Level structure of 48Sc from the 48Ca(p,nγ) reaction

Levels of ⁴⁸Sc up to 3.33 MeV excitation were studied by the reaction ⁴⁸Ca(p,nγ)⁴⁸Sc employing a variety of experimental techniques. A level scheme of ⁴⁸Sc comprising 29 excited states and 54 transitions were determined from the measurements of γ-γ coincidences and γ-ray excitation functions. Within the framework of the statistical compound nucleus model spins and parities of the ⁴⁸Sc levels were assigned from the angular distributions and linear polarizations of the de-excitation γ-rays as well as the excitation functions of the residual levels. From the present experimental results and other available data we tentatively identified some of the levels of the ($\text{1}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^9$, $\text{1}\text{d}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{)}$, ($\text{1}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^9\text{, 2}\text{s}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$), ($\text{1}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^7\text{, 2}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$) and ($\text{1}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^7\text{, 1}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$) configurations in addition to the well-known ($\text{π}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{, v}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$) multiplet.     

Levels of 41Sc from the 40Ca(p,p)40Ca reaction

Excitation functions have been measured for ⁴⁰Ca(p, p)⁴⁰Ca, in the energy range from E_p = 2.35 to 4.85 MeV at four angles. The R-matrix formalism for multilevel cross sections was used to analyse the data; spins, parities, proton widths and reduced widths were extracted for thirty levels. Several new spin values have been deduced. A detailed comparison of the levels in the mirror system ⁴¹Ca?⁴¹Sc is given.     

Levels of 16O near 13 MeV excitation from 15N + P reactions

Angular distributions, a 0° excitation function and Doppler-broadened γ-ray profiles for the reaction ¹⁵N(p, α₁γ), and angular distributions for the ¹⁵N(p, α₀) reaction, have been measured for proton energies from about 900 to 1250 keV. These data, together with analysing powers from the ${}^{15}\text{N}\text{(}\text{p}$, α₀) reaction, have been satisfactorily fitted by means of R-matrix theory in terms of the known levels of ¹⁶O in the 13 MeV region together with background contributions.     

Spectroscopy of intermediate 16F states with the reaction 14N(3He,np)15O

Excited states of ¹⁶F have been investigated with the reaction ¹⁴N(³He, np)¹⁵O at E = 10.5 and 12 MeV in kinematically complete experiments. Proton groups corresponding to the decays of intermediate ¹⁶F states were observed at various angles with counter telescopes in time coincidence with the associated neutrons detected at θ_n^lab = 0° with a time-of-flight spectrometer. Excitation energies and decay widths Γ_p0 of these states have been extracted from the proton spectra. Lower limits for the orbital angular momentum in the decay channel and for the spin of the states have been deduced from the obtained angular correlations. By comparison with the reaction ¹⁴N(³He, pp)¹⁵N measured at E = 13 MeV, pairs of $\text{T = 1}{}^{16}\text{F}$ parent/¹⁶O analog states have been identified. J^π assignments and shell-model configurations are discussed on the basis of the selectivity of the reactions measured.     

Sequential and simultaneous transfer in the reactions 18O(p,t)16O, 48Ca(t,p)50Ca and 90Zr(t,p)92Zr

The effects of sequential transfer of a pair of neutrons in the reactions ¹⁸O(p, t)¹⁶O, ⁴⁸Ca(t, p)⁵⁰Ca and ⁹⁰Zr(t, p)⁹²Zr are found to be sizeable. Channel spin-orbit distortion is an important feature of the calculations of the ¹⁸O and the ⁴⁸Ca reactions.     

Sequential calculations for heavy-ion induced two-nucleon transfer on 14N, 15N and 16O

¹¹B and ¹³C induced two-nucleon transfer data on ¹⁴N, ¹⁵N and ¹⁶O are compared with exact finite-range sequential transfer calculations. The data appear to be consistent with this reaction model and the assumed shell-model structure of the states populated. Single-nucleon transfer data on these targets is also analyzed using the DWBA. Modifications to the exit channel optical potential are required to obtain agreement with shell-model spectroscopic factors.     

Ambiguities in spectorscopic factors deduced from a DWBA analysis of the (16O, 15N) reaction 1172

The spectroscopic factors deduced from a finite-range DWBA analysis of the (¹⁶O, ¹⁵N) reaction show systematic discrepancies with those obtained from (τ,d), and (α,t) and (d,n) reactions depending on whether $\text{j = l +}\text{1}\text{2}$ or $\text{j = l ?}\text{1}\text{2}$. The results depend sensitively on the selection rules used, however.     

Etude de 17N par la reaction 18O(t, αγ)17N

The first six excited states of ¹⁷N have been studied by using the ¹⁸Ot, αγ)¹⁷N reaction at a bombarding energy of E_t = 3.5 MeV. Alpha-gamma angular correlation measurements (method II) were used to determine spins, mixing ratios and branching ratios. The 1.37, 1.85, 1.91, 2.53, 3.13 and 3.20 MeV levels have been assigned the spins $\text{3}\text{2}$, $\text{1}\text{2}$, $\text{5}\text{2}$^?, $\text{5}\text{2}$⁺, $\text{7}\text{2}$ and $\text{3}\text{2}$ respectively. Excitation energies are also given. Most of the results are in good agreement with previous data or suggested values. Mixing ratios have been obtained for the first time. The level scheme of ¹⁷N is compared with some $\text{T =}\text{3}\text{2}$ analogue states in ¹⁷O and ¹⁷F and with results of recent shell-model calculations.     

