Angular Distributions ofα Particles Emitted by Deformed Oriented Nuclei
Author(s) -
P. Schuurmans,
J. Camps,
Piet De Moor,
Κ. Freitag,
P. Herzog,
M. Huyse,
R. Paulsen,
N. Severijns,
A. Van Geert,
P. Van Duppen,
B. Will,
Nicole,
ISOLDE Collaborations
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.82.4787
Subject(s) - physics , anisotropy , atomic physics , quantum mechanics
A detailed quantitative experimental investigation of the influence of nuclear deformation on the angular distribution ofa particles emitted by oriented nuclei is reported. The favored a transitions in the decay of the deformed nuclei 221Fr, 227Pa, and229Pa were studied. In all three cases, very large anisotropies have been observed. The results are in good agreement with calculations based on particle tunneling through a deformed Coulomb barrier. [S0031-9007(99)09374-6]
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