Shape co-existence and structural evolution of the Vi13/2 band in 157Yb

The high-spin states of 157Yb have been studied via the reaction of 144Sm(16O, 3n) at 16O energy of 90 MeV using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Measurement of γ-γ-t coincidences was performed with 11 BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. Based on the γ-γ coincidence relationships and the measured results of γ-ray anisotropies and DCO ratios, the level scheme for 157Yb was established. The shape co-existence and structural evolution of the Vi13/2 band with increasing angular momentum in 157Yb have been discussed. The systematics of the Vi13/2 bands in the N = 87 odd-A isotones have been compared.     

Excited Stated in ^207Rn

Excited states ^207Rn are investigated via the^196Pt(^16O,Sn)^207 Rn reaction at beam energies from 85 to 95 MeV using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy.Measurements of γ-ray excitation function,x-γ and γ-γ-t conincidences are performed with ten BGO(AC) HPGe detectors.Based on these measurements,a level scheme of ^207Rn,including 17 γ-rays and 18 levels,is established.Spins for most of the levels are proposed according to the measured DCO ratios.The level struccture is compared with a weak-coupling calculation using the interaction energies extracted from neighbouring nuclei.     

Fluxes and Death Lines of Gamma-Ray Pulsars

We study the fluxes and the death lines of γ-ray emission of the pulsars with outer gaps.In a self-sustained outer gap,we derive that the fractional size of the outer gap is a function of period,period derivative,radial distance and magnetic inclination angle for a pulsar.Our results indicate that (i) averaged typical γ-ray energy and γ-ray flux of a pulsar with an outer gap increase with the magnetic inclination angle;we estimate the averaged γ-ray fluxes for observed canonical pulsars with outer gaps and compare them with the sensitivities of AGILE and GLAST,and (ii) if the fractional size of the outer gap at the inner boundary of the outer gap is not greater than unity,then an outer gap exists;such a condition gives the death lines of the pulsars with outer gaps.     

Photoactivation experiment of ~(197)Au(γ, n) performed with 9.17-MeV γ-ray from ~(13)C(p, γ)~(14)N

High energy γ-ray can be used for nuclear waste transmutation by using the giant dipole resonance(GDR). The photonuclear reaction ~(197)Au(γ, n) is known as a standard for studies on photoactivation experiments. The previous experiments on ~(197)Au(γ, n) have been performed with bremsstrahlung, positron annihilation in flight or laser Compton scattering γ-ray.In this work, a new mono-energetic γ-ray source based on ~(13)C(p, γ)~(14)N reaction is used to measure the cross section of ~(197)Au(γ, n) and the measured value is compared with the results obtained with other ways.     

A compact positron annihilation lifetime spectrometer

Using LYSO scintillator coupled on HAMAMATSU R9800 (a fast photomultiplier) to form the small size γ-ray detectors, a compact lifetime spectrometer has been built for the positron annihilation experiments. The system time resolution FWHM=193 ps and the coincidence counting rate ～8 cps/μCi were achieved. A lifetime value of 219±1 ps of positron annihilation in well annealed Si was tested, which is in agreement with the typical values published in the previous lectures.     

Decay of the 67-μs Isomer in ^142Pm

Excited states in ^142pm are investigated via the ^12sTe(^19F, 5n)^142pm reaction at beam energies from 75 to 95 MeV by using techniques of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Measurements of γ-ray excitation function, X-γ and γ-γ-t coincidences are performed with 10 BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. Decay of the previously known 67-μs isomer in     

On the detectability of Galactic dark matter annihilation into monochromatic gamma-rays

Monochromatic γ-rays are thought to be the smoking gun signal for identifying dark matter annihilation. However, the flux of monochromatic γ-rays is usually suppressed by virtual quantum effects since dark matter should be neutral and does not couple with γ-rays directly. In this work, we study the detection strategy of the monochromatic γ-rays in a future space-based detector. The flux of monochromatic γ-rays between 50 GeV and several TeV is calculated by assuming the supersymmetric neutralino as a typical dark matter candidate. The detection both by focusing on the Galactic center and in a scan mode that detects γ-rays from the whole Galactic halo are compared. The detector performance for the purpose of monochromatic γ-ray detection, with different energy and angular resolution, field of view, and background rejection efficiencies, is carefully studied with both analytical and fast Monte-Carlo methods.     

High-Spin States in Odd-Odd ^140Pr Nucleus

High-spin level structure of doubly odd nucleus ^140Pr has been investigated via the ^130Te(^14N,4n)^140Pr reaction at beam energies from 55 to 65 MeV. Measurements of γ-ray excitation functions, γ-ray singles and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with twelve BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. The level scheme of ^140Pr, including 27 new levels and 42 new γ rays, has been established for the first time. The level structure is compared with those in the neighbouring odd-odd nuclei, and interpreted qualitatively.     

