Coulomb shifts and shape changes in the mass 70 region.
The technique of recoil {beta} tagging has been developed which allows prompt {gamma} decays in nuclei from excited states to be correlated with electrons from their subsequent short-lived {beta} decay. This technique is ideal for studying nuclei very far from stability and improves in sensitivity for very short-lived decays and for high decay Q-values. The method has allowed excited states in {sup 78}Y to be observed for the first time, as well as an extension in the knowledge of T=1 states in {sup 74}Rb. From this new information it has been possible to compare Coulomb energy differences (CED) between T=1 states in {sup 70}Br/{sup 70}Se, {sup 74}Rb/{sup 74}Kr, and {sup 78}Y/{sup 78}Sr. The A=70 CED exhibit an anomalous behavior which is inconsistent with all other known CED. This behavior may be accounted for qualitatively in terms of small variations in the Coulomb energy arising from shape changes.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 914903
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/PHY/JA-58223; PRVCAN; TRN: US200817%%4
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. C, Vol. 75, Issue 2007; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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