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1. Pairing-quadrupole interplay in the neutron-deficient tin nuclei: First lifetime measurements of low-lying states in 106,108Sn

Author

M. Siciliano, J.J. Valiente-Dobón, A. Goasduff, F. Nowacki, A.P. Zuker, D. Bazzacco, A. Lopez-Martens, E. Clément, G. Benzoni, T. Braunroth, F.C.L. Crespi, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, M. Doncel, S. Ertürk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Gadea, G. Georgiev, A. Goldkuhle, U. Jakobsson, G. Jaworski, P.R. John, I. Kuti, A. Lemasson, T. Marchi, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, T. Mijatović, C. Müller-Gatermann, D.R. Napoli, J. Nyberg, M. Palacz, R.M. Pérez-Vidal, B. Sayği, D. Sohler, S. Szilner, D. Testov, M. Zielińska, D. Barrientos, B. Birkenbach, H.C. Boston, A.J. Boston, B. Cederwall, J. Collado, D.M. Cullen, P. Désesquelles, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Dudouet, J. Eberth, F.J. Egea-Canet, V. González, L.J. Harkness-Brennan, H. Hess, D.S. Judson, A. Jungclaus, W. Korten, M. Labiche, A. Lefevre, S. Leoni, H. Li, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, B. Million, A. Pullia, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, M.D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, O. Stezowski, and Ch. Theisen

Subjects
Lifetime, Nuclear structure, Multi-nucleon transfer, Light Sn, Tracking array, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The lifetimes of the low-lying excited states 2+ and 4+ have been directly measured in the neutron-deficient 106,108Sn isotopes. The nuclei were populated via a deep-inelastic reaction and the lifetime measurement was performed employing a differential plunger device. The emitted γ rays were detected by the AGATA array, while the reaction products were uniquely identified by the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. Large-Scale Shell-Model calculations with realistic forces indicate that, independently of the pairing content of the interaction, the quadrupole force is dominant in the B(E2;21+→0g.s.+) values and it describes well the experimental pattern for 104−114Sn; the B(E2;41+→21+) values, measured here for the first time, depend critically on a delicate pairing-quadrupole balance, disclosed by the very precise results in 108Sn.

Published
2020
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2. Spectroscopy of neutron-rich nitrogen isotopes with Agata+Paris+Vamos

Author

S. Ziliani, M. Ciemała, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, S. Coelli, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M.N. Harakeh, Ł.W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, A. Karpov, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, S.M. Lenzi, M. Lewitowicz, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, M. Matejska-Minda, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, V. Nanal, P. Napiorkowski, D.R. Napoli, R. Palit, M. Rejmund, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, E. Vardaci, B. Wasilewska, O. Wieland, M. Ziębliński, M. Zielińska, Ziliani, S., Ciemała, M., Crespi, F. C. L., Leoni, S., Fornal, B., Maj, A., Bednarczyk, P., Benzoni, G., Bracco, A., Boiano, C., Bottoni, S., Brambilla, S., Bast, M., Beckers, M., Braunroth, T., Camera, F., Cieplicka-Orynczak, N., Clément, E., Coelli, S., Dorvaux, O., Erturk, S., de France, G., Fransen, C., Goldkuhle, A., Grebosz, J., Harakeh, M. N., Iskra, Ł. W., Jacquot, B., Karpov, A., Kicinska-Habior, M., Kim, Y., Kmiecik, M., Lemasson, A., Lenzi, S. M., Lewitowicz, M., Li, H., Matea, I., Mazurek, K., Michelagnoli, C., Matejska-Minda, M., Million, B., Müller-Gatermann, C., Nanal, V., Napiorkowski, P., Napoli, D. R., Palit, R., Rejmund, M., Schmitt, Ch., Stanoiu, M., Stefan, I., Vardaci, E., Wasilewska, B., Wieland, O., Zieblinski, M., Zielinska, M., Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), 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), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), 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 Laue-Langevin (ILL), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), 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 National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), ILL, and Research unit Nuclear & Hadron Physics

Subjects
Physics, education.field_of_study, Spectrometer, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Population, Gamma ray, General Physics and Astronomy, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, AGATA, 010306 general physics, Spectroscopy, education, Beam (structure)
Abstract

Excited states of 17N, 18N and 19N were investigated through the measurement of gamma rays, following their population via deep-inelastic reactions induced by an 18O beam (7 MeV/u) on a thick 181Ta target. The experimental setup comprised the AGATA+PARIS detection system, coupled to the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. In the 17N nucleus, the analysis of gamma-ray transitions de-exciting two states around 4-5 MeV clearly pointed to discrepancies with the lifetime values reported in literature. Three new gamma rays were observed in 18N at the energies of 1662.3 (3) keV, 2073.4 (8) keV and 2300.9 (8) keV, and hints for other two new transitions around 1566 keV and 1720 keV were found. In addition, a new transition with energy of 2489.7 (8) keV was observed in 19N.

Published
2020

3. Coulomb excitation of Rn-222

Author

Spagnoletti, P., Butler, P. A., Gaffney, L. P., Abrahams, K., Bowry, M., Cederkäll, J., Chupp, T., de Angelis, G., De Witte, H., Garrett, P. E., Goldkuhle, A., Henrich, C., Illana, A., Johnston, K., Joss, D. T., Keatings, J. M., Kelly, N. A., Komorowska, M., Konki, J., Kröll, T., Lozano, M., Singh, B. S. Nara, O'Donnell, D., Ojala, J., Page, R. D., Pedersen, L. G., Raison, C., Reiter, P., Rodriguez, J. A., Rosiak, D., Rothe, S., Scheck, M., Seidlitz, M., Shneidman, T. M., Siebeck, B., Sinclair, J., Smith, J. F., Stryjczyk, M., Van Duppen, P., Viñals, S., Virtanen, V., Wrzosek-Lipska, K., Warr, N., and Zielińska, M.

Subjects
Science & Technology, Physics, Nuclear, STATES, Physics, SHAPES, Physical Sciences, ISOTOPES, RADON
Abstract

The nature of quadrupole and octupole collectivity in 222Rn was investigated by determining the electric-quadrupole (E2) and octupole (E3) matrix elements using subbarrier, multistep Coulomb excitation. The radioactive 222Rn beam, accelerated to 4.23 MeV/u, was provided by the HIE-ISOLDE facility at CERN. Data were collected in the Miniball γ-ray spectrometer following the bombardment of two targets, 120Sn and 60Ni. Transition E2 matrix elements within the ground-state and octupole bands were measured up to 10ℏ and the results were consistent with a constant intrinsic electric-quadrupole moment, 518(11)efm2. The values of the intrinsic electric-octupole moment for the 0+→3− and 2+→5− transitions were found to be respectively 2360+300−210efm3 and 2300+300−500efm3 while a smaller value, 1200+500−900efm3, was found for the 2+→1− transition. In addition, four excited non-yrast states were identified in this work via γ−γ coincidences.

Published
2022

4. Accessing tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds nuclear state lifetimes with low-energy binary heavy-ion reactions

