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Lifetimes of oblate structures in {sup 121}I

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:243693
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  1. SUNY, Stony Brook, NY (United States); and others

Recoil-distance lifetime measurements have been conducted to explore lifetime delays expected from collective and non-collective oblate ({gamma} = {+-}60{degrees}) structures. The {sup 114}Cd({sup 11}B,4n{gamma}) reaction at 51 MeV, using beams provided by the Stony Brook FN Tandem, populated states in {sup 121}I. A stretched 0.5mg/cm{sup 2} {sup 114}Cd target foil was used with a {sup 208}Pb stopper precisely positioned at separations 20 to 5000{mu}m. The resulting {gamma}-rays were detected in a Ge-detector 7.5cm downstream. The mean lifetime of the 39/2{sup {minus}} ({gamma} = +60{degrees}) band terminating state is determined to be {tau} = 315(64)ps (4 W.u.). This transition rate is significantly reduced from the transitions within the collective prolate ({gamma} = {minus}60{degrees}) {pi}h{sub 11/2} band has a mean lifetime of 95(19)ps (2x10{sup {minus}5} W.u.). Both lifetimes reflect the small wavefunction overlap between the oblate states and those into which they decay.

OSTI ID:
243693
Report Number(s):
CONF-9304297--
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 38; ISSN 0003-0503; ISSN BAPSA6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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