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Study of \(N=50\) gap evolution around \(Z=32\) : new structure information for \({}^{82}\) Ge
Medium spin states of light N = 50 isotones have been populated using fast neutron-induced fission of \({}^{232}\) ...
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Open AccessAccessing tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds nuclear state lifetimes with low-energy binary heavy-ion reactions
A novel Monte Carlo technique has been developed to determine lifetimes of excited states in the tens-to-hundreds femtoseconds range in products of low-energy heavy-ion binary reactions, with complex velocity ...
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Probing nuclear forces beyond the nuclear drip line: the cases of \(^{16}\) F and \(^{15}\) F
The unbound proton-rich nuclei \(^{16}\) 16 ...
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Study of \(^{123}\) Ag \(\beta \) -decay at ALTO
The neutron rich \(^{123}\) 123 ...
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Detailed study of the decay of \(^{32}\) Ar
In an experiment performed at the SPIRAL1 facility of GANIL, the \(\beta \) β ...
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Potential of prompt \(\gamma \)-ray emission studies in fast-neutron induced fission: a first step
Prompt \(\gamma \)γ-ray spectra emitted in fast-neutron induced fission of \(^{239}\)239Pu have been recently measured by using the LICORNE directional neutron source at E\(_n\)n = 1.8 MeV. The results are used i...
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Features of the Fission Fragments Formed in the Heavy Ion induced \(^{32}\hbox {S}\)+\(^{197}\hbox {Au}\) reaction near the interaction barrier
The features of fission fragments formed in the near barrier reaction \(^{32}\hbox {S}\)32S + \(^{197}\hbox {Au}\)197Au (\(E^\mathrm{lab}_\mathrm{beam}=166\,\hbox {MeV}\)Ebeamlab=166MeV) are investigated. The mea...
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Escape-suppression shield detector for the MINIBALL \( \gamma\)-ray spectrometer
A bismuth-germanate (BGO) escape-suppression shield for the high-purity germanium triple-cluster detector of the MINIBALL \( \gamma\)γ-ray spectrometer was designed and built. Monte Carlo simulations with the simul...
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Challenging fission dynamics around the barrier: The case of 34S + 186W
The current status of fission dynamics studies in heavy-ion collisions around the Coulomb barrier is illustrated with the 34S + 186W reaction. The fission-fragment mass and total kinetic energy were measured at t...
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Half-life and branching ratios for the β decay of 38Ca
In an experiment at the LISE3 facility of GANIL, we have studied with high precision the \(0^{+}\rightarrow 0^{+}\) ...
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Direct and β-delayed multi-proton emission from atomic nuclei with a time projection chamber: the cases of 43Cr, 45Fe, and 51Ni
The two-proton radioactivity of 45Fe was studied experimentally with a time projection chamber. The aim of the experiment was the reconstruction of the proton tracks in three dimensions. Energy and angular correl...
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Precise half-life measurements for 38Ca and 39Ca
The half-lives of 38Ca and 39Ca have been measured at ISOLDE of CERN. The REXTRAP facility was used to prepare ultra-clean samples of radioactive nuclei for precision decay spectroscopy. 38Ca is one of the T ...
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Precise half-life measurement of the 26Si ground state
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Precise half-life measurement of the 26Si ground state
The β-decay half-life of 26Si was measured with a relative precision of 1.4·10−3. The measurement yields a value of 2.2283(27) s which is in good agreement with previous measurements but has a precision that is b...
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Beta-decay branching ratios of 62Ga
Beta-decay branching ratios of 62Ga have been measured at the IGISOL facility of the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä. 62Ga is one of the heavier T z = 0 , 0+ → 0+ β -emitting...
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Production cross-sections of proton-rich 70Ge fragments and the decay of 57Zn and 61Ge
Proton-rich isotopes of zinc and germanium, 57Zn and 61Ge, have been produced by fragmentation of a 70Ge beam at the LISE3 facility of GANIL. Their main decay characteristics have been studied after implantation ...
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g-factor of the 9/2+ isomeric state in 65Ni from transfer reaction
We report a measurement of the g-factor of the I π = 9/2+, t 1/2 = 22ns isomer in 65Ni. The state of interest was populated and spin-oriented using a single-neutron transfer on an ...
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First observation of 54Zn and its decay by two-proton emission
In an experiment performed at the LISE3 facility of GANIL, the isotope 54Zn and its decay via two-proton emission were observed for the first time. In addition, preliminary results indicate that three implantatio...
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Study of 19Na at SPIRAL
The excitation function for the elastic-scattering reaction p( 18Ne, p) 18Ne was measured with the first radioactive beam from the SPIRAL facility at the GANIL laboratory and with a solid cryogenic hydrogen targe...
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Beta-decay studies of neutron-rich Sc- Cr nuclei
The neutron-rich nuclei 2157, 58Sc, 2258-60Ti, 2360-63V, 2462-66Cr have been produced at Ganil via interactions of a 61.8A MeV 76Ge beam with a 58Ni target. Beta-decay stud...