Comparative analysis of (p,d), (d,t) and (3He, α) reactions on13C nucleus

The angular distributions of the (p, d), (d, t) and(³He, ) reactions on¹³C have been analysed within the framework of DWBA in which additional information on nuclear vertex constants was introduced. Although all these reactions seem to be similar single nucleon transfer, their mechanism is shown to be quite different and so is the information extracted thereof. While from the (p, d) reactions spectroscopic factors may be extracted unambiguously, from the (d, t) reactions it is possible to obtain directly the values of vertex constants only, which in turn are consistent with those determined by extrapolation of the experimental cross sections of the (p, d) reactions to the pole.In the case of (³He, ) reactions, however, the analysis indicates inadequacy of the DWBA concerning the calculations of central partial amplitudes. For a more reliable extraction of structural information, besides the correct normalization of peripheral amplitudes, a contribution of more complex mechanisms must be taken into account.     

Charge-exchange processes in the quasi-elastic (e,e′p) and (e,e′n) reactions

Calculations of charge-exchange processes in the final state of the quasi-elastic (e, e′N) reaction have been performed employing the Lane formalism. The Lane equations were decoupled by means of a transformation to the isospin representation. It is found that charge exchange has a small effect on the (e, e′p) cross section, but may play an appreciable role in the (e, e′n) reaction.     

The influence of the spin-orbital bond on direct photonuclear reactions (γ, n) and (γ, p)

The Courant model for direct photonuclear reactions is modified by using the wave functions of a shell model with spin-orbital bond. It is shown that the introduction of spin-orbital interaction does not influence the cross-section. The changes caused by the spin-orbital bond are apparent only on the angular distribution, which has the Courant forma+bsin² , but with a different value ofb/a, i.e. the anisotropy coefficient. New selection lawsj j, j j±1 are found. The introduction of spin-orbital interaction permits the negative value of the anisotropy coefficient, found in some experimental papers, to be explained in a natural way.

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Excerpt from diploma work done at Faculty of Technical and Nuclear Physics in Prague.

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In conclusion the author thanks lecturer J. Kvasnica for the choice of subject and valuable remarks.     

Cross sections and rates of the thermonuclear reactions 64Zn(p,γ)65Ga and 66Zn(p,γ)67Ga

The excitation functions for the reactions of radiative proton capture, ⁶⁴Zn(p,γ)⁶⁵Ga and ⁶⁶Zn(p,γ)⁶⁷Ga, which are of interest for stellar nucleosynthesis, have been measured in the range of incidentproton energies from 1 to 2.8 MeV. The astrophysical S factor and reaction rates have been derived from the reaction cross sections. The experimental results are compared with the predictions of the Hauser-Feshbach statistical theory.     

Total decay-energy measurement in the fusion reactions90Zr(89Y,p)178Pt and90Zr(89Y, α)175Ir

In the fusion reactions⁹⁰Zr(⁸⁹Y,p)¹⁷⁸Pt and⁹⁰Zr(⁸⁹Y,)¹⁷⁵Ir the sum energy of all emitted rays as well as the energy of the promptly emitted charged particle were measured. From these data the mass-excess values for the evaporation residues¹⁷⁸Pt and¹⁷⁵Ir were extracted to be(¹⁷⁸Pt)=(–32.4±1.1)MeV/c² and(¹⁷⁵Ir)=(–32.0±1.2) MeV/c². The method provides absolute mass values for nuclides far from stability which can be produced in fusion reactions as evaporation residues in the 1p or 1 channel. The sources of the experimental uncertainties of the method are discussed, and the potential for considerable improvements is outlined.Dedicated to P. Armbruster on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Spectroscopy of 88Sr with the 87Sr(n, γ) and 87Sr(d,p) reactions

The γ-ray spectrum emitted after thermal neutron capture in ⁸⁷Sr was studied at the ILL high flux reactor with pair- and intrinsic Ge-spectrometers. 661 transitions were assigned to the reaction ⁸⁷Sr(n, γ)⁸⁸Sr and 205 of them were placed into a ⁸⁸Sr level scheme of 47 levels. This represents 88% of the observed intensity. The level energies were determined with a precision of better than 20 ppm; the neutron binding energy was determined as 11 112.69 (22) keV. To aid the analysis high resolution particle spectra of the reaction ⁸⁷Sr(d, p)⁸⁸Sr were measured at 20 MeV deuteron energy with the Munich Q3D spectrometer. 85 states were observed with this reaction. The data helped to establish newly found levels and to differentiate between primary and secondary transitions in the (n, γ) data. The observed level densities and primary transition strengths are compared with statistical model predictions and non-statistical effects are discussed.     

Production of Λ-hypernuclei in A(p,K~ )ΛB reactions

The production of Λ-hypernuclei in the A(p,K )ΛB reaction is investigated in the framework of the distorted wave impulse approximation(DWIA). The total cross sections and differential cross sections for various nuclear targets are calculated with an elementary process pN→NKΛ where the additional contributions from the N*(1535) resonance and the final state interaction between p and Λ are included. The dependence of the production cross sections of Λ-hypernuclei on the phenomenological nuclear density and the nucleon number in the target, as well as the distortion effect of the incident proton and outgoing kaon, are also explored. It is shown that the distortion effect tends to decrease the cross sections by a factor of about 3—10. The production cross sections are sensitive to the adopted nuclear density.     

