Winkelverteilung der Polarisation der Neutronen aus der Reaktion14C(d,n 0)15N bei Deuteronenenergien zwischen 1,3 und 1,9 MeV

Polarization distributions of ground state neutrons emitted from the¹⁴C(d,n ₀)¹⁵N reaction were investigated over the angular range from 15 ° (lab) to 150 ° (lab) at bombarding energies of 1.28, 1.55 and 1.88 MeV. Scattering of neutrons from helium served as polarization analyzer. The experimental results show a large variation with energy of the polarization ranging betweenP(Θ_lab=130 °)=?21% andP(Θ_lab=130 °)=+50% at 1.28 and 1.88 MeV respectively.     

Spectroscopy of the <Superscript>5</Superscript>H superheavy hydrogen isotope

The formation of the ⁵H superheavy hydrogen isotope was experimentally sought in the reactions induced by stopped π^? mesons absorbed by ⁹Be nuclei. Peaks in missing-mass spectra were observed in two reaction channels, ⁹Be(π^?, pt)X and ⁹Be(π^?, dd)X, and were attributed to the ⁵H resonance states. The lowest state has parameters Er=5.5±0.2 MeV and Г=5.4±0.5 MeV [E_r is the resonance energy measured from the (triton + two neutrons) threshold]. Therefore, ⁵H is bound more weakly than ⁴H. Excited states of ⁵H were also observed. All three resonance levels (E_1r=10.6±0.3 MeV, Г_1r=6.8±0.5 MeV; E_2r=18.5±0.4 MeV, Г_2r=4.8±1.3 MeV; E_3r=26.7±0.4 MeV, Г_3r=3.6±1.3 MeV) can decay into five free nucleons.     

High spin selectivity in α-particle induced reactions

Distinct maxima have been observed in the spectra of protons emitted from the ²⁴Mg(α, p)²⁷Al reaction in the region of the excitation energies of ²⁷Al between 5 and 15 MeV, where continuous spectra are expected according to the statistical model. To investigate the reaction mechanism responsible for the selective excitation of several states of ²⁷Al, angular distributions of protons in the angular range from 20° to 170° in the lab system were measured at the α-particles energies E_lab = 25.4 25.8 and 26.2 MeV. Thirteen out of thirty levels observed in proton spectra, exhibit symmetry of their angular distributions around 90° the c.m. system, when averaged over energy. The contribution of preequilibrium emission was calculated and found to be negligible. A Hauser-Feshbach analysis was carried out to determine spins of states of ²⁷Al whose angular distributions were symmetric around 90° in the c.m. system. Results of this analysis indicated high spin selectivity in the ²⁴Mg(α, p)²⁷Al reaction.     

Alpha-heavy-ion angular correlations from 28Si + 12C

Alpha particles have been measured in coincidence with heavy recoil nuclei from the ²⁸Si + ¹²C reaction. At E_lab = 87 MeV angular correlations for alphas between 15° and 55° and heavy ions at angles ?9°, ?12° and ?15° have been taken. An excitation function of coincidence events with θ_α = 30° and θ_HI = ?12° has been measured for 84 MeV < E_lab < 91.5 MeV. The results are well described by a statistical-model calculation for compound nucleus decay. No evidence is found for additional processes.     

Non-statistical structures in12C(15N,4He)23Na reaction

The data on the? _lab=7° excitation functions of¹²C(¹⁵N,⁴He)²³Na reaction betweenE _cm=9.42 and 17.33 MeV for 28 states upto an excitation energy of 8.940 MeV in²³Na have been subjected to statistical analysis. In addition to statistical fluctuations, the results of the analysis indicate the existence of non-statistical structures atE _cm=10.66, 10.93, 11.38, 12.62, 13.16, 15.32 and 16.18 MeV.     

The 12C(13C, α)21Ne reaction: High-spin states,resonances and coherence widths

Excitation functions were measured for states of ²¹Ne populated by the ${}^{12}\text{C}\text{(}{}^{13}\text{C}\text{, α)}$ reaction over the bombarding energy range E_lab = 18.2–32.0 MeV (18.4–27.0 MeV) at θ_lab = 7°(25°) in in 200 keV steps, and average coherence widths of states and the moment of inertia of the compound nucleus ²⁵Mg were obtained from these excitation functions. A statistical analysis of these data was performed. Angular distributions for states in ²¹Ne to 10 MeV in excitation energy were measured at θ_lab = 7°, 18°, 28° and 43° at bombarding energies from 29.0 to 31.0 MeV in 400 keV steps. These data along with Hauser-Feshbach predictions allow us to suggest spins for some states as well as to suggest possible candidates for rotational bands in ²¹Ne.     

