Isotopenanalyse an niederenergetischen Teilchen der Elemente Bor,Kohlenstoff, Stickstoff und Sauerstoff aus der kosmischen Strahlung in Plastik-Detektoren

In eight cellulose nitrate sheets of a plastic detector stack flown in 1968 from Ft. Churchill in 1.8 g/cm² floating altitude stopping heavy cosmic ray particles of about 100 MeV/Nuc were measured. In 0.2 m² of the 1.6 m² large stack 30 boron, 190 carbon, 83 nitrogen and 263 oxygen particles were analysed. A resolution of ΔZ=±0.1 charge units and ΔM=±0.7 mass units was obtained. Using oxygen particles for a calibration at¹⁶O the mean values of the mass distributions of the other elements are: 10.79±0.17 for boron, 12.22±0.08 for carbon, 14.61±0.12 for nitrogen.     

MeanM-subshell fluorescence yields atZ=88, 90, 92, and 94

M x-ray —L x-ray coincidence measurements with high resolution, cooled Si(Li) x-ray detectors were made on transitions following the alpha decays of²²⁸Th,²³²U,²³⁸Pu, and²⁴⁴Cm, in order to determine the meanM-subshell fluorescence yields. The values obtained are:v ₄ ^M =0.032±0.002, andv ₅ ^M =0.024±0.002 atZ=88;v ₁ ^M =0.038±0.003,v ₄ ^M =0.042±0.002, andv ₅ ^M =0.038±0.002 atZ=90;v ₁ ^M =0.047±0.002,v ₄ ^M =0.048±0.002, andv ₅ ^M =0.044±0.002 atZ=92;v ₁ ^M =0.066±0.002,v ₄ ^M =0.062±0.002, andv ₅ ^M =0.063±0.002 atZ=94. The quantityΩ ₁ ^M +f ₁₂ ^MΩ ₂ ^M was measured as (56±10)×10^?4, (62±12)×10^?4, (99±18) ×10^?4, and (93±15)×10^?4 forZ=88, 90, 92, and 94, respectively, which agree well with the calculations of McGuire. The radiativeL ₁-L ₃ transition intensity was measured for the four atomic numbers and found to be consistently less than the calculations of Scofield by about 45 percent.     

Isomeric decay studies using a recoil mass separator

Microsecond isomers in the exotic proton-richN=82, 83 nuclei¹⁵³Yb,¹⁵³Lu,¹⁵⁴Lu and¹⁵⁴Hf have been identified byγ-ray spectroscopy following mass analysis of¹⁰²Pd+245 MeV⁵⁴Fe reaction products using the Daresbury Recoil Separator. The decays of the isomers, interpreted asπh ₁₁ ^2/n andπh ₁₁ ^2/n vf_7/2 states, are characterized. The reduced E2 transition rates indicate that half-filling of theπh_11/2 subshell occurs just belowZ=71, and results for theN=83 odd-odd isotones are also consistent with this finding.     

Phenomenology of composite colored weak bosons

In composite models of quarks, leptons and weak bosons whereW-constituents are colored objects, color octet partners ofW ^± andZ ⁰ are predicted. We study in detail the phenomenology of these particles. Independent of the specific model one expects a color octet isotriplet of vector bosons (W ₈ ^± ,Z ₈ ⁰ ) with mass in the range of 100–200 GeV, and a color octet isosinglet vector bosonV ₈ ⁰ with substantially larger mass, due to mixing with the gluon. Moreover, relatively light color octet excitations of the leptons appear, while the existence of “color exotic” partners of the quarks is model dependent. These particles decay mainly into a lepton (quark) and a gluon. We construct the couplings ofW ₈ ^± ,Z ₈ ⁰ andV ₈ ⁰ to ordinary and “color exotic” fermions. The signals of color octet weak bosons in low energy weak reactions are explored in detail. The production cross section ofW ₈ ^± (Z ₈ ⁰ ) in hadron-hadron collisions is calculated for \(0.54TeV \leqq \sqrt s \leqq 20TeV\) . Various decay modes of colored weak bosons are studied. The most prominent decay signatures ofW ₈ ^± andZ ₈ ⁰ are events of the type (l ^+-: charged lepton;j: hadronic jet; : missing transverse momentum). The present CERN \(p\bar p\) collider data on such events are discussed in the light ofW ₈ ^± andZ ₈ ⁰ decays. If colored weak bosons are not found with a mass less than ～250 GeV composite model building will be strongly restricted.     

