The vuv photoelectron spectra of atomic In and Tl

The photoelectron spectra of atomic indium and thallium have been obtained using a pseudo-atomic beam technique. Ionizations from the np, ns and (n ? 1)d shells (n = 5 for In and n = 6 for Tl) were observed using He(I) and HE(II) radiation. The (np)^?1 ionization results in a single ¹S₀ ionized state, whereas the (ns)^?1 and ((n ? 1)d)^?1 ionizations both result in states additional to those allowed for a one-electron ionization process. This is attributed to configuration interaction in the final ionized state.     

Desorption of cluster ions from adsorbed methane under cryogenic condition by low-energy ion irradiation

We have investigated ion desorption from adsorbed methane following keV He⁺ ion irradiation. The thickness of the adsorbed layer was precisely controlled. For mono-layered methane, only monomer ions (CH_x⁺) were desorbed by 1 keV He⁺ ion irradiation. On the other hand, a large number of cluster ions (C_nH_x⁺) up to n = 20 were desorbed from multi-layered film. Among cluster ions, molecular ions with CC bonds were found, which indicates that chemical bonds are newly formed by ion irradiation. Based on the results for thickness dependences of the mass spectral patterns, it was elucidated that the monomer ions are desorbed from the top surface layer through single electron excitation. While the cluster ions are formed mainly in the inside of the layers along the nuclear track due to the high-density electronic excitation, which is produced by nuclear collision between incident He⁺ ions and frozen molecules.     

Determination of the coupling constants 3Hdn, 3Hπ and 3He3Heπ from data on the differential cross sections OF n3H and n3He elastic scattering

A determination of the coupling constants ³Hdn, ³H³H_π and ³He³He_π from existing differential cross section data for n³H and n³He elastic scattering has been carried out. The method is based on the extrapolation of dσ/dΩ to the deuteron and pion poles, exploiting conformal mapping techniques. Calculations result in a value of the ³Hdn coupling constant which is ≈ 20% smaller than dispersion relation predictions. A comparison of the value obtained with predictions based on nuclear models allows one to discriminate between different potentials. The residue at the pion pole turns out to be too weak and the conclusion is drawn that it is impossible to determine the coupling constants ³H³H_π and ³He³Heπ on the basis of existing data.     

14 MeV-Neutronenwirkungsquerschnitte von hoher Genauigkeit

Accurate reaction cross sections of Mg²⁴(n, p)Na²⁴, Ti⁴⁸(n, p)Sc⁴⁸, V⁵¹(n, α)Sc⁴⁸, Cu⁶⁵(n, 2n)Cu⁶⁴, Y⁸⁹(n, 2n)Y⁸⁸ and Ag¹⁰⁷(n, 2n)Ag^106m (8.3d) have been determined in order to normalize previous measurements of relative excitation functions. Neutrons were produced by the T(d, n)He⁴ reaction, with 163 kev deuterons, at the cascade accelerator of the Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik, Vienna. The samples were placed at angles between 50° and 100° relative to the deuteron beam direction, each sample being sandwiched by two aluminum foils. The cross sections were determined relative to the Al²⁷(n, α)Na²⁴ cross section, the absolute value of which is known very accurately. Self-shielding, scattering and drifts in neutron flux have been corrected for. Activities were counted in a 5×5″ well type NaJ-detector the efficency of which had been absolutely calibrated to an accuracy of 0.3 to 0.1%. Because of the high accuracy achieved in the activity measurements, all cross sections could be determined almost as accurately as permitted by the errors of the standard cross section (1.2%) and of the relative excitation functions (1%), and thus resulting in a combined error (3σ-error) of 1.7%.     

The reactions N14(n, α)B11 and N14(n,t)C12 observed with a gridded ionization chamber

The cross sections for the reactions N¹⁴(n, α)B¹¹ and N¹⁴(n, t)C¹² have been measured in the neutron energy range 4.0 to 6.4 MeV and at 2.5 MeV. Mono-energetic neutrons were produced in the D(d, n) He³ reaction using a gas target. The (n, α) and (n, t) disintegrations were detected in a gridded ionization chamber filled with an argonnitrogen mixture. The response of the chamber under different operation conditions is described. The excitation functions, measured with a neutron energy resolution of 40 to 50 keV, are given for theα ₀ group from the N¹⁴(n,α)B¹¹ reaction over the entire neutron energy range and for theα ₁ group and the t₀ group from N¹⁴(n, t) C¹² for neutron energies above 4.3 and 5.6 MeV, respectively.     

