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DOE OSTI2019

Valence-shell dependence of the pygmy dipole resonance: E 1 strength difference in 50,54 Cr

The low-lying electric dipole strength provides insights into the parameters of the nuclear equation of state via its connection with the pygmy dipole resonance and nuclear neutron skin thickness. The aim was to complement the systematic of the pygmy dipole resonance and first study its behavior across the N = 28 neutron shell closure. Here, photon-scattering cross sections of states of 50,54 Cr were measured up to an excitation energy of 9.7 MeV via the nuclear resonance fluorescence method using γ-ray beams from bremsstrahlung and Compton backscattering. Transitions strengths, spin and parity quantum number, and average branching ratios for 55 excited states, 44 of which were observed for the first time, were determined. The comparison between the total observed strengths of the isotopes 50,52,54 Cr shows a significant increase above the shell closure. The evolution of the pygmy dipole resonance is heavily influenced by the shell structure.

39 ≤ A ≤ 58↗
DOE OSTI2021

Assessing the impact of valence sd neutrons and protons on fusion

Experimental near-barrier fusion cross sections for 17 F + 12 C are compared to the fusion excitation functions for 16,17,18 O, 19 F, and 20 Ne ions on a carbon target. Normalized or reduced fusion cross sections are utilized in order to compare the different systems and account for the differing static size of the incident ions as well as changes in fusion barrier. Fusion excitation functions for the case of the mirror nuclei 17 F and 17 O with a single sd nucleon are compared. The 17 F data are also juxtaposed with nuclei involving multiple sd nucleons. Trends of the fusion cross section above the barrier beyond the expected systematic behavior are observed. These trends are interpreted as the interplay of the sd protons and neutrons. Furthermore, the experimental data are also compared to a widely used analytic model of near-barrier fusion, a time-dependent Hartree-Fock model, and coupled channels calculations.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2016

Rearrangement of valence neutrons in the neutrinoless double- β decay of Xe 136

Here, a quantitative description of the change in ground-state neutron occupancies between 136 Xe and 136 Ba, the initial and final state in the neutrinoless double-β decay of 136 Xe, has been extracted from precision measurements of the cross sections of single-neutron-adding and -removing reactions. Comparisons are made to recent theoretical calculations of the same properties using various nuclear-structure models. These are the same calculations used to determine the magnitude of the nuclear matrix elements for the process, which at present disagree with each other by factors of 2 or 3. The experimental neutron occupancies show some disagreement with the theoretical calculations.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2019

Nuclear isovector valence-shell excitation of Hg 202

Excited states of 202 Hg have been studied via the 12 C( 202 Hg, 202 Hg*) Coulomb excitation reaction at a beam energy of 890 MeV. The γ-ray transitions from the excited states of 202 Hg were detected by the Gammasphere array. The intensities of the observed γ rays determined the relative populations of the excited states which were used to extract the absolute M 1 and E 2 transition strength distributions for excited 2 + states of 202 Hg up to 2 MeV. The measured absolute B ( M 1;2 + 7 →2 + 1 ) strength of 0.18(8)μ 2 N indicates that the 2 + 7 level of 202 Hg is the main fragment of the proton-neutron mixed-symmetry 2 + 1,ms state. As a result, the upper limits for the F -spin mixing matrix elements of 202,204 Hg are determined as well.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