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First superheavy element experiments at the GSI recoil separator TASCA: The production and decay of element 114 in thePu244(Ca48,3-4n) reaction
2011
Experiments with the new recoil separator, Transactinide Separator and Chemistry Apparatus (TASCA), at the GSI were performed by using beams of Ca-48 to irradiate targets of Pb206-208, which led to the production of No252-254 isotopes. These studies allowed for evaluation of the performance of TASCA when coupled to a new detector and electronics system. By following these studies, the isotopes of element 114 ((288-291)114) were produced in irradiations of Pu-244 targets with Ca-48 beams at compound nucleus excitation energies around 41.7 and 37.5 MeV, demonstrating TASCA's ability to perform experiments with picobarn-level cross sections. A total of 15 decay chains were observed and were as…
Experimental study ofβ-delayed proton decay ofAl23for nucleosynthesis in novae
2011
The $\ensuremath{\beta}$-delayed $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and proton decay of $^{23}\mathrm{Al}$ has been studied with an alternative detector setup at the focal plane of the momentum achromat recoil separator MARS at Texas A University. We could detect protons down to an energy of 200 keV and determine the corresponding branching ratios. Contrary to results of previous $\ensuremath{\beta}$-decay studies, no strong proton intensity from the decay of the isobaric analog state (IAS) of the $^{23}\mathrm{Al}$ ground state at ${E}_{x}=7803$ keV in $^{23}\mathrm{Mg}$ was observed. Instead we assign the observed low-energy group ${E}_{p,\mathrm{c}.\mathrm{m}.}=206$ keV to the decay from a state that…
Gamow-Teller Transitions Studied in ([sup 3]He, t) Reaction and Analogous β decay
2010
Due to the simplicity of the στ operator that causes Gamow‐Teller (GT) transitions, they are the most popular nuclear weak process in the Universe. The GT transitions in pf‐shell nuclei, for example, starting from stable Tz = +1 and proton‐rich Tz = +1 nuclei, where Tz = (N−Z)/2, play important roles in the supernova‐explosion or rp‐process nucleosynthesis. In the β‐decay study of pf‐shell nuclei, half‐lives can be measured rather accurately. On the other hand, in a high‐resolution (3He, t) charge‐exchange reaction at 0°, individual GT transitions up to high excitations can be studied. In order to derive reliable GT transition strengths B(GT), we present a unique analysis that combines the …
LatestXYZresults frome+e−colliders
2014
We present the recent progress on the charmonium-like states (or called XYZ states) from electron-positron colliders, including the results from BESIII, CLEO-c, BaBar and Belle. This talk covers the observation of X(3872) from radiative decay of the Y(4260), the updated results of Y states from initial state radiation (ISR) process of π + π − J/ψ and π + π − ψ(2S ) and also cross section measurement of e + e − → π + π − hc and e + e − → ωχc0, and the observation of charged and neutral charmonium-like states (Zcs).
Observation of theβ-Delayedγ-Proton Decay ofZn56and its Impact on the Gamow-Teller Strength Evaluation
2014
We report the observation of a very exotic decay mode at the proton drip line, the $\ensuremath{\beta}$-delayed $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-proton decay, clearly seen in the $\ensuremath{\beta}$ decay of the ${T}_{z}=\ensuremath{-}2$ nucleus $^{56}\mathrm{Zn}$. Three $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-proton sequences have been observed after the $\ensuremath{\beta}$ decay. Here this decay mode, already observed in the $sd$ shell, is seen for the first time in the $fp$ shell. Both $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and proton decays have been taken into account in the estimation of the Fermi and Gamow-Teller strengths. Evidence for fragmentation of the Fermi strength due to strong isospin mixing is found.
Proton-Neutron QRPA
2007
We discussed proton—neutron two-quasiparticle excitations and their electromagnetic and beta decays in Chap. 15. In Chap. 17 we introduced the pn-QTDA, the simplest configuration mixing scheme of these excitations. The vacuum of the pnQTDA is the BCS vacuum, and the solutions of the pn-QTDA satisfy a variational principle.1
Decay Spectroscopy for Nuclear Astrophysics: β-delayed Proton Decay
2011
In several radiative proton capture reactions important in novae and XRBs, the resonant parts play the capital role. We use decay spectroscopy techniques to find these resonances and study their properties. We have developed techniques to measure beta- and beta-delayed proton decay of sd-shell, proton-rich nuclei produced and separated with the MARS recoil spectrometer of Texas A&M University. The short-lived radioactive species are produced in-flight, separated, then slowed down (from about 40 MeV/u) and implanted in the middle of very thin Si detectors. This allows us to measure protons with energies as low as 200 keV from nuclei with lifetimes of 100 ms or less. At the same time we measu…
β-Decay Half-Lives of 110 Neutron-Rich Nuclei across theN=82Shell Gap: Implications for the Mechanism and Universality of the AstrophysicalrProcess
2015
The $\ensuremath{\beta}$-decay half-lives of 110 neutron-rich isotopes of the elements from $_{37}\mathrm{Rb}$ to $_{50}\mathrm{Sn}$ were measured at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. The 40 new half-lives follow robust systematics and highlight the persistence of shell effects. The new data have direct implications for $r$-process calculations and reinforce the notion that the second ($A\ensuremath{\approx}130$) and the rare-earth-element ($A\ensuremath{\approx}160$) abundance peaks may result from the freeze-out of an $(n,\ensuremath{\gamma})\ensuremath{\rightleftarrows}(\ensuremath{\gamma},n)$ equilibrium. In such an equilibrium, the new half-lives are important factors determining t…
Structure And Decay Of Neutron-Rich Nuclides In The 115 ≤ A ≤ 138 Mass Range And r-Process Nucleosynthesis
2005
The structure and decay of neutron‐rich r‐process nuclides has been studied by a variety of means that take advantage of enhanced selectivity to permit identification of exotic nuclides. New level structures are presented for 134,135Sb along with data for Ag isomers and Cd yrast structures. Some of the properties measured play an important role in calculations of the yields of elements and isotopes produced in r‐process nucleosynthesis that takes place at high temperature in the presence of large densities of neutrons.
Beta delayed alpha emission from the neutron deficient rare earth isotopes [sup 152]Tm and [sup 150]Ho
2011
The study of beta‐delayed proton emission is a well known method to aid the determination of the beta strength distribution in nuclei far from the stability line. At the neutron deficient side of the nuclear chart the process of proton or alpha emission from excited states is energetically allowed when one goes far enough from stability. However, beta‐delayed alphas have seldom been measured for nuclei heavier than A = 20. Here we present a study of the beta‐delayed alpha‐particle emission from 152Tm and 150Ho and their importance in the full B(GT) distribution. © 2011 American Institute of Physics