B. Hyland

TIGRESS: TRIUMF-ISAC gamma-ray escape-suppressed spectrometer

The TRIUMF-ISAC gamma-ray escape-suppressed spectrometer (TIGRESS) is a new γ-ray detector array being developed for use at TRIUMFs Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) radioactive ion beam facility. TIGRESS will comprise 12 32-fold segmented clover-type HPGe detectors coupled with 20-fold segmented modular Compton suppression shields and custom digital signal processing electronics. This paper provides an overview of the TIGRESS project and progress in its development to date.

High-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy: a versatile tool for nuclear β-decay studies at TRIUMF-ISAC

High-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy is essential to fully exploit the unique, high-quality beams available at the next generation of radioactive ion beam facilities such as the TRIUMF isotope separator and accelerator (ISAC). The 8π spectrometer, which consists of 20 Compton-suppressed HPGe detectors, has recently been reconfigured for a vigorous research programme in weak interaction and nuclear structure physics. With the addition of a variety of ancillary detectors it has become the worlds most powerful device dedicated to β-decay studies. This paper provides a brief overview of the apparatus and highlights from recent experiments.

Precision half-life measurement of 62Ga

A measurement of the half-life of 62Ga was made as part of a programme of high-precision superallowed Fermi β decay studies at the ISAC radioactive beam facility. The experiment was conducted by counting β+ particles from the decay of 62Ga in a 4π gas proportional counter. The half-life was measured to be 116.01 ± 0.19 ms. Several parameters were varied during the experiment to test for systematic effects, but no significant effects were found.

Gamma‐Ray Spectroscopy at TRIUMF‐ISAC: the New Frontier of Radioactive Ion Beam Research

High‐resolution gamma‐ray spectroscopy is essential to fully exploit the unique scientific opportunities at the next generation radioactive ion beam facilities such as the TRIUMF Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC). At ISAC the 8π spectrometer and its associated auxiliary detectors is optimize for β‐decay studies while TIGRESS an array of segmented clover HPGe detectors has been designed for studies with accelerated beams. This paper gives a brief overview of these facilities and also presents recent examples of the diverse experimental program carried out at the 8π spectrometer.In this article we prove the bivariate uniqueness property for a particular “max-type” recursive distributional equation (RDE). Using the general theory developed in [5] we then show that the corresponding recursive tree process (RTP) has no external randomness, more preciously, the RTP is endogenous. The RDE we consider is so called the Logistic RDE, which appears in the proof of the ζ(2)-limit of the random assignment problem [4] using the local weak convergence method. Thus this work provides a non-trivial application of the general theory developed in [5]. AMS 2000 subject classification : 60E05, 60J80, 60K35, 62E10, 82B43.

Testing the integration of BaF2 detectors into the 8π array: fast-timing measurements at TRIUMF

BaF 2 detectors for picosecond gamma-ray decay lifetime measurements have been installed into the 8π gamma-ray spectrometer as a proof-of-principle for a possible installation of a full array of ten detectors. Using four detectors a test measurement of the half-life of the 2 + state in 152 Sm resulted in a value of 1.33(6) ns, compared with a published value of 1.396 ns. Measurements with a 26 Na stopped beam were performed with various master-trigger conditions. Using a master trigger of germanium-SCEPTAR-BaF 2 OR BaF 2 -BaF 2 , the FWHM of the BaF 2 -BaF 2 triggered events was found to be ∼290 ps compared with ∼ 1.9 ns for the germanium-SCEPTAR-BaF 2 triggered events. Simulations using GEANT4 of a suggested BaF 2 lifetime measurement system have been carried out. These illustrate the considerable gain in spectrum quality which can be expected using simple add-back protocols.

Gamma‐Ray Transitions In the Decay of the Superallowed Beta Emitter 62Ga

A measurement of the ground state β‐decay branching ratio of 62Ga has been made as part of a program of high‐precision superallowed Fermi β decay studies at the ISAC radioactive beam facility. The experiment was conducted by detecting γ rays and β particles from the decay of 62Ga using the 8π γ‐ray spectrometer and the SCEPTAR plastic scintillator array.

