(68)(28)Ni(40): Magicity versus superfluidity

The neutron-rich (66,68)Ni have been produced at GANIL via interactions of a 65.9A MeV 70Zn beam with a 58Ni target. Their reduced transition probability B(E2;0(+)(1)-->2+) has been measured for the first time by Coulomb excitation in a (208)Pb target at intermediate energy. The B(E2) value for (68)Ni(40) is unexpectedly small. An analysis in terms of large scale shell model calculations stresses the importance of proton core excitations to reproduce the B(E2) values and indicates the erosion of the N = 40 harmonic-oscillator subshell by neutron-pair scattering.     

Coulomb excitation of neutron-rich Zn isotopes: first observation of the 2(1)+ state in 80Zn

Neutron-rich, radioactive Zn isotopes were investigated at the Radioactive Ion Beam facility REX-ISOLDE (CERN) using low-energy Coulomb excitation. The energy of the 2(1)+ state in 78Zn could be firmly established and for the first time the 2+ --> 0(1)+ transition in 80Zn was observed at 1492(1) keV. B(E2,2(1)+ --> 0(1)+) values were extracted for (74,76,78,80)Zn and compared to large scale shell model calculations. With only two protons outside the Z=28 proton core, 80Zn is the lightest N=50 isotone for which spectroscopic information has been obtained to date. Two sets of advanced shell model calculations reproduce the observed B(E2) systematics. The results for N=50 isotones indicate a good N=50 shell closure and a strong Z=28 proton core polarization. The new results serve as benchmarks to establish theoretical models, predicting the nuclear properties of the doubly magic nucleus 78Ni.     

Coulomb excitation of 68,70Cu: first use of postaccelerated isomeric beams

We report on the first low-energy Coulomb excitation measurements with radioactive Ipi=6- beams of odd-odd nuclei 68,70Cu. The beams were produced at ISOLDE, CERN and were post-accelerated by REX-ISOLDE to 2.83 MeV/nucleon. Gamma rays were detected with the MINIBALL spectrometer. The 6- beam was used to study the multiplet of states (3-, 4-, 5-, 6-) arising from the pi2p3/2 nu 1g9/2 configuration. The 4- state of the multiplet was populated via Coulomb excitation and the B(E2;6--->4-) value was determined in both nuclei. The results obtained illustrate the fragile stability of the Z=28 shell and N=40 subshell closures. A comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations using the 56Ni core shows the importance of the proton excitations across the Z=28 shell gap to the understanding of the nuclear structure in the neutron-rich nuclei with N approximately 40.     

Measurement of the total reaction cross section for the mirror nuclei ~(12)N and ~(12)B

The mirror nuclei 12N and 12B are separated by the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL) at HIRFL from the breakup of 78.6 MeV/u 14N on a Be target.The total reaction cross-sections of 12N at 34.9 MeV/u and 12B at 54.4 MeV/u on a Si target have been measured by using the transmission method.Assuming 12N consists of a 11C core plus one halo proton,the excitation function of 12N and 12B on a Si target and a C target were calculated with the Glauber model.It can fit the experimental data very well.The ch...     

Measurement of the total reaction cross section for the mirror nuclei ~(12)N and ~(12)B

The mirror nuclei ~(12)N and ~(12)B are separated by the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou (RIBLL)at HIRFL from the breakup of 78.6 MeV/u ~(14)N on a Be target. The total reaction cross-sections of ~(12)N at 34.9 MeV/u and ~(12)B at 54.4 MeV/u on a Si target have been measured by using the transmission method.Assuming ~(12)N consists of a ~(11)C core plus one halo proton, the excitation function of ~(12)N and ~(12)B on a Si target and a C target were calculated with the Glauber model. It can fit the experimental data very well. The characteristic halo structure for ~(12)N was found with a large diffusion of the protons density distribution.     

Density functional theory analysis of the Ni(1 1 0)c(2 × 2)-CN surface phase

Density functional theory slab calculations have been used to investigate the structure of the Ni(1 1 0)c(2 × 2)-CN adsorption phase. The results show excellent agreement with experimental quantitative determinations of this structure by photoelectron diffraction and low energy electron diffraction. In particular, they show that a lying-down orientation with the C–N axis along [0 0 1] perpendicular to the close-packed Ni rows on the surface is strongly favoured over end-on adsorption (with the C–N axis perpendicular to the surface). This geometry is also favoured over a lying-down geometry with the C–N axis aligned along the azimuth, as originally proposed for this system and supported by cluster calculations.     