Description of the Superdeformed Bands of the Odd-Odd Nuclei in A ～ 150 Region

With the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions, the global property and the △I ＝ 4bifurcation in the superdeformed (SD) bands of odd-odd nuclei in A ～ 150 mass region are investigated systematically.Good results for the γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments of inertia, and energy differences △ Eγ - △ Erefγ are obtained.It shows that this approach is quite powerful in describing not only the SD bands in even-even and odd-A nuclei butalso those in odd-odd nuclei in the mass region.     

Active Loss of Light Yield of PbWO4：Y Scintillation Crystals After Irradiation

PWO crystals doped with yttrium were grown with the Bridgman method in platinum crucible and by using an indigenously developed resistive heating furnace. After an exposure of γ-ray from a ^60Co source, with the dose rate of lS rad/h for 20h, the light output increases for about 15%, accompanied with vanishing of an optical absorption band at 420 nm. The excitation and emission spectra of PWO crystals were measured before and after irradiation with different dose rates. The optical absorption band at 420nm was also found in the PWO sample annealed in oxygen-rlch atmosphere. It is suggested that the absorption band at 42Onm is related to Pb^3 point defects existing in the PWO crystal. The unusual change of light output after irradiation probably results from the transformation of lead ions from Pb^3 to Pb^2 .     

A Detailed Study of Pre-scission γ Emission as a Probe of Nuclear Dissipation

Using a Langevin equation coupled with a statistical model, we calculate pre-scission giant dipole resonance （GDR） γ-ray multiplicity of nuclei 194 pb, 200Pb, 206Pb, and 200 Os. It is demonstrated that with increasing the isospin asymmetry of these fissioning nuclei the sensitivity of the emitted γ multiplicity to the nuclear viscosity coefficient is decreased significantly. For 200Os nuc/eus, this γ-ray emission is no longer sensitive to the magnitude of the viscosity coefficient. In addition, the effect of the isospin asymmetry on the γ rays as a probe of nuclear dissipation is reduced with increasing angular momentum. These results suggest that to obtain a more accurate information of the viscosity coemfficient by the measurement of pre-scission GDR γ-ray multiplicity it is better to choose those compound systems with small isospin asymmetry and low spin.     

Systematic Study on the Superdeformed Bands of Double Odd Nuclei in A～130 Region

Properties of the superdeformed bands of odd-odd nuclei in A～130 mass region are investigated systematically within the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions and a perturbation possessing the SO(5) (or SU(5)) symmetry on the rotational symmetry. The obtained γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments of inertia, and energy differences △Eγ - △Eγ^ref agree wlth experimental data. It shows that this approach is quite powerful in describing odd-odd nuclei in 130 mass region.     

Effect of Gamma-Ray Beaming on the Fluxes of Gamma-Ray Pulsars

We study the effect of γ-ray beaming on γ-ray emission of the pulsars in a self-sustained outer gap model. In this model, averaged γ-rav flux is a function of period, magnetic field, magnetic inclination angle and solid angle of γ-ray beaming for a γ-ray pulsar. We generate a sample of γ-ray pulsars with their ages less than 10^6 ears by using the Monte Carlo method, and then study the γ-ray beaming effect. The comparison of distributions of periods, magnetic fields, distances, γ-ray energy fluxes and period derivatives of the simulated γ-ray pulsars with those of observed γ-ray pulsars by the detector EGRET shows that γ-ray beaming has an important role on the detection of γ-ray pulsars. Furthermore, possible γ-ray pulsars observed by the detector GLAST are predicted.     

Monte Carlo simulation of prompt γ-ray spectra from depleted uranium under D-T neutron irradiation and electron recoil spectra in a liquid scintillator detector

To overcome the problem of inefficient computing time and unreliable results in MCNP5 calculation, a two-step method is adopted to calculate the energy deposition of prompt γ-rays in detectors for depleted uranium spherical shells under D-T neutron irradiation. In the first step, the γ-ray spectrum for energy below 7 MeV is calculated by MCNP5 code; secondly, the electron recoil spectrum in a BC501 A liquid scintillator detector is simulated based on EGSnrc Monte Carlo Code with the γ-ray spectrum from the first step as input. The comparison of calculated results with experimental ones shows that the simulations agree well with experiment in the energy region 0.4–3 MeV for the prompt γ-ray spectrum and below 4 MeVee for the electron recoil spectrum. The reliability of the two-step method in this work is validated.     

