New shape isomer in the self-conjugate nucleus 72Kr

A new isomeric 0(+) state was identified as the first excited state in the self-conjugate (N=Z) nucleus 72Kr. By combining for the first time conversion-electron and gamma-ray spectroscopy with the production of metastable states in high-energy fragmentation, the electric-monopole decay of the new isomer to the ground state was established. The new 0(+) state is understood as the band head of the known prolate rotational structure, which strongly supports the interpretation that 72Kr is one of the rare nuclei having an oblate-deformed ground state. This observation gives in fact the first evidence for a shape isomer in a N=Z nucleus.     

Laser-induced shifts and splittings of hyperfine structure lines in electron spin resonance spectra of 35Cl atoms

Laser-induced shifts and splittings of the hyperfine structure (hfs) lines in the electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra of ³⁵Cl atoms have been studied using both dressed-atom theory and semiclassical dispersion theory. In resonant cases, the calculated results by the dressed-atom theory of the ac Stark effect indicate that laser-induced hfs ESR shifts of ³⁵Cl atoms in the ground state 3p^{5 2}P⁰ _3/2 can be more than 1 MHz W^?1 cm², and a single ESR hfs line is split into four lines under the action of a laser beam with intensity 10 W cm^?2. In non-resonant cases, the two theories give similar results for the shifts. The laser-induced broadening of the ESR hfs lines is also calculated and is less than the shifts. The laser-induced shifts in ESR can be observable within the resolution of ESR experiments.     

Matrix element of the anomalously low-energy (3.5±0.5 eV) transition in 229Th and the isomer lifetime

The matrix element of the anomalously low-energy (3.5±0.5 eV) nuclear M1 transition between the first excited state and the ground state of the ²²⁹Th nucleus is determined with allowance for the Coriolis mixing of the rotational bands. The upper and lower limits on the lifetime of the level with respect to an isomeric transition are given. A method is proposed for measuring the half-life of the low-lying isomer ^229m Th directly in a ²³³U sample. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 67, No. 4, 233–238 (25 February 1998)     

Anomalously hindered E2 strength B(E2;2+(1)-->0+) in 16C

The electric quadrupole transition from the first 2(+) state to the ground 0(+) state in 16C is studied through measurement of the lifetime by a recoil shadow method applied to inelastically scattered radioactive 16C nuclei. The measured mean lifetime is 77+/-14(stat)+/-19(syst) ps. The central value of mean lifetime corresponds to a B(E2;2+(1)-->0(+)) value of 0.63e(2) fm(4), or 0.26 Weisskopf units. The transition strength is found to be anomalously small compared to the empirically predicted value.     

High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of YbCl: The A(2)Pi-X(2)Sigma(+) Transition

The A(2)Pi-X(2)Sigma(+) transition of (174)Yb(35)Cl and (172)Yb(35)Cl has been rotationally analyzed for the first time. Doppler-limited laser excitation spectroscopy with selective detection of fluorescence was used to obtain spectra of the 0-0 and 1-0 bands with a measurement accuracy of approximately 0.0035 cm(-1). Resolved fluorescence was used to record the 0-1, 0-2, and 0-3 bands and to unequivocally assign the rotational numbering, N, to the laser excitation spectra. In total, over 1300 line positions have been measured and assigned for each of the two isotopomers and employed in least-squares fits of molecular parameters. The principal results for the A(2)Pi state are A(e) = 1491.494(2) cm(-1) and R(e) = 2.4433(1) ?, and for the X(2)Sigma(+) state, R(e) = 2.4883(2) ? and gamma(e) = 4.59(2) x 10(-3) cm(-1). The interaction between the X(2)Sigma(+) and A(2)Pi states has been investigated and is shown to be the main contributor to the spin-rotation splitting in the ground state. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Intra-acceptor hole relaxation in Be δ-doped GaAs/AlAs multiple quantum wells

This paper studies the dynamics of intra-acceptor hole relaxation in Be δ -doped GaAs/AlAs multiple quantum wells (MQW) with doping at the centre by time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy using a picosecond free electron laser for infrared experiments. Low temperature far-infrared absorption measurements clearly show three principal absorption lines due to transitions of the Be acceptor from the ground state to the first three odd-parity excited states respectively. The pump-probe experiments are performed at different temperatures and different pump pulse wavelengths. The hole relaxation time from 2p excited state to 1s ground state in MQW is found to be much shorter than that in bulk GaAs, and shown to be independent of temperature but strongly dependent on wavelength. The zone-folded acoustic phonon emission and slower decay of the wavefunctions of impurity states are suggested to account for the reduction of the 2p excited state lifetime in MQW. The wavelength dependence of the 2p lifetime is attributed to the diffusion of the Be atom δ -layer in quantum wells.     

