Margareta Hellström
Researcher
First Observation of the Decay of a 15- Seniority v=4 Isomer in 128Sn
Author
Summary, in English
Isomeric states in the semimagic Sn128-130 isotopes were populated in the fragmentation of a Xe-136 beam on a Be-9 target at an energy of 750 A.MeV. The decay of an isomeric state in Sn-128 at an excitation energy of 4098 keV has been observed. Its half live has been determined to be T-1/2 = 220(30) ns from the time distributions of the delayed gamma rays emitted in its decay. gamma gamma coincidence relations were analyzed in order to establish the decay pattern of the newly established state toward the known (7(-)) and (10(+)) isomers at excitation energies of 2092 and 2492 keV, respectively. Based on a comparison with results of state-of-the-art shell-model calculations the new isomeric state is proposed to have the nu h(11/2)(-3)d(3/2)(-1) configuration with the four neutron holes in Sn-132 maximally aligned to a total spin of I-pi = 15(-).
Department/s
- Nuclear physics
- Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Publication/Series
Physical Review C (Nuclear Physics)
Volume
83
Issue
4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Physical Society
Topic
- Subatomic Physics
Status
Published
Research group
- Nuclear Structure
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0556-2813