Author

M. Zieblinski, J. Grebosz, K. Mazurek, Simone Coelli, S. Brambilla, H. J. Li, B. Million, M. Rejmund, Bertrand Jacquot, P. Bednarczyk, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, M. Ciemala, M. Bast, S. Ziliani, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, Eric Clément, Ł. W. Iskra, C. Fransen, S. M. Lenzi, B. Fornal, P. J. Napiorkowski, C. Müller-Gatermann, M. Zielińska, B. Wasilewska, I. Matea, A. Maj, M. Kmiecik, Y. H. Kim, M. Kicińska-Habior, C. Michelagnoli, I. Stefan, M. Beckers, F. C. L. Crespi, O. Wieland, M. Lewitowicz, R. Palit, D. R. Napoli, Ch. Schmitt, A. V. Karpov, M. Stanoiu, F. Camera, Emanuele Vardaci, M. Matejska-Minda, A. Bracco, G. Benzoni, S. Bottoni, S. Leoni, V. Nanal, C. Boiano, A. Lemasson, Mohsen Harakeh, Thomas Braunroth, A. Goldkuhle, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Ciemala, M., Ziliani, S., Crespi, F. C. L., Leoni, S., Fornal, B., Maj, A., Bednarczyk, P., Benzoni, G., Bracco, A., Boiano, C., Bottoni, S., Brambilla, S., Bast, M., Beckers, M., Braunroth, T., Camera, F., Cieplicka-Orynczak, N., Clement, E., Coelli, S., Dorvaux, O., Erturk, S., De France, G., Fransen, C., Goldkuhle, A., Grebosz, J., Harakeh, M. N., Iskra, L. W., Jacquot, B., Karpov, A., Kicinska-Habior, M., Kim, Y. -H., Kmiecik, M., Lemasson, A., Lenzi, S. M., Lewitowicz, M., Li, H., Matea, I., Mazurek, K., Michelagnoli, C., Matejska-Minda, M., Million, B., Muller-Gatermann, C., Nanal, V., Napiorkowski, P., Napoli, D. R., Palit, R., Rejmund, M., Schmitt, C., Stanoiu, M., Stefan, I., Vardaci, E., Wasilewska, B., Wieland, O., Zieblinski, M., Zielinska, M., H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Dipartimento di Fisica (Milano), Università degli Studi di Milano [Milano] (UNIMI), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano (INFN), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Institut für Kernphysik der Universität zu Köln, Universität zu Köln, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan (UNIMI), Universität zu Köln = University of Cologne, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 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), 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), and Nuclear Energy

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Monte Carlo method, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, Binary number, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear fusion, AGATA, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Connection (algebraic framework), Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract

A novel Monte Carlo technique has been developed to determine lifetimes of excited states in the tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds range in products of low-energy heavy-ion binary reactions, with complex velocity distributions. The method is based on a detailed study of Doppler-broadened $$\gamma $$ γ -ray lineshapes. Its relevance is demonstrated in connection with the $$^{18}\text {O}(7.0\, \text {MeV/u})+\,^{181}\text {Ta}$$ 18 O ( 7.0 MeV/u ) + 181 Ta experiment, performed at GANIL with the AGATA+VAMOS+PARIS setup, to study neutron-rich O, C, N, ... nuclei. Excited states in $$^{17}\text {O}$$ 17 O and $$^{19}\text {O}$$ 19 O , with known lifetimes, are used to validate the method over the $$\sim 20{-}400\,\text {fs}$$ ∼ 20 - 400 fs lifetime-sensitivity range. Emphasis is given to the unprecedented position resolution provided by $$\gamma $$ γ -tracking arrays, which turns out to be essential for reaching the required accuracy in Doppler-shift correction. The technique is anticipated to be an important tool for lifetime investigations in exotic neutron-rich nuclei, produced with intense ISOL-type beams.

Published
2021

5. Complete set of bound negative-parity states in the neutron-rich nucleus 18N

Author

S. Ziliani, M. Ciemała, F. C. L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, T. Suzuki, T. Otsuka, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, S. Coelli, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M. N. Harakeh, Ł. W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, A. Karpov, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, S. M. Lenzi, M. Lewitowicz, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, M. Matejska-Minda, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, V. Nanal, P. Napiorkowski, D. R. Napoli, R. Palit, M. Rejmund, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, E. Vardaci, B. Wasilewska, O. Wieland, M. Ziębliński, M. Zielińska, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), 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), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay

Subjects
Set (abstract data type), Physics, Particle physics, medicine.anatomical_structure, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, medicine, Neutron, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 010306 general physics, Parity (mathematics), 01 natural sciences, Nucleus
Abstract

International audience; High-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy of N18 is performed with the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array, following deep-inelastic processes induced by an O18 beam on a Ta181 target. Six states are newly identified, which together with the three known excitations exhaust all negative-parity excited states expected in N18 below the neutron threshold. Spin and parities are proposed for all located states on the basis of decay branchings and comparison with large-scale shell-model calculations performed in the p-sd space, with the YSOX interaction. Of particular interest is the location of the 01− and 12− excitations, which provide strong constrains for cross-shell p-sd matrix elements based on realistic interactions and help to simultaneously reproduce the ground and first-excited states in N16 and N18, for the first time. Understanding the N18 structure may also have significant impact on neutron-capture cross-section calculations in r-process modeling including light neutron-rich nuclei.

Published
2021

6. Lifetime measurements in the even-even Cd102–108 isotopes

Author

M. Siciliano, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, A. Goasduff, T. R. Rodríguez, D. Bazzacco, G. Benzoni, T. Braunroth, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, F. C. L. Crespi, G. de France, M. Doncel, S. Ertürk, C. Fransen, A. Gadea, G. Georgiev, A. Goldkuhle, U. Jakobsson, G. Jaworski, P. R. John, I. Kuti, A. Lemasson, H. Li, A. Lopez-Martens, T. Marchi, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, T. Mijatović, C. Müller-Gatermann, D. R. Napoli, J. Nyberg, M. Palacz, R. M. Pérez-Vidal, B. Sayği, D. Sohler, S. Szilner, and D. Testov

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear interaction, medicine.anatomical_structure, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Nuclear Theory, 0103 physical sciences, medicine, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Nucleus
Abstract

Background: The heaviest T-z = 0 doubly-magic nucleus, Sn-100, and the neighboring nuclei offer unique opportunities to investigate the properties of nuclear interaction. For instance, the structur ...

Published
2021

8. Microscopic structure of the one-phonon 2+ states of Po208

Author

G. De Gregorio, K. A. Gladnishki, C. Müller-Gatermann, Marcus Scheck, K. E. Ide, Norbert Pietralla, H. Naïdja, K. Stoychev, S. S. Dimitrova, V. Werner, R. Kern, A. Dewald, C. Henrich, A. Gargano, Th. Kröll, M. Stoyanova, D. Kalaydjieva, P. R. John, I. Homm, D. Kocheva, J. Jolie, A. Blazhev, V. Karayonchev, M. Djongolov, P. Spagnoletti, J. Kleemann, A. Esmaylzadeh, A. Goldkuhle, G. Rainovski, A. Yaneva, M. Beckers, and C. Fransen

Subjects
Physics, Matrix (mathematics), symbols.namesake, Recoil, Isovector, Phonon, Nuclear Theory, Quadrupole, symbols, Spectroscopy, Valence electron, Doppler effect, Molecular physics
Abstract

The lifetimes of the 2 1 + and 4 1 + states of Po 208 were measured in the α -transfer reaction Pb 204 ( C 12 , Be 8 ) Po 208 by γ -ray spectroscopy utilizing the recoil distance Doppler shift method. The newly extracted transition strengths alongside ones of the decay of the 2 2 + state were compared to the results of large-scale shell-model calculations using an effective interaction derived from the realistic CD-Bonn nucleon-nucleon potential. The comparison indicates the importance of the quadrupole isovector excitations in the valence shell for a fine tuning of the two-body matrix elements of the shell-model interaction.

Published
2021

9. Triaxiality in the mid-shell nucleus Pd112

Author

G. Häfner, A. Esmaylzadeh, J. Jolie, C. Fransen, A. Blazhev, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Dewald, V. Karayonchev, L. Knafla, A. Goldkuhle, and M. Beckers

Subjects
Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Shell (structure), Tandem accelerator, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Nuclear shape, medicine.anatomical_structure, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, medicine, Interacting boson model, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Nucleus
Abstract

Lifetimes of low-spin excited states in $^{112}\mathrm{Pd}$ were measured using the recoil-distance Doppler-shift technique. The nucleus of interest was populated in a $^{110}\mathrm{Pd}(^{18}\mathrm{O},^{16}\mathrm{O})^{112}\mathrm{Pd}$ reaction using the Cologne FN Tandem accelerator. Three lifetimes of ground-state band members and one lifetime of the $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ band were measured. From these lifetimes reduced transition probabilities were extracted and compared to interacting boson model, $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-soft calculations, and Davydov calculations. The lifetime of the ${2}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{+}$ gives some insights on the nuclear shape and structure of the $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ band. The deduced transition rates show an indicator for a rigid triaxial nucleus as well as more indicators for a $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-soft nucleus.

