Search

Your search keyword '"Papadakis, P"' showing total 135 results
Start Over Author "Papadakis, P" Database OpenAIRE
135 results on '"Papadakis, P"'

1. Simultaneous $\gamma$-ray and electron spectroscopy of $^{182,184,186}$Hg isotopes

Author

Stryjczyk, M., Andel, B., Cubiss, J. G., Rezynkina, K., Rodríguez, T. R., García-Ramos, J. E., Andreyev, A. N., Pakarinen, J., Van Duppen, P., Antalic, S., Berry, T., Borge, M. J. G., Clisu, C., Cox, D. M., De Witte, H., Fraile, L. M., Fynbo, H. O. U., Gaffney, L. P., Harkness-Brennan, L. J., Huyse, M., Illana, A., Judson, D. S., Konki, J., Kurcewicz, J., Lazarus, I., Lica, R., Madurga, M., Marginean, N., Marginean, R., Mihai, C., Mosat, P., Nacher, E., Negret, A., Ojala, J., Ovejas, J. D., Page, R. D., Papadakis, P., Pascu, S., Perea, A., Podolyák, Zs., Próchniak, L., Pucknell, V., Rapisarda, E., Rotaru, F., Sotty, C., Tengblad, O., Vedia, V., Viñals, S., Wadsworth, R., Warr, N., and Wrzosek-Lipska, K.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Background: The mercury isotopes around $N=104$ are a well-known example of nuclei exhibiting shape coexistence. Mixing of configurations can be studied by measuring the monopole strength $\rho^2(E0)$, however, currently the experimental information is scarce and lacks precision, especially for the $I^\pi \rightarrow I^\pi$ ($I \neq 0$) transitions. Purpose: The goals of this study were to increase the precision of the known branching ratios and internal conversion coefficients, to increase the amount of available information regarding excited states in $^{182,184,186}$Hg and to interpret the results in the framework of shape coexistence using different models. Method: The low-energy structures in $^{182,184,186}$Hg were populated in the $\beta$ decay of $^{182,184,186}$Tl, produced at ISOLDE and purified by laser ionization and mass separation. The $\gamma$-ray and internal conversion electron events were detected by five germanium clover detectors and a segmented silicon detector, respectively, and correlated in time to build decay schemes. Results: In total, 193, 178 and 156 transitions, including 144, 140 and 108 observed for the first time in a $\beta$-decay experiment, were assigned to $^{182,184,186}$Hg, respectively. Internal conversion coefficients were determined for 23 transitions, out of which 12 had an $E0$ component. Extracted branching ratios allowed the sign of the interference term in $^{182}$Hg as well as $\rho^2(E0;0^+_2\rightarrow 0^+_1)$ and $B(E2;0^+_2\rightarrow 2^+_1)$ in $^{184}$Hg to be determined. By means of electron-electron coincidences, the $0^+_3$ state was identified in $^{184}$Hg. The experimental results were qualitatively reproduced by five theoretical approaches, the IBM with configuration mixing with two different parametrizations, the General Bohr Hamiltonian, the BMF model and the SCCM model. However, a quantitative description is lacking., Comment: 21 pages, 30 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review C

Published
2023

2. In-beam γ -ray spectroscopy of 94 Ag

Author

Pereira-Lopez, X., Bentley, M. A., Wadsworth, R., Ruotsalainen, P., Lenzi, S. M., Forsberg, U., Auranen, K., Blazhev, A., Cederwall, B., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P., Illana, A., Jenkins, D. G., Julin, R., Jutila, H., Juutinen, S., Liu, X., Llewelyn, R., Luoma, M., Moschner, K., Müller-Gatermann, C., Singh, B. S. Nara, Nowacki, F., Ojala, J., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Rahkila, P., Romero, J., Sandzelius, M., Saren, J., Tann, H., Uthayakumaar, S., Uusitalo, J., Vega-Romero, J. G., Vilhena, J. M., Yajzey, R., Zhang, W., Zimba, G., and Helsinki Institute of Physics

Subjects
Coulomb energy differences, Excited-states, Proton, Decay, Ag, 114 Physical sciences, Isomer
Published
2023

3. On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium

Author

Yakushev, A., Lens, Lotte, Düllmann, Ch. E., Khuyagbaatar, J., Jäger, E., Krier, J., Runke, J., Albers, H. M., Asai, M., Block, M., Despotopulos, J., Di Nitto, Antonio, Eberhardt, K., Forsberg, U., Golubev, P., Götz, M., Götz, Stefan, Haba, H., Harkness-Brennan, L., Herzberg, R.-D., Heßberger, F., Hinde, D., Hübner, A., Judson, D., Kindler, B., Komori, Y., Konki, J., Kratz, J. V., Kurz, N., Laatiaoui, Mustapha, Lahiri, S., Lommel, B., Maiti, M., Mistry, A. K., Mokry, Ch., Moody, K. J., Nagame, Y., Omtvedt, J. P., Papadakis, P., Pershina, V., Rudolph, D., Samiento, L. G., Sato, T. K., Schädel, M., Scharrer, P., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Steiner, J., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Toyoshima, A., Trautmann, N., Tsukada, K., Uusitalo, J., Voss, K.-O., Ward, A., Wegrzecki, M., Wiehl, N., Williams, E., Yakusheva, V., Yakushev, A., Lens, L., Dullmann, C. E., Khuyagbaatar, J., Jager, E., Krier, J., Runke, J., Albers, H. M., Asai, M., Block, M., Despotopulos, J., Di Nitto, A., Eberhardt, K., Forsberg, U., Golubev, P., Gotz, M., Gotz, S., Haba, H., Harkness-Brennan, L., Herzberg, R. -D., Hessberger, F. P., Hinde, D., Hubner, A., Judson, D., Kindler, B., Komori, Y., Konki, J., Kratz, J. V., Kurz, N., Laatiaoui, M., Lahiri, S., Lommel, B., Maiti, M., Mistry, A. K., Mokry, C., Moody, K. J., Nagame, Y., Omtvedt, J. P., Papadakis, P., Pershina, V., Rudolph, D., Samiento, L. G., Sato, T. K., Schadel, M., Scharrer, P., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Steiner, J., Thorle-Pospiech, P., Toyoshima, A., Trautmann, N., Tsukada, K., Uusitalo, J., Voss, K. -O., Ward, A., Wegrzecki, M., Wiehl, N., Williams, E., and Yakusheva, V.

Subjects
superheavy elements, adsorption, ddc:540, General Chemistry, radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry, element 114, recoil separator
Abstract

Frontiers in Chemistry 10, 976635 (2022). doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.976635, Flerovium (Fl, element 114) is the heaviest element chemically studied so far. Todate, its interaction with gold was investigated in two gas-solid chromatographyexperiments, which reported two different types of interaction, however, eachbased on the level of a few registered atoms only. Whereas noble-gas-likeproperties were suggested from the first experiment, the second one pointed ata volatile-metal-like character. Here, we present further experimental data onadsorption studies of Fl on silicon oxide and gold surfaces, accounting for theinhomogeneous nature of the surface, as it was used in the experiment andanalyzed as part of the reported studies. We confirm that Fl is highly volatile andthe least reactive member of group 14. Our experimental observations suggestthat Fl exhibits lower reactivity towards Au than the volatile metal Hg, but higherreactivity than the noble gas Rn., Published by Frontiers Media, Lausanne

Published
2022

4. Spectroscopy along flerovium decay chains. II. Fine structure in odd-A $^{289}Fl$

Author

Cox, D. M., Såmark-Roth, A., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento, L. G., Clark, R. M., Egido, J. L., Golubev, P., Heery, J., Yakushev, A., Åberg, S., Albers, H. M., Albertsson, M., Block, M., Brand, H., Calverley, T., Cantemir, R., Carlsson, B. G., Düllmann, Ch. E., Eberth, J., Fahlander, C., Forsberg, U., Gates, J. M., Giacoppo, F., Götz, Michael, Götz, Stefan, Herzberg, R.-D., Hrabar, Y., Jäger, E., Judson, D., Khuyagbaatar, J., Kindler, B., Kojouharov, I., Kratz, J. V., Krier, J., Kurz, N., Lens, Lotte, Ljungberg, J., Lommel, B., Louko, J., Meyer, C.-C., Mistry, A., Mokry, C., Papadakis, P., Parr, Edward, Pore, J. L., Ragnarsson, I., Runke, J., Schädel, M., Schaffner, H., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Trautmann, N., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
Superheavy elements, Subatomic Physics, Island of stability, Mean field theory, ddc:530, Alpha decay, Nuclear spectroscopy
Abstract

Physical review / C 107(2), L021301 (2023). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.107.L021301, Published by APS, Woodbury, NY

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

5. Spectroscopy along flerovium decay chains. III. Details on experiment, analysis, $^{282 }Cn$ , and spontaneous fission branches

Author

Såmark-Roth, A., Cox, D. M., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento, L. G., Albertsson, M., Carlsson, B. G., Egido, J. L., Golubev, P., Heery, J., Yakushev, A., Åberg, S., Albers, H. M., Block, M., Brand, H., Calverley, T., Cantemir, R., Clark, R. M., Düllmann, Ch. E., Eberth, J., Fahlander, C., Forsberg, U., Gates, J. M., Giacoppo, F., Götz, Michael, Götz, Stefan, Herzberg, R.-D., Hrabar, Y., Jäger, E., Judson, D., Khuyagbaatar, J., Kindler, B., Kojouharov, I., Kratz, J. V., Krier, J., Kurz, N., Lens, Lotte, Ljungberg, J., Lommel, B., Louko, J., Meyer, C.-C., Mistry, A., Mokry, C., Papadakis, P., Parr, Edward, Pore, J. L., Ragnarsson, I., Runke, J., Schädel, M., Schaffner, H., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Trautmann, N., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
Superheavy elements, Subatomic Physics, Spontaneous fission, E0 decay, Mean field theory, Alpha decay, ddc:530, Nuclear spectroscopy
Abstract

Physical review / C 107(2), 024301 (2023). doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.107.024301, Published by APS., Woodbury, NY

