Open AccessSpectroscopy of reflection-asymmetric nuclei using multinucleon transfer reactions
Author(s) -
J. F. C. Cocks,
Peter Butler,
K. J. Cann
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/414386
Subject(s) - gammasphere , actinide , gamma spectroscopy , spectroscopy , atomic physics , physics , coulomb barrier , uranium 238 , nuclear reaction , nuclear physics , yield (engineering) , fission , reflection (computer programming) , chemistry , excited state , coulomb , neutron , programming language , quantum mechanics , computer science , thermodynamics , electron
The heavy-ion collisions of {sup 56}Fe + {sup 232}Th, {sup 86}Kr + {sup 232}Th and {sup 136Xe} + {sup 232}Th with beam energies 15--20% above the Coulomb barrier were used to populate nuclei in the light-actinide region. Yield distributions of the binary reaction products stopped in thick targets were obtained by measuring {gamma}-{gamma} coincidence intensities. The {sup 136}Xe + {sup 232}Th reaction was repeated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using a recent implementation of the GAMMASPHERE array. Many interesting discoveries concerning the high-spin structure of octupole-deformed light-actinide nuclei have been made