Structure des fragments de fission de masse A = 100 - 110 : mesures de temps de vie et analyses en champ moyen et au-delà

Neutron-rich nuclei of mass A=100-110 are of great interest for the study of nuclear structure far from stability. Previous experimental and theoretical studies suggest a complex evolution of deformation and collectivity in the isotopic chains of Zr, Mo, Ru and Pd.In order to extend information on the evolution of the collectivity towards higher spin states and more neutron-rich nuclei, lifetimes of excited states were measured in nuclei produced through a fusion-fission reaction in inverse kinematic at GANIL. Fission fragments were separated and identified in both A and Z with the high acceptance magnetic spectrometer VAMOS while the EXOGAM germanium detectors array was used for the coincident gamma-ray detection. Lifetimes of about twenty excited states were extracted using the plunger device of Cologne. This is the first RDDS measurement on fission fragments which are identified in A and Z on an event-by-event basis. The study of this mass region is completed by theoretical calculations using self consistent mean field and beyond mean field methods implemented with the Gogny force (D1S). The structure of the ground states and the excited states is described with Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations with constraints placed on the axial and triaxial deformations. Individual excitations are investigated through blocking calculations and the high spin states are studied through cranking calculations. Finally, an approximated generator coordinate method (GCM+GOA) using the 5DCH hamiltonian is used to describe the low energy collective states and to interpret the experimental evolution of the collectivity.Les noyaux riches en neutrons de masse A=100-110 constituent une région de grand intérêt pour l'étude de la structure nucléaire loin de la stabilité. De précédentes études de cette région de masse ont déjà révélé la complexité de l'évolution de la collectivité et de la déformation dans les chaînes isotopiques de Zr, Mo, Ru et Pd. Afin d'étendre les données expérimentales sur la collectivité à des états de plus haut spin et à des noyaux plus riches en neutrons, des temps de vie d'états excités ont été mesurés dans des noyaux produits par une réaction de fusion-fission en cinématique inverse au GANIL. Les fragments de fission étaient séparés et identifiés en A et Z grâce au spectromètre magnétique de grande acceptance VAMOS tandis que le rayonnement gamma était détecté dans l'ensemble de détecteurs germanium EXOGAM. Environ vingt temps de vie d'états 2+, 4+ et 6+ ont été extraits à l'aide du plunger de Cologne. Cette expérience représente la première mesure RDDS dans des fragments de fission identifiés évènement par évènement à la fois en A et Z.Cette étude des noyaux de masse A=100-110 est complétée par des calculs auto-cohérents de champ moyen et au-delà avec la force de Gogny (D1S). La structure des états fondamentaux et excités est décrite dans le cadre du modèle de Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov avec des contraintes sur les déformations axiale et triaxiale. Les excitations individuelles sont étudiées par des calculs bloqués et les états de haut spin sont décrits dans l'approximation du champ tournant. Enfin, la méthode de la coordonnée génératrice approchée par un hamiltonien collectif en cinq dimensions (5DCH) est appliquée aux états collectifs de basse énergie. Les résultats sont comparés aux mesures de la collectivité

Structure of fission fragments of mass A = 100 - 110 : lifetime measurements and mean field and beyond mean field analysis

Les noyaux riches en neutrons de masse A=100-110 constituent une région de grand intérêt pour l'étude de la structure nucléaire loin de la stabilité. De précédentes études de cette région de masse ont déjà révélé la complexité de l'évolution de la collectivité et de la déformation dans les chaînes isotopiques de Zr, Mo, Ru et Pd. Afin d'étendre les données expérimentales sur la collectivité à des états de plus haut spin et à des noyaux plus riches en neutrons, des temps de vie d'états excités ont été mesurés dans des noyaux produits par une réaction de fusion-fission en cinématique inverse au GANIL. Les fragments de fission étaient séparés et identifiés en A et Z grâce au spectromètre magnétique de grande acceptance VAMOS tandis que le rayonnement gamma était détecté dans l'ensemble de détecteurs germanium EXOGAM. Environ vingt temps de vie d'états 2+, 4+ et 6+ ont été extraits à l'aide du plunger de Cologne. Cette expérience représente la première mesure RDDS dans des fragments de fission identifiés évènement par évènement à la fois en A et Z.Cette étude des noyaux de masse A=100-110 est complétée par des calculs auto-cohérents de champ moyen et au-delà avec la force de Gogny (D1S). La structure des états fondamentaux et excités est décrite dans le cadre du modèle de Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov avec des contraintes sur les déformations axiale et triaxiale. Les excitations individuelles sont étudiées par des calculs bloqués et les états de haut spin sont décrits dans l'approximation du champ tournant. Enfin, la méthode de la coordonnée génératrice approchée par un hamiltonien collectif en cinq dimensions (5DCH) est appliquée aux états collectifs de basse énergie. Les résultats sont comparés aux mesures de la collectivité.Neutron-rich nuclei of mass A=100-110 are of great interest for the study of nuclear structure far from stability. Previous experimental and theoretical studies suggest a complex evolution of deformation and collectivity in the isotopic chains of Zr, Mo, Ru and Pd.In order to extend information on the evolution of the collectivity towards higher spin states and more neutron-rich nuclei, lifetimes of excited states were measured in nuclei produced through a fusion-fission reaction in inverse kinematic at GANIL. Fission fragments were separated and identified in both A and Z with the high acceptance magnetic spectrometer VAMOS while the EXOGAM germanium detectors array was used for the coincident gamma-ray detection. Lifetimes of about twenty excited states were extracted using the plunger device of Cologne. This is the first RDDS measurement on fission fragments which are identified in A and Z on an event-by-event basis. The study of this mass region is completed by theoretical calculations using self consistent mean field and beyond mean field methods implemented with the Gogny force (D1S). The structure of the ground states and the excited states is described with Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations with constraints placed on the axial and triaxial deformations. Individual excitations are investigated through blocking calculations and the high spin states are studied through cranking calculations. Finally, an approximated generator coordinate method (GCM+GOA) using the 5DCH hamiltonian is used to describe the low energy collective states and to interpret the experimental evolution of the collectivity