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

6. Simultaneous $γ$-ray and electron spectroscopy of $^{182,184,186}$Hg isotopes

Author

Stryjczyk, M., Andel, B., Cubiss, J. G., Rezynkina, K., Rodríguez, T. R., García-Ramos, J. E., Andreyev, A. N., Pakarinen, J., Van Duppen, P., Antalic, S., Berry, T., Borge, M. J. G., Clisu, C., Cox, D. M., De Witte, H., Fraile, L. M., Fynbo, H. O. U., Gaffney, L. P., Harkness-Brennan, L. J., Huyse, M., Illana, A., Judson, D. S., Konki, J., Kurcewicz, J., Lazarus, I., Lica, R., Madurga, M., Marginean, N., Marginean, R., Mihai, C., Mosat, P., Nacher, E., Negret, A., Ojala, J., Ovejas, J. D., Page, R. D., Papadakis, P., Pascu, S., Perea, A., Podolyák, Zs., Próchniak, L., Pucknell, V., Rapisarda, E., Rotaru, F., Sotty, C., Tengblad, O., Vedia, V., Viñals, S., Wadsworth, R., Warr, N., and Wrzosek-Lipska, K.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory (nucl-th), FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
Abstract

Background: The mercury isotopes around $N=104$ are a well-known example of nuclei exhibiting shape coexistence. Mixing of configurations can be studied by measuring the monopole strength $ρ^2(E0)$, however, currently the experimental information is scarce and lacks precision, especially for the $I^π\rightarrow I^π$ ($I \neq 0$) transitions. Purpose: The goals of this study were to increase the precision of the known branching ratios and internal conversion coefficients, to increase the amount of available information regarding excited states in $^{182,184,186}$Hg and to interpret the results in the framework of shape coexistence using different models. Method: The low-energy structures in $^{182,184,186}$Hg were populated in the $β$ decay of $^{182,184,186}$Tl, produced at ISOLDE and purified by laser ionization and mass separation. The $γ$-ray and internal conversion electron events were detected by five germanium clover detectors and a segmented silicon detector, respectively, and correlated in time to build decay schemes. Results: In total, 193, 178 and 156 transitions, including 144, 140 and 108 observed for the first time in a $β$-decay experiment, were assigned to $^{182,184,186}$Hg, respectively. Internal conversion coefficients were determined for 23 transitions, out of which 12 had an $E0$ component. Extracted branching ratios allowed the sign of the interference term in $^{182}$Hg as well as $ρ^2(E0;0^+_2\rightarrow 0^+_1)$ and $B(E2;0^+_2\rightarrow 2^+_1)$ in $^{184}$Hg to be determined. By means of electron-electron coincidences, the $0^+_3$ state was identified in $^{184}$Hg. The experimental results were qualitatively reproduced by five theoretical approaches, the IBM with configuration mixing with two different parametrizations, the General Bohr Hamiltonian, the BMF model and the SCCM model. However, a quantitative description is lacking., 21 pages, 30 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review C

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

7. Spectroscopy along flerovium decay chains. III : Details on experiment, analysis, 282Cn, and spontaneous fission branches

Author

Såmark-Roth, A., Cox, D. M., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento, L. G., Albertsson, M., Carlsson, B. G., Egido, J. L., Golubev, P., Heery, J., Yakushev, A., Åberg, S., Albers, H. M., Block, M., Brand, H., Calverley, T., Cantemir, R., Clark, R. M., Düllmann, Ch. E., Eberth, J., Fahlander, C., Forsberg, U., Gates, J. M., Giacoppo, F., Götz, M., Götz, S., Herzberg, R.-D., Hrabar, Y., Jäger, E., Judson, D., Khuyagbaatar, J., Kindler, B., Kojouharov, I., Kratz, J. V., Krier, J., Kurz, N., Lens, L., Ljungberg, J., Lommel, B., Louko, J., Meyer, C.-C., Mistry, A., Mokry, C., Papadakis, P., Parr, E., Pore, J. L., Ragnarsson, I., Runke, J., Schädel, M., Schaffner, H., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Trautmann, N., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
ydinfysiikka
Abstract

Flerovium isotopes (element Z=114) were produced in the fusion-evaporation reactions 48Ca+242,244Pu and studied with an upgraded TASISpec decay station placed in the focal plane of the gas-filled separator TASCA at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. Twenty-nine flerovium decay chains were identified by means of correlated implantation, α decay, and spontaneous fission events. Data analysis aspects and statistical assessments, primarily based on measured rates of various events, which laid the foundation for the comprehensive spectroscopic information on the flerovium decay chains, are presented in detail. Various decay scenarios of an excited state observed in 282Cn are examined in depth with the help of GEANT4 simulations and assessed by predictions of beyond mean-field calculations including triaxial shape degrees of freedom. Previous, revised, and newly derived fission probabilities of even-even superheavy nuclei are compared with various theoretical predictions. peerReviewed

Published
2023

8. Spectroscopy along flerovium decay chains. II : Fine structure in odd-A289Fl

Author

Cox, D. M., Såmark-Roth, A., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento, L. G., Clark, R. M., Egido, J. L., Golubev, P., Heery, J., Yakushev, A., Åberg, S., Albers, H. M., Albertsson, M., Block, M., Brand, H., Calverley, T., Cantemir, R., Carlsson, B. G., Düllmann, Ch. E., Eberth, J., Fahlander, C., Forsberg, U., Gates, J. M., Giacoppo, F., Götz, M., Götz, S., Herzberg, R.-D., Hrabar, Y., Jäger, E., Judson, D., Khuyagbaatar, J., Kindler, B., Kojouharov, I., Kratz, J. V., Krier, J., Kurz, N., Lens, L., Ljungberg, J., Lommel, B., Louko, J., Meyer, C.-C., Mistry, A., Mokry, C., Papadakis, P., Parr, E., Pore, J. L., Ragnarsson, I., Runke, J., Schädel, M., Schaffner, H., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Trautmann, N., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
ydinfysiikka
Abstract

Fifteen correlated α-decay chains starting from the odd-A superheavy nucleus 289Fl were observed following the fusion-evaporation reaction 48Ca+244Pu. The results call for at least two parallel α-decay sequences starting from at least two different states of 289Fl. This implies that close-lying levels in nuclei along these chains have quite different spin-parity assignments. Further, observed α-electron and α-photon coincidences, as well as the α-decay fine structure along the decay chains, suggest a change in the ground-state spin assignment between 285Cn and 281Ds. Our experimental results, on the excited level structure of the heaviest odd-N nuclei to date, provide a direct testing ground for theory. This is illustrated by comparison with new nuclear structure calculations based on the symmetry-conserving configuration mixing theory. peerReviewed

Published
2023

9. In-beam γ-ray spectroscopy of 94Ag

Author

Pereira-López, X., Bentley, M. A., Wadsworth, R., Ruotsalainen, P., Lenzi, S. M., Forsberg, U., Auranen, K., Blazhev, A., Cederwall, B., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P., Illana, A., Jenkins, D. G., Julin, R., Jutila, H., Juutinen, S., Liu, X., Llewelyn, R., Luoma, M., Moschner, K., Müller-Gatermann, C., Nara Singh, B. S., Nowacki, F., Ojala, J., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Rahkila, P., Romero, J., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Tann, H., Uthayakumaar, S., Uusitalo, J., Vega-Romero, J. G., Vilhena, J. M., Yajzey, R., Zhang, W., and Zimba, G.

Subjects
spektroskopia, hopea, ydinfysiikka
Abstract

A recoil-beta-tagging experiment has been per formed to study the excited T = 0 and T = 1 states in the odd–odd N = Z nucleus 94Ag, populated via the 40Ca(58Ni,1p3n)94Ag reaction. The experiment was con ducted using the MARA recoil separator and JUROGAM3 array at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä. Through correlating fast, high-energy beta decays at the MARA focal plane with prompt γ rays emitted at the reaction target, a number of transitions between excited states in 94Ag have been identified. The timing characteris tics of these transitions confirm that they fall within decay sequences that feed the short-lived T = 1 ground state of 94Ag. The transitions are proposed to proceed within and between the sets of states with T = 0 and T = 1. Possi ble correspondence between some of these transitions from analog states in 94Pd has been discussed, and shell-model cal culations including multipole and monopole electromagnetic effects have been presented, in order to enable predictions of the decay patterns between the T = 0 and T = 1 states and to allow a theoretical set of Coulomb energy differences to be calculated for the A = 94 T = 1 analog states. peerReviewed

Published
2023

10. Decay spectroscopy of 171,172Os and 171,172,174Ir

Author

Zhang, W., Cederwall, B., Doncel, M., Aktas, Ö., Ertoprak, A., Qi, C., Grahn, T., Nara Singh, B. S., Cullen, D. M., Hodge, D., Giles, M., Stolze, S., Auranen, K., Badran, H., Braunroth, T., Calverley, T., Cox, D. M., Fang, Y. D., Greenlees, P. T., Hilton, J., Ideguchi, E., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Kumar Raju, M., Leino, M., Li, H., Liu, H., Matta, S., Subramaniam, P., Modamio, V., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Petrache, C. M., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Taylor, M. J., Uusitalo, J., and Valiente-Dobón, J. J.

