In-beam measurements of magnetic moments of excited nuclear states

In-beam measurements of magnetic moments of very short-lived nuclear states employing the transient field technique are presented. Particular features of this experimental method relevant for its successful application are discussed. Instead of surveying a large body of data significant details of the capacity of this technique are demonstrated by giving preference to a few selected examples. Particular emphasis is put on high-spin states of deformed nuclei whose structure is dominated by rotationally-aligned single particle configurations.     

Precision measurements of nuclear quadrupole moments by muonic X-rays

The electric multipole hyperfine interaction in muonic atoms is discussed. In particular, the influence of the finite size of the nuclear electric multipole-charge distribution on the values of nuclear spectroscopic multipole moments that are extracted from muonic hyperfine measurements is considered. It is shown that nuclear electric quadrupole moments can be deduced from the observed hyperfine splittings of muonic M X-ray transitions with high precision and practically independently of the model nuclear quadrupole-charge density. Measurements of the ground-state electric quadrupole moments of 11 deformed nuclei in and near the rare-earth region are discussed.     

In-beam quadrupole interaction measurements by level mixing resonance

A new method to measure the quadrupole interaction of in-beam produced isomeric nuclear states is proposed. A simplified version of the theory, adapted to the particular experimental configuration of an in-beam experiment is described.     

Spectroscopic nuclear quadrupole moments

A ‘year-2001’ set of nuclear quadrupole moments, Q, is presented. Compared to the previous, ‘year-1992’ set, a major revision of the value or a considerable improvement of the accuracy is reported for ⁶ ₃Li, ₇N, ¹⁹ ₉F (197 keV, I = 5/2), ₁₁Na, ₁₃Al, ₂₁Sc, ₂₂Ti, ₂₆Fe (14 keV, I = 3/2 Mössbauer state), ₃₁Ga, ₃₂Ge, ⁷⁷ ₃₄Se (250 keV, I = 5/2 state), ₃₅Br, ₃₆Kr, ₃₇Rb, ₃₉Y, ₄₀Zr, ¹⁰⁰ ₄₅Rh, ₅₀Sn (24 keV, I = Mössbauer state), ₅₃I, ₅₄Xe, ₅₅Cs and ₈₃Bi.     

Year-2017 nuclear quadrupole moments

A ‘year-2017’ set of nuclear quadrupole moments, Q, is presented. Compared to the previous, ‘year-2008’ set, a major revision of the value, or an improvement of the accuracy is reported for ²₁H, ^{37, 39}₁₈Ar, ^{39, 40, 41}₁₉K, ⁶⁷₃₀Zn, ₄₈Cd, ₄₉In, ₅₀Sn (Mössbauer state), ₅₁Sb, ₈₇Fr and ₉₀Th. Slight improvements or valuable reconfirmations exist for ₄Be, ₆C, ₁₆S, ₁₇Cl, ₃₃As, ₃₅Br, ₅₃I, ₅₄Xe, ₅₆Ba, ₅₇La and ₇₂Hf.     

Simple relations for nuclear moments

Various relations for nuclearg-factors are extended, applied and discussed in view of recent experimental data. It is shown that the additivity relation can be used such that most of the corrections to theg-factor are accounted for. The isoscalar and isovector parts of theg-factor are studied in the mass regionA≦55 under the assumption of purej ⁿ configurations. For the isoscalar part the discrepancies with experiment are compatible with those for large shell-model calculations. Good results are obtained for the isovector part of theg-factor of ground states in mirror nuclei if both Gamow-Teller matrix elements, extracted from experimentalft values with an effective coupling constant ratio for Fermi and Gamow-Teller transitions, and assumptions on the seniority of the wave functions are used.     

Nuclear moments and nuclear structure

Research activities of the Osaka Sugimoto group in the past 30 years are summarized. Developments of the perturbed angular correlation method and the new NMR method under the leadership of Sugimoto opened a wide variety of possibilities, not only in the nuclear structure study but also in studies of nuclear reactions, weak interactions and hyperfine interactions.     

