Isomers in neutron-rich A ≈ 190 nuclides from 208Pb fragmentation

Relativistic projectile fragmentation of ²⁰⁸Pb has been used to produce isomers in neutron-rich, A 190 nuclides. A forward-focusing spectrometer provided ion-by-ion mass and charge identification. The detection of -rays emitted by stopped ions has led to the assignment of isomers in ¹⁸⁸Ta, ¹⁹⁰W, ¹⁹²Re, ¹⁹³Re, ¹⁹⁵Os, ¹⁹⁷Ir, ¹⁹⁸Ir, ²⁰⁰Pt, ²⁰¹Pt, ²⁰²Pt and ²⁰³Au, with half-lives ranging from approximately 10 ns to 1 ms. Tentative isomer information has been found also for ¹⁷⁴Er, ¹⁷⁵Er, ¹⁸⁵Hf, ¹⁹¹Re, ¹⁹⁴Re and ¹⁹⁹Ir. In most cases, time-correlated, singles -ray events provided the first spectroscopic data on excited states for each nuclide. In ²⁰⁰Pt and ²⁰¹Pt, the assignments are supported by - coincidences. Isomeric ratios provide additional information, such as half-life and transition energy constraints in particular cases. The level structures of the platinum isotopes are discussed, and comparisons are made with isomer systematics.     

High-spin structures of 51 121, 123, 125, 127Sb nuclei: Single proton and core-coupled states

The ^{121,123,125,127}Sb nuclei have been produced as fission fragments in three reactions induced by heavy ions: ¹²C + ²³⁸U at 90 MeV bombarding energy, ¹⁸O + ²⁰⁸Pb at 85 MeV, and ³¹P + ¹⁷⁶Yb at 152 MeV. Their level schemes have been built from gamma rays detected using the EUROBALL III and IV arrays. High-spin states of ^123,125,127Sb nuclei have been identified for the first time. Moreover isomeric states lying around 2.3 MeV have been established in ^123,125,127Sb from the delayed coincidences between the fission fragment detector SAPhIR and the gamma array. All the observed states can be described by coupling a d_5/2 or g_7/2 proton to an excited Sn core involving either vibrational states or broken neutron pairs.     

A Fatou theorem for the equation

In one space dimension and for a given function (say such that in some interval), the equation can be thought of as describing the energy per unit volume in a Stefan-type problem where the latent heat of the phase change is given by . Given a solution to this equation, we prove that for a.e. , there exists where is the Radon-Nikodym derivative of the initial trace with respect to Lebesgue measure and are the parabolic ``non-tangential" approach regions. Since only is continuous, while is usually not, does not hold in general.

     

Candidates for chiral doublet bands in 136Nd

The even-even nucleus ¹³⁶Nd was studied via in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy using the ¹⁶O + ¹²⁵Te reaction at 100 MeV and the EUROBALL array. One new dipole band was observed. Together with a previously identified dipole band, whose position in the level scheme is revised, the new band forms a doublet structure similar to the recently observed chiral bands in the odd-odd neighboring nuclei. This would be the first case of a chiral doublet in an even-even nucleus. Received: 23 May 2002 / Accepted: 30 September 2002 / Published online: 27 November 2002 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: costel.petrache@unicam.it RID="b" ID="b"Present address: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. RID="c" ID="c"Present address: Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany. Communicated by C. Signorini     

Superdeformed bands in194Tl

Two superdeformed (SD) bands have been found in¹⁹⁴Tl using the reactions¹⁷⁶Yb(²³Na,5n) and¹⁸¹Ta(¹⁸O,5n). The mass assignments were made from excitation function data. These are the first SD bands found in the mass-190 region that are not in Hg nuclei. The energies of many of the transitions of one of these new SD bands are similar in energy to those in the SD band of¹⁹²Hg.     

Recoil-fission tagging of the transfermium nucleus 252No

An in-beam study of the transfermium nucleus ²⁵²No has been performed using the JUROSPHERE II array of germanium detectors coupled to the gas-filled recoil separator RITU. A new technique of recoil-fission tagging was used to extract tagged γ-ray data. Having significant spontaneous fission and α-decay branches, ²⁵²No is an ideal candidate for a comparative study. In a similar manner to α-decay tagging the fission events can be used to obtain γ-ray data. The recoil-fission tagged γ-ray spectrum showed a similar structure to the α-decay tagged γ-ray spectrum. By comparing the α-tagged and fission-tagged spectra and decay curves, it was shown that the spontaneous fission originates from the same initial state as the α decay. This extension of the tagging method allows in-beam spectroscopic data to be obtained from heavy nuclei with significant spontaneous-fission branches.     

Structure of rotational bands in 253No

In-beam gamma-ray and conversion electron spectroscopic studies have been performed on the ²⁵³ No nucleus. A strongly coupled rotational band has been identified and the improved statistics allows an assignment of the band structure as built on the $\ensuremath 9/2^-[734]_{\nu}$ ground state. The results agree with previously known transition energies but disagree with the tentative structural assignments made in earlier work.     

Spectroscopy and single-particle structure of the odd- Z heavy elements 255Lr, 251Md and 247Es

The odd-Z isotope ²⁵⁵Lr, its daughter ²⁵¹Md and grand-daughter ²⁴⁷Es were studied in two experiments performed at GANIL and the University of Jyv?skyl?. The ²⁵⁵Lr nuclei were produced using the cold fusion-evaporation reaction ²⁰⁹Bi(⁴⁸Ca, 2n)²⁵⁵Lr at a bombarding energy of 217MeV. The single-particle structure and decay properties were investigated using α, γ and electron spectroscopy. The ground-state spin and parity could be assigned for ²⁵⁵Lr (1/2^-) and ²⁵¹Md (7/2^-). States corresponding to the 7/2⁺[633], 7/2^-[514] and 1/2^-[521] Nilsson orbitals were observed. Results are compared to experimental data obtained in neighbouring isotopes and to Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations using the Skyrme interaction SLy4 and a density-dependent pairing interaction. The position of the 1/2^-[521] orbital from the spherical 2f _5/2 shell is discussed.