Subjects
spektroskopia, ydinfysiikka
Abstract

We report on a study of the α-decay fine structure and the associated Eα−Eγ correlations in the decays of 171,172Os and 171,172,174Ir. In total, 13 new α-decay energy lines have been resolved, and three new γ-ray transitions have been observed following the new decay branches to 168Re and 167W. The weak α-decay branch from the bandhead of the νi13/2 band in 171Os observed in this work highlights an unusual competition between α, β, and electromagnetic decays from this isomeric state. The nucleus 171Os is therefore one of few nuclei observed to exhibit three different decay modes from the same excited state. The nuclei of interest were produced in 92Mo(83Kr,xpyn) fusion-evaporation reactions at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. The fusion products were selected using the gas-filled ion separator RITU and their decays were characterized using an array of detectors for charged particles and electromagnetic radiation known as GREAT. Prompt γ-ray transitions were detected and correlated with the decays using the JUROGAM II germanium detector array surrounding the target position. Results obtained from total Routhian surface (TRS) calculations suggest that α-decay fine structure and the associated hindrance factors may be a sensitive probe of even relatively small shape changes between the final states in the daughter nucleus. peerReviewed

Published
2023

11. Experimental observation of the 1 Scissors Mode in No

Author

Bello Garrote, F.L., Lopez-Martens, A., Larsen, A.C., Deloncle, I., Péru, S., Zeiser, F., Greenlees, P.T., Kheswa, B.V., Auranen, K., Bleuel, D.L., Cox, D.M., Crespo Campo, L., Giacoppo, F., Görgen, A., Grahn, T., Guttormsen, M., Hagen, T.W., Harkness-Brennan, L., Hauschild, K., Henning, G., Herzberg, R.D., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Laplace, T.A., Leino, M., Midtbø, J.E., Modamio, V., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Renstrøm, T., Rezynkina, K., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Siem, S., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., and Uusitalo, J.

Abstract

We present the first experimental evidence of the scissors mode in the superheavy nucleus $^{254}$No produced in the $^{208}$Pb($^{48}$Ca, 2nγ))$^{254}$No reaction. The spectrum of γ rays emitted by the excited $^{254}$No nuclei shows an enhanced γ-ray yield for transition energies of ≈2.5 MeV. By measuring the linear polarization properties of the emitted γ rays, we confirm that the transitions in the enhancement region are predominantly of magnetic-dipole character, characteristic for the scissors mode. To further characterize the enhanced γ-ray yield, simulations of the electromagnetic decay of $^{254}$No were performed. The observed enhancement is reproduced by including an M1 component in the γ strength function with total strength B(M1↑)=11.8(19)μN2. This is in good agreement with the integrated M1 strength from sum-rule estimates and new calculations within the quasi-particle random-phase approximation presented here. Our results provide a stringent test of phenomenological formulae for the scissors mode currently used in stellar nucleosynthesis calculations. We find that those formulae are not satisfactory, and we recommend using sum-rule estimates assuming a rigid-body moment of inertia instead for describing the scissors mode in superheavy nuclei.

Published
2022

12. Single-particle states and parity doublets in odd-Z Ac-221 and Pa-225 from alpha-decay spectroscopy

Author

Parr, E, Smith, JF, Greenlees, PT, Butler, PA, Auranen, K, Chapman, R, Cox, DM, Cullen, DM, Gaffney, LP, Grahn, T, Gregor, ET, Grocutt, L, Herzan, A, Herzberg, R-D, Hodge, D, Jakobsson, U, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Keatings, JM, Konki, J, Leino, M, McKee, PP, McPeake, C, Mengoni, D, Mistry, AK, Singh, BS Nara, O'Neill, GG, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Peura, P, Rahkila, P, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Scheck, M, Scholey, C, Siciliano, M, Smolen, M, Sorri, J, Spagnoletti, P, Spohr, KM, Stolze, S, Taylor, MJ, and Uusitalo, J

Published
2022

13. Evidence against the wobbling nature of low-spin bands in Pr

Author

Lv, B.F., Petrache, C.M., Lawrie, E.A., Guo, S., Astier, A., Zheng, K.K., Ong, H.J., Wang, J.G., Zhou, X.H., Sun, Z.Y., Greenlees, P.T., Badran, H., Calverley, T., Cox, D.M., Grahn, T., Hilton, J., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Uusitalo, J., Cederwall, B., Ertoprak, A., Liu, H., Kuti, I., Timár, J., Tucholski, A., Srebrny, J., and Andreoiu, C.

Abstract

The electromagnetic character of the ΔI=1 transitions connecting the 1- to 0-phonon and the 2- to 1-phonon wobbling bands should be dominated by an E2 component, due to the collective motion of the entire nuclear charge. In the present work it is shown, based on combined angular correlation and linear polarization measurements, that the mixing ratios of all analyzed connecting transitions between low-lying bands in $^{135}$Pr interpreted as 0-, 1-, and 2-phonon wobbling bands, have absolute values smaller than one. This indicates predominant M1 magnetic character, which is incompatible with the proposed wobbling nature. All experimental observables are instead in good agreement with quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model calculations, which describe the bands as resulting from a rapid re-alignment of the total angular momentum from the short to the intermediate nuclear axis.

Published
2022

14. Single-particle states and parity doublets in odd- Z Ac 221 and Pa 225 from α -decay spectroscopy

Author

Parr, E., Smith, J. F., Greenlees, P. T., Butler, P. A., Auranen, K., Chapman, R., Cox, D. M., Cullen, D. M., Gaffney, L. P., Grahn, T., Gregor, E. T., Grocutt, L., Herzan, A., Herzberg, R. -D., Hodge, D., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Keatings, J. M., Konki, J., Leino, M., Mckee, P. P., Mcpeake, C., Mengoni, D., Mistry, A. K., Singh, B. S. N., O'Neill, G. G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Saren, J., Scheck, M., Scholey, C., Siciliano, M., Smolen, M., Sorri, J., Spagnoletti, P., Spohr, K. M., Stolze, S., Taylor, M. J., and Uusitalo, J.

Published
2022

15. On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium

Author

Yakushev, A., Lens, L., Düllmann, Ch. E., Khuyagbaatar, J., Jäger, E., Krier, J., Runke, J., Albers, H. M., Asai, M., Block, M., Despotopulos, J., Di Nitto, A., Eberhardt, K., Forsberg, U., Golubev, P., Götz, M., Götz, S., Haba, H., Harkness-Brennan, L., Herzberg, R.-D., Heßberger, F. P., Hinde, D., Hübner, A., Judson, D., Kindler, B., Komori, Y., Konki, J., Kratz, J.V., Kurz, N., Laatiaoui, M., Lahiri, S., Lommel, B., Maiti, M., Mistry, A. K., Mokry, Ch., Moody, K. J., Nagame, Y., Omtvedt, J. P., Papadakis, P., Pershina, V., Rudolph, D., Samiento, L.G., Sato, T.K., Schädel, M., Scharrer, P., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Steiner, J., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Toyoshima, A., Trautmann, N., Tsukada, K., Uusitalo, J., Voss, K.-O., Ward, A., Wegrzecki, M., Wiehl, N., Williams, E., and Yakusheva, V.

Subjects
superheavy elements, atomit, atomifysiikka, adsorption, radiokemia, alkuaineet, radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry, adsorptio, recoil separators, element 114, kemialliset ominaisuudet
Abstract

Flerovium (Fl, element 114) is the heaviest element chemically studied so far. To date, its interaction with gold was investigated in two gas-solid chromatography experiments, which reported two different types of interaction, however, each based on the level of a few registered atoms only. Whereas noble-gas-like properties were suggested from the first experiment, the second one pointed at a volatile-metal-like character. Here, we present further experimental data on adsorption studies of Fl on silicon oxide and gold surfaces, accounting for the inhomogeneous nature of the surface, as it was used in the experiment and analyzed as part of the reported studies. We confirm that Fl is highly volatile and the least reactive member of group 14. Our experimental observations suggest that Fl exhibits lower reactivity towards Au than the volatile metal Hg, but higher reactivity than the noble gas Rn. peerReviewed

Published
2022

16. Single-particle states and parity doublets in odd-Z 221Ac and 225Pa from α-decay spectroscopy

Author

Parr, E., Smith, J. F., Greenlees, P. T., Butler, P. A., Auranen, K., Chapman, R., Cox, D. M., Cullen, D. M., Gaffney, L. P., Grahn, T., Gregor, E. T., Grocutt, L., Herzáň, A., Herzberg, R.-D., Hodge, D., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Keatings, J. M., Konki, J., Leino, M., McKee, P. P., McPeake, C., Mengoni, D., Mistry, A. K., Nara Singh, B. S., O'Neill, G. G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scheck, M., Scholey, C., Siciliano, M., Smolen, M., Sorri, J., Spagnoletti, P., Spohr, K. M., Stolze, S., Taylor, M. J., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
ydinfysiikka
Abstract

Low-lying states in the odd-Z isotopes 22189Ac132 and 22591Pa134 have been studied using α-particle and αγ-coincidence spectroscopy in the 225Pa→221Ac→217Fr decay chain. Ground-state spin and parity assignments of Iπ = 5/2− are proposed for both 221Ac and 225Pa, with the odd proton occupying the Ω = 5/2 orbital of the quadrupole-octupole deformed shell model in both nuclei. In 221Ac, excited states in the bands based on the Ω = 5/2 and Ω = 3/2 orbitals have been identified, including proposed parity-doublet states. The results suggest that reflection-asymmetric deformation of the ground state persists in the odd-A members of the isotope chains down to N = 132 for Ac and N = 134 for Pa, before reaching the transitional region at N = 130. peerReviewed

Published
2022

17. New collective structures in 179Au and their implications for the triaxial deformation of the 178Pt core

Author

Balogh, M., Jajčišinová, E., Venhart, M., Herzáň, A., Wood, J. L., Joss, D. T., Ali, F. A., Auranen, K., Bánovská, S., Bírová, M., Carroll, R. J., Cox D., M., Cubiss J., G., Davis, T., Drummond M., C., Greenlees, P. T., Grahn, T., Gredley, A., Henderson, J., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Kantay, G., Konki, J., Konopka, P., Leino, M., Matoušek, V., Mistry A., K., McPeake, C. G., O'Donnell, D., Page R., D., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Saygı, B., Sedlák, M., Seweryniak, D., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Špaček, A., Stolze, S., Taylor, M., Thornthwaite, A., Uusitalo, J., Veselský, M., Vielhauer, S., and Wearing, F. P.

