consequences of the center-of-mass correction in nuclear mean-field models
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn
    Eur. Phys. J. A7 (2000) 467-478. [ADS] [nucl-th/9910025]

  48. Shell corrections of superheavy nuclei in self-consistent calculations
    A. T. Kruppa, M. Bender, W. Nazarewicz, P.-G. Reinhard, T. Vertse, S. Cwiok
    Phys. Rev. C 61 (2000) 034313 (13 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/9910046]

  49. α-decay chains of 289114 and 293118 in the relativistic mean-field model
    M. Bender
    Phys. Rev. C 61 (2000) 031302(R) (4 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/9911066]

  50. Pairing gap and polarization effects
    K. Rutz, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn
    Phys. Lett. B468 (1999) 1-6. [scopus] [nucl-th/9910026]

  51. Nuclear shell gaps at finite temperatures
    C. Reiss, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard
    Eur. Phys. J. A6 (1999) 157-165. [ADS]

  52. Shell structure of superheavy nuclei in self-consistent mean-field models
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Phys. Rev. C 60 (1999) 034304 (20 pages). [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/9906030]

  53. β decay of r-process waiting-point nuclei in a self-consistent approach
    J. Engel, M. Bender, J. Dobaczewski, W. Nazarewicz, R. Surman
    Phys. Rev. C 60 (1999) 014302 (12 pages). [ADS ] [nucl-th/99020259]

  54. Potential Energy surfaces of superheavy nuclei
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Phys. Rev. C 58 (1998) 2126-2132. [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/9902058]

  55. Superheavy nuclei in deformed mean-field calculations
    T. Bürvenich, K. Rutz, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Eur. Phys. J. A 3 (1998) 139-147. [ADS] [scopus]

  56. Odd nuclei and single-particle spectra in the relativistic mean-field model
    K. Rutz, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Nucl. Phys. A634 (1998) 67-88. [ADS] [scopus]

  57. An HFB scheme in natural orbitals
    P.-G. Reinhard, M. Bender, K. Rutz, J. A. Maruhn
    Z. Phys. A358 (1997) 277-278. [nucl-th/9705054]

  58. Superheavy nuclei in selfconsistent nuclear calculations
    K. Rutz, M. Bender, T. Bürvenich, T. Schilling, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Phys. Rev. C 56 (1997) 238-243. [ADS] [scopus] [nucl-th/9610032]

  59. Lipkin-Nogami pairing scheme in self-consistent nuclear structure calculations
    P.-G. Reinhard, W. Nazarewicz, M. Bender, J. A. Maruhn
    Phys. Rev. C 53 (1996) 2776-2785. [ADS] [scopus]

Contributions to Reports

  1. MATS and LaSpec: High-precision experiments using ion traps and lasers at FAIR
    D. Rodríguez, K. Blaum, W. Nörtershäuser, M. Ahammed, A. Algora, G. Audi, J. Äystö, D. Beck, M. Bender, J. Billowes, M. Block, C. Böhm, G. Bollen, M. Brodeur, T. Brunner, B. A. Bushaw, R. B. Cakirli, P. Campbell, D. Cano-Ott, G. Cortés, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia, P. Das, A. Dax, A. De, P. Delheij, T. Dickel, J. Dilling, K. Eberhardt, S. Eliseev, S. Ettenauer, K. T. Flanagan, R. Ferrer, J.-E. García-Ramos, E. Gartzke, H. Geissel, S. George, C. Geppert, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, Y. Gusev, D. Habs, P.-H. Heenen, S. Heinz, F. Herfurth, A. Herlert, M. Hobein, G. Huber, M. Huyse, C. Jesch, A. Jokinen, O. Kester, J. Ketelaer, V. Kolhinen, I. Koudriavtsev, M. Kowalska, J. Krämer, S. Kreim, A. Krieger, T. Kühl, A. M. Lallena, A. Lapierre, F. Le Blanc, Y. A. Litvinov, D. Lunney, T. Martínez, G. Marx, M. Matos, E. Minaya-Ramirez, I. Moore, S. Nagy, S. Naimi, D. Neidherr, D. Nesterenko, G. Neyens, Y. N. Novikov, M. Petrick, W. R. Plaß, A. Popov, W. Quint, A. Ray, P.-G. Reinhard, J. Repp, C. Roux, B. Rubio, R. Sánchez, B. Schabinger, C. Scheidenberger, D. Schneider, R. Schuch, S. Schwarz, L. Schweikhard, M. Seliverstov, A. Solders, M. Suhonen, J. Szerypo, J. L. Taín, P. G. Thirolf, J. Ullrich, P. Van Duppen, A. Vasiliev, G. Vorobjev, C. Weber, K. Wendt, M. Winkler, D. Yordanov, and F. Ziegler
    Eur. Phys. J. ST 183 (2010) 1-123. [ADS] [in2p3-00529233]

