PARITY NONCONSERVATION FOR NEUTRON RESONANCES IN TH-232

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作者
FRANKLE, CM
BOWMAN, JD
BUSH, JE
DELHEIJ, PPJ
GOULD, CR
HAASE, DG
KNUDSON, JN
MITCHELL, GE
PENTTILA, S
POSTMA, H
ROBERSON, NR
SEESTROM, SJ
SZYMANSKI, JJ
YOO, SH
YUAN, VW
ZHU, X
机构
[1] N CAROLINA STATE UNIV, RALEIGH, NC 27695 USA
[2] TRIANGLE UNIV NUCL LAB, DURHAM, NC 27706 USA
[3] TRIUMF, VANCOUVER V6T 2A3, BC, CANADA
[4] DELFT UNIV TECHNOL, 2600 GA DELFT, NETHERLANDS
[5] DUKE UNIV, DURHAM, NC 27706 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 1992年 / 46卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevC.46.778
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
Parity nonconserving (PNC) longitudinal analyzing powers were measured for 23 p-wave neutron resonances in Th-232. Seven resonances show effects of greater than 2.4-sigma statistical significance-the largest sample yet measured in a single nucleus. All seven analyzing powers have positive sign. Strong sign correlations are not a feature of the conventional statistical model of parity mixing between compound nuclear states. The asymmetry was expressed as a sum of two terms: a constant asymmetry and a fluctuating asymmetry. With this ansatz the root-mean-square PNC matrix element M = 1.2(-0.4)+0.5 meV, which corresponds to a spreading width of GAMMA(PV) = 6 x 10(-7) eV.
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页码:778 / 787
页数:10
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