Subjects
platina, isotoopit, ydinfysiikka, kulta
Abstract

The extremely neutron-deficient isotope 179Au has been studied by a combination of in-beam γ-ray and isomeric-decay spectroscopy. For in-beam spectroscopy, the recoil-isomer tagging technique was employed, using the known 3/2−, T1/2=328 ns isomer. A new rotational band, associated with the unfavored signature band of the 1h9/2⊕2f7/2 proton-intruder configuration, was revealed. A previously unknown, high-spin isomeric state with an excitation energy of 1743(17) keV and T1/2=2.16(8)µs was discovered. Five decay paths were identified, some of them feeding previously unknown non-yrast excited states, associated with the 1i13/2 proton-intruder configuration. Calculations based on the particle-plus-triaxial-rotor model were performed to interpret the data. On the basis of these calculations, the new 1h9/2⊕2f7/2 rotational band is interpreted as due to triaxial deformation of the underlying configuration with β2≈0.26 and γ≈27∘. Observed non-yrast states of the positive-parity 1i13/2 intruder configuration are interpreted as due to triaxial deformation with β2≈0.26 and γ≈20∘. peerReviewed

Published
2022

18. Experimental evidence for transverse wobbling bands in 136Nd

Author

Lv, B. F. (B. F.), Petrache, C. M. (C. M.), Budaca, R. (R.), Astier, A. (A.), Zheng, K. K. (K. K.), Greenlees, P. (P.), Badran, H. (H.), Calverley, T. (T.), Cox, D. M. (D. M.), Grahn, T. (T.), Hilton, J. (J.), Julin, R. (R.), Juutinen, S. (S.), Konki, J. (J.), Pakarinen, J. (J.), Papadakis, P. (P.), Partanen, J. (J.), Rahkila, P. (P.), Ruotsalainen, P. (P.), Sandzelius, M. (M.), Saren, J. (J.), Scholey, C. (C.), Sorri, J. (J.), Stolze, S. (S.), Uusitalo, J. (J.), Cederwall, B. (B.), Ertoprak, A. (A.), Liu, H. (H.), Guo, S. (S.), Wang, J. G. (J. G.), Ong, H. J. (H. J.), Zhou, X. H. (X. H.), Sun, Z. Y. (Z. Y.), Kuti, I. (I.), Timár, J. (J.), Tucholski, A. (A.), Srebrny, J. (J.), and Andreoiu, C. (C.)

Subjects
ydinfysiikka, nuclear structure and decays
Abstract

The nature of two high-spin bands in 136Nd built on the two-quasiparticle configuration πh211/2, predicted by the triaxial projected shell model as good candidates of transverse wobbling bands, are investigated experimentally. The mixing ratio of one ΔI=1 transition connecting the one-phonon and the zero-phonon wobbling bands is established from a high-statistics JuroGam II γ-ray spectroscopy experiment by using the combined angular correlation and linear polarization method. The resulting wobbling excitation energy and ratios of reduced electromagnetic transition probabilities are in good agreement with results of a new particle-rotor model which rigidly couples the total angular momentum of two quasiparticles to a triaxial core in an orthogonal geometry, confirming thus the transverse wobbling nature of the bands. peerReviewed

Published
2022

19. First observation of high-K isomeric states in Md-249 and Md-251

Author

Goigoux, T, Theisen, Ch, Sulignano, B, Airiau, M, Auranen, K, Badran, H, Briselet, R, Calverley, T, Cox, D, Dechery, F, Bisso, F Defranchi, Drouart, A, Favier, Z, Gall, B, Grahn, T, Greenlees, PT, Hauschild, K, Herzan, A, Herzberg, R-D, Jakobsson, U, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Konki, J, Leino, M, Lightfoot, A, Lopez-Martens, A, Mistry, A, Nieminen, P, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Peura, P, Rahkila, P, Rey-Herme, E, Rubert, J, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Scholey, C, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Uusitalo, J, Vandebrouck, M, Ward, A, Zielinska, M, Jachimowicz, P, Kowal, M, and Skalski, J

Published
2021

20. Isomeric 13/2+ (νi13/2−1) state in 211Th

Author

Auranen, K., Uusitalo, J., Badran, H., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Herzáň, A., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Leino, M., Leppänen, A.-P., O'Neill, G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sinclair, L., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., and Voss, A.

Subjects
ydinfysiikka
Abstract

Using a fusion-evaporation reaction and a gas-filled recoil separator, an isomeric state [T12=83(8)μs] with a most likely spin and parity of 132+ has been identified in Th211. The isomeric state is mainly depopulated via a hindered internal M2 transition [B(M2)=0.0025(5) W.u.], but also a weak α-decay branch of 4(3)% was observed. The present observations fit well to the systematic pattern set by the previously identified states of the same spin and parity in this region of the nuclear chart. peerReviewed

Published
2021

21. Identification of sub-μs isomeric states in the odd-odd nucleus 178Au

Author

Gillespie, S. A., Stott, A., Andreyev, A. N., Cubiss, J. G., Al Monthery, M., Barton, C. J., Antalic, S., Auranen, K., Badran, H., Cox, D., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Herzan, A., Higgins, E., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Klimo, J., Konki, J., Leino, M., Mallaburn, M., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Prajapati, P. M., Rahkila, P., Sandzelius, M., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Urban, R., Uusitalo, J., Venhart, M., and Wearing, F.

Subjects
isotoopit, Nuclear Experiment, ydinfysiikka, kulta
Abstract

The neutron-deficient gold (Z=79) isotopes in the vicinity of the neutron midshell N=104 provide prolific examples of shape coexistence and isomerism at low excitation energy. They can be probed via a number of different experimental techniques. In this study, two new isomeric states with half-lives of 294(7) and 373(9) ns have been observed in the neutron-deficient odd-odd nuclide 178Au (N=99) in an experiment at the RITU gas-filled separator at JYFL, Jyväskylä. This result was achieved due to the use of a segmented planar germanium detector with a high efficiency at low energies. By applying the recoil-decay tagging technique, they were assigned to decay to two different long-lived α-decaying states in 178Au. peerReviewed

Published
2021

22. Tilted precession bands in $^{135}$Nd

Author

Lv, B.F., Petrache, C.M., Lawrie, E.A., Astier, A., Dupont, E., Zheng, K.K., Greenlees, P., Badran, H., Calverley, T., Cox, D.M., Grahn, T., Hilton, J., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Saren, J., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Uusitalo, J., Cederwall, B., Ertoprak, A., Liu, H., Guo, S., Wang, J.G., Ong, H.J., Zhou, X.H., Sun, Z.Y., Kuti, I., Timár, J., Tucholski, A., Srebrny, J., Andreoiu, C., Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], ydinfysiikka, Nuclear Structure
Abstract

International audience; Two new excited bands built on the πh11/2 configuration have been identified in Nd135 in addition to the known πh11/2 band. The energy spectra of the excited bands and the available electromagnetic transition probabilities are in good agreement with theoretical results obtained using quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model calculations. The properties of the bands identify them as tilted precession bands instead of wobbling bands. Our results give a new insight into the interpretation of the low-lying bands in odd-A mass nuclei, and can stimulate future studies to address the nuclear triaxiality.

Published
2021

23. Spectroscopy along Flerovium Decay Chains: Discovery of ^{280}Ds and an Excited State in ^{282}Cn

Author

Såmark-Roth, A., Cox, D. M., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento, L. G., Carlsson, B. G., Egido, J. L., Golubev, P., Heery, J., Yakushev, A., Åberg, S., Albers, H. M., Albertsson, M., Block, M., Brand, H., Calverley, T., Cantemir, R., Clark, R. M., Düllmann, Ch. E., Eberth, J., Fahlander, C., Forsberg, U., Gates, J. M., Giacoppo, F., Götz, M., Götz, S., Herzberg, R.-D., Hrabar, Y., Jäger, E., Judson, D., Khuyagbaatar, J., Kindler, B., Kojouharov, I., Kratz, J. V., Krier, J., Kurz, N., Lens, L., Ljungberg, J., Lommel, B., Louko, J., Meyer, C.-C., Mistry, A., Mokry, C., Papadakis, P., Parr, E., Pore, J. L., Ragnarsson, I., Runke, J., Schädel, M., Schaffner, H., Schausten, B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Thörle-Pospiech, P., Trautmann, N., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
General Physics, Engineering, Superheavy elements, Subatomic Physics, Island of stability, Physical Sciences, Mean field theory, Alpha decay, ddc:530, Mathematical Sciences, Nuclear spectroscopy
Abstract

Physical review letters 126(3), 032503 (2021). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.032503, Published by APS, College Park, Md.

Published
2021

24. Tilted precession bands in ¹³⁵Nd

Author

Lv, B. F. (B. F.), Petrache, C. M. (C. M.), Lawrie, E. A. (E. A.), Astier, A. (A.), Dupont, E. (E.), Zheng, K. K. (K. K.), Greenlees, P. (P.), Badran, H. (H.), Calverley, T. (T.), Cox, D. M. (D. M.), Grahn, T. (T.), Hilton, J. (J.), Julin, R. (R.), Juutinen, S. (S.), Konki, J. (J.), Pakarinen, J. (J.), Papadakis, P. (P.), Partanen, J. (J.), Rahkila, P. (P.), Ruotsalainen, P. (P.), Sandzelius, M. (M.), Saren, J. (J.), Scholey, C. (C.), Sorri, J. (J.), Stolze, S. (S.), Uusitalo, J. (J.), Cederwall, B. (B.), Ertoprak, A. (A.), Liu, H. (H.), Guo, S. (S.), Wang, J. G. (J. G.), Ong, H. J. (H. J.), Zhou, X. H. (X. H.), Sun, Z. Y. (Z. Y.), Kuti, I. (I.), Timár, J. (J.), Tucholski, A. (A.), Srebrny, J. (J.), and Andreoiu, C. (C.)

Abstract

Two new excited bands built on the πh11/2 configuration have been identified in ¹³⁵Nd in addition to the known πh11/2 band. The energy spectra of the excited bands and the available electromagnetic transition probabilities are in good agreement with theoretical results obtained using quasiparticle-plus-triaxial-rotor model calculations. The properties of the bands identify them as tilted precession bands instead of wobbling bands. Our results give a new insight into the interpretation of the low-lying bands in odd-A mass nuclei, and can stimulate future studies to address the nuclear triaxiality.