Published
2021

10. Evolution of collectivity in Xe118

Author

A. Blazhev, F. von Spee, C. Müller-Gatermann, M. Beckers, J. Jolie, C. Fransen, W. Reviol, Thomas Braunroth, A. Dewald, A. Goldkuhle, L. Kornwebel, and K. O. Zell

Subjects
Mass number, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, chemistry.chemical_element, 01 natural sciences, Xenon, chemistry, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, Atomic number, Interacting boson model, Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Tin
Abstract

A recoil-distance Doppler shift experiment has been performed using the $^{102}\mathrm{Pd}(^{19}\mathrm{F},p2n$) reaction at a beam energy of 73 MeV to measure the lifetime of excited states in $^{118}\mathrm{Xe}$. The differential decay-curve method using $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ coincidences and a gating procedure that allows to extract the lifetime without feeding assumptions has been employed. The lifetimes obtained for the yrast states up to spin-parity ${8}^{+}$ are compared with interacting boson model calculations and $^{118}\mathrm{Xe}$ can be classified as a transitional nucleus between the spherical and a deformed shape. Systematics of the $B(E2)$ values for the ${2}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{0}^{+}$ and ${4}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{2}^{+}$ transitions in the isotopic chains of tin, tellurium and xenon are presented. It is proposed that a ``critical point'' exists at which the $B(E2;{4}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{2}^{+})/B(E2;{2}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{0}^{+})$ ratio drops to unity for lower neutron numbers within the isotopic chain. The position of the ``critical point'' varies with proton number, i.e., it is presumed to be located at the same mass number $A=114$ in the Sn, Te, and Xe isotopes.

Published
2020

11. Lifetime measurements of excited states in neutron-rich Ti53 : Benchmarking effective shell-model interactions

Author

A. Vogt, C. Müller-Gatermann, D. Ralet, A. Dewald, A. Goldkuhle, C. Michelagnoli, Y.H. Kim, K. O. Zell, Herbert Hess, Hongzhen Li, Emyr Clement, C. Fransen, B. Birkenbach, P. Reiter, S. M. Lenzi, A. Blazhev, J. Litzinger, J. Jolie, R. M. Pérez-Vidal, J. Dudouet, B. S. Nara Singh, N. Warr, J. Eberth, Thomas Braunroth, A. Lemasson, B. Jacquot, and M. Beckers

Subjects
Physics, Spectrometer, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, Nuclear structure, Shell (structure), 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Particle identification, Recoil, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract

Level lifetimes of the yrast (5/2(-)) to 13/2(-) states in the neutron-rich nucleus Ti-53, produced in a multinucleon-transfer reaction, have been measured for the first time. The recoil distance Doppler-shift method was employed and lifetimes of the excited states were extracted by a lineshape analysis aided by GEANT4-based Monte-Carlo simulations. The experiment was performed at the Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds facility in Caen, France, by using the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array for the gamma-ray detection coupled to the large-acceptance variable mode spectrometer for an event-by-event particle identification and the Cologne plunger for deep-inelastic reactions. Reduced transition probabilities, deduced from the lifetimes, give new information on the nuclear structure of Ti-53, and are used to benchmark different shell-model calculations using established interactions in the f p shell.

Published
2020

12. Lifetime measurements in Ti44

Author

B. Siebeck, D. Werner, P. Reiter, M. Seidlitz, C. Fransen, K. Wolf, A. Dewald, K. O. Zell, D. Rosiak, L. Lewandowski, A. Vogt, L. Kaya, Thomas Braunroth, R. Hirsch, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Blazhev, R. Hetzenegger, A. Goldkuhle, K. Arnswald, M. Droste, P. Petkov, and E. Hoemann

Subjects
Physics, symbols.namesake, Recoil, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, symbols, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics), 01 natural sciences
Abstract

Lifetimes of excited nuclear states were determined in $^{44}\mathrm{Ti}$ using the recoil distance Doppler-shift technique and the Doppler-shift attenuation method. Results from the ${K}^{\ensuremath{\pi}}={3}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ band confirm isospin-symmetry breaking for the ${3}_{1}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{2}_{1}^{+}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}E1$ transition. The lifetime of the ${4}_{1}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ state differs considerably from the previously known value. Good agreement is found for the ${4}_{1}^{+}$ and ${6}_{1}^{+}$ level lifetimes with respect to previous values. The experimental values are compared with large-scale shell-model calculations employing established interactions in the $0f1p$ shell, as well as a modern effective Hamiltonian including multiparticle multihole cross-shell configurations. Extended configuration spaces of this shell-model calculation allow for a detailed comparison with newly determined negative-parity states.

Published
2020

13. Lifetime measurements of Er162 : Evolution of collectivity in the rare-earth region

Author

C. Müller-Gatermann, J.-M. Régis, C. Fransen, A. Esmaylzadeh, K. O. Zell, A. Goldkuhle, S. Herb, L. Knafla, N. Warr, V. Karayonchev, G. Häfner, A. Blazhev, and J. Jolie

Subjects
Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, Rare earth, chemistry.chemical_element, Germanium, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, chemistry, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, ddc:500, Atomic physics, Interacting boson model, 010306 general physics
Abstract

Lifetimes of low-lying yrast states in $^{162}\mathrm{Er}$ are measured using the electronic $\ensuremath{\gamma}\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ fast-timing technique. Excited states were populated in a $^{154}\mathrm{Sm}(^{12}\mathrm{C},4n)^{162}\mathrm{Er}$ fusion-evaporation reaction and $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays were detected in a combined setup of high purity germanium and ${\mathrm{LaBr}}_{3}$(Ce) scintillation detectors. The lifetimes of the ${4}_{1}^{+}$ and ${6}_{1}^{+}$ states are determined for the first time and the lifetimes of the ${2}_{1}^{+}$ and ${7}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ states are remeasured with higher precision. Reduced transition probabilities are extracted and well reproduced by theoretical calculations in the framework of the confined $\ensuremath{\beta}$ soft model and the interacting boson model.

Published
2020

14. SPECTROSCOPY OF NEUTRON-RICH C, O, N AND F ISOTOPES WITH THE AGATA plus PARIS plus VAMOS SETUP AT GANIL

Author

S. Ziliani, M. Ciemała, F. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, G. De France, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M.N. Harakeh, Ł.W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, P. Napiorkowski, V. Nanal, M. Matejska-Minda, M. Rejmund, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, B. Wasilewska, M. Ziębliński, Fornal, Bogdan -- 0000-0002-1142-8067, Ciemala, Michal -- 0000-0001-5328-720X, [Ziliani, S. -- Crespi, F. -- Leoni, S. -- Bracco, A. -- Bottoni, S. -- Camera, F.] Univ Milan, Milan, Italy -- [Ziliani, S. -- Crespi, F. -- Leoni, S. -- Benzoni, G. -- Bracco, A. -- Boiano, C. -- Bottoni, S. -- Brambilla, S. -- Camera, F. -- Million, B.] INFN, Sez Milano, Milan, Italy -- [Ciemala, M. -- Fornal, B. -- Maj, A. -- Bednarczyk, P. -- Cieplicka-Orynczak, N. -- Grebosz, J. -- Iskra, L. W. -- Kmiecik, M. -- Mazurek, K. -- Wasilewska, B.] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, Krakow, Poland -- [Bast, M. -- Beckers, M. -- Braunroth, T. -- Goldkuhle, A. -- Mueller-Gatermann, C.] IKP Cologne, Cologne, Germany -- [Clement, E. -- De France, G. -- Jacquot, B. -- Kim, Y. -- Lemasson, A. -- Li, H. -- Rejmund, M.] CEA, DSAM, GANIL, Caen, France -- [Clement, E. -- De France, G. -- Jacquot, B. -- Kim, Y. -- Lemasson, A. -- Li, H. -- Rejmund, M.] CNRS, IN2P3, Caen, France -- [Dorvaux, O. -- Schmitt, Ch] CNRS, IN2P3, IPHC UMR 7178, Strasbourg, France -- [Erturk, S.] Nigde Univ, Nigde, Turkey -- [Harakeh, M. N.] KVI Ctr Adv Radiat Technol, Groningen, Netherlands -- [Kicinska-Habior, M. -- Matea, I -- Stefan, I] Warsaw Univ, Fac Phys, Warsaw, Poland -- [Kicinska-Habior, M. -- Matea, I -- Stefan, I] IPN, Orsay Lab, Orsay, France -- [Michelagnoli, C.] ILL Grenoble, Grenoble, France -- [Napiorkowski, P. -- Matejska-Minda, M.] Univ Warsaw, Heavy Ion Lab, Warsaw, Poland -- [Nanal, V] Dept Nucl & Atom Phys, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India -- [Stanoiu, M.] IFIN HH, Bucharest, Romania -- [Zieblinski, M.] CEA, DRF, IRFU, Ctr CEA Saclay, Saclay, France, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), 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), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-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), 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), 0-Belirlenecek, 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
Physics, Isotope, Spectrometer, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, General Physics and Astronomy, Context (language use), [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 0-Belirlenecek, Nuclear physics, Nuclear interaction, Ab initio quantum chemistry methods, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, AGATA, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Zakopane Conference on Nuclear Physics - Extremes of the Nuclear Landscape -- AUG 26-SEP 02, 2018 -- Zakopane, POLAND, WOS: 000463866500052, Recent ab initio calculations pointed out the importance of the three-body terms of the nuclear interaction, in the description of the structure of n-rich systems. The state lifetimes in light n-rich carbon and oxygen nuclei have been predicted to be sensitive to the three-body terms and, in this context, an experiment, aiming at the measurement of these lifetimes, was performed in GANIL in July 2017 with the AGATA and PARIS arrays coupled to the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. Details on the AGATA preliminary data analysis are presented., National Science Centre, Poland (NCN) [2013/08/M/ST2/00257, 2014/14/M/ST2/00738, 2016/22/M/ST2/00269], This work was supported by the National Science Centre, Poland (NCN) under contracts No. 2013/08/M/ST2/00257, 2014/14/M/ST2/00738 and 2016/22/M/ST2/00269.