Untersuchung des Niveauschemas von Nb93 durch Messung der Gammastrahlung nach der inelastischen Streuung schneller Neutronen

Fast neutrons from a nanosecond-pulsedD(d, n)He³ neutron source were scattered from Nb⁹³. The gamma spectrum arising from inelastic scattering was measured in a high resolution Ge(Li)-spectrometer. In order to obtain low background a time gate technique was used. About 44 gamma lines could be found between 150 keV and 2.2 MeV in the single spectrum. In addition gamma-gamma-coincidences were investigated with a NaJ- and a Ge(Li)-detector. By these means it was possible to identify almost all gamma transitions and to receive a nearly complete level scheme of Nb⁹³ up to 2.2 MeV. The experimental cross sections for the population of the levels by the (n, n′)-reaction were compared with the results of the Hauser-Feshbach theory using the optical model transmission coefficients of Lindner and Meldner. From this and from the observed gamma transitions proposals for spin- and parity-assignments of the energy levels are given.     

Search for η-Mesic 4He with WASA-at-COSY

An exclusive measurement of the excitation functions for the dd → ³Hep π ^? and dd → ³Hen π ⁰ → ³Hen γ γ reactions was performed at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY-Jülich with the WASA-at-COSY detection system. The data were collected in two dedicated experiments in 2008 and in 2010. The experimental method and the current status of the analysis are presented.     

He5 scattering states in the refined cluster function representation

As a first application of the refined cluster model reaction theory we calculated the scattering states of He⁵ using a specific ansatz for the nucleon-nucleon forces. He⁴-n and H³-d channels are considered only. Our results agree qualitatively with the experimental values if available; in particular we were able to explain the narrow resonance in theD _3/2 He⁴-n channel as a consequence of the strong coupling to theS _3/2 T-d channel.     

Few-Body Reactions in Nuclear Astrophysics

Nuclear reactions involving light nuclei require few-body models to describe the nuclear structure and the reaction mechanism. The production rates for the α+n+n → ⁶ He+γ and α+n+n+n → ⁶ He+n processes are discussed. Typically only very low relative energies are relevant. For environments with a high density, processes involving more particles could dominate. The use of the adiabatic approach as a method to compute cross sections at very low energies is proposed.     

Search for dibaryon production in 4Hep interactions at intermediate energies

With the aid of the 2-m liquid-hydrogen bubble chamber constructed at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP, Moscow), ⁴Hep interactions are studied at primary alpha-particle momenta of 2.7 and 5 GeV/c (the respective kinetic energies of primary protons in the ⁴He rest frame are T _p=220 and 620 MeV). The effective-mass spectra of two nucleons from the reactions ⁴Hep → dppn and ⁴Hep → pppnn are analyzed. The effective-mass spectrum of the two-proton system produced in the quasielastic-charge-exchange reaction p ⁴He → n _F(pp)d at T _p=620 MeV (here, n _F stands for the fast neutron in the ⁴He rest frame) shows a narrow peak, which is indicative of the existence of a dibaryon whose mass and width are M _2p =2008±13 MeV and Γ _2p =0±5 MeV, respectively. In the mass spectra of the two-proton system from the reactions p ⁴He → n _F(pp)d and p ⁴He → p _F(pp)(nn), narrow threshold peaks are also found at a mass of M _2p ?1878–1879 MeV.     

The Structure Functions of 3 He and 3 H Nuclei in the Constituent Quark Exchange Model

The valence quark exchange (QE) model for the nuclear system and the constituent quark (CQ) model in which the quarks are assumed to be the complex objects, are used to calculate the parton distributions and the structure functions (SF) of ³ He and ³ H mirror nuclei. The effect and the role of sea quarks and gluons, and their contributions to the SF of ³ He and ³ H nuclei are analyzed. Specifically, for small x regions a more “realistic” result is found with respect to our previous works, in which only the valence quarks have been considered. By using the DGLAP evolution equations, the resulting parton distributions and SF are evolved to the high-energy scales and compared with available data. Finally, the ratios of ³ He to ³ H nuclei SF with the isospin symmetry assumption is compared to the results of the deep inelastic electron experiments on the ³ He and ³ H nuclei, especially, those which have been extracted from the kinematic region of the proposed 11 GeV upgraded beam experiment of Jefferson laboratory, and a reasonable agreement is found.     

Large-space cluster model calculations for the 3He(3He,2p)4He and 3H(3H,2n)4He reactions

The ³He(³He,2p)⁴He and ³H(³H,2n)su4He reactions are studied in a microscopic cluster model. We search for resonances in the ³He+³He and ⁴He + p + p channels using methods that treat the two- and three-body resonance asymptotics correctly. Our results show that the existence of a low-energy resonance or virtual state, which could influence the ⁷Be and ⁸B solar neutrino fluxes, is rather unlikely. Our calculated ³He(³He,2p)⁴He and ³H(³H,2n)⁴He cross sections are in a good general agreement with the experimental data.     