Published
2021

25. Fusion reaction Ca 48 + Bk 249 leading to formation of the element Ts (Z=117)

Author

Khuyagbaatar J., Yakushev A., Dullmann Ch. E., Ackermann D., Andersson L. -L., Asai M., Block M., Boll R. A., Brand H., Cox D. M., Dasgupta M., Derkx X., Di Nitto A., Eberhardt K., Even J., Evers M., Fahlander C., Forsberg U., Gates J. M., Gharibyan N., Golubev P., Gregorich K. E., Hamilton J. H., Hartmann W., Herzberg R. -D., Hessberger F. P., Hinde D. J., Hoffmann J., Hollinger R., Hubner A., Jager E., Kindler B., Kratz J. V., Krier J., Kurz N., Laatiaoui M., Lahiri S., Lang R., Lommel B., Maiti M., Miernik K., Minami S., Mistry A., Mokry C., Nitsche H., Omtvedt J. P., Pang G. K., Papadakis P., Renisch D., Roberto J., Rudolph D., Runke J., Rykaczewski K. P., Sarmiento L. G., Schadel M., Schausten B., Semchenkov A., Shaughnessy D. A., Steinegger P., Steiner J., Tereshatov E. E., Thorle-Pospiech P., Tinschert K., Torres De Heidenreich T., Trautmann N., Turler A., Uusitalo J., Ward D. E., Wegrzecki M., Wiehl N., Van Cleve S. M., Yakusheva V., Khuyagbaatar, J., Yakushev, A., Dullmann, Ch. E., Ackermann, D., Andersson, L. -L., Asai, M., Block, M., Boll, R. A., Brand, H., Cox, D. M., Dasgupta, M., Derkx, X., Di Nitto, A., Eberhardt, K., Even, J., Evers, M., Fahlander, C., Forsberg, U., Gates, J. M., Gharibyan, N., Golubev, P., Gregorich, K. E., Hamilton, J. H., Hartmann, W., Herzberg, R. -D., Hessberger, F. P., Hinde, D. J., Hoffmann, J., Hollinger, R., Hubner, A., Jager, E., Kindler, B., Kratz, J. V., Krier, J., Kurz, N., Laatiaoui, M., Lahiri, S., Lang, R., Lommel, B., Maiti, M., Miernik, K., Minami, S., Mistry, A., Mokry, C., Nitsche, H., Omtvedt, J. P., Pang, G. K., Papadakis, P., Renisch, D., Roberto, J., Rudolph, D., Runke, J., Rykaczewski, K. P., Sarmiento, L. G., Schadel, M., Schausten, B., Semchenkov, A., Shaughnessy, D. A., Steinegger, P., Steiner, J., Tereshatov, E. E., Thorle-Pospiech, P., Tinschert, K., Torres De Heidenreich, T., Trautmann, N., Turler, A., Uusitalo, J., Ward, D. E., Wegrzecki, M., Wiehl, N., Van Cleve, S. M., and Yakusheva, V.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The heaviest currently known nuclei, which have up to 118 protons, have been produced in Ca48 induced reactions with actinide targets. Among them, the element tennessine (Ts), which has 117 protons, has been synthesized by fusing Ca48 with the radioactive target Bk249, which has a half-life of 327 d. The experiment was performed at the gas-filled recoil separator TASCA. Two long and two short α decay chains were observed. The long chains were attributed to the decay of Ts294. The possible origin of the short-decay chains is discussed in comparison with the known experimental data. They are found to fit with the decay chain patterns attributed to Ts293. The present experimental results confirm the previous findings at the Dubna Gas-Filled Recoil Separator on the decay chains originating from the nuclei assigned to Ts.

Published
2019

26. Excited states in Ra-217 populated in the alpha decay of Th-221

Author

Parr, E, Smith, JF, Greenlees, PT, Auranen, K, Chapman, R, Cullen, DM, Grahn, T, Grocutt, L, Herzan, A, Herzberg, R-D, Hodge, D, Jakobsson, U, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Konki, J, McPeake, C, Mengoni, D, Mistry, AK, Mulholland, KF, O'Neill, GG, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Peura, P, Rahkila, P, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Scheck, M, Scholey, C, Siciliano, M, Smolen, M, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Taylor, MJ, and Uusitalo, J

Published
2020

27. Population of a low-spin positive-parity band from high-spin intruder states in Au: The two-state mixing effect

Author

Venhart, M., Balogh, M., Herzáň, A., Wood, J.L., Ali, F.A., Joss, D.T., Andreyev, A.N., Auranen, K., Carroll, R.J., Drummond, M.C., Easton, J.L., Greenlees, P.T., Grahn, T., Gredley, A., Henderson, J., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Lawrie, E.A., Leino, M., Matoušek, V., McPeake, C.G., O'Donnell, D., Page, R.D., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Saygı, B., Sedlák, M., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Thornthwaite, A., Urban, R., Uusitalo, J., Veselský, M., and Wearing, F.P.

Abstract

The extremely neutron-deficient isotopes $^{177,179}$Au were studied by means of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Specific tagging techniques, α-decay tagging in $^{177}$Au and isomer tagging in $^{179}$Au, were used for these studies. Feeding of positive-parity, nearly spherical states, which are associated with 2d3/2 and 3s1/2 proton-hole configurations, from the 1i13/2 proton-intruder configuration was observed in $^{177}$Au. Such a decay path has no precedent in odd-Au isotopes and it is explained by the effect of mixing of wave functions of the initial state.

Published
2020

28. High-spin states of Th-218

Author

O'Donnell, D, Page, RD, Grahn, T, Ali, FA, Auranen, K, Capponi, L, Carroll, RJ, Chishti, MMR, Drummond, MC, Greenlees, PT, Henderson, J, Herzan, A, Jakobsson, U, Joss, DT, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Konki, J, Labiche, M, Leino, M, Mason, PJR, McPeake, CG, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Peura, P, Rahkila, P, Revill, J, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Saygi, B, Scholey, C, Simpson, J, Smith, JF, Smolen, M, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Sullivan, CM, Thornthwaite, A, Uusitalo, J, Kumar, A, and Srivastava, PC

Published
2020

29. Decay studies of the long-lived states in 186Tl

Author

Stryjczyk, M, Andel, B, Andreyev, AN, Cubiss, J, Pakarinen, J, Rezynkina, K, Van Duppen, P, Antalic, S, Berry, T, Borge, MJG, Clisu, C, Cox, DM, De Witte, H, Fraile, LM, Fynbo, HOU, Gaffney, LP, Harkness-Brennan, LJ, Huyse, M, Illana, A, Judson, DS, Konki, J, Kurcewicz, J, Lazarus, I, Lica, R, Madurga, M, Marginean, N, Marginean, R, Mihai, C, Mosat, P, Nacher, E, Negret, A, Ojala, J, Ovejas, JD, Page, RD, Papadakis, P, Pascu, S, Perea, A, Podolyák, Z, Pucknell, V, Rapisarda, E, Rotaru, F, Sotty, C, Tengblad, O, Vedia, V, Viñals, S, Wadsworth, R, Warr, N, Wrzosek-Lipska, K, and IDS Collaboration

Abstract

ispartof: Physical Review C vol:102 issue:2 status: published

Published
2020

30. Multiple chiral bands in Nd-137

Author

Petrache, CM, Lv, BF, Chen, QB, Meng, J, Astier, A, Dupont, E, Zheng, KK, Greenlees, PT, Badran, H, Calverley, T, Cox, DM, Grahn, T, Hilton, J, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Konki, J, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Rahkila, P, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Scholey, C, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Uusitalo, J, Cederwall, B, Ertoprak, A, Liu, H, Guo, S, Wang, JG, Zhou, XH, Kuti, I, Timar, J, Tucholski, A, Srebrny, J, and Andreoiu, C

Published
2020

31. Decay studies of the long-lived states in 186 Tl

Author

Stryjczyk, M., Andel, B., Andreyev, A. N., Cubiss, J., Pakarinen, J., Rezynkina, K., Van Duppen, P., Antalic, S., Berry, T., Borge, M. J.G., Clisu, C., Cox, D. M., De Witte, H., Fraile, L. M., Gaffney, L. P., Harkness-Brennan, L. J., Huyse, M., Illana, A., Judson, D. S., Konki, J., Kurcewicz, J., Lazarus, I., Lica, R., Madurga, M., Marginean, N., Marginean, R., Mihai, C., Mosat, P., Nacher, E., Negret, A., Ojala, J., Ovejas, J. D., Page, R. D., Papadakis, P., Pascu, S., Perea, A., Podolyák, Zs, Pucknell, V., Rapisarda, E., Rotaru, F., Sotty, C., Tengblad, O., Vedia, V., Viñals, S., Wadsworth, R., Warr, N., and Wrzosek-Lipska, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract

Decay spectroscopy of the long-lived states in Tl186 has been performed at the ISOLDE Decay Station at ISOLDE, CERN. The α decay from the low-spin (2-) state in Tl186 was observed for the first time and a half-life of 3.4-0.4+0.5 s was determined. Based on the α-decay energy, the relative positions of the long-lived states were fixed, with the (2-) state as the ground state, the 7(+) state at 77(56) keV, and the 10(-) state at 451(56) keV. The level scheme of the internal decay of the Tl186(10(-)) state [T1/2=3.40(9) s], which was known to decay solely through emission of 374-keV γ-ray transition, was extended and a lower limit for the β-decay branching bβ>5.9(3)% was determined. The extracted retardation factors for the γ decay of the 10(-) state were compared to the available data in neighboring odd-odd thallium isotopes indicating the importance of the πd3/2 shell in the isomeric decay and significant structure differences between Tl184 and Tl186.

