Evolution of nuclear shapes in odd-mass yttrium and niobium isotopes from lifetime measurements following fission reactions
Author(s) -
T. W. Hagen,
A. Görgen,
W. Korten,
L. Grente,
M.-D. Salsac,
F. Farget,
I. Ragnarsson,
T. Braunroth,
B. Bruyneel,
Igor Čelikovíć,
E. Clément,
G. de France,
O. Delaune,
Α. Dewald,
A. Dijon,
M. Hackstein,
B. Jacquot,
J. Litzinger,
J. Ljungvall,
C. Louchart,
C. Michelagnoli,
D. R. Napoli,
F. Recchia,
W. Rother,
E. Şahin,
S. Siem,
B. Sulignano,
Ch. Theisen,
J. J. Valiente-Dobón
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
physical review. c
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.679
H-Index - 235
eISSN - 2469-9993
pISSN - 2469-9985
DOI - 10.1103/physrevc.95.034302
Subject(s) - physics , fission , nuclear physics , atomic physics , neutron , isotope , nuclear reaction , excited state
International audienceLifetimes of excited states in ${}^{99}$Y , ${}^{101}$Y, ${}^{101}$Nb, ${}^{103}$Nb, and ${}^{105}$Nb were measured in an experiment using the recoil distance Doppler shift method at GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds). The neutron-richnuclei were produced in fission reactions between a ${}^{238}$U beam and a ${}^9$Be target. Prompt γ rays were measuredwith the EXOGAM array and correlated with fission fragments that were identified in mass and atomic numberwith the VAMOS$\ {++}$ spectrometer. The measured lifetimes, together with branching ratios, provide $\it B(M1)$ and$\it B(E2)$ values for the strongly coupled rotational bands built on the [422]5/2$^+$ ground state in the Y and Nb nucleiwith neutron number N $\geq$ 60. The comparison of the experimental results with triaxial particle-rotor calculationsprovides information about the evolution of the nuclear shape in this mass region
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom