Properties of excited levels in102Rh by the102Ru(p,nγ) reaction

The level scheme of¹⁰²Rh has been investigated by the¹⁰²Ru(p, nγ) reaction in the proton energy range 3.1 MeV≦E _p≦6 MeV. Excitation functions,γ-γ coincidences and pulsed beam measurements have been performed and a level scheme including 33 excited states up toE _x≈650 keV has been constructed. Theγ-branchings of several levels have also been measured. The lifetimes of 5 excited states have been determined with the centroid-shift method:τ _m(105.2 keV)=(1.3±0.3) ns,τ _m(123.7 keV)=(0.6±0.3) ns,τ _m(178.6 keV)=(1.5±0.3) ns,τ _m(208.7 keV)=(0.5±0.3) ns,τ _m(359.6 keV)=(0.8±0.4) ns. Upper limits have been placed for the lifetimes of 20 other levels.     

A study of the excited states of23Na from the22Ne(p, γ)23Na reaction

The gamma decays of 19²²Ne(p, γ)²³Na resonances in the range ofE _p =400?1300 keV have been investigated by means of a 38 cm³ Ge(Li) detector. Branching ratios of the resonances and bound states were determined. Gamma-ray energy measurements yield the energies of 19 bound states and the value of 8794.0±1.5 keV forQ. The existence of the 3913 keV doublet state was studied through the (p, γ) reaction. No evidence for such a doublet was found.     

Derp 3/2-Analogzustand in51V

In an investigation ofT=7/2 analogue states in⁵¹V the⁵⁰Ti(p, γ) excitation curve has been measured for proton bombarding energies 1280–1480 keV and 2340–2660 keV. From the (p, γ) resonances 29 new virtual levels in the region of 9316–9510 keV excitation energy in⁵¹V were determined. The strong resonance atE _p=1 371 keV has been identified as the isobaric analogue state of the⁵¹Ti ground state by determining spin and parity of this resonance to be 3/2^?. There is no evidence for a strong analogue resonance in⁵¹V corresponding to the 1.16 MeV _{p 1/2} state in⁵¹Ti. The γ-decay of the _{p 3/2} analogue state has been studied by measuring branching ratios and angular distributions of primary γ-transitions with a Ge(Li) detector.M1E2 mixing ratios have been determined for these transitions. The total width of the resonance for γ-decay is found to be Γ_γ=1.6±0.4 eV. New bound levels in⁵¹V have been introduced at 3576, 4651 and 4661 keV excitation energy. TheJ ^π values of the 3085, 4770, and 4863 keV states are determined to be 5/2^?, 5/2^?, 3/2^?, respectively. The analogue-antianalogueM1 transition strength is found to be considerably reduced compared to the situation ins-d shell nuclei.     

High-resolution resonance study of the12C+n total cross section in the region of13CT=3/2 states

The¹²C+n total cross section has been studied in the region of the lowestT=3/2 states of¹³C. The firstT=3/2 state at (15108.2±1.2) keV excitation is observed as a weak resonance anomaly. The deduced resonance parameters agree with previous results. At higher excitation energies four sharp anomalies have been observed at (17534±3) keV, (18082±3) keV, (20057±4) keV and (21703±4) keV excitation with total widths between 12 keV and 20 keV. The results are discussed with respect to a possibleT=3/2 assignment. An upper limit of the elasticity (J+1/2) Γ_no/gG is deduced for thoseT=3/2 levels which do not appear as resonance anomalies.     

Isobaric analogue states excited in the59Co(p, γ)60Ni reaction

The⁵⁹Co(p, γ)⁶⁰Ni reaction has been investigated in the proton energy regionE _p=1365–2150 keV. Decay schemes and branching ratios have been determined for ten resonances, five of which have been identified as possible analogues or fragments of analogues of the ground state (5⁺) and the 58.6 keV (2⁺), 277.1 keV (4⁺), 288.4 keV (3⁺), and 435.7 keV (5⁺) levels in⁶⁰Co. At eight of the resonances most of the decay seems to go via a group of states with an excitation energy of 5–9 MeV. The investigated analogue states give a Coulomb displacement energy of 9118±7 keV.     

Investigation of22Na excited states

Fourteen²¹Ne(p, γ)²²Na resonances have been observed in the rangeE _p =300–1,300 keV. Theγ-decay of all these resonances has been investigated by means of a 38 cm³ Ge(Li) detector. Energies and branching ratios of several bound states have been determined. TheQ-value was determined as 6,738.5±1.7 keV. Lifetimes of seven states were determined with the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The observed upper limit (τ _m ≦4 fs) of the lifetime for the 4,071 keV state, regarded as the analogue of the third excited state in²²Ne, and the transition observed from this state to the 1,528 keV state do not support the proposed rotational band structure of the²²Na low-lying states.     

