Matching Condition in γ-γ Annihilation Absorption

Two-photon annihilation (γ-γ reaction) is an important absorption mechanism in γ-ray physics and γ-ray astronomy. Using the markedly simplified direction-averaged cross section of annihilation σ^-(ω,ω’) for a normal isotropic ambient radiation field around the γ-ray source, we obtain a matching condition for the energies of two interacting photons, which ensures the attainment of the maximum annihilation probability. This is a new result that is helpful to obtain a better understanding for the absorption behaviour in the γ-γ annihilation process,and this predicts some possible line-like absorption structures in the emergent γ-ray continuous spectra. Some inferences of the matching condition are also presented.     

Excited Stated in ^207Rn

Excited states ^207Rn are investigated via the^196Pt(^16O,Sn)^207 Rn reaction at beam energies from 85 to 95 MeV using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy.Measurements of γ-ray excitation function,x-γ and γ-γ-t conincidences are performed with ten BGO(AC) HPGe detectors.Based on these measurements,a level scheme of ^207Rn,including 17 γ-rays and 18 levels,is established.Spins for most of the levels are proposed according to the measured DCO ratios.The level struccture is compared with a weak-coupling calculation using the interaction energies extracted from neighbouring nuclei.     

Effect of Gamma-Ray Beaming on the Fluxes of Gamma-Ray Pulsars

We study the effect of γ-ray beaming on γ-ray emission of the pulsars in a self-sustained outer gap model. In this model, averaged γ-rav flux is a function of period, magnetic field, magnetic inclination angle and solid angle of γ-ray beaming for a γ-ray pulsar. We generate a sample of γ-ray pulsars with their ages less than 10^6 ears by using the Monte Carlo method, and then study the γ-ray beaming effect. The comparison of distributions of periods, magnetic fields, distances, γ-ray energy fluxes and period derivatives of the simulated γ-ray pulsars with those of observed γ-ray pulsars by the detector EGRET shows that γ-ray beaming has an important role on the detection of γ-ray pulsars. Furthermore, possible γ-ray pulsars observed by the detector GLAST are predicted.     

High-spin Band Structure in Odd-odd ^170Re

High-spin states in doubly odd ^170Re nucleus have been investigated for the first time, through in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy, following the ^142Nd(^32S, 1p3n γ) ^170Re reaction at 166 McV bombarding energy. The ^32 Sbeam was provided by the tandem accelerator at the China Institute of Atomic Energy, Bcijing. The ^142 Ndtarget is an enriched metallic foil of about 2.2 mg/cm^2 thickness with a 7.0 mg/cm^2 Pb backing to stop the recoiling nuclei. Measurement of X-γ, and γ-γ coincidences wcrc performed with 12 BGO(AC)HPGc detectors. A total of 150 million coincidence events wcrc recorded. The detector energies and cfficicncics wcrc calibrated     

High-Spin States in Odd-Odd ^140Pr Nucleus

High-spin level structure of doubly odd nucleus ^140Pr has been investigated via the ^130Te(^14N,4n)^140Pr reaction at beam energies from 55 to 65 MeV. Measurements of γ-ray excitation functions, γ-ray singles and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with twelve BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. The level scheme of ^140Pr, including 27 new levels and 42 new γ rays, has been established for the first time. The level structure is compared with those in the neighbouring odd-odd nuclei, and interpreted qualitatively.     

High-spin States in Odd-odd ^140Pr Nucleus

The high-spin level structures of doubly odd nucleus ^140Pr have been investigated by means of the ^130Te(^14N,4n)^140Pr reaction. The ^14N beam was obtained from the HI-13 tandem accelerator of China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing. The target is an enriched ^130Te metallic foil of 1.67mg/cm^2 thickness with a 10.37mg/cm^2 Pb backing. Measurements of γ-ray singles, γ-γ-t coincidences and γ-ray excitation function were performed with twelve BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. Based on detailed analysis of γ-γ coincidence relationships, γ-ray     

New levels and transitions in ^72Ge following thedecay of ^72Ga

The decay of ^72Ga has been investigated by means of γ-ray spectroscopy. The 72Ga nuclei were produced through the ^71Ga(n, γ)^72Ga reaction. The Compton-suppressed spectrometer and high-purity Ge detectors have been used singly and in coincidence, separately, to study γ-rays in the β-decay of ^72Ga to ^72Ge. Ninety-three events of γ-rays were reported, of which 7 were observed for the first time. A decay scheme of ^72Ga including 4 new levels is proposed which accommodates 87 of these transitions. Spins and parities for new levels are proposed from calculated logft values, modes on the observed decay, and some nuclear reaction experimental results.     