Published
2019

15. Lifetime measurement of excited states in Ce144 : Enhanced E1 strengths in a candidate for octupole deformation

Author

Thomas Braunroth, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Goldkuhle, A. Dewald, F. von Spee, J. Litzinger, A. Blazhev, M. Beckers, K. O. Zell, L. Kornwebel, and C. Fransen

Subjects
Physics, Recoil, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, State (functional analysis), Deformation (meteorology), Tandem accelerator, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Beam energy
Abstract

A lifetime measurement of excited states in $^{144}\mathrm{Ce}$ using the $^{142}\mathrm{Ce}(^{18}\mathrm{O},^{16}\mathrm{O})$ reaction with a beam energy of 67 MeV and the recoil distance Doppler-shift method was performed at the Cologne FN Tandem accelerator. Lifetimes of the three lowest yrast states in $^{144}\mathrm{Ce}$ have been measured as well as for the ${3}_{1}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ state and an effective lifetime of the ${4}_{2}^{+}$ state. Reduced $E2$ transition strengths determined using these results have been compared to predictions from recent shell-model calculations. From the interband transitions reduced $E1$ strengths could be determined, which are strongly enhanced.

Published
2020

16. The observation of vibrating pear-shapes in radon nuclei

Author

M. Zielińska, L. G. Pedersen, M. Bowry, N. Warr, M. Seidlitz, Liam Gaffney, P. E. Garrett, M. Lozano, A. Illana, D. Rosiak, V. Virtanen, R. D. Page, J. M. Keatings, P. Reiter, M. Stryjczyk, K. Wrzosek-Lipska, B. Siebeck, N. A. Kelly, D. T. Joss, H. De Witte, David O'Donnell, P. Van Duppen, J. Sinclair, K. Abrahams, S. Vinals, Sebastian Rothe, C. Raison, J. Ojala, M. Komorowska, B. S. Nara Singh, P. A. Butler, T.M. Shneidman, C. Henrich, A. Goldkuhle, J. Cederkäll, Timothy Chupp, J. Konki, Jose Rodriguez, P. Spagnoletti, J. F. Smith, G. de Angelis, Karl Johnston, Marcus Scheck, T. Kröll, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), National Science Centre (Poland), European Commission, Research Foundation - Flanders, Belgian Science Policy Office, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, and SCOAP

Subjects
Physics beyond the Standard Model, Science, Nuclear Theory, General Physics and Astronomy, chemistry.chemical_element, Radon, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Article, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Radium, Quantum state, 0103 physical sciences, CP: violation, ground state, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Physics::Atomic Physics, Experimental nuclear physics, lcsh:Science, 010306 general physics, numerical calculations, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Multidisciplinary, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, new physics, nucleus, radon, General Chemistry, Publisher Correction, radium, exotic nuclei, electric moment, chemistry, radioactivity, Moment (physics), Atomic nucleus, CP violation, lcsh:Q, Exotic atoms and molecules, Atomic physics, ydinfysiikka
Abstract

6 pags., 4 fig.s, 1 tab. -- Open Access funded by Creative Commons Atribution Licence 4.0, There is a large body of evidence that atomic nuclei can undergo octupole distortion and assume the shape of a pear. This phenomenon is important for measurements of electric-dipole moments of atoms, which would indicate CP violation and hence probe physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Isotopes of both radon and radium have been identified as candidates for such measurements. Here, we observed the low-lying quantum states in Rn and Rn by accelerating beams of these radioactive nuclei. We show that radon isotopes undergo octupole vibrations but do not possess static pear-shapes in their ground states. We conclude that radon atoms provide less favourable conditions for the enhancement of a measurable atomic electric-dipole moment., The support of the ISOLDE Collaboration and technical teams is acknowledged. This work was supported by the following Research Councils and Grants: Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC; UK) grants ST/ P004598/1, ST/L005808/1; Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; Germany) grants 05P18RDCIA, 05P15PKCIA and 05P18PKCIA and the “Verbundprojekt 05P2018”; National Science Centre (Poland) grant 2015/18/M/ST2/00523; European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework research and innovation programme 654002 (ENSAR2); Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND grant (EU-CERN) 665779; Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium), by GOA/2015/010 (BOF KU Leuven) and the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme initiated by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BriX network P7/12); RFBR(Russia) grant 17-52-12015.

Published
2020

17. Testing ab initio nuclear structure in neutron-rich nuclei: Lifetime measurements of second 2+ state in C16 and O20

Author

M. Ciemała, S. Ziliani, F. C. L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, S. Coelli, O. Dorvaux, S. Erturk, G. de France, C. Fransen, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M. N. Harakeh, Ł. W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, A. Karpov, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, S. M. Lenzi, M. Lewitowicz, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, M. Matejska-Minda, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, V. Nanal, P. Napiorkowski, D. R. Napoli, R. Palit, M. Rejmund, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, E. Vardaci, B. Wasilewska, O. Wieland, M. Zieblinski, M. Zielińska, A. Ataç, D. Barrientos, B. Birkenbach, A. J. Boston, B. Cederwall, L. Charles, J. Collado, D. M. Cullen, P. Désesquelles, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Dudouet, J. Eberth, V. González, J. Goupil, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, H. Hess, D. S. Judson, A. Jungclaus, W. Korten, M. Labiche, A. Lefevre, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, J. Nyberg, R. M. Perez-Vidal, Zs. Podolyak, A. Pullia, F. Recchia, P. Reiter, F. Saillant, M. D. Salsac, E. Sanchis, O. Stezowski, Ch. Theisen, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, J. D. Holt, J. Menéndez, A. Schwenk, and J. Simonis

Subjects
Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear structure, Ab initio, Neutron, State (functional analysis), Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear theory
Abstract

To test the predictive power of ab initio nuclear structure theory, the lifetime of the second 2(+) state in neutron-rich O-20, tau(2(2)(+)) = 150(-30)(+80) fs, and an estimate for the lifetime of ...

