96 research outputs found
Unveiling the intruder deformed 0 state in Si
The 0 state in Si has been populated at the {\sc Ganil/Lise3}
facility through the -decay of a newly discovered 1 isomer in
Al of 26(1) ms half-life. The simultaneous detection of pairs
allowed the determination of the excitation energy E(0)=2719(3) keV and
the half-life T=19.4(7) ns, from which an electric monopole strength of
(E0)=13.0(0.9) was deduced. The 2 state is
observed to decay both to the 0 ground state and to the newly observed
0 state (via a 607(2) keV transition) with a ratio
R(2)=1380(717). Gathering all
information, a weak mixing with the 0 and a large deformation parameter
of =0.29(4) are found for the 0 state, in good agreement with
shell model calculations using a new {\sc sdpf-u-mix} interaction allowing
\textit{np-nh} excitations across the N=20 shell gap.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Letter
Reaction mechanisms in 24Mg+12C and 32S+24Mg
The occurence of "exotic" shapes in light N=Z alpha-like nuclei is
investigated for 24Mg+12C and 32S+24Mg. Various approaches of superdeformed and
hyperdeformed bands associated with quasimolecular resonant structures with low
spin are presented. For both reactions, exclusive data were collected with the
Binary Reaction Spectrometer in coincidence with EUROBALL IV installed at the
VIVITRON Tandem facility of Strasbourg. Specific structures with large
deformation were selectively populated in binary reactions and their associated
-decays studied. The analysis of the binary and ternary reaction
channels is discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, Paper presented at the Fusion08 International
Conference on New Aspects of Heavy Ion Collisions Near the Coulomb Barrier,
Chicago. Proceedings to be published by AIP Conference Proceedings Illinois,
USA, September 22-26, 200
Binary reaction decays from 24Mg+12C
Charged particle and gamma decays in 24Mg* are investigated for excitation
energies where quasimolecular resonances appear in 12C+12C collisions. Various
theoretical predictions for the occurence of superdeformed and hyperdeformed
bands associated with resonance structures with low spin are discussed within
the measured 24Mg* excitation energy region. The inverse kinematics reaction
24Mg+12C is studied at E_lab(24Mg) = 130 MeV, an energy which enables the
population of 24Mg states decaying into 12C+12C resonant break-up states.
Exclusive data were collected with the Binary Reaction Spectrometer in
coincidence with EUROBALL IV installed at the VIVITRON Tandem facility at
Strasbourg. Specific structures with large deformation were selectively
populated in binary reactions and their associated gamma decays studied.
Coincident events associated with inelastic and alpha-transfer channels have
been selected by choosing the excitation energy or the entry point via the
two-body Q-values. The analysis of the binary reaction channels is presented
with a particular emphasis on 24Mg-gamma, 20Ne-gamma and 16O-gamma
coincidences. New information (spin and branching ratios) is deduced on
high-energy states in 24Mg and 16O, respectively.Comment: 27 pages, 8 figures, 1 tabl
Clusters in Light Nuclei
A great deal of research work has been undertaken in the alpha-clustering
study since the pioneering discovery, half a century ago, of 12C+12C molecular
resonances. Our knowledge of the field of the physics of nuclear molecules has
increased considerably and nuclear clustering remains one of the most fruitful
domains of nuclear physics, facing some of the greatest challenges and
opportunities in the years ahead. In this work, the occurence of "exotic"
shapes in light N=Z alpha-like nuclei is investigated. Various approaches of
superdeformed and hyperdeformed bands associated with quasimolecular resonant
structures are presented. Results on clustering aspects are also discussed for
light neutron-rich Oxygen isotopes.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures. Invited Talk presented by C. Beck at the
Zakopane Conference on Nuclear Physics "Extremes of the Nuclear Landscape"
XLV in the series of Zakopane Schools of Physics - International Symposium -
Zakopane, Poland, August 30 - September 5, 2010.To be publihed in Acta
Physica Polonica B42 no 3, March 201
Insights into Nuclear Clusters in Si via Resonant Radiative Capture Measurements
International audienceThe heavyion radiative capture reaction 12C(16O,)28Si has been studied at three energies on( ELab = 20.0 and 21.2 MeV) and off( ELab = 20.7 MeV) resonance at Triumf (Vancouver) using the stateoftheart Dragon 0° spectrometer and its very efficient associated BGO array. Intermediate states around Ex = 11.5 MeV, carrying a large part of the resonant flux have been observed for the first time in this system. The nature of those doorway states is discussed in terms of recently calculated cluster bands in 28Si. The results are compared to a recent similar investigation of the 12C(12C,)24Mg reaction
C+O sub-barrier radiative capture cross-section measurements
We have performed a heavy ion radiative capture reaction between two light
heavy ions, C and O, leading to Si. The present experiment
has been performed below Coulomb barrier energies in order to reduce the phase
space and to try to shed light on structural effects. Obtained -spectra
display a previously unobserved strong feeding of intermediate states around 11
MeV at these energies. This new decay branch is not fully reproduced by
statistical nor semi-statistical decay scenarii and may imply structural
effects. Radiative capture cross-sections are extracted from the data.Comment: 4 pages, 7 figures, to appear as proceedings of FUSION 2011
conference at St-Malo, Franc
Decay Modes of Narrow Molecular Resonances
présenté par Sandrine Courtin (DRS-IPHC)The heavy-ion radiative capture reactions and have been performed on and off resonance at TRIUMF using the Dragon separator and its associated BGO array. The decay of the studied narrow resonances has been shown to proceed predominantly through quasi-bound doorway states which cluster and deformed configurations would have a large overlap with the entry resonance states
How does fusion hindrance show up in medium-light systems? The case of 48Ca + 48Ca
The fusion excitation function of 48Ca + 48Ca has been measured above and well below the Coulomb barrier, thereby largely extending the energy range of a previous experiment down to very low cross sections. This system has a negative Q-value for compound nucleus formation. The fusion cross section decreases steadily below the barrier with no conspicuous change of slope below 300 μb. Coupled-channels calculations using a Woods–Saxon potential indicate that a large diffuseness parameter is needed to reproduce the sub-barrier cross sections. A close analogy with the case of 36S + 48Ca, with Q>0, is pointed out. The sign of the Q-value does not influence fusion cross sections down to the 300–600 nb leve
12C nuclear reaction measurements for hadrontherapy
International audienceHadrontherapy treatments require a very high precision on the dose deposition ( 2.5% and 1-2mm) in order to keep the benefits of the precise ions' ballistic. The largest uncertainty on the physical dose deposition is due to ion fragmentation. Up to now, the simulation codes are not able to reproduce the fragmentation process with the required precision. To constraint the nuclear models and complete fragmentation cross sections databases; our collaboration has performed an experiment on May 2008 at GANIL with a 95 MeV/u 12C beam. We have measured the fluence, energy and angular distributions of charged fragments and neutrons coming from nuclear reactions of incident 12C on thick water-like PMMA targets. Preliminary comparisons between GEANT4 (G4BinaryLightIonReaction) simulations and experimental data show huge discrepancies
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