High-spin yrast and non-yrast bands in 176Os, 178Os and 180Os

High-spin yrast and non-yrast states have been identified in ¹⁷⁶Os, ¹⁷⁸Os and ¹⁸⁰Os using (¹⁶O, xn) reactions, and γ-ray techniques. Band crossing anomalies are observed in each of the positive-parity yrast bands. The magnitude of these anomalies decreases with decreasing neutron number, an effect attributed to the change in the moment of inertia of the ground state rotational bands. A 23 ns isomer, predominantly K^π = 7^?, is identified at 1930 keV in ¹⁸⁰Os. The configuration of this isomer is discussed on the basis of the properties of its rotational band. Negative parity, odd and even spin, sideband sequences are observed in each isotope. Their relationship to rotation-aligned octupole and 2-quasiparticle bands is discussed from their excitation energies, band spacings, and decay properties. Detailed calculations for Coriolis mixed bands are carried out for the likely 2-quasiproton and 2-quasineutron configurations. An anomaly observed at spin 17 in the odd-spin negative-parity sequence in ¹⁸⁰Os is attributed to a band crossing with a fourquasiparticle configuration.     

Band crossings in 170Os

Excited states in the neutron-deficient nucleus ¹⁷⁰Os were identified up to spin (24⁺) in the yrast band and to spin (23⁻) in the lowest negative-parity band. Deformation systematics implied by the 2⁺ state energies for the very light osmium isotopes are compared with theory. Band-crossing frequencies, alignments and alignment gains are compared with cranked shell-model calculations. Deformation changes are required to obtain detailed agreement. A three-band mixing approach is invoked to explain the low-spin yrast anomaly in ¹⁷²Os and to reproduce the yrast band in ¹⁷⁰Os. The excitation energy of the postulated “intruder” band in ¹⁷⁰Os and ¹⁷²Os is deduced.     

Fragmentation of the yrast band in186Os atI π =18+ and disappearance of the collective minimum

High-spin states in¹⁸⁶Os have been populated by the¹⁸⁶W(⁴He,4n)-reaction at 55MeV. The emittedγ-radiation was detected with the OSIRIS spectrometer. The yrast band, for which the nucleus has a prolate shape, was found to terminate atI ^π =18⁺. Theγ-ray intensity is then distributed between several irregular sequences. Different to other cases of band termination, the minimum in the total routhian surface corresponding to a collective shape is calculated to disappear in this spin region, although the available spin of the valence nucleons is far from being exhausted. A different structure, which is dominated by non-collective states becomes yrast.     

176，178Os新低位激发态的识别

利用在束实验产生具有β^＋/EC衰变性质核素^176，178Ir，分析了在柬实验条件下获得的γ—γ符合数据，识别出了^176Os的4条新能级和13条新γ跃迁、^178Os的5条新能级和14条新γ跃迁。籍助氨喷嘴快速带传输系统，进一步对^176Ir的β’/EC衰变进行了测量，在确认在束测量新γ射线的同时建议了^176Ir的一个低自旋同核异能态。通过两准粒子耦舍的半经验计算，建议了^176，178Ir基态及同核异能态的组态。The γ rays following the β^＋/EC decay of ^176. 178Ir nuclei have been investigated using in-beam γ- ray experiment. A total of 4 new levels, 13 new γ transitions of ^176Os and 5 new levels, 14 new γ transitions of ^178Os were identified. In addition, with the aid of a helium-jet recoil fast tape transport system, the β^＋/EC decay of ^176Ir was further studied, the above new γ rays were proved and an isomer was proposed in ^176Ir. By the semiempirical calculations of two-quasiparticle intrinsic states of odd-odd nuclei, the configurations of ground states and isomeric states were also proposed for ^176, 178Ir     

Back-bending in182,184,186osmium

The high spin yrast states uptoJ=22⁺ in^182,184,186Os are studied in a microscopic variational approach with number-conserved projected states. The energy spectra, quadrupole, moments andB (E2) values are calculated by employing the Hamiltonian with quadrupole plus pairing interactions. The results of the calculations are in fair agreement with the available experimental data.     

Multiplicities and continuum γ-rays following heavy-ion reactions

The continuous γ-ray spectrum following (HI, xn) reactions is analyzed in terms of the competition between collective (rotational) and non-collective (statistical) modes of de-excitation at high spin. The dependence of the γ-ray intensity and of the multiplicity upon the parameters that define the rotational and the statistical modes is studied in an application of the model to the reaction ¹⁷⁶Yb(¹²C, 8n)¹⁸⁰Os at 120 MeV. It is found that that competition may be relevant throughout a rather large energy interval.     

Site occupancy and magnetic properties of pyrochlore-structured AgOs(2)O(6)

AgOs(2)O(6) prepared from ion-exchanged superconducting β-pyrochlore KOs(2)O(6) has been shown to be non-superconducting. Synchrotron x-ray structure refinement suggests that AgOs(2)O(6) has the Ag ion mostly occupying the low-symmetry 32e site in the [Formula: see text] space group of proper occupancy, which is different from the original major occupancy at the high-symmetry 8b site for KOs(2)O(6), and similar to non-superconducting Na(1.4)Os(2)O(6)?H(2)O. Magnetic susceptibility measurements found no magnetic ordering down to ～1.7?K. The trace amount of isolated spins suggests that the Ag could be neutral and lead to a pure Os(6+) valence state of zero spin in the newly prepared AgOs(2)O(6).     