First On-line beta-NMR on oriented nuclei: magnetic dipole moments of the (nup(1/2))(-1) 1/2(-) ground state in 67Ni and (pip(3/2))(+1) 3/2(-) ground state in 69Cu

The first fully on-line use of the angular distribution of beta emission in detection of NMR of nuclei oriented at low temperatures is reported. The magnetic moments of the single valence particle, intermediate mass, isotopes 67Ni(nup(-1)(1/2);1/2(-)) and 69Cu(pip(1)(3/2);3/2(-)) are measured to be +0.601(5) &mgr;(N) and +2.84(1) &mgr;(N), respectively, revealing only a small deviation from the neutron p(1/2) single-particle value in the former and a large deviation from the proton p(3/2) single-particle value in the latter. Quantitative interpretation is given in terms of core polarization and meson-exchange currents.     

B(E2) upward arrow measurements for radioactive neutron-rich ge isotopes: reaching the N=50 closed shell

The B(E2;0(+)(1)-->2(+)(1)) values for the radioactive neutron-rich germanium isotopes (78,80)Ge and the closed neutron shell nucleus 82Ge were measured at the HRIBF using Coulomb excitation in inverse kinematics. These data allow a study of the systematic trend between the subshell closures at N=40 and 50. The B(E2) behavior approaching N=50 is similar to the trend observed for heavier isotopic chains. A comparison of the experimental results with a shell model calculation demonstrates persistence of the N=50 shell gap and a strong sensitivity of the B(E2) values to the effective interaction.     

Triple α-particle resonances in the decay of hot nuclear systems

The Efimov(Thomas) trimers in excited ~(12) C nuclei, for which no observation exists yet, are discussed by means of analyzing the experimental data of ~(70(64))Zn(~(64) Ni) + ~(70(64))Zn(~(64) Ni) reactions at the beam energy of E/A = 35 MeV/nucleon. In heavy ion collisions, a-particles interact with each other and can form complex systems such as ~8 Be and ~(12) C. For the 3 a-particle systems,multi-resonance processes give rise to excited levels of ~(12) C. The interaction between any two of the 3 a-particles provides events with one, two or three ~8 Be. Their interfering levels are clearly seen in the minimum relative energy distributions. Events with the three a-particle relative energies consistent with the ground state of ~8 Be are observed with the decrease of the instrumental error for the reconstructed 7.458 MeV excitation level in ~(12) C, which was suggested as the Efimov(Thomas) state.     

Analysis of single-particle energies of the neutron states in the 64,66,68,70Zn isotopes within a mean field model with dispersive optical potential

The dynamics of the shell parameters of ^{64, 66, 68, 70}Zn nuclei close to the Fermi energy, obtained by the joint evaluation of data from the stripping and pick-up reaction of a nucleon on one and the same nucleus, demonstrates how the difference between the neutron single-particle spectra of the levels of ⁷⁰Zn and ⁶⁸Ni nuclei with the number N = 40 arises. The experimental data are analyzed within a mean field model with dispersive optical potential. The calculation results describe very well the dimunution of the energy gap between the 1g _9/2 and 2p _1/2 levels in Zn isotopes, in comparison with Ni isotopes.     

0(gs)+ -->2(1)+ transition strengths in 106Sn and 108Sn

The reduced transition probabilities, B(E2; 0(gs)+ -->2(1)+), have been measured in the radioactive isotopes (108,106)Sn using subbarrier Coulomb excitation at the REX-ISOLDE facility at CERN. Deexcitation gamma rays were detected by the highly segmented MINIBALL Ge-detector array. The results, B(E2;0(gs)+ -->2(1)+)=0.222(19)e2b2 for 108Sn and B(E2; 0(gs)+-->2(1)+)=0.195(39)e2b2 for 106Sn were determined relative to a stable 58Ni target. The resulting B(E2) values are approximately 30% larger than shell-model predictions and deviate from the generalized seniority model. This experimental result may point towards a weakening of the N=Z=50 shell closure.     

