STUDIES OF SUPERDEFORMATION IN THE GADOLINIUM NUCLEI

被引:55
作者
HAAS, B
JANZEN, VP
WARD, D
ANDREWS, HR
RADFORD, DC
PREVOST, D
KUEHNER, JA
OMAR, A
WADDINGTON, JC
DRAKE, TE
GALINDOURIBARRI, A
ZWARTZ, G
FLIBOTTE, S
TARAS, P
RAGNARSSON, I
机构
[1] MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT PHYS,TANDEM ACCELERATOR LAB,HAMILTON L8S 4K1,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT PHYS,TORONTO M5S 1A7,ONTARIO,CANADA
[3] UNIV MONTREAL,PHYS NUCL LAB,MONTREAL H3C 3J7,QUEBEC,CANADA
[4] LUND INST TECHNOL,DEPT MATH PHYS,S-221 LUND,SWEDEN
[5] CRN,F-67037 STRASBOURG,FRANCE
关键词
NUCLEAR REACTIONS SN-120; SN-122; 124SN(SI-28; SI-29; SI-30; XN); E; =155; MEV; MEASURED E(GAMMA)I(GAMMA); GAMMA-GAMMA COINCIDENCE; DCO RATIOS; 145GD; 146GD; 147GD; 148GD; 149GD SUPERDEFORMED BANDS; COMPOTON--SUPPRESSED HPGE DETECTOR ARRAY; 4-PI BISMUTH GERMANATE BALL. DEDUCED (GAMMA)-RAY MULTIPLICITIES AND TOTAL GAMMA-RAY SUM ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERDEFORMED BANDS; CRANKED SHELL-MODEL STRUTINSKI CALCULATIONS; DEDUCED ORBITAL ASSIGNMENTS; ORBITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO ALIGNED SPIN; PROPOSED SELF-CONSISTENT SPIN ASSIGNMENTS FOR SUPERDEFORMED BANDS;
D O I
10.1016/0375-9474(93)90153-O
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
We have used the 8pi gamma-ray spectrometer at the Chalk River TASCC facility to study superdeformed rotational bands in the chain of isotopes Gd-145-149. The five bands already known have been extended to higher spin, while four new excited bands have been discovered. The use of very similar reactions, data-acquisition parameters and data-analysis techniques, combined with the enlarged set of data, has allowed us for the first time to approach the topic of superdeformation in the A = 150 mass region from a comprehensive point of view. Transition energies of neighbouring nuclei were compared to extract effective aligned spins of the added particle. Such a comparison requires knowledge of relative nuclear spins, which we have to assume. Nevertheless, we find that a very illustrative picture emerges making it possible to understand all nine bands in the Gd isotopes within a very simple scheme of orbital assignments.
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页码:251 / 284
页数:34
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