New high spin level scheme of ~(87)Sr

High spin states of the odd-A87Sr were populated by the fusion-evaporation reaction82Se(9Be,4n)87Sr at a beam energy of 46 MeV. Excited levels of87 Sr have been extended up to an excitation energy of 7.4 MeV at spin31/2. The coupling of a g9/2neutron hole to the yrast states of the88 Sr core can account for the low-lying states in87 Sr. The structure of the higher spin states is discussed by analogy with those of the neighboring odd-A N =49isotones and possible configurations are proposed.     

Structural,electronic,and magnetic behaviors of 5d transition metal atom substituted divacancy graphene:A first-principles study

Structural, electronic, and magnetic behaviors of 5d transition metal(TM) atom substituted divacancy(DV) graphene are investigated using first-principles calculations. Different 5d TM atoms(Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, and Pt) are embedded in graphene, these impurity atoms replace 2 carbon atoms in the graphene sheet. It is revealed that the charge transfer occurs from 5d TM atoms to the graphene layer. Hf, Ta, and W substituted graphene structures exhibit a finite band gap at high symmetric K-point in their spin up and spin down channels with 0.783 μB, 1.65 μB, and 1.78 μB magnetic moments,respectively. Ir and Pt substituted graphene structures display indirect band gap semiconductor behavior. Interestingly, Os substituted graphene shows direct band gap semiconductor behavior having a band gap of approximately 0.4 e V in their spin up channel with 1.5 μB magnetic moment. Through density of states(DOS) analysis, we can predict that d orbitals of 5d TM atoms could be responsible for introducing ferromagnetism in the graphene layer. We believe that our obtained results provide a new route for potential applications of dilute magnetic semiconductors and half-metals in spintronic devices by employing 5d transition metal atom-doped graphene complexes.     

阻挫三角反铁磁AgCrO2螺旋自旋序的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论的广义梯度近似(GGA)和投影缀加波(PAW)方法,分别从共线和非共线磁性结构出发,研究了自旋阻挫三角反铁磁AgCrO₂的基态、磁性以及电子结构,从理论计算的角度给出了基态磁性结构.计算结果表明:AgCrO₂具有120°螺旋自旋序反铁磁基态,其自旋螺旋面平行于(110)面或(11^-0)面;由于Cr离子间的自旋几何阻挫,导致沿晶体的a,b和a+b方向上均形成了螺旋自旋转动角为120°的 关键词： 第一性原理 交换相互作用 阻挫 反铁磁     

Observation of a spin 4 neutral meson with 2 GeV mass decaying in π° π°

The invariant mass spectrum of neutral meson states from π^?p interactions at 40 GeV/c incident momentum has been investigated in a high statistics experiment performed at the 70 GeV IHEP accelerator. To detect the high energy photons coming from the produced neutral states, a hodoscope spectrometer with a computer on-line was used. A clear structure on the mass spectrum of dipions produced in the reaction π^?p→π°π°n is observed at 2 GeV. The decay angular distributions show in this mass region the variation with mass typical of a state with a spin J = 4. The mass of the observed meson is found to be M = (2020±30)MeV and the estimate of the full width is (180±60) MeV.     

High spin band structure in 139Nd

High-spin states in 139Nd nucleus have been reinvestigated with the reaction 128Te (16O, 5n) at a beam energy of 90 MeV. The level scheme has been expanded with spin up to 47/2 h. At the low spin states,the yrast collective structure built on the vh(-1)(11/2) multiplet shows a transitional shape with γ≈32° according to calculations of the triaxial rotor-plus-particle model. Three collective oblate bands with γ～-60° at the high spin states were identified for the first time. A band crossing is observed around hw ～0.4 MeV in one oblate band based on the 25/2- level.     

Os-Pt区核的基态三轴形状

在偶-偶核基态中寻找稳定的三轴形状,其中最大三轴形变为|γ|≈30°,仍然是核结构的一个主要主题。在本工作中,使用推转Woods-Saxon(WS)壳模型来研究Os-Pt区基态和集体转动态中可能的三轴形状。为寻找核态可能存在的三轴形变,具体用对力-形变-转动频率自洽推转壳模型对偶-偶^176-202Os和^182-204Pt同位素进行了总Routhian面计算。计算是在四极形变(β₂,γ)网格中进行的,而十六极形变β₄可变。事实上,在四极形变(β₂,γ)的每个网格点上,计算的能量相对于十六极形变β₄最小化。发现某些核的基态譬如¹⁹⁶Os和^188-194Pt既非扁椭球亦非长椭球,而是在这些核中基态极小值是形状非轴对称的,即三轴形变。同时,我们把从实验数据提取出的转动惯量与我们的计算结果作比较,显示实验数据不能很好地与转动假定相一致,说明有振动行为。此外,我们使用一种辅助的方法提取了平衡γ₀值,该值...     