The new isotopes258105,257105,254Lr and253Lr

Evaporation residues from the heavy-ion fusion reaction⁵⁰Ti on²⁰⁹Bi were investigated. They were separated from the projectile beam by the velocity filter SHIP and identified after implantation into an array of position-sensitive surface-barrier detectors by analyzing theirα-decay chains. Spontaneous fission was also observed. Four newα emitters,²⁵⁸105 (T_1/2=4.4 _?0.6 ^+0.9 s),²⁵⁷105 (T_1/2= 1.4 _?0.3 ^+0.6 s),²⁵⁴Lr (T _1/2= 13 _?2 ⁺³ s), and²⁵³Lr (T _1/2=1.3 _?0.3 ^+0.6 s) could be identified. For the isotope²⁵⁷105 we obtained a spontaneous-fission branch of about 20%. A spontaneous-fission activity with a halflife comparable to that for theα decay of²⁵⁸105 was explained as fission of²⁵⁸104, formed by electron capture from²⁵⁸105. An excitation function for evaporation-residue production was measured for bombarding energies in the range ofE _CM=184.4 MeV toE _CM=196.6 MeV. Nearly all evaporation residues we observed, could be attributed to the 1n and 2n deexcitation channels. The maximum cross sections wereσ(1n)=c/2.9±0.3) nbarn, andσ(2n)=c/2.1±0.8) nbarn, respectively. We could measure the total kinetic energy of the fission fragments of²⁵⁸104 to be TKE=(220±15) MeV, a value that fits into empirical systematics based on aZ ²/A ^1/3 dependence.     

139Sm,a new nuclide of relevance for the systematics of theN=77 isomers

The ground state and an isomeric state of¹³⁹Sm have been identified witht _1/2 ^m =9.5 ± 1.0 s andt _1/2 ^g =2.6 ± 0.3 min. The isomeric decay scheme is presented. It extends the chain of isomers withN=77. The distance between thed _3/2 andh _11/2-levels reaches a maximum forZ=60. This maximum is much more pronounced than expected from previous theoretical considerations and from systematic trends in theN=81 and 79 chains.     

L-subshell fluorescence and coster-kronig yields atZ=92 and the decay of235Np

TheK andL x-rays emitted in the decay of²³⁵Np have been studied with high resolution Ge(HP) and Si(Li) detectors in coincidence, in order to obtain theL ₂ andL ₃ subshell fluorescence and Coster-Kronig yields atZ=92. The results are:v ₂=0.630±0.036, ω₂=0.560±0.033,f ₂₃=0.147±0.010, and ω₃=0.481±0.029. Results for theL ₁ subshell were derived from singles spectra, by assuming a value off ₁₃ of 0.67, and are:v ₁=0.54±0.04, ω₁=0.21±0.04, andf ₁₂<0.07. With the same assumption, theL ₁/K electron capture ratio and decay energyQ _ec for²³⁵Np were found to be 29.0±3.6 and 123.6±0.7 keV, respectively. RelativeL x-ray intensities forZ=92 also were measured and are compared with the theory of Scofield and with recent diffraction experiments. Electron ejection from theL shell during²³⁵Np decay has been studied byL x-ray-L x-ray coincidences and found to occur with a probability of (1.3±1.0) × 10^?4 per disintegration.     

Measurement of fast neutron induced fission cross section of thorium using Lexan plastic track detector

Fission-track registration characteristics of Lexan solid state nuclear track detectors have been used to measure the fast neutron induced fission cross section of²³²Th. The fast neutrons (?14.2MeV) were produced with the help of an AN-400 model Van-de-Graaff accelerator at Banaras Hindu University laboratory using³H(²H,n)⁴He reaction and were used to irradiate the fissile target deposited on the plastic detector. The track densityT, registered on the plastic detector is related to the fission cross sectionσ _f, through the relationT=knσ _føt wheren is the number of fissile atoms per cm² in the deposit, ø is the neutron flux,k is fission track registration efficiency andt is the time of irradiation. The fission cross sectionσ _f of²³²Th, relative to the well measured fission cross section of²³⁸U, was found to be 0.36±0.04 barn.     

