Search for stable octupole deformation in the nucleus /sup 225/Fr

Conference · Thu Dec 10 04:00:00 EST 1987 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5337158

Burke, D G; Kurcewicz, W; Loevhoeiden, G; Nyboe, K; Thorsteinsen, T F; Gietz, H; Kaffrell, N; Rogowski, J; Naumann, R A; Borge, M J.G.; others, and

The level structure of /sup 225/Fr has been studied from the /sup 225/Rn(..beta../sup -/) decay in on-line experiments at the ISOLDE facility. A level scheme was constructed on the basis of gamma--gamma coincidence data, and the multipolarities of many transitions were established by conversion electron measurements. Levels in /sup 225/Fr were also studied with the /sup 226/Ra(t,..cap alpha..)/sup 225/Fr reaction at the McMaster University Accelerator Laboratory, using a target of /sup 226/Ra(T/sub 1/2/ = 1600y) and a magnetic spectrograph to analyze the alpha spectra. The first three excited states, at 28.5, 82.5 and 128.2 keV, are interpreted as rotational band members based on the ground state, which is known to have I = 3/2. The (t,..cap alpha..) strengths to these levels indicate a 3/2/sup -/(532) assignment to the ground state. No evidence for an octupole deformation in /sup 225/Fr has been found so far, although analysis of data for other excited states is continuing.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Physics, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
• OSTI ID: 5337158
• Report Number(s): CONF-870970-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 164:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BEAM SEPARATORS
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