Microscopic multi-channel calculations for the10Li system

A microscopic multichannel calculation for the¹⁰Li system has been performed in the framework of the Refined Resonating Group Method. Elastic neutron scattering off the⁹Li ground state and transitions into four excited states were considered. The energy spectrum of¹⁰Li is deduced from a phase shift analysis. Besides theJ ^π = 1⁺ ground state, five excited states are identified.     

High spin states in103Rh

High spin states in¹⁰³Rh have been studied using the¹⁰⁰Mo(⁷Li, 4n) reaction. Standard in-beam measurements involving singlesγ-ray,γ-γ-t coincidences, angular distribution and linear polarization measurements have been performed. A perturbed band based on a 9/2⁺ state is interpreted as ag _9/2 coupled band. A sequence built on a 1/2^? state is related to thep _1/2 state. At higher excitation energy, in the range 2.2–3.7 MeV, the strongΔI=1 cascade observed, connecting negative parity levels, probably arises from states including three quasi-particle configurations.     

Structure of doorway states in the40Ca+n reaction

A model including 2p-1h and collective states in⁴¹Ca is used to investigate the intermediate structure resonances seen in then+⁴⁰Ca reaction. With potential well parameters determined by a calculation of the bound states it is found that most of thes-wave strength can be accounted for by the inclusion of one main doorway state component.     

Electron-lattice interaction of Ag− and Cu− centers in alkali halides

Absorption, emission, and excitation spectra of Ag^? centers in KCl, RbCl, CsCl, and CsBr are measured at low temperatures. The positions of theA emission bands are slightly different afterC andA band excitation, respectively. This is believed to be due to the existence of two different types of minima in the adiabatic potential energy surface of the³ T _1u state. The symmetry of the energy minima in the¹ T _1u state is trigonal for KCl∶Ag^? and Cu^?, but tetragonal for CsBr∶Ag^?. This becomes evident from the polarization properties of the emission. The energy and temperature dependence of the polarization is discussed. Uniaxial stress causes polarized emission of Ag^? and Cu^? centers measured from LHeT to 100 K. This is due to a splitting and mixing of the relaxed excited states by the stress. The effects are used to calculate the coupling constants between thep electron and theE _g andT _2g lattice modes. They are compared with predictions from the point-charge model for different lattice structures. A new assignment of the absorption bands of KCl∶Cu^? to the excited states of Cu^? is established on measurements of emission spectra and lifetimes.     

High spin states in205Pb and a precision test of the nuclear shell model for three nucleons

Using the²⁰⁴Hg(α, 3n) reaction withα-particles of about 40 MeV, we have proved by applying nowadays conventionalγ-ray spectroscopy in-beam technique, that there are two isomeric states in²⁰⁵Pb at the excitation energies 5,161.3 and 3,195.5 keV having the half-lives 71±3 and 217±5 ns, respectively. These isomeric states have spins and parities 33/2⁺ and 25/2^? and are mainly due to thei ₁₃ ^2/?3 andi ₁₃ ^2/?2 p ₁ ^2/?1 configurations, respectively. This conclusion is supported by the experimentalg-factors of these states being ?0.159±0.008 and ?0.0676±0.0011, respectively. It is furthermore shown that theE2 effective neutron charge is the same forE2 transitions from the 33/2⁺ state in²⁰⁵Pb and from the 12⁺ state in²⁰⁶Pb as required by the assumption that the²⁰⁸Pb core is responsible for the totalE2 strength of the neutron holes, and that these states are due to thei ₁₃ ^2/?3 andi ₁₃ ^2/?2 configurations. The calculatedB(E3) values ofE3 transitions from isomeric states in²⁰⁵Pb and²⁰⁶Pb agree reasonably well with the experimental values as expected from the assumption that theE3-strength should come from particle coupling to the octupole states of the²⁰⁸Pb core. The energies of the six most well established excited states in²⁰⁵Pb with angular momenta in the region 19/2–33/2 were calculated using empirical single-particle energies, empirical two-particle interactions and angular momentum algebra. The average deviation between experimental and calculated energies is ?3 keV and the root mean square deviation 6 keV as compared to the uncertainty ± 5 keV in the nuclear masses used in the calculation. For the orbits concerned the shell model is thus valid with an extremely high precision. The contribution of effective three-particle interaction in these orbits must consequently be less than about 5 keV.     

High spin level structure in127Ba produced by the118Sn(12C, 3n) reaction

High-spin states in¹²⁷Ba have been produced by the reaction¹²⁸Sn(¹²C,3n)¹²⁷Ba and studied by in-beamγ-ray spectroscopic techniques. The odd-parity states form a level system based upon a 9/2^? state and generated by an odd neutron in theh _11/2 shell coupled to a triaxial core. Theg _7/2 shell is responsible for theΔ I=1, even-parity band.     