  2. The scientific objectives of the SPIRAL2 project
    D. Ackermann, L. Adoui, G. De Angelis, G. Auger, T. Aumann, F. Azaiez, E. Balanzat, G. Baldacchino, M. F. Barthe, E. Bauge, P. Bem, M. Bender, K. Bennaceur, J.-F. Berger, B. Blank, J. Blomqvist, Y. Blumenfeld, S. Boucard, S. Bouffard, A. Bracco, R. Calabrese, B. Cederwall, R. Cee, P. Chomaz, G. Colo, M. Colonna, D. Curien, P. Danielewicz, R. Dayras, F. De Oliveira, M. Di Toro, E. Diegele, J. Dobaczewski, T. Ethvignot, U. Fischer, G. De France, M. Freer, U. Garg, W. Gelletly, A. Gillibert, M. Girod, S. Goriely, H. Goutte, J. P. Grandin, F. Gunsing, P.-H. Heenen, M. Heil, K. Heyde, S. Hilaire, S. Hofmann, P. Indelicato, Z. Janas, A. Jokinen, J. Jose, F. Kaeppeler, E. Khan, J. Knodlseder, A. Krasznahorkay, K. L. Kratz, E. Lamour, K. Langanke, V. Lapoux, E. O. Le Bigot, F. Le Blanc, X. Ledoux, M. Leino, S. Lenzi, S. Leoni, M. Lewitowicz, D. Lunney, E. Maglione, A. Maj, P. Mantica, J. Marques, M. Matsuo, V. Méot, W. Mittig, E. C. Morse, O. Naviliat-Cuncic, W. Nazarewicz, G. Neyens, Y. Novikov, S. Oberstedt, T. Otsuka, F. Parente, S. Péru, N. Pillet, A. Plompen, C. Prigent, R. Reifarth, D. Ridikas, M. F. Rivet, E. Roeckl, M. Rousseau, P. Roussel-Chomaz, J. P. Rozet, G. Rudolf, K. Rykaczewski, M. G. Saint-Laurent, D. Santonocito, J.-P. Santos, P. Sapienza, H. Savajols, M. Schädel, H. Schatz, N. Severijns, J. L. Sida, F. Sobrio, O. Sorlin, A. M. Stefanini, C. Stodel, L. Stuttge, I. Testard, Ch. Theisen, J. C. Thomas, J. B. Thomas, I. Thompson, M. Toulemonde, P. Van Isacker, D. Verney, D. Vernhet, D. Vieira, A. C. C. Villari, C. Volpe, D. Vretenar, D. Warner, J. P. Wieleczko, J. H. Wörtche, R. Wyss, SPIRAL2 Collaboration(s)
    GANIL (2006) [in2p3-00101412]

Contributions to Conference Proceedings

The list might be incomplete, as I list only those papers where I contributed to the writing. There might be proceedings bearing my name written by collaborators where I contributed to the work presented, but was not involved in the writing. Name of the presenter at the conference in bold.
  1. Regularization of multi-reference energy density functional calculations
    M. Bender, T. Duguet, P.-H. Heenen, D. Lacroix
    Proceedings of the 17th Nuclear Physics Workshop "Maria and Pierre Curie" on "Symmetry and symmetry breaking in nuclear physics"
    Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, September 22-26, 2010,
    A. Baran, K. Pomorski, J. Bartel and M. Gozdz [edts.]
    Int. J. Mod. Phys. E 20 (2011) 259-269. [arXiv:1011.4047] [in2p3-00537288]