Hydrogen burning of 20Ne and 22Ne in stars

The ²⁰Ne(p, γ)²¹Na capture reaction has been studied in the energy range E_p = 0.37–2.10 MeV. Direct-capture transitions to the $\text{332 (}\text{5}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}\text{and}\text{2425}\text{keV}\text{(}\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ states have been found with spectroscopic factors of C²S(1d) = 0.77±0.13 and C²S(2s) = 0.90±0.12, respectively. The high-energy tail of the 2425 keV state, bound by 7 keV against proton decay, has also been observed in the above energy range as a subthreshold resonance. The excitation function for this tail is consistent with a single-level Breit-Wigner shape for a γ-width of Γ_γ = 0.31±0.07 eV at E_x = 2425 keV. The extrapolation of these data to stellar energies gives an astrophysical S-factor of S(0) = 3500 keV · b. Two new resonances at E_p = 384±5 and 417± 5 keV have been observed with strengths of ωγ = 0.11±0.02 and 0.06±0.01 meV, corresponding to the known states at and 2829 keV (presumably $\text{9}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$), respectively. For the known E_p = 1830 keV resonance, a strength of ωγ = 1.0± 0.3 eV and a total width of Γ = 180± 15 keV were found. Branching ratios as well as transition strengths have been obtained for these three states. The Q-value for the ²⁰Ne(p, γ)²¹Na reaction (Q = 2432.3 ± 0.5 keV) as well as excitation energies for many low-lying states in ²¹Na have been measured. No evidence was found for the existence of the state reported at E_x = 4308±4 keV.In the case of ²²Ne(p, γ)²³Na, direct-capture transitions to six final bound states have been observed revealing sizeable spectroscopic factors for these states. The astrophysical S-factor extrapolated from these data to stellar energies, is S(0) = 67 ± 12 keV · b.The astrophysical as well as the nuclear structure aspects of the present results are discussed.     

Investigation of the gamma decay of excited states in25Al

The gamma decay of the low-lying energy levels (E _x <4MeV) in²⁵Al has been studied through the²⁴Mg(p, γ)²⁵Al reaction using seven resonances in the proton energy rangeE _p +200?1700 keV. Ge(Li) detectors and isotopically separated targets have been used. Energies and branching ratios of several excited states have been measured. TheQ-value of the reaction was determined to be 2271.3±0.8 keV. Lifetimes, investigated by the Doppler-shift attenuation method and γ-ray angular distributions have been determined using theE _p +823, 1201, 1490 and 1660 keV resonances of the²⁴Mg(p, γ)²⁵Al reaction.     

Low-lying states in112In

Low-lying states below 500 keV excitation in¹¹²In have been investigated via the¹¹²Cd(p, nγ) reaction. New levels have been established atE ^x=206.5keV and 456.1 keV from the measuredγ-ray excitation functions,γ?γ coincidences and the precision measurements of the (p, n) threshold energy of the ground state and of the 206.5 keV state of¹¹²In. Spins and parities of the 206.5 keV state (2⁺) and the 456.1 keV state (3⁺) and multipolarities and mixing ratios of the deexcitationγ-rays have been determined from the angular distributions and linear polarizations of the deexcitation γ-rays as well as the excitation functions of the residual levels. Possible configurations of the newly-found levels are discussed. Half-lives of two states have been remeasured:T _1/2=15.2±0.1 min for the ground state andT _1/2=20.9±0.1 min for the 156.4 keV (4⁺) state. The ground stateQ-value for the¹¹²Cd(p, n)¹¹² In reaction has been measured to be ?3.376±0.006 MeV.     

Decay studies of131Ba

Bombarding a⁸⁵Rb target by 27 MeVα-particles the following half-lives of excited states in different nuclei have been determined by means of the generalized controid shift method: in⁸⁷Y,T _1/2(2827.1 keV)=0.75±0.10 ns,T _1/2(2675.9 keV)=0.25±0.10 ns,T _1/2(3595.3 keV)=0.5±0.2 ns andT _1/2(2986.9, 3094.4 keV)<0.1 ns; in⁸⁸Y,T _1/2(232.1 keV)=0.8±0.1 ns and in⁸⁵Rb,T _1/2(151.2 keV)=0.6±0.1 ns. In⁸⁷Y, the members of the doublet (vg ₉ ^2/?2 )₈₊ (πp_1/2) are identified. E2 transition rates 21/2⁺? 17/2⁺ in odd A≈ 90 nuclei are shown to represent essentially core transitions. Evidence for the existence of seniority-five configurations is found.     