Atomic antiproton states in 16O, 18O, 32S, 40Ca, 44Ca and 122Sn

Atomic levels for the systems p? plus ¹⁶O, ¹⁸O, ³²S, ⁴⁰Ca, ⁴⁴Ca and ¹²²Sn are calculated in optical potentials based on the N?N interaction of Dover and Richard.     

The (3He,n) reaction on 16O and 18O

The (³He, n) reaction on ¹⁶O and ¹⁸O has been used to study low-spin states in ¹⁸Ne and ²⁰Ne up to E_x ≈ 8 and 20 MeV, respectively. The measured neutron angular distributions have been analysed using DWBA. By a comparison with shell-model calculations in the (s, d) shell it is found that most of the two-proton transfer strength can be explained within that shell. Important contributions, however, from the (f, p) shell in low-lying negative parity states are also present.     

16O(p,α0)13N cross-section measurements

Total cross sections for the ${}^{16}\text{O}\text{(}\text{p}\text{, α}{}_0\text{)}{}^{13}\text{N}$ reaction have been measured by observation of the positron decay of the residual ¹³N nuclei. These cross sections, covering the c.m. energy range 5.4 ≦ E ≦ 9.9 MeV, allow determination of reaction rates of astrophysical interest at temperatures in the neighborhood of 4 × 10⁹°K.     

Value of the absolute cross section for the reaction 40Ca(16O, 12C)44Ti

The reaction ⁴⁰Ca(¹⁶O, ¹²C)⁴⁴Ti(g.s.) is calculated making use of a microscopic finite-range form factor and full recoil. The states connected by the reaction are described in terms of shellmodel wave functions. They were obtained making use of Kuo-Brown matrix elements in the (p, sd) and (f, p) subspaces for the case of ¹⁶O and ⁴⁴Ti, respectively. The predicted value of the cross section is a factor of the order of 100 smaller than the experimental value.     

Statistical fluctuations and compound elastic scattering for 12C(12C, 12C)12C and 16O(16O, 16O)16O

The difference between the observed fluctuations in the elastic excitation functions for carbon-carbon and oxygen-oxygen scattering, just above the Coulomb barrier, is interpreted in terms of the compound nucleus model.     

Investigation of high-spin states in 47Ca through double-step processes in the 48Ca(τ, α)47Ca reaction

In the ⁴⁸Ca (τ,α)⁴⁷Ca reaction at 25 MeV, some angular distributions are well reproduced by CCBA calculations, assumping double-step excitation of $\text{[}{}^{48}\text{Ca}{}^1\text{?}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{]}$ states. Unambigous J^π assignments are extracted from the analysis.     

The reaction 14C(3He,n)16O and the coexistence model of 16O

The reaction ¹⁴C(³He, n)¹⁶O has been measured at a ³He bombarding energy of 25.4 MeV. The zero-degree differential cross section for the excitation of the three low lying 0⁺T = 0 states, at energies 0.0, 6.05 and 12.05 MeV are, respectively, 1.33 ± 0.10, 0.49 ± 0.10, and 0.50 ± 0.10 mb/sr These measured cross sections are in rough agreement with single-step zero-range DWBA calculations using an empirically determined ¹⁴C ground state wave function and in which the Brown and Green coexistence-model wave functions are used to describe the ¹⁶O 0⁺ states. The angular distribution of the transition to the ground state is measured between 0° and 32°.     

Generator-coordinate study of elastic 16O + 40Ca scattering

Elastic ¹⁶O + ⁴⁰Ca phase shifts are calculated using a generator-coordinate method. A rotational band of molecular resonances is found with a rotational constant of about 30 keV. The width of these resonances should make them observable in the energy range 30 to 50 MeV. These features can be approximately reproduced by a shallow local potential. Properties of the imaginary part of the optical potential are discussed qualitatively. The optical potential should be transparent in a window of J-values comprised between about 16 and 25. Odd-even effects are shown to be negligible in the real part of the potential but might be important in its imaginary part. A possible confirmation of these predictions is found in an experimental excitation function.     

The heavy-ion reaction channels of the system 16O + 16O

The reaction channels of the system ¹⁶O + ¹⁶O with outgoing heavy particles from lithium to magnesium have been measured using a ΔE-E telescope. Excitation functions from 49 to 65 MeV at θ_Lab = 30° and angular distributions from θ_Lab = 10° (20°) to 50° at E_Lab = 51.5 MeV are presented for the strong transitions. The excitation function of the ¹²C-²⁰Ne (4.25 MeV) channel shows a pronounced regular cross structure with peaks at 52 and 60 MeV. A selective excitation of certain states in the inelastic scattering and the ¹²C-²⁰Ne channel is observed; the yields of the other heavy-ion channels being weaker by at least one order of magnitude. An explanation of this phenomenon is given by considering the angular momentum matching between entrance and exit channels. Furthermore it is shown that no strong dependence of the cross sections on the transferred angular momentum or on the nuclear structure of the final states is observed. Possible implications of these results on the reaction mechanism are discussed.     

The (d, 6Li) reaction on 12C, 16O, 24Mg, 40Ca and 58Ni at 54.25 MeV

The (d, ⁶Li) reaction was studied at E_d = 54.25 MeV on the target nuclei ¹²C, ¹⁶O, ²⁴Mg, ⁴⁰Ca and ⁵⁸Ni. The data were analyzed with finite-range DWBA calculations. The absolute values of the α-cluster spectroscopic factors and the target mass dependence of the relative S_α were in agreement with those in the (p, pα) reaction at E_p = 100 and 157 MeV. The theoretical calculations of the relative S_α were in better agreement with the experimental data at higher energy than at the lower energies.