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Study of levels in $sup 149$Nd using the (d,t) and ($sup 3$He,$alpha$) reactions

Journal Article · · Can. J. Phys., v. 51, no. 4, pp. 455-464
OSTI ID:4354013
Triton spectra from the /sup 150/Nd(d,t)/sup 149/Nd reaction were measured at 15 angles using beams of 12-MeV deuterons. The /sup 150/Nd(/sup 3/ He, alpha ) /sup 149/Nd reaction was studied at four angles with 24 MeV /sup 3/He beams. In all cases the reaction products were analyzed with an Engetype magnetic spectrograph and detected with photographic emulsions. The peak widths (FWHM) were approximately 8 keV for the (d,t) studies and 25 keV for the (/sup 3/ He, alpha ) spectra. It is now evident that the highest energy triton group ascribed to the /sup 150/Nd(d,t)/sup 149/Nd reaction in previous works does not correspond to the ground state transition. According to the current interpretation the ground state transition has a Q value of -1.122 plus or minus 0.010 MeV. The (d,t) angular distributions and the ratios of (/sup 3/He, alpha ) and (d,t) cross sections at selected angles were used to determine 1 values for a number of the transitions. Three states in /sup 149/Nd at and thus have I/sup pi / = 1/2+. A strongly perturbed band consisting of a mixture of Nilsson states from the i/sub 13/2/ shell was found, with properties similar to the corresponding bands in the isotones /sup 151/Sm and /sup 153/Gd. The total observed intensity for each of the 1 values 0, 1, 2, and 6 cannot be explained by the extreme single-particle shell model but is consistent with that predicted by the Nilsson model. However, the splitting of the strength among the observed states cannot be explained by the basic Nilsson model. (auth)
Research Organization:
McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.
NSA Number:
NSA-29-017221
OSTI ID:
4354013
Journal Information:
Can. J. Phys., v. 51, no. 4, pp. 455-464, Journal Name: Can. J. Phys., v. 51, no. 4, pp. 455-464; ISSN CJPHA
Country of Publication:
Canada
Language:
English