High-spin levels in138Ce and140Nd Observed in the (α, 4n γ) reactions

Levels of¹³⁸Ce and¹⁴⁰Nd have been studied using the¹³⁸Ba(α,4nγ)¹³⁸Ce and¹⁴⁰Ce(α, 4nγ)¹⁴⁰Nd reactions. Singleγ-ray spectra,γ-γ coincidence spectra, angular and time distributions with respect to the beam bursts have been measured. A number of higher excited states with excitation energies up to about 5 MeV and with spin value up to 12 are populated in both nuclei. The lower states with spins and parities 7^?, 5^?, 6^? and 10⁺ can be explained by two-quasiparticle neutron configurations of the types (h _11/2 ^?1 ,d _3/2 ^?1 ) 7^? , (h _11/2 ^?1 ,S _1/2 ^?1 ) 5^?, 6^? and (h _11/2 ^?2 ) 10⁺. Several high-spin states observed in¹³⁸Ce and¹⁴⁰Nd can be explained qualitatively as four-quasiparticle states with two-proton-two-neutron configurations. The 3^? state at an energy of 2,137.4 keV is observed in¹³⁸Ce. The evidence for the existence of the low-lying 3^? states in¹⁴⁰Nd at 2,124.0 keV is discussed. Beside the known 9.6 ms (7^?) isomeric state in¹³⁸Ce another state at 3,538.5keV (10⁺) with a half life of about 200 ns has been observed. The observed levels in the¹³⁸Ce and¹⁴⁰Nd nuclei are compared with theoretical predictions using delta force interaction.     

Symmetry character of collective states in 104Pd populated in the EC-β+ decay of 104Ag

The states of ¹⁰⁴Pd, populated in the EC-β⁺ decay of the ground ( J ^π = 5⁺) and metastable ( J ^π = 2⁺) states of ¹⁰⁴Ag, have been investigated in the framework of the proton-neutron interacting boson model, extending a previous analysis to take into account the newly appeared experimental data. All positive-parity states up to an excitation energy of 3 MeV and spin in the range J = 1-6, fed by more than 0.3% in the decay of the parent nucleus, have been considered. As a result, strong evidence has been found for interpreting most of these states as states of collective nature having a quite pure full- or mixed-symmetry character and, in particular, for identifying the 1⁺ level at 2276 keV as the lowest 1⁺ mixed-symmetry state.     

Identification of mixed-symmetry states in an odd-mass nearly spherical nucleus

The low-spin structure of 93Nb has been studied using the (n,n'gamma) reaction at neutron energies ranging from 1.5 to 3 MeV and the 94Zr(p,2ngamma)93Nb reaction at bombarding energies from 11.5 to 19 MeV. States at 1779.7 and 1840.6 keV, respectively, are proposed as mixed-symmetry states associated with the pi2p(1/2)-1x(2(1),MS+,94Mo) coupling. These assignments are derived from the observed M1 and E2 transition strengths to the 2p(1/2)-1x(2(1)+,94Mo) symmetric one-phonon states, energy systematics, spins and parities, and comparison with shell model calculations.     

The Exploring of New Collective States ——Mixed-Symmetry States in Nuclei

New collective states with mixed-symmetry character of neutron—proton degrees of freedom is reviewed.In the framework of IBM-2,the mixed-symmtry states have been discussed in detail.The full-symmetry states and mixed-symmetry states of Hg,Gd and Nd isotopes,especially the effect of Majorana parameters on these states and M1 transitions,are calculated and analyzed.The results show that the basic properties of mixed-symmetry states of these nuclei are well described by IBM-2.     

A shared mixed-symmetry state in 56Fe

Analysis of the γ-decay data suggests that the lowest mixed-symmetry 2⁺ state in ⁵⁶Fe is shared almost equally between the two 2⁺ levels at 2.658 MeV and 2.960 MeV.     