The formation of the superheavy hydrogen isotope <Superscript>6</Superscript>H in the absorption of stopped π<Superscript>−</Superscript>-mesons by nuclei

An experimental search for the superheavy hydrogen isotope ⁶H was conducted through studying the absorption of stopped π^?-mesons by ⁹Be and ¹¹B nuclei. A structure in the missing mass spectrum caused by the resonance states of ⁶H was observed in three reaction channels, namely, ⁹Be(π^?, pd)X, ¹¹B(π^?, d³He)X, and ¹¹B(π^?, p⁴He)X. The parameters of the lowest state E_r=6.6±0.7 MeV and Γ=5.5±2.0 MeV (E_r is the resonance energy with respect to the disintegration into the triton and three neutrons) are evidence that ⁶H is a more weakly bound system than ⁴H and ⁵H. Three excited states of ⁶H were observed. Their resonance levels (E_1r=10.7±0.7 MeV, Γ_1r=4±2 MeV, E_2r=15.3±0.7 MeV, Γ _2r=3±2 MeV, and E_3r=21.3±0.4 MeV, Γ_3r=3.5±1.0 MeV) are energetically capable of disintegrating into six free nucleons.     

Large angle scattering of α-particles from 32S

The elastic scattering of α-particles from ³²S was studied in the incident energy range between 4 and 8.9 MeV. In order to ascertain whether quasi-molecular states exist, as predicted in the α-³²S system, excitation functions were measured, and angular distribution measurements were carried out using targets with different thicknesses in the angular range from θ_lab = 30° to 175° at each extreme in the excitation functions. The analysis of the angular distribution data at back angles was performed using the Regge-pole method. A resonance with J = 3 was observed at 7.7 MeV in the α-³²S system. Evidence was also found for both a broad resonance which can be characterized by an angular momentum J = 1, and for a narrow J = 2 resonance.     

Differential cross section for elastic π± helium isotopes scattering from 25 to 65 MeV

Measurements of absolute elastic-scattering differential cross sections for π^±He at T^lab_π = 30.2 MeV, 45.1 MeV and 65.0 MeV and for π^±-⁴?⁴He at T^lab_π = 25.1 MeV and 51.1 MeV have been made in the angular range 40° to 145°. An overall accuracy of about ±5% was achieved. The results are compared with available theoretical calculations.     

Resonance states of superheavy hydrogen nuclei obtained in transfer reactions with exotic beams

A resonance state situated at 1.8±0.1 and, most likely, another state positioned at 2.7±0.1 MeV above the t+n+n decay threshold were observed in the missing mass energy spectrum of the ⁵H nucleus produced in the reaction ³H(t,p)⁵H. The peak located close to $E_{^5 H} = 1.8$ MeV also was seen in the ⁵H spectrum obtained from the energy distributions of ³H nuclei emitted in the reaction ²H(⁶He,⁵H)³He. The width (Γ_obs ≤ 0.5 MeV) obtained for the two ⁵H resonance states is surprisingly small. A state of ⁴H with E _res = 3.3 MeV and γ² = 2.3 MeV was obtained in the reaction ²H(t,p)⁴H from the proton spectrum.     

Observation of particle unstable 4H in pion absorption in 7Li

A particle unstable state of ⁴H has been identified in the reaction $\text{π}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{+}{}^7\text{Li}\text{→}{}^4\text{H+t}\text{,}{}^4\text{H}\text{→}\text{t}\text{+π}$ by observing the two emitted tritons. A resonance energy E_Γ=(2.7±0.6) MeV and a reduced width γ²=(2.3±0.6) MeV were deduced, in agreement with the parameters of the ground-state level (J^π=2^?) found in the p-wave of n-t-scattering. The yield per stopped pion is (5.6±1.8)×10^?4. Previous measurements in pion absorption are in disagreement with our results.     

Searches for the superheavy hydrogen isotope 7H in the absorption of stopped π − mesons

Experimental searches for the superheavy hydrogen isotope ⁷H were performed in reactions involving the absorption of stopped π ^? mesons on ⁹Be and ¹¹B nuclei. In the reaction ⁹Be(π ^?, pp)X, the missing-mass spectrum shows evidence for the formation of ⁷H states, that of E _r = 16 ± 1 MeV and Γ ? 2 MeV and that of E _r = 21 ± 1 MeV and Γ ? 5 MeV (E _r is the resonance energy with respect to breakup into a trition and four neutrons, and Γ is the observed level width).     

Search for a narrow resonance in 6Be with the 4He(3He,n) reaction

The ⁴He(³He, n)⁶Be reaction has been investigated at 36.20 MeV bombarding energy in search for a narrow resonance near the ³He-³He threshold which has been proposed as a possible explanation for the missing solar neutrinos in Davis' experiment. Neutrons have been detected at θ_b = 0° with an effective resolution < 25 keV in the c.m. system, in coincidence with protons emitted at θ_p = 50°. No indication for the existence of such a resonance has been found and an upper limit (dσ/dω)_res ≦ 7.5 μb/sr has been established.     

