Precision lifetime measurements using the recoil distance method

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2000 · Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.105.007· OSTI ID:20085578

Kruecken, R

The recoil distance method (RDM) for the measurements of lifetimes of excited nuclear levels in the range from about 1 ps to 1,000 ps is reviewed. The New Yale Plunger Device for RDM experiments is introduced and the Differential Decay Curve Method for their analysis is reviewed. Results from recent RDM experiments on SD bands in the mass-190 region, shears bands in the neutron deficient lead isotopes, and ground state bands in the mass-130 region are presented. Perspectives for the use of RDM measurements in the study of neutron-rich nuclei are discussed.

• Research Organization: Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (US); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-91ER40609; AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 20085578
• Journal Information: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 105, Issue 1; Conference: Applications of High-Precision {gamma}-Spectroscopy, Notre Dame, IN (US), 07/01/1998--07/03/1998; Other Information: PBD: Jan-Feb 2000; ISSN 1044-677X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CHARGE PLUNGER METHOD
GAMMA SPECTROMETERS
LIFETIME
EXCITED STATES
NEUTRON-DEFICIENT ISOTOPES
LEAD ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
NUCLEAR DEFORMATION
NEUTRON-RICH ISOTOPES