High-spin levels in137,139Ce and139,141Nd evidence for hole-core coupling

Excited states of the¹³⁷Ce,¹³⁹Ce,¹³⁹Nd and¹⁴¹Nd nuclei have been studied using the¹³⁸Ba(α, 5nγ)¹³⁷Ce,¹³⁸Ba(³He, 4nγ)¹³⁷Ce,¹³⁸Ba(α, 3nγ)¹³⁹Ce,¹⁴⁰Ce(α, 5nγ)¹³⁹Nd,¹⁴⁰Ce(³He,4nγ)¹³⁹Nd,¹⁴⁰Ce(α, 3nγ)¹⁴¹Nd and¹⁴²Ce(α, 5nγ)¹⁴¹Nd reactions. Singlesγ-ray spectra,γ —γ coincidence spectra, angular distributions and time distributions ofγ-rays with respect to beam pulses have been measured. Gamma transitions between excited states with spin values up to 21/2, 23/2 or 25/2 have been observed. Isomeric states with T_1/2=70 ns have been observed in¹³⁹Ce at 2631.5 keV (19/2) and in¹⁴¹Nd probably at 2952.0 keV (19/2). The level structure observed in the nuclei studied can be explained if the neutron-holes are coupled to the doubly even core excitations. The coupling of theh _11/2 neutron-hole with the 2⁺, 4⁺ and 3^? collective excitations are calculated in terms of the weak and intermediate coupling models. The intermediate coupling results seem to be in better agreement with the experimental data. The energies of theree-particle states, being the result of the coupling of theh _11/2 neutron-hole with the two-proton excitations in the core, are well reproduced in the calculations when empirical values of the two-body interaction matrix elements were used.     

Magnetic dipole transitions and proton-neutron degrees of freedom in nuclear deformation

The M1 transitions between low-lying collective states are discussed from the viewpoint of the Proton-Neutron Interacting Boson Model, with particular emphasis on the mixed-symmetry states. Mixed-symmetry 2⁺ states are studied for⁵⁶Fe and⁵⁴Cr in terms of realistic and large-scale shell-model calculations, including M1 properties. The Doorway-state character of the mixed-symmetry 2⁺ state is proposed with examples in these nuclei. The possible candidate of the mixed-symmetry 2⁺ state in¹³⁴Ba is analyzed based on recent experiment by Molnaret al. on M1 transitions. The M1 transitions from the quasi-γ to quasi-g bands in γ-unstable or O(6) nuclei are discussed next, by taking Ba isotopes as an example. It is suggested that such M1 transitions are enhanced compared to axially symmetric nuclei as an indication of softness towards proton-neutron incoherent motion in γ-unstable nuclei,i.e., mixture of mixed-symmetry states. A new mirror-type symmetry is introduced for γ-unstable nuclei, and the M1 selection rule due to this symmetry is presented, making 4 ₂ ⁺ →4 ₁ ⁺ transition allowed but 3 ₁ ⁺ →2 ₁ ⁺ forbidden, for instance.     

Elastic scattering of15N on19F,19F on18O and19F on16O at low energies and elastic transfer

The reduced matrix elements for the ground state transitions to the first 2⁺, 3^? and 4⁺ states in¹⁴⁰Ce and¹⁴Ce were determined by DWBA analysis. In the giant resonance region of Ce, La and Pr three broad resonances at excitation energies of 9, 12 and 15 MeV have been found. They are interpreted asM1,E2 andE1 giant resonances. For Ce the total widths are (2.2±0.4) MeV (M1) and (2.8±0.3) MeV (E2) and the groundstate radiative widths (90±45) eV (M1), (100±30) eV (E2) and (5±1) · 10⁴ eV (E1).     

High spin structures of 122Xe

High — spin states in ¹²²Xe have been investigated by γ ? γ coincidence measurements using the EUROGAM array. The reaction ⁹⁶Zr(³⁰Si,4n)¹²²Xe at a beam energy of 135 MeV was used to populate states of ¹²²Xe. The level scheme has been extended up to ～ 13.5 MeV and also enriched as compared to previous studies. New structures of competing dipole to quadrupole transitions have been observed. Experimental B(M1)/B(E2) ratios have been extracted for these structures and compared with theoretical estimates. They have also been compared with similar structures in Xe, Ba and Ce nuclei.     

