Parity determination of high-spin yrast levels in 156Er

Spectra of internal-conversion electrons from the ¹⁴⁸Sm(¹²C, 4n)¹⁵⁶Er reaction have been used to show that an unusual odd-spin band in ¹⁵⁶Er, through which the yrast cascade proceeds at high spin, has negative parity.     

Negative parity yrast states in deformed nuclei

The negative parity yrast states in even-even deformed nuclei are studied. For low I values these states are interpreted as octupole states. At high spin values, however, the coupling of participating quasiparticles is change; their angular momenta become parallel and aligned with the rotational axis. The transition between the two regimes occurs at I ≈ 21–25 in light actinide nuclei and as low as I ≈ 9–11 in light rare-earth nuclei.     

Description of the low-lying negative parity states in153Gd

To explain the properties of the recently observed negative parity states in the 89-neutron nucleus¹⁵³Gd, the Nilsson model is extended to include the Coriolis couplings between the 3^?/2 [521], 5^?/2 [523], 3^?/2 [532], 1^?/2 [530], 1^?/2 [510], 1^?/2 [521] and 5^?/2 [512] bands. The calculation reproduces rather well the experimental level energies, single neutron transfer cross sections and electromagnetic transition rates.     

Positive parity states in Er

The positive parity states in ¹⁶⁷Er are described in terms of the rotational model, where the particle-rotation coupling is taken into account. The moment of inertia, the Fermi energy and the coupling strength are determined by fitting the energies. The wave functions thus obtained are used to calculate the (d, p) stripping and (d, t) pick-up cross sections and branching ratios. The results obtained are in agreement with experimental data.     

Calculation of negative parity states in17O

A shell model calculation employing nonspurious 1?ω and 3?ω excitations is presented. The results suggest that the lowest negative parity states are of 2p 1h type whereas the second 1/2^? and higher 3/2^? states have dominant 4p 3h components.     

Concerning high-spin negative parity states in 20Ne

Unambiguous spin and parity assignment have been made from angular correlation measurements to states in ²⁰Ne at 15.18 MeV (6⁺) and 17.40 MeV (9^?). Our results are in disagreement with an earlier 9^? assignment to the 15.18 MeV state. The 17.40 MeV state is assigned to the K = 2^? rotational band based on the 2^? state at 4.97 meV.     

On mirror states of negative parity in mass 15 nuclei

Mirror relations between levels of¹⁵N and¹⁵O below 11 MeV are derived from the¹⁶O(d,τ)¹⁵N and¹⁶O(d,τ)¹⁵O reactions. These relations and the resulting negative parity assignments disagree with previous work.     

High-spin yrast states in Ce

Yrast states up to spin 18 have been identified in ¹³²Ce. The energies and spins of the levels suggest the existence of two fairly well-behaved collective bands. The results are compared with those obtained in the rare-earth deformed region.     

High-spin negative parity states in 19F

Levels at 7.17, 8.29, 8.96 and 9.88 MeV in ¹⁹F have been assigned spin and parity $\text{11}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, $\text{13}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, $\text{11}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ and $\text{11}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, respectively, from resonance strength and γ-ray angular distribution measurements employing the ¹⁵N(α,γ) ¹⁹F reaction. An earlier assignment of $\text{11}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ to the 8.96 MeV level is incorrect. The measured properties of the $\text{11}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ states are compared with the results of both SU (3) shell model and cluster model calculations.     

Description of the shape evolution in the yrast states of 186Pt

¹⁸⁶Pt was tested in the framework of IBM-1 and the X(3) model. The results show that ¹⁸⁶Pt is located close to the shape phase transition point, but the B(E2) values little agree with the X(3) model. The shape evolution in the yrast states of ¹⁸⁶Pt is also discussed in detail. TRS calculation exhibits a flat bottomed potential at low spin states, but a relatively deep minimum at high spin states. It suggests that a shape evolution from vibrational mode to rotational mode happens in ¹⁸⁶Pt. The result is in agreement with the E-GOS calculation.     