A study of the 29,30Si(α, d)31,32P and the 29,30Si(d, α)27,28 Al reactions

The ${}^{\mathrm{29,30}}\text{Si}\text{(α,}\text{d}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{31,32}}\text{P}$ reactions have been studied at a beam energy of 25 MeV and the ${}^{\mathrm{29,30}}\text{Si}\text{(}\text{d}\text{, α)}{}^{\mathrm{27,28}}\text{Al}$ reactions have been studied using a 12.3 MeV tensor polarised deuteron beam. The data have been analysed using the microscopic DWBA. Three representations of the nucleon-nucleon interaction have been compared by incorporating the appropriate spectroscopic amplitudes for two nucleon transfer obtained from shell model calculations, in the microscopic form factor.     

Simulation of the (p,T) phase diagram of the temperature-driven metamagnet α-FeRh

We perform finite-pressure Monte Carlo simulations of an effective spin-analogous model with coupled magnetic and lattice degrees of freedom, which has previously been proposed in order to explain the anomalous temperature driven metamagnetic phase transition in α-FeRh. The results are in reasonable agreement with the experimental (p,?T) phase diagram. The critical behaviour of the system along the transition lines is analysed in detail.     

Correlations and the cross section of exclusive (e,e′p) reactions for 16O

The reduced cross section for exclusive (e, e′p) reactions has been studied in DWIA for the example of the nucleus ¹⁶O using a spectral function containing effects of correlations. The spectral function is evaluated directly for the finite nucleus starting from a realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction within the framework of the Green's function approach. The emphasis is focused on the correlations induced by excitation modes at low energies described within a model-space of shell-model configurations including states up to the sdg shell. Cross sections for the p-wave quasi-hole transitions at low missing energies are presented and compared with the most recent experimental data. In the case of the so-called perpendicular kinematics the reduced cross section derived in DWIA shows an enhancement at high missing momenta as compared to the PWIA result. Furthermore the cross sections for the s- and d-wave quasi-hole transitions are presented and compared to available data at low missing momenta. Also in these cases, which cannot be described in a model without correlations, a good agreement with the experiment is obtained.     

Level structure of 87Sr from the 86Sr(n, γ) and 86Sr(d,p) reactions

The γ-ray spectrum emitted after thermal neutron capture in ⁸⁶Sr was studied at the ILL high flux reactor with pair- and intrinsic Ge spectrometers. 759 transitions were assigned to the reaction ⁸⁶Sr(n, γ)⁸⁷Sr and 385 of them were placed into a ⁸⁷Sr level scheme of 80 levels. This represents 90% of the observed intensity. The level energies were determined with a precision of better than 20 ppm; the neutron binding energy was determined to be 8428.16 (17)keV. In a second set of experiments high resolution particle spectra of the reactions ⁸⁶Sr(d, p)⁸⁷Sr and ⁸⁸Sr(d, t)⁸⁷Si were recorded at 20 MeV deuteron energy with the München Q3D spectrometer. These data were used to establish newly found levels and to differentiate between primary and secondary transitions in the (n, γ) data. The observed level densities and primary transition strengths are compared with statistical models.     

Formation of 8He in the 9Be(π–, p)X and 10B(π–, pp)X Stopped Pion Absorption Reactions

JETP Letters - The structure of levels of the 8He heavy helium isotope has been studied in the 9Be $$({{\pi }^{ - }},p)X$$ and 10B $$({{\pi }^{ - }},pp)X$$ stopped pion absorption reactions....     

Direct measurement of the resonance strengths and branching ratios of low-energy(p, γ) reactions on Mg isotopes

Proton capture reactions on Mg isotopes are significant in the Mg-Al cycle in stellar H-burning.In particular,the resonance strengths and branching ratios of low-energy resonances in Mg(p,y)26 A1 reactions determine the production of ~(26)Al,which is one of the most important long-lived radioactive nuclei in nuclear astrophysics.In this article,we report our first experiment using the intense proton beam of approximately 2 mA provided by the JUNA accelerator ground laboratory and a new technique that can minimize the composition change of targets under intense beam irradiation.The resonance strengths and branching ratios of E=214,304,and 326 keV resonances in the reactions of ~(24)Mg(p,γ)~(26)Al,~(25)Mg(p,γ)~(26)Al,and ~(26)Mg(p,γ)~(27)Al,respectively,were measured with high accuracy.The success of this experiment provides a good calibration for the nuclear astrophysical experiment at the Jinping underground laboratory.     

Excitation functions of 40Ar(p,p′γ)40Ar and 40Ar(p,γ)41K reactions

The excitation functions of ⁴⁰Ar(p,p′γ)⁴⁰Ar and ⁴⁰Ar(p,γ)⁴¹K reactions are measured in the E _p = 1.0–3.0 eV range of accelerated protons. The excitation function in the E _p > 2.6 MeV range of accelerated protons is measured for the first time. The strengths of all (more than 200) measured resonance states are calculated.     

Effects of the form factor on exclusive (e, e′p) reactions

For the exclusive (e, e′p) reaction, we discuss the possibility of observing effects due to swollen nucleons in the nuclear medium, such as ⁴⁰Ca and ²⁰⁸Pb, by introducing form factors of the nucleon in the nuclear medium. These form factors include effectively the change of nucleon properties in the nuclear medium. This calculation is performed by using a Dirac-Hartree single particle model for a bound state and a relativistic optical model for a continuum state with inclusion of the electron Coulomb distortion. The effect of the form factor, which increases with higher momentum transfer (q ≥ 400MeV/c) is too small to be discerned from the errors on the available experimental data. But it affects the determination of spectroscopic factors to some extent.