Excitation functions and isomeric ratios in the reaction130Te (α,xpyn) for α-particle energies between 15 and 37 MeV

The¹³⁰Te(,n)¹³³Xe,¹³⁰Te(,p)¹³³I,¹³⁰Te(,pn)¹³²I and¹³⁰Te(, n)¹²⁹Te excitation functions for alpha particle energies between 14.7 and 36.5 MeV are presented. Excitation functions for the last three reactions are measured for the first time and more consistent results for (, n) are obtained. The isomeric ratios for the ( n), (, pn) and (, n) reactions were deduced. Calculations based on different theoretical models of equilibrium and preequilibrium decay are compared with the experimental results and discussed. Acceptable presentation of the energy behavior of the measured isomeric ratios was obtained when higher angular momentum depletion for preequilibrium emitted particles was included. The absolute values of the isomeric ratios however remain overestimated.We want to express our gratitude to Prof. Ts. Vylov and Dr. V. Brudanin (Dubna) who supplied us with measurement equipment, to Dr. Chr. Necheva for taking part in the experiments, to the U-200 cyclotron staff and to the direction of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (JINR) for making the irradiation possible and to Dr. E. Dobreva (Sofia) for fruitful discussion of the experimental method. We wish to express our gratitude also to Prof. M. Uhl and the NEA data bank for making the computer code STAPRE available to us and to Prof. J. Ernst (Bonn) for fruitful discussions. This project has been completed with the financial support of the Committee for Science at the Council of Ministers under contract No. 644.     

Total decay-energy measurement in the fusion reactions90Zr(89Y,p)178Pt and90Zr(89Y, α)175Ir

In the fusion reactions⁹⁰Zr(⁸⁹Y,p)¹⁷⁸Pt and⁹⁰Zr(⁸⁹Y,)¹⁷⁵Ir the sum energy of all emitted rays as well as the energy of the promptly emitted charged particle were measured. From these data the mass-excess values for the evaporation residues¹⁷⁸Pt and¹⁷⁵Ir were extracted to be(¹⁷⁸Pt)=(–32.4±1.1)MeV/c² and(¹⁷⁵Ir)=(–32.0±1.2) MeV/c². The method provides absolute mass values for nuclides far from stability which can be produced in fusion reactions as evaporation residues in the 1p or 1 channel. The sources of the experimental uncertainties of the method are discussed, and the potential for considerable improvements is outlined.Dedicated to P. Armbruster on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Preequilibrium versus thermalized light-charged particle emissions in the40Ar (1100MeV)+24Mg reaction. Dynamical calculations

In an attempt to separate preequilibrium and thermalised emissions of light particles in low impact parameter heavy-ion collisions, the⁴⁰Ar+²⁴Mg reaction has been studied at 27.5 MeV/nucleon. Exclusive measurements have permitted us to examine, in some detail, heavy fragments and charged particles (p, d, t,-particle). The fragments recognized as evaporation residues have been selected and, due to inverse kinematic conditions, the related preequilibrium and statistical emissions of light particles resulting from incomplete fusion reaction appear to be distinguishable to a fair extent. This separation is fully supported by Monte Carlo calculations. Some experimental characteristics of the light particles have been examined and compared to the predictions of dynamical calculations. These calculations, associating a preequilibrium (interpreted as prompt emitted particles) model with a statistical-decay model, follow the evolution of the collision from the point of contact between the projectile and the target to the final evaporation-residue formation on an event by event basis. The predictions of these calculations have been compared to experimental data and satisfactory agreement is achieved for fragment-mass distribution, proton-energy spectra, and proton-angular distribution.     

The new isotope218U

The new neutron-deficient isotope²¹⁸U was produced in the bombardment of¹⁹⁷Au target with²⁷Al ions and identified using the- correlation method. The -decay energy and the half-life of²¹⁸U were determined to be 8625±25 keV and 1.5 _–0.7 ^+7.3 ms, respectively. Evaporation residues recoiling from the target were separated in-flight from the projectiles and from the products of other nuclear reactions by the electrostatic separator VASSILISSA [1].     

