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Title: High-spin spectroscopy in the. gamma. -soft mass A = 130 region

Miscellaneous ·
OSTI ID:5094689

High spin states in the odd-proton nuclei {sup 133}Pr, {sup 135,137}Pm and {sup 131}La, the odd-neutron nucleus {sup 135}Nd and the doubly-odd nuclei {sup 134}Pr and {sup 136}Pm were studied following heavy-ion fusion-evaporation reactions using beams provided by the Stony Brook Tandem-LINAC accelerators. Gamma-rays produced following these reactions were measured using an array of four BGO suppressed Ge detectors. Experiments performed included excitation functions, angular distribution measurements and gamma-gamma coincidences. In addition in several cases internal conversion electrons were measured using a mini-orange electron spectrometer, which was constructed as part of this dissertation. The experimental crossing frequencies and signature splittings are compared with cranked shell model predictions as a function of nuclear triaxiality. Generally the odd-proton nuclei were found to possess prolate or near prolate collective shapes while odd neutron and double-odd nuclei possess more triaxial shapes. A collective oblate band based on the {pi}h{sub 11/2} {direct product} ({nu}h{sub 11/2}){sup 2} configuration is observed in {sup 131}La. Here the prolate collective core is driven to an oblate, but still collectively rotating shape by the rotational alignment of a pair of upper midshell h{sub 11/2} neutrons.

Research Organization:
State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY (USA)
OSTI ID:
5094689
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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