  2. The description and role of fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom in models of nuclear structure based on the self-consistent mean field
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the international symposium on "Forefronts of Researches in Exotic Nuclear Structures"
    held at Tokomachi, Niigata, Japan, 1-4 March 2010
    S. Aoyama, M. Matsuo, and Y. Suzuki [edts.]
    Mod. Phys. Lett. A25 (2010) 1787-1791.

  3. Structure of rotational bands in 253No
    R.-D. Herzberg, S. Moon, S. Eeckhaudt, P. T. Greenlees, P. A. Butler, T. Page, A. V. Afanasjev, N. Amzal, J. E. Bastin, F. Becker, M. Bender, B. Bruyneel, J. F. C. Cocks, I. G. Darby, O. Dorvaux, K. Eskola, J. Gerl, T. Grahn, C. Gray-Jones, N. J. Hammond, K. Hauschild, P.-H. Heenen, K. Heliarutta, A. Herzberg, F. Hessberger, M. Houry, A. Hürstel, R. D. Humphreys, G. D. Jones, P. M. Jones, R. Julin, S. Juutinen, H. Kankanpää, H. Kettunen, T. L. Khoo, W. Korten, P. Kuusiniemi, Y. LeCoz, M. Leino, A.-P. Leppänen, C. J. Lister, R. Lucas, M. Muikku, P. Nieminen, M. Nyman, R. D. Page, T. Page, J. Pakarinen, A. Pritchard, P. Rahkila, P. Reiter, M. Sandzelius, J. Saren, Ch. Schlegel, C. Scholey, Ch. Theisen, W. H. Trzaska, J. Uusitalo, A. Wiens, H. J. Wollersheim
    Topical Issue on "The Fifth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses" (ENAM '08)
    Ryn, Poland, September 7--13 2008
    Eur. Phys. J. A42 (2009) 333-337. [in2p3-00444818]

  4. Evolution of shell closures in mean-field-based models: Contributions beyond the static spherical mean field to observable signatures of shell evolution
    M. Bender
    Proceedings of the "Franco-Japanese Symposium on New Paradigms in Nuclear Physics"
    Paris, September 29th to October 2nd, 2008.
    Int. J. Mod. Phys. E18 (2009) 2093-2097. [in2p3-00441047]

  5. Configuration mixing within the energy density functional formalism: pathologies and cures
    D. Lacroix, M. Bender, and T. Duguet
    Proceedings of the "Franco-Japanese Symposium on New Paradigms in Nuclear Physics"
    Paris, September 29th to October 2nd, 2008.
    Int. J. Mod. Phys. E18 (2009) 2108-2213. [arxiv:0811.2333] [in2p3-00326447]

  6. Probing time-odd and tensor terms of the Skyrme functional in superdeformed bands
    V. Hellemans, M. Bender, and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the International Conference on "Nuclear Structure and Dynamics '09"
    Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-8 May 2009
    M. Milin, T. Niksic, S. Szilner, D. Vretenar [edts.]
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1165 (2009) 287-288.

  7. Recent developments in mean-field theories: Explicit treatment of fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom and spectroscopy
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the "XIIIth International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics"
    Cologne, Germany, August 25-29, 2008
    J. Jolie, A. Zilges, N. Warr, A. Blazhev [edts.]
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1090 (2009) 238-245. [in2p3-00345688]

  8. Probing the effects of time-odd terms in the Skyrme functional in superdeformed bands
    V. Hellemans, M. Bender, and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the "XIIIth International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics"
    Cologne, Germany, August 25-29, 2008
    J. Jolie, A. Zilges, N. Warr, A. Blazhev [edts.]
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1090 (2009) 507-511.

