Study of the 133Ba nucleus with the ( \vec d , p) reaction

Excited states in ¹³³Ba were studied with the ¹³²Ba ( $ \vec d $ , p) ¹³³Ba reaction at 24.0MeV, with a polarized deuteron beam using the Munich magnetic spectrograph Q3D. Many unambiguous spin-parity assignments were made up to an excitation energy of 2.2MeV, which allow a detailed comparison with different theoretical calculations, such as the interacting boson-fermion model and the shell model.     

Studying the possibility of recovering np and nn helicity amplitudes on the basis of \vec p + \vec d and \vec n + \vec d scattering data at intermediate energies

In this work, we study the possibility of direct recovery of np helicity amplitudes, which are unknown at incident neutron energies T _n > 1.1 GeV, and nn helicity amplitudes, which are unknown at any energy, from data on $\vec p + \vec d$ and $\vec n + \vec d$ scattering. For the inversion of $\vec N + \vec d$ data, we use formulas that relate N _d- and NN amplitudes derived in terms of a refined Glauber model. It is found that the critical factors for solving the inverse problem under study are the accuracy and completeness of the set of input $\vec N + \vec d$ observables.     

Role of cross-shell excitations in the reaction 54Fe($$ \vec d $$, p)55Fe

The reaction ⁵⁴Fe(, p)⁵⁵Fe was studied at the Munich Q3D spectrograph with a 14MeV polarized deuteron beam. Excitation energies, angular distributions and analyzing powers were measured for 39 states up to 4.5MeV excitation energy. Spin and parity assignments were made and spectroscopic factors deduced by comparison to DWBA calculations. The results were compared to predictions by large-scale shell model calculations in the full pf -shell and it was found that reasonable agreement for energies and spectroscopic factors below 2.5MeV could only be obtained if up to 6 particles were allowed to be excited from the f _7/2 orbital into p _3/2 , f _5/2 , and p _1/2 orbitals across the N = 28 gap. For levels above 2.5MeV the experimental strength distribution was found to be significantly more fragmented than predicted by the shell model calculations.     

Study of even-mass Ba nuclei by the (p,t) reaction

The (p, t) reaction on the nuclei ^{134, 136, 138}Ba has been studied at a bombarding energy of 52 MeV. Angular distributions of emitted tritons were obtained between 6° and 60°. The following six negative-parity states were strongly excited by the (p, t) reaction: 5^?(2.121 MeV) and 7^?(2.482 MeV) in ¹³²Ba, 5^?(1.998 MeV) and 7^?(2.274 MeV) in ¹³⁴Ba, and 5^?(2.139 MeV) and 7^?(2.031 MeV) in ¹³⁶Ba. DWBA calculations using the code DWUCK successfully reproduce these angular distributions. The 0⁺ assignment to the 1.761 MeV level in ¹³⁴Ba is confirmed. Intensities of the (p, t) reaction for low-lying states are discussed.     

Analyzing powers in the 12C( \vec d ,p)13C reaction at the energy T d = 270 MeV

The preliminary results on the tensor T₂₀ analyzing power for the ¹²C(,p)¹³C* reaction with the excitation of ¹³C levels and the d(,p)X reaction at the energies T _d = 140, 200 and 270 MeV at the emission angle Θ _cm = 0° are presented. The data on the tensor A _yy and vector A _y analyzing powers for the ¹²C(,p)¹³C* reaction at the energy T _d = 270 MeV in the angular range from 4° to 18° in the laboratory are also obtained.     

First measurement of the polarisation transfer on the proton in the reactionsH(\vec e,e'\vec p) andD(\vec e,e'\vec p)

The measurement of the polarisation transfer to the proton in the reactions $H(\vec e,e'\vec p)$ and $D(\vec e,e'\vec p)$ performed with longitudinally polarised electrons in quasi-free kinematics is presented. The coincidence measurement was executed atQ ²≈8fm ^?2 using the 855 MeV, c.w. beam of the Mainz Microtron MAMI. The recoil polarisation was determined by means of a carbon analyser. The experiment shows that the binding of the nucleon does not modify the polarisationP _x of the recoil proton within an error ofΔ P _x/P_x≈10%. The measured polarisation agrees with recent theoretical predictions. Implications for the measurement of the electric form factor of the neutron using the $D(\vec e,e'\vec n)$ reaction are discussed.     