Published
2020

32. Decay studies of the long-lived states in 186 Tl

Author

Stryjczyk, M., Andel, B., Andreyev, A.N, Cubiss, J., Pakarinen, J., Rezynkina, K., Van Duppen, P., Antalic, S., Berry, T., Borge, M.J.G, Clisu, C., Cox, D.M, De Witte, H., Fraile, L.M, Fynbo, H.O.U, Gaffney, L.P, Harkness-Brennan, L.J, Huyse, M., Illana, A., Judson, D.S, Konki, J., Kurcewicz, J., Lazarus, I., Lica, R., Madurga, M., Marginean, N., Marginean, R., Mihai, C., Mosat, P., Nacher, E., Negret, A., Ojala, J., Ovejas, J.D, Page, R.D, Papadakis, P., Pascu, S., Perea, A., Podolyak, Zsolt, Pucknell, V., Rapisarda, E., Rotaru, F., Sotty, Ch., Tengblad, O., Vedia, V., Vinals, S., Wadsworth, R., Warr, N., and Wrzosek-Lipska, K.

Subjects
Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Decay spectroscopy of the long-lived states in 186Tl has been performed at the ISOLDE Decay Station at ISOLDE, CERN. The � decay from the low-spin (2

Published
2020

33. In-beam gamma-ray and electron spectroscopy of Md-249,Md-251

Author

Briselet, R, Theisen, Ch, Sulignano, B, Airiau, M, Auranen, K, Cox, DM, Dechery, F, Drouart, A, Favier, Z, Gall, B, Goigoux, T, Grahn, T, Greenlees, PT, Hauschild, K, Herzan, A, Herzberg, R-D, Jakobsson, U, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Konki, J, Leino, M, Lopez-Martens, A, Mistry, A, Nieminen, P, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Peura, P, Rey-Herme, E, Rahkila, P, Rubert, J, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Scholey, C, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Uusitalo, J, Vandebrouck, M, Ward, A, Zielinska, M, Bally, B, Bender, M, and Ryssens, W

Published
2020

34. Evidence for octupole collectivity in Pt-172

Author

Ertoprak, A., Cederwall, B., Qi, C., Aktas, O., Doncel, M., Hadinia, B., Liotta, R., Sandzelius, M., Scholey, C., Andgren, K., Back, T., Badran, H., Braunroth, T., Calverley, T., Cox, D. M., Cullen, D. M., Fang, Y. D., Ganioglu, E., Giles, M., Gomez Hornillos, M. B., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Hilton, J., Hodge, D., Ideguchi, E., Jakobsson, U., Johnson, A., Jones, P. M., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Ketelhut, S., Khaplanov, A., Kumar Raju, M., Leino, M., Li, H., Liu, H., Matta, S., Modamio, V., Nara Singh, B. S., Niikura, M., Nyman, M., Ozgur, I., Page, R. D., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Paul, E. S., Petrache, C. M., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Saren, J., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Subramaniam, P., Taylor, M. J., Uusitalo, J., Valiente-Dobon, J. J., Wyss, R., and Department of Chemistry

Subjects
COEXISTENCE, NUCLEI, SPECTROMETERS, MOMENTS, SHAPES, INSTABILITY, 116 Chemical sciences, EXCITED-STATE, MASS, 114 Physical sciences, TRANSITION, GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
Abstract

Excited states in the extremely neutron-deficient nucleus Pt-172 were populated via Ru-96(Kr-78, 2p) and Mo-92(Kr-83, 3n) reactions. The level scheme has been extended up to an excitation energy of approximate to 5MeV and tentative spin-parity assignments up to I-pi = 18(+). Linear polarization and angular distribution measurements were used to determine the electromagnetic E1 character of the dipole transitions connecting the positive-parity ground-state band with an excited side-band, firmly establishing it as a negativeparity band. The lowestmember of this negative-parity structure was firmly assigned spin-parity 3(-). In addition, we observed an E3 transition from this 3(-) state to the ground state, providing direct evidence for octupole collectivity in Pt-172. Large-scale shell model (LSSM) and total Routhian surface (TRS) calculations have been performed, supporting the interpretation of the 3(-) state as a collective octupole-vibrational state.

Published
2020

35. Evidence for octupole collectivity in $$^{172}{\mathrm {Pt}}$$172Pt

Author

Ertoprak, A, Cederwall, B, Qi, C, Aktas, Ö, Doncel, M, Hadinia, B, Liotta, R, Sandzelius, M, Scholey, C, Andgren, K, Bäck, T, Badran, H, Braunroth, T, Calverley, T, Cox, DM, Cullen, DM, Fang, YD, Ganioğlu, E, Giles, M, Gomez Hornillos, MB, Grahn, T, Greenlees, PT, Hilton, J, Hodge, D, Ideguchi, E, Jakobsson, U, Johnson, A, Jones, PM, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Ketelhut, S, Khaplanov, A, Kumar Raju, M, Leino, M, Li, H, Liu, H, Matta, S, Modamio, V, Nara Singh, BS, Niikura, M, Nyman, M, Özgür, I, Page, RD, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Paul, ES, Petrache, CM, Peura, P, Rahkila, P, Ruotsalainen, P, Sarén, J, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Subramaniam, P, Taylor, MJ, Uusitalo, J, Valiente-Dobón, JJ, and Wyss, R

Published
2020

36. In-beam gamma-ray and electron spectroscopy of $^{249,251}$Md

Author

Briselet, R., Theisen, Ch., Sulignano, B., Airiau, M., Auranen, K., Cox, D.M., Déchery, F., Drouart, A., Favier, Z., Gall, B., Goigoux, T., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P.T., Hauschild, K., Herzan, A., Herzberg, R.-D., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Leino, M., Lopez-Martens, A., Mistry, A., Nieminen, P., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Rey-Herme, E., Rubert, J., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Uusitalo, J., Vandebrouck, M., Ward, A., Zielínska, M., Bally, B., Bender, M., Ryssens, W., Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (IP2I Lyon), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Nuclear Theory (nucl-th), nucl-th, [PHYS.NUCL]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Theory [nucl-th], Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Physics - Theory, FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, ddc:530, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], nucl-ex, Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The odd-Z Md251 nucleus was studied using combined γ-ray and conversion-electron in-beam spectroscopy. Besides the previously observed rotational band based on the [521]1/2− configuration, another rotational structure has been identified using γ-γ coincidences. The use of electron spectroscopy allowed the rotational bands to be observed over a larger rotational frequency range. Using the transition intensities that depend on the gyromagnetic factor, a [514]7/2− single-particle configuration has been inferred for this band, i.e., the ground-state band. A physical background that dominates the electron spectrum with an intensity of ≃60% was well reproduced by simulating a set of unresolved excited bands. Moreover, a detailed analysis of the intensity profile as a function of the angular momentum provided a method for deriving the orbital gyromagnetic factor, namely gK=0.69−0.16+0.19 for the ground-state band. The odd-Z Md249 was studied using γ-ray in-beam spectroscopy. Evidence for octupole correlations resulting from the mixing of the Δl=Δj=3 [521]3/2− and [633]7/2+ Nilsson orbitals were found in both Md249,251. A surprising similarity of the Md251 ground-state band transition energies with those of the excited band of Lr255 has been discussed in terms of identical bands. Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations were performed to investigate the origin of the similarities between these bands. The odd-$Z$ $^{251}$Md nucleus was studied using combined $\gamma$-ray and conversion-electron in-beam spectroscopy. Besides the previously observed rotational band based on the $[521]1/2^-$ configuration, another rotational structure has been identified using $\gamma$-$\gamma$ coincidences. The use of electron spectroscopy allowed the rotational bands to be observed over a larger rotational frequency range. Using the transition intensities that depend on the gyromagnetic factor, a $[514]7/2^-$ single-particle configuration has been inferred for this band, i.e., the ground-state band. A physical background that dominates the electron spectrum with an intensity of $\simeq$ 60% was well reproduced by simulating a set of unresolved excited bands. Moreover, a detailed analysis of the intensity profile as a function of the angular momentum provided a method for deriving the orbital gyromagnetic factor, namely $g_K = 0.69^{+0.19}_{-0.16}$ for the ground-state band. The odd-$Z$ $^{249}$Md was studied using $\gamma$-ray in-beam spectroscopy. Evidence for octupole correlations resulting from the mixing of the $\Delta l = \Delta j = 3$ $[521]3/2^-$ and $[633]7/2^+$ Nilsson orbitals were found in both $^{249,251}$Md. A surprising similarity of the $^{251}$Md ground-state band transition energies with those of the excited band of $^{255}$Lr has been discussed in terms of identical bands. Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations were performed to investigate the origin of the similarities between these bands.

Published
2020

37. Stability of the heaviest elements: K isomer in No-250

Author

Kallunkathariyil, J, Sulignano, B, Greenlees, PT, Khuyagbaatar, J, Theisen, Ch, Auranen, K, Badran, H, Bisso, F, Brionnet, P, Briselet, R, Drouart, A, Favier, Z, Goigoux, T, Grahn, T, Hauschild, K, Herzan, A, Hessberger, FP, Jakobsson, U, Julin, R, Juutinen, S, Konki, J, Leino, M, Lightfoot, A, Pakarinen, J, Papadakis, P, Partanen, J, Peura, P, Rahkila, P, Rezynkina, K, Ruotsalainen, P, Sandzelius, M, Saren, J, Scholey, C, Siciliano, M, Sorri, J, Stolze, S, Svirikhin, AI, Uusitalo, J, Vandebrouck, M, Ward, A, Wraith, C, and Zielinska, M

Published
2020

38. Excited states in 217Ra populated in the α decay of 221Th

Author

Parr, E., Smith, J. F., Greenlees, P. T., Auranen, K., Chapman, R., Cullen, D. M., Grahn, T., Grocutt, L., Herzáň, A., Herzberg, R.-D., Hodge, D., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., McPeake, C., Mengoni, D., Mistry, A. K., Mulholland, K. F., O'Neill, G. G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scheck, M., Scholey, C., Siciliano, M., Smolen, M., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Taylor, M. J., and Uusitalo, J.

