Core polarisation effect on the 3p 1/2, 3p 3/2, 2f 5/2, 2f 7/2 and 1i 13/2 proton states of209Bi

The weak fragments of the 3p_1/2, 3p_3/2, 2f_5/2, 2f_7/2 and 1i_13/2 proton states of²⁰⁹Bi as seen in the²⁰⁸Pb (³He,d) reaction can be explained with the coupling of the renormalised proton states and the vibrational states of²⁰⁸Pb. The energies of the zerothorder proton shell-model states as well as the collective admixtures of the weak fragmented proton states of²⁰⁹Bi have been deduced from the core-particle coupling model.     

Fragmentation of the high spin discrete neutron and proton states of209Pb and209Bi

The distribution of the discrete 1h _9/2, 2f _7/2, 1i _13/2 and 2f _5/2 proton states of²⁰⁹Bi and 2g _9/2, 1i _11/2, 1j _15/2 and 2g_7/2 neutron states of²⁰⁹Pb have been obtained within the particle-vibration coupling model calculation and compared with the experimental datas baising on the most recent high resolution stripping reaction on²⁰⁸Pb using 480 MeV¹²C projectile. The optimised shell model energies arising from the core-polarisation effect have profound influence for both the study of the structures of the high spin continuum shell model states of²⁰⁸Pb and stability of superheavy nuclei.     

Particle vibration coupling in207Pb

States in²⁰⁷Pb are observed in the proton decay of the lowest 5^? and 4^? analog resonances in²⁰⁸Bi. Evidence is given that one group of these states corresponds to the²⁰⁶Pb(2^ü, 0.8)?g _9/2 and²⁰⁸Pb(3^?, 2.6)?p ₃ ^2/?1 multiplets.     

Effect of quadrupole and octopole vibrations of206Pb on the 1j 15/2 neutron particle state of207Pb

The quadrupole as well as the octopole vibrational states of²⁰⁶Pb are coupled to the 2g _9/2, 1i _11/2 and 1j _15/2 neutron states to explain the fragmentation of 1j _15/2 state in²⁰⁷Pb as observed in the²⁰⁶Pb(d,p) reaction. The structures of weak fragmented 1j _15/2 states are deduced through the particle-core coupling scheme.     

Half-life and configuration of the 1/2+ intruder state in203Bi

The decay properties of theJ ^π=1/2⁺,E _exc=1,098 keV state in²⁰³Bi were studied. The state was populated via the²⁰⁴Pb(p, 2n) reaction and the activity was studied with the ion guide isotope separator on-line system IGISOL. The half-life of the 1/2⁺ state was measured to beT _1/2=303 ±5 ms. From this value the partial half-lives of the three depopulating branches 1/2⁺ →7/2^? (E3), 1/2⁺→5/2^? (E3 +M2) and 1/2⁺→9/2 _g.s. ^? (M4) were deduced. Since all the transitions are configuration forbidden in first order, a detailed study of second-order shell-model configuration mixing could be performed.     

Structure of the mirror nuclei21Ne and21Na

Theγ-decay of levels in²¹Ne up to 10 MeV excitation energy has been investigated byn — γ coincidence measurements initiated with the¹⁸O(α, nγ) reaction at 12, 13, 14.5 and 15.4 MeV bombarding energies. Spin(-parity) assignments of excited states are obtained by combining then — γ angular correlation measurements performed atE _α=11, 11.82 and 13.6 MeV with a consideration of lifetimes, neutron penetrabilities of the unbound states, and information from the mirror nucleus²¹Na. The resulting values of E_x[keV]?J ^π are as follows: 4525-5⁺, 4686-3⁺, 5431-7⁺, 5549-3⁺, 5819-7^?, 6175-7⁺, 6268-9⁺, 6550-9, 6639-9, 7006-7⁺, 7041-9, 7356-7 or 9, 7422-11^(?), 7648-7⁺, 7981-11 or (7⁺), 8154-9, 8240-11, 8664-9^? or 11 or 13^?, 9401-13^?, 9867-13^? or 15⁺, 9941-13^? or 15 or 17⁺. The assignment of mirror levels in²¹Ne —²¹Na has been extended to the 6175 keV level of²¹Ne. Excitation energies, electromagnetic properties, Gamow?Teller matrix elements and spectroscopic factors of positive parity states are compared with the results of shell-model calculations which employ a unifieds—d shell Hamiltonian and the unrestricted configuration space of the 0d _5/2 —1s _1/2—0d_3/2 shell. Collective properties contained in shell model wave functions are explored up to the termination of bands atJ=17/2 or 19/2. The spectrum of intruder states in²¹Ne is observed to begin with a 5628 keV,J ^π=7/2⁺ state. The 7422, 8664 and 9401 keV levels are assigned as members of previously established negative-parity rotational bands.     

