J.P.S. van Schagen

Collective and quasiparticle structures in 192Pb

Abstract The structure of 192Pb has been investigated using the 173Yb(24Mg, 5n) reaction at Eb = 132 MeV. The level scheme has been extended up to an excitation energy of 7 MeV and a spin of 23 ħ. Two collective bands of levels linked by M1 transitions and four groups of states of non-collective character have been observed. Based on comparison with experimental data on odd-A Tl isotopes and with cranked shell-model calculations assuming an oblate shape, the collective Ml bands are interpreted as having an underlying proton 2-quasiparticle configuration coupled to a pair of rotation-aligned i 13 2 neutrons. The four groups of non-collective level-sequences are understood as 4-quasiparticle excitations associated with aligned neutron 2-quasiparticle states that involve a mixture of neutron and proton degrees of freedom.

Observation of strongly deformed shapes in 154-152Dy nuclei at medium temperatures☆

The gamma-decay of the giant dipole resonance (GDR) built on excited states of 154-152Dy nuclei is studied. The selection of GDR decay from high spin states leading to specific exit channels was made possible by triggering on high spin isomers. The deduced energy splitting of the GDR implies large deformations (\beta\ congruent-to 0.4-0.5). The resonance widths of the components are comparable to those of the GDR built on the ground state indicating small shape fluctuations.

The angular-momentum dependence of the giant dipole resonance in 154Dy∗

Abstract The statistical γ-ray decay of the compound nucleus 154 Dy ∗ formed at an excitation energy of 69 MeV is studied in three angular-momentum windows 〈 J 〉 = 31,42 and 50ℏ. The GDR strength function extracted from the data indicates a constant centroid energy for the resonance E GDR = 15.2 ± 0.5 MeV, a small deformation of the nuclear shape for all spin regions and an increase in the resonance width with increasing angular momentum. The latter might indicate larger shape fluctuations at higher angular momenta. A systematical study of the dependence of the extracted strength function with different methods of analysis is presented, and their discrepancies discussed.

VISCOSITY, FISSION TIME SCALE AND DEFORMATION OF 156DY

In the fusion-fission reaction Ar-40 + Cd-116 --> Dy-156*, fission, at E-b = 216 MeV and 238 MeV, gamma-rays were measured in coincidence with fission fragments. The interpretation of the gamma-ray spectra is done with the help of a modified version of the statistical-model code CASCADE. The spectra can be reproduced with nuclear viscosities in the range 0.01 <gamma <4. The extracted fission time scale is of the order of 10(-19) s. The CASCADE analysis seems to favor a prolate deformation with beta approximate to 0.45

Isomer-selected decay of the GDR in 156Dy

Abstract The strength distribution of high-energy γ-rays emitted in the statistical decay of the 156 Dy ∗ compound nucleus, with E ∗ = 92.5 MeV , has been measured inclusively and for selected decay pathways in which isomers in 149 Dy, 151 Dy and 152 Dy were populated. For both spectra a deformation | β | = 0.3 is deduced and the centroid energies agree with those found from ground-state systematics. The high-energy γ-ray spectrum triggered on isomeric decay shows an increase of the width of the GDR in comparison with the inclusive spectrum.

High-energy γ-rays measured in coincidence with α-particles in the reaction 19F + 12C at Elab = 121.7 MeV

The yield of γ-rays emitted in the dissipative reaction 19F + 12C, at Elab = 121.7 MeV has been measured in coincidence with α-particles emitted at θlab = 10°. Comparison with preliminary statistical model calculations shows that assuming only compound nucleaus formation is not sufficient to reproduce the data. Other mechanisms have to be included before information on reaction dynamics can be extracted and definitive conclusions can be drawn.

GDR γ-ray decay in 156Dy∗ from regions selected on temperature and angular momentum

The strength distribution of the GDR built on highly excited states in a restricted temperature domain in Dy-156 and Dy-155 nuclei has been deduced by subtraction of gamma-ray spectra obtained for the decay of Dy-154* and Dy-156* from regions selected on angular momentum. The resulting difference spectra have been analyzed within the statistical model. The results show a large deformation (\beta\ similar to 0.51 +/- 0.29 and 0.35 +/- 0.14) for the angular-momentum regions with [J] similar to 32 (

Viscosity and fission time scale of Dy-156 at high excitation energies and large angular momenta

) over bar h at T approximate to 1.8 +/- 0.2 MeV and [J] similar to 46 (

Reply to ``Comment on `Lack of evidence for a superdeformed band in^{192}' ''

) over bar h at T approximate to 1.7 +/- 0.2 MeV respectively, in satisfactory agreement with calculations performed in the framework of Landau theory of shape transitions and statistical fluctuations. The deduced centroid energies are in agreement with the systematics of the GDR built on the ground state. The width of the GDR shows a systematic increase with increasing temperature.

Lack of evidence for a superdeformed band in^{192}Pb

The reaction Ar-40 + Cd-116 --> Dy-156* --> fission as Studied at beam energies E(b) = 216 MeV and E(b) = 238 MeV, wherein gamma-rays were measured in coincidence with fission fragments. From these spectra the nuclear viscosity gamma and fission time scale were deduced by comparing to statistical model calculations yielding viscosities in the range 0.01 <gamma <4 and fission time scales of the order of 10(-19) s.