Published
2020

18. Evolution of Octupole Deformation in Radium Nuclei from Coulomb Excitation of Radioactive Ra222 and Ra228 Beams

Author

J. Sinclair, Joonas Konki, M. Lozano, A. Illana, D. T. Joss, S. Vinals, Robert Page, Th. Kröll, A. Goldkuhle, K. Wrzosek-Lipska, D. Rosiak, Liam Gaffney, M. Zielińska, V. Virtanen, P. Van Duppen, P. E. Garrett, K. Abrahams, H. De Witte, T.M. Shneidman, J. Ojala, P. Reiter, David O'Donnell, Mike Bowry, P. Spagnoletti, N. Warr, M. Seidlitz, M. Stryjczyk, B. Siebeck, P. A. Butler, Marcus Scheck, Karl Johnston, M. Komorowska, J. F. Smith, L. G. Pedersen, J. M. Keatings, Joakim Cederkäll, G. de Angelis, C. Henrich, B. S. Nara Singh, N. A. Kelly, Sebastian Rothe, C. Raison, and Jose Rodriguez

Subjects
Physics, Isotope, Nuclear Theory, General Physics and Astronomy, chemistry.chemical_element, Coulomb excitation, 01 natural sciences, Radium, Matrix (mathematics), chemistry, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Atomic nucleus, Coulomb, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics::Atomic Physics, Atomic physics, Deformation (engineering), Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract

There is sparse direct experimental evidence that atomic nuclei can exhibit stable "pear" shapes arising from strong octupole correlations. In order to investigate the nature of octupole collectivity in radium isotopes, electric octupole (E3) matrix elements have been determined for transitions in ^{222,228}Ra nuclei using the method of sub-barrier, multistep Coulomb excitation. Beams of the radioactive radium isotopes were provided by the HIE-ISOLDE facility at CERN. The observed pattern of E3 matrix elements for different nuclear transitions is explained by describing ^{222}Ra as pear shaped with stable octupole deformation, while ^{228}Ra behaves like an octupole vibrator.

Published
2020

19. Pairing-quadrupole interplay in the neutron-deficient tin nuclei: First lifetime measurements of low-lying states in 106,108Sn

Author

R. M. Perez-Vidal, T. Marchi, P. Reiter, Georgi P. Georgiev, Andrés P. Zuker, C. Fransen, D. Mengoni, J. Dudouet, Bo Cederwall, C. Theisen, C. Domingo-Pardo, Thomas Braunroth, A. Goasduff, O. Stezowski, W. Korten, F. C. L. Crespi, A. J. Boston, Johan Nyberg, C. Michelagnoli, B. Birkenbach, Vicente González, C. Müller-Gatermann, Tea Mijatović, D. Bazzacco, Hui Li, Enrique Sanchis, D. S. Judson, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, B. Million, Diego Barrientos, S. Leoni, M. Labiche, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, A. Jungclaus, F. Recchia, D. Testov, F.J. Egea-Canet, Herbert Hess, J. Eberth, H. C. Boston, A. Lefevre, J. Collado, István Kuti, A. Lemasson, Dóra Sohler, Alberto Pullia, M. D. Salsac, M. Siciliano, A. Gadea, D. R. Napoli, G. Jaworski, A. Lopez-Martens, S. Szilner, G. Benzoni, Maria Doncel, Eric Clément, M. Palacz, P. R. John, M. Zielińska, P. Désesquelles, B. Sayği, Ulrika Jakobsson, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, A. Maj, R. Menegazzo, S. Erturk, F. Nowacki, D. M. Cullen, A. Goldkuhle, 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), Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), 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), 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), Ege Üniversitesi, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Generalitat Valenciana, Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Light Sn, chemistry.chemical_element, FOS: Physical sciences, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], nucl-ex, 01 natural sciences, Subatomär fysik, Lifetime, Multi-nucleon transfer, Nuclear structure, Tracking array, 0103 physical sciences, Subatomic Physics, Neutron, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Spectrometer, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, lcsh:QC1-999, chemistry, Pairing, Excited state, Quadrupole, AGATA, Atomic physics, Tin, lcsh:Physics
Abstract

The lifetimes of the low-lying excited states 2(+) and 4(+) have been directly measured in the neutron-deficient Sn-106,Sn-108 isotopes. the nuclei were populated via a deep-inelastic reaction and the lifetime measurement was performed employing a differential plunger device. the emitted gamma rays were detected by the AGATA array, while the reaction products were uniquely identified by the VAMOS++ magnetic spectrometer. Large-Scale Shell-Model calculations with realistic forces indicate that, independently of the pairing content of the interaction, the quadrupole force is dominant in the B(E2; 2(1)(+) -> 0(g.s)(+)) values and it describes well the experimental pattern for Sn104-114 ; the B(E2;(+)(4) -> 2(1)(+)) values, measured here for the first time, depend critically on a delicate pairing-quadrupole balance, disclosed by the very precise results in Sn-108. (C) 2020 the Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V., European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological DevelopmentEuropean Union (EU) [262010]; Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Padova e Rovigo under the project CONPHYT, starting grant in 2017; Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Research Council [822-2005-3332, 821-2010-6024, 821-2013-2304, 621-20145558, 2017-0065]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationKnut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation [2005.0184]; Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [114F473]; Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovacionInstituto de Salud Carlos IIISpanish Government [SEV-2014-0398, FPA2017-84756-C4, EEBBI-15-09671]; Generalitat ValencianaGeneralitat Valenciana [PROMETEO/2019/005]; EU-FEDER fundsEuropean Union (EU); Croatian Science Foundation [7194]; Hungarian National Research and Innovation Office (NKFIH) [K128947, PD124717, GINOP-2.3.3-15-2016-00034]; Polish National Science Centre under the COPIN-IN2P3 project [2014-14-M-ST2-00738, 2016-22M-ST2-00269, 2017-25-B-ST2-01569]; Polish National Science Centre under the COPIGAL project [2014-14-M-ST2-00738, 2016-22M-ST2-00269, 2017-25-B-ST2-01569]; Polish National Science Centre under the POLITA project [2014-14-M-ST2-00738, 2016-22M-ST2-00269, 2017-25-B-ST2-01569], The authors would like to thank the AGATA and VAMOS collaborations. Special thanks go to the GANIL technical staff for their help in setting up the apparatuses and the good quality beam and to A. Poves for his fruitful comments. This work was partially supported by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (grant no. 262010). A.G. acknowledges the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Padova e Rovigo under the project CONPHYT, starting grant in 2017. the work was also supported (B.C, H.L., J.N. and U.J.) by Swedish Research Council under the grant agreements nos. 822-2005-3332, 821-2010-6024, 821-2013-2304, 621-20145558 and 2017-0065, and by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation grant no. 2005.0184, (B.S.) by the Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the project no. 114F473, (A.G., A.J. and R.P.) by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion under the contracts nos. SEV-2014-0398, FPA2017-84756-C4 and EEBBI-15-09671, by the Generalitat Valenciana under the grant agreement no. PROMETEO/2019/005 and by the EU-FEDER funds, (T.M and S.S.) by the Croatian Science Foundation under the project no. 7194, (I.K and D.S.) by the Hungarian National Research and Innovation Office (NKFIH) under the project nos. K128947, PD124717 and GINOP-2.3.3-15-2016-00034, (M.P.) by the Polish National Science Centre with the grants nos. 2014-14-M-ST2-00738, 2016-22M-ST2-00269 and 2017-25-B-ST2-01569 under the COPIN-IN2P3, COPIGAL and POLITA projects.