Nuclear structure effects in the feeding of yrast states of Gd,Dy and Er nuclei

The population of the yrast and near-yrast levels in Gd, Dy and Er nuclei has been investigated experimentally in (heavy ion, xn) reactions through high-resolution γ-ray intensity measurements. A clear difference between non-rotor (N ? 86) and rotor nuclei (N > 86) is evident from the data. For the non-rotor nuclei we define the spin value I_sat below which the yrast population saturates. One finds that I_sat is independent of the bombarding energy when the latter becomes sufficiently high. We discuss the feeding pattern in relation to the single-particle structure of the yrast and near-yrast levels and in relation to the effect of shape changes, including the possibility of superdeformed shapes at high spin.     

Alpha particle scattering to negative parity states of14N

Inelastic⁴He scattering on melamine targets is studied for negative parity excitations of¹⁴N. ElevenΔL=3 excitations are presented, for states up to 15.41 MeV; threeΔL=1 transitions are also studied. A microscopic DWBA calculation accounts for several of the octupole excitations, requiring an isoscalar effective strength about twice that expected for free alpha-nucleon scattering. Great purity of the structure of the three lowest 2^? states is noted, with the 5.11 MeV and 9.13 MeV levels excited byΔL=3, but with the 7.97 MeV state excited purely byΔL=1.     

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.     

Study of the yrast band in the doubly odd156Tm

The yrast band in the doubly odd¹⁵⁶Tm nucleus was studied through¹⁴⁴Sm(¹⁹F,2p5n)¹⁵⁶Tm reaction at beam energy of 105MeV. Several high-spin states of¹⁵⁶Tm were identified and the highest spin of the band with configuration7/2^–[523] v1/2⁺[660] could be built up to spin 25. The level structure shows the onset of a non- or weak collectivity which generally appears at neutron number of 87 in neutron-deficient rare-earth nuclei.This work was supported in part by the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation and the Natural Science Fund of China.     

Multiple band structure in 156Er

The ¹⁴²Nd(¹⁸O, 4n)¹⁵⁶Er reaction at 90–95 MeV was used to study ¹⁵⁶Er high-spin states to spin 24. In addition to the background ground-state band, two well developed odd-spin side bands, one of each parity, were observed.     

High-spin yrast isomer in theN=83151Er nucleus

An highspin yrast isomer (T_1/2 ? 420ns, E>10.286 MeV, 67/2≤ I≤ 71/2) is observed in the¹⁵¹Er nucleus excited in the¹¹⁶ Sn+⁴⁰ Ca reaction, using the recoil shadow method.     

Loss of collectivity along the yrast line in 158Er

Lifetimes of yrast states from spin 14 through 40 have been measured in ¹⁵⁸Er. The Doppler-shift recoil-distance method was used in conjunction with the multi-Ge detector array HERA, and γγ coincidences were analyzed. The collectivity of the nucleus drops from 200 W.u. to 110 W.u. in the region of the second backbend. By spin 38 it has decreased further to 25 W.u., consistent with a band termination.     

Nuclear orientation of negative parity states of 131Xe

The anisotropies of the 177, 326, and 503 keV γ-transitions between negative parity states of ¹³¹Xe have been remeasured in the decay of oriented ¹³¹I nuclei. In addition the linear polarization of the 503 keV radiation has been determined with a Compton polarimeter consisting of two Ge(Li) detectors. A combined analysis of the reported experiment and earlier internal conversion and angular distribution data yields the unique assignments $\text{9}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{and}\text{7}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ for the levels at 341 and 667 keV. The $\text{E2}\text{M1}$ mixing ratios of the 177 and 326 keV transitions are δ(177) = ?4.5 ± 1.5 and δ(326) = ?4.4 ± 1.6. The intensity of the L = 2 component in the first forbidden β-decay to the 667 keV level is at most 60 %.