Lifetimes of Excited Levels in ^131Ce

The fusion-evaporation reaction ^116Sn (^19F, p3n)^131 Ce at projectile energy of 95 MeV is used to populate high spin states in ^131Ce. The de-exciting γ-rays are detected in γ-γ coincidence measurement with Compton-suppressed BGO-HPGe detectors. Level lifetimes of ^131 Ce were determined by using the Doppler shift attenuation method.The experimental results indicate that collectivity of ^131 Ce is reduced relative to that of ^130Ce and it follows that deformation decreases with increase of the neutron number on the basis of systematic comparison of transition quadrupole moments for the light cerium isotopes.     

Hadronic Interpretation of High-Energy Gamma-Rays from Two TeV Sources Coincident with Molecular Clouds Overtaken by Supernova Remnants

We present a possible hadronic explanation of the high-energy γ-ray emission from two very high-energy （VHE） sources, HESS 31745-303 （A ） and HESS 31714-385, which coincide with supernova remnants （SNRs） interacting with dense molecular clouds （MCs）. We calculate the proton spectra and the corresponding hadronic γ-ray spectra for different Mach numbers of the shock wave in a semi-analytical model for the non-linear shock acceleration process, then apply the model to the two newly discovered TeV sources. The results show that the γ-ray spectra for the two sources with energies above 100 MeV detected by HESS and EGRET can be reproduced with low Mach numbers about 2.5. Thus the high-energy γ-ray origin for each one of the two sources can be interpreted as proton-proton （p-p） collisions in MCs overtaken by an SNR shock wave.     

Effects of Pre-exposure of Mouse Pituitary with Low-dose ^60Co γ-ray on Male Reproductive Endocrine Capacity Induced by Subsequent High-dose Irradiation

To investigate the effects of pre-exposure of mouse pituitary with low-dose ^60Co γ-ray on male reproductive endocrine capacity induced by subsequent high-dose irradiation, the pituitary of the B6C3F1 hybrid strain male mice were irradiated with 0.05 Gy of ^60Co γ-ray as the pre-exposure dose (D1), and were then irradiated with 2 Gy of ^60Co γ-ray as challenging irradiation dose (D2) at 4 h after per-exposure. Pituitary gonadotroping hormones --follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luterinzing hormone (LH), serum testosterone, testis weight and sperm count were measured at 35th day after irradiation.     

Level Structure in ^190Tl

The high-spin states of very neutron-deficient doubly odd nucleus ^190T1 have been investigated via the ^160Gd(^35C1, 5n)^190T1 reaction by using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Measurements of X-γ and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with 12BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. Based on the gated spectra, γ-γ coinci-dence relationships, γ ray energy sums, γ ray relative intensities and the previous work, the level scheme     

Method for measuring prompt γ-rays generated by D-T neutrons bombarding a depleted uranium spherical shell

The prompt γ-ray spectrum from depleted uranium(DU) spherical shells induced by 14 Me V D-T neutrons is measured. Monte Carlo(MC) simulation gives the largest prompt γ flux with the optimal thickness of the DU spherical shells 3–5 cm and the optimal frequency of neutron pulse 1 MHz. The method of time of flight and pulse shape coincidence with energy(DC-TOF) is proposed, and the subtraction of the background γ-rays discussed in detail. The electron recoil spectrum and time spectrum of the prompt γ-rays are obtained based on a 2 ×2 BC501 A liquid scintillator detector. The energy spectrum and time spectrum of prompt γ-rays are obtained based on an iterative unfolding method that can remove the influence of γ-rays response matrix and pulsed neutron shape.The measured time spectrum and the calculated results are roughly consistent with each other. Experimental promptγ-ray spectrum in the 0.4–3 Me V energy region agrees well with MC simulation based on the ENDF/BVI.5 library,and the discrepancies for the integral quantities of γ-rays of energy 0.4–1 Me V and 1–3 Me V are 9.2% and 1.1%,respectively.     

Some statistical correlation analyses for Fermi/LAT Blazars

A sample including 664 blazars(301 Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars and 363 BL Lacs) with γ-ray data in both 1FGL and 2FGL catalogues were selected. The average values of both γ-photon average energy and the photon spectral index for FSRQs, LBLs, IBLs and HBLs, follow the blazars sequence, FSRQs → LBLs →IBLs → HBLs. The slopes of correlation between photon spectral index and γ-ray luminosity for 4 the sub-classes of blazars also follow the blazars sequence. Also, there was close anti-correlations between the difference of two γ-ray photon spectral indices and the logarithm of the ratio of two γ-ray luminosities from 2FGL and 1FGL catalogs. It implies that the spectrum becomes flat when the source becomes brighter in high energetic γ-ray band. Lastly, the Kolmogolov-Smirnov test(KS test) of the average γ-photon energy showed that HBLs differs from LBLs and FSRQs, while there was no clear difference between LBLs and FSRQs, which implied that the γ-ray emissions in LBLs and FSRQs may be a result of the same emission mechanism.     