Published
2020

20. Lifetime measurements in Ti52,54 to study shell evolution toward N=32

Author

A. Lemasson, W. Korten, Thomas Braunroth, Herbert Hess, C. Müller-Gatermann, C. Domingo-Pardo, J. Simpson, I. Burrows, S. Leoni, P. Reiter, C. Fransen, A. Vogt, Bertrand Jacquot, C. Houarner, D. M. Cullen, C. Henrich, A. Lefevre, A. Atac, M. Zielińska, M. Ciemala, N. Ménard, F. Legruel, A. J. Boston, J. Eberth, A. Goldkuhle, M. Labiche, H. C. Boston, Alberto Pullia, G. Voltolini, K. O. Zell, A. Korichi, J. Ljungvall, R. M. Pérez-Vidal, L. Ménager, J.-L. Foucher, C. Barthe-Dejean, C. Michelagnoli, Diego Barrientos, A. Dewald, J. Ropert, B. Birkenbach, Y. H. Kim, O. Stezowski, P. Bourgault, A. Blazhev, G. Frémont, J. Goupil, D. Ralet, Bo Cederwall, G. Benzoni, Ch. Theisen, N. Warr, A. Gadea, H. J. Li, A. Maj, Johan Nyberg, M. D. Salsac, S. M. Lenzi, M. Jean, J. J. Valiente Dobon, C. Maugeais, L. Legeard, P. Gangnant, A. Navin, M. Ozille, B. Million, M. Tripon, B. S. Nara Singh, Enrique Sanchis, D. R. Napoli, Emyr Clement, J. Dudouet, F. Saillant, Vicente González, F. Recchia, Ch. Schmitt, H. Munoz, Zs. Podolyák, B. Raine, M. Beckers, Roberto Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, J. Cacitti, J. Litzinger, J. Jolie, D. S. Judson, C. Spitaels, and M. Toulemonde

Subjects
Plunger, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Excited state, Nuclear Theory, 0103 physical sciences, Shell (structure), Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences
Abstract

Lifetimes of the excited states in the neutron-rich Ti-52,Ti-54 nuclei, produced in a multinucleon-transfer reaction, were measured by employing the Cologne plunger device and the recoil-distance D ...

Published
2019

21. Shape coexistence in Hg-178

Author

Joonas Konki, K. O. Zell, G. Fruet, Andrej Herzan, D. M. Cullen, A. Goldkuhle, Juha Sorri, Sanna Stolze, Janne Pakarinen, Mikael Sandzelius, A. Dewald, Jan Sarén, M. G. Procter, Michael Taylor, D. G. Jenkins, Sakari Juutinen, H. Badran, Matti Leino, Pauli Peura, Rauno Julin, C. Fransen, Paul Greenlees, Tuomas Grahn, K. Nomura, Catherine Scholey, M. Beckers, J. Litzinger, Ulrika Jakobsson, Panu Rahkila, Juha Uusitalo, Thomas Braunroth, J. Jolie, A. Blazhev, P. Ruotsalainen, C. Müller-Gatermann, Kalle Auranen, Department of Chemistry, and Helsinki Institute of Physics

Subjects
Physics, GE, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc, Nuclear structure, Prolate spheroid, Nuclear Structure, 01 natural sciences, 114 Physical sciences, LIFETIMES, PLUNGER, Recoil, STATES, Excited state, Neutron number, 0103 physical sciences, MERCURY, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Beam energy
Abstract

Lifetime measurements of excited states in Hg-178 have been performed using the Rh-103(Kr-78, p2n) reaction at a beam energy of 354 MeV. The recoil-decay tagging (RDT) technique was applied to select the Hg-178 nuclei and associate the prompt gamma rays with the correlated characteristic ground-state alpha decay. Lifetimes of the four lowest yrast states of Hg-178 have been determined using the recoil distance Doppler-shift (RDDS) method. The experimental data are compared to theoretical predictions with focus on shape coexistence. The results confirm the shift of the deformed prolate structures to higher lying states but also indicate their increasing deformation with decreasing neutron number.

Published
2019

22. Preliminary results of lifetime measurements in neutron-rich $^{53}$Ti

Author

Bertrand Jacquot, Emmanuel Clément, Damian Ralet, M. Rejmund, B. Birkenbach, Thomas Braunroth, P. Reiter, Karl Oskar Zell, Rosa Maria Perez-Vidal, M. Beckers, C. Müller-Gatermann, M. Zielińska, Yung-Hee Kim, Caterine Michelagnoli, A. Vogt, N. Warr, S. M. Lenzi, A. Lemasson, A. Goldkuhle, C. Fransen, J. Ljungvall, Herbert Hess, D. R. Napoli, J. Eberth, Jérémie Dudouet, A. Blazhev, Hongjie Li, Navin Alahari, J. Litzinger, Bondili Sreenivasa Nara Singh, Alfred Dewald, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-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 Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), 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 Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)

Subjects
Physics, Spectrometer, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, QC1-999, Nuclear structure, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Nuclear physics, Recoil, 0103 physical sciences, Neutron, AGATA, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Beam (structure)
Abstract

To study the nuclear structure of neutron-rich titanium isotopes, a lifetime measurement was performed at the Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL) facility in Caen, France. The nucleiwere produced in a multinucleon-transfer reaction by using a 6.76 MeV/u 238U beam. The Advanced Gamma Tracking Array (AGATA) was employed for the γ-ray detection and target-like recoils were identified event-by-event by the large-acceptance variable mode spectrometer (VAMOS++). Preliminary level lifetimes of the (5/2−) to 13/2− states of the yrast band in the neutron-rich nucleus 53Ti were measured for the first time employing the recoil distance Doppler-shift (RDDS) method and the compact plunger for deep inelastic reactions. The differential decay curve method (DDCM) was used to obtain the lifetimes from the RDDS data.

Published
2019

23. Probing isospin symmetry in the (Fe50, Mn50, Cr50) isobaric triplet via electromagnetic transition rates

Author

C. Müller-Gatermann, J. Jolie, M. M. Giles, A. Dewald, F. Mammes, B. S. Nara Singh, S. M. Lenzi, M. Beckers, C. Fransen, Thomas Braunroth, D. Wölk, K. O. Zell, L. Barber, M. J. Mallaburn, D. M. Cullen, A. Goldkuhle, A. Blazhev, and Alfredo Poves

Subjects
Physics, Firm conclusion, Recoil, Isospin, Nuclear Theory, Nuclear structure, Isobaric process, Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, Transition rate matrix, Symmetry (physics)
Abstract

Lifetimes of the $T=1$ isobaric analog ${I}^{\ensuremath{\pi}}={2}^{+}$ states in $^{50}\mathrm{Mn}$ and $^{50}\mathrm{Cr}$ were measured simultaneously by employing the recoil distance Doppler-shift (RDDS) technique. The states were populated in a fusion-evaporation reaction with a $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ beam on a $^{40}\mathrm{Ca}$ target. An analysis of the data and the calculations from the present work, together with the available $B(E2:{2}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{0}^{+})$ data of the isobaric analog states in $^{50}\mathrm{Fe}$ and $^{50}\mathrm{Cr}$, were used to study isospin symmetry in the three $A=50$ isobaric nuclei. Shell-model calculations reproduce the magnitudes as well as the increasing trend of the $B(E2)$ data with increasing $Z$. To draw a firm conclusion on the level of isospin mixing in the triplet, a new precision measurement of the ${2}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{0}^{+}$ transition rate in $^{50}\mathrm{Fe}$ will be required.

Published
2019

24. Lifetime measurement of excited states in 46Ti

Author

C. Müller-Gatermann, J. Litzinger, Thomas Braunroth, G. Häfner, C. Fransen, J. Jolie, M. Beckers, M. Bast, K. Arnswald, G. Hackenberg, F. von Spee, A. Dewald, N. Warr, D. Werner, K. O. Zell, A. Goldkuhle, and A. Blazhev

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, Hadron, Evaporation, 01 natural sciences, Decay curve, Recoil, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Nuclear fusion, Atomic physics, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Beam energy
Abstract

The level lifetimes of the yrast 21+, 41+ and 61+ states and an upper limit of the lifetime of the 81+ state in 46Ti have been measured with high accuracy exploiting the recoil distance Doppler-shift method (RDDS) and using $\gamma\gamma$ coincidences. The nuclei were populated by the fusion evaporation reaction 40Ca(9Be, 2p1n)46Ti at a beam energy of $E=33$ MeV at the FN tandem accelerator of the University of Cologne, Germany. Lifetimes were extracted using the established differential decay curve method (DDCM).

