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First on-line results for As and F beams from HRIBF target/ion sources
The first on-line tests of the ion sources to provide radioactive ion beams of 69/7OAs and 17>18F for the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility have been performed using the UNISOR facility at HRIBF. For 70As the measured efficiency is 0.8+ 0.3% with a hold-up time of 3.6 ± 0.3 hours as measured with ^As at a target temperature of 1270°C. For 17F the efficiency for A117F is 0.0024 + 0.0008% with a hold-up time of 16.4 + 0.8 m as measured with A118F at a target temperature of 1470°C
UNISOR on-line nuclear orientation facility (UNISOR/NOF)
The UNISOR on-line nuclear orientation facility (UNISOR/NOF) consists of a3He-4He dilution refrigerator on line to the isotope separator. Nuclei are implanted directly into a target foil which is soldered to the bottom accessed cold finger of the refrigerator. A 1.5 T superconducting magnet polarizes the ferromagnetic target foils and determines the axis of symmetry. Up to eight gamma detectors can be positioned around the refrigerator, each 9 cm from the target. A unique feature of this system is that the k=4 term in the directional distribution function can be directly and unambigously deduced so that a single solution for the mixing ratio can be found. The first on-line experiment at this facility reported here was a study of the decay of the191Hg and193Hg isotopes. © 1998 J.C. Baltzer A.G., Scientific Publishing Company
5He ternary fission yields of 252Cf and 235U(n,f)
The relative 4He and 5He ternary fission yields were determined from a careful analysis of the energy distribution of α spectra from a new measurement with a 252Cf source and from published data on 252Cf and 235U(n,f). The kinetic energies of the 5He and 4He ternary particles were found to be approximately 11 and 16 MeV, respectively. 5He particles contribute 10-20% to the total alpha yield with the remainder originating from 4He accompanied fission
Observation of rotational bands in the neutron-rich 107Ru nucleus
Levels in the neutron-rich, odd-mass 107Ru nucleus have been reinvestigated with Gammasphere by measuring high-fold, prompt coincidence events following spontaneous fission of 252Cf. The ground state band has been extended up to 27/2ℏ. The structure associated with the h11/2 excitation has been confirmed and extended to higher spin. The h11/2 band head has been established to lie at 301.8 keV. These results clear up differences between our earlier work and results from another experiment published recently. A new collective band based on a 9/2- level has been identified for the first time. Some distinct features of the level scheme are discussed
Identification of 181Hg and shape coexistence in odd-A Hg isotopes
In-beam γ-ray transitions in 181Hg, the lightest odd-A Hg isotope known thus far, have been identified from fragment mass-γ and γ-γ coincidence measurements. Five prolate deformed rotational bands were placed in the level scheme. A decoupled band built on the strongly prolate deformed 1/2-[521] ground state was observed up to 29/2-. A 5/2-[512] configuration is suggested for a pair of strongly coupled bands displaying no signature splitting. The other two bands are also signature partner bands. They are populated with the largest intensity and exhibit splitting. They have been associated with the mixed neutron i13/2 orbitals and are proposed to decay to an i13/2 isomeric state associated with an oblate state
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Neutron multiplicities in spontaneous fission and nuclear structure studies
New insights into the fission process can be gained by better quantitative knowledge of how the energy released in fission is distributed between the kinetic energy of the two fragments, the excitation energy of the two fragments and the number of neutrons emitted. Studies of prompt gamma-rays emitted in spontaneous fission (SF) with large arrays of Compton suppressed Ge detector arrays are providing new quantitative answers to longstanding questions concerning fission as well as new insights into the structure of neutron-rich nuclei. For the first time the triple gamma coincidence technique was employed in spontaneous fission studies. Studies of SF of {sup 252}Cf and {sup 242}Pu have been carried out. These {gamma}-{gamma}-{gamma} data provide powerful ways to identify uniquely gamma rays from a particular nucleus in the very complex gamma-ray spectra given off by the over 100 different nuclei produced. The emphasis of this paper is on the first quantitative measurements of the multiplicities of the neutrons emitted in SF and the energy levels populated in the fragments. Indeed, in the break up into Mo-Ba pairs, we have identified for the first time fragments associated with from zero up to ten neutrons emitted and observed the excited energy states populated in these nuclei. The zero neutron emission pairs like {sup 104}Mo- {sup 148}Ba, {sup 106}Mo- {sup 146}Ba and {sup 104}Zr- {sup 148}Ce observed in this work are particularly interesting because they represent a type of cold fission or a new mode of cluster radioactivity as proposed by Greiner, Sandulescu and co-workers. These data provide new insights into the processes of cluster radioactivity and cold fission
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First on-line results for As and F beams from HRIBF target/ion sources
The first on-line tests of the ion sources to provide radioactive ion beams of {sup 69,70}As and {sup 17,18}F for the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) have been performed using the UNISOR facility at HRIBF. The target/ion source is an electron beam plasma (EBP) source similar to the ISOLDE design. The measured efficiencies for {sup 69}As and {sup 70}AS were 0.5 {+-} 0.2% and 0.8 {+-} 0.3%, respectively. The arsenic hold-up time in the tested target ion source was 3.6 {+-} 0.3 hours as measured with {sup 72}As at a target temperature of 1300 {degrees}C. The measured efficiencies for {sup 17}F and {sup 18}F were 0.0052 {+-} 0.0008% and 0.06 {+-} 0.02%, respectively. The source hold-up time for fluorine was measured with Al{sup 18}F since 88% of the observed radioactive fluorine was found in this molecule. The Al{sup 18}F hold-up time was 16.4 {+-} 0.8 minutes at a target temperature of 1470 {degrees}C
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