Generalization of the N(p)N(n)N(p)N(n) scheme and the structure of the valence space

The N(p)N(n) scheme, which has been extensively applied to even-even nuclei, is found to be a very good benchmark for odd-even, even-odd, and doubly-odd nuclei as well. There are no apparent shifts in the correlations for these four classes of nuclei. The compact correlations highlight the deviant behavior of the Z = 78 nuclei and are used to deduce effective valence proton numbers near Z = 64 as well as to study the evolution of the Z = 64 subshell gap.     

Local spin density in the Cr(7)Ni antiferromagnetic molecular ring and (53)Cr-NMR

We present (53)Cr-NMR spectra collected at low temperature in a single crystal of the heterometallic antiferromagnetic (AF) ring Cr(7)Ni in the S?=?1/2 ground state with the aim of establishing the distribution of the local electronic moment in the ring. Due to the poor S/N we observed only one signal which is ascribed to three almost equivalent (53)Cr nuclei in the ring. The calculated spin density in Cr(7)Ni in the ground state, with the applied magnetic field both parallel and perpendicular to the plane of the ring, turns out to be AF staggered with the greatest component of the local spin ?s? for the Cr(3+) ions next to the Ni(2+) ion. The (53)Cr-NMR frequency was found to be in good agreement with the local spin density calculated theoretically by assuming a core polarization field of H(cp)?=-?11?T/μ(B) for both orientations, close to the value found previously in Cr(7)Cd. The observed orientation dependence of the local spin moments is well reproduced by the theoretical calculation and evidences the importance of single-ion and dipolar anisotropies.     

Isotopic effects in high-energy nuclear reactions and isospin correlations of fragmentation cross sections

The experimental study of cross sections and kinematic characteristics of H, He and Li isotopes produced in the interaction of 660 MeV protons with separated isotopes of the target nuclei B, Ni, Sn and Sm, has been performed. The two-dimensional isospin correlation of cross sections for secondary particles in the nucleon-nucleus inelastic interaction is discussed. The systematization formula for fragmentation cross sections in broad regions of fragment and target nucleus masses over a large interval of incident proton energies is given.     

2-(2,5-二羟苯基)四苯基卟啉及其金属配合物的合成与表征

对苯二酚与 2 硝基 5 ,10 ,15 ,2 0 四苯基卟啉 1及其铜 (Ⅱ ) 2、镍 (Ⅱ ) 3、锌 (Ⅱ ) 4等金属配合物直接加热反应 ,分别制得 2 (2 ,5 二羟苯基 )四苯基卟啉 1′(81% )及相应金属配合物 2′(71% ) ,3′(6 1% ) ,4′(40 % )。它们的结构由IR ,MS ,UV及1 HNMR ,2D NMR等确定。发现对苯二酚通过碳 碳键与卟啉的吡咯环直接相连 ,氢醌与卟啉环趋于共平面 ,其中一个羟基位于卟啉环的去屏蔽区 ,H原子的核磁位移向低场移动 (δ =7 5 2 ) ,另一个则处于中位苯环的屏蔽区 ,H原子的核磁位移为δ =4 18;氢醌环上的质子也表现出不同的核磁位移 ,其中 6位上H的位移值为δ =4 93,明显向高场位移。     

S17(0) determined from the Coulomb breakup of 83 MeV /nucleon 8B

A kinematically complete measurement was made of the Coulomb dissociation of 8B nuclei on a Pb target at 83 MeV/nucleon. The cross section was measured at low relative energies in order to infer the astrophysical S factor for the 7Be(p,gamma)8B reaction. A first-order perturbation theory analysis including E1, E2, and M1 transitions was employed to extract the E1 strength relevant to neutrino-producing reactions in the solar interior. By fitting the measured cross section from E(rel) = 130 to 400 keV, we find S17(0) = 17.8(+1.4)(-1.2) eV b.     