Mass difference between the π± and the π0, using a Bethe-Salpeter equation

In a preceding work a bound state of a nucleon-antinucleon pair was studied with a Bethe-Salpeter equation in the ladder approximation. In this work the electromagnetic interaction is used to produce in the bound state the difference of massΔμ between theπ ^± and theπ ⁰. It is possible to obtain the right sign ofΔμ only if the interaction which binds the states is produced by isoscalar pseudoscalar or isoscalar vector mesons, or with a mixture of isovector pseudoscalar plus isoscalar vector mesons. A cut off of the order of the mass of theπ meson is used in the electromagnetic interaction to obtain the experimental value forΔμ.     

Study of the level structure of239U using the thermal neutron capture reaction

For the investigation of vibrational states in odd A nuclei we have studied the level structure of²³⁹U by the²³⁸U (n _thermal,γ) reaction. Various complementary measurement techniques as curved-crystal-, anti-Compton-,γ-γ coincidence- and conversion electron spectroscopy have been applied. The resulting data have been used to establish the deexcitation scheme of²³⁹U up to ～1.3 MeV and to make spin assignments. Most of the levels are interpreted in terms of the Nilsson model. The data also indicate the presence of the Nilsson states ¦501?¦ and ¦750¦. Three members of theΒ-vibrational band built on the ¦631?¦ state and one member of theΒ-vibration built on the ¦622↑¦ ground state have been identified through transitions with strongE0 admixtures. The octupole vibrational state built on the ¦631?¦ band is proposed at 815 keV.     

Correlation between perturbation and collisional transfers in theA,B, C andb states of CO as revealed by high resolution lifetime measurements

Lifetimes and intensities of theA-X, B-A, C-A andb-a systems in CO have been measured at high spectral resolution using the High Frequency Deflection technique. Of special interest are the pressure effects observed in theA-X andb-a transitions, both as a function of the partial pressure of CO and as a function of added catalyst gas such as argon, helium and CO₂. The nature of these pressure effects are examined with the conclusion that resonance induced collision exchange takes place between theA orb states and other states that strongly perturb them. In particular, the collision exchange cross section estimated for theA state is unusually large, being the order of 10^?7 to 10^?8 cm³/s, mol. In contrast, theB andC (Rydberg) states, which are not known to be highly perturbed, showed no evidence of collision induced exchange. In addition, calculations on Franck-Condon factors and ¯r centroids have been carried out for each of the bands studied. Transition moments and oscillator strengths are also extracted from these calculations and from the new data presented in this paper, and considerable discrepancies to earlier values in the literature are found in some cases.     

Intrastate γ-transitions: A spectroscopic tool?

In the framework of a potential model we have calculated the various bremsstrahlung cross sections into the⁵Li ground state, includingM 1 andE 2 γ-transitions leading from the high energy wing of the⁵Li ground state resonance into states belonging to the same resonance at lower energy (intrastate transition). Our calculation supports the hypothesis of Schmalbrock et al. [1] that intrastate transitions ofM 1 andE 2 multipolarity exist. While we find a maximum cross section of roughly 1.4 nb for theE 2 transition, we predict the cross sections forM 1 intrastate transition to be less than 3·10^?5nb. An experimental observation of the intrastate γ-ray emission appears to be very difficult due to the dominance of competing resonant (M 1) and direct (E 1) capture processes. Schmalbrock et al. have suggested to deduce magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments of resonant states from the measurements of the respectiveM 1 andE 2 intrastate transitions. We will show that theM 1 intrastate cross sections do not yield the appropriate information to determine the magnetic dipole moment. We will also discuss thatE 2 intrastate transitions do not seem to be a suited tool to find the quadrupole moment of an unstable state.     

A new resonance in thee-H2-scattering

A short-lived compound state of the systeme-H₂ in the energy region from 13.5 to 15 eV has been investigated. It desintegrates preferably into theC ¹ π _u v=0, 1, 2, 3,... vibrational states of H₂. Excitation functions and angular dependences of these states have been measured. The H₂ vibrational levels are situated at 13.63, 13.93, 14.20, 14.70, 14.92,... eV. The shape of the potential energy curve and the internuclear distance of the compound state should be very similar to that of theC ¹ π _u resp.D ¹ π _u state ofH ₂.     

Search for collectiveM3 excitations to low lying states in164Dy

We report on the search for mixed symmetricJ ^π=3⁺ states in the strongly deformed nucleus¹⁶⁴Dy and present an upper limit for theM3 transition strength. From the excitation of the symmetric 3⁺ state at 828 keV we deduce theF-scalar magnetic octupoleg-factor.     

Selective population of the lowest-lying negative parity states in23Na in the12C(12C,p)23Na reaction

The¹²C(¹²C,p)²³Na reaction was investigated in the vicinity of the Coulomb barrier. The lowest-lying negative parity states in²³Na were found to be preferentially populated at energies for which correlated resonances exist in the excitation functions of theα, p, n andγ exit channels of the¹²C+¹²C reaction. If these negative parity states are assumed to consist of ap _1/2 hole coupled to a²⁰Ne quartet state, this selectivity can be explained with the existence ofα-particle doorway states.     

