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Dr. Ben in his library.

Dr. Ben Davis has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and his M.S. in Nuclear Astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame. His career has included software development and industrial controls engineering. As a lifelong fan of science fiction, his main avocations now involve history, futurism and skepticism. He is semi-retired and works as a college professor. “Dr. Ben” lectures on a number of subjects ranging from computer programming and math to, of course, astronomy and physics. He is a regular at ConCarolinas, DragonCon, RavenCon and LibertyCon. He was the Science Guest of Honor at LibertyCon in 2016.

"Dr. Ben" is most recently known for his Science of Explosives presentation, where he detonates small explosive charges in a steel-reinforced Lexan chamber. As a known skeptic, he also has a standing offer to investigate and document any paranormal activity in the U.S. Carolina Piedmont area.

"Dr. Ben" shares articles and answers a variety of science questions on his Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/AskDrBen. He currently has a following of over 2000 subscribers. He has also participated in a number of podcasts.

PUBLICATIONS

1997DA11 Phys.Rev.Lett. 79, 609 (1997)

B.F.Davis, U.Garg, W.Reviol, M.N.Harakeh, A.Bacher, G.P.A.Berg, C.C.Foster, E.J.Stephenson, Y.Wang, J.Janecke, K.Pham, D.Roberts, H.Akimune, M.Fujiwara, J.Lisantti

Evidence for the Isoscalar Giant Dipole Resonance in 208Pb using Inelastic α Scattering at and Near 0°

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(α, α'), E=200 MeV; measured σ(θ), α spectra. 208Pb deduced isoscalar GDR.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.609

1996DA12 Nucl.Phys. A599, 277c (1996)

B.F.Davis, H.Akimune, A.Bacher, G.P.A.Berg, C.C.Foster, M.Fujiwara, U.Garg, M.N.Harakeh, J.Janecke, J.Lisantti, K.Pham, W.Reviol, D.Roberts, E.J.Stephenson, Y.Wang

The ' Other ' Giant Dipole Resonance: Evidence for the isoscalar giant dipole resonance in 208Pb from inelastic α scattering at 0°

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(α, α'), E=200 MeV; measured 0° spectra. 208Pb deduced evidence for isoscalar GDR.

doi: 10.1016/0375-9474(96)00070-X

1995PH01 Phys.Rev. C51, 526 (1995)

K.Pham, J.Janecke, D.A.Roberts, M.N.Harakeh, G.P.A.Berg, S.Chang, J.Liu, E.J.Stephenson, B.F.Davis, H.Akimune, M.Fujiwara

Fragmentation and Splitting of Gamow-Teller Resonances in Sn(3He, t)Sb Charge-Exchange Reactions, A = 112-124

NUCLEAR REACTIONS Sn(3He, t), E=200 MeV; measured σ(Et), σ(θ). 112,114,116,117,118,119,120,122,124Sb deduced IAS, Gamow-Teller transitions, Γ, fragmentation features.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.51.526

1995WA25 Phys.Rev. C52, 1792 (1995)

J.C.Walpe, B.F.Davis, S.Naguleswaran, W.Reviol, U.Garg, X.-W.Pan, D.H.Feng, J.X.Saladin

Lifetime Measurements in 120Xe

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 106Pd(18O, 4n), E=70 MeV; measured Eγ, Iγ, recoil distance method spectra. 120Xe levels deduced T1/2, B(λ), quadrupole moments.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.52.1792

1994DA08 Nucl.Phys. A569, 325c (1994)

B.F.Davis, H.Akimune, A.Bacher, G.P.A.Berg, M.Fujiwara, U.Garg, M.N.Harakeh, J.Janecke, J.Lisantti, K.Pham, W.Reviol, D.Roberts, E.J.Stephenson, Y.Wang

Looking for the Isoscalar Giant Dipole Resonance in 208Pb using Inelastic α Scattering at and Near 0°

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 208Pb(α, α'), E=200 MeV; measured σ(θ). 24Mg(α, α'), E=200 MeV; measured α spectra. 208Pb deduced isoscalar GDR, other resonance features.

doi: 10.1016/0375-9474(94)90123-6

1993RE09 Nucl.Phys. A557, 391c (1993)

W.Reviol, U.Garg, I.Ahmad, A.Aprahamian, M.P.Carpenter, B.F.Davis, R.V.F.Janssens, T.L.Khoo, T.Lauritsen, Y.Liang, S.Naguleswaran, J.C.Walpe, D.Ye

Spectroscopy of 96,97,98Ru: Possible emergence of collectivity at N ≥ 52

NUCLEAR REACTIONS 65Cu(36S, xnp), E=135, 142 MeV; measured γγ-coin. 96,97,98Ru deduced levels, J, possible π, γ multipolarity.

doi: 10.1016/0375-9474(93)90556-D