稀土区奇奇核πh1／2×vi13／2带B（M1）／B（E2）比值增强特性

在稀土区奇奇核πh1／2×vi13／2转动带中，系统地观测到随转动频率或角动量增加，B(M1)／B(E2)曲线表现出所谓parabola-1ike形状，即在增加到某一转动频率或自旋后，B(M1)／B(E2)比值快速增强。基于推转模型和粒子转子模型关于奇奇核二准粒子转动带磁偶极约化跃迁几率的描述，对稀土区双奇核的这一行为进行了讨论。指出该现象的发生与vi13/2准中子转动顺排特性密切相关。B(M1)／B(E2)比值在接近第二带交叉(即BC准中子对顺排)的较高频率处的增强效果，可以理解为主要来源于带交叉引起的波函数中混合四准粒子成分的结果。通过对B(M1)/B(E2)比值的增强效果发生在较低频率处的分析，对稀土区奇奇核πh1／2×vi13／2带角动量耦合图像有了进一步认识。It is systematically observed that the B(M1)/B(E2) plots with the increasing of rotational frequency, behaves as a so called parabola like shape in the π h11/2 νi13/2 bands of rare earth doubly odd nuclei (i.e., the B(M1)/B(E2) ratios increase rapidly after a certain rotational frequency). Such a phenomenon is discussed based on the formula of magnetic dipole reduced transition probability deduced from the Cranking Shell Model and Particle Rotor Model respectively. It is pointed out that, the occurrence of this behavior is closely related to the alignment nature of the νi 13/2 quasineutron. The increasing of B(M1)/B(E2) occurring at large frequency approaching the second BC crossing can be understood as mainly resulted from the mixing of wave function with the 4 quasiparticle band caused by the band crossing. Insight into the angular momentum coupling scheme between the quasiparticles and collective core in the πh11/2 νi 13/2 structures of rare earth doubly odd nuclei is gained by analyzing the increasing behavior of B(M1)/B(E2) ratios occurring at low rotational frequency.     

N = 14 shell closure in 22O viewed through a neutron sensitive probe

To investigate the behavior of the N = 14 neutron gap far from stability with a neutron-sensitive probe, proton elastic and 2(1)+ inelastic scattering angular distributions for the neutron-rich nucleus 22O were measured using the MUr à STrip detector array at the Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds facility. A deformation parameter beta(p,p') = 0.26 +/- 0.04 is obtained for the 2(1)+ state, much lower than in 20O, showing a weak neutron contribution to this state. A microscopic analysis was performed using matter and transition densities generated by continuum Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov and quasiparticle random phase approximation calculations, respectively. The ratio of neutron to proton contributions to the 2(1)+ state is found close to the N/Z ratio, demonstrating a strong N = 14 shell closure in the vicinity of the neutron drip line.     

δ-(Zn,Cr)S(111)表面上的Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya作用:第一性原理计算

根据密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算了具有非中心反演对称的异质结δ-(Zn,Cr)S(111)体系的原子结构和电子结构.Cr原子之间通过第一层S原子传递磁性相互作用.结合广义布洛赫条件,又进一步计算了反方向的自旋螺旋能量与波矢的色散关系E(q)与E(-q).E(q)与E(-q)能量之差反映了δ-(Zn,Cr)S(111)的S层与Cr层之间空间反演对称性破缺引起的DMI的大小.通过海森伯相互作用(HBI)模型与Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya作用(DMI)模型拟合第一性原理计算值,得到了Cr原子间各近邻的HBI参数J_1-J_4与DMI参数d-_1,d_2.在δ-(Zn,Cr)S(111)中,Cr原子间的耦合为M型反铁磁.DMI参数d_1为-0.53 meV,为顺时针手性DMI,在δ-(Zn,Cr)S(111)界面上有可能会产生斯格明子.本文计算表明,磁性和非磁性半导体界面有可能存在DMI,为理论研究和磁存储技术的进步开拓一个新的方向.     

Shell-model studies of the N=14 and 16 shell closures in neutron-rich nuclei

Shell-model studies on the N =14 and 16 shell closures in neutron-rich Be, C, O and Ne isotopes are presented. We calculate, with the WBT interaction, the excited states in these nuclei. The calculations agree with recent experiment data. Excited energies and B(E2) values are displayed to discuss the shell closures. Our results support the N =16 shell closure in these isotopes, while indicating a disappearance of N =14 shell closure in Be and C isotopes.