Hyperfine anomaly for the ground state of 9Be+

The Fermi contact parameter which represents hyperfine structure (hfs) has been accurately calculated for the ground state of the ⁹Be⁺ ion in a previous paper. In the present paper, the calculated parameter is compared with a high precision measurement to derive the hfs anomaly (the Bohr-Weisskopf effect), which is caused by nuclear magnetization distribution. The obtained hfs anomaly shows a satisfactory agreement with the result of a nuclear shell model calculation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

α结团模型在形变核区域的推广

将α结团模型推广至形变核,计算偶偶形变母核α衰变基态到子核基态和子核第一激发态的分支比,显示出α衰变精细结构的测量是提取核形变信息的有效手段.The cluster model of α-decay is extended to deformed nuclei. The branching ratios of α-decays from the ground state of a parent nucleus to the ground state 0~(+) of its deformed daughter nucleus and to the first excited state 2~(+) are calculated in the framework of the cluster model. The results indicate that a measurement of α spectroscopy is a feasible method to extract the information of nuclear deformation.     

Precise determination of the 2s(1/2)-2p(1/2) splitting in very heavy lithiumlike ions utilizing dielectronic recombination

The 2s(1/2)-2p(1/2) energy splittings DeltaE(L) of the lithiumlike ions 19779Au76+, 20882Pb79+, and 23892U89+ have been measured at the Experimental Storage Ring, utilizing low energy dielectronic recombination. The resonance energies in total 41 different 1s(2) 2p(1/2)nl(j(')) (n > or =20) autoionizing Rydberg states populated in the dielectronic capture process have been determined. The 2s(1/2)-->2p(1/2) excitation energies have been obtained by extrapolation of these resonance energies to the associated series limits n--> infinity. The combined analysis of the experimental data for all three ions yields DeltaE(L)=216.134(96) eV for Au76+, 230.650(81) eV for Pb79+, and 280.516(99) eV for U89+.     

Double-Modulation Submillimeter-Wave Spectroscopy of HOC(+) in the nu(2) Excited Vibrational State

The submillimeter-wave rotational transitions of HOC(+) in the nu(2) excited state are first detected using the double-modulation method, and the precise transition frequencies and the much improved molecular constants are obtained. The measurements of the ground state HOC(+) and DOC(+) submillimeter-wave lines are extended up to the 840-GHz region. It is found that the higher order centrifugal distortion constant, H, is necessary to fit the observed transition frequencies to the experimental accuracy. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Measurement of the B(e2) of (7)(lambda)Li and shrinkage of the hypernuclear size

We report on the first measurement of a hypernuclear gamma-transition probability. gamma rays emitted in the E2(5/2(+)-->1/2(+)) transition of (7)(Lambda)Li were detected by a large-acceptance germanium detector array (Hyperball), and the lifetime of the parent state ( 5/2(+)) was determined by the Doppler shift attenuation method. The obtained result, 5.8(+0.9)(-0.7)+/-0.7 ps, was then converted into the reduced transition probability [ B(E2)] to be B(E2;5/2(+)-->1/2(+)) = 3.6+/-0.5(+0.5)(-0.4) e(2) fm(4). Compared with the B(E2) of the corresponding E2(3(+)-->1(+)) transition in the 6Li nucleus, our result gives evidence that the size of the 6Li core in (7)(Lambda)Li is smaller than the 6Li nucleus in the free space.     