  9. The tensor part of the Skyrme energy density functional
    T. Lesinski, M. Bender, K. Bennaceur, T. Duguet, and J. Meyer
    Proceedings of the 23rd International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC2007)
    held at Tokyo, Japan, June 3-8, 2007
    S. Nagamiya, T. Motobayashi, M. Oka, R. S. Hayano, T. Nagae [edts.]
    Elsevier, Amsterdam (2008), Vol. II (contributed talks), p. 341. [arXiv:0708.4326] [hal-00169018]

  10. Recent developments in mean-field theories
    M. Bender
    Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Reactions (FINUSTAR 2)
    held at Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, September 10-14, 2007.
    P. Demetriou, R. Julin, and S. V. Harissopulos [edts.]
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1012 (2008) 278-285 [in2p3-00316013]

  11. Going beyond the self-consistent mean field with the symmetry-restored generator coordinate method
    - From single-reference to multi-reference energy density functional theory
    M. Bender
    "Exotic Nuclei, New Theoretical Challenges", lecture notes from the Theoretical Nuclear Physics School on "Exotic Nuclei: New Challenges"
    held at Les Houches, France, May 7-18, 2007.
    K. Bennaceur, Ph. Chomaz, H. Goutte, E. Khan, F. Nowacki, and C. Simenel [edts.]
    Eur. Phys. J. ST156 (2008) 217-228 [ADS] [in2p3-00315997]

  12. Pairing correlations beyond the mean field
    M. Bender and T. Duguet
    Proceedings of the XIII Nuclear Physics Workshop ``Maria and Pierre Curie'' on ``Pairing and beyond - 50 years of the BCS model''
    held at Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, September 27 - October 1, 2006.
    Int. J. Mod. Phys. E 16 (2007) 222-236. [nucl-th/0611031] [ADS]

  13. Quantum calculation of Coulomb reorientation and near-barrier fusion
    C. Simenel, M. Bender, P. Chomaz, T. Duguet, G. de France
    Proceedings of the International Conference on "Reaction Mechanisms and Nuclear Structure at the Coulomb Barrier" Fusion06
    held at S. Servolo, Venezia, Italy, March 19-23, 2006.
    L. Corradi, D. Ackermann, E. Fioretto, A. Gadea, F. Haas, G. Pollarolo, F. Scarlassara, S. Szilner, M. Trotta [edts.]
    AIP Conf. Proc. 853 (2006) 303. [nucl-th/0605018] [in2p3-00116973

  14. Microscopic models for exotic nuclei
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of ''The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses'' (ENAM'04)
    held at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA, September 12-16, 2004.
    C. J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, K. P. Rykaczewski [edts.]
    Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01 (2005) 519-524 . [ADS] [nucl-th/0502070]

  15. Skyrme-QRPA calculations of multipole strength in exotic nuclei
    J. Terasaki, J. Engel, M. Bender, J. Dobaczewski, W. Nazarewicz, M. Stoitsov
    Proceedings of ''The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses'' (ENAM'04)
    held at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA, September 12-16, 2004.
    C. J. Gross, W. Nazarewicz, K. P. Rykaczewski [edts.]
    Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01 (2005) 539-540

  16. Configuration mixing of mean-field states
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the international conference on "NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions" (NUSTAR'05)
    held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England, January 5-8, 2005.
    P. Regan and P. Stevenson [guest edts.]
    J. Phys. G 31 (2005) S1611-S1616.

