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Quadrupole moments of high spin isomers in sup 213 Fr, sup 212 Fr, and sup 211 Fr

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA)
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  1. Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysika, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium (BE)
  2. Institut fuer Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universitaet Bonn, Nussallee 14-16, D-5300 Bonn (West Germany)
The level mixing spectroscopy method has been applied to measure the static quadrupole moments of six isomeric states in {sup 213}Fr, {sup 212}Fr, and {sup 211}Fr ({ital Z}=87). For isomers with the proton configuration {pi}{ital h}{sub 9/2}{sup 4}{ital i}{sub 13/2} a large increase of the quadrupole moment was observed with the removal of neutrons from the closed {ital N}=126 core: {ital Q}(29/2{sup +},{sup 213}Fr)={minus}70(7) {ital e} fm{sup 2}, {ital Q}(15{sup {minus}},{sup 212}Fr)={minus}80(12) {ital e} fm{sup 2}, and {ital Q}(29/2{sup +},{sup 211}Fr)={minus}107(18) {ital e} fm{sup 2}. Quadrupole moments for very high spin states were also measured: {ital Q}(65/2{sup {minus}},{sup 213}Fr)={minus}219(53) {ital e} fm{sup 2}, {ital Q}(27{sup {minus}},{sup 212}Fr)={minus}152(31) {ital e} fm{sup 2}, and {ital Q}(45/2{sup {minus}},{sup 211}Fr) ={minus}198(56) {ital e} fm{sup 2}. The observed values are in good agreement with shell-model calculations, but are lower than that predicted using the deformed-independent particle model. The implantation behavior of Fr in a Tl host is also discussed.
OSTI ID:
5712478
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (USA) Vol. 43:2; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English