Polarization in quasielastic (p,2p) scattering on a 4He nucleus at 1 GeV

The polarization of secondary protons from the (p, 2p) reaction induced by 1-GeV protons incident to a ⁴He nucleus was measured in a kinematically complete experiment. By using a two-arm magnetic spectrometer, two secondary protons from this reaction were recorded in coincidence at unequal scattering angles of Θ₁ = 18°?24.21° and Θ₂ = 53.22° over a broad range of the recoil-nucleus momentum K _B between 0 and 150 MeV/c. It was found that the measured polarization of either secondary proton is less than that observed in free elastic proton-proton scattering. The magnitude of this difference is determined by the mean binding energy of s-shell protons rather than by the effective nuclear density. The polarizations measured in inclusive quasielastic and elastic scattering of 1-GeV protons on ⁴He nuclei are presented for scattering angles in the range Θ₁ = 18° ? 24.21°.     

Interaction times in the19F+63Cu dissipative heavy ion reaction

Coherence energies extracted from excitation functions and angular distributions for the fragments emitted in the¹⁹F+⁶³Cu reaction, measured in the range θ_lab=10° to 120° at incident energies between 100 to 108 MeV (lab.), were compared to the Kun model of dissipative collisions. An overall agreement was found for the angular distributions at forward angles. The general behavior of coherence energies was also properly described and interaction times were deduced.     

Polarization in the quasielastic scattering of 1-GeV/c protons on light nuclei

Polarization measurements in the A(p, 2p)B reactions on ⁶Li, ⁷Li, and ²⁸Si nuclei at a proton-beam energy of 1 GeV were performed in a kinematically complete experiment. By using a two-arm magnetic spectrometer, two secondary protons were recorded in coincidence at asymmetric scattering angles of θ₁=15°?26° and θ₂=58.6° for residual-nucleus momenta in the range K _B=0–150 MeV/c. Either arm of the spectrometer was equipped with polarimeters based on proportional chambers. The data coming from this experiment are analyzed within the distorted-wave impulse approximation. It is shown that the polarization of recoil protons formed at angle θ₂ in the interaction featuring a proton from the P shell of the ⁷Li nucleus can be described under the assumption of an effective intranuclear-proton polarization by using the single-particle shell-model wave function of the nucleus. Our data on the polarizations of the two protons from the reaction (p, 2p) on a ²⁸Si nucleus also suggest the effective polarization of the protons in the D shell of the ²⁸Si nucleus. It is found that, for high recoil-nucleus momenta of K _B≥90 MeV/c, the effective polarization of the protons in the P shell of the ⁶Li nucleus—this polarization was discovered in studying the polarization of recoil protons in the reaction ⁶Li(p, 2p)⁵He—cannot be described within the shell model assuming LS coupling. As might have been expected, the polarization of recoil protons knocked out from the S shells of the ⁶Li and ⁷Li nuclei comply well with the predictions obtained in the impulse approximation with allowance for the depolarization effect alone.     

A study of the 90Zr(6Li, 6He)90Nb reaction at E6Li = 93 MeV

The energy spectra of ⁶He nuclei from the ⁹⁰Zr(⁶Li, ⁶He) reaction at E_{⁶Li = 93 MeV} have been measured over the angular range of 7 ° ? θ_lab ? 20 °. The theoretical DWBA analysis of these spectra and angular distributions was performed employing transition densities of bound and resonance states obtained on the basis of the theory of finite Fermi systems. It is shown that up to excitation energies of E_x ≈ 10 MeV in ⁹⁰Nb a direct charge-exchange mechanism dominates in this reaction, while at higher E_x the contribution made by multistep processes increases significantly. It is also shown that the quasi-elastic cross section is determined by a sum of partial contributions of spin-isospin-flip transitions with multipolarities L=0 through L=6.     

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.     

Interaction of loosely bound radioactive 7Be and stable 7Li with 9Be

Quasielastic scattering angular distributions have been measured for the ⁷Be + ⁹Be system at E _lab = 17 , 19 and 21MeV in the angular range $ \theta_{{cm}}^{}$ = 24^° - 57^° . An optical model (OM) analysis of these data has been carried out in order to extract optical potential parameters and reaction cross-sections. One-proton stripping cross-sections were also measured for this system at E _lab = 19 and 21MeV. These transfer angular-distribution data were compared with the finite-range distorted-wave Born approximation (FRDWBA) calculations. For the ⁷Li + ⁹Be system quasielastic scattering angular distributions were measured and emitted light charged particles were detected at E _lab = 15.75 , 24.00 and 30.00MeV in the angular range $ \theta_{{cm}}^{}$ = 7^° - 70^° . Fusion cross-sections were obtained by reproducing the measured $ \alpha$ -evaporation spectra from the compound nucleus at backward angles with the statistical model calculations. The ratios of the experimental fusion cross-sections to the total reaction cross-sections (obtained from OM analysis) were found to be small. This result suggests that the break-up process has a strong influence on the fusion process leading to a reduction in the fusion cross-section.