The low-energyD(α, γ)6Li and6Li+208Pb→D+α+208Pb cross sections

We have calculated theE1 andE2 contributions to the low-energyD(,)⁶Li fusion and to the⁶Li+²⁰⁸Pb D++²⁰⁸Pb Coulomb dissociation cross sections within a multichannel Resonating Group calculation based on many-body deuteron+ configurations and pseudo-states. For both reactions experimentally determined cross sections are reasonably well reproduced. We find that dipole capture contributes noticeably to the fusion cross sections atE500 keV, while it is negligible in the Coulomb dissociation data.     

The new element 111

In an experiment carried out to identify element 110, we have observed an-decay chain, that can be unambiguously assigned to²⁶⁹110. In a scries of preexperiments the excitation functions of the fusion reactions⁵⁰Ti +²⁰⁸Pb²⁵⁸104^* and⁵⁸Fe +²⁰⁸Pb²⁶⁶108^* were measured with high precision in order to get the optimum projectile energies for the production of these heavy elements. The cross-section maxima of the 1n evaporation channels were observed at excitation energies of 15.6 MeV and 13.4 MeV, respectively. These data result in an optimum excitation energy of 12.3 MeV of the compound nucleus for the production of²⁶⁹110 in the reaction⁶²Ni +²⁰⁸Pb²⁶⁹110 + 1n. In irradiations at the corresponding beam energy of 311 MeV we have observed a decay chain of 4 subsequent a decays. This can be assigned to the isotope with the mass number 269 of the element 110 on the basis of delayed - coincidences. The accurately measured decay data of the daughter isotopes of the elements 108 to 102, obtained in the previous experiments, were used. The isotope²⁶⁹110 decays with a hair-life of (270 _-120 ⁺¹³⁰⁰ ) s by emission of (11.132±0.020) MeV alpha particles. The production cross-section is (3.3 _-2.7 ^+6.2 ) pb.     

Investigation of the sequential break-up mode6Li→6Li*(31 +)→α+d of 156 MeV6Li projectiles on208Pb in the very forward angular hemisphere

The sequential break-up of 156 MeV⁶Li projectiles colliding with²⁰⁸Pb has been investigated in the very forward angular hemisphere in order to explore the role of the Coulomb and nuclear interaction in inducing projectile break-up processes. The experiments use the Karlsruhe spectrograph Little John with a newly developed technique to detect efficiently break-up pairs of-particles and deuterons emitted with small relative energies and within a small opening angle. The observed differential cross section for the projectile excitation⁶Li⁶Li^* (I=3_i ⁺) has been analysed (together with forward elastic scattering) by a coupled channel approach, and various sensitivities to the nuclear potential and other ingredients have been studied. We conclude, that in the angular region below half the grazing angle the excitation is completely due to the Coulomb force. This feature is a basis for an application of the disintegration approach for studies of radiative capture cross section of astrophysical interest.On leave from Institute of Atomic Physics Bucharest, Romania     

Investigation of the fusion reaction27Al+236U→263105 at excitation energies of 57 MeV and 65 MeV

The neutron-deficient isotopes^257,258105 were produced in the reaction²⁷Al+²³⁶u in 6n and 5n evaporation channels, respectively. The evaporation residues emerging from the target were separated in-flight from the projectiles and from products of different nuclear reactions by the electrostatic separator VASSILISSA [1]. The isotopes were then implanted into position-sensitive silicon detectors and identified using the --correlation method. The measured production cross-section is (5n)=(0.45±0.20)nb atE _P =154 MeV and (6n)=(0.075±0.055) nb atE _P =163 MeV. These cross-sections are compared with data measured for the same isotopes in the more symmetrical reaction⁵⁰Ti+²⁰⁹Bi.     