Low-lying states in112In

Low-lying states below 500 keV excitation in¹¹²In have been investigated via the¹¹²Cd(p, nγ) reaction. New levels have been established atE ^x=206.5keV and 456.1 keV from the measuredγ-ray excitation functions,γ?γ coincidences and the precision measurements of the (p, n) threshold energy of the ground state and of the 206.5 keV state of¹¹²In. Spins and parities of the 206.5 keV state (2⁺) and the 456.1 keV state (3⁺) and multipolarities and mixing ratios of the deexcitationγ-rays have been determined from the angular distributions and linear polarizations of the deexcitation γ-rays as well as the excitation functions of the residual levels. Possible configurations of the newly-found levels are discussed. Half-lives of two states have been remeasured:T _1/2=15.2±0.1 min for the ground state andT _1/2=20.9±0.1 min for the 156.4 keV (4⁺) state. The ground stateQ-value for the¹¹²Cd(p, n)¹¹² In reaction has been measured to be ?3.376±0.006 MeV.     

Study of the excited states of119Sn by the decay of119g+m In

The decay of^119g+m In to the excited states of¹¹⁹Sn was investigated.¹¹⁹In was produced by the¹²⁰Sn(γ,p)¹¹⁹In reaction on an enriched SnO₂ target. The isomeric transition of 311.25 keV to the¹¹⁹In ground state was observed. In the beta decay of^119m In excited states at 23.9, 920.5, 921.4, 1089.0, 1187.9 and 1249.6keV in¹¹⁹Sn withJ ^π values of 3/2⁺, 3/2⁺, 5/2⁺, 5/2⁺, 3/2⁺ and 1/2⁺ respectively, are fed. In the decay of the¹¹⁹In ground state only the 7/2⁺ level in¹¹⁹Sn at 787.0 keV is fed.     

Beta-neutrino recoil broadening inβ-delayed proton emission of32Ar and33Ar

In high-resolution measurements of delayed protons following theβ-decays of³²Ar and³³Ar we have observed significant line broadening caused by theβ —gn recoil motion of the daughter nuclei. The measured line shapes agree well with the calculation for both Fermi and Gamow-Teller decays and yield new spectroscopic information on the transitions and excited states involved. For the Gamow-Teller strength in theβ ⁺-decay of³³Ar to the isobaric analogue state in³³Cl an upper limit of B_GT<0.029 was determined.     

Investigation of22Na excited states

Fourteen²¹Ne(p, γ)²²Na resonances have been observed in the rangeE _p =300–1,300 keV. Theγ-decay of all these resonances has been investigated by means of a 38 cm³ Ge(Li) detector. Energies and branching ratios of several bound states have been determined. TheQ-value was determined as 6,738.5±1.7 keV. Lifetimes of seven states were determined with the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The observed upper limit (τ _m ≦4 fs) of the lifetime for the 4,071 keV state, regarded as the analogue of the third excited state in²²Ne, and the transition observed from this state to the 1,528 keV state do not support the proposed rotational band structure of the²²Na low-lying states.     

The low-lying level structure of87Rb

The low-lying states of⁸⁷Rb are studied in the framework of a quasiparticle-core coupling model. The agreement between the calculated and experimental level spectra, stripping strength, ground state static electromagnetic moments and theE2 transition rate of the first excited state is good. Electromagnetic moments and transition rates for other excited states are predicted.     

Collective and two-particle excitations in78Se

Excited states in⁷⁸Se have been studied up to spin (12)? at about 5.8 MeV in the⁷⁶Ge(α, 2n) reaction using in-beamγ-ray spectroscopy. Mean lifetimes could be determined for 27 of the 33 levels observed by applying Doppler shift and pulsed-beam timing methods. According to theB(E2) values most of the levels have been grouped into collective bands. Irregularities in the level spacings of the yrast band above spin 6? are interpreted to be due to the interaction of the ground state band withg _9/2 two-proton and two-neutron excitations. The mutual mixing of these configurations is reflected by strongM 1 transitions between the mixed states. The interaction strengths between the configurations involved have been estimated from three-band mixing calculations.     

Three-nucleon yrast states in145Sm

In-beamγ-ray and conversion electron measurements with (α, xn) reactions have established the¹⁴⁵Sm highspin states up toI ^π=25/2⁺ at 3.5 MeV excitation. A shell model analysis using empirical two- and one-body energies from neighbouring nuclei classifies the low-lying odd-parity levels as 3-quasiparticle states formed by the¹⁴⁴Sm two-proton-hole excitations and thef _7/2 valence neutron. The higher-lying positive-parity states involve particle-hole core excitations with one proton inh _11/2.