Shape co-existence and structural evolution of thevi13/2 band in157Yb

The high-spin states of¹⁵⁷Yb have been studied via the reaction of¹⁴⁴Sm(¹⁶O, 3n) at¹⁶O 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 for¹⁵⁷Yb was established. The shape co-existence and structural evolution of thevi_13/2 band with increasing angular momentum in¹⁵⁷Yb have been discussed. The systematics of thevi_13/2 bands in theN=87 odd-A isotones have been compared.     

Shape co-existence and structural evolution of the yrast band in 157Yb

The high-spin states of ¹⁵⁷Yb have been studied via the ¹⁴⁴Sm(¹⁶O, 3n) reaction 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 measured results of γ-γ coincidences, γ-ray anisotropies and DCO ratios, the level scheme for ¹⁵⁷Yb was established. The shape co-existence and structural evolution of the νi _13/2 band with increasing angular momentum in ¹⁵⁷Yb have been discussed. The systematics of the νi _13/2 bands in the N = 87 odd-A isotones have been compared. Received: 7 January 2002 / Accepted: 10 April 2002     

Study of the vi13/2-1 band in 189Pt

High-spin levels of 189Pt have been studied with the in-beam γ-spectroscopy method via the 176Yb(18O,5n) reaction at the beam energies of 88 and 95 MeV. The previously known vi13/2-1 band has been confirmed, and its unfavored signature branch extended up to the 31/2+ state. Within the framework of the triaxial particle-rotor model, the vi13/2-1 band is suggested to be associated with the 11/2[615] configuration, and to have triaxial deformation.     

Nuclear orientation study of the decay of 171Lu

The levels and γ-ray transitions in ¹⁷¹Yb have been studied by radioactive decay of oriented ¹⁷¹ Lu. The orientation was produced using the hyperfine field in ferromagnetic gadolinium to polarize an ensemble of ¹⁷¹Lu nuclei at a temperature of 14mK. The directional distribution of the γ-rays was measured using high-resolution Ge(Li) detectors. Anisotropies of 30 γ-rays in ¹⁷¹Yb were measured. Multipole mixing ratios were deduced for most of the mixed γ-ray transitions and unambiguous spin assignments were made for several levels.The energy and structure of the rotational band levels, reduced E2 and M1 transition probabilities and E2/M1 mixing ratios were calculated using the semi-microscopic quasiparticle-phonon model with a Coriolis interaction. In general, good agreement is obtained between the theoretical predictions and experimental results.     

Decay of127Ce to low-lying states in127La

The high-spin states of¹⁹⁸Bi have been studied in the reaction¹⁸⁷Re(¹⁶O, 5n)¹⁹⁸Bi at¹⁶O energies from 85 to 105 MeV. In-beam measurements of γ-ray excitation functions, γ-γ-t coincidences and γ-ray angular distributions were carried out with six BGO(AC)HPGe detectors and one intrinsic Ge planar detector. A level scheme for¹⁹⁸Bi- with 26 γ rays was established for the first time, including a 15⁺ isomer with a measured half-life of 8.0±3.6 ns.     

Study of Quasiparticles Bands in Odd-Odd 188Au

High-spin level structure of ¹⁸⁸Au has been studied via the ¹⁷³Yb(¹⁹F, 4nγ) reaction using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Based on the experimental results, the level scheme of ¹⁸⁸Au has been revised significantly. The previously reported positive parity levels have been modified and a new 20⁺ level was proposed to feed the 18⁺ states via two low-energy transitions. The existence of the 20⁺ and the level structures above it are similar to those in the neighboring odd-odd ^190,192Au,therefore, the π h_{11/2}^{-1}\otimes \upnu i_{13/2}^{-2} h_{9/2}^{-1} configuration was assigned to the 20⁺ state.     

Decay of the compound nucleus 74Kr formed in the reaction 16O + 58Ni

Gamma-ray and charged-particle emission has been studied after bombardment of ⁵⁸Ni with ¹⁶O at energies from 44.5–76.5 MeV. The excitation functions for various reaction channels have been measured. The locus in energy and spin of maximum cross section (the entry line) of the γ-emitting region in the 2pγ and 3pγ channels have been studied through measurement of γ-ray multiplicity, average particle energy and average γ-ray energy. The standard deviations in both energy and spin of the distributions of cross section are presented. Statistical model calculations including shell corrections in the level density show very satisfactory agreement with the experimental results. The moment of inertia at high spin and excitation energy is deduced from the measured entry line.     