Core polarization and 5/2+ states in91Nb

The energies and spectroscopic factors ofJ ^π=5/2⁺ states of nucleus⁹¹Nb excited via a reaction transferring a proton to the 2d _5/2 orbit of⁹⁰Zr target state have been calculated. Effective two-body interaction used has been extracted from the experimentally observed two-body energies of (1g ₉ ^2/?1 (n) 2d _5/2(n)), (1g ₉ ^2/?1 (n) 1g _9/2(p)) and (1g _9/2(p)-2d _9/2(n)) multiplets in⁹⁰Zr,⁹⁰Nb and⁹²Nb nuclei respectively. Most of the calculated energies and the strengths ofJ ^π=5/2⁺ levels have reasonably good counterparts in the experimental spectrum, however the calculation shows about 17% strength lying at 6.8 MeV, without having a confirmed counterpart in the observed level scheme. The reduced transition strengthsB(M1) forM l transitions from 5/2^? T>(11/2) state to the various components of 5/2⁺ T<(=9/2) state have also been reported; but the corresponding experimental values are not available. The main feature of the reduced transition strengths is that theM1 transition to the state at 3.69 MeV is inhibited whereas that to the state at 6.79 MeV is enhanced, the relevant core-configuration, interfering destructively in the former case and constructively in the latter.     

The low-lying states and configurations in138La

Tritons from the reaction¹³⁹La(d, t)¹³⁸La atE _d=16 MeV were analyzed at eleven reaction angles from 22 ° to 90 ° with a broad-range magnetic spectrograph. TheQ-value of the reaction is ?2522±5 keV. The nine lowest-lying states in¹³⁸La are interpreted in terms of the shell model configurations (πg _7/2)^?1 (vd _3/2)^?1, (πg _7/2)^?1 (vs _1/2)^?1 and (πg _7/2)^?2 (πd _5/2)^?1(vd _3/2)^?1. Seven levels in the energy range of 700–1300 keV are populated byl=5 transitions and are interpreted as coming from the (πg _7/2)^?1(vh _11/2)^?1 configuration. The ground state of¹³⁸La is shown to haveJ ^π=5⁺. Therefore, beta decay by unique second-forbidden transitions to the 2⁺ one-phonon states of¹³⁸Ce and¹³⁸Ba must be inferred in spite of unusually high logft values of 19.2 and 18.5, respectively.     

Transition densities between the 01+, 21+, 41+, 02+, 22+, 11− and 31− states in 12C derived from the three-alpha resonating-group wave functions

All the multipole transition densities between the seven T = 0 states in ¹²C are calculated with the use of the microscopic 3α resonating-group wave functions which are obtained by dynamically solving the 3α relative motion with the total antisymmetrization taken into account exactly. The observed elastic and inelastic electron scattering form factors for the transition to the 2₁⁺, 4₁⁺, 0₂⁺, 1₁^?and 3₁^? states are well reproduced with no additional effective charge. The existence of a deformed intrinsic state for the 0₁⁺, 2₁⁺and 4₁⁺states is deduced by the analysis of the transition densities between them which are derived by the weak-coupling-type 3α wave functions; the intrinsic density distribution is illustrated. The monopole density distribution of the 0₂⁺, 2₂⁺ and 1₁^?, states is found to be much longer ranged than that of the 0₁⁺, 2₁⁺ and 4₁⁺ states; the 3₁^? state case is intermediate. On the basis of the transition densities between the 0₁⁺, 2₁⁺, 0₂⁺ and 2₂⁺ states, analysis is made of the transition between the shell-like states and the molecule-like states with a large spatial-structure change. Specific, effective nucleon-nucleon interactions are folded into the transition densities here obtained. The evident dependence of the radial shape of the folded nucleon-¹²C form factors on the choice of the interactions and the multi-step form factors for the excitation of the 0₂⁺, 1₁^? and 3₁^? states are discussed.     

Observation of the 2<Superscript>-</Superscript> state in <Superscript>208</Superscript>Pb with a major s<Subscript>1/2</Subscript>p<Subscript>3/2</Subscript> structure and structure of ten more 2<Superscript>-</Superscript> states

From ²⁰⁸Pb (p, p’) via isobaric analog resonances in ²⁰⁹Bi , at E _x = 6420 keV in the doubly magic nucleus ²⁰⁸Pb , a new state with spin 2^- with half the s _1/2 p _3/2 strength and major g _7/2 f _5/2 , d _3/2 f _5/2 fractions is identified. Ten more 2^- states up to E _x = 7.0 MeV are identified and their structure discussed, among them six states with new spin assignments. The known 6314 1^- state is shown to contain almost the entire s _1/2 p _3/2 strength.     