AtomicL-subshell yields from the electron capture decays of 65 157 Tb and 65 158 Tb

Sources of the mass and chemically separated terbium isotopes,A=157 and 158, have been used to study inner shell phenomena atZ=64. In coincidence experiments employing high resolution Ge and Si(Li) detectors photon spectra characteristic of 2s,2p _1/2, and 2p _3/2 vacancies have been measured. The following results were obtained:f ₁₂=0.20±0.03,f ₁₃=0.289±0.015,f ₂₃=0.14±0.02,v ₁=0.179±0.014,v ₂=0.21±0.02,ω ₃=0.183±0.015. From thisω ₁=0.084±0.016 andω ₂=0.185±0.020 were deduced. Generally good agreement with the calculations is found, while larger discrepancies pertain to an overall fit of previous experimental results. The electron capture decay energy of¹⁵⁷Tb was inferred from the measured 2s-fluorescence yield to be 62.2±0.6 keV.     

Velocity and atomic number dependence of the transient magnetic field in iron

Thev- andZ-dependence of the transient magnetic field in iron has been investigated for light ions. The present work on transient fields for²⁰Ne and²⁴Mg at initial velocities up tov _i=8v _o (v _o=c/137) confirms the linearv-dependence of these fields. From the existing and present data a marked atomic shell effect has been found in theZ-dependence forZ26. This dependence can be described by a simple expression if the fields are assumed to be due to polarized electrons in s-shells. This shell effect can be understood qualitatively within the framework of an atomic model.     

Strong coupling 1/N c expansion in the gluonic sector of lattice quantum chromodynamics

The vacuum state of gluonic quantum chromodynamics on the lattice is determined up to fifth order in a 1/N _c expansion (N _c=number of colours). The vacuum expectation value of the gluon field squaredF _aμvF _a ^μv is deduced. The quark-antiquark and gluon-gluon potential is calculated in the same limit up to the 1/N _c ³ order.     

Particle hole yrast states in146Gd and147Gd and the Z=64 shell closure

The level structures of¹⁴⁶Gd and¹⁴⁷Gd have been investigated by in-beamγ-ray ande ^? spectroscopy with (α, xn) reactions on enriched Sm targets. Detailed level schemes up to ～4 MeV, which differ radically from earlier schemes, are reported. The energy levels are characterized as particle-hole excitations using empirical single particle energies and two nucleon interactions. Analysis of pure 1p 1h proton excitations demonstrates that theZ=64 andN=82 energy gaps are about equally large.     

Production of charmed hadrons in neutrino proton and antineutrino proton charged current interactions

Usind data from avp and \(\bar v\) p experiment with BEBC at CERN, the rates for inclusive production ofD ^*+,Λ _c ⁺ andD ⁰ invp scattering and ofD ^*? in \(\bar v\) p scattering are measured. Some examples of the exclusive production ofD ^*+,Λ _c ⁺ and∑ _c ⁺⁺ are given. The cross section for the reactionvp→μ ^? _c ⁺⁺ is estimated.     

CP violation andZ boson decays

We present a general discussion ofCP-violating effects in the following two and three body decays of theZ boson:Z→l ⁺ l ^?,Z→l ⁺ l ^?γ, wherel=e, μ, τ andZ→2 jets,Z→ 2 jets+γ, andZ→ 3 jets. Experimental observables sensitive toCP violation in these decays are discussed systematically for the case that polarizations of final state particles are not observed. It is shown that the standard model predicts only extremely smallCP-violating effects for the above decays. PossibleCP-violating interactions beyond the standard model are parametrized in terms of aCP-odd effective Lagrangian containing coupling constants proportional to Λ _P ^-1 and Λ _P ^-2 . Here Λ _CP is the mass scale associated with the assumed new interactions. We give estimates of the bounds obtainable for Λ _CP in experiments at LEP1.     

Relativmessung der longitudinalen β-Polarisation des141Ce

We have measured the longitudinal polarization of the β-particles of¹⁴¹Ce. Whereas Lipnik and Sunier predicted a polarizationP approximate ?0.5v/c we get for an energyE=400 keV a valueP=?(0.91±0.09)v/c. The dependence ofP on the parameterY is discussed.     

