R. Hayami

Extraction of weak transition strengths via the (He-3, t) reaction at 420 MeV

Differential cross sections for transitions of known weak strength were measured with the (3He, t) reaction at 420 MeV on targets of 12C, 13C, 18O, 26Mg, 58Ni, 60Ni, 90Zr, 118Sn, 120Sn, and 208Pb. Using these data, it is shown that the proportionalities between strengths and cross sections for this probe follow simple trends as a function of mass number. These trends can be used to confidently determine Gamow-Teller strength distributions in nuclei for which the proportionality cannot be calibrated via beta-decay strengths. Although theoretical calculations in the distorted-wave Born approximation overestimate the data, they allow one to understand the main experimental features and to predict deviations from the simple trends observed in some of the transitions.

Gamow-Teller strength for the analog transitions to the first T=1/2,J(pi)=3/2(-) states in (13)C and (13)N and the implications for type Ia supernovae

The Gamow-Teller strength for the transition from the ground state of (13)C to the T=1/2,J(pi)=3/2(-) excited state at 3.51 MeV in (13)N is extracted via the (13)C((3)He,t) reaction at 420 MeV. In contrast to results from earlier (p,n) studies on (13)C, a good agreement with shell-model calculations and the empirical unit cross-section systematics from other nuclei is found. The results are used to study the analog (13)N(e(-),nu(e))(13)C reaction, which plays a role in the pre-explosion convective phase of type Ia supernovae. Although the differences between the results from the ((3)He,t) and (p,n) data significantly affect the deduced electron-capture rate and the net heat deposition in the star resulting from this transition, the overall effect on the pre-explosive evolution is small.

Analogs of the giant dipole and spin-dipole resonances in {sup 4}He and in {alpha} clusters of {sup 6,7}Li studied by the {sup 4}He,{sup 6,7}Li({sup 7}Li,{sup 7}Be{gamma}) reactions

We studied analogs of the giant dipole resonance (GDR) and spin-dipole resonance (SDR) in {sup 4}He and in the {alpha} clusters of {sup 6,7}Li via the ({sup 7}Li,{sup 7}Be{gamma}) reactions on {sup 4}He, {sup 6}Li, and {sup 7}Li at an incident energy of 455 MeV and at a scattering angle of 0 deg. by measuring spin-nonflip and spin-flip spectra. The reaction Q-values for the analogs of the GDR and SDR in the {alpha} clusters of {sup 6,7}Li were found to be more negative than those in {sup 4}He by 2.0{+-}0.5 MeV. The ratios of the cross section for the analog of the GDR to that for the analog of the SDR in {sup 4}He and in the {alpha} clusters of {sup 6}Li and {sup 7}Li were found to be the same within errors, 0.5{+-}0.1. The cross sections for the analogs of the GDR as well as those for the analogs of the SDR in the {alpha} clusters of {sup 6,7}Li were 0.6{approx}0.8 times smaller than those in {sup 4}He. These results suggest that excitations of {alpha} clusters embedded in nuclei are suppressed as compared with excitations of free {alpha} particles.

Analog of the giant dipole resonance in {sup 4}He

We studied the giant dipole resonance (GDR) in

The (t,He-3) and (He-3, t) reactions as probes of Gamow-Teller strength

^{4}\mathrm{He}

Analog of the giant dipole resonance in He 4

by observing its analog via the

Proton inelastic scattering to the diluteα-cluster condensed02+state atEx=7.654MeV inC12

^{4}\mathrm{He}

Excitation of dipole resonances inHe4and in the α clusters ofLi6andLi7

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Analogs of the giant dipole and spin-dipole resonances inHe4and in α clusters ofLi6,7studied by theHe4,Li6,7(Li7,Be7γ) reactions

^{7}\mathrm{Li}

Proton inelastic scattering to the dilute alpha-cluster condensed 0(2)(+) state at E-x=7.654 MeV in C-12

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