  17. Excited states of the mean-field
    M. Bender and P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the Workshop on "Nuclear Forces and the Quantum Many-Body Problem"
    held at the Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) Seattle, Washington, USA, October 4-8, 2004.
    B. R. Barrett, D. J. Dean, M. Hjorth-Jensen and J. P. Vary [guest edts.]
    J. Phys. G 31 (2005) S1367-S1375. [ADS]

  18. Correlation Energies by the Projected Generator Coordinate Method
    M. Bender, G. F. Bertsch, P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the Conference on "Nuclei at the Limits" (Limits04)
    held at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA, July 26-30, 2004
    D. Seweryniak and T. L. Khoo [edts].
    AIP Conference Proceedings 764, Melville, New York, 2005, pages 268-273. [ADS]

  19. Mean-field methods: where are we and where do we go?
    P.-H. Heenen and M. Bender
    Proceedings of the Conference on "Nuclei at the Limits" (Limits04)
    held at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA, July 26-30, 2004
    D. Seweryniak and T. L. Khoo [edts].
    AIP Conference Proceedings 764, Melville, New York, 2005, pages 118-124. [ADS]

  20. The description of shape coexistence by mean-field and beyond mean-field methods
    P.-H. Heenen, M. Bender, P. Bonche, T. Duguet
    Procedings of the "Nuclear Physics Workshop Marie and Pierre Curie"
    held at Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, September 24-28 2003
    A. Baran, K. Pomorski, J. Bartel [edts.]
    Int. Journ. Mod. Phys. E 13 (2004) 133-138.

  21. Mean Field: Relativistic versus Non-Relativistic
    P.-G. Reinhard and M. Bender
    Extended Density Functionals in Nuclear Physics
    Proceedings of the 307. WE-Heraeus-Seminar, "Relativistic Structure Models for the Physics of Radioactive Nuclear Beams"
    held at Bad Honnef, Germany, May 12-16, 2003
    G. A. Lalazissis, P. Ring, D. Vretenar [edts.]
    Lecture Notes in Physics 641, 249-268, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (2004).

  22. Spectroscopy of heavy nuclei by configuration mixing of symmetry restored mean-field states: Shape coexistence in neutron-deficient Pb isotopes
    M. Bender, P. Bonche, T. Duguet, P.-H. Heenen
    Proceedings of the International Workshop XXXI on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations:
    ``Nuclear Structure and Dynamics at the Limits"
    held at Hirschegg, Austria, January 12-18, 2003
    H. Feldmeier, J. Knoll, W. Nörenberg, and J. Wambach [edts.]
    Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) Darmstadt, 2003, pages 122-127. [nucl-th/0302057]

  23. The Performance of Mean-Field Models for Superheavy Elements
    P.-G. Reinhard, M. Bender, T. Bürvenich, T. Cornelius, P. Fleischer, J. A. Maruhn
    Proceedings of the Tours Symposium on Nuclear Physics IV
    held at Tours, France, September 4-7 2000
    M. Arnould, M. Lewitowicz, Yu. Ts. Oganessian, H. Akimune, M. Ohta, H. Utsunomiya, T. Wada, T. Yamagata [edts.]
    AIP Conference Proceedings 561, Melville, New York, 2001, pages 377-387.*

  24. Extrapolation of Mean-Field Models to Superheavy Nuclei
    M. Bender
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Fusion dynamics at the extremes
    held at Dubna, Russia, May 25-27 2000
    Yu. Ts. Oganessian, V. I. Zagrabaev [edts.]
    World Scientific, Singapore (2001), pages 51-64. [nucl-th/0010094.] [GSI Preprint 2001-03]

  25. Structure of Superheavy Nuclei in Mean-Field Models
    K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Fusion dynamics at the extremes
    held at Dubna, Russia, May 25-27 2000
    Yu. Ts. Oganessian, V. I. Zagrabaev [edts.]
    World Scientific, Singapore (2001), pages 31-38.

  26. Theoretical Description of Superheavy Nuclei
    W. Nazarewicz, M. Bender, S. Cwiok, P.-H. Heenen, A. Kruppa, P.-G. Reinhard, T. Vertse
    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Radioactive Nuclear Beams 'RNB2000'
    held at Divonne, France, April 3-8 2000
    H. L. Ravn, T. Lettry, T. Nilsson [edts.]
    Nucl. Phys. A701 (2002) 165-171. [ADS]

  27. Exotic Nuclei - A Challenge for Nuclear Mean Field Models
    P.-G. Reinhard, C. Reiss, M. Bender, T. Bürvenich, T. Cornelius, J. A. Maruhn
    Proceedings of the 1st Euroconference on Atomic Physics at Accelerators 'APAC99'
    held at Mainz, Germany, September 19-24 1999
    L. Schweikhard, H.-J. Kluge [edts.]
    Hyperfine Interactions 127 (2000) 13-20.