Subjects
alpha decay, energy levels and level densities, ydinfysiikka, nuclear structure and decays
Abstract

Fine structure in the α decay of 22190Th, populating excited states in 21788Ra, was studied using αγ-coincidence spectroscopy. Two α-decay branches from 221Th have been newly observed, with Eα(keV)[bα(%)]=7951(8)[0.14(3)] and 8247(3)[1.51(12)], together with three previously known branches. Also, two new states in 217Ra were identified at E = 177 and 227 keV. The ground-state configurations of the odd-A, N = 131 transitional isotones above 208Pb are interpreted from their α-decay fine structure systematics and considered in terms of predictions using spherical shell and reflection-asymmetric models. peerReviewed

Published
2020

39. Isomeric 13/2+ state in 201Fr

Author

Auranen, K., Jakobsson, U., Badran, H., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Herzán, A., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Leino, M., Leppänen, A.-P., O'Neill, G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sinclair, L., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Uusitalo, J., and Voss, A.

Subjects
lifetimes and widths, alpha decay, energy levels and level densities, nuclear spin and parity, isomer decays, ydinfysiikka, nuclear structure and decays
Abstract

We have identified an isomeric state in 201Fr for which we propose a spin and parity of 13/2 +, and interpret it as arising from the π(i13/2 ) configuration. A half-life of 720(40) ns was measured, corresponding to B(M2) = 0.17(2) W.u., in good agreement with those of other 13/2 + → 9/2 − [π(i13/2 ) → π(h9/2 )] transitions observed in other nuclei in the region. The nuclei of interest were produced in a fusion-evaporation reaction and their decay properties were investigated using the GREAT spectrometer at the focal plane of the RITU gas-filled recoil separator. peerReviewed

Published
2020

40. Exploring the boundaries of the nuclear landscape : α-decay properties of 211Pa

Author

Auranen, K., Uusitalo, J., Badran, H., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Herzáň, A., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Leino, M., Leppänen, A.-P., O'Neill, G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sinclair, L., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., and Voss, A.

Subjects
lifetimes and widths, isotoopit, alpha decay, proton emission, rare and new isotopes, nuclear spin and parity, High Energy Physics::Experiment, ydinfysiikka, nuclear structure and decays, binding energy and masses, nuclear binding
Abstract

Employing the recoil ion transport unit (RITU) and a fusion-evaporation reaction, the α decay of 211Pa has been identified via the implantation-decay correlation technique through observation of chains up to four consecutive decays. An α-particle energy and half-life of 8320(40) keV and 3.8+4.6−1.4 ms, respectively, were measured, corresponding to favored α decay. In addition, more precise α-decay properties of 212Pa and 213Pa were obtained due to accumulated statistics. The present data were compared to those predicted by selected atomic mass models and it was used to estimate the possibility of observing proton emission from these isotopes. peerReviewed

Published
2020

41. In-beam γ-ray and electron spectroscopy of Md249,251

Author

Briselet, R., Theisen, Ch., Sulignano, B., Airiau, M., Auranen, K., Cox, D. M., Déchery, F., Drouart, A., Favier, Z., Gall, B., Goigoux, T., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Hauschild, K., Herzan, A., Herzberg, R.-D., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Leino, M., Lopez-Martens, A., Mistry, A., Nieminen, P., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Peura, P., Rey-Herme, E., Rahkila, P., Rubert, J., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sarén, J., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Uusitalo, J., Vandebrouck, M., Ward, A., Zielińska, M., Bally, B., Bender, M., and Ryssens, W.

Subjects
electromagnetic transitions, spektroskopia, nuclear spin and parity, collective levels, ydinfysiikka
Abstract

The odd-Z 251Md nucleus was studied using combined γ-ray and conversion-electron in-beam spectroscopy. Besides the previously observed rotational band based on the [521]1/2− configuration, another rotational structure has been identified using γ−γ coincidences. The use of electron spectroscopy allowed the rotational bands to be observed over a larger rotational frequency range. Using the transition intensities that depend on the gyromagnetic factor, a [514]7/2− single-particle configuration has been inferred for this band, i.e., the ground-state band. A physical background that dominates the electron spectrum with an intensity of ≃60% was well reproduced by simulating a set of unresolved excited bands. Moreover, a detailed analysis of the intensity profile as a function of the angular momentum provided a method for deriving the orbital gyromagnetic factor, namely gK=0.69+0.19−0.16 for the ground-state band. The odd-Z 249Md was studied using γ-ray in-beam spectroscopy. Evidence for octupole correlations resulting from the mixing of the Δl=Δj=3 [521]3/2− and [633]7/2+ Nilsson orbitals were found in both 249,251Md. A surprising similarity of the 251Md ground-state band transition energies with those of the excited band of 255Lr has been discussed in terms of identical bands. Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations were performed to investigate the origin of the similarities between these bands. peerReviewed

Published
2020

42. Stability of the heaviest elements: $K$ isomer in $^{250}\mathrm{No}$

Author

Kallunkathariyil, J., Sulignano, B., Greenlees, P.T., Khuyagbaatar, J., Theisen, Ch., Auranen, K., Badran, H., Bisso, F., Brionnet, P., Briselet, R., Drouart, A., Favier, Z., Goigoux, T., Grahn, T., Hauschild, K., Herzan, A., Heßberger, F.P., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Leino, M., Lightfoot, A., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Rezynkina, K., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Saren, J., Scholey, C., Siciliano, M., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Svirikhin, A.I., Uusitalo, J., Vandebrouck, M., Ward, A., Wraith, C., Zielińska, M., Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[PHYS.NUCL]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Theory [nucl-th], Nuclear Experiment, Nuclear Structure
Abstract

International audience; Decay spectroscopy of $^{250}\mathrm{No}$ has been performed using digital electronics and pulse-shape analysis of the fast nuclear decays for the first time. Previous studies of $^{250}\mathrm{No}$ reported two distinct fission decay lifetimes, related to the direct fission of the ground state and to the decay of an isomeric state but without the possibility to determine if the isomeric state decayed directly via fission or via internal electromagnetic transitions to the ground state. The data obtained in the current experiment allowed the puzzle to finally be resolved, attributing the shorter half-life of $t_{1/2}=3.8 \pm 0.3 \mu s$ to the ground state and the longer half-life $t_{1/2}=34.9^{+3.9}_{-3.2} \mu s$ to the decay of an isomeric state. $^{250}\mathrm{No}$ becomes, thus, one of a very few examples of very heavy nuclei with an isomeric state living considerably longer than its ground state. This phenomenon has important consequences for the nuclear-structure models aiming to determine the borders of the island of stability of superheavy elements.

Published
2020

43. High-spin states of ²¹⁸Th

Author

O'Donnell, D. (D.), Page, R. D. (R. D.), Grahn, T. (T.), Ali, F. A. (F. A.), Auranen, K. (K.), Capponi, L. (L.), Carroll, R. J. (R. J.), Chishti, M. M. (M. M. R.), Drummond, M. C. (M. C.), Greenlees, P. T. (P. T.), Henderson, J. (J.), Herzan, A. (A.), Jakobsson, U. (U.), Joss, D. T. (D. T.), Julin, R. (R.), Juutinen, S. (S.), Konki, J. (J.), Labiche, M. (M.), Leino, M. (M.), Mason, P. J. (P. J. R.), McPeake, C. G. (C. G.), Pakarinen, J. (J.), Papadakis, P. (P.), Partanen, J. (J.), Peura, P. (P.), Rahkila, P. (P.), Revill, J. (J.), Ruotsalainen, P. (P.), Sandzelius, M. (M.), Saren, J. (J.), Saygi, B. (B.), Scholey, C. (C.), Simpson, J. (J.), Smith, J. F. (J. F.), Smolen, M. (M.), Sorri, J. (J.), Stolze, S. (S.), Sullivan, C. M. (C. M.), Thornthwaite, A. (A.), Uusitalo, J. (J.), Kumar, A. (A.), and Srivastava, P. C. (P. C.)

Subjects
fusion-evaporation reactions, gamma-ray spectroscopy, shell model, alpha-decay, Nuclear Experiment, thorium
Abstract

High-spin states in the N = 128 nucleus ²¹⁸Th have been investigated following fusion–evaporation reactions, using the recoil-decay tagging technique. Due to the short-lived nature of the ground state of ²¹⁸Th prompt γ rays have been correlated with the α decay of the daughter nucleus ²¹⁴Ra. The level scheme representing the decay of excited states has been extended to (16⁺) with the observation of six previously unreported transitions. The observations are compared with the results of shell model calculations and within the context of the systematics of neighbouring nuclei.

Published
2020

44. Decay studies of the long-lived states in Tl186

Author

Stryjczyk, M., Andel, B., Andreyev, A. N., Cubiss, J., Pakarinen, J., Rezynkina, K., Van Duppen, P., Antalic, S., Berry, T., Borge, M. J. G., Clisu, C., Cox, D. M., De Witte, H., Fraile, L. M., Fynbo, H. O. U., Gaffney, L. P., Harkness-Brennan, L. J., Huyse, M., Illana, A., Judson, D. S., Konki, J., Kurcewicz, J., Lazarus, I., Lica, R., Madurga, M., Marginean, N., Marginean, R., Mihai, C., Mosat, P., Nacher, E., Negret, A., Ojala, J., Ovejas, J. D., Page, R. D., Papadakis, P., Pascu, S., Perea, A., Podolyák, Zs., Pucknell, V., Rapisarda, E., Rotaru, F., Sotty, C., Tengblad, O., Vedia, V., Viñals, S., Wadsworth, R., Warr, N., and Wrzosek-Lipska, K.