Angular asymmetries in the reactions \vec pp \to d\pi ^ + \eta and \vec pn \to d\pi ^0 \eta and a 0-f 0 mixing

The reactions pp → dπ ⁺ η and pn → dπ ⁰ η are of special interest for investigating the a ₀(980) (J ^P=0⁺) resonance in the process NN → da ₀ → dπη. We study some aspects of those reactions within a general formalism and also in a concrete phenomenological model. In particular, it is shown that the presence of nonresonant (i.e., without excitation of the a ₀ resonance) contributions to these reactions yields nonvanishing values for specific polarization observables, i.e., to effects like those generated by a ₀ ⁰ -f ₀ mixing. An experimental determination of these observables for the reaction $\vec pp \to d\pi ^ + \eta $ would provide concrete information on the magnitude of those nonresonant contributions to πη production. We also discuss the possibility of extracting information about a ₀ ⁰ -f ₀ mixing from the reaction $\vec pn \to d\pi ^0 \eta $ with a polarized proton beam.     

The t-dn vertex function and the (t,d) reaction

Estimates are made of the t-dn vertex function which is proportional to D², a multiplicative factor appearing in the differential cross section for (t, d) reactions at sub-Coulomb energies. The factor D² is calculated using various triton internal wave functions and also by using dispersion relations for d-n scattering. Calculations also are made of the ³He-dp vertex functions, as well as the factor D²₀ which appears in the differential cross sections at higher energies.     

Pole approximation in the quasi-free t + p scattering and the t(p,d)d reaction via the t + d interaction

The t(p,p)t and t(p,d)d channels have been investigated in an indirect way through the ²H(t,tp)n and ²H(t,dd)n three-body reactions performed at E _t = 35.5?MeV in quasi-free kinematics. The agreement with direct data supports the pole approximation at energies above the Coulomb barrier.     

First close-to-threshold measurement of the analysing power A y in the reaction \vec pp \rightarrow pp\eta

At the internal facility COSY-11 a first measurement of the reaction near the production threshold has been performed. Results for the analysing power will be presented and a comparison with one-meson exchange models will be discussed.Received: 30 September 2002, Published online: 22 October 2003PACS: 12.40.Vv Vector-meson dominance - 13.60.Le Meson production - 13.88. + e Polarization in interactions and scattering - 24.70. + s Polarization phenomena in reactions     

Study of the germanium isotopes with the (p,t) reaction

The levels of ^{70, 71, 72, 74}Ge have been investigated with the (p, t) reaction at 20 MeV. Strong transitions to the ground state and to the 2₁⁺ and 3₁^? collective levels were observed for all even isotopes. A comparison of the experimental angular distributions with those calculated assuming a closed ⁷⁰Ge core indicates that only ≈ 15% of the observed ground state L = 0 transition strength comes from $\text{(1}\text{g}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^2\text{and}\text{(2}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^2$ pick up. The excitation energies and L-transfers obtained in the present work are found to be in generally good agreement with previous data.     

The sub-Coulomb197Au(t,d)198Au reaction

The influence of a deformation of the triton due to a non-s part of the ground state wave function on triton induced reactions is investigated. For this purpose, a measurement of the absolute cross section of the¹⁹⁷Au(t, d)¹⁹⁸Au reaction below 7 MeV was performed and compared with a finite range DWBA calculation. Implications on reactions with tritons during the primordial nucleosynthesis are briefly discussed.     

Vector analysing power of the pick-up reaction C(d, t)C

The vector analysing power has been measured for the reaction ¹³C(d, t)¹²C initiated by 12.1 MeV polarized douterons and proceeding to the ground and 4.43 MeV states of ¹²C. Large analysing powers were observed especially for the ground state reaction. The results have been compared with the predictions of the distorted waves Born approximation and with data for the ¹²C(d, p)¹³C reaction     

Study of131Ba decay

Singles and coincidence spectra of gamma rays emitted in the decay of¹³¹Ba(11.8d) have been studied with improved statistics. The existence of the level at 1342.07 keV and gamma transitions at 82.58, 461.22, 562.87, 703.53, 1046.4, 1125.97, 1170.53, 1208.43 and 1342.02 keV have been confirmed. Thirteen previously unreported gamma rays at 390.1, 474.2, 506.1, 517.5, 533.7, 596.5, 657.6, 745.5, 757.0, 785.92, 840.9, 1037.0 and 1218.30 keV have been identified and seven new coincidence relations are reported. The level at 596.4 keV is proposed based on coincidence evidence and the level at 657.6 keV is tentatively proposed on the basis of energy differences. All the 62 gamma rays observed in this study have been placed into the decay scheme.     

The polarization of protons from the^{12} C\left( {d,\vec p_0 } \right)^{13} C reaction at low deuteron energies

The polarization of protons produced in the \(^{12} C\left( {d,\vec p_0 } \right)^{13} C\) reaction has been measured at 45° lab for deuteron energies between 0·25 and 1·15 MeV. Besides, the angular distribution of proton polarization at 0·975 MeV has also been measured. The result was analysed in terms of associated Legendre polynomials expansion.