Published
2019

25. Coulomb excitation of pear-shaped nuclei

Author

M. Stryjczyk, P. Reiter, M. Komorowska, M. Lozano, A. Illana, Silvia Vinals, B. Siebeck, Line Pedersen, Michael Bowry, T. Kröll, Marcus Scheck, N. Warr, Liam Gaffney, D. Rosiak, J. Sinclair, M. Zielińska, J. F. Smith, A. Goldkuhle, D. T. Joss, Nicola Kelly, Sebastian Rothe, David O'Donnell, M. Seidlitz, Robert Page, P. A. Butler, Timur Shneidman, Kenzo Abrahams, Bondili Nara Singh, Giacomo de Angelis, V. Virtanen, Karl Johnston, J. M. Keatings, J. Ojala, Joakim Cederkäll, P. E. Garrett, Kasia Wrzosek-Lipska, C. Henrich, Hilde De Witte, Christopher Raison, P. Spagnoletti, Piet Van Duppen, Joonas Konki, Timothy Chupp, Jose Rodriguez, de Angelis, G., Corradi, L., Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, DeAngelis, G, and Corradi, L

Subjects
Physics, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, QC1-999, Physics beyond the Standard Model, chemistry.chemical_element, Radon, Coulomb excitation, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, chemistry, Quantum state, 0103 physical sciences, Moment (physics), Atomic nucleus, CP violation, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Physics::Atomic Physics, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, ydinfysiikka
Abstract

There is a large body of evidence that atomic nuclei can undergo octupole distortion and assume the shape of a pear. This phenomenon is important for measurements of electric-dipole moments of atoms, which would indicate CP violation and hence probe physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Isotopes of both radon and radium have been identified as candidates for such measurements. Here, we have observed the low-lying quantum states in 224Rn and 226Rn by accelerating beams of these radioactive nuclei. We show that radon isotopes undergo octupole vibrations but do not possess static pear-shapes in their ground states. We conclude that radon atoms provide less favourable conditions for the enhancement of a measurable atomic electric-dipole moment.

Published
2019

26. Performing the differential decay curve method on γ-ray transitions with unresolved Doppler-shifted components

Author

M. Beckers, Michael Giles, J. Jolie, Alfred Dewald, C. Müller-Gatermann, C. Fransen, F. Mammes, Michael Mallaburn, Liam Barber, Nara Singh, A. Blazhev, K. O. Zell, Thomas Braunroth, D. M. Cullen, A. Goldkuhle, and D. Wölk

Subjects
Physics, Unresolved Doppler-shifted components, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Work (thermodynamics), DDCM, Plunger, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Yrast, 01 natural sciences, Measure (mathematics), Decay curve, symbols.namesake, Recoil, RDDS, 0103 physical sciences, symbols, Atomic physics, Differential (infinitesimal), UDCM, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Doppler effect, Nuclear-state lifetimes, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

A new method of extracting the γ -ray intensities necessary to perform lifetime measurements using the differential decay curve method (DDCM) is presented in this work, the unresolved Doppler-shifted components method (UDCM). The UDCM allows for a DDCM analysis to be performed using a γ -ray transition for which the fully Doppler-shifted and degraded components are unresolvable in energy and so are detected as a single peak. This technique was used to measure the known lifetime of the yrast 2 1 + state in 50 Mn with a depopulating transition that does not have resolvable fully Doppler-shifted and degraded components. The lifetime measured through applying the UDCM was consistent with the standard DDCM measurement of the 2 1 + state. Use of the UDCM allows for DDCM lifetime measurements to be made using transitions of smaller γ -ray energies, smaller recoil velocities and, in some cases, with a smaller uncertainty. In contrast to a standard DDCM analysis, a UDCM analysis is also independent of the widths of the fully Doppler-shifted and degraded components and as a result they do not need to be determined.

Published
2019

27. A new dedicated plunger device for the GALILEO γ-ray detector array

Author

J. Litzinger, A. Goasduff, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, J. Jolie, A. Goldkuhle, F. von Spee, D. Mengoni, G. de Angelis, P. Cocconi, M. Beckers, G. Jawroski, Alfred Dewald, S. Thiel, K. Hadynska-Klek, A. Boso, F. Recchia, A. Gottardo, D. R. Napoli, K. O. Zell, P. R. John, Thomas Braunroth, C. Müller-Gatermann, D. Bazzacco, S. M. Lenzi, C. Fransen, M. Siciliano, R. Menegazzo, D. Testov, and A. Gozzelino

Subjects
Physics, Plunger, Range (particle radiation), Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Detector, Measure (physics), Lifetimes, 01 natural sciences, Recoil, Optics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, 180Pt, Recoil distance Doppler-shift method, Instrumentation, Galileo (vibration training), 010306 general physics, business, Beam (structure)
Abstract

A new device, the GALILEO plunger, has been developed for lifetime measurement studies using the GALILEO γ -ray detector array at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL) in Legnaro, Italy. This plunger device holds two stretched metal foils in the beam path for the use of the recoil distance Doppler-shift technique in order to measure lifetimes of nuclear excited states in the range of 1 ps to 1 ns. The compact design allows one to combine different auxiliary detectors with the plunger device inside the target chamber and takes care of high γ -ray transparency. The design and control of the device are presented in this paper, together with lifetimes of excited states in 180Pt measured within the first in-beam commissioning run.

Published
2019

28. Lifetime measurements of the low-lying excited states of 208Po

Author

K. E. Ide, L. M. Gerhard, B. Falk, C. Henrich, Th. Kröll, J. Garbe, K. A. Gladnishki, A. Dewald, R. Kern, L. Knafla, A. Blazhev, C. Fransen, M. Beckers, G. Hackenberg, M. Ley, F. Dunkel, M. Cappellazzo, V. Werner, F. Diel, I. Homm, A. Esmaylzadeh, T. Schmidt, Norbert Pietralla, L. Bussmann, R.-B. Gerst, P. Spagnoletti, L. Kornwebel, J. Jolie, A. Yaneva, D. Kocheva, M. Stoyanova, A. Goldkuhle, G. Rainovski, V. Karayonchev, M. Djongolov, Marcus Scheck, J. Kleeman, D. Kalaydjieva, and C. Müller-Gatermann

Subjects
Physics, History, Excited state, Atomic physics, Lying, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract

In this study we present the preliminary results about the lifetimes of the 2 2 + , 4 1 + states of 208Po and the upper limit of the lifetime of the 2 1 + state. For measuring the lifetimes of the 2 1 + and 4 1 + states the Recoil Distance Doppler Shift (RDDS) method and for the lifetime of the 2 2 + state the Doppler Shift Attenuation method (DSAM) were used. The resulting absolute transition strength B ( M 1 ; 2 2 + → 2 1 + ) ≥ 0.122 ( 20 ) μ N 2 reveals the predominant isovector nature of the 2 2 + state of 208Po.

Published
2020

29. Determination of Lifetimes of Excited States in Neutron-rich $^{20}$O Isotope from Experiment with the AGATA+PARIS+VAMOS Setup

Author

M. Ciemała, S. Ziliani, F. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, A. Maj, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, C. Boiano, S. Bottoni, S. Brambilla, M. Bast, M. Beckers, T. Braunroth, F. Camera, N. Cieplicka-Oryńczak, E. Clément, O. Dorvaux, S. Ertürk, G. De France, A. Goldkuhle, J. Grębosz, M.N. Harakeh, Ł.W. Iskra, B. Jacquot, A. Karpov, M. Kicińska-Habior, Y. Kim, M. Kmiecik, A. Lemasson, H. Li, I. Matea, K. Mazurek, C. Michelagnoli, B. Millon, C. Müller-Gatermann, P. Napiorkowski, V. Nanal, M. Matejska-Minda, M. Rejmund, B. Sowicki, Ch. Schmitt, M. Stanoiu, I. Stefan, B. Wasilewska, M. Zielińska, M. Ziębliński, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), 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), Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), ILL, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 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), 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), and Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Physics, Isotope, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Nuclear Theory, General Physics and Astronomy, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Nuclear physics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, AGATA, Neutron, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

International audience; An experiment aiming at measuring lifetimes of the second 2+ excited states in neutron-rich C and O isotopes was recently performed at the GANIL laboratory, in France. In these nuclei, recent ab initio calculations provide a detailed description of the nuclear excited states, predicting a strong sensitivity of the electromagnetic transition probabilities to the details of the nucleon–nucleon interactions, especially in connection with the role played by the three-body (NNN) forces. Thus, the measurement of 2 + states lifetimes in this region will be a stringent test of the importance of including the NNN forces in describing the electromagnetic properties of selected nuclear states. This contribution reports on the status of the experimental analysis for the case of lifetimes in 20O.