  28. Skyrme-Hartree-Fock in the realm of nuclear mean field models
    P.-G. Reinhard, M. Bender, T. Bürvenich, C. Reiss, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of the International Symposium on Models and Theories of the Nuclear Mass
    held at RIKEN, Japan, July 19-23, 1999
    N. Tajima, S. Yamaji [edts.]
    RIKEN Review 26 (2000) 23-30.

  29. Superheavy nuclei revisited
    K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Fission and Neutron-rich Nuclei
    held at St. Andrews, Scotland, June 28-July 3, 1999
    J. H. Hamilton, W. R. Phillips, H. K. Carter [edts.]
    World Scientific, Singapore (2000), pages 449-455.

  30. Superheavy nuclei revisited
    K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, M. Bender, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of Nuclear Matter, Hot and Cold - A Symposium in Memory of Judah M. Eisenberg
    held at Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14-16, 1999
    J. Alster, D. Ashbery [edts.], in press.

  31. Superheavy Nuclei in Self-Consistent Mean-Field Models
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner,
    Proceedings of Nuclear Shapes and Motions, A Symposium in Honor of Ray Nix,
    held at Hotel St. Francis, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 25-27, 1998
    A. J. Sierk [ed.]
    Acta Physica Hungarica N. S. Heavy-Ion Physics 10 (1999) 185-199.

  32. Exotic nuclei in self-consistent calculations
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of the Nuclear Structure 98 International Conference
    held at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, U.S.A., August 10-15, 1998
    C. Baktash [ed.]
    AIP Conference Proceedings 481, AIP, Woodbury, New York, 1999, pages 81-90.

  33. Beta-decay from r-process waiting-point nuclei
    J. Engel, M. Bender
    Proceedings of the Nuclear Structure 98 International Conference,
    held at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, U.S.A., August 10-15, 1998.
    C. Baktash [ed.]
    AIP Conference Proceedings 481, AIP, Woodbury, New York, 1999, pages 554-560.

  34. Mean-field models and exotic nuclei
    M. Bender, T. Bürvenich, K. Rutz J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner, P.-G. Reinhard
    Proceedings of the International Workshop XXVI on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations,
    held at Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria, January 11-17, 1998
    M. Buballa, W. Nörenberg, J. Wambach, A. Wirzba [edts.]
    Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI), Darmstadt, 1998, pages 59-68.

  35. Superheavy nuclei in selfconsistent calculations
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nuclei
    held at Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, November 10-15, 1997
    J. H. Hamilton, A. V. Ramayya [edts.]
    World Scientific, 1998, pages 301-310.

  36. Superheavy nuclei in selfconsistent nuclear calculations
    M. Bender, K. Rutz, T. Bürvenich, T. Schilling, P.-G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, W. Greiner
    Proceedings of the Tours Symposium on Nuclear Physics III held at Tours, France, September 2-5, 1997
    M. Arnould, M. Leitowicz, Yu. Ts. Oganessian, M. Ohta, H. Utsunomiya, T. Wada [edts.],
    AIP Conference Proceedings 425, AIP, Woodbury, New York, 1998, pages 85-96.

  37. Fission in the Relativistic Mean Field Model
    K. Rutz, M. Bender, J. A. Maruhn, P.-G. Reinhard, W. Greiner,
    Proceedings of the Conference ``Frontiers in Nuclear Physics''
    held at JINR, Dubna, Russia, (1995) page 213.

  38. Fission in the Relativistic Mean Field Model
    K. Rutz, M. Bender, J. A. Maruhn, P.-G. Reinhard, W. Greiner,
    Proceedings of the XVIII Nuclear Physics Symposium
    held at Oaxtepec, Mexico, 1995
    Revista Mexicana de Fisica 41 (1995) 132.

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