Study of excited states in49V with the48Ti (p, γ)49V reaction

In the⁴⁸Ti(p, γ)⁴⁹V reaction gamma decays of thirteen resonances betweenE _p =960 and 1570 keV are investigated. Level energies within ±0.5–±2.0 keV andQ-value 6756.8±1.5 keV are obtained. Branching ratios for the resonance states and strongly populated bound states are given. Gamma-ray angular distribution measurements yield the followingJ(keV) assignments of⁴⁹V bound and resonance states:J(1140)=5/2,J ^π(2235)=5/2^(?),J(2264)=(3/2),J(2308)=3/2,J(3912)=3/2,J(8105,Ep=1374keV)=(1/2) andJ ^π(8289,E _p =1564keV)=3/2^(?). Multipolarity mixing ratios for all measured primary and secondary gamma rays are tabulated. Dopplershift attenuation measurements yield the mean lifetimes τ _m (keV) of the following bound states in⁴⁹V:τ _m (748)=(200± ₁₀₀ ⁴⁰⁰ )fs, τ _m (1140)=(250± ₁₀₀ ⁵⁰⁰ )fs, τ _m (1155)>400 fs, τ _m (1515)=(45± ₂₀ ³⁰ )fs, τ _m (1644)=(55± ₂₀ ³⁰ )fs, τ _m (1661)=(25±5)fs, τ _m (1994)>400 fs, τ _m (2235)=(30± ₁₅ ³⁰ )fs, τ _m (2264)=(45± ₁₅ ³⁰ )fs and τ _m (2308)=(20±10)fs.     

Nuclear levels and spectroscopy of191Os

Thirty-nine states, all except two of which are new, have been observed up to 1535 keV in¹⁹¹Os using the reactions¹⁹⁰Os(d,p)¹⁹¹Os,¹⁹²Os(d, t)¹⁹¹Os with 12 MeV deuterons and magnetic analysis with photographic emulsions of the outgoing particles, and¹⁹⁰Os(n, γ)¹⁹¹Os with thermal neutrons and three modes of gamma detection in the energy range from 40 keV to ～6 MeV. The neutron separation energy was determined as 5758.5±2.0 keV in agreement with the value of the (d, p) reaction. TheQ value for the (d, t) reaction was determined as ?1265±15 keV. Spins and parities are assigned for most of the states below 800 keV. The states below 463 keV are shown to be qualitatively but not quantitatively consistent with the expectations of the Nilsson model. Nilsson systematics of the 1/2^?: ¦510¦ and 3/2^? ¦512¦ orbitals in odd-A Os isotopes with increasing neutron number can be understood in terms of decreasing deformation. Anomalously large (d, p) and (d, t) cross sections populating 5/2^? and 3/2^? states at 134 and 142 keV, respectively, are explained as a tendency to restore the cross sections expected for a spherical nucleus. Evidence for triaxiality in¹⁹¹Os is observed in the form of a 5/2^? state at 273 keV which appears to be a rotational state built on the 9/2^? ground state.     

Proton-Gamma-Winkelverteilungen an der Reaktion19F(p, α γ)16O

The angular distributions of the 6.13 MeV γ₁ transition in the reaction¹⁹F(p, α γ)¹⁶O have been measured with improved accuracy at proton energies of 873 keV and 1,374 keV using a Ge(Li) detector. The results can be fitted by Legendre polynom series witha ₂=?0,018±0.008;a ₄=0.000±0.008 atE _p =873 keV anda ₂=?0.130±0.005;a ₄=+0.004±0.004 atE _p =1,374 keV. From the measured Legendre coefficients α₁-angular momentum mixing ratios are extracted and compared with the results from (p, α₁) and (α₁, γ₁) correlations.     

Messung der mittleren Lebensdauern des 748 keV- und des 776 keV-Niveaus in51Cr

Using theγ-radiation of 748 and 28 keV the half-lives of the first two excited states in⁵¹Cr at 748 and 776 keV have been measured by a pulsed beam technique. The interesting states were populated by the reaction⁵¹V(p, nγ)⁵¹Cr at 4 MeV proton energy. The half-lives were found to beT _1/2(⁵¹Cr, 748 keV)=(7.35±0.03) ns andT _1/2(⁵¹Cr, 776 keV)=(5.53±0.07) ns. The influence of the 28 keV transition between the two levels upon the lifetime of the 748 keV state has been investigated. The 776 keV-state populates the 748 keV state only by 8.4%. The lifetime of the 776 keV state, therefore, cannot account for the anomalous long lifetime of the level at 748 keV as has been proposed by Bartholomew et al.     