Observation of Three-Quasiparticle Doublet Bands in ^123I： Possible Evidence of Chirality

A new band in the odd proton nucleus ^123I is identified via in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy using the ^14N＋^116Cd reaction. This band shows up as doublets with the previously assigned π97/2 （vh11/2）^2 band. Possible configurations of the new band are discussed in the framework of the cranked shell model and the geometrical model It is argued that the new band might be a chiral partner of the previously known πg9/2 （vh11/2）2 band.     

Description of the Superdeformed Bands of the Odd-Odd Nuclei in A ～ 150 Region

With the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions, the global property and the △I ＝ 4bifurcation in the superdeformed (SD) bands of odd-odd nuclei in A ～ 150 mass region are investigated systematically.Good results for the γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments of inertia, and energy differences △ Eγ - △ Erefγ are obtained.It shows that this approach is quite powerful in describing not only the SD bands in even-even and odd-A nuclei butalso those in odd-odd nuclei in the mass region.     

Effects of Pre-exposure Mouse Pituitary with Low-dose ^60Co γ-ray on Growth Hormone （GH） and Body Mass Induced by Subsequent High-dose Irradiation

The pituitary of the B6C3F1 hybrid strain mice were irradiated with 0.05 Gy of ^60Co γ-ray as the pre-exposure dose (D1), and were then irradiated with 2 Gy of ^60Co γ-ray as challenging irradiation dose (D2) at 4h after per-exposure. Body weight and serum growth hormone (GH) were measured at 35th day after irradiation. The results showed that irradiation of mouse testes with 2 Gy of ^60Co γ-ray significantly diminished mousebody weight and level of serum GH (Table). Pre-exposure with a low-dose (0.05 Gy) of ^60Co γ-ray significantly alleviated reductions of mouse body weight and level of serum GH induced by subsequent a high-dose (2 Gy) irradiation (Table). The data suggested that low-dose ionizing irradiation can induce adaptive responses to the harmful effects of pituitary by subsequent high-dose exposure.     

In-beam γ-ray Spectroscopy of Level Structure in ^134Ba

Excited states of ^134Ba, populated via the heavy-ion induced ^128Te(^10B, 1p3n)134Ba reaction at 46 MeV beam energy, have been studied to medium and high spins by in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy techniques. The experiment was performed at the tandem accelerator laboratory in the University of Tsukuba, Japan. The target is an isotopically enriched ^128Te metallic foil of 2.3mg/cm^2 thickness with a 3mg/cm^2 gold backing. Nine anti-Compton HPGe detectors were employed for the measurements of γ-γ-t coincidences. The level scheme of ^134Ba, deduced from this study, was shown in Fig.1.     

Shape co-existence and structural evolution of the Vi13/2 band in 157Yb

The high-spin states of 157Yb have been studied via the reaction of 144Sm(16O, 3n) at 16O energy of 90 MeV using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Measurement of γ-γ-t coincidences was performed with 11 BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. Based on the γ-γ coincidence relationships and the measured results of γ-ray anisotropies and DCO ratios, the level scheme for 157Yb was established. The shape co-existence and structural evolution of the Vi13/2 band with increasing angular momentum in 157Yb have been discussed. The systematics of the Vi13/2 bands in the N = 87 odd-A isotones have been compared.     

Proposed Chiral Doublet Bands in ^98Tc

High spin states in odd-odd ^98 Tc nuclei are studied by in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy with the ^96 Zr（^6Li, 412） fusionevaporation reaction at a beam energy of 35MeV. The previous level scheme is updated. A band based on 1090.7keV is expanded, and another band based on 1920.6 keV is newly identified. The observed two negative parity bands in ^98 Tc are proposed to be a pair of chiral doublet bands with the configuration πg9/2 vh11/2. The evidence supporting the assignment of the chiral doublet bands is discussed. Signature splitting and signature inversion are observed in the πg9/2 vh11/2 band in ^98Tc.     

Study of 1／2 [660] （π^i13／2） Rotation Band in ^179Au

High-spin states in ^179Au have been studied experimentally by using the ^149Sm(^35C1, 5n) reaction at beam energies of 164,~180 MeV. The ^35C1 beam was provided by the tandem accelerator at the Japan Atomic En-ergy Research Institute (JAERI). The target is an isotopically enriched ^149Sm metallic foil of 1.5 mg/cm^2 thickness with a 5.0 mg/cm^2 Pb backing. Measurements of γ-ray excitation functions, X-γ coincidences and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with 13 HPGe‘s with BGO anti-Compton shields and three LOAX detectors.