SubthresholdK + production in proton-nucleus collisions

We analyzed theK ⁺ production at projectile energies below the free nucleon-nucleon threshold in proton-nucleus collisions and studied the contribution from different reaction channels to this process. It was shown that the secondary pion-nucleon (+N+K ⁺) channel significantly prevails over the direct (p+N+N+K ⁺) one. The momentum and angularK ⁺ spectra were calculated in the framework of different production channels in order to propose experimental measurements which allow to distinguish the mechanisms discussed. We also studiedK ⁺ d correlations and considered the deuteron reabsorption in the nuclear medium as well as the fast deuteron background. The features ofK ⁺ p correlations related to the different production channels were analyzed as well.     

Nuclear and electromagnetic fragmentation of 2.25-TeV197Au nuclei

We report the first measurement of the total charge-loss cross section _tot=_em+_nuc and partial cross sections (for Z=1, 2, ..., 9) of 11.4 A GeV¹⁹⁷Au nuclei in various targets. The large Coulomb barrier for Au reduces the electromagnetic contribution _em in a Pb target to only 18% of _nuc, compared with 70% for 14.5 A GeV²⁸Si and 120% for 200 A GeV³²S. With _em taken to be Z _T ^1.8 , _nuc can be fitted with _nuc=(A _P ^1/3 +A _T ^1/3 –b)², with b=0.83 and =59 mb, essentially the same as found at energies of 1 to 2 A GeV. Electromagnetic partial cross sections for Z=1 exceed 40 mb in the Pb, Sn, Cu, and Fe targets and are substantial for larger values ofZ in the heavier targets.We are indebted to D. Beavis and the staff of the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven National Laboratory for producing the beam of 11.4 A GeV Au ions, to D. Snowden-Ifft for his efforts in developing the automated scanning system, and to S. Hirzebruch for a useful discussion. This work was supported in part by the Office of Energy Research, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, Division of High Energy Physics, of the Department of Energy under contract No. DEAC03-76SF00098.     

Refractive scattering and reactions,comparison of two systems:16O+16O and20Ne+12C

Elastic, inelastic scattering as well as one-neutron transfer channels have been measured over a wide angular range for systems¹⁶O+¹⁶O at the incident energy of 350 MeV and²⁰Ne+¹²C at 390 MeV, respectively, using the Q3D magnetic spectrometer. In both cases differential cross sections have been measured down to about 50 nb/sr (or d/d _R10^–4) at large angles. For the¹⁶O+¹⁶O system refractive contributions are found at the level of these cross sections, whereas in the²⁰Ne+¹²C case a steeper decrease of the differential cross section with the angle is observed and the refractive contribution can not be determined. The elastic scattering data have been analyzed using standard Woods-Saxon potentials and potentials calculated in different versions of the double-folding model. Some properties of these potentials are tested in the calculations for inelastic scattering and one-neutron transfer within the DWBA. With the refractive pattern observed for the¹⁶O+¹⁶O system, the scattering and transfer data are found to be sensitive to the interaction potential at small internuclear distances down to about 2.5 fm.It should be acknowledged that part of the folding analysis reported here was done while one of the authors (D.T.K.) was staying at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Tübingen. We also thank Prof. H. Clement and H. Abele for numerous discussions and contributions and Prof. G.R. Satchler for helpful comments on the use of the DWBA code PTOLEMY.     

New nuclides228,229Pu

In continuation of our work on investigation of the neutron-deficient plutonium isotopes [1] we carried out the experiments aimed to produce new isotopes^228,229Pu. The isotope²²⁸Pu has been produced in the bombardment of the²⁰⁸Pb target with a beam of²⁴Mg and the isotope²²⁹Pu — in the reactions of^207,208Pb targets with²⁶Mg projectiles. The isotopes were identified after in-flight separation from the beam and target-like particles by the VASSILISSA electrostatic separator [2] and implantation into silicon strip detectors. The assignment of unknown -decays was made by establishing their genetic position and time correlations with those belonging to known -decay chains. The -decay energies of^228,229Pu were measured to be (7810±20) keV and (7460±30) keV, respectively.     