The gamma decay of analogue states in61Cu

Resonances in the reaction⁶⁰Ni(p, γ)⁶¹Cu have been studied in the proton energy rangesE _p=1840–1880 keV and 2220–2300 keV. Decay schemes and branching ratios have been determined for a number of resonances, three of which are identified as analogue fragments of the 283 keV (1/2^?) and 656 keV (3/2^?) states in⁶¹Ni. The split analogue components of the 283 keV state atE _x≈6.6 MeV are seen to decay significantly to a group of states in the region of excitation 3–4 MeV. Gamma ray angular distributions yield the following resonance spins:E _p=2248 keV,J=3/2;E _p=2263 keV,J=5/2. Also, the⁶¹Cu ground stateβ ⁺ decay to parent levels in⁶¹Ni has been compared to the respective analogue stateM1 gamma decay to the⁶¹Cu ground state.     

Isotope shifts of the ground state of neon: Refining the measurement results

Abstract—It has been revealed that the published results of measurements of the isotope shift of the ground state of even neon isotopes contain systematic errors. The errors are caused by the use of erroneous data regarding the absolute values of specific mass shifts of excited states and by the measurement errors of the isotope shifts themselves for transitions to the ground state. The isotope shift of the 2p⁵4s[3/2]₁ → 2p⁶(¹S₀) transition has been measured to be 2305 ± 20 MHz, the absolute specific mass shift of the 3p[3/2]₂: (2_р9) level has been determined to be 647 ± 10 MHz, and the isotope shift of the ground state has been found to be–3156 ± 30 MHz.     

Conversion-electron-gamma and gamma-gamma directional angular correlations in 160Dy

Gamma-gamma and conversion-electron-gamma angular correlations in ¹⁶⁰Dy have been measured for the 298 keV–966 keV and 298 keV–879 keV cascades. Particle parameters of the 966 keV E2 transition were determined to be b₂(E2; e_K) = +1.23±0.08 and b₂(E2; e_{ΣL + ΣM) = +1.27±0.23}. The multipole mixing ratio for the 298 keV radiation was determined to be δ(M2/E1) = +0.04±0.01 and we have confirmed the value δ(E2/M1) = ?13±2 for the 879 keV. The E0–E2 mixture parameter for the 879 keV transition was determined as q_K = ?0.03±0.09 assuming penetration effects to be negligible.     

Gammastrahlung vom Einfang thermischer Neutronen in Hg 199

103 gamma transitions in Hg 200 have been observed. 37 of them were fitted into a level scheme which comprises 17 states. The energy of the one-phonon vibrational stateI=2⁺ has been determined to be 367.970±0.020 keV, that of the two-phonon vibrational triplet 947.34±0.07 keV, 1029.37±0.05 keV and 1254.20±0.10 keV. Further levels have been found at energies of 1570.30±0.10 keV, 1571.7±0.6keV, 1594.3±0.4 keV, 1631.5±0.2 keV, 1641.5±0.3 keV, 1718.5±0.2 keV, 1730.8±0.2 keV, 1775.7±1.1 keV, 1842.9±0.8 keV, 1882.9±0.3 keV, 2062.6±0.5 keV and 2082.9±1.0 keV.     

Energy levels of 37K

Angular distributions have been measured for six ³⁶Ar(p,γ)³⁷K resonances in the E_p = 0.9−3.0 MeV energy region. These experiments yield spin- and parity assignments to seven excited states of ³⁷K, γ-ray branching ratios for each state, together with the multipolarity mixing ratios of most transitions. Lifetimes have been deduced from the same data with the DSA method.Excitation energies have been determined with a precision up to 20 eV. A resonance- and excitation-energy measurement at the E_p = 918keV resonance yields a ³⁶Ar(p, γ)³⁷K Q-value of Q = 1857.57 ± 0.09 keV.The ³⁶Ar(p, p₁γ) yield curve, measured in the E_p = 2.6–3.3 MeV region, yields additional information on resonance and excitation energies of ³⁷K states with a typical precision of 0.6 keV.The new data on ³⁷K levels allow a detailed comparison of the level schemes of the mirror nuclei ³⁷Ar and ³⁷K. The present experimental data agree quite well with the results of previous shell-model calculations.     

Precise excitation energy and γ-ray decay of the lowest T = 2 state in 40K

The excitation energy of the lowest T = 2 state in ⁴⁰K has been determined as E_x = 4384.0 ± 0.3 keV from n-γ and γ-γ coincidence experiments. The state was populated with the ⁴Ar(p,n)⁴⁰K reaction at E_p = 8.30 MeV. Gamma-gamma angular correlation measurements yield unambiguous spin assignments J = 0 and 1 for the 1.64 and 2.290 MeV states, respectively. The excitation energy of the T = 2, J^π = 0⁺ state leads to a calculated mass excess of ?9120 ± 150 keV for ⁴⁰Ti.