B(E2) anomalies in the yrast band of 170Os

Background: The neutron-deficient osmium isotopic chain provides a great laboratory for the study of shape evolution, with the transition from the soft triaxial rotor in 168Os to the well-deformed prolate rotor in 180Os, while shape coexistence appears around N = 96 in 172Os. Therefore, the study of the Os isotopic chain should provide a better understanding of shape changes in nuclei and a detailed scrutiny of nuclear structure calculations. In this paper, the lifetimes of the low-lying yrast states of 170Os have been measured for the first time to investigate the shape evolution with neutron number. Purpose: Lifetimes of excited states in the ground-state band of 170Os are measured to investigate the shape evolution with neutron number in osmium isotopes and compare with state-of-the-art calculations. Methods: The states of interest were populated via the fusion-evaporation reaction 142Nd(32S, 4n) at a bombarding energy of 170 MeV at the ALTO facility from IPN (Orsay, France). Lifetimes of the 2+ 1 and 4+ 1 states in 170Os were measured with the recoil-distance Doppler-shift method using the Orsay universal plunger system. Results: Lifetimes of the two first excited states in 170Os were measured for the first time. A very small B(E2; 4+ 1 → 2+ 1 )/B(E2; 2+ 1 → 0+ 1 ) = 0.38(11) was found, which is very uncharacteristic for collective nuclei. These results were compared to state-of-the-art beyond-mean-field calculations. Conclusions: Although theoretical results give satisfactory results for the energy of the first few excited states in 170Os and the B(E2; 2+ 1 → 0+ 1 ) they fail to reproduce the very small B(E2; 4+ 1 → 2+ 1 ), which remains a puzzle

Lifetime Measurments of Excited States in Neutron-Rich Fission Fragments

Lifetimes of short-lived excited states in a wide range of neutron-rich fission fragments were measured using the recoil distance Doppler shift (RDDS) technique, which was applied to fusion-fission reactions in inverse kinematics for the first time. The fission fragments were identified event-by-event in mass, charge, and atomic number using the VAMOS magnetic spectrometer at GANIL. Gamma rays originating from the fission fragments were measured with the EXOGAM array of Ge Clover detectors around the target position. Using a degrader, the change in the Doppler shift of the gamma ray allows the application of the RDDS method. Details of the experimental technique will be discussed and the status for the ongoing analysis for odd-mass yttrium isotopes will be presented

Studies on fission with ALADIN - Precise and simultaneous measurement of fission yields, total kinetic energy and total promptneutron multiplicity at GSI

Topical Collection : Perspectives on Nuclear Data for the Next DecadeInternational audienceA novel technique for fission studies, based on the inverse kinematics approach, is presented. Following pioneering work in the nineties, the SOFIA Collaboration has designed and built an experimental set-up dedicated to the simultaneous measurement of isotopic yields, total kinetic energies and total prompt neutron multiplicities, by fully identifying both fission fragments in coincidence, for the very first time. This experiment, performed at GSI, permits to study the fission of a wide variety of fissioning systems, ranging from mercury to neptunium, possibly far from the valley of stability. A first experiment, performed in 2012, has provided a large array of unprecedented data regarding the nuclear fission process. An excerpt of the results is presented. With this solid starter, further improvements of the experimental set-up are considered, which are consistent with the expected developments at the GSI facility, in order to measure more fission observables in coincidence. The completeness reached in the SOFIA data, permits to scrutinize the correlations between the interesting features of fission, offering a very detailed insight in this still unraveled mechanism