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Precise absolute γ -ray and β - -decay branching intensities in the decay of Cu 29 67

In this work, absolute γ-ray emission probabilities in the β - decay of 67 Cu were measured by means of γ-ray and β - -decay singles and β - -γ coincidences. The new results, together with the known decay scheme of 67 Cu , were used to determine absolute β - -decay branching intensities. The present data differ significantly from previously published values. In addition, the half-life of the I π = 1/2 - isomer in 67 Zn was measured as T 1/2 = 9.37(4) μs, in a good agreement with earlier measurements. Lastly, from the analysis of the Fermi–Kurie plots, Q β - ( g.s.) = 560.3 (10) keV was deduced, which differs from the previously measured value of 577(8) keV but is in good agreement with Q β - ( g.s.) = 561.3 (15) keV recommended in the latest Atomic Mass Evaluation.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗

Acoustic scaling of linear and mode-coupled anisotropic flow; implications for precision extraction of the specific shear viscosity

The n th -order linear flow coefficients v n L ( n = 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) , and the corresponding nonlinear mode-coupled ( mc ) coefficients v 4 , ( 2 , 2 ) mc , v 5 , ( 2 , 3 ) mc , v 6 , ( 3 , 3 ) mc , and v 6 , ( 2 , 2 , 2 ) mc , are studied for Pb+Pb collisions at s N N = 2.76 TeV. Both sets of coefficients suggest a common acoustic scaling pattern of exponential viscous modulation, with a rate proportional to the square of the harmonic numbers and the mean transverse momenta (respectively), and inversely proportional to the cube root of the charged particle multiplicity [ ( N ch ) 1 / 3 ] , which characterizes the dimensionless size of the systems produced in the collisions. These patterns and their associated scaling parameters offer new stringent constraints for eccentricity-independent estimates of the specific shear viscosity η s ( T ) and the viscous correction to the thermal distribution function for the matter produced in the collisions. They also give crucial constraints for extraction of the initial-state eccentricity spectrum.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗

Precision Measurement of the Ratio B(t{yields}Wb)/B(t{yields}Wq) and Extraction of V{sub tb}

We present a measurement of the ratio of top quark branching fractions R=B(t{yields}Wb)/B(t{yields}Wq), where q can be a d, s, or b quark, in the lepton+jets and dilepton tt final states. The measurement uses data from 5.4 fb{sup -1} of pp collisions collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We measure R=0.90{+-}0.04, and we extract the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix element |V{sub tb}| as |V{sub tb}|=0.95{+-}0.02, assuming unitarity of the 3x3 CKM matrix.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗

Precision Control of the Electron Longitudinal Bunch Shape Using an Emittance-Exchange Beam Line

We report on the experimental generation of relativistic electron bunches with a tunable longitudinal bunch shape. A longitudinal bunch-shaping (LBS) beam line, consisting of a transverse mask followed by a transverse-to-longitudinal emittance exchange (EEX) beam line, is used to tailor the longitudinal bunch shape (or current profile) of the electron bunch. The mask shapes the bunch’s horizontal profile, and the EEX beam line converts it to a corresponding longitudinal profile. The Argonne wakefield accelerator rf photoinjector delivers electron bunches into a LBS beamline to generate a variety of longitudinal bunch shapes. The quality of the longitudinal bunch shape is limited by various perturbations in the exchange process. We develop a simple method, based on the incident slope of the bunch, to significantly suppress the perturbations

Ha, G.↗

Precision Mass Measurements of Neutron-Rich Neodymium and Samarium Isotopes and Their Role in Understanding Rare-Earth Peak Formation

The Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer at the Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) facility was used to measure the masses of eight neutron-rich isotopes of Nd and Sm. These measurements are the first to push into the region of nuclear masses relevant to the formation of the rare-earth abundance peak at A similar to 165 by the rapid neutron-capture process. We compare our results with theoretical predictions obtained from "reverse engineering" the mass surface that best reproduces the observed solar abundances in this region through a Markov chain Monte Carlo technique. Our measured masses are consistent with the reverse-engineering predictions for a neutron star merger wind scenario.

Orford, R.↗