Fluorescence Excitation Spectrum of a (2)Pi(3/2)-(2)Pi(3/2) Transition of NiF

In this study, a supersonic beam of NiF was produced by the reaction of SF(6) with a dc discharge-sputtering source of nickel atoms. The laser-induced fluorescence excitation spectrum of a (2)Pi(3/2)-(2)Pi(3/2) transition has been recorded in the range of 500-520 nm and rotational structure of 506.5-nm band analyzed under the 30 K rotational temperature. Our data are consistent with a (2)Pi(3/2) ground state for NiF. The lifetime of this band is measured. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Fourier Transform Spectroscopy of the A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) System of CaO

The A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) near-infrared system of CaO was observed for the first time at high resolution using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) chemiluminescence was excited in a Ca + N(2)O flame produced in a Broida-type oven. More than 3000 rotational lines, classified into 19 bands involving the A'(1)Pi 0 /= 2) levels with the nearby b(3)Sigma(+) (v-2) levels has been detected. An extended set of A'(1)Pi (v = 0-3) data has been obtained which is suitable for use in a future multistate deperturbation analysis of the a(3)Pi approximately A'(1)Pi approximately b(3)Sigma(+) approximately A(1)Sigma(+) complex of excited states. The new near-infrared spectra of the A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) transition of CaO also permits the first direct high-resolution linkage between the orange and green systems and the near-infrared bands. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

NO2分子519～524 nm区的激光诱导荧光激发谱

实验测定了室温下NO2分子在519～524nm区域的高分辨激光诱导荧光激发谱,标识了25个振动带,并作了转动分析,确定了这些带的带源、转动常数以及旋-转偶合常数等分子常数,其中有8个振动带是新发现的,对振动带的转动结构分析表明,所有得到转动标识的谱线均属于平行跃迁2B2-2A1,其中上振动能级具有B2对称类是由于电子激发态2B2与电子基态的振动能级之间的强烈相互作用所致。     

Shape resonances in slow electron scattering by aromatic molecules. I. Anthraquinone derivatives

A series of anthraquinone (C(14)O(2)H(8)) derivatives has been studied by means of electron capture negative ion mass spectrometry (ECNI-MS), photoelectron spectroscopy (PES), and AM1 quantum chemical calculations. Mean lifetimes of molecular negative ions M(-.) (MNI) have been measured. The mechanism of long-lived MNI formation in the epithermal energy region of incident electrons has been investigated. A simple model of a molecule (a spherical potential well with the repulsive centrifugal term) has been applied for the analysis of the energy dependence of cross sections at the first stage of the electron capture process. It has been shown that a temporary resonance of MNI at the energy approximately 0.5 eV corresponds to a shape resonance with lifetime 1-2.10(-13) s in the f-partial wave (l = 3) of the incident electron. The next resonant state of MNI at the energy approximately 1.7 eV has been associated with the electron excited Feshbach resonance (whose parent state is a triplet npi* transition). In all cases the initial electron state of the MNI relaxes into the ground state by means of a radiationless transition, and the final state of the MNI is a nuclear excited resonance with a lifetime measurable on the mass spectrometry timescale. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rotational structure of the origin band in the 1A′ ←X1σ+ electronic transition of C4H− and C4D−

The rotational structure of the origin band for the ¹A′←X¹σt⁺ electronic transition, lying just below the electron affinity of C⁴H, was recorded by means of a two-colour resonant photodetachment technique. This allowed a determination of the rotational constants in the X¹σt⁺ ground and ¹A′ dipole bound excited state. The low lying A²II excited state of C⁴H is inferred to be the parent of the dipole bound state. The excited electronic state is deduced to have a nonlinear planar structure whereas the ground is linear according to the spectral analysis. The rotational constants have been obtained: B′; = 0.1552(2)cm^?1 for the X¹σt⁺ state, and A′ = 30.73(1), B′ = 0.1587(2), C′ = 0.1581(2)cm^?1 for the ¹A′ state.     