The distribution of205Tl proton hole states and estimation of the root mean square radii of206Pb and208Pb from their charge distributions

The fragmentations of the 3s _1/2, 2d _3/2, 2d _5/2 and 1.h _11/2 proton states were deduced using the hole-core coupling model calculation and compared with recent²⁰⁶Pb ( \(\vec d\) ,³He) reaction data. The energies of the proton fragments carrying the main shell-model strengths were used to deduce the radial wave functions of²⁰⁵T1 and²⁰⁷Tl that give rise to charge distributions of these nuclei. From their respective charge distributions, root mean square radii of²⁰⁶Pb and²⁰⁸Pb were extracted.     

Deformation dependence of magnetic moments in the odd transitional nuclei117–125Te

The magnetic moments of the 5/2 ₁ ⁺ state in¹¹⁷Te at 274.4 keV and of the 7/2 ₁ ⁺ state in¹²¹Te at 443.1 keV have been determined asμ _exp(5/2⁺)=?0.75(5)n.m. andμ _exp(7/2⁺)=+0.63(7) n.m., respectively, using the TDPAD method and the reactions^115,119Sn(α,2n)^117,121Te. An evaluation method is described which provides, in case of the normalized time differential patternR(t) exhibits less than half of an oscillation period, a unique value of the Larmor frequency. The comparison of the measured magnetic moments with Nilsson-, soft rotor Coriolis- as well as core-particle coupling calculations gives valuable hints on the shape dependence of magnetic moments and, consequently, on the deformation of different states in the odd transitional nuclei^117–125Te. In the light of the core-particle coupling model the positive parity states of¹¹⁷Te and¹²¹Te are interpreted as the members ofΔJ=1 andΔJ=2 bands built on thes _1/2,d _3/2,d _5/2 and g_7/2 single-particle states, respectively.     

Experimental determination of the potential energy curves of the I(3/2u) and I(3/2g) states of Kr+ 2

The I(3/2u) and I(3/2g) states of Kr⁺ ₂ have been investigated by pulsed-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy (PFI-ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy following (2 + 1′) resonance-enhanced multiphoton excitation via the 0⁺ _g Rydberg state located below the Kr?([4p]⁵5p[1/2]₀) + Kr(¹S₀) dissociation limit of Kr₂. From the positions of a large number of vibrational bands in the spectra of the ⁸⁴Kr₂ and ⁸⁴Kr-⁸⁶Kr isotopomers, the adiabatic ionization potentials (IP(I(3/2u)) = 112672.4 ± 0.8cm^?1, IP(I(3/2g)) = 111 395.0 ± 1.4cm^?1), the dissociation energies (D ⁺ ₀(I(3/2u)) = 368.8 ± 2.0cm^?1, D ⁺ ₀(I(3/2g)) = 1646.2 ± 2.3cm^?1) and vibrational constants for both ionic states have been determined. Potential energy curves have been extracted which perfectly reproduce all experimental observations and are accurate over a wide range of energies and internuclear distances. The equilibrium internuclear distances (R ⁺ _e(I(3/2u)) = 4.11 ± 0.04 Å, R ⁺ _e(I(3/2g)) = 3.35 ± 0.10 Å) have been derived by comparing the intensity distribution in the PFI-ZEKE photoelectron spectra to calculated Franck-Condon factors. The dissociation energy of the I(3/2g) state and the equilibrium internuclear distance of the I(3/2u) state differ markedly from previously reported values.     

The[g 9 2/2 ]8+ state in96Zr

An 8⁺ state has been identified at 4390 keV in the doubly semi-magic nucleus⁹⁶Zr through the study of angular correlations among the γ radiation which is emitted in the β^? decay of the 10 s isomer of⁹⁶Y. This state probably has the configuration πg ₉ ^2/2 and is populated through a GT decay from the 8⁺ member of the [πg_9/2?νg_7/2] multiplet in⁹⁶Y. The deexcitation indicates that it belongs to a band based on the 0⁺ state in⁹⁶Zr.     