A study on the decay of ^72As

The excited states of the ⁷²Ge nucleus were investigated in radioactive decay of ⁷²As. Three new transitions with 1996.58, 2125.59 and 2255.49keV have been found for the first time. One γ-ray with 912.09keV has been placed in the decay scheme for the first time, and the placement of 1938.88, 2116.79, 2785.59, 2833.03, 2950.69 and 3338.00keV γ-rays are confirmed again in the present work. One new level at 2027.72keV excitation energy is proposed. The level scheme was established and for a number of levels spin-parity assignments are suggested on the basis of logft values and γ-branching ratios.     

Systematic Study on the Superdeformed Bands of Double Odd Nuclei in A～130 Region

Properties of the superdeformed bands of odd-odd nuclei in A ～ 130 mass region are investigatedsystematically within the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions and a perturbation possessing theSO(5) (or SU(5)) symmetry on the rotational symmetry. The obtained γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments ofinertia, and energy differences △Eγ - △Erefγ ef agree with experimental data. It shows that this approach is quite powerfulin describing odd-odd nuclei in 130 mass region.     

Leptonic Origin of TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from Crab Nebula

We study the nonthermal emission of the Crab nebula in the bands from radio to TeV γ-ray on a simplified timedependent injection model. In this model, relativistic electrons in the Crab nebula consists of two components and their injected spectrum is a broken power law with different indices and a break energy. The relativistic electrons emit nonthermal photons through synchrotron and inverse Compton scattering off soft photon fields inside the nebula. The resulting spectrum calculated with the model is well consistent with the observed data ranging from radio to very high energy γ-rays for the Crab nebula, where the emission from radio to medium γ-rays is from electron＇s synchrotron emission, whereas the emission above ～ 100 MeV primarily comes from the inverse Compton scattering of the relativistic electrons on synchrotron photons.     

Enhanced absorption properties of ordered mesoporous carbon/Co-doped ordered mesoporous carbon double-layer absorbers

Ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) and metal-doped (M-doped) OMC composites are prepared, and their electromagnetic (EM) parameters are measured. Using the measured EM parameters we calculate the EM wave absorption properties of a double-layer absorber, which is composed of OMC as an absorbing layer and M-doped OMC as the matching layer. The calculated results show that the EM wave absorption performance of OMC/OMC-Co (2.2mm/2.1mm) is improved remarkably. The obtained effective absorption bandwidth is up to 10.3 GHz and the minimum reflection loss reaches 47.6 dB at 14.3 GHz. The enhanced absorption property of OMC/OMC-Co can be attributed to the impedance match between the air and the absorber. Moreover, it can be found that for the absorber with a given matching layer, a larger value of -tanδε (= tan δε absorbing tan δε matching ) can induce better absorption performance, indicating that the difference in impedance between the absorbing layer and the matching layer plays an important role in improving the absorption property of double-layer absorbers.     

Hadronic Scenarios for Gamma-Ray Emission from Three Supernova Remnants Interacting with Molecular Clouds

GeV γ-rays detected with the large area telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray space telescope in the direc- tion of HB21, MSH 17-39 and G337.0-0.1 have been recently reported. The three supernova remnants （SNRs） show interactions with molecular clouds, and they are effective gamma-ray emitters as the relativistic protons accelerated by the SNR shocks inelastically colliding with the dense gas in the clouds. The origin of the observed γ-rays for the three remnants is investigated in the scenario of the diffusive shock acceleration. In the model, a part of the SNR shock transmits into the nearby molecular clouds, and the shock velocity is greatly reduced. As a result, a shock with a relatively low Alfven Mach number is generated, and the spectra of the accelerated protons and thee＇γ-ray photons produced via proton-proton interaction can be obtained. The results show that the observed γ-ray spectra for the three SNRs interacting with the molecular clouds can be reproduced. It can be concluded that the hadronic origin of the γ-rays for the three SNRs is approved, and the ability of SNR shocks to accelerate protons is also supported.     

New levels and transitions in ^72Ge following thedecay of ^72Ga

The decay of ^72Ga has been investigated by means of γ-ray spectroscopy. The 72Ga nuclei were produced through the ^71Ga(n, γ)^72Ga reaction. The Compton-suppressed spectrometer and high-purity Ge detectors have been used singly and in coincidence, separately, to study γ-rays in the β-decay of ^72Ga to ^72Ge. Ninety-three events of γ-rays were reported, of which 7 were observed for the first time. A decay scheme of ^72Ga including 4 new levels is proposed which accommodates 87 of these transitions. Spins and parities for new levels are proposed from calculated logft values, modes on the observed decay, and some nuclear reaction experimental results.