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Gamow-Teller beta decays in 1S-0D shell nuclei

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5190330
We have examined the BETA/sup +/ decays of eight 1s-0d shell nuclei (/sup 26/Si, /sup 30/P, /sup 30/S, /sup 31/S, /sup 33/Cl, /sup 34/Cl, /sup 35/Ar and /sup 38/Ca) by measuring the relative intensities of daughter ..gamma.. rays with a large-volume high-resolution Ge (Li) detector. This work revealed the existence of seen previously unreported branches to excited states and established new limits for twenty-seven others. For /sup 31/S, /sup 33/Cl and /sup 35/Ar, as well as for /sup 25/Al, measurements of the absolute intensities of the excited state branches were made by normalizing ..gamma..-ray intensities to the intensity of 511-keV positron-annihilation radiation. Precise measurements of the half-lives of /sup 26/Si, /sup 30/S and /sup 38/Ca were also made and, combined with the results of the CVC theory, this provided an absolute normalization for the ..gamma..-ray intensities in these nuclei. In each case, the experimentally determined Gamow-Teller strengths are compared to the results of recent large-basis shell-model calculations. A general comparison of experimental and shell-model Gamow-Teller strengths for 1s-0d shell nuclei is made.
Research Organization:
California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA)
OSTI ID:
5190330
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English