Role of metastable atoms and molecules of helium in excitation transfer to hydrogen atoms

The afterglow of a discharge in helium with a small admixture of hydrogen is studied spectroscopically (p=40 Torr, [e]≤10¹¹ cm^?3). The time-resolved measurements of intensities of the first four lines of the Balmer series are performed. The concentrations of metastable helium atoms and molecules are evaluated from the relative intensity of the absorption lines. The ratios of excitation transfer rates from atoms He(2 ³ S ₁) k ₁(n) and molecules of helium He₂(a 2sσ ³Σ _u ⁺ ) k ₂(n) to atomic hydrogen H*(n) are measured to be k ₁(n=3)/k ₂(n=3)=0.04±0.02 and k ₁(n=4)/k ₂(n=4)=0.01±0.02. The ratios of excitation rate constants k ₂(n) corresponding to different states H(n) are measured to be k ₁(n=4)/k ₂(n=3)=0.023±0.01; k ₁(n=5)/k ₂(n=3)≤0.013; and k ₁(n=6)/k ₂(n=3)≤0.007.     

Absolute cross sections for one electron capture into excited projectile states in collisions between He2+ (15–150 keV) and Li atoms

We have studied the He²⁺-Li collision system at laboratory energies between 15 and 150 keV using optical methods. From the measured emission cross sections we derive state-selective capture cross sections for n = 2,3,4 and n ? 5 states of the He⁺ ions. Our data are consistent with theoretical predictions of Bransden and Ermolaev. The total capture cross sections as evaluated from our emission cross section data, agree very well with the results of McCullough et al. obtained from projectile charge detection measurements. Near 15 keV our emission cross sections for 30.4 nm and 25.6 nm are much larger than those measured previously by Barrett and Leventhal at slightly lower energies.     

The (n, 2n) excitation functions for93Nb and103Rh with special respect to the isomeric states in92Nb and102Rh

By means of the activation technique the excitation functions for the reactions⁹³Nb(n,2n)^92mNb(10.15d),¹⁰³Rh(n,2n)^102mRh(2.9y), and¹⁰³Rh(n,2n)^102gRh(206d) were measured with an average total uncertainty of about ±8% between 10 and 20 MeV neutron energy. In addition the total⁹³Nb(n, 2n) cross-section was compared with the⁵⁹Co(n, 2n) cross-section at 16.8 MeV by direct neutron detection using the time-of-flight technique. The results are compared with statistical theory, especially with theoretical expectations for the isomeric cross-section ratios, which are only in reasonable agreement with the experiment if one assumes a ground state spinI _g=5 for⁹²Nb andI _g=2 for¹⁰²Rh.     

Electronic structure of PdO studied by photoemission (XPS,UPS)

In this paper we present the results of photoemission studies (XPS and UPS) performed on a polycrystalline surface of PdO. The electron density of states (EDOS) deduced both from XPS and UPS (He_I and He_II) are very similar. The valence band of PdO, which differs significantly from the Pd one, can be built up by four structures located at 0.5 eV, 2.2eV, 4.5 eV and 6.5 eV below E_F. The various electronic contributions (p or d) in the band are considered and, in order to explain our spectra, we discuss several hypothesis taking into account the possible existence of satellite lines or crystal field effects. Our XPS and UPS spectra show that the energy bands of PdO are narrow (～ 2–3 eV), moreover the energy shift of the core levels (|ΔE^F_B| = 2 eV) is important : these results suggest that the correlations between the d electrons may be important in PdO.     

Polarisation der Protonen aus der Reaktion10B(d,p 0)11B bei Deuteronenenergien von 1,15, 1,40 und 1,85 MeV

Angular distributions of the polarization of protons from the reaction¹⁰ B(d, p ₀)¹¹ B have been measured between 20 and 148° at deuteron energies of 1.15, 1.40 and 1.85 MeV. Measurements were made by double-scattering techniques using elastic scattering from carbon as the analyser. The results show a strong energy dependence and are in significant accordance with¹⁰ B(d, n ₀)¹¹C data. Calculations have been performed for the mirror reactions¹⁰B(d, p ₀)¹¹B and¹⁰B(d, n ₀)¹¹C in the framework of the Simon and Welton theory assuming two broad compound-states in¹²C, a 2⁺ state at 26.02 MeV and a 3^? state at 26.89 MeV excitation energy.     

Complete determination of the transition amplitudes from a comprehensive data analysis of the fusion reactions D(d,p)3H and D(d,n)3He for Ed<500 keV

All relevant low-energy transition amplitudes for the D(d,n)³He and D(d,p)³H reactions were determined from a fit to Legendre expansion coefficients of the available experimental data. A simple barrier penetrability model was used. Quintet S-wave transitions are found to contribute strongly thus obliterating the idea of neutron-lean “polarized” fusion energy production. The D+D interaction radius was determined with good accuracy for both reactions individually. The astrophysical S functions show a small S-wave enhancement and P-wave suppression of the D(d,p)³H branch.