Published
2018

30. Low collectivity of the 21+ state of Po212

Author

K. Moschner, D. Kocheva, P. Van Isacker, P. Spagnoletti, A. Hennig, T. Schmidt, A. Vogt, Th. Kröll, K. A. Gladnishki, C. Müller-Gatermann, J. Litzinger, J. C. Zamora, P. Scholz, C. Fransen, V. Karayonchev, R. Altenkirch, A. Blazhev, J. Jolie, A. Astier, M. Djongolov, P. Petkov, M. Bast, Marcus Scheck, F. Diel, D. Wölk, S. Ansari, J. M. Keatings, K. O. Zell, V. Werner, E. Kluge, M. Cappellazzo, R. Stegmann, M. Beckers, Norbert Pietralla, Th. Braunroth, C. Stahl, A. Dewald, A. Goldkuhle, G. Rainovski, Alexander Stolz, N. Warr, and V. Yu. Ponomarev

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, State (functional analysis), 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences
Published
2017

31. Low collectivity of the first 2$^+$ states of $^{212,210}$Po

Author

A. Astier, A. Goldkuhle, C. Müller-Gatermann, F. Diel, D. Wölk, J. Litzinger, G. Rainovski, A. Dewald, P. Scholz, S. Ansari, Th. Braunroth, J. M. Keatings, A. Vogt, Alexander Stolz, J. Jolie, M. L. Cortés, V. Yu. Ponomarev, R. Altenkirch, C. Fransen, M. Stoyanova, Norbert Pietralla, A. Hennig, P. Spagnoletti, W. Witt, N. Warr, M. Spieker, T. Schmidt, A. Blazhev, K. O. Zell, E. Kluge, R. Stegmann, V. Karayonchev, M. Djongolov, M. Rudigier, P. Thöle, M. Beckers, M. Bast, C. Stahl, D. Kocheva, V. Werner, P. Petkov, Marcus Scheck, J. C. Zamora, Th. Kröll, K. Moschner, P. Van Isacker, M. Cappellazzo, K. A. Gladnishki, Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), 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), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Physics, History, [PHYS.NUCL]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Theory [nucl-th], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Phonon, Attenuation, Yrast, Shell (structure), [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Quasi particles, Computer Science Applications, Education, symbols.namesake, Recoil, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, symbols, Atomic physics, 010306 general physics, Doppler effect
Abstract

International audience; The lifetimes of the first 2+ excited states of 212,210Po were measured in two transfer reactions 208Pb(12C,8Be)212Po and 208Pb(12C,10Be)210Po by the Recoil Distance Doppler Shift (RDDS) method and by the Doppler Shift Attenuation method (DSAM), respectively. The derived absolute B(E2) values of 2.6(3) W.u. for 212Po and 1.83(28) W.u. for 210Po indicate low collectivity. It is shown that the properties of the yrast , , and states in both nuclei cannot be described consistently in the framework of nuclear shell models. It is also demonstrated in the case of 210Po that Quasi-particle Phonon Model (QPM) calculations cannot overcome this problem thus indicating the existence of a peculiarity which is neglected in both theoretical approaches.

Published
2017

32. Study of Quadrupole Correlations in N = Z = 50 Region via Lifetime Measurements

Author

M. Siciliano, J.J. Valiente-Dobón, A. Goasduff, D. Bazzacco, N. Alahari, G. Benzoni, T. Braunroth, N. Cieplicka, F.C.L. Crespi, E. Clement, G. De France, M. Doncel, S. Ertürk, C. Fransen, A. Gadea, G. Georgiev, A. Goldkuhle, U. Jakobsson, G. Jaworski, P.R. John, I. Kuti, A. Lemasson, A. Lopez-Martens, H. Li, S. Lunardi, T. Marchi, D. Mengoni, C. Michelagnoli, T. Mijatovic, C. Müller-Gatermann, D.R. Napoli, J. Nyberg, M. Palacz, R.M. Pérez-Vidal, M. Rejmund, B. Saygi, D. Sohler, S. Szilner, D. Testov, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 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
Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, multinucleon transfer reactions, magnetic spectrometers, heavy nuclei, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, Measure (physics), General Physics and Astronomy, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Quadrupole, Order (group theory), AGATA, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

During the AGATA campaign at GANIL, the neutron-deficient Sn region was populated via a multi-nucleon transfer reaction in order to directly measure the lifetime of the first excited states with a plunger device, providing complementary information to previous results obtained with Coulomb excitation experiments. The AGATA γ-ray array was used together with the VAMOS++ spectrometer to study the nuclei of interest. ispartof: Acta Physica Polonica B vol:48 issue:3 pages:331-336 ispartof: location:Zakopane: POLAND status: published

Published
2016

33. Coulomb excitation of pear-shaped nuclei

Author

Butler Peter, Gaffney Liam, Spagnoletti Pietro, Konki Joonas, Scheck Marcus, Smith John, Abrahams Kenzo, Bowry Michael, Cederkäll Joakim, Chupp Timothy, de Angelis Giacomo, De Witte Hilde, Garrett Paul, Goldkuhle Alina, Henrich Corinna, Illana Andres, Johnston Karl, Joss David, Keatings James, Kelly Nicola, Komorowska Michalina, Kröll Thorsten, Lozano Miguel, Nara Singh Bondili, O'Donnell David, Ojala Joonas, Page Robert, Pedersen Line, Raison Christopher, Reiter Peter, Rodriguez Jose Alberto, Rosiak Dawid, Rothe Sebastian, Shneidman Timur, Siebeck Burkhard, Seidlitz Michael, Sinclair Jacqueline, Stryjczyk Marek, Van Duppen Piet, Vinals Silvia, Virtanen Ville, Warr Nigel, Wrzosek-Lipska Kasia, and Zielinska Magda

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

There is a large body of evidence that atomic nuclei can undergo octupole distortion and assume the shape of a pear. This phenomenon is important for measurements of electric-dipole moments of atoms, which would indicate CP violation and hence probe physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Isotopes of both radon and radium have been identified as candidates for such measurements. Here, we have observed the low-lying quantum states in 224Rn and 226Rn by accelerating beams of these radioactive nuclei. We show that radon isotopes undergo octupole vibrations but do not possess static pear-shapes in their ground states. We conclude that radon atoms provide less favourable conditions for the enhancement of a measurable atomic electric-dipole moment.

Published
2019
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34. Preliminary results of lifetime measurements in neutron-rich 53Ti

Author

Goldkuhle Alina, Fransen Christoph, Dewald Alfred, Alahari Navin, Beckers Marcel, Birkenbach Benedikt, Blazhev Andrey, Braunroth Thomas, Clément Emmanuel, De France Gilles, Dudouet Jérémie, Eberth Jürgen, Hess Herbert, Jacquot Bertrand, Kim Yung-Hee, Lemasson Antoine, Lenzi Silvia Monica, Li Hongjie, Ljungvall Joa, Litzinger Julia, Michelagnoli Caterine, Müller-Gatermann Claus, Napoli Daniel Ricardo, Nara Singh Bondili Sreenivasa, Perez-Vidal Rosa Maria, Ralet Damian, Reiter Peter, Rejmund Maurycy, Vogt Andreas, Warr Nigel, Zell Karl Oskar, and Zielińska Magda

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

To study the nuclear structure of neutron-rich titanium isotopes, a lifetime measurement was performed at the Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL) facility in Caen, France. The nucleiwere produced in a multinucleon-transfer reaction by using a 6.76 MeV/u 238U beam. The Advanced Gamma Tracking Array (AGATA) was employed for the γ-ray detection and target-like recoils were identified event-by-event by the large-acceptance variable mode spectrometer (VAMOS++). Preliminary level lifetimes of the (5/2−) to 13/2− states of the yrast band in the neutron-rich nucleus 53Ti were measured for the first time employing the recoil distance Doppler-shift (RDDS) method and the compact plunger for deep inelastic reactions. The differential decay curve method (DDCM) was used to obtain the lifetimes from the RDDS data.

Published
2019
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