Experimental determination of some matrix elements of the effective residual interaction among particle-hole configurations in 208Pb

Matrix elements of the residual interaction in ²⁰⁸Pb are derived from the wavefunctions and the energies of states and configurations in ²⁰⁸Pb. From the experimentally determined wavefunctions of 20 low-lying states in ²⁰⁸Pb with spins I^π = 2^?, 3^?, 4^?, 5^?, 6^?, 7^? one obtains matrix elements of the effective residual interaction among particlehole configurations defined with respect to the physical ground state of ²⁰⁸Pb. The average value of these matrix elements is about 100 keV. No significant difference in the average value of the off-diagonal matrix elements is found for the different spin values. Also many nondiagonal matrix elements have values approaching the diagonal matrix elements.     

FastM1 transitions in85Rb

Excited states in⁸⁵Rb have been studied via the⁸²Se(⁷Li, 4n) reaction by using in-beamγ-ray spectroscopy. On the basis of new experimental data on coincidence relations, angular distributions and linear polarizations of theγ-rays the yrast sequence has been extended up to a 33/2⁺ level at 7.1 MeV excitation energy. Using the DSA method mean lifetimes have been determined for 9 levels. Above the 21/2⁺ yrast state 5 fast M1 transitions withB (M 1) ≧0.3 W.u. have been identified. They are interpreted as transitions between recoupled states of the configuration πg_9/2ν(g_9/2) ₈₊ ^?2 or πg_9/2(f ₅ ² /?1p ₃ ^2?1 )₄₊ν(g_9/2) ₈₊ ^?2 .     

Multiphoton mass spectra of Xe2 molecules in the range of excited Xe*(6p, 5d) atoms

The (2 + 1) photoionization mass spectra of Xe₂ molecules are studied in a supersonic jet upon excitation by laser radiation in the energy range 80321.3–77821 cm^?1, corresponding to the dissociation of the Xe₂ molecule into atoms Xe(¹ S ₀) + Xe*(6p, 5d). Several vibrational progressions are observed, which are attributed to two-photon transitions of Xe₂ from the ground state to the excited states of the O ⁺ _g, 1_g, and 2_g symmetries. Based on the analysis of these progressions, the molecular constants of a number of excited states of Xe₂ are estimated.     

High-resolution optogalvanic study of the c4(0)1Πu, c′5(0)1Σu+, and a″(0)1Σg+ Rydberg states of N2

A new optogalvanic technique with an rf discharge was applied to a high-resolution study of the Rydberg states of N₂. The Ledbetter band, c₄(0)¹Π_u ← a″(0)¹Σ_g⁺, and a new visible band, c′₅(0)¹Σ_u⁺ ← a″(0)¹Σ_g⁺, were studied at a Doppler-limited resolution of 0.05 cm^?1. A Doppler-free method was also applied to resolve overlapped lines. Precise wavenumbers were determined for the rotational transitions of the two Rydberg bands. The rotational and the centrifugal constants for the lowest Rydberg state, a″(0)¹Σ_g⁺, were determined to be B₀ = 1.913748(42) cm^?1 and D₀ = 6.088(99) × 10^?6 cm^?1, where the numbers in parentheses are the standard deviation and apply to the last digits.     

Neutron particle-hole electric dipole states in 206, 207, 208Pb

Inelastic proton scattering on ²⁰⁶Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb through isobaric analog resonances has been used to study neutron particle-hole excitations with large ground-state γ-branches in these Pb isotopes. Relative (p, p′) cross sections at 90° are extracted for structures selectively excited on the $\text{d}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{,}\text{s}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{and d}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{?}\text{g}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ resonances. Interpretation of excitations is ²⁰⁶Pb and ²⁰⁷ Pb in terms of coupling to states in ²⁰⁸Pb is discussed. Branching ratios for 1^?states in ²⁰⁸Pb at 4.84, 5.29, 5.94 and 6.31 MeV and the $\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ state in ²⁰⁷Pb at 4.63 MeV are deduced.     

In-beam study of excited states in80Br

Excited states of the doubly-odd nucleus⁸⁰Br have been studied via the reactions⁸⁰Se(p, n),⁸⁰Se(d,2n) and⁷⁸Se(α, pn) using in-beamγ-ray spectroscopy. A positiveparity level sequence built on aI ^π=5⁺ state at 331.04 keV has been found up to spin (10). For this 5⁺ level de-exciting to the known 5^? isomeric state and for the 6⁺ level at 357.22 keV half-lives of 0.7 and 0.4 ns, respectively, have been determined. Negativeparity states have been observed up to spin (6). For the positive-parity level sequence the configuration (πg _9/2,vg _9/2) and collective excitations are proposed. Some of the negative-parity states are tentatively interpreted as arising from the configurations (πp _3/2,vg _9/2) and (πp _3/2, (vg _9/2) ₇ ^2/3 ).