Excitations in208Pb nearE x=5683 keV

A search for the recently proposed two-phonon octupole vibrational (2-POV) 4⁺ or 6⁺ state in²⁰⁸Pb at an excitation energy of 5683 keV has been performed using the²⁰⁷Pb(d,p),²⁰⁸Pb (p,p) and (,) reactions at high energy resolution. No evidence for a two-phonon excitation at this energy is found.This work was supported in part by the DFG under contract nr. II C4-Gr 894/2-1 and by the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg Struktur der Hadronen und Kerne under contract nr. Mu 705/3-1.     

The proton g9/2 isomer in theN=50 nucleus87Rb and M2 transition rates in85,87Rb

Low-lying states of theN=50 nucleus⁸⁷Rb have been investigated in the (, ') reaction measuring- and delayed-rf-coincidences. A half-life ofT _1/2=6(1) ns was obtained for the level at 1578.1 keV. This experimental result confirms the 9/2⁺ assignment and the proton 1g_9/2 single-particle character of this state. Experimental M2 transition strengths in^85,87Rb are compared with predictions of the shell model and the particle-core coupling model.This work was partly supported by the Bulgarian National Research Foundation.     

Elastic scattering of α-particles on10B forEα = 5?50 MeV

Experimental data of the elastic scattering of-particles on¹⁰B forE = 30–50.6 MeV are presented. They are analysed together with the data of a previous measurement forE = 5–30 MeV in the frame of the optical model including spin-orbit coupling. The interaction radii of the-¹⁰B-systems are determined with the Inopin-Ericson model forE = 5–50 MeV. The mean free path of-particles in¹⁰B is calculated.     

Gamov states in the generator coordinate method

Starting from the generator coordinate theory, a method is developed for calculating-decay widths within a microscopic dynamical theory. Antisymmetrization is taken into account exactly between all nucleons of the decaying system. For illustration, the method is applied to the-decay of⁸Be and²⁰Ne.     

Analysis of proton elastic scattering from16O and40Ca at 800 MeV within the α-particle model

Elastic scattering of proton from¹⁶O and⁴⁰Ca are analyzed within the -particle model. The results are in good agreement with the experimental data. The role displayed by the phase factor ofp- scattering amplitude is investigated.     

Scalar quark pair production in three jet events

The cross section of the processppssg is considered. It is shown that theO( _s ³ ) contributions to the cross section can be greater then the Born terms. Using the infrared radiative corrections of _s ³ order for subprocesses the K-factor behaviour is considered.     

Pion production in heavy ion reactions induced by16O and84Kr beams at 60 MeV per nucleon

Low energy ⁺ and ^– production cross sections have been measured in¹⁶O at 65 MeV/u and⁸⁴Kr at 60 MeV/u induced reactions on⁷Li,¹²C,²⁷Al,¹⁰⁸Ag and¹⁹⁷Au. The results are compared with a previous measurement obtained with¹⁶O at 93 MeV/u. Large deviations are observed between light and heavy ion data. At variance with¹⁶O, the ratios ^–/ ⁺ are independent of the target in the Krypton case. A change in the regime of the projectile-target mass scaling of cross-sections is observed with the heaviest projectile.Experiments performed at GANIL facility, F-14032 Caen, France     

Search for the 70 keV resonance in17O(p, α)14N

A direct search for theE _R =70 keV resonance in¹⁷O(p, )¹⁴N was carried out using¹⁷O enriched Ta₂O₅ targets in combination with a 1 mA proton beam and suitable detectors of large solid angle. The observed upper limit for the resonance strength is8×10^–10 eV.Work supported in part by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Ro429/21-2) and the Science Program SC1-0065 of the European Economic Community