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Title: β-decay feeding intensity distributions of 71,73Ni

Abstract

This paper presents the β-decay feeding intensity distribution and Gamow-Teller transition strength distribution of 71,73Ni. These quantities were measured using the technique of total absorption spectroscopy at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory with the Summing NaI(Tl) detector. These measurements provide sensitive constraints to theoretical models used to predict β-decay properties far from stability for astrophysical applications. Specifically, for the astrophysical r process, the majority of the involved nuclei are not accessible by current facilities, and the nuclear input is mainly provided by theory. Furthermore, the present work reports on two neutron-rich nickel isotopes in the region where the weak r process is expected to be relevant in stellar nucleosynthesis. The experimental results are compared to two theoretical models, namely the shell model and the quasiparticle random-phase approximation, to help further refine theoretical calculations and aid in future r-process studies.

Authors:
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  1. Hope College, Holland, MI (United States)
  2. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.; Joint Inst. for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), East Lansing, MI (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.; Joint Inst. for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
  4. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.
  5. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.; Joint Inst. for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), East Lansing, MI (United States)
  6. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.; Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
  7. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  8. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  9. Univ. of Oslo (Norway)
  10. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
  11. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.; Grand Valley State Univ., Allendale, MI (United States)
  12. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab.; Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States); Joint Inst. for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), East Lansing, MI (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF); European Research Council (ERC)
OSTI Identifier:
1785909
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-814294
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985; 1022681; TRN: US2210388
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; SC0018223; PHY-1613188; PHY 1102511; PHY 1913554; PHY 1811855; PHY 1430152; PHY 1350234; DUE-1153600; PHY-1306074; NA0003180; 637686
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; beta decay; nuclear structure & decays; nucleosynthesis in explosive environments

Citation Formats

Persch, C. F., DeYoung, P. A., Lyons, S., Spyrou, A., Liddick, S. N., Naqvi, F., Crider, B. P., Dombos, A. C., Gombas, J., Bleuel, D. L., Brown, B. A., Couture, A., Crespo Campo, L., Engel, J., Guttormsen, M., Larsen, A. C., Lewis, R., Karampagia, S., Mosby, S., Ney, E. M., Palmisano, A., Perdikakis, G., Prokop, C. J., Renstrøm, T., Siem, S., Smith, M. K., and Quinn, S. J. β-decay feeding intensity distributions of 71,73Ni. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevc.103.055808.
Persch, C. F., DeYoung, P. A., Lyons, S., Spyrou, A., Liddick, S. N., Naqvi, F., Crider, B. P., Dombos, A. C., Gombas, J., Bleuel, D. L., Brown, B. A., Couture, A., Crespo Campo, L., Engel, J., Guttormsen, M., Larsen, A. C., Lewis, R., Karampagia, S., Mosby, S., Ney, E. M., Palmisano, A., Perdikakis, G., Prokop, C. J., Renstrøm, T., Siem, S., Smith, M. K., & Quinn, S. J. β-decay feeding intensity distributions of 71,73Ni. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.103.055808
Persch, C. F., DeYoung, P. A., Lyons, S., Spyrou, A., Liddick, S. N., Naqvi, F., Crider, B. P., Dombos, A. C., Gombas, J., Bleuel, D. L., Brown, B. A., Couture, A., Crespo Campo, L., Engel, J., Guttormsen, M., Larsen, A. C., Lewis, R., Karampagia, S., Mosby, S., Ney, E. M., Palmisano, A., Perdikakis, G., Prokop, C. J., Renstrøm, T., Siem, S., Smith, M. K., and Quinn, S. J. Thu . "β-decay feeding intensity distributions of 71,73Ni". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.103.055808. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1785909.
@article{osti_1785909,
title = {β-decay feeding intensity distributions of 71,73Ni},
author = {Persch, C. F. and DeYoung, P. A. and Lyons, S. and Spyrou, A. and Liddick, S. N. and Naqvi, F. and Crider, B. P. and Dombos, A. C. and Gombas, J. and Bleuel, D. L. and Brown, B. A. and Couture, A. and Crespo Campo, L. and Engel, J. and Guttormsen, M. and Larsen, A. C. and Lewis, R. and Karampagia, S. and Mosby, S. and Ney, E. M. and Palmisano, A. and Perdikakis, G. and Prokop, C. J. and Renstrøm, T. and Siem, S. and Smith, M. K. and Quinn, S. J.},
abstractNote = {This paper presents the β-decay feeding intensity distribution and Gamow-Teller transition strength distribution of 71,73Ni. These quantities were measured using the technique of total absorption spectroscopy at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory with the Summing NaI(Tl) detector. These measurements provide sensitive constraints to theoretical models used to predict β-decay properties far from stability for astrophysical applications. Specifically, for the astrophysical r process, the majority of the involved nuclei are not accessible by current facilities, and the nuclear input is mainly provided by theory. Furthermore, the present work reports on two neutron-rich nickel isotopes in the region where the weak r process is expected to be relevant in stellar nucleosynthesis. The experimental results are compared to two theoretical models, namely the shell model and the quasiparticle random-phase approximation, to help further refine theoretical calculations and aid in future r-process studies.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevc.103.055808},
journal = {Physical Review C},
number = 5,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Thu May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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