High-spin states in the single-closed-shell nucleus 142Nd

The excited states of ¹⁴²₆₀Nd₈₂ have been studied using the ¹⁴⁰Ce(α, 2nγ)¹⁴²Nd and ¹⁴²Ce(α, 4γ)¹⁴²Nd reactions. Singles γ-ray, γ-γ coincidence spectra and angular distributions of γ-rays with respect to the beam direction have been measured. Excited states up to 6.7 MeV with spin values up to 14 are populated. The energy spacings between the lower excited states with spin values up to 8 are similar to those found in the lighter N = 82, even-Z isotones. The majority of the observed states with spin values up to 10 can be explained as two-quasiparticle states. Several of the highest-spin states can be explained qualitatively as fourquasiparticle states. Strong population of the highest excited states (at about 5.7 MeV) is noted, like in other N = 82 isotones. The observed levels in ¹⁴²Nd are compared with the shell model predictions using a simple δ-force interaction between two nucleons.     

Levels in 138Ce by in-beam spectroscopy

Gamma ray and conversion electrons from levels in ¹³⁸Ce have been studied following the ¹³⁹La(p, 2n)¹³⁸Ce and ¹³⁶Ba(α, 2n)¹³⁸Ce reactions. A level scheme, based on the measurement of conversion coefficients, of gamma-ray angular distributions and excitation functions and of gamma-gamma coincidences, is proposed and compared with findings by other authors. Some transitions observed lead to levels not previously identified in gamma-ray work; in other cases new spin and/or parity assignments have been given. An indication on the nature of some of the observed states is obtained by comparing the experimental data with the predictions of the ALAGA model and of the IBM-2 model.     

Spectroscopic study of neutron shell closures via nucleon transfer in the near-dripline nucleus 23O

Neutron single particle energies have been measured in 23O using the 22O(d,p)23O*-->22O+n process. The energies of the resonant states have been deduced to be 4.00(2) MeV and 5.30(4) MeV. The first excited state can be assigned to the nu d3/2 single particle state from a comparison with shell model calculations. The measured 4.0 MeV energy difference between the nu s1/2 and nu d3/2 states gives the size of the N=16 shell gap which is in agreement with the recent USD05 ("universal" sd from 2005) shell model calculation, and is large enough to explain the unbound nature of the oxygen isotopes heavier than A=24. The resonance detected at 5.3 MeV can be assigned to a state out of the sd shell model space. Its energy corresponds to a approximately 1.3 MeV sized N=20 shell gap, therefore, the N=20 shell closure disappears at Z=8 in agreement with Monte Carlo shell model calculations using SDPF-M interaction.     

High Resolution FTIR Spectroscopy of DCCCl: Anharmonic Resonances in the nu(1) and nu(2) Bands

High-resolution infrared spectra of the nu(1) and nu(2) bands of DCCCl were observed using Bruker IFS 120HR Fourier transform spectrometers at resolutions of 0.0044 and 0.0035 cm(-1), respectively. For the DCC(35)Cl isotopomer, the nu(1) as well as the nu(2) band was found to be heavily perturbed. Detailed analyses revealed that the nu(1) state is in resonance with the l=0 substate of the nu(3)+4nu(4) state and that the nu(2) state is in resonance with the l=0 substate of the nu(3)+4nu(5) state. The rotational constants played a key role in identifying the perturbing states. In contrast, for the DCC(37)Cl isotopomer, the rotational structures of the nu(1) and nu(2) states are almost regular but slightly perturbed by interactions with the nu(3)+4nu(4) and nu(3)+4nu(5) states, respectively. The constants of resonances as well as the molecular constants for the nu(1), nu(2), nu(3)+4nu(4) and nu(3)+4nu(5) states were determined. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Evidence for a new low-lying resonance state in 7He

Low-lying resonance states in 7He(6He+n), formed after fragmentation reactions of a 227 MeV/nucleon 8He beam on a carbon target, have been studied. Coincidences between 6He nuclei and neutrons, corresponding to the one-neutron knockout channel in 8He, were selected. The relative energy spectrum in the 6He+n system shows a structure, which is interpreted as the 7He ( Ipi = 3/2(-)) ground state, unbound with 0.43(2) MeV relative to the 6He+n system and a width of Gamma = 0.15(8) MeV overlapping with an excited ( Ipi = 1/2(-)) state observed at 1.0(1) MeV with a width of Gamma = 0.75(8) MeV.     