Mass and kinetic energy distribution in cold fission of233U,235U and239Pu induced by thermal neutrons

The time-of-flight technique was used to measure the mass and kinetic energy distribution of fragments from fission of²³³U,²³⁵U and²³⁹Pu, induced by thermal neutrons at the Grenoble High Flux Reactor. The data array is presented as equal probability lines in the high kinetic energy regions. The fluctuations observed in those experimental lines are explained by a static scission configuration model, in which the most important influence comes from the Coulomb interaction energy between the two fragments. The highest values of total kinetic energy are obtained for fragmentations with heavy fragmentsZ=50–52,N=80–82 and light fragmentsZ=40–42,N=60–64.     

An experimental investigation of the onset of theL 2-L 3 M 4 andL 2-L 3 M 5 Coster-Kronig transitions forZ>90

L-M coincidence measurements were made on x rays from the radioactive decays of ₉₆ ²⁴⁴ Cm, ₉₄ ²³⁸ Pu, and ₉₂ ²³² U. The observation ofM x rays in coincidence with theL ₃ N _{4, 5} transition indicates that the onset of theL ₂-L ₃ M ₅ Coster-Kronig transition takes place atZ=91 or 92. The measured ratio of theM x-ray counting rates, coincident with theL ₃ N _{4, 5} andL ₂ M ₄ transitions, establishes that both theL ₂-L ₃ M ₄ and theL ₂-L ₃ M ₅ transitions are energetically possible forZ≧94, but the results do not rule out the possibility that these transitions begin as low asZ=92. The measurement ofL-M x-ray coincidences, together with relative Coster-Kronig electron intensities from theory or experiment, provides a new way to measure the totalL ₂-L ₃ Coster-Kronig transition probability,f ₂₃, at highZ for radioactive sources where the primary vacancies are created primarily in theL ₂ andL ₃ subshells. The present result atZ=94 indicates that the theoretical calculations of McGuire of the relative partial Coster-Kronig transition rates forL ₂-L ₃ M _4,5 are accurate to within 10 percent.     

Fragmentation cross sections of16O at 60 and 200 GeV/nucleon

We used CR39 plastic nuclear track detectors (C₁₂H₁₈O₇) in combination with automatic track measurement to determine total charge changing and partial cross sections for the production of fragments of chargeZ=6 andZ=7 in collisions of¹⁶O beam nuclei at energies of 60 GeV/nucleon and 200 GeV/nucleon in targets H, C, CR39, CH₂, Al, Cu, Ag and Pb. Total charge changing cross sections due to the process of electromagnetic dissociation are calculated based on a theoretical model and found to be consistent with total and partial electromagnetic dissociation cross sections derived from this experiment. The energy dependence of pure nuclear fragmentation is investigated.     

Neutrino production of charmed particles in a hybrid experiment E-564

Cryogenically sensitive nuclear emulsion was placed inside the 15-foot bubble chamber of FNAL and exposed to a wide-band energy (up to 200 GeV) neutrino beam. 194 charged-current neutrino interactions and 13 decays of charmed particles were registered. Using the nuclear emulsion as a vertex detector with the good spectrometric properties of the 15-foot bubble chamber has allowed the decays of charmed particles to be effectively analysed. Attentions is focussed on the new physical results. Λ _c ⁺ baryon andD _s ⁺ meson decay channels, production of charmed ∑ _c baryons and Λ _c ⁺ via ∑ _c . For the first time an event interpreted as production of the excited (c \(\overline s\) )-state with mass ～2790 MeV/c² has been registered.     

Positron lines from subcritical heavy ion-atom collisions

Positron lines were observed in heavy ion-atom collisions at bombarding energies close to the Coulomb barrier in subcritical systems with the sum of the atomic numbers of the colliding nucleiZ _u =Z ₁+Z ₂ being smaller thanZ _u =172. Each collision system, studied,²⁰⁸Pb +²⁰⁸Pb(Z_u=164),²³⁸U+¹⁸¹Ta(Z_u=165), and²³⁸Au(Z_u=171), exhibits the emission of two positron lines withZ _u -independent c.m. energies of ～ 258 keV and ～ 340 keV, and with widths of about 30 keV, superimposed on continuous positron spectra from nuclear pair decay and pair emission induced by the time changing Coulomb field of the collision. The production cross section of thee ⁺-lines rises with a high power ofZ _u (ocZ _u ²²), which is comparable to theZ _u ²⁰-dependence for the collision induced positrons.