Finite-temperature properties of the muonium substituted ethyl radical CH2MuCH2: nuclear degrees of freedom and hyperfine splitting constants

The finite-temperature (T) properties of the muonium substituted ethyl radical CH₂MuCH₂ have been theoretically studied by Feynman path integral quantum Monte Carlo (PIMC) simulations. To derive the ensemble averaged expectation values we have combined the PIMC formalism with an efficient tight-binding (TB) Hamiltonian and a density functional operator of the B3LYP type in the EPRIII basis. The TB operator has been used to calculate the potential energy surface (PES) of the ethyl radical in the doublet ground state, the harmonic and anharmonic vibrational wave numbers as well as several probability density functions of the nuclei. The harmonic linear response approximation, which makes use of the Feynman centroid density, has been adopted to evaluate the anharmonic wave numbers. The large anharmonicities in the nuclear potential lead to bond lengths in thermal equilibrium which exceed the vibrationless parameters at the PES minimum. This enhancement is particularly strong for the C–Mu bond. It is responsible for the suppression of the intramolecular rotation for temperatures below room temperature. In C₂ H₅ the rotation is allowed down to 10?K. The dissimilar rotational dynamics for H₂MuCH₂ and C₂ H₅ has been studied with the help of TB-based probability density functions. The nuclear configurations of CH₂MuCH₂ and C₂ H₅, which are populated in thermal equilibrium, have been used to evaluate the isotropic and anisotropic hyperfine splitting (hfs) constants under explicit consideration of the nuclear vibrations and the internal rotation. The hfs constants have been determined with the help of the B3LYP-EPRIII Hamiltonian. The hindered low-temperature rotation in the Mu isomer is responsible for roto-vibrational corrections to the isotropic hfs constants which are smaller than the corrections in C₂ H₅. The shortcomings of single-configuration approaches for the evaluation of isotropic hfs constants have been demonstrated for both radicals. The ensemble corrections to the isotropic hfs parameters are correlated with fluctuations in the atomic spin densities. Differences in the absolute values of the isotropic hfs parameters in CH₂MuCH₂ and C₂ H₅ can be traced back to differences in the nuclear degrees of freedom. The ensemble shift for each isotropic hfs parameter can be explained by characteristic nuclear motions. For this discussion we make use of the distribution functions of the isotropic hfs constants. Roto-vibrational corrections to the anisotropic hfs constants are rather small. PIMC simulations have been performed between 25 and 1000?K, i.e. in a T interval that is large enough to consider nuclear effects beyond zero-point motions. The TB and B3LYP-EPRIII based physical quantities of CH₂MuCH₂ and C₂ H₅ have been compared with experimental findings whenever possible.     

High-Resolution Fourier Transform Emission Spectroscopy of the B(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0)-X(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) Transition of the PN(+) Ion

Ultraviolet emission spectrum of the B(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0)-X(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) transition of the PN(+) ion has been observed at a resolution of 0.05 cm(-1) by a Fourier transform spectrometer. The rotational analysis led to a great improvement of rotational constants in the B(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) and X(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) states as well as to the first determination of centrifugal distortion constants for both levels and spin-rotation interaction constant in the X(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) state. Rotational perturbation in the B(2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) state was observed. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

The Radial Hamiltonians for the X(1)Sigma(+) and B(1)Sigma(+) States of HCl

All literature vibration-rotational and pure rotational transition energies for the ground X(1)Sigma(+) electronic state of H(35)Cl, H(37)Cl, D(35)Cl, and D(37)Cl, along with the entire collection of electronic B(1)Sigma(+) --> X(1)Sigma(+) emission data for the four isotopomers, have been used in a least-squares fit of compact analytic Born-Oppenheimer potential functions for the B(1)Sigma(+) and X(1)Sigma(+) electronic states. Additional functions related to the adiabatic and nonadiabatic corrections have also been determined. Separate least-squares fits were made according to the hamiltonian operators of J. K. G. Watson (J. Mol. Spectrosc. 80, 411 (1980)) and R. M. Herman and J. F. Ogilvie (Adv. Chem. Phys. 103, 187 (1998)). The results from the separate analyses demonstrate clearly that the two hamiltonian operators are essentially equivalent, both achieving equally satisfactory representations of the spectral data, and furnishing virtually identical Born-Oppenheimer potential functions. Fully quantum-mechanical vibrational eigenvalues and rotational perturbation series parameters B(v)-O(v) are presented for the lower levels of the X(1)Sigma(+) ground state for which infrared and/or microwave data are available (v" 相似文献