A new differential plunger to measure lifetimes of unbound states in tagged exotic nuclei

Journal Article · Wed Nov 30 04:00:00 EST 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3664168· OSTI ID:22003869

Taylor, M J; Cullen, D M; Smith, A J; Twist, V ^[1]; Jones, P M; Nieminen, P; Grahn, T ^[2]; Butler, P A; Scheck, M ^[3]

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1. School of Physics and Astromony, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (United Kingdom)
2. Department of Physics, University of Jyvaeskylae, FIN-40014 Jyvaeskylae (Finland)
3. Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE (United Kingdom)

A new differential plunger is being designed and built at the University of Manchester to measure lifetimes of unbound states in exotic nuclei approaching the proton drip-line. The device is designed to work in both vacuum and gas environments and will primarily be used in conjunction with the gas filled separator RITU at the University of Jyvaeskylae, Finland. This will enable the accurate measurement of excited state lifetimes identified via isomer and charged-particle tagging. The plunger will be used to address many key facets of nuclear structure physics with particular emphasis on the effect of deformation on proton emission rates.

• OSTI ID: 22003869
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1409; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CHARGED PARTICLES
DEFORMED NUCLEI
EXCITED STATES
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
LIFETIME
NUCLEAR DEFORMATION
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
PROTON-EMISSION DECAY