Levels in 161Tm excited in the decay of 4.2 min 161Yb

The decay of ¹⁶¹Yb ($\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 4.2}\text{min}$) has been investigated with Ge(Li) and Si(Li) detectors and a toroidal β-spectrometer. Isobarically separated samples produced by the YASNAPP facility at Dubna Institute were used. The singles γ-ray spectrum, the conversion electron spectrum, γ-γ-τ and e-γ coincidences have been measured. In all, 67 γ-ray transitions have been observed. A decay scheme for ¹⁶¹Yb is proposed involving 12 excited states in ¹⁶¹Tm. The $\text{7}\text{2}$⁺[404], $\text{7}\text{2}$^?[523] and $\text{5}\text{2}$⁺[402] levels have been identified. The interpretation of the high-lying levels is discussed. The Q-value of ¹⁶¹Yb decay has been determined to be 3850 ± 250 keV. The A-dependence of the energies of the one-quasiparticle states in odd-A Tm isotopes is demonstrated.     

Particle-core coupling in 141Nd

High-spin states in 141Nd have been studied using in-beam γ-ray spectroscopic techniques via the 130Te(16O, 5nγ)141Nd reaction. The level scheme of 141Nd has been extended up to an excitation energy of 7614.5 kev including 12 new γ rays deexciting 15 new levels. According to particle-vibrator coupling and semi-empirical shell model calculations, the level structure of 141Nd can be well interpreted by coupling an h11/2 neutron-hole to the respective excited states in 142Nd core.     

The4He(12C, γ)16O reaction at stellar energies

The capture reaction⁴He(¹²C, γ)¹⁶O (E _c.m.= 1.34–3.38 MeV) as well as the elastic scattering process⁴He(¹²C,¹²C)⁴He (E _c.m.=1.44–3.38 MeV) have been investigated with the use of an intense¹²C beam and a windowless and⁴He recirculating gas target system. The measurements involved two large NaI(T1) crystals in close geometry to an extended gas target, whereby angle-integrated γ-ray yields were obtained. A large area plastic detector was used for the suppression of time-independent background. A search for cascade γ-ray transitions was carried out by coincidence techniques. The measurement of absolute cross sections is also reported. Theoretical fits of the excitation function for the groundstate γ-ray transition requireE1 as well asE2 capture amplitudes, which are of equal importance at stellar energies. This result increases significantly the stellar burning rate of⁴He(¹²C, γ)¹⁶O and leads to¹⁶O as the dominant product at the end of helium burning in massive stars. The observed capture yield to the 6.92 MeV state is dominated by the direct capture mechanism and plays a small role at stellar energies.     

High-spin states in 190Pt

The level structure of 190Pt has been studied experimentally using the 176Yb (18O, 4n) reaction at beam energies of 88 and 95 MeV. γ-γ-t coincidence measurements were carried out. Based onthe analysis of γ-γ coincidence relationships, the level scheme of 190Pt is extended to high-spin states. A new structure built on the 3413.6 keV 14+ state has been observed, and the vi1-213/2 vh-19/2 vj (j = p3/2 or f5/2) configuration is tentatively assigned to it.     

60 MeV/u 18O离子同天然铀反应钡同位素截面的测定

通过60MeV/u18O离子照射天然铀靶产生Ba放射性同位素,使用BaCl2沉淀法从大量铀和其它反应产物混合物中分离出Ba.通过离线γ谱学方法测量了Ba样品的γ射线单谱,根据Ba同位素特征γ射线峰的强度及其它相关数据计算了Ba同位素的生成截面.发现在厚铀靶的情况下,缺中子Ba同位素仍有较高的截面. The radioactive Ba isotopes were produced by 60 MeV/u~(18)O ion bombardment of natural uranium. Ba was separated from U and the reaction product mixture by BaCl_(2) precipitation. The Ba fraction was measured by off-line γ-ray spectroscopy. The cross sections of the individual Ba isotope were calculation based on the intensities of the character γ-ray peaks of Ba isotopes and other relative information. It was found that the n-deficient Ba isotopes have higher cross sections using the thick uranium targets.     

Chemical states of57Fe-atoms after ec-decay of57Co-labelled Co(BrO3)2·6H2O studied by coincidence Mössbauer spectroscopy

Two kinds of time differential Mössbauer spectra of⁵⁷Co-labelled Co(BrO₃)₂·6H₂O were measured at room temperature by delayed coincidence technique, i.e., one was the delayed coincidence between 122 keV γ ray and 14.4 keV γ ray (γ, γ-ray coincidence), and another was the coincidence between 6.3 keV KX ray and 14.4 keV γ ray (X, γ-ray coincidence). The time dependence of chemical states of⁵⁷Fe-species were observed on γ, γ-ray and X, γ-ray coincidence Mössbauer spectra. The relative area intensities of⁵⁷Fe(II) observed on the X, γ-ray coincidence spectra were larger than those on the γ, γ-ray coincidence spectra on every time windows.     

