Coulomb excitation of 124,126,128Sn(Z = 50)
- ORNL
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)
High-precision measurements of <0_1||E2||2_1> matrix elements from the Coulomb excitation of 124,126,128Sn(Z = 50) impinging on a 12C target are presented. The <0_1||E2||2_1> matrix elements and related B(E2) values decrease monotonically as the N = 82 shell closure is approached from N = 74 to 78, despite a near constancy in the first 2+ level energy, E(2_1+). Furthermore, results are presented for the Coulomb excitation of 124,126,128Sn using an enriched 50Ti target, which, combined with the results from the 12C target, provide a measure of the <2_1||E2||2_1> matrix elements and related static quadrupole moments, Q(2_1+) (expected to be ~0 for a spherical shape). These new results indicate that the Sn isotopes have a deformation consistent with zero. The present study marks the first report on measured 2_1+ static quadrupole moments for the unstable Sn isotopes.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1032811
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review C, Vol. 84, Issue 061303; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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