Gamma-ray spectroscopy of 126Ba

D. Ward, V. P. Janzen, H. R. Andrews, D. C. Radford, G. C. Ball, D. Horn, J. C. Waddington, J. K. Johansson, F. Banville, J. Gascon, S. Monaro, N. Nadon, S. Pilotte, D. Prevost, P. Taras, R. Wyss

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Abstract

States of 126Ba up to spin 36+ were populated in the reaction 96Zr(34S, 4n)126Ba at 155 MeV and up to spin 20+ in the reaction 116Sn(13C, 3n)126Ba at 56 MeV. Gamma-ray spectroscopy was performed with the 8π spectrometer, an instrument comprising 20 Campton-suppressed HPGe detectors and 71 BGO ball elements. A level scheme organized into fifteen rotational bands is proposed on the basis on the γγ-coincidence and γ-ray angular correlation data. The competing πh 11 2 and vh 11 2 band crossings are investigated and interpreted in terms of cranked shell model and total routhian surface calculations. Amongst the topics discussed are (i) a comparison of DCO and spin orientation techniques for determining spins and multipolarities. (ii) the addivity property of quasiparticle energies or routhians, and (iii) analysis of B(M1)/B(E2, ratios between signature partner bands. The possibility of couplings between vibrational and aligned quasiparticle structures is explored.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)315-362
Number of pages48
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume529
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 8 1991
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Thisworkwasinpart(Université de Montréal and McMaster University) supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ofCanada. One of us (R.W .) acknowledges a fellowship from the Swedish Natural Science Council . Discussions with W . Nazarewicz, M. Mazuzaki and A . Johnson are gratefully acknow dged.

FundersFunder number
Swedish Natural Science Council
McMaster University
Luonnontieteiden ja Tekniikan Tutkimuksen Toimikunta

    Keywords

    • Nuclear reactions

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