A new experimental method for the study of regions of high spin and excitation energy

The excitation energy in ⁷²Se populated in the reaction ⁵⁸Ni(¹⁶O, 2pγ) for energies between 54.5 and 64.5 MeV has been measured by summing the γ-energy released in each γ-ray cascade. The average γ-multiplicity is simultaneously measured as a function of summed γ-energy. The method is useful for studying the highest regions of angular momentum and excitation energy.     

First In-beam γ Spectroscopic Experiment at HIRFL

The in-beam γ expedmental setup of HIRFL, which includes SFC(ECR ion source), direct-link-pipe(limit jaws) and in-beam γmeasurement system, was adjusted and tested with its first in-beam γ experiment. All performances, such as neutron and γ backgrounds of the setup have reached to an ideal level. With some special γ-ray spectroscopic techniques, the in=beam γ experiment, including γ single spectrtum. γ excitation funcdon, γ angular distdbudon and γ-γ-t coincidence measurements, was perfomned using reacdon ¹⁶O (¹⁹⁷Au, xn).     

Isomer ratio measurements for the reaction 29Si(18O,p2n)44m, 44gSc

Isomer ratios for the reaction ²⁹Si(¹⁸O, p2n)^44gSc, ^44gSc have been deduced from activity measurements for projectile energies between 30 and 99 MeV. Statistical model calculations show that the isomer ratio dependence on projectile energy up to about 80 MeV can be adequately described by assuming a fixed ratio of quadrupole to dipole γ-ray strengths. Such a ratio of E2/E1 strengths agrees with corresponding values deduced from the literature. The values of the γ-ray strength ratios needed to fit the experimental isomer ratios are extremely sensitive to the relative amounts of quadrupole γ-ray admixture and to the presence of discrete levels other than those which conform to the yrast line.     

Exotic nuclei produced by heavy-ions induced fission

About thirty nuclei in theA≈100 mass region have been produced as fission fragments following the fusion-evaporation reactions^28,30Si+¹⁷⁶Yb at 145 MeV bombarding energy. These nuclei have been individually identified from their γ-ray cascades detected with the Eurogam2 array. The level schemes of several stable or neutron-rich nuclei have been extended to higher spins. From cross coincidences between transitions in complementary fragments, γ-rays de-exciting high-spin states of new isotopes can be identified and some aspects of the fission mechanism can be analyzed.     

Study of 1/2[660](πi13/2) Rotation Band in 179Au

High-spin states in ¹⁷⁹Au have been studied experimentally using the ¹⁴⁹Sm(³⁵Cl,5n) heavy-ion fusion-evaporation reaction at beam energies of 164—180MeV. Measurements of γ-ray excitation functions, X-γ coincidences and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with 13 BGO(AC)HPGe and 3 LOAX detectors. Based on these measurements, a rotational band built on the 1/2[660](πi_13/2) Nilsson state has been established for the first time, and this band has been assigned to ¹⁷⁹Au according to the systematic of level structure in odd-A Au nuclei. Properties of the 1/2[660](πi_13/2) band in odd-A Au nuclei are discussed with an emphasis on the band-head energy while changing the neutron number.     

Étude des isotopes du plomb de masse 200, 198, 196 et 194 formés par réaction (ions lourds, xn)

The low-lying excited states of ^{194, 196, 198, 200}Pb have been studied through the de-excitation γ-rays following the reactions Os(¹²C, 4n), W(¹⁶O, 4n) and Re(¹⁴N, 5n). Prompt and delayed spectra, γ-γ coincidences, γ-ray angular distributions and γ-ray time distributions have been obtained. Half-lives were measured for the 12⁺ level in the four isotopes, for the 9^? level in ^{194, 196, 200}Pb, for the ^7? level in ²⁰⁰Pb and for the ^5? level in ^{196, 198}Pb. The results of microscopic calculations, performed with either a Gaussian interaction or a surface delta interaction, are compared to the experimental level schemes and transition probabilities, and discussed.     

Dipole bands in the oblate-shaped195Pb

The nucleus¹⁹⁵Pb has been populated with the¹⁸⁴W+¹⁶O reaction at 113 MeV. Two dipole γ-ray cascades have been observed using the EUROGAM spectrometer. A comprehensive level scheme related to these structures has been established. Multiparticle configurations are attributed to these high-spin structures from detailed comparison with the neighbouring nuclei,¹⁹³Hg,¹⁹⁴Pb and¹⁹⁵Tl. Band crossings due to i13/2 neutron pair breaking are observed in¹⁹⁵Pb at about the same frequencies as in the isotone¹⁹³Hg.