New levels observed in188Os from the decay of188Re

The level structure of¹⁸⁸Os has been investigated following the decay of 17h¹⁸⁸Re. The energies and relative intensities of 41 gamma rays were determined using large volume high resolution Ge(Li) detectors. The decay was observed to populate the 0⁺ states at 1478 and 1704 keV which were recently observed in (p, t) reaction studies. Additional states at 1414 and 1843 keV were also observed in the decay.     

Structural and thermodynamic properties of Os from first-principles calculations

We investigate the structural, thermodynamic and electronic properties of Os by plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory method. The obtained lattice constants, bulk modulus and cell volumes per formula unit are well consistent with the available experimental data. Especially, from our calculated bulk modulus, we conclude that Os is more compressible than diamond. Moreover, the temperature induced phase transition of Os from HCP structure to FCC structure has been obtained. It is found that the transition temperature of Os at zero pressure is 2702 K. However no transition pressure is found in our calculations. The effect of bulk modulus B as well as other thermodynamic properties of Os (including the thermal expansion α and the Grüneisen constant γ) on temperatures have also been studied. Our calculated thermal expansion α=1.510×10⁻⁵ K⁻¹ and the Grüneisen constant γ=2.227 for HCP structure at room temperature agree very well with the experimental data. The density of states for HCP structure at 0 K and FCC structure at transition temperature 2702 K are also investigated in our work.     

Doping and annealing effects on ESR in chemically vapor deposited amorphous silicon

The effects of phosphorus doping and annealing on localized states in the gap for CVD a-Si are investigated using ESR. A close relation between the spin density and the linewidth is found out for undoped samples suggesting that the localized states are uniformly annealed out up to 1050 °C in spite of the crystallization of the samples at 700 ～ 800 °C. The spin density also decreases with an increase of doping ratio, but the linewidth remains constant. For a heavily doped sample, a new signal with $\text{g}\text{=2.0043}$ is observed, and suggested to be due to localized states associated with incorporated phosphorus atoms.     

Two-dimensional intrinsic ferromagnetism at nitride-boride interfaces

We predict theoretically novel two-dimensional interface ferromagnetism at AlN/MgB(2)(0001) using first-principles calculations, where the interface is employed as an ordered structure of spin sites instead of point defects. Although N dangling bonds are apparently saturated, interfacial states exhibit spin polarization. Hund's coupling of the two N p(∥) orbitals as well as low density of states at the Fermi energy contribute to strong band ferromagnetism. Furthermore, first-principles electron transport calculations demonstrate that this interfacial spin polarization is responsible for quantum spin transport. The magnetization can be controlled by applied gate bias voltages.     

Particle-triaxial rotor calculations for the low-lying states with negative parity in 193Os

It is shown that the particle-triaxial rotor model is able to describe the low-lying levels with negative parity in ¹⁹³Os supporting their doublet structure. At low excitation energy, the model calculations can be used for a clarification of the spin assignments in cases where they are ambiguous. It is of great interest to check the predictions of the model experimentally by new precise spin determination.     

Electronic structure of half-metallic ferromagnet Co<Subscript>2</Subscript>MnSi at high-pressure

In this study, first principles calculation results of the half-metallic ferromagnetic Heusler compound Co₂MnSi are presented. All calculations are based on the spin-polarized generalized gradient approximation (σ-GGA) of the density functional theory and ultrasoft pseudopotentials with plane wave basis. Electronic structure of related compound in cubic L2₁ structure is investigated up to 95 GPa uniform hydrostatic pressure. The half-metal to metal transition was observed around ~70 GPa together with downward shift of the conduction band minimum (CBM) and a linear increase of direct band gap of minority spins at Γ-point with increasing pressure. The electronic density of states of minority spins at Fermi level, which are mainly due to the cobalt atoms, become remarkable with increasing pressure resulting a sharp decrease in spin polarization ratio. It can be stated that the pressure affects minority spin states rather than that of majority spins and lead to a slight reconstruction of minority spin states which lie below the Fermi level. In particular, energy band gap of minority spin states in equilibrium structure is obviously not destroyed, but the Fermi level is shifted outside the gap.     

Simulation of coexisting ferromagnetic order and disorder of geometrically frustrated Co2Cl(OH)3

The ground state and phase transition of Co₂Cl(OH)₃ were investigated by Monte Carlo simulation. This compound is a magnet, with a pyrochlore structure distorted along one axis. The magnetic structure at low temperatures consists of coexisting ferromagnetism and random spin, according to experiments. However, the formation mechanism of the coexistence and the interaction between the spins were unclear. We assumed an anisotropic Ising model and examined the ground state by multicanonical Monte Carlo simulation. In a nearest neighbor model, the ground states were highly degenerated. Almost all of the states were spin glass states, but a few of the states were ferromagnetic. The latter magnetic states were ferromagnetic at triangular layers and two in-one out random state at Kagome layers. The latter states should be stabilized if weak ferromagnetic interactions exist between second nearest neighbor spins and correspond to the states reported by the experiments. This expectation was confirmed by simulation.