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Precision measurements of proton emission from the ground states ofTa156andRe160
2011
The decays of the $\ensuremath{\pi}{d}_{3/2}$ ground states of $^{156}\mathrm{Ta}$ and $^{160}\mathrm{Re}$ have been studied in detail using the GREAT spectrometer. More than 7000 $^{160}\mathrm{Re}$ nuclei were produced in reactions of 290- and 300-MeV $^{58}\mathrm{Ni}$ ions with an isotopically enriched $^{106}\mathrm{Cd}$ target and separated in flight using the RITU separator. The proton and $\ensuremath{\alpha}$ decays of the $\ensuremath{\pi}{d}_{3/2}$ level were confirmed and the half-life and branching ratios of this state were determined with improved precision to be ${t}_{1/2}=611\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}7$ $\ensuremath{\mu}$s and ${b}_{\mathrm{p}}=89\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi…
Conversion-electron study of 0+excitations in208Pb
2005
The 208Pb(p,p'e−) reaction has been studied at a proton energy of 17.3 MeV. Singles data show E0 transitions from the 0+2 and 0+3 states at 4868 and 5241 keV, respectively, to the ground state. Proton–electron gated spectra indicate that few electrons from the 0+2 state are in coincidence with backscattered protons, while those from the 0+3 state are somewhat more abundant. From the singles spectra, an upper limit for the E3(0+3 → 3−1)/E0(0+3 → 0+1) branching ratio of less than four has been measured. This observation is in agreement with previous predictions for a two-phonon octupole excitation.
SKYRME-RANDOM-PHASE-APPROXIMATION DESCRIPTION OF SPIN-FLIP AND ORBITAL M1 GIANT RESONANCES
2010
The self-consistent separable random-phase approximation (SRPA) with Skyrme forces is extended to the case of magnetic excitations and applied to the description of spin-flip and orbital M1 giant resonances in the isotopic chain 142-152 Nd . The Skyrme forces SkT6, SkM*, SLy6 and SkI3 are used. The calculations show an onset of the scissors mode with increasing deformation. A specific three-peak structure of the spin-flip response is found and explained by particular neutron and proton spin-flip transitions. Although the employed forces provide an acceptable qualitative description, the Skyrme functional still needs further improvement to reproduce quantitatively the experiment for spin mo…
Opening of the Z=40 subshell gap and the double-beta decay of 100Mo
2002
Abstract Experimental and theoretical study of the β − decay of 100 Nb to the two-quasiparticle states in 100 Mo suggests the opening of the Z =40 subshell gap in the proton pf-0g 9/2 shell for isobars near 100 Mo. Assuming the opening of the Z =40 subshell gap both for 100 Mo and 100 Ru enables the study of the effects of this subshell gap upon the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double-beta-decay rates of 100 Mo to the ground state and excited states in 100 Ru. It is found that the influence of the opening of the Z =40 gap has very minor effects on the beta-decay and double-beta-decay feeding of the 0 + and 2 + states of 100 Ru.
Spectroscopy of nuclei approaching the proton drip-line using a secondary-fragmentation technique with the RISING detector array
2005
An experiment utilizing a double fragmentation reaction was performed to study isobaric analogue states in A similar to 50 nuclei approaching the proton drip-line. gamma-ray spectroscopy will be used to identify excited states in the neutron-deficient nuclei produced in the second fragmentation reaction. Excited state level schemes will be obtained, through comparison with states in their well-known mirror partners, along with information on Coulomb effects through measurements of the Coulomb energy differences between isobaric analogue excited states. The validity of isospin symmetry for nuclei approaching the proton drip-line can also be investigated and the information gained will aid in…
In-beam and decay spectroscopy of very neutron deficient iridium nuclei
2005
Iridium nuclei at and beyond the proton drip line have been studied via fusion evaporation reactions. A reaction of 92Mo(78Kr, p2n) at a beam energy of 360 MeV and target thickness 500 µg cm−2 was employed to study 167,167mIr. A reaction of 112Sn(58Ni, p2n) at a beam energy of 266 MeV and target thickness 500 µg cm−2 was used to study 169,169mIr. The experiments were performed at the University of Jyvaskyla utilizing the RITU separator in conjunction with the focal plane GREAT spectrometer and the JUROGAM Ge array at the target position. Excited states feeding both the ground state and isomeric state in 169Ir, excited states feeding the ground state of 167Ir and the ground state alpha decay…
Photofission of235U and238U at intermediate energies: absolute cross sections and fragment mass distributions
1994
The total photofission cross section σγ,F for235U and238U has been measured in the energy range 50≤E γ≤800 MeV at the 855 MeV Mainz Microtron MAMI using energy and time tagged photons (Glasgow Tagger) and a 4π arrangement of position sensitive fragment detectors. Besides the absolute photofission cross section σγF , which almost completely exhausts the total photon absorption cross section for these nuclei, fragment mass distributions in this energy domain were determined via time of flight techniques (TOF). The results for the total photofission cross sections σγ,F normalized to the atomic numberA for both isotopes coincide, and agree in theΔ-resonance region, within the systematic errors,…
Evidence for rotational bands in103Nb
1984
The nucleus103Nb62 has been studied through the s− decay of the fission product103Zr at LOHENGRIN and JOSEF. The energies of the lowlying levels and the γ transitions indicate rotational bands based on the Nilsson proton configurations [422 5/2+] [303 5/2−] and [301 3/2−] at 0, 164 and 248 keV, respectively. The measured half-lives of (4.7±0.5) ns and (2.0±0.6) ns of the levels at 164 and 248 keV are consistent with the Nilsson-model estimates including pairing.
Threshold electro production of neutral pions at low q2 off the proton and off the deuteron
2000
Abstract The A1 Collaboration performs an extend program to measure threshold production of the neutral pion as test of Heavy Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory. Starting with direct threshold measurements to extract the s wave amplitudes at threshold we continued with out of plane measurements with polarized beam to access the small p wave amplitudes. Coherent production off the deuteron is the first attempt to access the neutron amplitude in electro production.
Proton spin and the cheshire cat principle
1991
Abstract We discuss the proton matrix element of the flavor-singlet axial current (FSAC), often referred to as proton spin, in terms of the chiral bag model with due account of the axial anomaly and quantum number fractionation. We conclude that the contribution due to gluons is significant for large bag radii and that it is crucial in order to establish the Cheshire cat principle.