Subjects
lifetimes and widths, alpha decay, electromagnetic transitions, High Energy Physics::Experiment, isomer decays, ydinfysiikka, nuclear structure and decays
Abstract

Decay spectroscopy of the long-lived states in 186Tl has been performed at the ISOLDE Decay Station at ISOLDE, CERN. The α decay from the low-spin (2−) state in 186Tl was observed for the first time and a half-life of 3.4+0.5−0.4 s was determined. Based on the α-decay energy, the relative positions of the long-lived states were fixed, with the (2−) state as the ground state, the 7(+) state at 77(56) keV, and the 10(−) state at 451(56) keV. The level scheme of the internal decay of the 186Tl(10(−)) state [T1/2=3.40(9) s], which was known to decay solely through emission of 374-keV γ-ray transition, was extended and a lower limit for the β-decay branching bβ>5.9(3)% was determined. The extracted retardation factors for the γ decay of the 10(−) state were compared to the available data in neighboring odd-odd thallium isotopes indicating the importance of the πd3/2 shell in the isomeric decay and significant structure differences between 184Tl and 186Tl. peerReviewed

Published
2020

45. Excited states in Ra 217 populated in the +¦ decay of Th 221

Author

Parr, E., Smith, J. F., Greenlees, P. T., Auranen, K., Chapman, R., Cullen, D. M., Grahn, T., Grocutt, L., Herz+i+e, A., Herzberg, R. -D., Hodge, D., Jakobsson, U., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Mcpeake, C., Mengoni, D., Mistry, A. K., Mulholland, K. F., O'Neill, G. G., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Sar+¬n, J., Scheck, M., Scholey, C., Siciliano, M., Smolen, M., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Taylor, M. J., and Uusitalo, J.

Published
2020

46. Evidence for octupole collectivity in 172Pt

Author

Ertoprak, A., Cederwall, B., Qi, C., Aktas, Ö., Doncel, M., Hadinia, B., Liotta, R., Sandzelius, M., Scholey, C., Andgren, K., Bäck, T., Badran, H., Braunroth, T., Calverley, T., Cox, D. M., Cullen, D. M., Fang, Y. D., Ganioğlu, E., Giles, M., Gomez Hornillos, M. B., Grahn, T., Greenlees, P. T., Hilton, J., Hodge, D., Ideguchi, E., Jakobsson, U., Johnson, A., Jones, P. M., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Ketelhut, S., Khaplanov, A., Kumar Raju, M., Leino, M., Li, H., Liu, H., Matta, S., Modamio, V., Nara Singh, B. S., Niikura, M., Nyman, M., Özgür, I., Page, R. D., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Paul, E. S., Petrache, C. M., Peura, P., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sarén, J., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Subramaniam, P., Taylor, M. J., Uusitalo, J., Valiente-Dobón, J. J., and Wyss, R.

Subjects
Subatomär fysik, Subatomic Physics, ydinfysiikka
Abstract

Excited states in the extremely neutron-deficient nucleus 172Pt were populated via 96Ru(78Kr,2p) and 92Mo(83Kr,3n) reactions. The level scheme has been extended up to an excitation energy of ~ 5 MeV and tentative spin-parity assignments up to Iπ = 18+. Linear polarization and angular distribution measurements were used to determine the electromagnetic E1 character of the dipole transitions connecting the positive-parity ground-state band with an excited side-band, firmly establishing it as a negative-parity band. The lowest member of this negative-parity structure was firmly assigned spin-parity 3-. In addition, we observed an E3 transition from this 3- state to the ground state, providing direct evidence for octupole collectivity in 172Pt. Large-scale shell model (LSSM) and total Routhian surface (TRS) calculations have been performed, supporting the interpretation of the 3- state as a collective octupole-vibrational state. QC 20200427

Published
2020

47. Signatures of enhanced octupole correlations at high spin in ¹³⁶Nd

Author

Petrache, C. M. (C. M.), Minkov, N. (N.), Nakatsukasa, T. (T.), Lv, B. F. (B. F.), Astier, A. (A.), Dupont, E. (E.), Zheng, K. K. (K. K.), Greenlees, P. (P.), Badran, H. (H.), Calverley, T. (T.), Cox, D. M. (D. M.), Grahn, T. (T.), Hilton, J. (J.), Julin, R. (R.), Juutinen, S. (S.), Konki, J. (J.), Pakarinen, J. (J.), Papadakis, P. (P.), Partanen, J. (J.), Rahkila, P. (P.), Ruotsalainen, P. (P.), Sandzelius, M. (M.), Saren, J. (J.), Scholey, C. (C.), Sorri, J. (J.), Stolze, S. (S.), Uusitalo, J. (J.), Cederwall, B. (B.), Ertoprak, A. (A.), Liu, H. (H.), Guo, S. (S.), Liu, M. L. (M. L.), Wang, J. G. (J. G.), Zhou, X. H. (X. H.), Kuti, I. (I), Timar, J. (J.), Tucholski, A. (A.), Srebrny, J. (J.), and Andreoiu, C. (C.)

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics::Atomic Physics
Abstract

Experimental signatures of moderately enhanced octupole correlations at high spin in ¹³⁶Nd are indicated for the first time. The extracted dipole moments of two negative-parity bands are only two times smaller than those of the lanthanide nuclei with N≈90 which present well-established octupole correlations. Calculations using the cranked quasiparticle random phase approximation and a model of quadrupole-octupole rotations with octupole vibrations reveal the structure of the bands and the enhanced octupole correlations at high spin in ¹³⁶Nd.

Published
2020

48. High-spin states of Th-218

Author

O'Donnell, D., Page, R. D., Grahn, T., Ali, F. A., Auranen, K., Capponi, L., Papadakis, P., and Ege Üniversitesi

Subjects
fusion-evaporation reactions, gamma-ray spectroscopy, shell model, alpha-decay, thorium
Abstract

High-spin states in theN= 128 nucleus(218)Th have been investigated following fusion-evaporation reactions, using the recoil-decay tagging technique. Due to the short-lived nature of the ground state of(218)Th prompt gamma rays have been correlated with the alpha decay of the daughter nucleus(214)Ra. the level scheme representing the decay of excited states has been extended to (16(+)) with the observation of six previously unreported transitions. the observations are compared with the results of shell model calculations and within the context of the systematics of neighbouring nuclei., UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC); EU 7th Framework Programme 'Integrating Activities-Transnational Access'European Union (EU) [262010]; Academy of Finland under the Finnish Centre of Excellence Programme 2012-2017 (Nuclear and Accelerator Based Physics Programme at JYFL); Academy of FinlandAcademy of Finland [131665], Financial support for this work has been provided by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and by the EU 7th Framework Programme 'Integrating Activities-Transnational Access', Project No.: 262010 (ENSAR) and by the Academy of Finland under the Finnish Centre of Excellence Programme 2012-2017 (Nuclear and Accelerator Based Physics Programme at JYFL). TG acknowledges the support of the Academy of Finland, contract number 131665. the authors acknowledge the support of GAMMAPOOL for the loan of the JUROGAM detectors. the authors would also like to express their gratitude to the technical staff of the Accelerator Laboratory at the University of Jyvaskyla for their support.

Published
2020

49. Decay studies of the long-lived states in $^{186}$Tl

Author

Stryjczyk, M., Andel, B., Andreyev, A. N., Cubiss, J., Pakarinen, J., Rezynkina, K., Van Duppen, P., Antalic, S., Berry, T., Borge, M. J. G., Clisu, C., Cox, D. M., De Witte, H., Fraile, L. M., Fynbo, H. O. U., Gaffney, L. P., Harkness-Brennan, L. J., Huyse, M., Illana, A., Judson, D. S., Konki, J., Kurcewicz, J., Lazarus, I., Lica, R., Madurga, M., Marginean, N., Marginean, R., Mihai, C., Mosat, P., Nacher, E., Negret, A., Ojala, J., Ovejas, J. D., Page, R. D., Papadakis, P., Pascu, S., Perea, A., Podolyák, Zs., Pucknell, V., Rapisarda, E., Rotaru, F., Sotty, C., Tengblad, O., Vedia, V., Viñals, S., Wadsworth, R., Warr, N., Wrzosek-Lipska, K., Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and IDS

Subjects
FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics::Experiment, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), nucl-ex, Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Decay spectroscopy of the long-lived states in $^{186}$Tl has been performed at the ISOLDE Decay Station at ISOLDE, CERN. The $\alpha$ decay from the low-spin $(2^-)$ state in $^{186}$Tl was observed for the first time and a half-life of $3.4^{+0.5}_{-0.4}$ s was determined. Based on the $\alpha$-decay energy, the relative positions of the long-lived states were fixed, with the $(2^-)$ state as the ground state, the $7^{(+)}$ state at 77(56)~keV and the $10^{(-)}$ state at 451(56) keV. The level scheme of the internal decay of the $^{186}$Tl($10^{(-)}$) state ($T_{1/2} = 3.40(9)$ s), which was known to decay solely through emission of 374 keV $\gamma$-ray transition, was extended and a lower-limit for the $\beta$-decay branching $b_\beta > 5.9(3)\%$ was determined. The extracted retardation factors for the $\gamma$ decay of the $10^{(-)}$ state were compared to the available data in neighboring odd-odd thallium isotopes indicating the importance of the $\pi d_{3/2}$ shell in the isomeric decay and significant structure differences between $^{184}$Tl and $^{186}$Tl., Comment: 10 pages, 12 figures

Published
2020
Full Text
View/download PDF

50. Signatures of enhanced octupole correlations at high spin in $^{136}\mathrm{Nd}$

Author

Petrache, C.M., Minkov, N., Nakatsukasa, T., Lv, B.F., Astier, A., Dupont, E., Zheng, K.K., Greenlees, P., Badran, H., Calverley, T., Cox, D.M., Grahn, T., Hilton, J., Julin, R., Juutinen, S., Konki, J., Pakarinen, J., Papadakis, P., Partanen, J., Rahkila, P., Ruotsalainen, P., Sandzelius, M., Saren, J., Scholey, C., Sorri, J., Stolze, S., Uusitalo, J., Cederwall, B., Ertoprak, A., Liu, H., Guo, S., Liu, M.L., Wang, J.G., Zhou, X.H., Kuti, I., Timár, J., Tucholski, A., Srebrny, J., Andreoiu, C., Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics::Atomic Physics, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Structure
Abstract

International audience; Experimental signatures of moderately enhanced octupole correlations at high spin in Nd136 are indicated for the first time. The extracted dipole moments of two negative-parity bands are only two times smaller than those of the lanthanide nuclei with N≈90 which present well-established octupole correlations. Calculations using the cranked quasiparticle random phase approximation and a model of quadrupole-octupole rotations with octupole vibrations reveal the structure of the bands and the enhanced octupole correlations at high spin in Nd136.

Published
2020

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results