The argon nuclear quadrupole moments

New standard values -116(2) mb and 76(3) mb are suggested for the nuclear quadrupole moments (Q) of the ³⁹Ar and ³⁷Ar nuclei, respectively. The Q values were obtained by combining optical measurements of the quadrupole coupling constant (B or eqQ/h) of the 3s²3p⁵4s[3/2]₂ (³P^o) and 3s²3p⁵4p[5/2]₃ (³D^e) states of argon with large scale numerical complete active space self-consistent field and restricted active space self-consistent field calculations of the electric field gradient at the nucleus (q) using the LUCAS code, which is a finite-element based multiconfiguration Hartree–Fock program for atomic structure calculations.     

Studies of nuclear second moments for pre-equilibrium nuclear reaction theories

The nuclear second moments, important inputs to pre-equilibrium reaction theories, are evaluated by assuming a simple model. The positive definite nature of the second moments is examined, and the nuclear level densities are calculated using positive definite second moments.     

Isoscalar currents and nuclear magnetic moments

We investigate meson-exchange current effects on isoscalar nuclear magnetic moments taking a one-boson exchange model. For some cases we find appreciable contributions, though the results are very model dependent. We also discuss the connection between exchange currents and the calculation of magnetic moments in the relativistic σ-ω model.     

Systematic description of nuclear electric quadrupole moments

The nuclear electric quadrupole moment(NQM) is one of the fundamental bulk properties of the nucleus with which nuclear deformations can be investigated. The number of measured NQMs is significantly less than that of known masses, and there is still no global NQM formula for all bound nuclei. In this paper, we propose an analytical formula, which includes the shell corrections and which is the function of the charge number, mass number, spin,charge radius, and nuclear deformation, for calculating the NQMs of all bound nuclei. Our calculated NQMs of 524 nuclei in their ground states are reasonable compared to the experimental data based on the nuclear deformation parameters derived from the Weizs¨acker-Skyrme(WS) nuclear mass models. Smaller rms deviations between the calculated NQMs and experimental data indicate that the deformation parameters predicted from the WS mass models are reasonable. In addition, 161 unmeasured NQMs with known spins are also predicted with the proposed formula.     

Description of the nuclear surface by moments

The parameters proposed by W. D. Myers to describe the radial shape dependence of the nuclear surface are shown to be as useful as they are natural. For spherical nuclei, the central radiusC, the charge radiusR, the quadratic radiusQ are redefined, and it is shown how they are interrelated by Myers' surface widthb, flair γ₃, crookedness γ₄, and the higher shape parameter γ₅. All these quantities are calculated for some special charge distribution functions. (For symmetric distributions, possessing a symmetry center atC, the odd surface momentsb ³γ₃ andb ⁵γ₅ vanish.) The connection of the surface moments Г_μ =b ^μ γ _μ with the volume momentsF _k that have been extracted by K. W. Ford and J. G. Wills from muonic atoms, is indicated.     

RIBLL上的β+缓发粒子发射的在束测量

报道了在新建成的放射性次级束流线上完成的²⁰Na的β+缓发α粒子发射²⁰Na—→β^+　20Ne→¹⁶O+α的在束测量.通过飞行时间和能损符合的方法实现²⁰Na次级束流的在束鉴别与调制.在束和停束两个获取时段分别完成对次级束流和β+缓发粒子的记录.利用脉冲发生器和记数器实现²⁰Na缓发粒子衰变半衰期的测量.实验测量到²⁰Ne几个低能共振能级的衰变能量分别为2.69,3.09,4.74,5.54MeV,相对强度分别为100,4.15,1.10,15.20.测量到²⁰Na的β⁺缓发α衰变的半衰期为(459±7)ms,与现有的核数据基本上吻合.     

Nuclear charge radii,nuclear moments,and nuclear structure

New and systematic measurements of nuclear charge radii and nuclear moments are providing a deeper insight into properties of nuclei. In this article, the implications of these new measurements on our understanding of collective properties of nuclei are discussed.