High-precision branching ratio measurement for the superallowed {beta}{sup +} emitter {sup 62}Ga

A high-precision branching ratio measurement for the superallowed {beta}{sup +} decay of {sup 62}Ga was performed at the Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) radioactive ion beam facility. The 8{pi} spectrometer, an array of 20 high-purity germanium detectors, was employed to detect the {gamma} rays emitted following Gamow-Teller and nonanalog Fermi {beta}{sup +} decays of {sup 62}Ga, and the SCEPTAR plastic scintillator array was used to detect the emitted {beta} particles. Thirty {gamma} rays were identified following {sup 62}Ga decay, establishing the superallowed branching ratio to be 99.858(8)%. Combined with the world-average half-life and a recent high-precision Q-value measurement for {sup 62}Ga, this branching ratio yields an ft value of 3074.3{+-}1.1 s, making {sup 62}Ga among the most precisely determined superallowed ft values. Comparison between the superallowed ft value determined in this work and the world-average corrected Ft value allows the large nuclear-structure-dependent correction for {sup 62}Ga decay to be experimentally determined from the CVC hypothesis to better than 7% of its own value, the most precise experimental determination for any superallowed emitter. These results provide a benchmark for the refinement of the theoretical description of isospin-symmetry breaking in A{>=}62 superallowed decays.

High-spin lifetime measurements in the N=Z nucleus {sup 72}Kr

High-spin states in the N=Z nucleus {sup 72}Kr have been populated in the {sup 40}Ca({sup 40}Ca, 2{alpha}){sup 72}Kr fusion-evaporation reaction at a beam energy of 165 MeV using the Gammasphere array for {gamma}-ray detection coupled to the Microball array for charged particle detection. The previously observed bands in {sup 72}Kr were extended to an excitation energy of {approx}24 MeV and angular momentum of 30({Dirac_h}/2{pi}). Using the Doppler shift attenuation method the lifetimes of high-spin states were measured for the first time. Excellent agreement between the results of calculations within the isovector mean field theory and experiment is observed both for rotational and deformation properties. No enhancement of quadrupole deformation expected in the presence of isoscalar t=0 np pairing is observed. Current data do not show any evidence for the existence of the isoscalar np pairing.

Lifetime measurements in N=Z 72Kr

High-spin states in the N=Z nucleus 72Kr have been populated in the 40Ca(40Ca, 2α)72Kr fusion–evaporation reaction at a beam energy of 165 MeV and using a thin isotopically enriched 40Ca target. The experiment, performed at Argonne National Laboratory close to Chicago, USA, employed the Gammasphere array for γ-ray detection coupled to the Microball array for charged particle detection. The previously observed bands in 72Kr were extended to a higher excitation energy of ~24 MeV and higher angular momentum of 30. Using the Doppler-shift attenuation method, the lifetimes of high-spin states were measured for the first time in order to investigate deformation changes associated with the g9/2 proton and neutron alignments in this N=Z nucleus. An excellent agreement with theoretical calculations including only standard t=1 np pairing was observed.

Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy at TRIUMF-ISAC

The 8π spectrometer at TRIUMF‐ISAC consists of 20 Compton‐suppressed germanium detectors and various auxiliary devices. The Ge array, once used for studies of nuclei at high angular momentum, has been transformed into the world’s most powerful device dedicated to radioactive‐decay studies. Many improvements in the spectrometer have been made, including a high‐throughput data acquisition system, installation of a moving tape collector, incorporation of an array of 20 plastic scintillators for β‐particle tagging, 5 Si(Li) detectors for conversion electrons, and 10 BaF2 detectors for fast‐lifetime measurements. Experiments can be performed where data from all detectors are collected simultaneously, resulting in a very detailed view of the nucleus through radioactive decay. A number of experimental programmes have been launched that take advantage of the versatility of the spectrometer, and the intense beams available at TRIUMF‐ISAC.