D. R. Napoli

In-band M1 and E2 transition rates and collective structures in 128Ba

Abstract Subpicosecond mean lifetimes of eight excited states in 128Ba populated via the 96Zr(36S,4n) reaction were measured by the Doppler-shift attenuation (DSA) technique using a line-shape analysis. The differential decay-curve method (DDCM) was applied for the lifetime determination. The B(E2) values in the yrast band indicate that the first band-crossing is with a proton S-band. The configuration πh 11 2 d 5 2 of the negative-parity semi-decoupled bands is confirmed by the measured B(E2, I → I − 2) and B(M1, I → I − 1) transition strengths. The higher-lying “dipole” band in 128Ba can be described as a high-K four-quasiparticle band built on the prolate configuration (πh 11 2 d 5 2 ) ⊗ (νh 11 2 g 7 2 ) .

Precise DSAM lifetime measurements in 48Cr and 50Cr as a test of large scale shell model calculations

Precise DSAM lifetime values have been obtained for the positive parity yrast bands of 48Cr and 50Cr, populated with the reaction 28Si+28Si at 115 MeV bombarding energy using a Au backed target. The obtained precision relies on the well-known stopping power at high velocity and on the use of DSAM analysis procedures which avoid the sidefeeding contribution. The deduced B(E2) and B(M1) values are in very good agreement with those predicted by full fp shell model (SM) calculations. A new procedure named narrow gate on transition below has been applied for the analysis of the lifetimes. Clear evidence was found in both nuclei for a low-lying negative parity band which has been successfully described by SM in the fp shell extended to include a hole in the 1d32 orbital. Also in this case the derived B(E2) and B(M1) values are in good agreement with the SM calculations.

Delayed g9/2 Alignment in the N=Z Nucleus 72Kr

The structure of Kr-72 has been investigated at GASP through the Ca-40(Ca-40,2 alpha) reaction at a beam energy of 160 MeV using the 4 pi ISIS Si-ball for reaction channel selection. The level scheme has been extended up to an excitation energy of approximate to 8.5 MeV. The spins and parities of the observed levels are assigned tentatively. The observed band shows the predicted change from oblate to prolate shape. The four quasi-particle g(9/2) alignment is found to be significantly delayed in rotational frequency with respect to the heavier Kr isotopes. Such a delay contradicts the predictions of standard mean-field calculations and may reflect either additional correlations in the T = 0 pairing channel or coupling to vibrational degrees of freedom or both

Linking transitions between the highly deformed states and the yrast states of normal deformation in 133Nd

Abstract Transitions linking the highly deformed band to low deformation states have been unambiguously established in 133 Nd in the very first experiment performed with the GASP array. the highly deformed band becomes yrast at 29 2 + , where it mixes with the positive parity band built upon the [404] 7 2 Nilsson state. The experimentally deduced interaction amounts to 13 keV. The measurement of the spins in the highly deformed intruder band sheds some light upon the reported backbend anomaly in this mass region.

Evidence for the Jacobi shape transition in hot46Ti

The gamma-rays from the decay of the GDR in 46Ti compound nucleus formed in the 18O+28Si reaction at bombarding energy 105 MeV have been measured in an experiment using a setup consisting of the combined EUROBALL IV, HECTOR and EUCLIDES arrays. A comparison of the extracted GDR lineshape data with the predictions of the thermal shape fluctuation model shows evidence for the Jacobi shape transition in hot 46Ti. In addition to the previously found broad structure in the GDR lineshape region at 18-27 MeV caused by large deformations, the presence of a low energy component (around 10 MeV), due to the Coriolis splitting in prolate well deformed shape, has been identified for the first time.

Band termination in the N = Z odd-odd nucleus

High spin states in the odd-odd N=Z nucleus 46V have been identified. At low spin, the T=1 isobaric analogue states of 46Ti are established up to I = 6+. Other high spin states, including the band terminating state, are tentatively assigned to the same T=1 band. The T=0 band built on the low-lying 3+ isomer is observed up to the 1f7/2-shell termination at I=15. Both signatures of a negative parity T=0 band are observed up to the terminating states at I = 16- and I = 17-, respectively. The structure of this band is interpreted as a particle-hole excitation from the 1d3/2 shell. Spherical shell model calculations are found to be in excellent agreement with the experimental results.

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Abstract Lifetimes have been measured in 139Sm with the DSAM method, using the reaction 62Ni(81Br,p3n)139Sm at 350 MeV. In the negative-parity regular dipole band based on the 25 2 − state at 3325 keV values of 0.60(21), 0.40(14) and 0.25(8) ps were found for the 337, 409 and 473 keV transitions, respectively. The deduced B(M1) and B(E2) are in agreement with the predictions of the tilted axis cranking model, allowing a triaxial equilibrium shape for the assumed νh 11 2 ⊗ πh 11 2 2 configuration.

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Excited states in {sup 52}Fe have been studied up to spin 10{h_bar} in the reaction {sup 28}Si+{sup 28}Si at 115 MeV beam energy by using in-beam {gamma}-ray spectroscopy methods at the GASP array. The excitation energy of the yrast 10{sup +} state is 7.381 MeV, almost 0.5 MeV above the well known {beta}{sup +}-decaying yrast 12{sup +} state. Experimental upper limits for the B(E4) transition probabilities from the 12{sup +} isomer to the 8{sub 1}{sup +} and 8{sub 2}{sup +} states have been determined. The mean lifetimes of five excited states have been measured by using the Doppler shift attenuation method. Complete diagonalizations in the pf major shell lead to very good agreement with the experimental level scheme and transition probabilities. The lifetime, log ft value, branching ratios, and B(E4) values are calculated for the 12{sup +} isomer. The positive parity states are also interpreted in terms of a Nilsson projected method. The structure of the yrast levels of {sup 52}Fe is compared with those of its cross conjugate {sup 44}Ti. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

Lifetimes of a shears band in 139Sm

The next generation of 4 pi arrays for high-precision gamma -ray spectroscopy will involve gamma -ray tracking detectors. They consist of high-fold segmented Ge detectors and a front-end electronics, based on new digital signal processing techniques, which allows to extract energy, timing and spatial information for a gamma -ray by pulse shape analysis of the Ge detector signals. Utilizing the information on the positions of the interaction points and the energies released at each point the tracks of the gamma -rays in a Ge shell can be reconstructed in three dimensions.

Excited states in {sup 52}Fe and the origin of the yrast trap at I{sup {pi}}=12{sup +}

Abstract Rotational structures in 134 Nd have been investigated using the GASP array via the 110 Pd( 28 Si,4n) reaction at 130 MeV. Each of the observed high-spin bands experiences a change in structure, that involves the promotion of a particle from the N = 4 into the N = 6 orbital. The adiabatic character of the corresponding bandcrossings, indicated by vertical or gradual upbendings of the aligned angular momentum, gives evidence of a sizeable mixing between the N = 4 and N = 6 configurations. The successive occupation of the first and second N = 6 intruder orbitals indicates that, at difference from the paired alignment exhibited by normal-deformed nuclei between the ground-state band and the S -band, in highly-deformed nuclei, the unpaired alignment is the favored mechanism for generating high angular momenta.