Observation of a Charmed Baryon Decaying to D;{0}p at a Mass Near 2.94 GeV/c;{2}

A search for charmed baryons decaying to D(0)p reveals two states: the Lambdac(2880)+ baryon and a previously unobserved state at a mass of [2939.8+/-1.3(stat)+/-1.0(syst)] MeV/c2 and with an intrinsic width of [17.5+/-5.2(stat)+/-5.9(syst)] MeV. Consistent and significant signals are observed for the K(-)pi(+) and K(-)pi(+)pi(-)pi(+) decay modes of the D0 in 287 fb(-1) annihilation data recorded by the BABAR detector at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV. There is no evidence in the D+p spectrum of doubly charged partners. The mass and intrinsic width of the Lambdac(2880)+ baryon and relative yield of the two baryons are also measured.     

Microscopic and macroscopic aspects of 135 MeV proton scattering from 16O

Differential cross sections have been measured for the scattering of 135 MeV protons from ¹⁶O and data from the transitions to 13 states (up to 19.5 MeV excitation) have been analysed using microscopic and macroscopic nuclear reaction models. Extensive collective model calculations have been made of the transitions to all natural-parity states. The deformation parameters for the 4p4h rotational band are in good agreement with theoretical models. The inelastic scattering data from the excitation of the negative-parity states have also been analysed in the distorted-wave approximation using microscopic (shell and RPA) models of nuclear structure and with density-dependent two-nucleon t-matrices. For positive-parity states, we report the first shell-model calculation using the complete 2?ω basis space and find that the triplet of 2p2h states (4⁺, 2⁺, 0⁺) around 11 MeV excitation is quite well described by this model, as may be a 1⁺ state which is observed for the first time by proton scattering from ¹⁶O.     

Neutron transition moments and quadrupole T- or F-vector states

A study of low-lying 2⁺ states by proton and deuteron inelastic scattering from ¹⁰⁴Pd, ¹¹⁰Pd, ¹¹²Cd, ¹⁴⁶Nd, ¹⁵⁰Nd and ¹⁵⁰Sm is described. Evidence of neutron components in the excitation of 2⁺ states lying between 2.2 and 3.0 MeV in Pd and Cd isotopes has been obtained. This result is consistent with the predictions of the IBM-2 model for mixed-symmetry states.     

In-beam study of 136Ce and 138Nd isotones with N = 78

Excited states in ¹³⁶Ce and ¹³⁸Nd have been investigated by means of in-beam spectroscopy with the (p, 4nγ) reaction. Excitation functions and angular distributions of γ-rays were measured with a Ge(Li) detector, and conversion electron spectra were taken with a magnetic spectrometer. Time-dependent spectra of γ-rays revealed delayed components with half-lives of 2.2μsec and 0.41μsec in ¹³⁶Ce and ¹³⁸Nd, respectively. Most of the excited states are classified as belonging to the quasi-ground-state rotational band and the quasi-gamma band. Negative parity 5^? and 7^? states were also observed.     

A unified description of shape coexistence and mixed-symmetry states in ~(98)Mo using IBM-2

Level structure and electromagnetic transitions in ~(98)Mo have been investigated on the basis of the proton-neutron interacting boson model(IBM-2) by considering the energy difference between neutron boson ε_ν and proton boson ε_π. The results are compared with the recent experimental data and it is observed that they are in good agreement. In particular, the strongest M1 transition from 2_5~+ state to 2_2~+ can be well reproduced, from which one can determine the 2_5~+ as an mixed-symmetry(MS) state. We have calculated the electric monopole strength ρ~2(E0,0_2~+→0_1~+), and our result agrees with the experimental one. The calculation indicates that shape coexistence and MS states are simultaneously well described using IBM-2.